Commercial Club Membership Drive in Aurelia
The Aurelia Commercial Club introduces a new yearly membership plan with dues set at 10.00 for each business and person plus 5.00 for each additional member. A committee was tasked to finalize the annual collection plan and a list of early paid members includes S. & N. Service and several local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Commercial Club
S. & N. Service
Paulson-Finkbine Lumber G Co
Lockin Insurance Office
E. & H. Market
Carlson & Strampe
Earl Fraser
Fraser Elevator
Whitney Hardware
Guarantee Oil Co
Pitcher Farm Bureau Women Meet for Holland Program
The Pitcher Township Farm Bureau women gathered at Mrs. Raymond Nelsons on Friday March 19 at 2 30 pm with nineteen members present. They approved a Rural Womens Day program focusing on Holland and named committee members for the program. The group decided against a Holland cloth ing drive this year while directing pennies for friendship to the county fund. The health chair led a discussion on securing a county health nurse and schoolchildren health exams. A desert lunch followed, and the next meeting on March 31 will be an all day home furnishings training at Mrs. Herb Wills with a pot luck lunch. All are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitcher Township Farm Bureau
Raymond Nelson
Harold Peterson
Holland
Ivar Carlson
Ralph Roethler
Orville Winterhof
C. S. Nelson
Nelson
Carrington
Herb Will
Congregational Ladies Aid
Lloyd Glawe
L. H. Daniels
Art Krout
Daniels
D. C. Beatty
Ralph Mongan
Herbert Peterson
Robert Orr
Burt Mummert
Helmer Carlberg
Albert Fierk
Carl Lighter
Christ
Auction Thanks From Aurelia BusinesSmen And Legion
The community thanks Aurelia businessmen for merchandise that enabled a successful auction sale. Gratitude goes to auctioneers A. B. Lindsay and Oscar Gustafson for donating their services. Recognition also given to the American Legion Grashoff-McManus Post No. 390.
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Hank You
Aurelia
A. B. Lindsay
Oscar Gustafson
The
American Legion
Grashoff-McManus
Knights of Pythias Confer Knight Rank on Two Candidates
Herbert S. Troxel and Eugene M. Peterson were conferred the Knight rank in Eldorado Lodge No. 409 Knights of Pythias during the third degree work on Tuesday night. Twenty six members attended to witness the ceremony. Refreshments were served afterward by A. A. Rapp Sr. and Klaus Magnuson. Next Tuesday night a new class will be initiated into the Page rank.
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Herbert S. Troxel
Eugene M. Peterson
Eldorado Lodge No
Knights of Phythias
A. A. Rapp Sr
Klaus Magnuson
Aurelia Town Election Sees Dual Tickets for Mayoral Race
Town voters go to polls next Monday March 29 to choose leaders for two years. The Citizen's Ticket headed by Harry Howell includes H H Deyloff for treasurer and council candidates Carl G Anderson L E Christensen Verner Johnson Fred Kaskey Orlo Shank. The People's Ticket backs J H Teerink for mayor. Park commissioner six year term with no candidate filed. Assessor appointed rather than elected. Election judges Rev G W Sietsema Art Matlbey Bert Waddell. Clerks Rev Ernest Stanworth and G R Wharton. Polls at City hall open 8 a m to 8 p m.
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Aurelia
Citizen’s
People’s
Harry Howell
H. H. Deyloff
Carl G. Anderson
L. E. ,Christensen
Verner Johnson
Fred Kaskey
Orlo Shank
Harriet Ohlson Advances to State Speech Contest
Harriet Ohlson earned a Division I rating in dramatic declamation at the Northwest district speech contest in Ida Grove and will compete in the state contest at Boone on April 17 with her selection Mother of Gesta. Corrine Cook of Ogden also earned a Division I rating and will join Ohlson at state. Six schools entered dramatic declamation as twenty two districts were represented. the state contest caps the declamation series.
