Cleghorn Triangular Track Meet Winner Leads Local Happenings
Cleghorn track team won a triangular meet at Cleghorn scoring 44 points with Cleghorn second at 88 and Remsen third at 17. Other notes include Grace Johns winning violin at a state junior music contest in Grinnell, county road funding cut to 16000, Remsen selling 3.2 beer in nine establishments, a theft of 3.2 beer in Le Mars, Holstein granting six Class B permits and one Class C permit, Storm Lake gaming factory plans for summer, paving under way in Peterson on No 10, and Lin-X finish being advertised by Aurelia Hardware Co.
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Cleghorn
Quimby
Remsen
Cheroke Times
Grace Johns
L. M. Johns
Grinnell
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
Buena Vista
Board of Approval
Holstein
August Hermecke
Storm Lake Register
Bert Marchant
Storm Lake Gaming Factory
Storm Lake
Peterson
No. 10
Phillips Farm
Powell's Corner
A. W. Kirchner
Arrest of 200 More Farmers in Iowa Farm Riot
LeMars May 3 A military court of the Iowa National Guard held hearings for 64 farmers suspected leaders in last weeks farm riot. Capt Horace Wolf said 200 arrests remain. Eyewitnesses identified mob leaders who abducted Judge Bradley 56 as he was threatened for upholding mortgage moratorium laws.
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Bradley
Iowa
Plymouth County
Merrill
A. N. Tilton
James Smith
Cherokee
Cherokee County
Herring
Card of Thanks for Aurelia Fire Department
Roy Schroeder thanks the Aurelia Fire Department for their prompt arrival and able fight against the fire at his garage. The note is printed in wedding stationery at Sentinel.
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Aurelia Fire Department
Roy Schroeder
Sentinel
Twenty-Two in Graduating Class at Local School
One of the largest classes in school history will receive diplomas at a May 26 commencement in the school auditorium. The 12 boys and 10 girls have completed a twelve year curriculum. Activities include a short commencement address, Junior-Senior banquet May 18, Baccalaureate May 21 at the Congregational church, and a May 25 class play Tea Taper Tavern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Beeghley
Arthur Meier
Viola Bruce Arlene Myers
Veryle Card Wilson Neville Floyd Dailey
Fern Parrott
Frank Dreyer James Scott Junior Fraser
Glen Sleezer
Leonard Griffith
Dorothy Stieneke
Leora Grieme
Jean Stutz
Geraldine Harrison
William Tutt
Werner Johnson
Lucile Wieland
Raymond Kruse
Rex Whitney
Congregational Church
W. H. Welch
The
Methodist Church
High School
Tea Taper Tavern
Sioux Rapids Wins Triangular Track Meet Here Last Thursday
Sioux Rapids accumulated the most points in the triangular meet on their home field last Thursday with 664 points. Aurelia and Alta trailed with 36 and 844. Notable results include 60.8 seconds in the 440 yard dash and 3:59.8 in the mile relay as Sioux Rapids took multiple top spots across events led by high point winner Ralph Mongan of Aurelia.
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Sioux Rapids
Aurelia
Alta
Ralph Mongan
Mogster
Mongan
Jones
Neilsen
Dreier
Matson
Matson and Clark
Powell and
Olson
Stieneke
Bakken
Meier
Matso
Powell
Holland
Monster
Bredvick
Johnson
Clover
Stienecke
Cherokee County Wool Pool Sets May 25 Loading Date
Cherokee County wool growers will ship to state and national pools with an advance payment of ten cents per pound on best grades. The local pool, run with Farm Bureau support, requires membership in the Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers Association. New shippers auto join by $1 deducted from proceeds. Cash advance details: ten cents for bright quarter wool, nine cents for semi bright quarter, and other graded rates. seedy or damaged wool gets no advance. Contact Clarence Turner for details. A A Coburn notes.
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Cherokee County
Farm Bureau
Cherokee County Wool Grower's Association
Iowa Sheep and Wool Grower's Association
Clarence Turner
Agegricultural
A. A. Coburn
Rock Township
Cherokee County Wool Grower’s Association
Farm Bureau Exchange
Cherokee County Attorny Threatens Guardsmen Arrest
LeMars reports civil authorities protest the planned Iowa National Guard occupation of Cherokee County. County Attorney James Smith warns he will arrest guardsmen. Maj. Ralph Lancaster says troops could be ordered in once suspects are identified. Governor indicates troops will enter if arrests are pursued.
