Easter visits and community notices in Cherokee area
Local residents and relatives from Rolfe Quimby Hugo Cherokee Larrabee Sutherland Storm Lake Alta Schleswig Schleswig area share Easter gatherings births birthdays weddings confirmations and visits. Contacts include Otto Plautz Whitney Grain Co and Harry H Lockin Insurance with community events and farm notices.
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Lois Galvin
Rolfe
John Galvin
Erma Tamm
Quimby
Hugo Peckenschneider
Orville Peckenschneider
John Anderson
Walter Anderson
Harley Stanford
Kathy
Larrabee
Henry Anderson
Otto G. Plautz
Leroy Betz
Harry Carlson
Emil Carlson
Elmer Swanson
Cliff Hahn
Sheridan
Wyo
Ernest Learn
Cherokee
Herbert Schramm
Herman Schramm
Russell Allen
Pat Kludas
Albert Grashoff
Janette Brandt
Washta
Clara Kerns
Earl Zwick
Junior Kastengren
Janice
Frank Hill
Sutherland
John Bauman
R. H. Maltby
Fern Beeghley
Sioux City
Rodney Dean
Barbara
Fort Dodge
Clyde Beeghley
A. J. Maltby
Automobile Insurance
Harry H. Lockin Insurance Agency
Gilbert Bell
Albert City
Kenneth Ahrenholtz
Odebolt
Grover Bell
Paul
Freed
Nels “Ardergon
Calumet
Esther Benson
Cliff Benson
Ellis Brooks
Galen
Lynn
Anna Diercks
Margaret Eddy
Des Moines
A. H. Eddy
John M. Peterson
Nels Carlson
Orville Henderson
Paullina
Harry H. Lockin
Wayne
Whitney Grain Co
Urnay McGowan
Karen
Dennis
Garland
Rehire of Teachers and New Board President at Aurelia School
Superintendent D. J. Friedlund was rehired to head Aurelia Consolidated schools for a third year. The board rehired all teachers for the coming year, with about a 10 percent raise. Contracts will be issued March 30 and due April 13. Martin Strampe was elected president and Herbert Peterson joined the board. current members are Strampe, Heimsoth, Stegen, Peterson, and Whitney with M. C. Paulson as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Friedlund
Aurelia Consolidated School
Board of Education
Friedlund
Martin Strampe
Herbert Peterson
Walter Peterson
Erwin Heimsoth
Walter Stegen
W. E. Whitney
M. C. Paulson
Evening guests and photographers at the Fierk gathering
Mrs Fierk collected a purse of money from guests while Mrs Edgar Allen and Vernon Fierk took pictures during the evening.
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Fierk
Edgar Allen
Vernon Fierk
Perrys Observe 50th Wedding Date
Mr and Mrs F A Perry celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with an open house at their home. Relatives and friends attended as out of town guests joined in the event and ten guests were present at the original wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Perry
Wilson Perry
Harry Segelke
Sutherland
Chester Perry
Primghar
George Mummert
Dean Mummert
Zora Hansen
Cherokee
Perry
Robert Orr
Robert” Orr
Vernon Fierk
O. S. Nelson
Fog blamed collision near Aurelia involving Vernon Jensen car
Heavy fog caused a collision five miles south of Aurelia on Tuesday around 4 p.m. between Vernon Jensen driven car and a county vehicle. No injuries and minor damage. both cars were moving slowly and did not see each other.
