Tornado Strikes Farms Near Aurelia Two Miles Northeast
A small tornado hit area two miles northeast of Aurelia last Monday afternoon causing heavy damage to several farms. Homes and barns suffered roof and foundation damage while hog houses, windmills, sheds, and granaries were wrecked or scattered. Trees were uprooted and grain shocks blown over as residents sought safety in ditches and fields.
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Aurelia
Arvid Olson
Claus Anderson
Oscar Johnson
Howard Nelson
Glenn Stiner
Olson & Anderson
Johnson Farm
Mr. Johnson
Delbert
Stiner
Carl Grienke
George McCurdy
James Fee
Aurelia High School Band Schedules Saturday Concert
Special program features Bob Hipwell on trombone and Dean Gilbert singing two numbers Mother Macree and Marching Along Together. Band performs National Guard March McCaughey On the Volga Russian overture Akimenko Moss The Kangaroo Vanguard March Dreamy Dawn The Brigadier General March Donkey Serenade Western Spirit March Bohemian Girl selection Mother Machree Marching Along Together Dean Gilbert vocals Fortuna Overture Military Escort March and Star Spangled Banner finale.
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Aurelia High School
Bob Hipwell
Cherokee
Dean Gilbert
Mother Macree
National Guard
McCaughey
Volga
Akimenko Moss
Kangaro
Vanguard
Hollingsworth
Dreamy Dawn
Walltz
Briegel
Balfe
Mother Machree
Woes Pola Steininger
Zamecnik
Bennett
Vogel elected district ag advisor in Aurelia region
A. H. Vogel, Aurelia vocational agriculture instructor, was chosen northwest Town district adviser for the next school year by the Vocational Agriculture Teachers association in Ames. He succeeds W. H. Turner of Odebolt and the district plans a fall conference in Aurelia with the F F A convention. Leading speakers included T. E. Russell and C. V. Gregory among others.
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A. H. Vogel
Aurelia
Northwest
Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association
Ames
W. H. Turner
Odeboldt
Age Dvor Bon
Department of Education
T. E. Russell
Des Moines Register
C. V. Gregory
The
Wallace Farmer
G. P. Dayce
Michigan State College
T. W. Schultz
Mark Thornburg
Schultz
Europe
Carrier pigeon lands at Ed Mathews farm near Aurelia
A carrier pigeon with left leg band markings and right leg band AU-40 Chicago-84930 made a forced landing at the Ed Mathews farm a few miles northeast of Aurelia during a brief wind and rain storm. The exhausted bird entered the house and was harbored there, with the Mathews family keeping it.
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Ed Mathews
Aurelia
Mathews Home
Chicago
Ten Years Ago Aurelia Area Threshing and Tax Cuts Noted
Ten years ago Guy Anderson led a threshing ring in Afton township with early threshing under way. Aurelia taxpayers faced about 1000 dollars less in next year’s taxes as the levy dropped to 4500 dollars. Emory Secor of Cherokee county died at his son’s home in Afton. The Aurelia-Brooke road was to be fully graveled and gravel contracts let July 27.
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Guy Anderson
Aftan Township
B. L. Troup
Troup
Aurelia
Emory Secor
Cherokee County
Elmer
Afton Township
Mt. Olive
Oscar Lenz
Board of Supervisors
Brooke Consolidated
Mary Dick
Archie C. Nelson
Cherokee
Christian Parsonage
Grant Highway
Flouris
Farwell
Meters in Aurelia Near Completion After Testing
Completion of periodic testing of over 800 electric meters in Aurelia is near. Meter tester Alph Des Voll of the Town Public Service Company of Cherokee says accuracy checks were made, adjustments done, and sapphire jewels installed on most meters. He notes long–in–use meters are in excellent condition and the work mirrors the 1929 Iowa Public Service Company turnover.
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Aurelia
Alph Des Voll
DeVoll
Iowa Public Service Company
Farm to Market Road Project Planned in Aurelia Area
County engineers announce two farm to market road builds this summer totaling 14 miles near Aurelia and Cherokee. Trunk road E runs north south from Lindsay corner to Ed Kohlhagen corner, with grading and gravel work. Project costs exceed the 1942 allotment but state funds are approved.
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Aurelia
Lindsay Corner
Town
Ed Kohlhagen Corner
Town Highway Commission
Cherokee
No. 81
State Commission
Quimby
Plymouth
Two Aurelia Farmers Named to FSA Tenant Purchase Committee
Floyd Anderson and Louis Hengtson of Aurelia join C. C. Albert Peterson of Larrabee on a three-member Cherokee County committee aiding the Farm Security Administration. The panel will review tenant purchase loan applicants and recommend approvals based on character, farming potential, and loan funding.
