Looking Back Into the Past Ten to Thirty Years Ago
Ten to Thirty Years Ago items recall local land sales at 5152 per acre near Galva, a May 11 marriage in Canton and road work near Aurelia. Also note a 50 000 dollar school bond issue for a 266 000 project, a May 1 marriage in Cherokee, a fire at Zoma Coombs farm, and local obituaries and church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Radke
John Klustedt
Galva
Melvin Carlberg
Alta
August Carlberg
Aurelia
Opal Nitzke
Storm Lake
Canton
S. D
Alya Hill
Bessie I, Kreger
Edgar L. Rapp
Cherokee
Congregational
Zoma Coombs
Town
Neighbors Help Leeds Move Farm Family
Mr and Mrs Glen Leeds benefited from neighbor friendship as eight tractors cleared 250 acres on their former farm while neighbor women provided meals. They relocated to the Bert Waddell property near Aurelia with help arriving on Thursday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Leeds
Bert Waddell
Aureliantil Jay
Ambers
Leeds
Card of Thanks for Help at Move to New Home
Mr and Mrs Glen H Leeds express thanks to friends and neighbors for help during their move to a new home and acknowledge the kindness shown.
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Glen H. Leeds
Memorial Association Meeting to Plan Memorial Day
The Memorial Association will meet in the Legion room on Thursday May 16 at 8 o clock to form committees and plan Aurelia Memorial Day observances on Thursday May 30. All residents are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Association
Legion Room
Wek
Aurelia
Senior Class Play Two Nites Next Week
Aurelia high school announces the senior class play Girl Shy a three act comedy to be staged Thursday and Friday nights May 16 and 17 at the high school auditorium Curtain rises at 8 00 o clock Admission 15 25 cents Cast includes Wayne Woltman Ellen Ohlson DeLoris Peterson Edgar Allen Loran Coburn Hileen Christenson Adrian Kline Charlotte Reilly Roberta Dawson Garland Nelson Bonnie Mummert LaMerne Ruebsam with music department entertainment before and between acts Directed by Miss Celia Lewis.
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Aurelia High School
Wayne Woltman
Ellen Ohlson
DeLoris Peterson
Edgar Allen
Loran Coburn
Hileen Christenson
Adrian Kline
Charlotte Reilly
Roberta Dawson
Garland Nelson
Bonnie Mummert
LaMerne Ruebsam
The
Sentinel
Celia Lewis
Congregational Church Receives New Pipe Organ Memorial
Members and guests will hear a new pipe organ at services this Sunday. The instrument, a memorial from the Cherokee disbanded Congregational church trustees, cost 1500 dollars and will be dedicated on June 2. Organist will be Mrs. A. E. Krout. Funds also included a 1000 dollar gift to Aurelia church to reduce indebtedness.
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Congregational
Cherokee
A. E. Krout
Aurelia
Cherokee County
Cherokee Church
Funeral of Aurelia Pioneer Lady Louisa Fassler
Funeral services for Mrs. Louisa Kegsler Fassler aged 80 were held in Aurelia Iowa with burial in Aurelia cemetery. A German immigrant and pioneer, she came to Iowa in 1897 and lived in Aurelia since 1915. She leaves ten children sixteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Many relatives attended from across Iowa Michigan and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Kegsler
Aurelia
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
William Walter
Fassler
Germany
Louisa Juliana Fassler
Philip Jacob Fassler
America
Cherokee County
Iowa
Louisa Fassler
God
Henry Fassler
Diagonal
Louisa Nystedt
Owasso
Michigan
Minnie Rohde
Quimby
Emilia Beeghley
Fred Fassler
Julius Fassler
Adolph Fassler
Emma Gearke
Clarence Fassler
Seattle
Washington
Fred Zipse
Cherokee
Guy Smith
Ray Rollins
Donald Zimmerman
John Pinkerton
Julia Fassler
A. J.mahoney
Allen Erlandson
Germantine
Aurelia Postoffice Sells 21000 Savings Bonds
Postmaster A A Dingman reports the Aurelia postoffice sold about 21000 in savings bonds during 1989 and ranked 67th among 414 Iowa third class offices. Bonds sell at a discount and mature in ten years for one third more than purchase price, e.g. 75 dollars buys 100 dollar face value. Records show cash value sales by each authorized post office.
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Aurelia Postoffice
A. A. Dingman
Iowa
United States
Former Aurelia Banker Dies in California
P. D. Wine longtime head of The Farmers National Bank Aurelia died at his Los Angeles home Saturday forenoon at 11 15 o clock at age 80. He is survived by his widow. Funeral services were held Tuesday in the Little Church of Flowers Forrest Lawn Park.
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P. D. Wine
Farmers National Bank
Aurelia
Los Angles
California
Church of Flowers
Forrest Lawn Park
Past Presidents Sponsor Highway Safety Program
The American Legion Auxiliary Past Presidents sponsored a highway safety program at the local high school auditorium last Friday May 8. Patrolmen Dawson and Galloway of Cherokee directed the session which included a talk by Mr. Dawson and two films Horse Sense and Horse Power and Safety on a Bicycle. The programs have proven helpful and instructive.
