Aurelia High to Hold 1917 Commencement Week Events
The Aurelia high school class of thirteen graduates will be honored at a June 1 commencement at the M. E. church with an address by Prof. Jas J Hayes. The baccalaureate sermon by Rev. C H Young is set for May 27 at the Congregational church. An Alumni Banquet follows May 31. Decoration Day observances are May 30 with a full procession and cemetery rites. Company M recruiting drives continue, urging 150 recruits and noting last chances to enlist locally.
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Aurelia High School
M. E. Church
Jas. J. Hayes
Morningside College
Alfred BE. Craig
C. H. Young
Miasca Delia
Opal Paulson
Jas, J. Hayes
Harold Nelson
Clarence Diercks
Girls Glee Club
Garret D. Robar Selah M. Cole
Albert E. Grashoff
Pearle V. Waddell
Ella L. Baumann
Mildred M. Stark Floyd W. Glawe
Congregational Church
Young
Alumni Association of
The
Aurelia
Fifth
Walnut Streets
Fifth Street
Main
First Street
W. P. Danton
Reading
Lincoln
Gettysburg
D. J. Gilchrist
G. A. R. Service
Cpa
Flower Ita
Co. M
Adjutant General of
Iowa
Company M
Kerokee
A. A
Cherokee County
United States Army
Weather and Crop Bulletin Promotes Army Y M C A Fund Drive
Des Moines reports ideal growing conditions with rapid corn growth and improving crops though late week storms. Weather aids wheat and fruit but cool spells dampen growth. Iowa aims to raise 150000 by May 30 for Army Y M C A programs to support soldiers with facilities, reading material, entertainment, and personal care. Contributions sought across towns with local committees.
Sewerage Question Dropped for the Present in Town Meeting
A mass meeting at the Knights of Pythias hall voted to drop sewerage plans for the time being after discussing labor shortages and high material costs. While residents agreed sewerage is needed, they agreed now is not the right moment to begin. The city council will proceed with graveling streets, an improvement long desired by locals.
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K. of P. Hall
Aurelia Happenings Ten Years Ago Highlights
J W Menefee bought the Frank Menefee 120 acre farm north of Aurelia. The Aurelia ball team beat Alta 10 to 8 in the season opener. Mrs E A Bundy Carroll Mrs Hana Nelson and Ione left to join husbands on South Dakota homesteads. J C Nelson’s drug store suffered a major fire last Saturday with $2 500 loss covered by insurance. J L Robinson on the Jesse Finch place west of Aurelia lost about $4 000 by fire with $2 000 insurance.
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J. W. Menefee
Frank Menefee
Aurelia
Alta
E. A. Bundy
Carroll
Hana Nelson
Ione
South Dakota
J. C. Nelson
J. L. Robinson
Jesse Finch
Auralia
Quimby schools set to graduate amid local notices
Quimby schools plan graduation for Quimby students including Vernice Cline Frances Harshbarger Ethel Davis and Reitzell Brewer. Other items note staff changes and board trips to Webb Sioux Rapids Linn Grove plus community updates from nearby towns.
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Quimby Herald
Vernice Cline
Frances Harshbarger
Ethel Davis
Reitzell Brewer
Quimby
Peterson Patriot
MD Pierce
Steffina
Will Longnecker
Webb
Sioux Rapids
Linn Grove
Washta Journal
L. W. McClain
W. E. Libby
Peterson
Sherman Golden
Lane-Moore Lumber Co
Atwood
Id Pierce
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
Buena Vista College
Kenyon
Storm Lake
Lowan
Buena Vista
Fred Foster
Charles H. J. Mitchell
Elmer Martin
Aurelia Concert Band to Perform Indoor Show
The Aurelia Concert Band will give the season s lone indoor concert at the opera house Sunday night under leader W H Diercks who returns to direct the band for the summer. The program includes new pieces not yet performed and features vocal and instrumental solos duets and quartets. Fans are urged to attend and support the band.
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Opera House
Aurelia
W. H. Diercks
Classified ad offer for second hand goods in The Sentinel
Have you any articles about your premises you want to dispose of put a want ad in The Sentinel. Good second hand furniture farming tools and other equipment are always salable and it costs but 6 cents a line to let people know what you have to offer. Every week someone reports a ready sale of some article advertised in our Classified department the use of which is becoming more and more general.
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The
Sentinel
Library books missing prompt returns and notices
A notice requests the return of high school library books found in homes. It also lists Cedar Rapids Oil Co and agent P. F. Parrott, mentions market price for cream and eggs by Pierce & Son, and advertises a fresh line of groceries.
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Cedar Rapids Oil Co
P. F. Parrott
Pierce & Son
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Oscar Hall
America
Coppoc
Hart Se
Balbriggin Union
the Clothing Department of
Lewis
Des Moines
Army
Holatein
Numa J. Wallen
J. J. Wallen
Sioux City
Mary Ellen Klema
John Klema
Ida Grove
Pilot-Tribune
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