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Aurelia
Floyd Anderson
Louis Hengtson
Farm Security Administration
Cherokee County
C. C. R. Bush
FSA
Secretary of Agriculture
C. C. Albert Peterson
Larrabee
Bush
Ten Pin Alleys In Aurelia Bowling Alley
Aurelia bowlers will gain two regulation ten pin alleys this fall alongside existing duck pin lanes. Proprieter C C Libby says one duck pin lane will be removed, creating two lanes on the north wall and two on the south wall. The room will likely be decorated and opening is tied to the Farmers Picnic.
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Aurelia
C. C. Libby
Libby
Euré
Aluminum Drive For Aurelia Ends July 29
The Aurelia community is asked to donate all scrap aluminum to support national defense. A deposit depot is set north of the Pump House, announced by Mayor J W Grapenth. Citizens are urged to place usable aluminumware in the enclosure and avoid items needing replacement purchases.
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Aurelia
Uncle Sam
Pumy House
J. W. Grapen
Mhay
Twelve Draftees to Leave Sunday for Army
Twelve men are to depart Cherokee on Sunday August 3 for Fort Des Moines for final examinations prior to probable induction into the army for one year of training. The group includes Merle Bischel Aurelia David Price Greghorn Richard A. Gibson Harold E. Engel Prentiss C. Jones Edmund E. Clark Archie S. Patterson Harold M. Johnson Francis A. de St Paer Myrle Larson Lawrence L. Lee Carl Jennesa Roger Helnen.
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Ft. Des Moines
Irma Smith
Merle Bischel
Aurelia
David Price
Greghorn Band
Richard A. Gibson
Quimby
Harold E. Engel
iCherokee
Prentiss C. Jones
Kingsley
Cherokee
Edmund E. Clark
Archie S. Patterson
Harald M. Johnson
Francis A. de St. Paer
Myrle Larson
Lawrence L. Lee
Larrabee
Carl Jennesa
Roger Helnen
Alta
Hottest Spot On Farm Sparks Tractor Fire
Chris Roggow recalls a Tuesday heat wave on his Aurelia area farm when a spark from a tractor exhaust set his trousers alight. He was driving in a field when the smoulder started and believes wind carried the spark to his pant leg.
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Chris Roggon
Aurelia
Ripley
Chris
Aurelians Set for Denver Post Tournament Weekend Games
The Aurelians travel to Rock Valley to face the Giants in a mid season warmup while White Caps visit Aurelia on Sunday. Aurelia leads 3 2 in the summer series as Roy Jones faces Bill Jammer on the mound. The team departs Monday for the Denver Post tourney beginning July 31.
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Aurelians
Denver
Rock Valley
Rock Valley Giants
Aurelia
Roy Jones
Bill Jammer
Storm Lake
White Caps
Death of C. J. Gustafson from heat prostration at Aurelia area
C. J. Gustafson 68 a longtime Diamond Center area farmer died from complications of heat prostration after two weeks of illness following a day in the blazing sun. Funeral services are planned Friday at 2 and 2:30 at local churches. Surviving relatives include his wife a daughter Mrs Glenn Stutz a grandson Thomas Glenn a sister Mrs C E Danielson and brothers Alfred and Frans.
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C. J. Gustafson
Aurelia
Chas
Incal Methodist Church
L. H. Preul
J. L. Ralston
Salix
Diamond Center Methodist Church
Gustafson
America
Sweden
Diamond Center
Afton Township
Glenn Stutz
Moline
Thomas Glenn
C. KE. Danielson
Storm Lake
Alfred
Benson, Minn
Frans
Mrs Mildred Thomson Weekend Visit Reported
Mrs Mildred Thomson spent the weekend in the homes of Jack Thomson and R V Fiebig in Sioux City, reflecting social visits among local families.
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Mildred Thomson
Jack Thomson and
R. V. Fiebig
Sioux City
Aurelians Blitz Council Bluffs in Afternoon Win
Aurelia defeats Council Bluffs Boosters 7 hits and 5 runs aided by Ronnie Miller and Bill Jammer. Harlan blanked by Aurelia 1 1 in the nightcap as Jammer blanks Harlan through seven innings.
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Council Bluffs
Crush Harlan
Aurelians
Iowa
Ronnie
Council Bluffa
Bill
Harlan
Ossino
Hurler
Aurellians
Defense Bond Quiz and Savings Options
The article explains that Defense Savings bonds can be cashed anytime after 60 days for the principal plus interest. It notes many owners do not cash them but instead buy more, often through payroll withholding or banks. It directs readers to buy at post offices or banks or to write to the Treasurer of the United States in Washington, D C.
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Defense
America
United States
Washington, D. C
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District Ag
First Trust & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sentinel
R. W. Morrill
Lew Anderson
Morrill
Pacific Coast
Chris Roggow
Denver Post
Chas. Gustafson
Methodist Church
Hennesey
Connors
Day
Woodruff
Jammer
Hunnicut
Collings
Miller
Ossina
American Bankers Association
Farmers National Bank
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