Ten Years Ago Local sports results and town notices
Ten years ago Larrabee beat the local team 17 to 14 in a tight basketball game. Marcus from Aurelia faced a forfeit win by Aurelia due to an ineligible player named Anderson. Also noted: a marriage of Miss Lorma Brewster to Lloyd Lauridsen at the Presbyterian Manse in Alta. Post office moves planned in Aurelia and a February farm sale date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larrabee
Lorma G. Brewster
Irving Brewster
Lloyd E. Lauridsen
Walter Lauridsen
Presbyterian Manse
Alta
Marcus
Aurelia
Anderson
A. A. Dingman
Wendell Dawson
Wv. L. Wathen
J. H. Evans
August Dreier Farm Sale Next Week Tuesday
August Dreier plans to quit farming and move to town and will hold a closing-out farm sale Tuesday August 4 on the farm located a half mile north of Aurelia Main street. Livestock includes two horses eight cattle and eighty three summer pigs. A full line of machinery and miscellaneous articles will be auctioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreier
Aurelia Main Street
Mattress Auction At Pauls Radio Shop In Aurelia
Fifty innerspring mattresses will go to the highest bidder at Pauls Radio Shop Aurelia this Saturday afternoon starting at 2 30. Auctioneers are C H Hart and son Bob of Webb. The mattresses are nationally advertised American Beauty guaranteed products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Aurelia
C. H. Hart
Bob of
Webb
Father Son Banquet At Plymouth Hall Draws Crowd
About 125 dads and sons attended a Congregational church banquet in Plymouth Hall Tuesday evening. The event featured a 7 pm banquet, model airplanes as decorations, humorous speeches, and a talk by Rev. Newton Klooze on the theme It takes a wallop to make a champion. Junior high sextet provided music with piano accompaniment.
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Plymouth Hall
Congregational Church
Men’s Brotherhood of the Church
A. J. Fraser Jr
Herbert Peterson
Howard Nelson Jr
Newton Klooze
Primghar
Miss Bowen
Lloyd Ruby
FFA Minstrel Show Slated At Aurelia High
The Aurelia FFA chapter presents a minstrel show next Tuesday at 8 pm in the high school auditorium. A three act program features songs, stories, and a southern play with tap dancing and vocal selections between acts. Tickets cost 15 and 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Bulldogs Split Weekend Games With Cleghorn and Ocevedan
Aurelia Bulldogs posted an 80 to 19 win over Cleghorn in a conference game, then fell 38 to 24 at Ocevedan. Don Hamann led scoring with 21 points as Aurelia used fast break and zone defense to pull away early, while Cleghorn struggled with long shots. The junior squad also won 11 to 10 over Cleghorn reserves in the opener.
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Aurelia Bulldogs
Cleghorn
Ocevedan
Aurelia Cleghorn
Aurelia
Don Hamann
Bulldogs
Hamann
Schlenger
Jimmy Williams
Aurelia Takes Lead In Sioux Valley Conference Race
Aurelia moved into undisputed top spot in the Sioux Valley conference by beating Cleghorn 38 to 19, as Alta fell from the undefeated ranks with a home loss to Sioux Rapids 34 to 30. Sioux Rapids then defeated Sutherland 88 to 21, Paullina edged Primghar 28 to 22, and Sutherland beat Hartley 22 to 21.
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L Pd
Aurelia
Secvarterenaia Cactacgetette
Sioux Rapids
Primghar
Paullina Ooo
Sutherland
Cleghorn Oo
Hartley O
Sioux ‘Valley
Cleghorn
Alta
Paullina
Hartley
Oldest Man in Iowa Ole Johnson Dies at 105
Ole Johnson of Sioux Rapids Iowa died Tuesday night at his daughter Mrs Hannah Voss home aged 105. Born in Norway he proved his age with a baptismal certificate. A retired farmer he remained mentally alert and handled his own affairs. He arrived in America at 46 and in Iowa at 53 leaving 81 direct descendants including six daughters.
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Sioux Rapids
Ole Johnson
Iowa
Hannah Voss
Norway
Johnson
America
Peoples Telephone Co Annual Meeting Notice
The annual meeting of the Peoples Telephone Co. will be held in the Community Club room Aurelia Iowa on Saturday Feb 8 1941 at 1 00 pm for electing officers and annual business. All stockholders are requested to attend. 482 A L McKinnon Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Peoples Telephone Co
Comunity Club
Aurelia
Iowa
A. L. McKinnon
Mrs. Frank Waddell Dies at 67 in Aurelia
Mrs. Frank Waddell, 67, died at her Aurelia home Wednesday morning from complications of the flu after a weeklong illness. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 1:80 p.m. at the home and 2 p.m. at the Methodist church with Rev. L. H. Preul officiating. Interment will be in Aurelia cemetery. She is survived by her husband and their daughter Mrs. George Johnson of Aurelia. The Waddells moved from a farm to town about two and a half years ago.
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Frank Waddell
Methodist Church
L. H. Preul
Aurelia
George Johnson
Mrs. Waddell
Infantile Paralysis Benefit Card Party Tonight
Aurelia hosts a benefit card party to support fight against infantile paralysis. The event at the K P hall is sponsored by the K of P and Pythian Sister lodges. Half of the net proceeds stay in the county, the rest goes to the national committee.
