Aurelia High School Homecoming Gala October 17
Aurelia high school hosts an all day homecoming with a 2 PM pep session and king queen coronation. Parade order includes mayor, judges, flag bearers, band, royal family, floats, and students. Evening football game vs Sutherland at Valor field follows a 7:45 start and queen coronation at halftime. Dance at Legion hall with Ralph Easton orchestra follows. attendance open to students, alumni, and parents.
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Aurelia High School
Dan Coombs
Glenn Beeghley
Larry Kolpin
Gerald Peterson
Bill Fox
Betty Nelson
Patty Clark
Harriet Ohlson
Jeanne Mummert
Jeanette Langwin
Rapp
Main Street
Guarantee Qi
Bank
BE. & H. Grocery
Royal Family
Bill Troxel
Aurelia Bulldogs
Sutherland
Valor
Marcia Nelson
Gordon Radke
Clayton Johnson
Student Council
The
American Legion
the Legion Hall
Ralph Easton
Thelumni
Missionary Study Group Meets With Mrs. Ralph Peterson
The Missionary Study Group met at the home of Mrs. Ralph Peterson on Wednesday afternoon October 1. Devotions from The Way by E Stanley Jones opened the program. Reviews covered Search For the Christian Way in Race Relation Buell Gallagher and the Methodist Woman magazine. A sermon by Roy L. Smith Jesus On the Mountain Top was reviewed. Lunch followed hosted by Mrs. Peterson with help from Mrs. Fred Daniels and Mrs. Arthur Maltby.
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Ralph Peterson
E. Stanley Jones
Charles Bruce
Buell G. Gallagher
Roy Ohlson
Methodist Woman Magazine
Roy L. Smith
Mountain Top
Pitcher Farm Bureau Holds Annual Meeting
The Pitcher township Farm Bureau held its annual meeting on Monday evening October 13 at the K P hall in Aurelia. Officers elected were Maurice Eddy chairman Raymond Nelson vice chairman and Edmund Radke secretary. Entertainment included recitation Lazy Housewife by Phyllis Jane Peterson and piano duets by Paul and Carolyn Nel. A Sweden talk by Albert Peterson of Larrabee and pictures from a Sweden trip by Claus Magnuson were shown. About 60 people attended. refreshments were provided by families Glawe and Radke.
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Pitcher Township Farm Bureau
K. P
Aurelia
Maurice Eddy
Raymond Nelson
Edmund Radke
Alvin Peterson
Carl Peterson
Albert Johnson
Phyllis Jane Peterson
Hope
Watt
Paul
Carolyn Nelson
Sweden
Albert Peterson
Larrabee
Claus Magnuson
Floyd Glawe
Richard Glawe
Erwin Radke
Quimby to Vote on Iowa Public Service Franchise
In Quimby Iowa the town council set a special election for November 17 1947 to decide whether to grant the Iowa Public Service Company a 25 year electric franchise. The current franchise expires January 1948 and Iowa Public Service Company has long served the Quimby community.
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Quimby
Iowa
Iowa Public Service Company
Aurelia Post Office Sets Early Sunday Closure
Notice states the Aurelia post office will close at 1 p m on Sunday October 19 due to Sunday after noon mail service ending October 1 Acting Postmaster M C Paulson advises checking subscription dates.
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Aurelia
M. C. Paulson
Retiring Mt Olive Pastor E H Gillet Moves to Aurelia
Rev E H Gillet and wife depart Mt Olive after sixteen years across three pastorates to retire in Aurelia. Born 1886 Butler County Iowa he preached across Idaho Washington Rhode Island and Des Moines and Grinnell colleges. His son Stanley a minister and daughter Edith who studied at Berkeley are noted, with grandson Robert Gillet serving in Ravenswood West Virginia.
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E. H. Gillet
Mt. Olive
Aurelia
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Gillet
Butler C
Iowa
Hampton
Dumont
Grinnell College
Des Moines College
First Baptist of
Grinnell
Lohrville
Lizzie M. Grimes
West Union
Stanley
Edith
Theological Seminary
Louisville
Oelwein
Berkeley
Calif
Idaho
Washington
Providence
Rhode Island
Congregation Church
Robert §. Gillet
Crozier Theological Seminary
Pennsylvania
Baptist Church
Ravenswood
West Virginia
Buena Vista Homecoming Weekend Battles Wartburg
Buena Vista college hosts a two day homecoming October 17 and 18 in Storm Lake Iowa. Coach Harland Riebe leads the Beavers against Wartburg in a Town conference grid clash after edging Huron 7 to 6 in the prior appearance. Festivities include bonfire pep rally snake dance float parade homecoming queen crowning open house free movies dinners and a closing dance.
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Storm Lake
Iowa
Buena Vista College
Aurelia Territory
Harland Riebe
Beavers
Wartburg
Buena Vista
Huron
Scout meeting at Aurelia park hinted as grand event
A note calls Boy Scouts to assemble next Monday at 6 80 in the evening at Aurelia park. It warns against eating supper beforehand and promises a super duper doings, urging attendance to avoid consequences.
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Aurelia Park
Methodist Church Sees Missionary Address At Circle Meeting
Ernest Stanworth pastor and Claude de St Paer superintendent of church school welcome all for 10 am class and 11 am worship. A joint W S C S circles meeting Thursday Oct 23 features Miss Lydia Poole returned missionary. Week of prayer and self denial honors hostess groups. New Sunday school superintendent Claude de St Paer recognized.