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Vernon Jensen
Aurelia
Jensen
County
Style Show to Open Aurelia PTA Meeting
Aurelia PTA meets in the school auditorium on Monday night April 1 at 8 pm for Dad's night. The program includes a style show by the freshman girls home making class, a woodworking demo by Coach Hodam's eighth grade class, three glee club numbers, and officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Pta
Bill Hodam
Girls Glee Club
Spring Thaw Destroys Maple River Banks and Floods Local Homes
Warmer weather and rain melted snow causing Maple river and nearby creeks to overflow. Ice jams and heavy snow slowed runoff, flooding gravel roads and forcing A B Lindsay to abandon spring pigs and the Lindsay and Ell families from their homes briefly before relief allowed them to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple River
A. B. Lindsay
Aurelia
Pitcher Creek
Additional Jurors Drawn for March Term Court
Two more grand jurors were drawn for the March term and summoned to appear April 11 at 10 am. Jurors named are E P Burke of Cherokee and Roy Oswald of Cleghorn Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neato
E.P. Burke
1Stward
Roy Oswald
Liberty
Cleghorn
BIRTHS IN MERIDEN AND CHEROKEE REPORT NEW ARRIVALS
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lindgren of Meriden welcomed a daughter born Monday March 26. Grandparents are Conrad Engdahl of Aurelia and Oscar Lindgren of Cherokee. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Ohlson of Cherokee welcomed a son born Thursday March 22 at Sioux Valley hospital in Cherokee. The baby is named Matthew Cosgrove. Grandparents are P. L. Cosgrove of Cherokee and Cliff Ohlson of Aurelia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Bruns
Rodney
Verlyn Dyslin
Alta
Dick Martin
Sac City
Gahlen Dyslin
Herman Coker
Meriden
Cliff Coombs
Mahlon Reckoff
Storm Lake
Carl Christensen
Loren Phipps
Sioux City
I. R. Cram
Duane Cram
Burton Ruppert
Oren Coombs
Conrad Engdahl
Bertha
Albert Engdahl
Byron Furguson
Cpl
Edwin Engdahl
Axel Johnson
Art Johnson
Verner Johnson
Kenneth Johnson
Edwin Mallory
Maurice Mallory
Harry Lindgren
Aurelia
Oscar Lindgren
Cherokee
Gus Ohlson
Sioux Valley Hospital
Matthew Cosgrove
P. L. Cosgrove
Cliff Ohlson
Pre School Party Set for May 11 1951
The Aurelia kindergarten party Mothers Tea and children immunization are scheduled for Friday May 11 1951. Children five years old on or before October 1 1951 are eligible to start school next September. Parents who moved into the Aurelia district since June 1950 should call the school office.
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Aurelia
Weavers Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Weaver observed their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at their Dickens home. About thirty guests attended including daughter Myra Beeghley and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Lou Pfaff, Gary, and Carl Larson. The couple lived in Aurelia before moving to Dickens 35 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tornado Insurance
Harry H. Lockin Insurance Agency
George Glane
Alta
Roy Matzdorff
Marian McDeid
Nathan Hale
Mountain Lake
Minn
George Parrott
D. J. Parrott
Algona
Aurelia Banks
Farmers National Bank
Melvin Kohn
Cherokee
Verner Johnson
Art Johnson
Gerda Johnson
Sam Johnson
Raymond Kruse
Art E. Johnson
Kenneth Johnson
John Gebhardt
Maurice Hanson
Hanson
Herman Mundt
Schleswig
Arnold Hasenwinkel
Krekow
Ted Krekow
Marcus
Will Heimsoth
Albert Lally
Florence Darelius
Bill Walter
Storm Lake
Erwin Heimsoth
H. D. Bowers
Phil Fassler
Ray Geary
George Lockwood
Arvid Anderson
Whitney Hardware
Wilbert Otto
Sioux City
Ervil Rapp
Vern White
Omaha
Virgil Jensen
San Diego
Navy
August Jensen
Floyd Glane
Barbara
Russell Flory
Battle Creek
Henry Volkert
Lou Croxell
Galva
Ladell Rapp
A.S. Willemsson
Robert Taylor
Fred Wieland
Mark Cornwall
Forest City
Burt Beeghley
Wyoming
Vernon Rath
Jean Grell
Cushing
Sylvester Clark
Kay
Jack
Guy Akers
Anna M. Anderson
Betty Warner
Joe Frank
Piers
Ed Sundholm
Carl Carlson
Albert City
Ivar Carlson
Nancy Sweet
Mervin Peterson
Frank Sexton
Jim
Holgar Lindgren
Cleghorn
Jean Ann Lindgren
Paul Stieneke
A. R. Crippen
Joanna Teerink
Superior
Wis
J. H. Teerink
Ardys Volkert
