Democratic caucus sites set for March 25 in Cherokee County
Monday night Galvin announces precinct caucuses across Cherokee County for 1968, starting at 8:00 p.m. Open to all Democrats or party supporters, meetings will elect precinct officers and delegates for the April 19 conventions. Locations include Amherst Marcus Elementary, Cherokee Ward courthouses, Diamond Diamond Center, Marcus Municipal Building, and multiple residences and centers across towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae Galvin
Cherokee County
Democratic Central Committee
Galvin
Amherst
Marcus
Cherokee Township
Walter Brenner
Liberty
Royce Mortenson
Cedar-Larrabee
Don Hanlon
Cherokee
VFW
Webster
Diamond
Diamond Center
Grand Meadow
Pilot
Jack Perrin
Pitcher
Aurelia
Rock
Elmer Fischer
Sheriden
Cleghorn
Ralph Shafer
Meriden
Tilden
Joe Galvin
Willow
Quimby
Washta
Washta Legion Hall
Twin birth notices from Boone and Alta announce three new arrivals
A son Chad Murray was born March 14 to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mackay of Boone weighing 7 lbs 13 oz with grandparents Archie Mackay Sr of Alta and Virgil Larson of Aurelia and two great grandmothers Lydia Larson of Cherokee and Loux of Clarion. A son Timothy Paul born March 8 to Mr. and Mrs. Don LaFleur of Alta weighing 7 lbs 7 oz with brothers Michael Earl and Bradley John and grandparents Earl Flanigan Aurelia Dorothy LaFleur Sioux City and Herm an LaFleur Pomona Calif. A son Michael Robert born March 10 to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wahl with grandparents Walter Turner Cherokee and Mrs Wahl St Cloud Minn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Mackay
Boone
Chad Murray
Archie Mackay
Alta
Virgil Larson
Aurelian
Lydia Larson
Cherokee
David Loux
Clarion
Don LaFleur
Mapleton
Timothy Paul
Michael Earl
Bradley John
Earl Flanigan
Aurelia
Dorothy LaFleur
Sioux City
Herman LaFleur
Pomona
Calif
Clinton Craft
Robert Wahl
Denver
Cola
Michael Robert
Walter Turner
W. Wahl
St. Cloud
Minn
Sunset Knoll appoints Trent Candor administrator
Trent Candor of Mason City is named Administrator of Sunset Knoll Retirement Home succeeding long time head Areen Ummiach who resigned February 12. Candor studied at Parsons College and Simpson College and worked as a detail man for E. R. Squibb & Son. He is married to Elva Lou with two children Todd and Lynn and began March 1, with the family planning to move to Aurelia after their new home is built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trent Candor
Mason City
Sunset Knoll Retirement Home
Areen Ummiach
Sunset Knoll
Gaston Receives Morningside College Scholarship
Janet E. Gaston of Aurelian earned a competitive scholarship to Morningside College in Sioux City for the 1968 69 academic year announced by Craig Croston director of student affairs. Scholarships depend on high school records test scores and community activity with amounts varying by need as the college’s aid program totals over 1 000 000 in scholarships loans and jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morningside College
Sioux City
Janet E. Gaston
Aurelian
Craig Croston
Goodwill Truck to Visit Aurelia on March 26
The Goodwill Industries truck from Sioux City will be in Aurelia on March 26. People may drop off contributions at the A. A. Davis home before that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodwill Industries
Sioux City
Aurelia
A. A. Davis
County Emergency Squad Meeting Opens County Radio Project
Thirty five members of the Cher okee County Emergency and Rescue Squad met with the Larrabee Fire Department March 11. Roger Frisbie presided and Stanley Otto read the minutes. Kenneth Pallesen spoke on the progress of the county wide radio hookup for all departments. Frank Starr, State Conservation officer from Storm Lake, showed films on migratory birds and fire. The next meeting was tentatively set for Cleghorn on April 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee County Emergency and Rescue Squad
Larrabee Fire Department
Roger Frisbie
Stanley Otto
Kenneth Pallesen
Marcus
Frank Starr
Storm Lake
Cleghorn
Pinewood Derby Held Monday Night at Community Center
