Thanksgiving activities span grades and projects
Students across first to junior high report Book Week events, spelling and math drills, and a large Jamboree at Aurelia High School. Highlights include perfect spelling scores, birthday treats, a First Thanksgiving lesson and a multi hour Junior Red Cross project with meals, voting, and a late night jamboree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaDonna Adamson
Patricia Allen
Richard Anderson
Roy Axelson
Bobby Bengtson
Carolyn Bengtson
John Baumann
Georgia Godwin
Elinor Fahr
Robert Heimsoth
Larry Hickey
Lorene Johnson
Paul Laposky
Jenny Lighter
Carroll Nelson
Sharon Ohlson
Lois Richabaugh
Stanley Sherkenbak
Stanley
Aurelia High
Ruth Kudrle
Betty Brewster
Betty Crane
Tena Mae Fox
Martha Huseman
Geraldine Klumpp
Phyllis Engdahl
Red Cross
Verona Wogahn
Jeanne Mummert
Betty Nelson
Jeanette Langwin
Ethel Johnson
Beverly Ohlson
Joyce Reesen
Colleen Anderson
Jane Goettsch
Soldier’s Hospitals
Maxine Nielsen
Harriet Ohlson
Miss Nelson
Gymn
Light Fantastics
Joyce Pixler
Joan Will
Georgia Ann Lauridsen
Miss Lewis
Lois Galvin
Clifford Ohlson
Stanworth
Lois Hughes
Ardys Deyloff
Donna Nelson
Elmeree Schrader
Joan Deyloff
After Lunch on Saturday Noon
A brief note records a period after lunch on Saturday noon following the completion of dishes. The fragment notes the time and sequence without additional context or details.
Surprise Visits Clash Across States
Fred Brent of Indianola travels to San Diego to visit his brother Martin who is visiting Indianola. Neither expected the other to travel, yet both trips serve to visit different relatives, making the journeys not in vain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Brent
Indianola
Martin
San Diego
Fred
Britt Fire Crews Fight Silage Silo Blaze
Firefighters from the Britt department made three trips to the Lyal Fox farm to extinguish a smoldering silo blaze. The silage fire proved hard to put out and the cause could not be determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britt
Lyal Fox Farm
Soldier visits WWI memorial in honor of combat city
Saw Monwnaen Sgt Warren Smith now in France or Germany with American forces writes to his Jefferson parents about a modernistic monument honoring American British and French soldiers who saved a city in World War I. After searching he locates his father Harry C. Smith a corporal in the 130th infantry with aid from the Secretaire de la Commission en Livre d Or.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Smith
France
Germany
Jefferson
Warren
Harry C. Smith
130Th Infantry
Secretaire de la Commission En Livre d
Fishworm with Two Tails Vies for Oddity Fame
Lamoni resident Ed Williams reports a lively fishworm with an unusual feature a pair of tails forming a perfect V. The oddity drew interest from local onlookers as it wriggled in a small container.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Williams
Lamoni
Patriot Adam Emil Anderson Drives 2000 Mile Vacation
Emil Anderson of Mediapolis traveled a 2000 mile trip with Earl Hanson and son Lowell in a truck. They visited Chicago to load stock then carried vegetables to Memphis Missouri and Greenfield Mississippi. A load of sweet potatoes moved from the south to Chicago and Davenport. The week long trip left Anderson pleased with the vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Anderson
Mediapolis
Earl Hanson
Lowell
Chicago
Memphis
Greenfield
Miss
Davenport
Emil
Minnesota Bologna Prize Wins by Clear Lake Mirror Editor
T. J. Farnan, editor and publisher of the Clear Lake Mirror, received a $25 prize from a Minnesota packing company for a written submission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Farnan
The
Clear Lake Mirror
Minnesota
Bologna Promise Fulfilled on Election Day
