Iowa Constable Raid Sparks Study On Justice Court System
Governor Blue’s administration begins July 1 with many new appointments in state offices. A legislative resolution seeks to abolish constable and justice court systems, citing outdated procedures and ballot length. The committee will study reforms for the 1947 legislature while changes in liquor control and other commissions take effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil Grossnickle
Allen Township
Polk County
Des Moines
Iowa
Frederic M. Miller
Iowa’ Supreme Court
Gene Poston
Corydon
Herman W. Walter
Council Bluffs
Henry W. Wormley
Kingsley
A. J. Shaw
Pocahontas
R. B. Hawkins
Leon
Ed White
Harlan
Rep. Wormley
House
Poston
Gourt
Lane
Looking Back into the Past Ten Years Ago
Brookings South Dakota and Aurelia Iowa items recall a June 23 wedding of Gladys Genevieve Glenn and Lester M. Blanch. Other notices cover home remodels, free rides for Aurelia merchants, and residents moving houses or businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Genevieve Glenn
Brookings
S. Dak
Lester M. Blanch
Aurelia
H. H. Deyloff
Wm. Hansbruch
Miss Geneva Nelson to Teach Music at Ohio University
Miss Geneva Nelson resigns as director of music at Valley City State Teachers College North Dakota and accepts an instructor post in music at Ohio University. She will begin duties September 15 after teaching summer school in Valley City. Her friends in Aurelia and Cherokee applaud the career advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Nelson
University of Ohio
Chas. Nelson
Aurelia
State Teachers College
Valley City
N. Dak
State University of Ohio
Nelson
Ohio University
Miss Nelson
Cherokee
Pormer Aurelian Buys Storm Lake Elevator and Coal Business
Storm Lake Register reports George F. Wagner sold his elevator and coal business at 104 East Railroad Street to Hans A. Paulson owner of Storm Lake Tank and Silo Company. Wagner started the business in 1903 and the purchase adds four large sheet metal buildings and a storage tank at the foot of Erie Street. Paulson took possession Monday and previously bought Storm Lake Tank and Silo last year from S P McMakin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake Register
George F. Wagner
East Railroad Street
Hans A. Paulson
Storm Lake Tank & Silo Company
East Fourth Street
Paulson
Wagner
Kalona
S. P. McMakin
Storm Lake
Dog naps on pulpit as minister preaches union service
Not His Master's Voice recounts Rev Oswald Sandbach of Reinbeck bringing his dog to a union service. The animal entered the church during the sermon, lay on the platform asleep, then rose with the congregation at benediction and left after yawning and stretching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswald Sandbach
Reinbeck
Clell Hickman
Catfish Tale Turns Into Muskrat Rescue In Iowa River
Retired Holland farmer J. B. Huisman hooked a huge catfish in the Iowa river near Eldora. A muskrat leaped for the catfish, the fish escaped, and the muskrat got hooked instead. The family dog lunged at the muskrat, but Huisman freed the dog and left in disgust after a rough day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Huisman
Holland Farmer
Iowa
Eldora
Mr. Muskrate
Mr. Muskrat
Huisman
FBI Joins Pig Rustling Probe Near Marcus and Battle Creek
The FBI has taken up a pork theft case amid pork shortages in Marcus and Battle Creek. A recent raid saw 125 12 weeks old pigs stolen from Dr. H. H. Harris of Battle Creek. Sheriff units from Woodbury and Ida counties, along with Edgar Hoover's men, are on the case. they had captured a suspect in the earlier Marcus incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Marcus and
Battle Creek
H. H. Harris
Woodbury
Ida Counties
Edgar Hoover
Marcus
How Far At Sixty MPH Before Stopping
The notice warns drivers of stopping distances at sixty miles per hour and the risk of collision. It emphasizes safe driving, braking time, and the impact of high speeds on danger to self and others. The Sentinel, authorized agent for Sioux City papers, solicits subscriptions.
