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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1938
Page
5
Two Storm Lake girls Miss Imogene Nittke and Miss Margaret Krasky swam from Higgins boat house to the Casino in 1 hour 15 minutes on a Wednesday afternoon. The note recalls a similar crossing two years ago in 1 hour 30 minutes.
The Aurelia school board advanced a WPA grant application of 9650 dollars to build a new athletic field on school grounds. Plans by Ralph Johnson include a lighted football field a quarter mile track bleachers parking landscaping and fence. Approval hinges on authorities in Sioux City Des Moines and Washington with completion targeted late autumn or early spring.
Miss Jane Scott of Storm Lake returns home cured from a mysterious ailment. After May onset functional paralysis of the right leg, treated at University Hospital Iowa City, the leg regained full use overnight following nerve specialist care. County Clerk Vera L. Scott accompanied her mother.
Aurelia led 5 0 after the first inning and 6 0 by the second with Wattie Holm debuting as player and field manager. Kingsley scored 3 late runs but Aurelia held on for the 6 to 3 win on the Kingsley grounds. Box score notes Holm and Rapp among key hitters and Kracht pitching for Aurelia.
The Larson gravel pit three miles northeast of Aurelia received 2000 bullheads from Spirit Lake, dumped into the north pool under the supervision of Edgar Morey of the Iowa Fish and Game Commission. Fingerlings of 4 to 6 inches were released after being seine d from Swan Lake below Superior, Iowa. Irwin C. Kroll of the Cherokee County Conservation committee coordinated the stocking, noting the pool is open to licensed anglers under an agreement with landowner George H. Larson. The primary goal is to provide fishing ground for the younger generation.
Church school at 10 am. No worship service until Sunday August 21. Pastor Edwin Trigg leads Congregational Church activities and messaging.
County Coroner Irwin GC Eorn was summoned to Quimby last Saturday evening for the death of a town resident. The death was due to heart trouble and no inquest was held.
Ten years ago in settling the Charles Holtz estate two farms south of Alta sold for 160 and 182.50 per acre Aurelia held a five day chautauqua ending with a deficit Guarantors taxed 6.50 each Lewis Daniels Jr bought 480 acres near Gann Valley SD at 25 per acre joining his father's 320 acres George Clover and family moved into the Eddy residence George Kaskey came from Sioux City to work for Guarantee Oil Co run by his brother C H Kaskey Twenty years ago a crowd gathered at school grounds for a July draft farewell Homer Haight and Royal Petlon enlisted in the navy Carl Herold visited from St Paul before leaving for the next army draft George Blanch bought 336 acres in Tilden township Thirty years ago Aurelia ball team, after winning 18 of 21, disbanded for lack of play partners.
Cherokee Times reports a break in at Vetter Oil Co station where thieves pried a pump and took 25 gallons of gasolene worth $4.50. Julius Vetter, owner, alerted police Monday. The robbery marks the third in ten days in town, with Golden Rule store losing $75 and Schoeneman Lumber $20.82 last week.
Rev. L. H. Preul from Alta spent the day with his son Byron and Rev. J. T. Snyder tending the Methodist Bible conference at the Methodist camp ground on Lake Okoboji.
Rev William Walter reports strong fundraising for a new brick church in Aurelia to replace the present building. The 28 by 76 foot English village style edifice will seat about 200 with a large basement social room and classrooms. Architect Thorwald Thorson of Forrest City designed the plan to be built on the current site using the old foundation and salvaged lumber.
Schedule lists games booked to date including July 38t Sutherland August 4 Remsen August 7 Albert City August 12 Galva and August 28 Kemsen with there or here indications.
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