Afton Vicinity Notes From Mrs. Earl Zwick
Local items include Mrs. Guy Anderson in Bates hospital Aurelia and visits by Will Horton of Cleveland and Wallie Richardson of Cherokee. Afton Garden Club met Rose Hansbruch with twenty attending, peanuts prizes awarded, and a two course luncheon.
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Guy Anderson
Bates Hospital
Aurelia
Will Horton
Cleveland
Ohio
Wallie Richardson
Cherokee
Wm. Sleezer
Grace Mummert
Pearl Booth
Ethel Wetherell
Linn Grove
Floyd Sexton
Afton
George Loucks
Cedar Falls
Karl Boardman
George Melton
Rochester
Minn
Davenport
Iowa
Bob Jackson
Gilbert Clow
Joe Kastengren
Isaac Clow
Perry Wilson
Good Hope
Earl Zwick
Spencer
Vivian Dyslin
Larrabee
Frank Sexton
Meriden
Clyde Fox
John Lawniczak
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Sixteen Men Try Out For Aurelia Baseball Team
Sixteen men attended a Sunday tryout for the Aurelia semi pro team organized by playing manager Wattie Holm. Ralph Bleyer from Schaller, who pitched well last season and has Sioux Western League rights, will be eligible to play. Stanley Pritchard of Schaller also played for Aurelia last year and is expected to be in the lineup. The club plans to schedule games against strong teams with home games set for May 21 Remsen here, May 28 Algona Brownies here, and May 30 Winnebago Indians here.
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Wattie Holm
Holm
Aurelia
Ralph Bleyer
Schaller
Sioux
Stanley Pritchard
Slso
Remsen
Algona Brownies
Tolzin and Neises Tie in Aurelia ceremony
Ralph Tolzin of Aurelia and Miss Mabel Neises of Cherokee were married Saturday afternoon April 29 at St. Pauls Lutheran parsonage in Aurelia in a single ring ceremony. Rev. Wm. Walter officiated. The couple were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Heimsoth. The bride is the daughter of Charles and Mrs. Neises of Kimball South Dakota and has worked in Cherokee. The groom is the son of Will and Mrs. Tolzin southeast of Aurelia.
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Ralph Tolzin
Aurelia
Mabel Neises
Cherokee
St. Paul’s Lutheran Parsonage
Wm. Walter
Erwin Heimsoth
Charles Neises
Kimball, S. D
Will Tolzin
Memorial Association Meeting Set for May 15 in Aurelia
A Memorial Association meeting will be held at the Community Club room Monday evening at 8 o'clock to name committees and plan observance of Memorial Day in Aurelia on May 30. All are invited to attend.
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Memorial Association
Aurelia
Sponge Cultivation Growth on Sea Floors
Sponges are planted by attaching fertile clippings from mature sponges to concrete discs placed on the sea floor. Time and nature promote growth. Lysistrata, a Greek matron, urged Athens women to withhold husbands to push for peace between Athens and Sparta.
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Lysistrata
Athens
Sparta
Brooks reelected Cherokee county schools superintendent
Miss Irene Brooks won reelection over Earle Berkler of Meriden in Cherokee county by 18 to 5 votes taken at the courthouse on Tuesday. Other notes report Pastor Earl Holmberg arriving May 25 to lead Bethlehem Lutheran, Moonlite Inn owner Henry Teerink fined 300 dollars for drunken driving, 88 percent of Cherokee county cropland signed for the 1939 AAA program, and Wilson high school bands earning eight Division One ratings at the Carroll state music contest.
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Irene Brooks
Cherokee County
Earle Berkler
Meriden
Court House
Miss Brooks
Berkler
Earl Holmberg
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Rock Island
Ill
Bethlehem-Lutheran Church
Henry Teerink
Moonlite Inn
R. G. Rodman
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Ray R. Marsh
County Soil Conservation Association
Wilson High
Carroll
Diamond Center social notes from Aurelia and area
Local social column reports a Mother-Daughter banquet at Aurelia High School with attendees including Mrs. Theodore Nordstrom Fay and others. The piece lists Sunday dinners and visits among area families such as Mortensen Lindquist Becker Bruns Gustafson Linquist Challman Johns Winter and Doty, with several guests from Storm Lake Sioux City Holstein and nearby communities. The passage also mentions illness in the Kreutz Goettsch and Hallengren families and social visits to familiar households across Aurelia and surrounding towns.
Buena Vista County Fair names new secretary
C Bains resigned as secretary at a called board meeting and E J Edwards was elected to succeed him. Central High of Sioux City won a fast track meet with 88 points while Ida Grove edged East High of Sioux City for Holsteins crown with 58 points. Anton Loo of Elk township died at University hospital. Two stray dogs killed 16 geese and 22 ducks at Carl Larsen’s Alta poultry yard. Larsens killed the dogs after notifying Marshall Geary.
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Anton Loo
Elk Township
University Hospital
Carl Larsen
Alta
Larsen
Marshall Geary
Sorghum as Silage Crop Gains Ground in Iowa
Iowa State College researchers report sweet sorghums improve forage for silage amid drought. Plant after soil warms, use 5 to 7 pounds seed per acre, rows like corn. Varieties Wanconia Orange, Dwarf Hegari, Atlas Sorgo offer strong yields and adaptation across Iowa regions.
