Happenings in Nearby Towns Highlight Local Events
Great-Grandma Lena Hanssen to celebrate 100th birthday Sunday at Holstein Advance reports. Tigges reunion draws 170 attendees at Ledges State Park Boone. Wanata State Park sees dike dam plans with state conservation aid. Storm Lake debates $20,000 conservation spend and rising college enrollment at Buena Vista. Remsen major-league pitcher Joe Lotz named manager of LeMars Orioles. Sioux Rapids notes Harper parole and local crime past. Aurelia’s Guarantee Oil Co featured on Omaha WOW broadcast.
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Holstein Advance
Lena Hanssen
Peterson Patriot
the Ledges State Park
Boone
Thomas I. Kephart
State Conservation Commission
Little Sioux
Remsen Bell Enterprise
Joe Lotz
Remsen
LeMars Orioles
Providence
Plymouth County
Mrs. W. F. Hickey Dies in Diamond Township at 62
Mrs. W F Hickey a Diamond Township resident for 48 years died at home after a 18 month illness. Born Hattie Gustafson in Sweden she came to America in 1889 and to Aurelia Iowa where she lived before her marriage to W F Hickey in 1901. Survived by husband four children three grandchildren and siblings, funeral held at Diamond Center Methodist with Rev J L Ralston and Rev Cook. burial in Diamond Center cemetery.
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W. F. Hickey
Diamond Township
Hattie Gustafson Hickey
Vestargotland
Sweden
Aurelia
Iowa
America
Chicago
Garland
Ardyce Winter
Sioux City
Orville
Evelyn
Anna Danielson
Storm Lake
Alfred Gustafson
Benson
Minnesota
Charles Gustafson
Frans Gustafson
Methodist Episcopal Church
Diamond Center
J. L. Ralston
Cook
Diamond Center Methodist Church
Eleanor Blake of Afton Elected Head 7H Club
Eleanor Blake of Afton was elected president of the Cherokee county 4-H Girls Club at a rally day meeting held at Immaculate Conception church in Cherokee. More than 100 girls attended and Helen Felton of Spring Township was chosen as best groomed 4-H girl. Cedar township won the music memory contest with Rock and Pitcher placing second and third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor“Blake
Marian Hullet
Lois Mae Shadeland
Cedar
Dorothy Rupp
Rock-Sheridan Group
Aurelia High School Band Impresses Large Opening Crowd
The Aurelia high school band directed by Albert G. Morse played to a large audience on Main Street last Saturday after weather postponement. With 87 members the group showed growth and promise amid praise from locals and merchants inviting continued concert attendance during vacation.
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Aurelia High School
Albert G. Morse
Main Street
Morse
Aurelia
Dale Robar
Dean Parrott
Merlyn Hansbruch
Madalynne Booth
Jack Coombs
Filmore Ohlson
George Wharton
Gus Ohlson
Delores Kaskey
Junior Nelson
Wayne Bruce
Bennie Wieland
Phyllis Port
Burnette Neville
Lois Whitney
Paul Holderness
Dorothy Beeghley
Viola Fierk
Gene
Hail Storm Damages Small Grain Northeast of Aurelia
Farmers in a northeast Aurelia area suffered hail damage last Sunday about four o clock. The Libby farm area to Homer Robar farm saw 60 percent plus loss in small grain while corn remained mostly unharmed. Other affected farmers included Robert Whiting George McCurdy Glenn Stiner Carl Grienke and Albert Meyer. Hail also hit Schaller Newell and Fonda regions.
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Aurelia
C. O. Libby
Homer Robar
Robert Whiting
George McCurdy
Glenn Stiner
Carl Grienke
Albert Meyer
Schaller
Newell
Fonda
Former Aurelia Girl Weds in Greeley Colorado
Sylvia Roeder daughter of Mrs Mabel Roeder married Robert Minnick on Sunday June 6 in Greeley Colorado A bridesmaid Ruth Fierk of Aurelia Iowa and groomsman Elmer Foster of Elizabeth Colorado attended Rev Charles B Hannon of Cheyenne Wyoming officiated The couple hosted a reception and dinner then left for a Colorado trip Mrs Minnick formerly lived in Aurelia and has many friends there wishing happiness
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Aurelia
Greeley
Colorado
Sylvia Roeder
Mabel Roeder
Robert Minnick
Ruth Fierk
Iowa
Elmer Foster
Elizabeth
Charles &. Hannon
First Christian Church
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Mrs. Minnick
Congregational Church Plans Children’s Day Schedule
Edwin Trigg, pastor, leads Children’s Day exercises at 10:80. Sunday service combines with Sunday school. Special offering for Sunday school. Junior and Senior Endeavor scheduled at 6:80.