Cub Scout event to race Pinewood Derby cars Monday night at the Community Center. Details mark time and location. public attendance encouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
He Community Center
Miss Winterhof to Tour with Dana Band Concerts
Miss Elaine Winterhof daughter of Mr and Mrs Orville E Winterhof joins the Dana College Concert Band for a four day Iowa tour starting Monday March 25 with eight Central Iowa performances. Directed by Dr Wayne Wise the 42 member ensemble offers a high quality program culminating in the home concert March 31 at Alumni Memorial Auditorium with no admission charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Winterhof
DANA
Elaine Winterhof
Orville E. Winterhof
Dana College
Blair, Neb
Iowa
Wayne Wise
i'Dana
Wise
Army Band
Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Junior Class Play At Aurelia High March 29
The Aurelia High School junior class presents the comedy A Case of Springtime on March 29 at 8 p.m. Directed by Mrs. Richard Vogt, the cast includes Bob Parker Mike Patten Glenn McCannon Marsha Johnson Kay Dumkrieger Dave Kastengren Gwen Anderson Kim Huseman Joan Abernaker Jeanette Peck Matt Ohlson Louella Susan Gustafson Carl Plagman Rosalie Flanigan Sherrie Allen Jane Patterson Tom Stevenson Theresa Peterson Admission is one dollar for students and fifty cents for others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia High School
Richard Vogt
Bob Parker
Mike Patten
Parker
Glenn McCannon
Marsha Johnson
Betty Parker
Kay Dumkrieger
Dickie Parker
Dave Kastengren
Gwen Anderson
Kim Huseman
Joan Abernaker
Jeanette Peck Eddle
Ceenenee Matt Ohlson
Louella
Susan Gustafson
Abernaker
Carl Plagman
Brunswick
Rosalie ‘Flanigan
James
Sherrie Allen
Hill
Jane Patterson
Tom Stevenson
Bright
Theresa Peterson
Mid-America Chorale to Perform in Aurelia Tuesday
The Mid-America Chorale conducted by John R. Dexter will give a concert at Aurelia High School Auditorium Tuesday March 26 at 7 30 PM. The 24 member group rehearsed since October on a program ranging from 1300s music to 1967 new works. A full day includes junior and senior high workshops and elementary grade quartet performances. The event is free and part of a 14 week Iowa tour under the Pace project funded by HEW Title III.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-America
Aurelia
Sac Performing Arts Project
Iowa
Office of Education
U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
PACE
Sac Community Board of Education
Engagement Announced for Carol Gaston and LyIe Rasmussen
The engagement of Miss Carol Gaston to LyLe Rasmussen is announced by her parents Mr and Mrs Wayne Gaston of Aurelia. Gaston attends the University of Northern Iowa at Cedar Falls while Rasmussen, a graduate of Iowa State University, works at Lutheran Mutual Life Insurance in Waterloo. The wedding is planned at the Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Gaston
Lylé Rasmussen
Elmer. Rasmussen
Waterloo
Wayne Gaston
Aurelia
Miss Gaston
University of Northern Towa
Cedar Falls
Iowa State University
Ames
Lutheran Mutual Life Insurance
Waverly
Marine Private Dennis Reilly Returns Home on Leave
Dennis Reilly arrived home Saturday night to spend a three week leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Robert Reilly. He completed Marine basic training at MCRD San Diego and combat training at Camp Pendleton California then will report to Memphis Tennessee to attend aircraft maintenance school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Reilly
Robert Reilly
Dennis
MCRD
San Diego
Calif
Camp Pendleton
Memphis
Tenn
Drake University Concert Band Spring Tour Selects 69 Students
William Huseman son of Mr and Mrs Dorrel Huseman of Aurelia will be one of 69 students on the 32nd Annual Spring Tour of the Drake University Concert Band from March 25 to 29. The band directed by Professor Don Marcouiller will perform eleven concerts in Iowa Missouri and Kansas during the five day tour. Bill is a sophomore in the College of Liberal Arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Huseman
Dorrel Huseman
Aurelia
Drake University
Don Marcouiller
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Bill