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H. D. Hughes
Farm Crops
Iowa State College
Towa
Huyes
Sudan
Iowa
Couple Weds at Little Brown Church in Nashua Iowa
Way home from Nashua Iowa reports the marriage of Mr and Mrs Doty at the Little Brown church W F B Hickey and Charley Gustafson visited Sioux City Monday. Roy Roberts and two children from near Alta called on the Linquists Sunday evening. Frank Johns spent Sunday at Storm Lake with Mrs Johns parents. Louise Streed visited the Streed home. Mrs Johns and Mrs George Johns visited east of Galva. Linquist called at Storm Lake Monday. A rain fell Saturday night helping farmers planting corn this week.
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Nashua
Iowa
V. E
Herman Linquist
Ted Streed
Holstein
Louise Streed
Frank Johns
George Johns
Carl Anderson
Galva
Storm Lake
Oysters Noted in Bergen op Zoom History
The Dutch town of Bergen op Zoom is noted for its oysters and its history of sieges. The record highlights the area’s seafood reputation amid historic military actions.
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Bergen-op-Zoom
Gerontocracy Prevails in Primitive Societies
A concise note defines gerontocracy as government by elderly men and states its wide prevalence in early social structures. The term highlights the role of age in leadership without detailing specific cultures or cases.
Methodist Church Notes Highlight Local Services and Events
Pastor L H Preul leads with 10:00 Sunday school and 11:00 morning worship. Epworth League meets 7:00 p m with Delores Peterson president. District convention in Sheldon Friday at 9:30 a m. New district secretary named, Ladies Aid May 18 in church parlors. Mother's Day service planned, attend church somewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lamm
Epworth League
Delores Peterson
Shirley Thevenin
Ramonia Thevenin
Sheldon
Leroy Hench
W. H. Bell
Ladies Aid
Mesdames
F. Wieland
Margaret Diercks
George Parrott
W. J. Wieland
H. Robar
H. Brummer
J. Gay
Congregational Church Services and Memorial Observance
Edwin Trigg pastor leads a schedule with Morning Worship at 9 and 11, Mothers Day music and junior and senior Endeavor, choir practice at night. May 28 features a united Memorial Service at the M E church.
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Huis
Alyesworth
Bote Lockin
United
M. E
St Pauls Lutheran Church Sermon for Mother's Day
William Walter, pastor, invites worshippers to Sunday services at St Pauls Lutheran Church. Sunday school begins at 9 45 a m and English language divine worship at 10 45 a m with a sermon on Proverbs 31 25 30. Visitors welcome.
Mt Olive Baptist Church Vernon Wy Service Schedule
Vernon Wy church announces Sunday School at ten, morning worship at eleven, and evening preaching at eight. Baptist Ladies Aid meets Wednesday afternoon in the church basement. The Young People's Bible class plans an outing Thursday.
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Baptist Ladies Aid
Young People’s Bible Class
Church Invitation Encourages Full Participation in Services
A church invites the congregation to meet at the church by eight o'clock and urges attendance at all services, calling for proactive worship and community gathering.
Immaculate Conception Parish Schedule and Rogation Masses
The Immaculate Conception Parish lists Mass times at Cherokee and Aurelia with services Sunday at 6:30 8 and 10 in Cherokee and 8 and 10 on the second and fourth Sundays in Aurelia. Weekday Masses at 6:30 and 8, plus a Friday Novena, and Rogation days Monday through Wednesday urging prayer for spring planting and spiritual ascent.
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I. C
Cherokee
Mission Station
Aurelia
Schroeder
Our Lady of Sorrows
Fragmented 1938 39 municipal finance notes and valuation data
The document presents cash on hand figures and transfers for the year ending March 31, 1939, including receipts and deductions. It lists indebtedness by obligation type and the assessed value of real and personal property, along with company assessments.
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Aurelia
Iowa
Teekia
Aera
City Officials Co
League Expense
Police Department
Fire Department
Total Health Department
Oorereevanreaes
AVRO
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Aurelia Sentinel E. C. Lighter
Poller’s Ice Cream
Aurelia Ice Cream Store
Cherokee News
Cherokee Times
Duer
Albright Produce
Diamond Center
Mrs. Wm. Haight
Aurelia High School
Theodore Nordstrom
Fay
Arthur Ohlson
Ellen
William Haight
Mary
Edward Mortensen
Ronald
Near Spencer
Vincent Becker
Freddie
Hans
Hilda
Irene
Mary Ann Kreutz
Fern Goettsch
Kenneth Hallengren
Will Haight
George Bruns
Ben Galvin
Charley Galvin
W. F
Orville Hickey
Harry Gutch
Elmer Danielson
Charley ~Gustafson
Sioux City
Alice Streed
Chester Chailman
Near Galva
Wendell Johnson
Iowa City
Challman
Hickey
Ivan Winter
Mrs. Doty
Alta Advertiser
Axle Cdlumsy
Methodist Church
L. H. Preul
Ew. i. H
ST. Paul's Lutheran Church
William Walter
Muraieg
Iod
Wayne
Wayne Pig
W.G. Whitney Elevator
MT. Olive Baptist Church
Vernon WY
Christ
Jess
John XVI
Jesus Christ
H. H. Deyloff
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Eegene Agate
Paine Sy
Dorpcete
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