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Aurelia
K. P. Hall
K. of P
Pythian
CCC Camp Plans for 1941 Cherokee County Farms
The 1941 program foresees 28 new CCC cooperators and 48 participating farmers in Cherokee County focusing on soil and moisture conservation. Contour cultivation on about 6500 acres, 312 acres of terraces total, and planting over 150000 trees on 138 acres are planned, with 9000 rods of fence relocation and 800 acres seeded to permanent hay waterways and pasture.
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CCC
Chas. R. Ballantyne
Cherokee
Cherokee County
Ballantyne
Brummer
Cherokee, Afton
Pilot
Pitcher
Hyndman
Cherokee Township
Blake, Melton and
Herrick
Afton
Ohlson
Bengtson
Conrad Engdahl Farm Sale Set Near Aurelia
Conrad Engdahl schedules a farm sale on February 9 with sale held Monday Feb 10 at the Dan Hankens farm located one half mile north and two and a half miles east of Aurelia. He plans to move to his own farm south of town and Sentinel sale bills announce a complete property list in next week’s issue.
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Conrad Engdahl
Dan Hankens
Aurelia
The
Sentinel
Ralph Peterson Elected County Boy Scout Officer
At a Cherokee county district meeting held in the Lewis hotel, Ralph Peterson of Aurelia was elected vice chairman. J. C. Hoglan, superintendent of Cherokee schools, was named chairman. Other officers include W. H. Snider of Larrabee as vice chairman, Howard Russell of Cherokee as secretary, A. W. Jones of Cherokee as treasurer, and Nestor Stiles of Cherokee as scout commissioner.
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Cherokee County
Boy Scout Area
Lewis Hotel
Ralph Peterson
Aurelia
J. C. Hoglan
W. H. Snider
Larrabee
Howard Russell
Cherokee
A. W. Jones
Nestor Stiles
60th Wedding Anniversary of Mr and Mrs James A Smith
Mr and Mrs James A Smith of Promise City celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last week. They have lived their entire married life in Wayne County.
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James’ A Smith
Promise City
Wayne County
Bulldogs Advance to County Tourney Semis in Marcus
Grand Meadow beat Quimby 32 16 and Washta defeated Meriden 28 23 to reach the county basketball semifinals at Marcus this week. Aurelian faces Larrabee while Marcus and Cleghorn open first round play. Semis Friday night, with finals Saturday.
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Grand Meadow
Washta
Marcus
Quimby
Meriden
Aurelian
Larrabee
Cleghorn
Bulldogs
Don Hamann
Bob Booth
Young People to Conduct Congregational Sunday Worship
The Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship plan to lead the Congregational church worship next Sunday at 11 am National Youth Sunday. Prelude by Mrs. A T Krout Call to worship Phyllis Holderness roles include prayer and hymns with Gloria Coombs leading readings and Gloria Patri Scripture reading by Dale Larson Rev Trigg to lead prayer Hymn Follow the Gleam Pilgrim Fellowship members give talks on their purpose George Wharton announces Elda Dagper leads offering Tom Coombs and Doyte Holderness choir performs The Pilgrim Spirit Benediction by Charles Wharton postlude by Mrs. Krout.
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Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship
The
Congregational Church
A. TE. Krout
Phyllis Holderness
Phyllis Jordan
Gloria Coombs
Gloria Patri
Dale Larson
Trigg
Pilgrim Fellowship
George Wharton
Elda Dagper
Tom Coombs
Doyte Holderness
Pilgrim Spirit
Charles Wharton
Mrs. Krout
George Wharton Jr Aims for Aurelia in State Declamatory Test
George Wharton Jr earned a first division rating at the Manning district declamatory contest and will participate for Aurelia in the state event to be held Friday. Kathleen Grashoff also scored well with The Finger of God. seven of 17 contestants advance to state from Humboldt and Rolfe, Manning, Aurelia, and nearby towns. A banquet in the Manning Presbyterian church honored contestants with a six page souvenir folder detailing each participant.
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George Wharton, Jr
Aurelia
Flea Gang
Kathleen Grasholy
Manning
Humboldt
Rolfe
Jefferson Onawa
Iowa
Aurelian
Cherokee
Cushing
Hinton
Ida Grove
Jefferson
Manson
Onawa
Sloan
Stratford
George
Kathleen Grasthoff
Joyce Nelson
Presbyterian Church
Amos C. Lee
Mannings
Hess On Senate Committees
State Senator R. A. Hess of Kingsley fared well on committee appointment after the opening of the state legislature. He chaired the public libraries committee and was named a member of eight other committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. 4. Hess
Kingsley
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Harry Kolpin
John Murphy
Here
Sutton
N. D
M. Mummert
Brethren
L. E. Yule
McLaughlin
Chamberlin & Bischel
Owens. Bros
F.F.A. Minstrel Show
First_Trust & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
State Capitol Newsletter
the Sentinel
Oceyedan
Forty-ninth Iowa General Assembly
Forty-ninth Town General Assembly
House
Senate
Des Moines
Iowa Taxpayers Association
George A. Wilson
John C. Neid
Cedar Rapids
State Board of Education
Virginia Bedell
Spirit Lake
State Parole Board
Clarence Godfrey
Albia
State Patrol Board
Mary Huncke
State Board of Social Welfare
Reid
George T. Baker
Davenport
Bedell
FE. R. Moore
B. B. Hickenlooper
George Wharton Jr
Larrabee Quantet
Cong
Kathleen Grashoff
Hess
National de
Wnsur
Farmers National Bank
Salety
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