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Methodist
Ernest Stanworth
Claude de St. Paer
Lydia Poole
Clyde Beeghley
Vernon Peterson
Arthur Hicks
Harold Conley
George Scott
Olive Johnson
Clude de St. Paer
Food Crisis Prompts Call for Sharper Conservation Plans
A. A. Schmil len urges Cherokee County farmers to tailor 1948 ACP plans to local soil problems. With a world food crisis and European crop failures, the program aims for maximum production with minimal soil loss through practices like green manure, cover crops, lime, phosphate, and pasture improvements to extend grazing and reduce grain needs. He stresses abundant production now and later as the program’s primary goal.
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A. A. Schmillen
Cherokee County Aaa Committee
Europe
Trail Ride and Horse Show Draws Crowd in Aurelia
Approximately sixty five horses and ponies were paraded through Aurelia Main street and shown at the ball park as part of the Northwest Iowa Trail Ride and Horse Show. Riders arrived in the morning, with an 11 a.m trail ride and a 1 p.m parade led by Mrs. Ca Madson carrying the State Grand Champion Palomino. A free will offering raised about $60 for the Northwest Iowa Trail Rider Association. Local sponsors were Vere Corrington, R. M. Flory, Geo Johnson, and A. B. Lindsay. Awards were announced by A. B. Lindsay with judges Robert Taylor and Al Burkhart.
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Northwest Iowa
Aurelia
Main Street
Ball Park
Daniels Pavillion
Ca. Madson
Webb
Northwest Iowa Trail Rider Association
Vere Corrington
R. M. Flory
Geo Johnson
A. B. Lindsay
Robert Taylor
Sioux City
al Burkhart
Cherokee
Pony
Darrell Madson
Grace Madson
Dixie Burkhart
Carl Madson
Betty Beck
Orville Erickson
Alta
Lew Crane
Lloyd Darling
Keith Burkhart
Bob Hoeppner
Sac City
Nile Brown
Jeraline Meyler
Betty Crane
Leo Alquist
Maynard Stief
Merri’ Smith
Peterson
Carl. Madson Webb
Bobby Heckne
Fred Wirtjesn
Frank Wilson
Grace Madson Webb
David Flory
Merril Smith
Bob Barnes
Lee Barns
Marcus
Dr. Harrison
Vere Carrington
Alex Cuthbert
Sioux Rapids
Aurelia Bulldogs Dominate Sioux Rapids 38 0 in Openers
Aurelia High School football crushed Sioux Rapids 38 to 0 in the season opener. The Bulldogs used a strong first and fourth quarter, scoring three touchdowns in each, while accumulating 17 first downs to the Rapids' six.
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Aurelia
Sioux Rapids
Bulldogs
G. Beeghley
Dan Coombs
Vernon Kaskey
Sturgeon
Beeghley
W. Kaskey
Sioux Rapid
Sore
Coombs
Lockin
Rasmussen
Aurelian
Preparing Foods for Freezing Topic at Farm Bureau School
Pitcher township Farm Bureau Women held their first training school at the Clifford Chison home on Tuesday Oct 14 with fourteen women attending. Home Economist Carmen Lawrence led the session on freezing varieties of fruits and vegetables packaging and prep steps. A Cornell University film was shown by Claude de St Paer and refreshments were served at the close.
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Pitcher Township Farm Bureau
Carmen Lawrence
Clifford Chison
Cornell University
Claude de St. Paer
Ohlson
Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Set for November 4 at Cherokee
The Cherokee County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting Tuesday November 4 at 8:00 pm in the Cherokee Methodist church. Resolutions for the county will be adopted, officers elected, a voting delegate chosen for the Des Moines state meeting November 16 to 20, and ratifications of township directors and county women’s officers scheduled. Main speaker will be Murl McDonald of Ames, extension director in charge of the field staff.
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Cherokee County Farm Bureau
Methodist Church
Cherokee
Des Moines
Lewis Hotel
Murl McDonald
Ames
McDonald
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Women Club Meeting at Mrs Herbert Peterson Home
The Women’s Club gathered at Mrs Herbert Peterson’s home on October 10. President Lola Hickey chaired as members recited favorite Bible verses. Mrs Floyd Glawe reported on the district convention in Sheldon attended by five members.
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Woman's Club
Herbert Peterson
Lola Hickey
Floyd Glawe
Sheldon
Ralph Peterson
Nels Carlson
Stanworth
Hunter blames hunters for dwindling pheasants in Iowa
Conservation Officer Frank Starr told a Aurelia audience that shooting hen pheasants reduces future pheasant numbers, estimating each hen killed costs about 15 birds next season. He urged sportsmen to stop slaughter and spread awareness while noting strong Storm Lake fishing due to carp and buffalo removal.
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Iowa
Frank Starr
Storm Lake
Legion Hall
Aurelia
Whitney Hardware
Starr
New England
Towa State Employment Office Opens In Cherokee
The Iowa State Employment office at 2044 West Main Cherokee operates Monday through Friday 8 00 am to 430 pm in Cherokee county. It serves job holders job seekers veterans and non veterans with a dual purpose to fill job orders with qualified seekers and to register employers. Reports go directly to state headquarters in Des Moines and then to offices statewide and in adjoining states. Tornado Insurance Harry H Lockin Insurance Agency.
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Iowa
West Main Street
Cherokee
Cherokee County
Sioux City
Des Moines
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Marvin Bahnsos
Inwood
Pitcher Farm Bureau
Cers
First Trust & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Mt. Olive Pulpit
Rexall
Flory Rexall Drug Store
F. B
Farm Bureau Annual Meeting
Women’s Club
Hunter
Towa
West Main
Tornado Insurance
Harry H. Lockin
Farmers National Bank
Aurelia, Iowa
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