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American ,Legion Auxiliary
Dawson and Galloway
Dawson
Two Aurelia Men File For County Treasurer
In Aurelia two Democratic candidates filed for county treasurer with petitions for Leslie N. Paulson and Earl L. Fraser circulating. Paulson, a 28 year Aurelia resident with varied work in oil and retail, seeks the post against Republican Anton Dahlgren. Fraser, long-time Aurelia resident and former teacher, runs from business and public service roles including the Aurelia school board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Leslie N. Paulson
Earl L. Fraser
Anton Dahlgren
Bernard Paulson
Cherokee County
Larson
Silver Township
Cherokee
Standard Oil Co
Chicago
Chamberlin Implement Establishment
Fraser
Bill Trease Leads Washington Cadet Corps Front Page News
Bill Trease, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Gay of Aurelia, appears on Washington capitol pages for a pre paidness warning article in the Adjutant. He rises to lieutenant colonel of the Sixth Regiment at Woodrow Wilson High School and is set to graduate next month.
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Bill Trease
James M. Gay
Aurelia
Washington, D. C
Adjutant
Washington High School
Leela D. Collins
Washington
Bill
Woodrow Wilson High School
Harvard Law School
Cambridge
Mass
Iowa Bar
Dial
Woodrow Wilson Alain Association
Baseball Season Hopes Rise in Aurelia With Sign Board Drive
Enthusiasm for the new season swells in Aurelia as preparations proceed for a May 26 opener in Watertown against the Ham Olives Bearded Davidities. Manager-player Wattie Holm will guide the squad from second base with familiar names Congo Collins Glenn Bretthauer Ervil Rapp and Lefty Crimmings returning to action and Ralph Brown Bones Hamilton bolstering the infield. A new sign board fence along the road will fund painting and grandstand work, with space for parking and signs sold to supporters as Aurelia aims to become a notable Northwest Iowa baseball hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Watertown
South Dakota
Wattie
Holm
Congo Collins
Glenn Bretthauer
Ervil App
Collins
Bretthauer
Guarantee Oil Co
Rapp
Crimmings
St. Paul American Association
Sevon
Ralph Brown
Morningside College
Bones’ Hamilton
Kratch
Bloyer
Hopkins
Nelson
Christensen
Wight
Northwest
Iowa
Aurelia Youth Selected for Legion Boys State
Ralph Pingel of Aurelia is chosen to attend the Legion Boys State meeting at Camp Dodge Des Moines in June. Other Cherokee county youths include Leland Christensen Robert Ander ton Tom McCullough and Richard Beck. Pingel is a junior at Aurelia High School selected for scholastic achievement and community activities.
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Ralph Pingel
Edward Pingle
Aurelia
Legion Boys
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Leland Christensen
Robert Anderton
Tom McCullough
Cherokee
Richard Beck
Marcus
Cherokee County
Aurelia High School
Junior High Operetta Friday Night Event at Aurelia High
Students of the Aurelia Junior High present a two act musical operetta Polish ed Pebbles directed by Miss Bowen. Curtain at 8:00 P M in the high school auditorium with admission 10 16 and 26 cents. Cast features Clyde Smith Betty Anderson Helen Paulson Ruth Lehnhardt Joan Jordan Myrna Grienke Kenneth Engdahl Betty Grienke Richard Jones plus 16 sunbonnet girls 25 overall boys and interludes by fourth and seventh grades. Orlo Shank plans basement excavation and oil heater furnace installation.
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Aurelia
Miss Bowen
Clyde Smith
Betty Anderson
Helen Paulson
Ruth Lehnhardt
County Wool Growers Plan Fleece Pool for May 22
Cherokee county wool growers will pool their fleece for shipment May 22. The fleece will be consigned to the state Sheep and Wool Growers association. Last year 10,000 pounds were shipped from here.
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Cherokee, Inc
Cherokee County
State Sheep and Wool Growers’ Association
Primary Spotlight Casts Eight For County Sheriff Race
The Sheriff's Office headline eight filings for county offices with four Republicans and four Democrats. Primary voters June 3 select candidates for auditor treasurer clerk sheriff and other posts across Cherokee Marcus Aurelia Washta and Quimby. Incumbents listed include auditor treasurer and sheriff with multiple challengers and notes on county offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Montgomery
Anton Dahlgren
Mary M. Woodworth
Don FF
Phipps
Albert Hurd
John &. Peterson
W. W. Bass
Marcus
Boyd J. Linkey
Archie R. Nelson
James R. Parker
J. E. Bunker
L. W. Barnes
Arthur FE. Hickey
Aurelia
J. E. Pennington
State Capitol wrangles loom over re organization and safety
In the state capitol newsletter a looming campaign centers on administration re organization and the public safety department. Key topics include old age assistance farm tenancy the board of control and a state office building with teachers annuity and conservation also on the radar. Republicans claim efficiency lower costs and a needed car dispatcher while Democrats fault the re organization for higher fatalities and inefficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Safety Department
Board of Control
Deputy Sheriffs Sworn In Cherokee Official
V C Pierce was sworn in by Sheriff A N Tilton to replace Dan I Danielson who served nine years. Danielson was dismissed after filing papers to oppose the incumbent in the Democratic primary for renomination.
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Cherokee
V. C. Pierce
A. N. Tilton
Dan I. Danielson
Danielson
Tilton
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B. E. Lloyd
the Sentinel
Arlington
Earl Hoon
Henry M. Dieterich
Congregational Church
U. S. Mail
S. Mail
First Trust & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Legion Boys State
Orlo Shank
Sheriff’s Office
Democrat
Louis Bierman
W. H. Flickinger
John Collister
Leo
BE Dunn
Dan E. Dan
B. H. Anderson
P. R. Griffin
C. W. Conley
Washta
State Capitol Newsletter
Mainnun Insurance
Aurelia, Iowa
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