Verner Johnson Weds Fielding Girl Sunday
Verner Johnson and Ella Johnson were married at the bride’s mother’s home in Fielding on Sunday July 1 at 2 PM. Rev H W Lindstrom officiated with family present. The couple plans a short wedding trip before Verner continues farming and garage work after his honorable discharge from overseas service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Johnson
Ivar Johnson
Fielding
Verner Johnson
Axel Johnson
Near Aurelia
H. W. Lindstrom
Cherokee
Arthur Johnson
Frances Johnson
Doris Magnuson
Elmer Johnson
Albin Hanson
Johnson
Grand Meadow High School
Sioux City
Verner
Aurelia High School
Ernest Gustafson
Gustafson
Soule William H. obituary notes life in Iowa and South Dakota
William H Soule born July 31 1863 Warren Illinois died June 28 while visiting grandchildren in South Dakota. He married Rosella May Demarest March 21 1899 at Cleghorn Iowa. Survived by wife daughter Sara son Raymond in Austria grandchildren and multiple relatives. Funeral at Boothby Cherokee with hymns The Old Rugged Cross and Shall We Gather at the River. Interment Aurelia Cemetery. Among out of town mourners were L W Goodburn Ray Volin SD and Lowell Goodburn Meckling SD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Soule
George H
Susan (Drain) Soule
Warren
Joe
Davis
County
Illinois
Jane
H. Storets
S. Dak
Rosella May Demarest
Cleghorn
Iowa
Sara
Will Goodburn
Raymond
Austria
Ronnie
Donna Soule
Sturgis
Amy Peckenschneider
Aurelia
Ethel Soule
Quimby
Soule
Cherokee County
Vermillion, S. Dak
Boothby Funeral Home
Cherokee
Edwin Trigg
Aurelia Congregational Church
Old Rugged Cross
Lee Robinson
Ralph Mongan
A. E B. Krout
Aurelia Cemetery
L. W. Goodburn
Ray
Volin
Lowell Goodburn
Meckling
Farmer Tracks Missing Calves Then Encounters Bear
Nels Johnson, an Allamakee county farmer north of Waukon, searches timber edge for two missing calves and meets a large brown bear. Neither has a weapon. they size each other up and retreat to their habitats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Johnson
Allamakee County
Waukon
Fish Rain Stuns Estherville Crowd
After a rain in Estherville, Dr. M. T. Morton saw minnows on a sidewalk and in gutter water. A crowd gathered as locals pondered the old belief that fish rain from the sky can occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. T. Morton
Estherville
Grandson of Aurelia Merchant Becomes Akron Pastor
An Akron Iowa notice reports Rev. Harry Stief of LeMars has been installed as pastor of St. John s Lutheran Church in Preston Township after graduating from Warburg Seminary in Dubuque. He is the grandson of Bernard Stief, an Aurelia hardware merchant, and son of Harry Stief Sr. of LeMars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Iowa
Harry Stief
LeMars
Warburg Seminary
Dubuque
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Preston Township
Stief
Bernard Stief
Aurelia
Military Wedding Unites Sgt Gretchen Fiebig and Sgt Frank Leasure
Sgt Gretchen Fiebig MCWR of Atlanta Ga and Marine Sgt Frank Leasure of Frank Rapids Mich wed July 2 at 4 pm in Chicago Temple Rev C R Goff officiated in presence of families. Couple in dress uniforms with colonial bouquet planned furlough in northern Michigan. Leasure stationed at U S Naval Hospital Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretchen Fiebig
MCWR
Atlanta
Frank Leasure
Frank Rapids
Mich
Chicago
C. R. Goff
Ray Leasure
Grand Rapids
Mildred Thomson
Aurelia
Joan Mueller
Cherokee
Michigan
U. S. Naval Hospital
Great Lakes
School Board Hires Commercial Teacher For Aurelia High
Supt. A. J. Renaud reports Miss Arleyne Lundy of McCallsburg Iowa has signed a contract to be commercial teacher at the Aurelia consolidated high school for the coming term. Lundy, a graduate of Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls, has taught in Meriden and Zear. The board still seeks a music instructor before fall. Also notes T J Murphy of Sioux City, former Aurelia depot agent, celebrated as his sons plan a July 6 birthday event. Murphy has been hospitalized in Sioux City, and is uncle to several Aurelia residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Renaud
Arleyne Lundy
McCallsburg
Iowa
Aurelia Consolidated High School
Miss Lundy
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Meriden
Zear
Sioux City Journal
T. J. Murphey
Sioux City
Murphy
Aurelia
Lutheran Hospital
Archie Nelson
H. J. Will
A. C. Will
Harry Howell
Ray Howell
George Scott
H. H. Lockin
Aurelia Nine Beats Nemaha 6-3 In Sunday Playout
Aurelia traveled to Nemaha Sunday and defeated the host 6 to 3 to lift their 4 county league percentage. Stabelfeldt and Pingle teamed on the battery as Aurelia held Schal ler to three hits while striking out 14 and walking eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Nemaha
Schaller
Stabelfeldt
Pingle
Schall
Eee
Wedeking
Rasmussen
Combs, Ib
Gibbins, If Ve
Meyer, Cf Oc
Hamm, Ss
Mack, P
Jensen, Rf Oc
Wessendorf
Messy collision leaves honey spill in Iowa Falls area
O M Eddy of Iowa Falls collided with Edward W Peet of Alden while returning home with 50 pounds of honey in glass jars. The impact caused the Eddy car to leak honey and require an unscheduled cleaning, though no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. M. Eddy
Iowa Falls
Edward W. Peet
Alden
Eddy
Card of Thanks From Wathen Crippen Russell Families
We express heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for acts of kindness during our bereavement and for the beautiful floral offerings. Edith Wathen and family E E Crippen and family Percy J Russell George J Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Wathen
E. E. Crippen
Percy J. Russell
George J. Russell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Blue
State Capitol
Sentinel
Dick R. Lane
The
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Liquor Control Commission
George L. Scott
West Union
M. L. Curtis
Knoxville
Tax Commission
George EB. Gill
Sibley
Fred W. Nelson
Nevada
Highway Commission
John J. Swaner
Iowa City
A. A. Hurst
Maquoketa
Melvin W. Ellis
Charles City
C. Fred Porter
W. L. Bierring
J. Russell Pefferle
Henry J. Adler
Charles W. Harness
Ottumwa
Board of Parole
W. E. Jackson
Burlington
Henry C. Shull
Home
Farmers National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Herluf W. Christensen
Petersen
Dale
Holmes
Hearts of Oak
Mission of the Rose
DeLamater
Romberg Jones
Harriett Ohlson
Seredy
McCaughey
Huff
Mason
Cherokee City
Parl Johns
George E. Blanch
Diamond Center
Mt. Olive
Walter Johnson
Elwood Carr
M. E. Skalovsky
Earl Fraser
I. M. Neville
Diamond Township
Myrtle Street
Pormer Aurelian
the Sentinel
William H. Soule
New Akron
First Trust& Savings Bank
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!