Death of Glenwood Waddell Shocks Aurelia Community
Glenwood Waddell 49 died Monday after a heart attack while driving a truck on Main Street Aurelia near Highway 5. He had returned from a Chicago livestock trip and was preparing to work another load. Funeral services held at 2:30 p.m. at the Congregational church in Aurelia. He is survived by wife Linna daughter Peggy Yingst two grandchildren and three sisters.
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Glenwood Waddell
Main Street
Glenwood
Chicago
Orlo Shank
Highway 5
Skelly
Illinois Central
Waddell
Mace Crandall
Congregational
Aurelia
Wharton Funeral Home
Burt
Otto Matzdorff
Shank
Linna
Peggy Yingst
Sioux City
Candy
Dennis Yingst
Herbert Peterson
Floyd Glawe
Lloyd Paxton
Cedar Rapids
Aurelia Students Shine in Northwest Iowa Band Meet
Three Aurelia Junior High players earned highly superior ratings and four earned superior ratings at the Northwest Iowa Junior High and Grade School Music contest held on the Morningside College campus. Seventeen schools participated with Aurelia first among small schools in the highly superior division.
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Aurelia
Northwest Iowa
Morningside College
Don Jackson
Marcia Nelson
Wesley Nelson
Nancy Chilgren
Russell Chilgren
Bruce Thevenin
Ralph Thevenin
Iris Jackson
Phyllis Peterson
Richard Larson
Charlene Waddwell
Margie Jackson
Lorace Gregg
Janet Strampe
Larry Carlson
Bette Jowell
Judy Ehrhardt
Carolyn Anderson
Janice Kruse
Carolyn Buddenhagen
Myrna Buddenhagen
Margaret Dise
Alvin Peterson
Raymond Kruse
Republican Women to Meet at Cherokee Court House
The Cherokee County Council of Republican Women will hold a meeting in the Court Room at the Cherokee Court House at 2 p.m. on Tuesday April 3. A program of special interest has been planned. All women are invited to attend.
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Cherokee
Cherokee County Council of
Republican Women
Court House
Haight Couple to Mark 40th Anniversary Open House
Mr and Mrs Howard Haight observe their 40th anniversary with an open house at their home on Sunday April 5th from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm Relatives and friends are invited to call.
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Howard Haight
Plan to raise 2500 for pool project through final drive
At a Wednesday meeting the Swimming Pool committee voted a final solicitation to cover the remaining deficit for pool construction and to fund painting grounds seed ing repairs before spring opening. The drive seeks workers who ran prior solicitations to join the 300 club and contact neighbors. Donations now total 120 with new 300 club members Cliff Benson John Galvin Oscar Gustafson Knights of Pythias and Reuben Ohlson.
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Swimming Pool Committee
Cliff Benson
John Galvin
Oscar Gustafson
Knights of Pythias
Reuben Ohlson
Easter Union Services Set Across Three Churches
Tonight at 8 oclock a communion service will be held at the Aurelia Methodist church with Rev Cowley speaking. Good Friday from noon to 3 p.m. a union vigil at the Congregational church will feature all three clergymen in 25 minute worship periods. The Methodist Congregational and Mt Olive Baptist churches hold their annual union Holy Week services inviting the public.
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Aurelia Methodist Church
Cowley
Congregational Church
Methodist
Congregational
Mt. Olive
Aurelia Congregational Church
Mace Crandall
St Pauls Lutheran Maundy Thursday to Easter Services
Maundy Thursday 7 30 p m Divine service Good Friday 9 45 a m Easter Sunday 9 45 a m Divine service Holy Communion offered at all services
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ST. Paul's
Local Easter Services Jointly Held by area churches
Mt Olive Baptist Pastor Delbert Cowley leads Good Friday services 1 3 p m at Trinity Lutheran with guest pastors. Easter Sunday features 10 a m Sunday School 11 a m worship message The Power of the Resurrection. Missionary Offering and youth fellowship follow. Other churches announce Holy Week programs and interdenominational services.
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Baptist Youth Fellowship
Ladies Aid
Engagement announced for Monica Pizott to Dennis Robinson
Mr and Mrs Paul Pizott of Cherokee announce the engagement of their daughter Monica to Dennis Robinson son of Mr and Mrs Lee Robinson of Aurelia The couple has set a wedding date for June 12.
