Verlyn Dyslin and Elaine Pedersen Repeat Wedding Vows
A candlelight ceremony was held Sunday March 12 at 7 00 PM at the Alta Presbyterian Church. Elaine Faye Pedersen wed Verlyn G. Dyslin in a blue satin gown with orchid centerpiece bouquet and blue veiled headpiece. A reception for 200 followed with wedding cake and formal attire. The couple plans to live on a farm north of Alta after a southward wedding trip.
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Presbyterian Church
Alta
Elaine Faye Pedersen
Earl L. Pedersen
Verlyn G. Dyslin
Gahlen Dyslin
Aurelia
G. J. Grobe
Carl Turnquist
Janet Anderson
Storm Lake
Grobe
Bonnie Dyslin
Delores Pedersen
Karen McGowan
Allan Pedersen
Marian Haight
Llwellyn Glimme
Lodi
Wisconsin
Richard Pedersen
Junior Bruns
Pedersen
Harry Cone
Clifford Carlson
Alice Schuelke
Carroll Carlson
Jean Nelson
Dorothy Mason
Colleen Anderson
Edyth O’bannon
Kay
Kingan & Co
Two Storm Lake youths caught stripping car near Aurelia
Cherokee County sheriff reported two 17 year old Storm Lake youths were caught stripping a 1985 Ford coach owned by Harry Howell in Aurelia on March 15. One was committed to Eldora state boys training school, the other placed on probation under parental custody, as county authorities warn No leniency will be shown for future car stripping thefts.
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Cherokee Times
Carl Schleef
Storm Lake
Eldora
Aurelia
Don Julius
M. D. van Oosterhout
Schleef
Harry Howell
Cherokee County
Harold Grigg
Aurelians Invited To Hear School Lecturer
Dr Willis Sutton a former superintendent of schools in Atlantic Georgia will address the Cherokee Public School auditorium at 8 00 p m on March 28 1950 The fluent educator speaks to teachers students and the general public providing inspiration Tickets are free and available from Superintendent Friedlund before the event
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Willis Sutton
Atlantic
Georgia
Cherokee Public
Sutton
America
Friedlund
Merlyn Honsbruch Installs New Fountain at Drug Store
Merlyn Honsbruch announces a new fountain and a self service package cooler at his drug store. The improvements aim to provide better customer service in the department.
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Merlyn Honsbruch
Sentinel
Looking Back Into the Past Highlights Kansas News
Marriages mark the week with Marie Anderson and Joseph Smith wed in Aurelia and Cherokee. Clarence Bengston wed Louise Lowe in Reno Nevada. Spelling contest awards crown Beverly Walter and Hermine Broderick. School gains and business moves unfold in Aurelia and Rembrandt with new superintendents and store changes. Twenty and thirty year retrospectives note fairs, appointments, and moves.
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Marie Anderson
Aurelia
Joseph R. Smith
Cherokee
Clarence E. Bengston
Louise Lowe
Grand Island
Neb
Brewster Adams
Reno
Nevada
Beverly Walter
Beverly
Hermine Broderick
Niels Nielsen
Fred
Standard Oil
Jim Crumline
F. E. Pratt
Rembrandt
Guarantee Oil Co
Glen Bretthauer
St. Dodge
Diamond
George Anderson
George E. Blanch
G. W. Kelpin
Sutton
North Dakota
Harry
Track Season Opens At Aurelia School
Conditioning of legs and wind is main objective as Coach Coburn prepares the Aurelia track squad for upcoming meets. Twenty four boys checked out equipment. five lettermen return Harold Brownmiller John Wilson Bob Anderson Dick Hodge Dwayne Bell. Others include Don Hicks Kleuis Lenz Ed Hilsabeck Ken Rapp Larry Nelson Jani Otto John Nelson Bob MacKay Merlin Roth Dick Reed Duane Schramm Galen Miller Val Dean Koch Frank lin Clymens Junior Cline Francis Brownmiller Gerald Parrott Orlin Olsen Frank Rapp.
