Looking Back Into The Past Ten Years Highlights
The column recalls ten, twenty, and thirty years of Aurelia history. It notes officers reelected at Maple Valley Mutual Insurance, a basement fire causing about 200 dollars in damage, Aurelia Community Club meetings and a big banquet, a major snowstorm with six inches of snowfall, band rehearsals, a club room dedication, American Legion organizing efforts led by Edgar Rapp, and local farm moves and sales from thirty years ago.
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Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association
E. Blanch
Fred Kohlhagen
Nice
H. JH. _Lockin
Eddy
Aurelia Community Club
Aurelia
A. A. Dingman
Farmers National Bank
American Legion
Edgar Rapp
Rebekahs and Odd Fellows Install Officers in Joint Ceremony
Rebekahs and Odd Fellows held a joint public installation at the IOOF hall on Friday evening January 12. Officers include Vice Grand-Ina Larson and Secretary-Lillie Fierk for Rebekahs, and Noble Grand Russell Parrott with Vice Grand Carl Carlson for Odd Fellows. Five hundred folks attended for bridge and pinochle followed by lunch. Neighbors question farmer Nick Ohms of near Harlan as he leaves his farm after sixty years since 1879.
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Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
B. Williams
Hazel Kissinger
Washta
Ina Larson
Lillie Fierk
Emma Pixler
Odd Fellows Noble Grand
Russell Parrott
Carl Carlson
Albert Fierk
Oscar Sansen
Nick Ohms
Harlan
Nick
County approves 1940 road program in Cherokee County
The Cherokee county board of supervisors okayed a 125000 county road improvement plan for 1940. It allocates funds equally among townships except Willow and Grand Meadow which get farm-to-market projects and 35 percent of the county fund each.
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Cherokee Times
Cherokee County Board of Approval
H. M. Montgomery
Willow
Grand Meadow
Afton
Witcher
Farmers National Bank Holds Annual Meeting
The Farmers National Bank held its annual meeting on Tuesday January 9 with strong stockholder presence. Directors reelected for another year include W Peterson Chas Nelson Earl Fraser Gust Peterson L E Christensen and Pierre Bengtson. Officers reelected are L E Christensen president Chas Nelson vice president Chester G Sjo berg cashier and Enda M Gearke teller. A profitable year was reported and surplus funds set aside. The usual dividend on common stock was declared and paid.
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Farmers National Bank
W. Peterson
Chas
Nelson
Earl Fraser
Gust Peterson
L. E. Christensen
Pierre Bengtson
Chas. Nelson
Chester G. Sjoberg
Enda. M. Gearke
Teller
Gene Peterson Exhibits Grand Champion Lamb at Spencer Show
Gene Peterson of Aurelia area wins grand champion lamb at Spencer western lamb show among 1 804 entries. His 95 pound prize lamb sold for 35 cents a pound to Peterson Sheep Co. of Spencer for 33 25 plus a 5 premium totaling 38 25. Delores Peterson places with two 95 pound lambs earning 19 15 and 92 12 including premiums. Loren Peterson shows 31 lambs totaling 256 87. Total Cherokee county earnings reported at 826 54 from all three exhibitors.
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Cherokee Times
Gene Peterson
Walter Peterson
Aurelia
Spencer
Peterson Sheep Company
Cherokee County
Delores Peterson
Ralph ‘Peterson
Aureli Showell
Loren Peterson
Gene
Thompson
Delores
Womens Club Covers Famous Cathedrals in Forum
The Woman's Club met at Mrs. Jean Trigg's home on Friday afternoon January 12. Led by Adelheid Patterson and Ruth Carlberg, the program highlighted cathedrals such as Saint Ann in Quebec and Canterbury in England, with notes on those destroyed in World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Trigg
Gladys Glawe
Adelheid Patterson
Ruth Carlberg
Saint Ann
Quebec
Blanche Hickey
St. Marks
Venice
Lelia Nelson
Amiens
Reims
France
Antwerp
Belgium
Canterbury
England
Helen Nelson
Miss Bowen
Court
Fae Fraser
Minnie
Shank
Local Church Notices Include Services and Meetings
Church calendar lists Sunday services at 11 00 with school at 10 00 morning worship and Epworth league at 7 00 Delores Peterson presides Regular Men s Brotherhood meeting Thursday at 7 30 Choir rehearsal set for Monday evening at parsonage 1380 Ellen Ohslon and Celestia Allen lead Epworth league Sunday evening W A Allen elected to represent church in the Methodist Church Advance Movement Conference meets March 18 at Sioux City Ladies Aid circles meet Thursday January 25 Circle No 4 hosted by Maude Sweet Town circle hosted by Mrs Will Wieland and Mrs Fred Wieland
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George Lamm
Epworth League
Delores Peterson
Men's Brotherhood
Our Church
Ellen Ohslon
Celestia Allen
Congregational Church Service Schedule Given
Edwin Trigg leads church services with a 10 a.m. school, 11 a.m. worship. Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship gathers at 7 p.m. with Virginia Carlberg leading the Junior Group at 7 p.m.
