Mt Olive Church to Observe 75th Anniversary
Mt Olive Baptist church marks its 75th founding anniversary with services Sunday Oct 6 starting with Sunday school at 9 15 am. Rev Stanley Gillet of Philadelphia will speak and a fellowship dinner follows at 12 30 pm. Afternoon service at 2 pm features Dr A Paul Smith of Des Moines. Open house at the parsonage ends with a church parlor fellowship. Card shower planned for Emma Brown.
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Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Stanley Gillet
Philadelphia
A. Paul Smith
Des Moines
Iowa Baptist Convention
Fred Converse 79 Dies in Estherville
Fred L. Converse a former Aurelia resident aged 79 died Tuesday night in an Estherville hospital. Funeral services are set for Friday at the Estherville Funeral Home with graveside rites at Pleasant Hill cemetery. Born August 17 1884 he lived south of Aurelia as a boy and studied here before Buena Vista college. A longtime barber he worked in Iowa City Colorado and for the last decade in Dolliver. He is survived by several nieces and nephews including Melvin Converse Boone Mrs Fred Houstman Ochevedan and Theron Converse Arlington SD.
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Fred L. Converse
Aurelia
Estherville
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Mr. Converse
Buena Vista College
Iowa City
Colorado
Dolliver
Melvin Converse
Boone
Fred Houstman
Ochevedan
Theron Converse
Arlington
Courthouse Bond Issue Fails Again in County Votes
Cherokee county residents rejected the bond plan for a new courthouse with 1485 for and 1470 against, failing to meet the 60 percent approval threshold. Aurelia and Marcus showed mixed results while Marcus narrowly opposed the proposal.
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Cherokee County
Aurelia
Cherokee
Marcus
Births for Ford and Tews Families in Iowa
Mr and Mrs Charles R Ford of Loveland Colorado welcomed a son named Nathan Lake born September 18 weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces with grandparents Charles Ford Aurelia and Werner Grieme Schaller and great grandfather M M Mandelville Storm Lake. Mr and Mrs Donald Tews welcomed a son named Brian Leslie born September 19 at Sioux Valley Hospital weighing 8 pounds 8 percentage oz with siblings Ronnie and Donna and grandparents Adda Tews Storm Lake and Edna Harvey Newell.
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Charles R. Ford
Loveland
Colo
Nathan Lake
Charles Ford
Aurelia
Werner Grieme
Schaller
M. M. Mandeville
Storm Lake
Donald Tews
Sioux Valley Hospital
Brian Leslie
Ronnie
Donna
Adda Tews
Edna Harvey
Newell
Aurelia Bulldogs Top Alta Cyclones 37 13 in Friday Clash
Aurelia remains unbeaten in the conference with a 37 13 win over Alta as Sutherland and Hartley trail. Honsbruch scores twice and Jones adds a 2 yard keeper with extra points. Aurelia’s defense forces a late fumble recovery for a final TD. The Aurelia second team beats Alta 28 19.
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Aurelia Alta
Aurelia
Alta Cyclones
Milford
Hartley
Sutherland
Bulldogs
Sutherland Tigers
Honsbruch
Ron Jones
Grause
Jones
Buddenhagen
Hansbruch
Cyclones
Strom
Goosman
Buss
Alta
Open House for Floyd Dyslin 40th Anniversary
The Floyd Dyslin couple marks 40 years of marriage with an open house on Sunday October 13 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Central Church of Christ in Cherokee. Friends, neighbors and relatives are invited.
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Floyd Dyslins
Floyd Dyslin
Central Church of Christ In
Cherokee
Aurelia Homecoming Weekend Activities Listed
Aurelia Community school hosts a weekend of homecoming events starting with a Thursday pep rally and culminating in Friday night activities. The schedule includes a parade, crowning of the Homecoming King and Queen, a football game versus Sutherland, and a Legion Hall dance with music by the Red Coats.