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Loran Coburn
Coburn
Harold Brownmiller
John Wilson
Bob Anderson
Dick Hodge
Dwayne Bell
Don Hicks
Kleuis Lenz
Ed Hilsabeck
Ken Rapp
Larry Nelson
Jani Otto
John Nelson
Bob MacKay
Merlin Roth
Dick Reed
Duane Schramm
Galen Miller
Val Dean Koch
Franklin Clymens
Junior Cline
Francis Brownmiller
Gerald Parrott
Orlin Olsen
Frank Rapp
Rites Held for Mrs. Mamie Simmers in Aurelia
Funeral services were held Saturday for Mrs. Mamie Simmers 50 at her Aurelia home with Rev. John E. Gebhardt officiating. Burial followed in Aurelia cemetery. She died March 16 1950 after a life largely spent in Aurelia, leaving a daughter Jean Coburn and two grandchildren DiAnn and David.
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Mamie Simmers
John E. Gebhardt
Aurelia
Herman Frey
Joyce
Harry Miller
Melvin
Lewis Miller
Roger, Ark
Bert Meyer
Kenneth Meyer
Alta
Eal Walker
Paullina
Mamie Miller Simmers
Christian
Imma Miller
Iowa
First Congregational Church
Card of thanks for Mamie Simmers
The family Otto and Pearl Plautz thank patrons and customers for their patience and understanding during the illness and death of their sister Mamie Simmers.
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Mamie Simmers
Senior of the Week Patricia Heim soth at Aurelian
The Aurelian Spotlight honors Patricia Heim soth as Senior of the Week. She is 5'10" with hazel eyes and blonde hair and lists typing as her favorite subject. Pat serves as class Secretary and club secretary, has been on the paper staff for a year, and participated in theater and basketball.
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Patricia
Pat
Heimsoth
June Allyson
Peter Lawford
Friedlund Reelected School Superintendent in Aurelia
D. J. Friedlund was reelected as superintendent of the Aurelia Consolidated school at the reorganization day meeting. He will complete his first year as superintendent by the end of the current school year, reflecting board satisfaction with his administration. Martin Strempe and Walter Stegen were sworn in as directors, Erwin Heimsoth elected school board president, and Walter Stegean named vice-president.
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D. J. Friedlund
Aurelia
Friedlund
Martin Strempe
Walter Stegen
Erwin Heimsoth
William Whitney
Walter Stegean
John Kastengren’s Condition Improves at Sacred Heart
John Kastengren’s condition at Sacred Heart hospital in LeMars is improving after an auto accident near Remsen that killed one person and injured his mother. He is reported to be semi conscious, with a normal pulse noted Wednesday for the first time since March 8.
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John Kastengren
Sacred Heart Hospital
LeMars
Remsen
Kastengren
New School Addition Nearing Finish With 1000-Seat Gym
The $185000 project progresses toward completion for a new school building addition housing a 1000 seat gymnasium auditorium and a farm shop. Exterior work is done heating unit and plastering finished. gym floor and final touches expected soon. setting up state equipment to begin in three weeks. public inspection planned at the April 17 P T A meeting.
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Capacty
Remsen Auto Crash Victim Brought Home in Cast
Royce Steffens returned to his Wharton home by ambulance from Sacred Heart hospital LeMars. He wears a full body cast from under arms to hips after an March 8 crash near Remsen that killed one person and seriously injured another. A classified ad may sell it.
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Royce Steffens
Wharton
Sacred Heart Hospital
LeMars
Steffens
Remsen
Opportunity Knocks Again Everyday
The piece urges daily readiness to seize chance and rejects dwelling on lost times. It cites a poet about sunrise rebirth and mentions Jonah as a sign of resilience. It encourages extending a hand to grasp opportunity and to fight, win, and rise.
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Jonah
Gossip Column Chatter Sparks Small School Anecdotes
The Wearing of the Green is noted as Friday's trend with students and staff sharing light classroom jokes. Amelia, Corrine, Donna, and Dean head to Des Moines in April for FHA activities, while questions for Mr Ehlert and concerns about pencils, bracelets, and algebra troubles fill a busy day.
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Yersey Joe
Mr. Ehlert
Betty
Ken
Jim N
Bob MacKay
Algiebra
Janice D
Eight Weeks Left In School And Lessons Progress
Eight weeks remain before summer break as students note rapid time passage. History covers World War II origins while physics tests on heat are completed. Upcoming sound unit, typing goals reached by twelve students, and work on vertical and horizontal placements feature in class.
Sixth Grade Science and School Notes Highlight Spring Posters
This week in Science we studied How Animals Survive and noted how the country protects wildlife. Genevieve Anderson celebrated a Wednesday birthday and treated the class to candy bars. Our room is colorful with spring and Easter posters. Perfect papers in Spelling went to Rosalind Mary Ann Charles Jack C. School notes continued on the back page.
