Cherokee Times Reports Major City Projects and Centennial Pageant
Cherokee approves paving and sewage disposal plant projects totaling 291187 for FWA transmission to Washington. A crowd near 10000 attends the three day territorial centennial pageant Iowa The Open Door on Tomahawk field. Parachutist Phil Ponteux escapes injury after a near miss with a power line behind city hall. Trainee Lester Arthur dies from internal injuries after falling from an Illinois Central freight train three miles south. Bill Nelson recovers from a severe hand laceration after an incident at home with his cousin Jack Howell.
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FWA
Omaha
Washington
Tomahawk Athletic
Iowa
Phil Ponteux
Lester John Arthur
Fort Madison
Sioux Valley Hospital
Cherokee
A. N. Tilton
Ball Team Suffers Defeat in Two Games
The Aurelia baseball team lost two games to Storm Lake teams. Storm Lake Packers edged Aurelia 3 to 2 on a local afternoon. Earlier on the Fourth Aurelia was defeated by St. Marys of Storm Lake 12 to 3. Witterding and Paulson pitched, with Jack Coombs catching.
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Aurelia
Storm Lake
Storm Lake Packers
Laursen
Kracht
Pingel
St. Mary’s School
Witterding
Paulson
Jack Coombs
St Pauls Lutheran Church Service and Voters Meeting
William Walter, pastor officiates Sunday school at 9 45 a m and English language worship at 10 46 a m with Holy Communion. Announcements follow. Voters meeting scheduled Sunday evening at 1730 o'clock.
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ST. Paul’s Lutheran Church
William Walter
Town Council Sells Water Pressure Tanks
The town council sold two large water pressure tanks once used for a 35 year old system in Aurelia to a bridge contractor. They will be laid end to end to form a culvert beneath a road east of Defiance Iowa and removed last week for new storage space.
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Defiance
Iowa
Fred Fassler
Aurelia
Congregational Parsonage
Main Street
Fire Department
Bill Trease Here For Summer Vacation
Bill Trease grandson of Mr and Mrs James M Gay arrived in Aurelia Saturday morning after a year in Washington DC. He is home for summer months and will return east in September to study in New York City near the World's Fair site. He plans pre legal studies and hopes to pursue degrees in jurisprudence following his mother.
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Bill Trease
James M. Gay
Aurelia
Washington, D. C
Edward A. Collins
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Bill
Woodrow Wilson High School
New York City
Long Island
Aurelian
Blackstone
Town Passes Truck Parking Ordinance on Main Street
The town council approved an ordinance prohibiting parking of trucks buses or cars with trailers on two Main Street blocks to reduce accidents safeguard lives and ease congestion. The budget and tax levies were adopted with the same rates as before.
Congregational Church announces summer schedule and carnival
Church school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Junior and Senior Endeavor meet until September. Brotherhood carnival Thursday evening July 14 at the city park featuring games music tea cream and cake.
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Brotherhood
Republicans and Democrats Hold Cherokee Conventions
Cherokee county Republicans met at city hall with Arthur Coburn and Mrs Norman Smith as chairmen and nominated Fred Ritchie for state representative and Albert Stahl for clerk of courts. Democrats chose George Hicks for auditor and G R Wharton for coroner. Both parties selected delegates for Des Moines and Sheldon conventions in July. Delegates included H H Lockin, W G Port, Earl Fraser, and Mrs A E Krout.
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Cherokee County
Cherokee
Court House
Arthur A. Coburn
Norman Smith
Vincent Powers
M. J. Gilleas
Fred Ritchie
Marcus
Glenn Curtis
Albert Stahl
Wayne H. Flickinger
George Hicks
H. M. Montgomery
G. R. Wharton
Aurelia
J. E. Bunker
Des Moines
Sheldon
Pilcher Township
H. H. Lockin
J. M. Whitney
W. G. Port
George E. Blanch
A. E. Hickey
Earl Fraser
A. E. Krout
E. C. Lighter
Summer Shelter for Poultry Boosts Comfort and Feed
Iowa State extension poultryman W. R. Whitfield says hens seek shade and higher comfort when the old house is hot, signaling a need for a cool summer shelter. A 120 hen house with a roof and one inch poultry netting costs about $25. Plans are available from county agents or the extension service.
