Aurelia School Notes Highlights From January Activities
Aurelia Consolidated reports a busy period across grades with circus themed lessons, birthday treats, and new books. Sixth grade covers steel industry and Coca Cola booklets while high school notes crown county tournament prep and student elections.
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Norma
Joyce
Coca Cola Company
Arlo Mummert
Margene Otto
Barbara Sorensen
Patty Ehrhardt
Mary Anne Kreutz
Roger Ross
Alice Haight
Ervin Westphal
Dorothy Bengtson
Cherokee County
Janice Hoffman
Brooke
Aurelia Janice
Monsieur Beaucaire
Booth Tarkington
Bob Hope
Aurelia
Marylyn Minkler
Sanborn
R. A. Walker
Aurelian
Dorothy Ann Bengtson
Vernon Gregg
Vote Split Decides Cherokee Mayor Outcome
A single vote determined the mayoral result in Cherokee with J. A. McDonald 584 and A. J. Nordstrom 583. Reads of past elections note long-standing local ties and shifts in leadership across decades.
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Cherokee
J. A. McDonald
A. J. Nordstrom
Henry Glawe
Aurelia Cemetery Association
Edwin McCurdy
Crawford County
Edwin
Des Moines Register
Safe Driver Bob Hughes Receives Compliment
Safe Driver Bob Hughes of Storm Lake got a compliment letter from his employer for an excellent driving record. A few days later he hit ice on the Mason City highway and his vehicle overturned.
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Bob Hughes
Storm Lake
Ong
Mason City
Lost Leg After Accidental Shot Wounds 15 Year Old
Charles Cook 15 of Diagonal suffered a shotgun wound during a hunting trip. The full charge struck below the knee and required amputation.
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Charles Cook
Charles
Keeping Lard Fresh With Hydrogenated Shortening Advice
Iowa State College meats specialist Buford McClurg advises adding 2 to 3 pounds of hydrogenated vegetable shortening to 50 pounds of lard after rendering. Start with clean fat, render slowly, stir to prevent cracklings sticking, and store sealed in a dark cool place once cooled.
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Buford McClurg
Iowa State College
McClurg
December Violations Report Prosecutions by Officers
State conservation officers report 103 December prosecutions with convictions in every case. The breakdown includes 73 illegal hunting 22 trapping five fishing and three miscellaneous offenses. Fines total 2917.50 and 60 days in jail as imposed by justice courts.
Forced Landing Near Sidney Ends in Crash
Leonard Morris attempting a highway landing near Sidney struck a highway marker, veered into a ditch. His daughter rode as passenger. the Morrises were returning to Lohrville, Iowa from Oklahoma when darkness prompted the landing attempt.
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Sidney
Leonard Morris
Morrises
Oklahoma
Lohrville
Iowa
Make Efficient Use of Available Fertilizers
Iowa State College agronomists urge farmers to test representative field samples to identify needs before applying fertilizer. With limited supplies, select high analysis fertilizers when possible to maximize economical benefits and avoid paying for unnecessary nutrients.
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Iowa
Iowa State College Agronomists
New Hampshire Red Pullet Lays Extra Large Egg Record
A New Hampshire Red pullet on a farm near Extra laid an unusually large egg last week. The egg measured seven and a half inches in circumference and four inches long, weighing about six and a half ounces, roughly three times the size of a typical egg. The hen belongs to Jimmy Mendenhall.
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New Hampshire
Extra
Jimmy Mendenhall
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Aurelia Consolidated
Mildred Anderson
Norma Kirby
Larry Galvin
Marilyn Waddell
Washington
Lincoln
Dorothy Mae Sansens
Genevieve Anderson
Mary Jane Cline
Dee Ann Ducommun
David Flory
Larry Hickey
Mary Louis Lundquist
Phyllis Otto
Mary Jane Peterson
Jimmie Ruppert
Richard Sietsema
Artie Steffens
Judith Troxel
Lois Turner
Norma Wilson
Max Huffman
Lanny
Australia
Shirley Stief
Roberta Gates
Georgia Godwin
Billy Whitney
Mary Anne Kaskey
Robert Heimsoth
Builders Hardware
Illinois
Mid-America
Prairies
Plains
Gulf
Illinois Central
Railroad
A. Johnston
Sentinel
Chas. Nelson
Pitcher Township
M. L. Robbins
Rembrandt
J. C. Parrott
White Lake
J. D. Lewis
J. S. Mummert
Wm. Neville
W. J. Lewis
Julius Jordan
North Main Street
Geo
Maple Valley Hatchery
Aurelia, Iowa
International Harvester
Kfrost-Lok
Kroll & Patterson
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