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Paul Pizott
Cherokee
Monica
Dennis Robinson
Lee Robinson
Aurelia
Rites Here Saturday For Peter Litterick 81
Peter Litterick 81, longtime Mt. Olive resident, died Tuesday at Alta hospital. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 1 30 p.m. at Wharton Funeral Home Aurelia Rev Cowley will oversee with burial in Fairfield cemetery Rock Branch Woodbury County. Survived by three sons John J Litterick Robert P and Raymond W Litterick and two daughters Mrs Robert E DeForrest and Mrs Wilma R Oftedale eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Peter Litterick
Mt. Olive
Alta Hospital
Wharton Funeral Home
Aurelia
Cowley
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Fairfield
Rock Branch
Woodbury County
John J. Litterick
Robert P
Springfield
Ore
Raymond W
Litterick
Minneapolis
Easter Services Preached and Celebrated at Trinity and Pilgrim Churches
Easter activities listed include Sunrise Worship at Pilgrim Fellowship and Youth Choir at 7 00 am with breakfast after. Sunday School at 9 45 am Easter Worship at 11 am with joint choirs and a solo by Mrs Lee Robinson Rev Crandall to preach on The Continuing Faith. Trinity events include Holy Communion Good Friday service Senior and Junior Confirmation classes Easter Worship and a Children s Easter Service plus a Daughters of Trinity party
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Dist
Pilgrim Fellowship
Lee Robinson
Crandall
Circles of the Womens Fellowships
Trinity
Sherman Morton
Daughters of Trinity
Vivian Swanson
Sten Kindwall
Hazel Bruns
Irene Johnson
Gladys Johnson
Booths welcomed son born at Sioux Valley Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Booth are parents of a son born Wednesday morning March 28 at Sioux Valley Hospital. The baby weighed 6 pounds 9 ounces. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs Elwin Shultz of Cherokee and Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Booth of Aurelia. Great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Wixon of Cherokee and Mrs. Mary Hines of Aurelia.
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Robert Booth
Sioux Valley Hospital
Elwin Shultz
Cherokee
W. M. Booth
Aurelia
Rufus Wixon
Mary Hines
Cancer Crusade Kickoff Dinner in Cherokee
More than 60 township chair men and school district workers attend the Cancer Crusade kickoff dinner at the Hotel Lewis, Cherokee, to open the 1956 Crusade in April. Rev. Mace Crandall says the program emphasizes education and home warning material for seven danger signals and regular check ups. Dr H J Fishman will discuss medical aspects and a film on Iowa Cancer dollars. Mrs Elizabeth Johnson of Jefferson will direct workers.
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Lewis
Cherokee
Mace Crandall
Aurelia
Cherokee County Crusade
H. J. Fishman
Iowa
Elizabeth Johnson
Jefferson
Cancer Society
Paul Nelson Critics Bipartisan Foreign Policy Debate
Paul Nelson writes from Washington challenging Rep Chas Hoeven’s claim that politics has no place in foreign policy. He argues foreign policy requires bipartisanship and politics, and that Secretary Dulles should not be insulated from partisan debate amid discussions on foreign aid and presidential elections.
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Bob
the Sentinel
Chas. B. Hoeven
Hoeven
Marshall
Acheson
Dulles
Bulldogs 7th in State Class B Indoor Meet
Bulldogs finish seventh at the State Class B Indoor Track Meet in Iowa City, scoring 12 points led by Rin Blount with second in the 60-yard dash and the SSU yard relay team of Art Steffens, Tom Whitney, Roger Latell, and Bill Blount winning the half mile relay. The team, coached by Hodam, features returning lettermen and a large roster of potential scorers as they prepare for a triangular meet with Alta and Albert City.
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Bill Heedam
Bulldog
Iowa City
Rin Blount
Art Steffens
Tom Whitney
Roger Lice
Bill Blount
Pole
Igh
Hodam
Lanny Grigsby
Larry Hickey
Roger Lattell
Jack Turner
Larry Woatin
Carl Guntafson
Roger Jensen
Gayford Litterick
Gerald Mahon
Darcred Rapp
Phillip
Harold Bevoni
Jerry Bruce
Leroy Buston
Joe Crapser
Larry Fraser
Joe Grouse
Dave Hench
Laverne Larson
Chuck Lundquist
Rodney Morten
Dan Miummert
Ronnie Nelson
Eugene Schipper Hobbingel
Madtlon Stet
Alta
Albert City
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G. Waddell
Easter Services
Union Services
Trinity Lutheran Church
Delbert Cowley
C. F. Haigh
Membership and Evangelism Commission
John W. Oberg
Cancer Crusade
Paul Nelson
Washington
American University
Washington, D. C
Paul
Avigustana College
Rock Island, Hil
Enoch Nelson
Washington, D.C
Bulldogs
SSU
Bat
Holstein
Holston Fnday
Caurefia
Powahontas
Sac
Sac City
Dias
Arts
Sioux Valley
U District
Ames
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