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Aurelia Community School
Legion Hall
Main Street
Aurelia-Sutherland
The
Red Coats
Pollman Schulke Engagement Announced In South Dakota
Engaged Bev erly Ruth Pollman of Bridgewater South Dakota to Byron K Schulke son of Mr and Mrs Charles Schulke of Aurelia The couple are reported to wed after Bev erly Ruths education at Bridgewater High School class of 1958 and dental assisting training while Byron Schulke earned a Bachelor of Science from Buena Vista College and studied at USD and SD School of Mines and Technology Both are noted as members of science and math honor societies Lambda Sigma Tau and Pi Mu Epsilon
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Sam J. Pollman
Bridgewater
S. D
Beverly Ruth
Byron K. Schulke
Charles Schulke
Aurelia
Miss Pollman
Bridgewater High School
Sioux Valley Hospital
Sioux Falls
Minneapoli
Minn
Playman Named American Farmer and FFA National Candidate
Ralph Playman is named American Farmer and a candidate for national FFA office. Ralph and his family, plus state leaders, are honored as he prepares to attend the national convention in Kansas City with plans for a formal degree presentation and potential future leadership roles. Tom Parrott earns National FFA Band selection and will join events at the convention including the American Royal Parade.
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Playman
American Farmer
National
FFA
Towa
Arelian Golden Acres
Unis
Joe Crave
Ralph
Beelawa
Vale
Stadimsean
Preadert
Jean Aur
Flees
Puena Was College
Sturm Lake
Miees
Ralph Wall
Kansas City
Ohis Qearents
Hea
Charles Schmidt
Bess Parker
Rodney Noebuhr
Orten Anderson
Dale Sessera
Dennis Sampson
Tom Parrott
Char Parrott
Wil
Tom
S. Return
Ivay Ariel
Rites Held for Miss Nina Ohlson
Funeral services for Nina V. Ohlson, 72, were conducted at Mt Olive Baptist church on September 28. The Mt Olive resident, born December 2, 1890, died September 24 after a lingering illness. Burial followed at Good Hope Cemetery. Survived by sisters Clara Ohlson LaNita Kahi of Cherokee, brothers Llord Aurelia Clarence Reuben, and many nieces and nephews.
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Nina V. Ohlson
Mt Olive Baptist Church
Ohllson
Mt. Olive
Robert Noblitt
Shirley Balding
Charlene McKinnis
William Glawe
Good Hope Cemetery
Terrell Peter
Carolina Ohlson
Miss Ohlson
Ohlson
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Clara Ohlson
LaNita Kahi
Llord
Aurelia
Clarence
Reuben
Ruth Ohlson
Edna Nordstrom
Filing Deadline For City Election In Aurora
The Aurora Municipal Election is set for Tuesday November 5. A mayor five councilmen and a park board member will be chosen. Nomination papers due by October 8 at the town clerk’s office in Farmers National Bank. Current mayor is Howard Pinky Nelson and council members listed. park board incumbent Orrin Sweet. No filings yet.
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Aurora
Park Board
Howard (Pinky) Nelson
Lowell Hills
Vernon Fierk
Herbert Hanger
Paul Stieneke
John Storbeck
Orrin Sweet
Farmers National Bank
District Convention Here Oct 8th
Aurelia hosts District 1 convention Tuesday Oct 8 with Pythian Sisters registration at noon at KP hall and session start at 1 pm. A banquet at 6 pm at the Methodist church followed by an 8 pm Pythian Sisters program. Knights of Pythias meet at Farmers National Bank with 7:30 pm registration and 7:45 pm convention call.
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Aurelia
Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters
District 1
Pythian Sisters
KP Hall
Knights of Pythias
Methodist Church
Farmers National Bank
Swallows Ammonia Child Recovers After Incident
Charles Dean Hicks two year old son of Mr and Mrs Jack Hicks of Sioux City formerly of Aurelia spent last week in St Josephs hospital Sioux City after drinking ammonia. He is recovering nicely.
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Charles Dean
Jack Hicks
Sioux City
Aurelia
St. Joseph's Hospital
Army School Begins For Nelson At Camp Gordon
Ronald Nelson, son of Mr and Mrs Dean Nedegr Nelson, traveled to Atlantic Louisiana last week then took a bus to Camp Gordon Augusta Georgia. He recently completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri and spent ten days with relatives. He will attend school at Camp Gordon for the next fifteen weeks.
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Dean Nedegr
Ronald Nelson
Atlantic
Camp Gordon
Augusta
George Nelson
Ft. Leonard Wood
Vein
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Mt. Olive Church
Mount Olive Baptist Church
Emma Brown
Frank Oakes
Brown
Fred Converse
Mickey Ford
Daugh
Maurice Hansens
Maurice Hansen
Hansens
Raly
Botta
Halph Pease
Tawa
Nina Ohlson
Amonia
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