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Harriet Ohlson
Aurelia
Ida Grove
Harriet Will
Boone
Gesta
Corrine Cook
Ogden
Harriett
Thompson
Humboldt
Hartley
Estherville
Aurelia Students Achieve A Average at AI B
Two Aurelia youths at the American Institute of Business in Des Moines maintained an A average from January 25 to March 6. Robert Howell and Gerald Anderson, both of Aurelia, rank in the top ten percent of AI B students. Howell also types at 69 words per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
Robert Howell
Harry B. Howell
Gerald Anderson
Hans Anderson
Bob
A.I.B
Kindergarten visits and robin hike brighten School Notes
Carolyn Anderson visited our room on Wednesday afternoon. We hiked in search of robins and spotted two. Mothers hens with baby chicks sit on our table as Easter pictures and posters decorate the walls. Attendance improves with only two absent last week. The Fairies finished Our New Friends and begin We Three. We study coin values nickel dime quarter and Shirley Jones' mother visited with ice cream bars and doughnuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Anderson
Robins
Shirley Jones
Mother
Shirley
Winslow Homer
Roland Carlson
Donnie Conley
Jerry Haight
Gary Jacob
Francis Dean Peterson
Fred Sorenson
Jean Baird
Donna Bezoni
Sharon Minkler
Carolyn Nelson
Carol Radke
Jane Stutz
McFarland
Marcalyn Bell
American Legion Auxiliary
Charles Peters
Elgin
Nebr
Aurelia High School Music Dept Plans Evening Concert
The Aurelia High School music department will present a concert in the school assembly Tuesday night March 30 at 7 30 featuring band piano solo Carolyn Kolpin vocal solos by Ardis Gustafson Gerald Peterson Shirley Sherkenbak Ruth Schramm Merry Schulke Patty Clark James Buenger Phyllis Lehnhardt Jean Ludy and others plus girls trio glee club mixed chorus and more. Several numbers may be omitted due to mumps. Admission is free with a chance to donate to defray contest travel costs. The event includes an expanded contest setup with soloists small groups and bands, leading to state and district contests in April and May at Storm Lake Emmetsburg Boone and Boone again.
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Aurelia High School
Carolyn Kolpin
Ardis Gustafson
Gerald Peterson
Shirley Sherkenbak
Erryl Schulke
Betty Nelson
Ruth Schramm
Boone
Storm Lake
Emmetsburg
Easter Alleluias Program at The Methodist Church
The Easter program titled Easter Alleluis is set for Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Methodist church with a choral reading by the adult and junior choirs. Selections include Come See the Place and Sing On the Easter Morning, with readings Chick-a-biddy Easter Lilies and Cross and Crown and a benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Juni Chere
Mer Waddell
O. C. Waddell
Hym
Betty Anderson
Reading
Susan Rapp
Elizabeth and
Jean Eddy
Swing Lilies
Mesdames
Russell Allen
Galen Gilbert
A. Stutz
R. Matzdorff
County Cattle Feeders Meeting At Cleghorn April First
The Cherokee county spring cattle feeders meeting takes place Thursday night April 1 at the Theater building in Cleghorn starting 8 o'clock. Rex Beresford of Iowa State College Ames and Tom Fife of Sioux City will discuss cattle feeding outlook and marketing conditions for 1948. Lunch will be provided by Cleghorn State Bank after the meeting. Voting will be held for the Cherokee County Soil Conservation District commissioner with Louis Bengtson seeking re election.
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Cherokee County
Cleghorn
Rex Beresford
Iowa State College
Ames
Tom Fife
Producers Commission
Sioux City
Cleghorn State Bank
Cherokee County Soil Conservation District
Louis C. Bengtson
Aurelia
Red Cross Drive To Be Completed Next Week
The American Red Cross drive in Aurelia and Pitcher township is in full swing and expected to be completed next week says L. M. Patterson, chairman. The country solicitation is half completed, with the town solicitation under Miss Mabel Johnson, Red Cross secretary.
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American Red Cross
Aurelia
Pitcher Township
L. M. Patterson
Red Cross
Patterson
Mabel. Johnson
Surprise birthday for Mrs. Diercks and many society events
A group of ladies hosted Mrs. Anna Diercks for an 81st birthday with social time and lunch, while the Get-to-Gether, Embroidery, and miscellaneous shower clubs held meetings at various homes. Other activities included bridge, N. R. club, Congregational Ladies Aid programs, and a public supper in a well equipped kitchen.
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Anna Diercks
Mrs. Diercks
Art Ruebsam
Bert Nielsen
Robert Nielsen
Card of Thanks for Lena Geuther
The family of Mrs. Lena Geuther expresses gratitude for flowers words and deeds of sympathy during their time of grief.
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Lena Geuther
Paper Drive Success Thanks Scouts and Volunteers
The Boy Scouts and Cubs thank everyone who cooperated to make their paper drive last Friday and Saturday a success.
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Boy Scouts and Cubs
Public Invited to Hear Frank Starr at Legion Meeting
Frank Starr conservation officer will speak at the Aurelia American Legion on Thursday night April 1. Two films will be shown Iowa Fish a color film about river lake fish and 1947 Football Parade featuring about twenty college teams. The public is invited to attend at 8:00 p m at the Legion hall to hear Starr discuss fishing and hunting in Iowa.
