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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1934
Page
3
Linn Grove appoints Mrs. Violet Shirk, formerly a Peterson schools teacher, as postmistress. In nearby Linn Grove, tax sale postponement continues with no bids as County Treasurer C C Bender reschedules to July 23.
Clyde Christensen broke his right ankle sliding into second base at the fairgrounds. Miss Adeline Hanson elected as Newell public schools music instructor after Buena Vista College study. Mildred Ray married Donald Potter at a May 29 wedding near Alta. Evelyn Olsen announced marriage to Joe Bonsall of Cherokee on July 10 1933 at Elk Point. J W Counsell an Alta Englishman, dies at Alta hospital aged 17. Clyde M Mummert becomes Farnhamville bank cashier June 1 and handles bank trust liquidation.
The Plucky Pitcher 4-H Club met with Lillian Johnson and fourteen members attended. Lillian Johnson was voted to represent the club at the Ames girls convention this month. Rally day stunt, music memory work, ice cream sale report, and camping trip plans were discussed. Next meeting at Miss Bess Pitcher's home on Thursday afternoon June 14. girls to bring lunch for picnic supper.
The Aurelia All-Stars defeated Linn Grove 7 to 0 at home, with Roy Matzdorff limiting the visitors to two hits. Aurelia later beat Cherokee 7 to 4, Hanover 6 to 4, and Guarantee Oil fell 6 to 4 on Aurelia grounds in a back and forth Tri County league slate. Phillips 66 topped Hanover seconds 11 to 3. Upcoming games feature All Stars vs Vilas and Green Gables, with Guarantee Oil facing multiple opponents.
Cherokee county clubs plan to send many delegates to the seventh annual 4-H girls club convention at Iowa State College from June 25 to 28. Delegates depart June 25 morning and return June 28 evening. rooms cost 50 cents nightly and meals 75 cents per day. Martha Phipps and Gladys Johnson of Afton township win a free trip for their State Fair demonstration "Using Iowa's Corn Meal."
The Girl Scouts met at Lois Anderson's home Tuesday evening with Paulson in charge. They shifted meetings to Wednesday 2:30 PM due to night travel and planned an outing at Storm Lake Casino. Committees were formed and a play was rehearsed before a luncheon.
A heavy rain event last Thursday and Friday dumped about five inches in two days, saturating ground. High waters closed railroad tracks and highways between Merrill and Sioux City as washes and washed bridges hindered transport across northwest Iowa Minnesota the Dakotas and Nebraska.
Aurelia's high school band under A E Morse staged two open air concerts with strong audience praise. A baritone solo by Mrs Jean Mattison highlighted the first show, and next week features vocal and cornet solos by Mary Fraser and Raymond Kruse with the Hungry Five. A roster lists band members by instrument, with many guest players helping at performances.
Ames Iowa June 11 Degrees were awarded to 552 students at Iowa State College during the commencement. A total of 862 degrees have been earned since last June. Dr C R Brown Yale University delivered the address. Pres R M Hughes conferred the degrees. From this county Everett Norvel Mortenson Cherokee Chemical Engineering Willard Amos Richardson Clear Lake Electrical Engineering Edith Elizabeth Gloss Larrabee Home Economics Vera LaVonne Dawson Cherokee Industrial Science Norman Maxwell Nelson Cherokee Veterinary Medicine John Freeman Shea Cherokee Civil Engineering.
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Director A. E. Morse of the high school band urged caps for members and pledged one dollar. Niels led a round of donations from local businesses totaling about 35 dollars amid friendly, if rough, efforts, with several named contributors and the first public list published.
Des Moines reports a partial release instruction for corn loans. Borrowers may obtain a partial release by paying 47 cents per bushel, sending a check to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and revealing sealer details. The Commodity Credit Corporation authorizes release and reseals to cover unpaid notes, with resealing funded by borrowers in most cases.
Mrs L O Wycoff of Sac City gave birth to four infants Saturday three girls and a boy. The newborns Lester Dean and three girls Lavern Darlene Lavenne Danene Lor raine Delnine weighed 42 4 34 and 24 pounds respectively. Dr G H Swearingen reported mother and babies doing nicely with a nurse assisting. The Wycoff family now numbers nine.
Claud M. Smith withdraws his $1,000 suit against the county with prejudice. Evans Construction Co. of Early wins the gravel contract at $8,135.70, beating J. H. Hartzell by $130.05. Rev and Mrs B H Coonradt bid farewell as he departs for Missouri Valley after nine years here. John Graves wins his third title in the state high school half mile, setting a NW regional AAU record at Minneapolis with 1 58.9, surpassing the old 2 02.38 mark.
Announcement of the June 16 1988 wedding in Ainsworth Nebraska between Miss Katherine Bierden and Mr. William E Whitney. The bride, daughter of James H Milton of Storm Lake, and the groom, son of Mildred Whitney, plan to reside with the groom’s mother in Aurelia.
A local column recalls events from a decade past including a telephone rate rise by Northwestern Bell in nearby towns and graduation and employment changes involving residents Celestine Dawson and Marigaret Eddy plus real estate and health notes from Aurelia and surrounding areas.
Miss Marian Hale daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Hale and Espy McDeid son of Mr and Mrs Jess McDeid both of Aurelia were married Friday evening June 8 at Rev Mitchells Presbyterian church home in Cherokee The bride wore a blue dress and was unattended The couple are well known and will reside with the groom's parents while plans for a house are made.
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