Aurel ia Consolidated School Notes and Class Highlights
A school note from Aurel ia Consolidated reports Friday selections for A and perfect attendance in fourth grade. Students earned A for names including Helen Lawniczak and Gaylen Miller. Fourth graders wrote vocabulary tests, made Mother’s Day flower carts, and received geography reports. Fifth grade wired rugs for a weaving contest and awarded prizes to several students. The report covers spelling, science, geography, art, and civics activities with multiple staff and student names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Lawniczak
Gaylen Miller
Harold Peterson
Tionna Rae Shank
Robert Anderson
Marian Moldy
Kay Elliot
Richard Hodge
Donald Klumpp
Carole Larson
Lioyd Phillips
Franklin Rapp
Donna Tae Shank
Donald
Teerink
Leland Anderson
Jean Eddy
Barbara Jean Glawe
Charles Hallbauer
Ruth Hartwig
Patricia Hfeimsoth
Jimmy Nelson
Shirley Nelson
Betty Peterson
Ray Renaud
Keith Langwin
Shirley Teerink
Miss Nelson
Celesta Allen
Gwendolyn Petton
Darlene Grienke
Phyllis Lehnhardt
Mary Ann Nelson
Vernon Kaskey
Lois Jeanne Paulson
Lloyd Patten
Bob Waddell
John Lockin
Imogene Parrott
John Lock
Victory Banana Cake for War Time Sugar Savings
A wartime kitchen note presents Victory Banana Cake using limited sugar. Recipe lists ingredients including cake flour banana and corn syrup, with steps to cream shortening and sugar, fold in dry ingredients, bake two 9 inch layers, and frost with a light gloss. Frosting extra holds only a couple days.
Mt Olive Church Names Officers For Coming Year
Mt Olive Baptist church elected officers for church Sunday school and Ladies Aid. Church officers include Lincoln Hahn as clerk and B H Dukes as treasurer. Sunday school supervisor L C Bengtson and other assistants were chosen. Ladies Aid leaders include Clarence Ohlson and treasurer Mrs Lloyd Ohlson. White Cross and flower fund chairs named. Meeting followed by luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Olive
Ladies Aid
Lincoln Hahn
B. H. Dukes
Clarence Ohlson
Lloyd Ohlson
West McGregor
Ladies Aid Officers
Earl Crippen
White Cross
Flower Fund
Paul Anderson
Cliff Bruce
Scothorn to Lead Alaska Defense Highway Crew
Cherokee Times reports Scothorn Construction of Cherokee will move 40 to 50 workers and equipment to Alaska to build the defense highway from Edmonton Alberta to Fairbanks. The firm signs with northwest Iowa firms to share cost plus expenses and expects to finish a one lane road to Alaska this fall with crews operating mainly in Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee Times
Scothorn
Cherokee County
Edmonton
Alberta
Can
Fairbanks
Alaska
George Snyder obituary born June 14 1920 at Benson Minn
George Snyder eldest son of Mr and Mrs Harry Snyder was born June 14 1920 in Benson Minnesota. He moved at age four with his family to a Hancock area farm then to a Hayes township Buena Vista County farm in 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Snyder
Harry Snyder
Benson
Minn
Hancock
Hayes Township
Buena Vista
Spurred by Hayes Township youth dies at 21
George, graduate of Hayes Township Consolidated School in 1938, died at Swallum Hospital Storm Lake last Tuesday at 12 07 a m aged 21 years 10 months 21 days. Survived by parents one brother James three sisters Mrs Pierson Wilmington Del Mrs Hubbard Hancock Minn and Mrs Learn McConkey Jr Storm Lake plus grandmother Mrs Hattie Snyder Storm Lake and grandfather Mr Peter Estrom Wenona Ill. Funeral at Hughes Funeral Home Thursday 2 30 p m Rev C Philip Holmberg Alta officiating. Burial in Storm Lake Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Icona
Hayes Township
George
Swallum Hospital
Storm Lake
James
J. C. Pierson
Wilmington
Delaware
E. E. Hubbard
Hancock, Minn
Learn McConkey, Jr
Hattie Snyder
Peter Estrom
Wenona
Ill
Hughes Funeral Home
C. Philip Holmberg
Alta
Victor Frank Dies at Home of Daughter in Aurelia Area
Victor Frank died Tuesday at the home of his son in law and daughter, Clair and Ruby Parrott, five miles northeast of Aurelia. He had been in poor health, suffered a stroke a month earlier and a second stroke last Saturday. He farmed in Cherokee county and Mt. Olive until 1941 retirement. Survived by his widow and seven children Herbert Quimby Paul Alden Ralph Robert Ruth Ruby Parrott and Doris. Funeral at home 1 15 PM and Mt Olive Baptist church 2 30 PM Saturday conducted by Rev Vernon White and Rev E Stanworth. Burial in Good Hope cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Frank
Clair N. Parrott
Aurelia
Frank
Mr. Frank
Cherokee County
Mt. Olive
Herbert
Quimby
Paul
Alden
Ralph
Robert
Compton
Calif
Ruth
Albert City
Ruby Parrott
Alta
Doris
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Vernon White
E. Stanworth
Earl Fraser Relected to County Board of Education
At a Cherokee county meeting of school board presidents on May 12 Irene Brooks was reelected County Superintendent for three years. Earl Fraser of Aurelia was reelected to the County Board of Education for six years along with Roger Leavitt of Marcus and Mr. McKinney of Cleghorn. The board has six members with three up for reelection in three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee County