Commentary notes wartime meat industry strains and Jay Hormel of the packing company promised Farnan two pounds of the best grade bologna once restrictions eased. The promised bologna arrived on election day, illustrating wartime food supply issues and aging commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Hormel
The
Packing Company
Farnan
Hormel
Farm Sale Dates Listed for December and January
Farm sale dates are published listing bidders and locations. The schedule includes Gunnar Osterling on December 4, A. A. Woltman on December 5, Claus Anderson and Arvid Ohlson on December 12, John W. Swanson on December 19, George Wohlers on January 8, and Edmund Otto in Sutherland on January 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunnar Osterling
A. A. Woltman
Claus Anderson
Arvid
John W. Swanson
George Wohlers
Edmund Otto, Sutherland
Beesy Place The Roger Dewolf Family of Rein
The fragment mentions Beesy Place tied to the Roger DeWolf family of Rein as part of a local notice or feature. Further readable context is limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger DeWolf
Rein
Beekeeper Discovers 60 Pounds of Honey in Attic
The DeWolfs noticed bees around their home in fall and a veteran bee man George E. Watson found over 60 pounds of choice comb honey stored in the attic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beck
DeWolfs
George E. Watson
Lighter Publication Notice From Aurelia Sentinel
The Aurelia Sentinel lists E. C. Light er as proprietor and Carl J. Lighter as managing editor. The paper is published every Thursday and entered as second class matter at the Aurelia post office Iowa. A notice states the paper does not stop at expiration and subscribers who continue to receive it must pay for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Aurelia Sentinel
E. C. Lighter
Carl J. Lighter
Aurelia
Iowa
Herve J
Pacific
War Loan Drive Ad Sponsored by Aurelia Businesses
A local Seventh War Loan promotional advertisement lists Aurelia merchants and services supporting the drive. Names include Flory Drug Earl Fraser Thiel's Cafe Henning's Cafe Aurelia Theatre Farmers National Bank Waddell's Grocery Eclipse Lumber and others. The notice credits a broad coalition of business and professional men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Business
Aurelia Theatre
A. Fraser Elevator
Aurelia Iron Works Dagger Barber Shop
Shank Truck Service
Lillie’s Beauty Salon
Mummert Hardware Rapp Electric Service
Farmers National Bank
Waddell Cream Station
Maple Valley Hatchery
Mabyn’s Beauty Shoppe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aurelia Consolidated School
Janet Ohlson
Keith Hickey
Malcolm Teerink
Eva Marie Hasenwinkel
Arlo Mummert
Mardell Lewis
Joyce Klumpp
Norma Wallen
LuDene Bengtson
Patty Osterling
Jerry Conley
Claudeen Grienke
Douglas Ohlson
Marilyn Radke
Douglas Schulke
Rueben Ohlson
Lloyd Patterson
Henry Hansen
Marlyce Rae Vogel
Rita Smith
Marlys Anne Mummert
Joan Westphal
Gaylene Matzdorff
Dick Fassler
Erik Radke
Rial Smith
Marlyce Rae
Jimmy Vogel
Kay Elliot
Kay
Filmore
Richard Hodge
Margaret
Carole
Helen
Joanne
Donna
Clara Gregg
Gordon
Corrine
Keith Clark
John Erickson
Corrine Larson
Robert McKay
Bill Markley
Larry Nelson
Seta Petersen
Kenneth Rapp
Caroline Wogahn
United States
Dean Nelson
Connie Lighter
Sentinel
Sleepy Hollow
Irving
Darrel
Kenneth
Ordell
Dorothy Ann
Laurine
Norma
Vernon
Phyllis
John
Mary Ann
Imogent
Shirley Ann
Merryl
Betty Lou
Betty Spitzbarth
Mavis
Mate Tae
Toondar
Raxhara
Ruth
Patricia
Bob
Betty Ray
Keith S
James
Shirley Jean
Janet W
Treasure Island
Patricia H
Roger M
Monwnaen
Private Jones
Minnesota Bologna
Japan
Aurelia Hotel
Otto Matzdorff
W. G. Whitney Elevator Guarantee Oil Company
H. J. Will Truck Service Farmers Co-op. Company
Eclipse Lumber Company
Paulson-Finkbine Lbr. Co
Jordan’s Standard Service First Trust & Savings Bank
Bernard Johnson Truck Service
Harry Lockin Insurance Agency
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!