Local News Highlights from Aurelia and Nearby
C C Waddell and son Keith visited Sioux City. Mildred Patten and friends left for Chanute Field Illinois. Mrs Jesse McDeid visited Storm Lake with Mrs R C McCoy. Dr and Mrs E G Bates left for Davenport to visit their son. Carl Larson suffered three cracked ribs and bruises from a fall at Paulson Finkbine lumber yard. Ramona Thevenin graduates from Capital City Commercial College and works in Des Moines. Joyce Ammons had appendicitis surgery in Sioux Valley Cherokee. Glen Bretthauer of St Dodge visited Aurelia friends en route to Sioux City where he played for the Redbirds in a 4 2 win over Great Lakes Naval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. E. G. Bates
Davenport
Iowa
Mrs. Wm. Bates
Carl Larson
Paulson-Finkbine
Ramona Thevenin
Clarence Thevenin
Capital City Commercial College
Des Moines
Joyce Ammons
Carl Ammons
Aurelia
Sioux Valley Hospital
Cherokee
Glen Bretthauer
St. Dodge
Sioux City
Glen
Redbirds
Great Lakes
Fire and Automobile Insurance Notes and Local Moves
Fire Insurance activity covers Harry H. Lockin Agency with Mrs W J Sweet and son Oren visiting Minneapolis last Friday. Automobile Insurance notes Mr and Mrs Charlie Parker of Waterloo visiting relatives in Aurelia. Local moves include Loren Johnson family relocating to a newly purchased home opposite the Maple Valley Hatchery and Seldon McClusky family moving to the Grover Peterson house in the northeast town area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Sweet and Son
Oren
Minneapolis
Charlie Parker
Waterloo
Richard Glawe
Loren Johnson
Maple Valley Hatchery
Seldon McClusky
Johnson
Grover Peterson
Jim Marcus
Richard Tolzin
Kansas City
Wm. Tolzin
Richard
Paul Kimball
Austin, Minn
G. R. Wharton
Kimballs
Mr. Kimball
Wisconsin Lumber Co
Aurelia social notes list visits and events across towns
Mrs F E Pratt of Storm Lake visits Aurelia as caller. Miss Delores Walsh arrives from Chicago for two weeks with Myrtle Walsh. Violet Honsbruch visits Albert City while Diners meet July 7. Banks close July 4 for holiday. Postmaster Dingman returns after four weeks. Numerous relatives visit, travel to Omaha, Seattle, and Camp Haan. Funeral attended in Cherokee. Community advertisements urge local ads in The Aurelia Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delores Walsh
Chicago
Myrtle Walsh
Fred Wieland
Omaha
Benny
Aurelia Banks
Wieland
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Local Club Meetings Note Summer Socials and Preparations
F F Club met at Mrs. Jess Williams home on June 19 with guests Mrs Minnie Lewis Mrs Vernon Warriner and Mrs Art Bruce. Bert Nielsen and Warriner won prizes. lunch ended the afternoon. Embroidery club hosted by Mrs A V Fierk on June 26 with guests from Alta and Vermillion sewing for Red Cross. Past Presidents Parley met at Mrs Lillian Ohlsons June 30 planning July breakfast to initiate a new member with officers elected. lunch served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Club
Jess Williams
Minnie Lewis
Vernon Warriner
Art Bruce
Bert Nielsen
Warriner
A. Y. Fierk
A. V. Fierk
Lawrence Griffith
Alta
Gloria Orr
Vermillion
South Dakota
Mildred Thomson
Red Cross
Parley
Lillian Ohlson
Pearl Dailey
Ruby Carlson
Myra Beeghley
Ines Larson
Highway Deaths Fall Six Percent in Early 1942
Traffic reductions amid wartime conditions coincide with a six percent drop in highway fatalities for January through May 1942, totaling 173 deaths. Accidents declined ten percent to 6,800, while pedestrian accidents fell twelve percent though fatalities rose five percent. Driver violations, especially failure to yield, rose in May as Commissioner Karl W. Fischer urged patriotic caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl W. Fischer
Public Safety
Department of Public Safety
Fischer
Seven Patten Brothers Among Lexington Sailors Survivors
Seven Patten brothers Floyd Jr Bruce Ray Myrne Allen Marvin and Clarence were among the sailors saved from the USS Lexington after its sinking in the Coral Sea battle. The family formerly farmed near Lake City Town and later ran a sawmill near Odebolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patten Brothers
U. S
Lexington
Coral Sea
Lake City
Odebolt
Floyd Jr
Bruce
Ray
Myrne
Allen
Marvin
Clarence
Fourth of July Traffic Theorized By Nelson
M C Nelson chairman of the Governors Traffic Safety Commission predicts a high Fourth of July traffic volume fueled by a holiday week end and possible gasoline rationing. He urges restraint and safe driving to conserve tires and aid the war effort, noting many war plant workers will travel and urging slower speeds and extra caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Nelson
Governor's Traffic Safety Commission
Nelson
Minnie
Susie
Iowa Farmers Help Fuel Lend-Lease and Domestic Food Programs
Iowa farmers contributed large quantities of pork and lard to Lend Lease and domestic distribution via AMA purchases from April 30 to May 28. Purchases included 27,088,900 pounds of pork products and 12,866,500 pounds of lard, plus dairy and egg products and corn starch, with multiple Iowa towns serving as purchase points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Agricultural Marketing Administration
