Electric Counting Eyes Scattered over Iowa Highways
Iowa highways host electric counting eye devices since 1936 to measure traffic flow. The system includes permanent and portable counters that record axle pressure and produce hourly counts for a traffic flow map. One portable unit near Glenwood was stolen. others remain secure, with no tampering by motorists.
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Iowa
Iowa Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Lonce van
Glenwood
Arch Koop
Des Moines
Koop
Aurelia High School Football Triumph and Local Notices
Ten years ago Aurelia high school defeated Schaller 12 to 6 and later beat Cleghorn 41 to 7. C H Kannenberg announced taking over the Standard Oil service station in the Kannenberg building on Main street. A frost hit the area and Geo W Johns advertised a farm sale eight and a half miles south and one mile west. Wheat, corn, and oats prices rose modestly as prosperity notions return. A J Whinery was re elected Community Club president. Thirty years ago Rev Leslie Logan was assigned to area M E churches and Otto Bischel bought Elkton store from C W Pelton. Pierce Parrott bought Bert Siglin's interest in Brooks and Siglin dray line.
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Aurelia
Schaller
C. H. Kannenberg
Standard Oil Co
Kannenberg
Main Street
Geo. W. Johns
Leslie Logan
Afton
Larrabee M. E
Otto Bischel
Elkton
C. W. Pelton
Pierce Parrott
Bert Siglin
Brooks & Siglin Dray
Bulldogs Win Sixth Victory in Rain Storm
Aurelia Bulldogs remain undefeated and untied this season after a 18-0 victory over Moville in a rain soaked game. Don Porter scored twice and Don Hamann once as Aurelia raced to three quick touchdowns aided by a blocked punt and two Moville fumbles.
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Nitze
Aurelia Bulldogs
Moville
Bulldogs
Aurelia
Don Porter
Don Hamann
Tom Coombs
Earl Larson
Porter
Hamann
Booth
Williams
Orville Radke Wins District Husking Title at Sloan
Orville Radke of Diamond township Cherokee county won first prize in the district corn husking contest held Tuesday October 28 at Sloan and earned a spot in the state contest. He placed eighth at Hartley last week with a net load of 2122 pounds.
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Orville Radke
Diamond Township
Cherokee County
KSCJ
Sioux City
Sloan
Charles Sebastia
Radke
Arion Christensen
Shelby County
Orville
Hartley
Commercial Club to Meet Monday Night
The November meeting of the Commercial Club will be held next Monday night in the room above the Farmers National Bank, announces President R. M. Flory. All business and professional men are urged to be present as important matters will be discussed. Session starts at 8 o'clock.
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Commercial Club
Farmers National Bank
R. M. Flory
Local Declam Contest Participants Announced for Nov 18
Aurelia high school will hold the declamatory contest in the high school auditorium Friday November 18 at 8 o clock. After an earlier elimination 12 of 26 contestants were chosen to compete in the local event with winners advancing to the state series on December 5. John Hartwig has begun 18 weeks of basic training at Fort Belvoir following induction at Fort Des Moines.
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Aurelia
Roy Matzdorff
Richard Glawe
Lloyd Patterson
Charlene Ohlson
Mary Hench
Elaine Booth
Gene Peterson
Orrin Sweet
Betty Pruitt
Beverly Walters
Arlene Nelson
Delores Kaskey
Celesta Allen
Frances Fassler
Ruth Lehnharat
Aurelia High School
John Hartwig
Albert Hartwig
Fort Belvoir
Engi
John
Army
Fort Des Moines
Aurelia Man Burdette McKinnis Receives Wings in Army Air Corps
Burdette McKinnis, 28, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harley McKinnis of Aurelia, earned second lieutenant and pilot wings at Mather Field Calif after six months of training. A former Aurelia Consolidated School graduate, he previously served at Hickam and Wheeler Fields Hawaii and taught at Hickam’s Aerial Engine Technical School.
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Burdette McKinnis
Harley McKinnis
Aurelia
United States Army Air Corps
Mather Field
Calif
Burdette
Air Corps
Hickam
Wheeler Fields
Hawaii
Hickam Field
Army
Aurelia Consolidated School
Buena Vista College
Army Air Corps
Aurelia and Alta to clash in Armistice Day gridiron clash
Aurelia hosts Alta on November 11 at 2 PM in a key Armistice Day game. The undefeated Aurelia Bulldogs seek to extend their perfect season and win the Sioux Valley Conference title, while Alta aims to spoil the streak and showcase improvement. The Alta band may join halftime ceremonies per Band Director Lloyd Ruby.