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Iowa
Pilgrim Fellowship
Virginia Carlberg
Mt Olive Baptist Church Service Schedule
Vernon V. White, pastor, invites the community to Mt Olive Baptist Church for Sunday school at ten, morning worship at eleven, and evening preaching at 7:30. Tuesday features a young people's Bible class and choir practice. Thursday offers adult Bible class and prayer service.
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MT. Olive Baptist Church
Vernon V. White
Christ
St Pauls Lutheran Church Service and Installations
William Walter, pastor, leads Sunday school at 9 45 a m and English language divine worship at 10 45 a m. 1940 church officers will be installed during the service. Visitors welcome. Young People's society meets Friday evening.
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Young People’s Society
Cemetery Assn to Hold Annual Meeting
The Aurelia cemetery association will meet at the library on Tuesday January 28 at 2 30 PM. Elections for officers will be held and a cemetery caretaker will be hired. Dues are payable. Mrs Grave Meier, Secretary.
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The
Cemetery Association
Aurelia Library
Grave Meier
Democrats Hear Calls for Roosevelt Third Term at Jackson Day
Nearly 1 200 Democrats gathered in Des Moines for the Jackson Day Dinner as talk focused on Roosevelt seeking a third term and on John K. Valentine’s gubernatorial bid. Speculation swirled around Edward Breen Kraschel and other leaders while bootlegging rumors surfaced amid law enforcement cautions and political maneuvering.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Roosevelt
United States
John K. Valentine
Aother
State House
White House
Valentine
Edward Breen
Iix
Nelson G. Kraschel
Breen-Kraschel
Breen
Clyde L. Herring
Valentine Breen
Kraschel
Nels
Democratic Party
Henry Wallace
Onice
Bulldogs Sweep double header in Aurelia win and rout
Aurelia high school basketball beat Immaculate Conception Cherokee 18 17 in the first game while the second unit defeated IC reserves 44 8 on home floor. Coburn led with nine points Mansfield C and Nelson 11 led the second string as Aurelia built a 7 0 first quarter lead and cruised 20 6 by the end of the third. The Bulldogs travel to Sutherland Friday to face Sioux Rapids at 8 40 in the Sioux Valley conference tournament.
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Bulldogs
Aurelia
Immaculate Conception
Cherokee
I. C
Alert Bulldogs
Coburn
Mansfield
Ford. C
Nelson
Sutherland
Sioux Rapids
Illinois Central enters its 20th year of ads with customer tales
The Aurelia Sentinel notes the Illinois Central system begins a twentieth year of institutional advertising. This cycle shifts from official statistics to conversations with customers, featuring a dialogue between a friendly elderly lady and a conductor.
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Aurelia Sentinel
Iwinois Central
Nearby Town Happenings Report Fires Thefts and Tributes
Fire destroys two downtown businesses in a Tuesday incident at the Aemy Harrison harness shop and Dave Maten store. WPA discussions consider tearing down the old tower to reuse brick for a new city hall. Linn Grove Wilmer Lundt enters the Golden Gloves tournament in Des Moines January 24 25 26 and February 12. A Huegerich store robbery in Holstein details a sizable till loss. Peterson Patriot named Clay County official newspaper by the county board in Spencer. Community gathers in Linn Grove to honor Iva Hanson who died January 4 at his farm south of town.
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Galva Tribune
Aemy Harrison
Dave Maten
Marcus News
WPA
Linn Grove
Wilmer Lundt
Holstein
A. Huegerich & Co
Peterson Patriots
Peterson Patriot
Clay County
County Board of Supervisors
Spencer
Lutheran Church
Iva Hanson
Red Cross Chapter Reelects Old Officers
At the Aurelia Red Cross annual meeting held last Friday afternoon at the Library building, all existing officers were reelected. Je Whitney chaired the meeting as president, with C th Kaskey as vice president, JE UL Taekin as secretary, and W. Th Digsehel as treasurer. Directors Carrie Robinson Art Linson and Earl Praser were reelected. A campaign recently secured 100 memberships, more than doubling last year’s total. A committee including Braneny 1, 0 D Loekin and W. H. Biechel was appointed to oversee the Red Cross building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
American Red Cros
AL Whitney
Red Cross
J. JL Wiitney
C. Th Kaske
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Sentinel
C. Mummert, Sr
Ed Grigsby
Rebekahs and
of Honor’ Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Washington D.C
State Department of Banking
Benkng
Ee ‘Common
First Trust’& Savings Bank
Tad
Lamb
Church
Methodist Church
L. H. Preul
Weekly News Letter
Washington, D. C
Liquor Control
M. L. Curtis
Cheif R. B. Nebergall
Bureau of Investigation
Fassler
Kline
Vy Coburn
Gan Breer
Parrott
Booth
Anderson
Q Coombs
Timmins
Hyndman
Bush
McCullough
Eisennemper
C. Eisennemper
Campbell
Eissaih W Humphrey
Estes
Illinois Central Advertising
Red Cross Chapter
Depost
Aurelia, Iowa
Samity
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