Henri Dnoaroard
AMA
United States Department of Agriculture
DeBoer
B. Lown
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Waverly
Des Moines
Dubuque
Denison
Manning
Guttenburg
Cedar Rapids
Keokuk
Waterloo
Mason City
Ottumwa
Davenport
Three fathers lose belongings to pocket-pickers at Osage
In Osage, three fathers bidding farewell to sons enlisting in the army were relieved of about fifty dollars from their pants pockets. Thieves also took registration cards, car keys, and valuable papers. Reported by Theo Tribbensee, St Ansgar, Robin Pelley, Decorah, and Ed Hackbart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osage
Theo
Farmer Henry Anderson Injured in Cultivator Runaway
Henry Anderson, a farmer south of Osage, sustained a crushed chest and ribs and a broken collar bone after a team he was hitching to a corn cultivator ran away. He incurred multiple injuries in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Anderson
Osage
Church and Methodist notices for Sunday services
Congregational and Methodist church notes list pastors Edwin Trigg and Rev EK Stanworth with church school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. The Junior High camp will meet at the Methodist camp grounds from July 6 to 12 with interested Junior High young folks expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
EK. Stanworth
Edgar Allen
Sunday Services and Missionary Visitor Planned
Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Divine worship at 10:45 a.m. Voting members meet at 2:15 p.m. Sunday. Sunday school at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11 a.m. Evening preaching at 8 p.m. B Y P U meets Thursdays twice a month. Mrs. Jacobs of Sioux City Iowa will speak next Sunday morning. She was born in Bethlehem Palestine and will present costumes from that land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon V. White
B.Y.P.U
Jacobs
Sioux City
Iowa
Bethlehem
Palestine
Iowa stocks over 30 million game fish in six months
Fish stocking in Iowa inland waters during the first half of 1942 reached over 30.25 million game fish. Stockings were limited to areas with adequate food supplies to support the population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Local stocking program expands to near home waters
The program widens to water bodies near population centers to provide fishing near home while ensuring suitability for stocked species. Emphasizes ongoing expansion due to demand and rubber shortages affecting supply.
Will of Fred Hustedt Heard for Probate in Cherokee Iowa
Notice declares a will dated June 4 1934 for Fred Hustedt was filed and set for probate on July 28 1942 at 10:00 A M in Cherokee Iowa before the District Court or clerk. Interested parties must appear to contest the instrument’s probate. Dated Cherokee Iowa June 26 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hustedt
Cherokee
Iowa
Snow “Chase
Local crafts and farm loan note from Aurelia
A rural notice lists services including lawn mowers and blacksmithing with horse shoeing and wood work near Cramp's alley by Geo A Hansen. It also advertises Aetna Farm Loans with low rates and no fees from Farmers National Bank in Aurelia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cramp's
Geo
A, Hansen
AETNA
Farmers National Bank
Aurelia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harry H. Lockin
Insurance Agency
C. C. Waddell
Son Keith
Tornado Insurance
Mildred Patten
Milford
Chanute Field
Rantoul, Illinois
Jesse McDeid
Storm Lake
R. C. McCoy
Mrs. C. Mummert
Meriden
Paul Mummert
Fire Insurance
Ruby
Edward Gray
Mapleton
Fritz Mueller
Jean Swanson
Mrs. Mueller
E. W. Kammer
Ames
W. H. Bischel
Automobile Insurance
Harry H. Lockin Insurance Agency
John Shouse
O. S. Nelson
Clarence Russell
Lillian Snyder
Rebekah Assembly
Step Up Production
A. Fraser Elevator
F. E. Pratt
Pat Young
Elberon
Wm. Honsbruch
Dorothy Dickson of
Marcus
Lewis Johnson
Clair Parrott
The
Aurelia Garden Club
Henry Teerink
Henry Stutz, Jr
Carolyn
John
Currie, Minn
Henry Stutz, Sr
Violet Honsbruch
Virgil Thevenin
Albert City
I. R. Cram of
Sheldon
Duane
Leon Bischel
Alma Bischel
Iowa City Hospital
E. H. Sherkenbak
W. N. Streff
Homer Lee
Ruthven
Durward Shideler
Katherine Gee
R. W. Brown
Louie Kroll
Lloyd Patterson
Susan
Mary Kroll
Kieth McKinley
Lohrville
Mrs
Andy Nelson
Sioux” City
Lulu Hall
A. L. McKinnon
University Hospital
Iowa City
A. A. Dingman
Naomi Jeckell
Sac City
W. C. Patten
Wilbur Patten
Camp Haan
Seattle
Washington
Cascade
Idaho
Elizabeth Penning
Clarence Hoorneman
Mendert Hoorneman
LeMars
Herbert Peterson
Rex Whitney
Carl Lighter
Mal Prewitt
Ernest Gustafson
Iowa Lakes Region
Robert Fassler
Osburn
Ohio
Fred Zitse
Robert
Adolph Fassler
Joanna Teerink
Superior State Teachers College
Superior
Wisconsin
Mary Margaret Schmitt
Red Wing
Minnesota
Aurelia Sentinel
Charles Tigges
Sutherland
Lloyd James
Hartley
Adolph Tigges
Wayne Tigges
Albert Tigges
Alberta
Mary Lou
Peterson
Henry Braasch
Society
Lowa
R. M. Flory
Hanpions
State of
Cherokee County
W. al. Flickinger
Champ
Guarantee Oil Co
Alin
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