G.O.P. Convention Had A Definite Iowa Flavor
State Capitol News Letter reviews Iowa Republican role at the Chicago convention. Iowa delegates delayed action to pledge for Dewey until after Warren residencies changed, risking missing the pre convention vote. Spangler led a strong Iowa contingent with aides from Cedar Rapids and Dubuque. The piece notes a farm lobbyist look alike and general American resolve as trains and ballots pose issues for delegates and servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harrison E. Spangler
Cedar Rapids
Spangler
Dewey
Earl Warren
California
Warren
Eppley
Band Concert Program At High School Display
The program lists marches overtures waltzes and songs performed by the Over There High School Cadets vocal solos by Patty Hickey and Mrs C C Hickey and pieces by Sousa Barnhouse Whitson Freedman and others including Remember Pearl Harbor and Semper Paratus in a commemorative concert setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.E. McCoy
Paul Yoder Semper
Paratus
Francis van
Boskerck
Pearl Harbor
Reid-Kaye
Francis Scott Key
Looking Back Into the Past Ten Years Ago
Obituaries note the June 30 deaths of Ella R. Dick at 72 in Aurelia and Joyce Ann Jackson aged 9 months after pneumonia. Allen L. Neville seeks won clerk of courts. a wind storm damages Roy Blanchard's farm structures. W. C. Waddell moves to Colorado. Aurelia's electric contract renewed for ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella R. Dick
Aurelia
Joyce Ann
Leonard Jackson
Allen L. Neville
iMounty
Roy Blanchard
W. C. Waddell
Colorado
Cherokee Electric Co
Davis Philpott wedding in Des Moines
Allegra Davis and William J. Philpott wed in a Grace Baptist Church ceremony officiated by Reverend L. P. Cassel. The bride, from 918 Emma Avenue, wore a white marquisette gown. guests included 180 at a reception after the double ring ceremony. The couple will reside at 1055 22nd Street Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Davis
Emma Avenue
Des Moines
Allegra
William J. Philpott
A. J. Philpott
Aurelia
Iowa
Grace Baptist Church
L. P. Cassel
Juliette
Kathleen Davis
Donald Crosby
Edward Davis
Portland
Indiana
Herbert Lamb
Marie Ruston
Mary Jane Hansman
Philpott
George Troy
Sioux City
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Allis-Chalmers Company
22Nd St
Bean Pickers Sought for Storm Lake War Foods Effort
Storm Lake Canning Co operates 80 acres of beans north of town for private growers. Youths from Cherokee County including Aurelia will pick and detassel for Storm Lake area crops starting mid July. Buses transport crews from Aurelia and Cherokee daily. about 250 youths involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake Canning Co
Storm Lake
C. H. Kaskey
Aurelia
Cherokee County
Marcus
Cherokee
DeKalb Company
War Foods
Kenneth Davis Chosen for Army Air Corps Reserve Wings
Kenneth Davis age 17, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. George Hansen of Aurelia Iowa, has qualified for enlistment in the Army Air Forces Reserve. He is a student at Aurelia Consolidated High School and will not be called to active duty until he reaches 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Air Combat
Kenneth Davis
Reserve Corps
Army Air Forces
AAF
Des Moines
George Hansen
Aurelia
Iowa
Aurelia Consolidated High School
Swap and Sell via Ithe Want Ad Way
A compact notice invites readers to buy sell or rent items using the want ad approach. It promotes quick trades with simple listings and easy contact options for local users seeking bargains.
Cherokee County Faces Deadline for 5th War Loan Drive
Saturday July 8 marks the deadline for the 5th War Loan. Cherokee County trails in both total quota and bond sales, prompting a stepped up effort in the final two days. The county publicity committee urges complete participation and aims for 100 percent of the quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee County
County Publicity Committee
Iowa
Funeral Services For Otto Loof Held July
Funeral services for Otto Johann Friedrich Loof were held Saturday afternoon July 1 from the Wharton Funeral Home Aurelia and at Trinity Lutheran Cherokee with Rev O T Schreiber in charge. Interment was in Cherokee Oak Hill cemetery. Relatives from Silver City Atlantic Council Bluffs Mineola and other towns attended. Loof born May 28 1897 in Pottawattamie County Iowa married Rosa Scheel December 19 1917. He died June 27 at age 47 leaving wife two sons Albert and Marvin and four sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Loof
Wharton Funeral Home
Aurelia
Trinity Lutheran
Wilbert Anderson
Betty Anderson
Atlantic, Iowa
Alvina Scheel
Ben Cade
Lillian
Anna Marie Scheel
Julius Scheel
Gus Scheel
Charley Larkur
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Henry Deitchler
Alliance
Nebr
Carl Ewoldt
Theodore Ewoldt
Holstein
Otto Johann Friedrich Loof
William Loof
Emilea Nee Gobel
Pottawattamie County
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Mineola
Rosa Scheel
Albert
Marvin
Rosa Loof
Wiliam_Loof
Albert Loof
Marvin Loof
Dyersburg
Tenn
Anna Anderson
Atlantic
Elvina Scheel
Fred Kruse
Clara Pierce
Witchita
Kansas
Card of Thanks for Fraternal Support
Card expresses gratitude for kindness and sympathy after bereavement. Thanks for floral offerings and notes from Mrs Otto Loof and Marvin, Mr and Mrs Albert Loof, and William Loof.