Cherokee
Irene Brooks
Earl Fraser
Aurelia
County Board of Education
Roger Leavitt
Marcus
McKinney
Cleghorn
Draft number reads same forward and backward in Sioux City area
A local fellow found a palindromic draft number 747 in Sioux City area and notes his surname Planalp also reads the same backward or forward. This quirky coincidence highlights a curious numerical and name palindrome found by a resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Planalp
Ladies Aid group attends Storm Lake rally in Luther ville
Irene Zwemke reports a Hanover News notice listing St. Pauls Lutheran church Ladies Aid members at an all day rally of the Storm Lake circuit held near Paullina. The piece also notes Mother's Day family dinners and local visits by residents including Pvt. Walter Zwemke on furlough and gatherings at several area homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of
St. Paul’s
Carl Fett
Lester Kolpin
Carl Bumann
Ralph Grieme
John Holtz
Lester Grieme
Walter Zwemke
Camp Blanding
Florida
Chas. Zwemke
Ben Johnson
John Anderson
St Galva
Harold Hogrefe
Harlan
Near Schaller
Charles “Ventke
Harry Lietz
Howard
Lorenz Lietz
Masel
Ruth
Afton Vicinity Social News Highlights and Visits
Mrs. Earl Awick hosts the A.C. C. gathering sewing quilt blocks with prizes to Mesdames Pearl Mummert Alma Grashoff and Helen Carlson. Relatives honor Violet Sext on her birthday. Various visits and weddings noted including Julia Kay, Vera Mae Everhardt and a Nelson wedding in Sumner North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Swanson
A.C. C
Pearl Mummert
Alma Grashoff
Helen Carlson
Violet Sext
Troy Mummert
Huff
Cherokee
Storm Lake
Walter Meinking
Julia Kay
Vera Mae Everhardt
Meriden
August Nelson
Archie Nelson
Sumner
N. C
Bill Nelson
Carl Hanson
Minnesota
Dale Sleezer
Harlow Fogelman
Mesdames
James Frey
Swen Axelson
Farm Bureau
Victor Nelson
Spring Township
Donald Huff
Kansas City
Gilbert Clow
C. C. Montgomery
Sutherland
Isaac Clow
Larrabee
Louie Melton
Myrna
Local Socials and Farm News From Linn Grove
Gates acted as business callers in Linn Grove on Friday. Fred Gould Mar vin and Mrs Russell Parks of Larra bee visited Leo Kelly’s home Sunday. Will Sleezer learned Glenn is ill with measles. Roy Stieneke converts a sealed corn bin into a two room home on the Ellis Stieneke farm. Sugar rationing meetings were held at schools last Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday by teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gates
Linn Grove
Fred Gould
Marvin
Russell Parks
Larrabee
Leo Kelly
Will Sleezer
Glenn
Roy Stieneke
Joe Kastengren
Ellis i Stieneke
Marriage of Dorothy Stieneke to Ronnie Hart
Miss Dorothy Stieneke married Ronnie Hart of Cherokee on May 3 at South Sioux City Nebraska. Ed Dooley and Mrs Dooley arrived from Rockford Illinois and planned a move to Davenport. Many local residents visited, and a large crowd attended the funeral of George Snyder in Storm Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil East
Fort Morgan
Colorado
Carl Ammons
Dorothy Stieneke
Ronnie Hart
South Sioux City
Nebraska
Ed Dooley
Rockford
Ill
Dooley
Davenport
John Booth
Elaine
Sioux City
Bert Stief
Ruby
Alta
W. M. Booth
M. Hines
Aurelia
Lowell Gano
Cherokee
Arvid Anderson
George Snyder
Swallum’s Hospital
New Fire Siren Switch Control Installed Friday
A new control switch for the Au relia fire siren was installed Friday by Abbie Rapp, Charlie Elliott and Iowa Public Service Co. employees to replace the old unit. The siren was blown twice Friday at noon to test two switches located in the telephone office and the power house. That evening a false alarm was traced to the fire chief blowing the siren to marshal volunteers for a meeting and work on equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Abbie Rapp
Charlie Elliott
Iowa Public Service Co
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Aurelia Consolidated School
Betty Nelson
Bonnie Albright
Glenn Beeghley
Jean Bengtson
Ray Cipperley
Patty Clark
June Converse
Elizabeth Eddy
Clay
Ton Johnson
Ethel Johnson
Georginne Lauridsen
James Nelson
Shirley Nielsen
Jeanette Langwin
Australia
Africa
United States
Winfred Moulton
Aurelia, Iowa
Don R. Hankens
Larson’s
State Bank
W. A. Liebsch
Carlson’s Dairy
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association of
Iowa
Fred Radke
H. H. Lockin
C. H. Kaskey
Aurelia Sentinel
Simonsen
Wayne Kirkpatrick Aurelia
IDA Grove Rendering Works
Reggy Martin
Bruce & Sweet Lockers
Secretar OF the Treasury
Secretary OF the Treasury
Waaninare
Mney
Cass
America
Morgenthau
Washington
Vic
Mt. Olive Church
County Board OF
Hanover
Irene Zwemke
Afton
Earl Awick
East Afton & Elk
Wm. Booth
Magicaire
Ingwersen Brothers
Live
Maurice Eddy
Ed Lehnhardt
Jay Parrott
Raymond Nelson
H. J. Will Irvin Heimsoth
A. C. Will Ralph Peterson
Harold Paulson
Ingwersen Brothers Live Stock Commission Merchants Stock Yards
The
Eclipse Lumber Co
B, F
Ruppert, Mgr
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