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W. R. Whitfield
Iowa State College Extension Poultryman
County
Agenta
Iowa State College Extension Service
Aurelia School District Publishes Annual Financial Report
The Sentinel prints the Aurelia consolidated school district annual financial statement compiled by M. C. Paulson. The report details expenditures and payments, receipts and balances across funds, and is published as required by law. Citizens are invited to review where school tax money is allocated.
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Aurelia Consolidated School District
The
Sentinel
M. C. Paulson
Methodist Church Notes Prominent July Bible Conference Planned
L H Preul, pastor, announces church school at 10:00 led by George Lamm. Morning worship at 11:00 with choir rehearsal Monday 7:30. Epworth league institute July 11–17 at Methodist camp Lake Okuboji. Bible conference July 24–31 features Bishop Oxnam Dr Mogle Dr Case Bishop Cushman and others.
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George Lamm
Epworth League Institute
Lake Okuboji
Jainatore
G. Bromley Oxnam
Omaha
John Mogle
First Church
Seattle
Washington
Harold C. Case
Topeka
Kansas
Ralph 5. Cushman
Denver
Colorado
Wm. H. Mansfield
First Methodist Church
el Paso
Texas
Edwin Taylor
Cincinnati
Ohio
Paul MacQollin
Leo Kucingki
Sioux City
Diamond Early Settler Died Sunday Afternoon
W. F. Lindsay an early settler of Diamond township died suddenly at his home Sunday afternoon at 2 10. He had suffered declining health for years. Funeral services were held at his home Wednesday morning at 10 conducted by Rev. Johnson of the Swedish Lutheran church Cher okee with Rev. L. H. Prenl of the Aurelia Methodist church assisting. Burial followed in Aurelia cemetery. A full obituary was not available.
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Winar Johnson
Grace
Edward Touney
Galva
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Ewald Carlson
Marvel Christensen
Storm Lake
Donald Clark
Supt
Mra. L. A. Clark
Des Moines
Army Flying School
Texas
Ward F. Fllis
Alta
Christiana Madsen
Fort Collina
Colorado
J.T. Synder
W. F. Lindsay
Diamond Township
Johnson
Swedish Lutheran Church of
Cherokee
L. H. Prenl
Aurelia
Business Men Approve Free Rides for Aurelia Picnic
At the business men's meeting last Friday with 10 members present, approval was given for a contract to provide Savage free rides for the fall picnic to be held in Aurelia on August 23 and 24. A loud speaker system for program announcements and band concerts was also engaged. Committees led by C. O. Larson Irwin C. Kroll H. H. Deyloff and Harry Howell were appointed to solicit funds for financing the high school band and street concerts.
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Aurelia
C. O. Larson
Irwin C. Kroll
H. H. Deyloff
Harry Howell
Voters Reject Sale of Aurelia Electric Plant
Ten years ago Aurelia voters defeated a proposition to sell the town electric light plant to Town Public Service Co for 1000 dollars. The item is part of Looking Back Into the Past listings across decades.
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Aurelia
Town Public Service Co
Ltd
CO. P. D
Wine
Farmers National Bank
Eric Johnson
Oll
Sweden
Genevieve Wollman Weds Cherokee Man
Miss Genevieve Wollman of Aurelia and Mr. George Steig of Cherokee wed Saturday at the Cherokee Methodist Church with Rev. Farnham officiating. About 86 relatives attended. The couple will reside in Fort Dodge after August 1.
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Genevieve Wollman
Aurelia
George Steig
Cherokee
Methodist Church
Farnham
Faith Mammert
James Graves
A. A. Woltman
Aurelian
Brooke Consolidated School
Chenokee
Charejowigh
He & S. Bales Company
Fort Dodge
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Maurice Hjelm
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Storm Lake Register
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Cherokee News
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