College of Liberal Arts
Moving Day Prompts Multiple Household Shifts in Community
On moving day the Peoples Telephone office logged numerous relocations. Gerald Carstens moves to Floyd Johansen's tenant house, Darrell Moller to a Cherokee home, and Harold Reinboth family to Des Moines, with David Glienke moving to Reinboths’ vacated farm. Additional shifts include Holmquist to Marcus, Keithley’s from Worthington to Holmquist home, Robinsons from a Marcus area farm to Aurelia, Allen family to a farm north of Aurelia, Lingels to Holstein, Rocks to Lingles’ vacated farm, Gerrets to Cherokee, and Meyers relocating Quimby to Levi Lundquist house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples Telephone
Gerald Carstens
Gerald Hahn
Floyd Johansen
Darrell Mollers
Cherokee
Carstens
Harold Reinboth
Des Moines
David Glienkes
Harold Reinboths
Earl Holmquists
Rune Gustafson
Marcus
Fires Prompted Three Alarms Near Aurelia In Week
Three calls kept the Aurelia Volunteer Fire Department busy as dry windy conditions sparked blazes in the northwest town. A trash fire at Linquist Bros. farm damaged barn siding. Ken Johnson farm and Douglas Peterson farm reported no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Northwest Town
Linquist Bros
Kenneth Johnson
Douglas Peterson
Aurelian
Petersons
Esteses Visit Short Family in Des Moines
Mr and Mrs T J Estes spent Wednesday of last week with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Paul Short of Rockford Illinois in Des Moines at the Short home. Paul Short returned to Rockford Thursday and left Friday for Ft Leonard Wood Missouri to begin Army service. Gail Bundy and two daughters from Albuquerque New Mexico stayed three weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs Walter Turner and Mr Bundy joined for the final week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Estes
Paul Short
Rockford, Th
Paul
Melvin Short
Des Moines
Rockford
Ill
Ft. Leonard- Wood
Gail Bundy
Albuquerque
N. M
Walter Turner
Bundy
Omaha
Denver
Colo
Robert Wahl
Michael Robert
Glen Nelson
Thompson
Bob Grothaus
Brenda
Richard
Sioux City
Elmer Gertsmeier
Walter Lichtenberg
Elmer Huseman
Alta
Rites Tomorrow For Arthur Hicks
Arthur E. Hicks 64 of Cherokee, formerly Aurelia, died Tuesday after an extended illness. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Friday at St. Pauls Methodist Church Cherokee with Rev. Dr. W V Schuldt officiating. Burial in Waterman cemetery Sutherland. Survived by Hazel wife, Jack son, three daughters Phyllis Garcia Aurelia James Corder Des Moines Kathleen Hicks Sioux City, three brothers Herbert Indianapolis Ronald Joliet George Primghar, three sisters W S Morgan Candenton Bert Harris Sutherland Orlo Franker Beloit. Parents, a son Donald, two brothers and one sister preceded him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur E. Hicks
Cherokee
Aurelia
St. Paul's Methodist Church
W. V. Schuldt
Boothby Funeral Home
Waterman Cemetery
Sutherland
Mr. Hicks
Hazel Martin
LeMars
Hicks
Des Moines Register
Hazel
Jack
State Center
Phyllis Garcia
James Corder
Des Moines
Kathleen Hicks
Sioux City
Herbert Hicks
Indianapolis
Ind
Ronald
Joliet
Ill
George
Primghar
W. 5S. Morgan
Candenton
Bert Harris
Orlo Franker
Beloit
Wis
Donald
Local families host visits across three states
Recent social rounds show multiple Iowa families hosting relatives and friends from Nebraska South Dakota Colorado and Minnesota. Gatherings include baby showers dinners and weekend visits with grandchildren and long term guests. Notable stops include households in Sac City Arvada LeMars Storm Lake Alta and Buffalo Center.
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Sunset Knoll
Misa’ Gaston
Drake U
Arthur Hicks
Lester Peck
Luton
Leon Todd
Henry Custis
Kenneth Custis
Scotland
S. D
Pat Cline
Fred Bruns
Steven
Sac City
Inez Larson
Lou Bistline
Arvada
Henry Schipper
Henry Schipper, Sr
William Westphal
Gahlen Dyslin
Verlyn Dyslin
Eric Gerrets of
Newell
Melvin Biggins
Mrs
Ed Buddenhagen
Orlo Koch
Larchwood
Garland Hickey
Dale Doescher
Pender, Neb
Ben Otto
Roy Lichtenberg
Paul Otto and Daughters of Buffalo Center
Durance Allen
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!