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Otto Loof
Marvin
Albert Loof
William Loof
Iowa War Chest District Meeting Set for Cherokee July 18
The Iowa War Chest announces a district meeting at 8:00 p.m. in the Cherokee County Courthouse courtroom. Delegates represent Plymouth Woodbury Buena Vista Ida Sac and Cherokee counties with speakers Carl Weeks Robert Caldwell E L C White and Paul Marting. Public invited to attend and receive publicity kits and program outlines for October campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa War Chest, Inc
All- Iowa
U.S.O
Cherokee
Cherokee County
Plymouth
Woodbury
Buena Vista
Ida, Sac
Carl Weeks
Des Moines
Iowa War Chest
Robert H. Caldwell
E. L. C. White
Paul Marting
Cherokee County Service Organization
Archie R. Nelson
CCSO
War Chest
Robert McKinnis Reports On Hawkeye Boy's State
Robert McKinnis gave a report on Hawkeye Boy's State at the Legion Auxiliary picnic at Aurelia park Sunday evening. He was chosen by the local Legion post to represent Aurelia at Boy's State in Grinnell in June. At Boy's State he joined the House of Representatives and described laws passed or rejected. Prominent speakers heard included Gov Hickenlooper Lieut Gov Blue and University of Iowa President Hancher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McKinnis
Hawkeye
Legion and Auxiliary
Aurelia Park
Legion Post
Aurelia
Grinnell
Boy’s State
Robert
House of Representatives
Hickenlooper
Blue
Hancher
Iowa
Roberta Dawson and James Donaghue Wed in Minnesota
Miss Roberta Louise Dawson daughter of Mr and Mrs Clay Dawson married James L Donaghue Tuesday evening June 20 at Church of St Kevin Minneapolis. The bride wore lace and a finger tip halo veil with attendants in pastel lace dresses. Best man was Leo Donaghue and ushers were James Robinson and Carl Buer. About 150 guests attended the reception at the church. couple to reside at 6347 Longfellow Ave South Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Louise Dawson
Clay Dawson
Aurelia
James L. Donaghue
Church of St. Kevin
Minneapolis
Minn
Beverly Robinson
Gladys Berglund
Josephine Nofel
Leo Donaghue
James Robinson
Carl Buer
Longfellow Ave
Mike Danielson Dies At Home In Aurelia
Mike Danielson 71 died at the family home in Aurelia on Wednesday after a stroke. Survived by wife, two daughters Hazel and Mrs Eldon Tigges, a sister Gina Paulson. Lifelong farmer on Fraser farm until moving to Aurelia two and a half years ago. Funeral Saturday 1:30 at home and 2:00 at Congregational church. Burial in Aurelia cemetery.
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Mike Danielson
Aurelia
Hazel
Eldon Tigges
Near
Peterson
Gina Paulson
Danielson
Fraser
Congregational Church
Donald Peterson Graduates Navy Basic Engineering Course
Great Lakes Illinois July 4 Donald D Peterson 19 son of Mr and Mrs D Peterson Aurelia Iowa graduated from an intensive Basic Engineering training course at the Service School exercises He was chosen for his aptitude test scores and will be sent to sea shore stations or advanced schools for active duty or further training
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Illinois
Donald D. Peterson
D. Peterson
Aurelia
Iowa
Pfc Melvin Stief Receives Purple Heart
Mrs. Melvin Stief announced on July 5 that her husband Pfc. Melvin Stief was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in Italy on June 17. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Albert Stief of Aurelia and has served overseas since April of last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Melvin Stief
Pfc. Stief
Italy
Pfc
Stief
Albert. Stief
Aurelia
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G.O.P
State Capitol
Sentinel
Joe Hanley
Don Hines
Roscoe Thoma
Fairfield
Harry O'Donnell
Dana Bennett
Washington
Highway Patrol
Camp Dodge
C. A. Knee
Bob Hope
Sax Patriotic Service
The
Farmers National Bank
Fédéral Depositenone Corporation Aurelia
Iow
Geo. M. Cohan
John Phillip Sousa
Fred Jewell Barnhouse Whitson-Freedman
Patty Hickey
Baggy Trombone
Dear Old South
Mexicali
R. B. Hallow
A. Kiefer
Mayhew Lake Stone and
Tenney
Richard Whiting
Army Air Corps
Galen Gilbert
A. D. Coffman
Farmer State Bank
Larrabee
Wm. Georke
T. G
Waystaff
Army Air Corps Reserve
Legion-Auxiliary
Roberta Dawson
James Donaghue
Minnesota
Remsen
Aurelians
Hinkeldey
Maryhill
Aurelia-Remsen
Bjorkgren
Huseman
Pingel
Aeesenee
Larson
Tarbill
Paeees
Rapp
Wesetee Stubelfeldt
Seeyeseeee
N Moval
P Fengen
H Boever
Schader
Matgeh
Jenkins
Treinen
Donald Peterson
Navy
Purple Heart
ASA Patriotic Service
First Trust & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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