Holstein
Bennie Wieland
Will Wieland
Rodney Dean
Clyde Beeghley
J. L. Weaver
Dickens
Myra Beeghley
Ray Shaw
Lou Pfaff
Gary
Carl Larson
Aurelia Raises 460 for Dimes Campaign
Earl Fraser, March of Dimes chair man, reports $460.26 collected in Aurelia and surrounding area for the Dimes drive last month. Sources include Pythian Sisters card parties 46.10 KP Lodge 174.50 Aurelia school 119.28 Legion Auxiliary 10.00 Rebekah circle 5.00 coin collections 6.73 and individual gifts 98.65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Fraser
March of Dimes
Aurelia
Pythian Sisters
KP Lodge
Aurelia School
Legion Auxiliary
Rebekah Circle
Aurelia Track Team Scores 12 Points at State Meet
Aurelia scored 12 points at the state high school indoor track meet in Iowa City placing 12th out of 44 in class B. Eight local boys competed with Francis Brownmiller taking 2nd in the 440 yard run, Ken Rapp 4th in the 880, and the two mile relay team finishing third for six points. Bob Anderson also earned a heat fourth in the 60 yard low hurdles while the quartet of Anderson Elliott Hilsabeck Brownmiller placed sixth in their heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Iowa City
Francis Brownmiller
Bob Anderson
Ken Rapp
Dick Hodge
John Nelson
Gaylen Miller
Kay Elliott
Ed Hilsabeck
Bill Hodlam
Owen Wunder
Mary Ann Nelson Named to Sophomore Edition Staff
Mary Ann Nelson daughter of Mr and Mrs Wesley Nelson has been named to the staff of the special sophomore edition of the Daily the student newspaper at Iowa State college released March 27 She is a home economics journalism major and reporter on the staff Her activities include membership in the college dramatic group Iowa State Players Singers Festival Choir and Writer's Roundtable.
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Mary Ann Nelson
SOPH
Wesley Nelson
Iowa State College
Miss Nelson
Iowa State Players
Iowa State Singers
Service Members Transferred for Mechanics Course
Pvt Donald D Blake and Pvt John Kudrle transfer to Sheppard Air Base to attend a 28 week airplane and engine mechanics course after basic training at Lackland AFB San Antonio. Pvt Arlo Sturgeon also listed with the same unit. Mrs Edwin Engdahl reports husband leaving Ft Leonard Wood for Fort Belvoir diesel and heavy equipment school. Roger Mummert travels to Omaha for a physical and then San Antonio for basic training.
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Arlo Sturgeon
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
Colo
Donald Blake
John Kudrle
Sheppard Air Base
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Edwin Engdahl
Ft. Leonard Wood
Fort Belvoir
Roger Mummert
Karl Mummert
Omaha
Dir
Tex
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Launer
C. R. Pyle
Eldora
Albert Null
William Hodam
le Mars
John Shms
Bob Howell
Harry Howwell
Loren Coburn
Everly
Otto Plautz
George Dise
Hansbruch Drugstore
Frank Robeson
Jack Schueder
Maurice Eddy
First Trust and Savings Bank
Robert Anderson
Reading
Nellie Deiterich
Roy Ohlson
LeRoy Hench
David
Elmer Gertsmeier
Gertrude Gertsmeier
Schaller
Frank Radle
Lawrence Anderson
Lowell Gano
Leland*Anderson
Cornwall
Beeghley
Harold Conley
Jerry
Don
A. B. Conley
Russell Chilgren
John Chilgren
A. W. Larson
Maple Valley Hatchery
Duane Perry
Storm .Lake
Bob Bjorkgren
Guy Jensen
Clair Whitney
W. Mech
Helen
Jimmy
Clarence Guadian
Madelyn
Howard Deyloft
Shirley Perry
Lutheran Hospital
Kenneth Engdahl
Blair Watson
Shirley Nelson
Orville Tapper
Jean
Morningside College
George Bumann
Gene
Lorenz Roth
Howard Deyloff
Charles Galvin
Cynthia
Mike
Bill Fox
Lee Ann
Clyde Fox
Ordell Gertsmeier
William Tolzin
Paul Tolzin
Fulda
Garland Hickey
Joyce
C. C. Richardson
Casper
John C. Peterson
Mrs. Irving Bell
Curlew
Adolph Otto
Virdene
Merlin
Marian
Lutheran Church
Harry Peckenschneider
Loren
John Oatman
Merle Madsen
Rembrandt
Walter Plog
Herman Bumann
Julius Bumann
Charles
John Stief
Ft. Hood
Herman Reinert
Fritz Tuebert
Spirit Lake
Merlyn Honsbruch
Drake University
Wayne Mehring
George Namakara
Perrys
First Trust & Savings Bank
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
PTA
Donald D Blake
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls, Tex
John B. Kudrie
Aurelia, Iowa
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