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Frank Starr
Aurelia American Legion
Iowa
Towa
Legion Hall
Aurelia High Enters Flax Essay Contest
Aurelia High School students under agricultural instructor Warren D. Raney enter the 1948 Flax Institute essay contest with topics How Flax Contributes to the Wealth of My Town and Why Flax is a Good Crop for My Father's Farm. Winners receive cash and merit certificates, with state and Flax Belt prizes offered.
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Warren D. Raney
Aurelia School
Aurelia High School
Flax Institute of
United States
Aurelia
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Towa
Cherokeans in Accident At Aurelia Saturday
Two Cherokeans escape serious injury after a highway collision in Aurelia Saturday at 6 45 am. Wayne Ray Minkler driving east at high speed struck a 1946 Ford oil truck driven by Floyd Kirby. Minkler's car flipped about 30 feet then rolled 70 feet and landed upright. Curry suffered minor hip abrasions. Minkler car valued at 450 dollars and oil truck at 40 dollars in damage.
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Aurelia
Wayne Ray Minkler
Gerald Curry
Highway Safety Patrol
Minkler
Highway 5
Guarantee Oil Company of
Aurelia Nean
Floyd Kirby
Curry
County Legion and Auxiliary Meeting In Aurelia
Merlin Shank announces a county American Legion and Auxiliary meeting Monday night March 29 at the Legion hall in Aurelia A short movie program will be shown and lunch served All members are cordial invited to attend
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American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Aurelia
Merlin Shank
Aurelia American Legion and Auxiliary
Looking Back into the Past Ten to Thirty-Nine Years Ago
A digest of Aurelia area school and community notes lists reelections, appointments, marriages, and local business changes. Items include Arthur J. Renaud reelected superintendent, Roy S. Whitney elected school board president, Albright renting a residence, and multiple school and civic milestones from 10 to 39 years prior.
Scouts Witness Vast Geese Flight at Kelloy's Slough
Twenty Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts from Aurelia joined groups from Cherokee and Storm Lake for a trip to Kelloy's Slough on the Missouri river bottom near Glenwood to view thousands of wild geese and ducks on their southern to northern migration. About 36 000 birds were seen as many took off for the north, with Aurelia scouts transported by Vernon Peterson and others.
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Aurelia
Cherokee
Storm Lake
Kelloy’s
Missouri River
Glenwood
Vernon Peterson
Russell Flory
Verner Johnson
Herbert Langwin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pitcher Farm Bureau
Knights of Pythias
First Trust & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Rosalind
Mary Ann
Victor
Mona
Lanny
Carl
Jane
Patty Hickey
Byron
Phyllis
Jerry
Marlene
Eugene
Ruth Ann
Darrell
Jack
Dee Ann Ducommun
Judith Troxel
Artie Steffens
Richard Sietsema
Norma Wilson
Roger
Rodger
Patty A
Larry Lee A
John B
Carolyn B
Roberta G
Georgia G
William H
Robert H
Jenny L
Sharon O
Duane D
Gwendolyn P
Stanley S
Billy W
Donna C
Alaska
Middle America
County Cattle Feeders
Society Notes
Embroidery Club
Harry Wilson
Art Ohlson
Cliff Wilson
Dessert Bridge Club
M. C. Pauls
L. E. Christensen
Howard Nelson Sr
Walt Meinking
A. E. Krout
A. Vogel
Walt Matzdorff
Jack Grapen
Christensen
Nelson Low
Bridge Club
Clarence Bischen
Alvin Peterson
Rex Whitney
Orr
N. R. Club
Oke Hanson
George Parrott
Elmer Gertsntelér
Martyn Erickson
Frank Crapser
Herman Nelson
Marvin Albers
Emil Carlson
Dee Ferrin
Mesdames Dewey Deyloff
Carl Boots
Clair Parrott
Dale Robar
Ed Klumpp
Mesdames Lloyd Godfrey
Ray Hines
Herb Grienke
Walt Anderson
Fae Fraser
E. J. Tharpe
W. Moulton
Automobile Insurance
Harry H. Lockin
Legion Meeting
Cherokeans
County Legion & Auxiliary
Sentinel
Arthur J. Renaud
Roy S. Whitney
Or. G. Albright
Niels P. Peterson
Alta
Ruth Viola Paulson
Karl G. Mummert
C. & Day
William Philpott
Minnie C. Wogalin
Ronald L. Dyslin
K.P. Webking
George KE. Blanch
Sac City
L. H. Daniels & Son
Farmers Levator Co
K. C. Dagger
Odebolt
Carl Voss
Boy Scouts
Farmers National Bank
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