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Genevieve Anderson
Genny
Rosalind
Mary Ann
Charles
Jack C
P. T. A. Meeting Draws Largest Aurelia Crowd
A large crowd attended Aurelia High School auditorium for the P. T. A. meeting on Monday evening March 20. The kindergarten presented a nursery rhyme playlet supervised by Mrs. Castles and Miss Halbur. Two short films City of Little Men and Boundary Lines were shown. Soppeland of the Iowa Highway Safety Patrol spoke on preventing future accidents highlighting three main causes and urging adherence to signs and rules. Refreshments followed the program.
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Aurelia High School
Aurelia P. T. A
Soppeland
Iowa Highway Safety Patrol
Town Election In Atrelia Sets March 27 Vote
Citizens head to Atrelia city hall on Monday March 27 to elect city officers for two years. Polls open 8 a m to 8 p m with the People’s ticket led by Mayor Harry Howell and treasurer candidate H H Deyloff. Council contenders include Carl G Anderson Eric A Carlson L J Christensen Fred Kaskey and Harry Wilson. Citizen ticket appears with no candidates listed.
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Atrelia
People's
Harry Howell
H. H. Deyloff
Carl G. Anderson
Eric A. Carlson
L. J. Christensen
Fred Kaskey
Harry Wilson
Citizen
Albert Fierk to Retire as Mailman After 30 Years Service
Albert Fierk a R F D route 2 carrier will retire April 1 after thirty years of service. He traveled long miles with a 27 mile route early in his career and later saw route expansions to 34 53 and 55 miles as others retired. He served under two postmasters and has carried mail for four generations in some families.
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Albert Fierk
Alec McKinnon
Mr. Fierk
Mike Hines
Fierk
A. A. Dingman
M. C. Paulson
Family thanks for kindness after mother's illness and death
The family of Mrs. Carolina Gustafson expresses gratitude to relatives and friends for sympathy and deeds during her illness and death. Special thanks are given for floral offerings and the Memorial Fund.
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Carolina Gustafson
Gustafson
Rites Held for 87 Year Old Carolina Gustafson
Funeral services for Mrs. Carolina Gustafson 87 were held at Wharton Funeral Home Aurelia and Trinity Lutheran Alta. She was born 1862 in Vestra Smoland Sweden and died March 20 after a brief illness. Survived by sons Axel Vendla and Id Gustafson and many grandchildren.
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Carolina Gustafson
Wharton Funeral
Aurela
Trinity Lutheran Church
Alta
Carl A. Larson
Howard W. Lindstrom
Aurelia
Melvin
Marvin Johnson
LaVerne Gustafson
Melvin Gustafson
Art Gustafson
Alfred Anderson
Axel Gustafson
Arvid Gustafson
C. A. Halmers
Minneapolis
Minn
Vendla Anderson
Kansas City
Elmer Gustafson
Chicago
Rockford
Carolina Svenson Gustafson
Vestra Thomas
Smoland
Sweden
Erik
Karin Person
Fellowship of Christ
Gustaf Svenson
Axel
Vendla
Hulda
Livin
Astrid
Hilma
Oscar
Eric
Marie
American
Enoch Nelson
Eric Gustafson
Trinity Lutheran Congregation
Irvin Gustafson
Minneapolis, Minn
Id Gustafson
C. J. Johnson
Pierre Bengtson
Oscar Gustafson
Cherokee
Lee Brothers Preserve 1906 Envelope Find At Britt
A desk discovery reveals an envelope printed by the firm in 1906 found at Britt. The Lee Brothers note they should not use many envelopes.
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Britt
Lee Brothers
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Simmers
Otto and
Pearl Plautz
Aurelian
Miller
Ramona Radle
Donna Fraser
Paul Nelson
Barbara Jensen
Ileta Peterson
Deon Nelson
Ruth Schramm
Joyce Ammans
Dolores Ell
Carolyn Kolpin
Shirley Shherkenbak
Shirley Nelson
Darlene Stief
Jane Covey
Rose Schramm
Shirley Teerink
Joyce Hickey
Marion Eddy
Joan Husemann
Janice Schulke
Hallie Sauter
Betty Kolpin
Patricia Heimsoth
Mavis Caboth
Senior News
Burton
Benna Vista College
Sauter
B. V. College
Editorial
Junior News
Farmers National Bank
Aurelia, Iowa
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