Flower Show Prize Winners Announced by Garden Club
Aurelia residents attended a garden club event at G. R. Wharton furniture store where amid poor weather exhibits thrived. Prize winners across categories include G. R. Wharton and Inez Bischel for peony blooms, George Wharton for pink peonies and red blooms, H. J. Schmidt for named roses, and multiple awards to Mrs. E. C. Lighter, Eula Lewis, Carrie Robinson, and others for arrangements and displays.
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Aurelia Garden Club
G. R. Wharton
Aurelia
Inez Bischel
Fae Fraser
George Wharton
Eula Lewis
Carrie Robinson
J. W. Whitney
Rose
Margaret Scott
Geo. Lamm
E. C. Lighter
Geo. Wharton
Olive Johnson
Rose Honsbruch
Ist
Mary Wieland
Leta Wieland
Geo, Wharton
Storm Lake Drowning Victim Found Second Body
Storm Lake volunteers and firemen recovered the second drowning victim, 87-year-old merchant Barney Larson, at 9 a m Friday. Ed Hansen and B W Einspahr located Larson about a half mile northwest of the site where Carl Lundblad was found earlier. The body lay near the lake bottom, weighted by a heavy sheepskin coat, and Larson would have been underwater for several more days.
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Storm Lake
Barney Larson
Larson
Ed Hansen
B. W. Einspahr
Odeboit
Carl Lundblad
Maurice Fitz- Patrick
Cherokee Publisher Joins Big Newspaper Hookup in Iowa City
After 16 years in Cherokee Paul H Caswell leaves July 1 to join the executive staff of the Iowa City Press Citizen. He joins the Merritt C Speidel group with papers in Chillicothe Salina Iowa City and Fort Collins. Caswell keeps his interests in Times Publishing and Times Printing. Justin Barry remains business manager and editor while Mrs Caswell and three children stay for fall term. The Press Citizen celebrates a new 200000 building and a 92 page issue in a modern plant.
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Cherokee Times
Cherokee
Paul H. Caswell
Cherokee Daily Times
Iowa City Press Citizen
Merritt C. Speidel
Chillicothe
Ohio
Salina
California
Iowa City
Iowa
Fort Collins
Colorado
Caswell
Times Publishing Co
J F Sellers Laid to Rest in Good Hope Cemetery
Funeral services for J F Sellers were held in Aurelia Iowa with a home service and church services at Good Hope and Mt Olive Baptist. He was born September 24 1862 in Rock Island IL and died June 8 1937 at his daughter's home in Aurelia aged 74 8 14. He married Sopha Baker in 1882 and was survived by three daughters a son twelve grandchildren seven great grandchildren and siblings with out of town relatives attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Sellers
Anna Anderson
Aurelia
TL. H. Preul
Aurelia Methodist Church
Good Hope Church
C. G. Minor
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Preul
Good Hope
John Felix Sellers
Hiram
Sarah Sellers
Rock Island County
Illinois
Iowa
Sopha Baker
Reynolds
Victor Frank
Iown
Elwyn Lindlief
Storm Lake
Merrill, Sellers
Compton
California
Will Baker
Ray Hofer
Taylor Ridge
Roy Leeds
Ottumwa
Looking Back Into the Past Ten Years Ago Aurelia notes
A compile of past items shows street grading for graveling underway in Aurelia. Churchgoers at St Pauls Lutheran held their annual mission service. H A W Carroll visited from Eagle Grove and will return home. Maltby siblings and Grace Blanch arrived from Ames for summer.
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Aurelia
St. Paul's
H. AW. Carroll
Eagle Grove
Herbert
Harold
Gladys Maltby
Grace Blanch
Ames
United Banker Appointed Cherokee County Coroner
Irwin C. Kroll Aurelia undertaker was appointed coroner of Cherokee county to fill the unexpired term of Co. BF. Quinn who died recently. Kroll received four of five votes of the county board of supervisors at their meeting Monday afternoon. Confirmation came from County Auditor Hf. Montgomery by mail Wednesday morning, making Kroll the official county coroner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin C. Kroll
Aurelia
Cherokee County
Co. BF. Quinn
Cherokee
My. Kroll
County Board of Supervisors
Hf. M. Montgomery
Kroll
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Afton
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New Ulm
L. E. Christensen
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Wilson Bowers
Co. Mont Cherokee
Henry Grashall
Cyril Mahoney
Ronald Dyslin
Lawrence Butterfield
A.R. Bates
Henry Wathen
George Marcher
Harry Haight
Ralph White
Henry Fassler
William Striker
Everett McManus
Clay Dawson
Nina Conley
Washta
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Chas. Waddell
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