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Aurelia
Alta
Bulldogs
Alta Cyclones
Alta Band
Lloyd Ruby
Missionary from Japan to Speak at Mt Olive
A. J. Foote of Japan will address the Sioux Valley Association Day of Prayer at Mt. Olive Baptist Church next Tuesday November 11. The program runs from 1 30 p m to about 8 30 p m with all invited to attend.
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A. J. Foote
Japan
Sioux Valley Association
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
County Tuberculosis Drive Planned in Cherokee County
The Cherokee County Tuberculosis Association met at the Hotel Lewis with 17 members and two guests. They discussed enlarging mailing lists for the Christmas Seal drive and noted sources like telephone and city directories, utility lists, assessors books, and Farm Bureau records. Examinations for TB were led by Madeline Rue, and a clinic in Sioux Valley hospital Cherokee is set for Nov 13 with about 180 residents to be X-rayed as part of a countywide TB survey.
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Cherokee County Tuberculosis Association
Lewis
Cherokee
Irene Brooks
Adolph Soucek
Light Company
Assessors
Madeline Rue
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
State Association
Miss Rue
Sioux Valley
Two Heavy Snow Storms Hit This Vicinity
Weather notes report two heavy snow storms affecting the area over the past week. Postal guidance outlines parcel post procedures for Sweden and other foreign countries via the British consul-general in Chicago, requiring an application first to be obtained and then submitted through the consul-general before acceptance.
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Sweden
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Ill
Red Cross meeting urged in Cherokee Friday night
County volunteers from Aurelia and nearby communities will gather at the Red Cross rooms above Gildner & Sauer on Friday at 8 p.m. to receive supplies and final instructions for the annual membership drive aiming for 280 memberships. Local chairmen urge line-up due to bad roads and telephones.
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County Red Cross
Cherokee
Red Cross
Aurelia
H. HH
Edmund Radke
Diamond
Raymond Nelson
Pitcher
Lester Melton
Afton
Gildner & Sauer
Red Cross Courier
J. M. Whitney
Cherokee County Donates 420 to USO Drive
Cherokee County contributed 420 dollars to the USO fund in the first drive. E H Gustine of Sioux City reports the Ninth Iowa district raised 18014.69 dollars from 12515 contributors, including 11916 from Sioux City. Funds supported off duty recreation and services for soldiers and sailors through YMCA YWCA Catholic and Salvation Army and other groups.
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Cherokee County
Pinal
USO
E. H. Gustine
Sioux City
Iowa
United Service Organizations For National Defense, Inc
YMCA
YWCA
National Catholic Community Service
Salvation Army
Jewish Welfare Board
National Travelers Aid Associa
Mr. and Mrs. Bischel Describe Old Mexico Trip
Mr and Mrs W I Bischel return from a two week conducted tour through Old Mexico with 18 in the party. They traveled by train car from Chicago to Mexico City visiting cities along the Pan American highway, noting climate altitude and hospitality. They observed money exchange differences with a $20 traveler's check yielding about 98 pesos.
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W. H. Bischel
Old Mexico
Mexico City
Orizaba
Fortin
Mexico
United States
November Term Court Opens At Cherokee
The November term of district court opened in Cherokee with Judge O S Thomas of Rock Rapids on the bench. Only 26 trial notices were filed and two grand jury cases slated. Grand jurors did not include Aurelia residents. Trial jurors, including Mrs Ed Golnitz, Spring township. Russell Parrott, Aurelia. and Alta Wilson, Diamond township, were to report Monday Nov 10.
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Cherokee
O. S. Thomas
Rock Rapids
Thomas
Aurelia
Ed Golnitz
Spring Township
Russell Parrott
Alta Wilson
Diamond Township
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State Capitol
Senutinel
Sentinel
A. J. Whinery
Cleghorn
Coombs
Jo ‘S Booth
Dexter Mongan
Sioux City Journal
Alta Tilton
Mt. Olive
County Tuberculosis Association Meets
I. H. Lockin
A. J. Renaud
Mabel Johnson
Peoples Telephone Co
Linn Grove
Galva
Chas Elliott
RIA
Aurelia-Moville
Tee Uso
Mrs. W. i. Bischel
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