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Clyde Herring
Plymout
Crawford
Plymouth County
Smith
Lancaster
James Smith
Cherokee County
Lew Stutz Named Aurelia Nightwatch and Marshal
Lew Stutz becomes nightwatch in Aurelia replacing Roy Noble after securing pledges from local business men. This week Mayor Sig Matzdorff appoints him deputy marshal with plans to appoint him town marshal on June 1.
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Lew Stutz
Aurelia
Roy Noble
Lew
Sig Matzdorff
Leo Kolpin Saves Daughter s Life
Fern Kolpin fell ill at home after an electric shock and stopped breathing. Her father, Leo Kolpin of the Iowa Public Services Co., rescued her by drawing her tongue from her throat after three attempts, reviving her before a doctor arrived. She returned to consciousness and attended school the next day.
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Leo Kolpin
Kolpin
Iowa Public Services Co. Electric Plant
Fern
Congregational Church Service announced by Pastor Edwin Trigg
Church school at 10:00 a m morning worship at 11:00 a m and Christian Endeavor Society at 7:00 led by Pastor Edwin Trigg in the Congregational Church with rivaling schedule details listed.
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Christian Endeavor Society
Financial statement of Aurelia town printed this week
The Sentinel carries the annual financial statement of the town clerk of Aurelia. It lists receipts and expenditures by fund and shows a treasury balance of 7,972.79 on April 1, 1938. Town assets include 10,000 in interest bearing bonds, totaling net assets of 17,972.79 with no bonded indebtedness.
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Aurelia
the Sentinel
Gravel tax notice issued for Aurelia property owners
Town Council informs Aurelia property owners that gravel tax erroneously omitted from tax receipts may be paid at Aurelia banks. Watch subscription date.
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Aurelia
Looking Back Into the Past Ten Years Ago
Seventeen car loads of stock shipped from Aurelia Saturday night and eighty car loads for April. Stanley A. Gillet, son of Rev. and Mrs. E. H. Gillet, has joined a Winterset church after completing studies at Louisville Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. A 15 member tennis club formed with a Whitney pasture court in the northeast part of town. Twenty Years Ago L. P. Nelson sold his grocery store to E. M. Skalovsky of Sioux City with possession given immediately.
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Aurelia
Stanley A. Gillet
E. H. Gillet
Mt. Olive
Southern Baptist Theology Seminary
Louisville
Kentucky
Winterset
Town
Whitney Pasture
L. P. Nelson
E. M. Skalovsky
Sioux City
Ell-Grieme Wedding At Cherokee April 23
Miss Esther B Grieme and Mr Wm EN were married at the German Lutheran church in Cherokee on Sunday April 28. Rev Edgar Ott officiated using a double ring ceremony. Attendants were Herbert Peters Holstein IA and Miss Leora Grieme sister of the bride. The bride wore blue georgette. The couple are children of Henry and Mrs Grieme and Wm and Mrs Ell of Lakefield MN. The community wishes them a happy married life.
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Esther B. Grieme
Wm. EN
Cherokee
Edgar Ott
Herbert Peters
Holstein
Iowa
Leora Grieme
Henry Grieme
Aurelia
Girl Scouts Hike And Camp After Early Breakfast
Girl Scouts skipped a regular meeting last Tuesday to hike two miles west of town on Saturday. They started a bonfire after breakfast, sang songs, and returned via the railroad track. The May 2 meeting at Jean Stutz’s home included pledge, inspection by Captain Stutz, motto, song, and Scout laws, followed by kitten ball.
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Girl Scouts
Jean Stutz
Stutz
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Remsen Bell
le Mars
William McKettrick
Illinois’ Central
Frank Smith
MecKettrick
Aurelia Hardware Co
Uncle Sam
Farmers National Bank
Aurelia, Iowa
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Nightwatch
Marshal
Financial Statement OF Town
Town Council
Girl Scout
Independence
First National Bank
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