Life-long Afton resident Sophia Johns 86 buried after illness
Sophia Johns age 86 lifelong Afton resident died Friday October 17 at Rita hospital after extended illness. Funeral held Monday October 20 at Wharton Funeral Home with Rev. Douglas Ostlund officiating. Burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers: Glen Dyslin Estel Sexton Garland Menefee Harold Anderson John Patterson Henry Haight. Survived by sons Parl of Marathon and Cyril of Aurelia, three sisters, three brothers, five grandchildren nine great grandchildren two great great grandchildren.
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Sophia Johns
Afton Township
Rita Hospital
Sophia Anna
Peter
Mary Nelson
Aurelia
Iowa
Frank Johns
Parl
Marathon
Cyril
Irving Quest
Altadena
Calif
Claudine Hough
Jean Thompson
Chicago
Carl Nelson
California
Elmer Nelson
Nels Nelson
York, N. D
Illinois Central Announces New Aurelia Schedule
Effective Sunday Oct 26 the Illinois Central introduces a new schedule for Aurelia and nearby towns. Westbound No 11 arrives Aurelia at 9 38 am and Eastbound No 12 at 7 30 pm. Trains will not stop unless passengers notify the agent in advance. Mail service will be maintained via trucks.
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Illinois Central
Illinois Central Railroad
Aurelia
Aurelia School May Dismiss Students Early on Halloween
Aurelia school may release students Friday afternoon November 7 if no Halloween vandalism is reported. Superintendent Friedlund defines vandalism broadly including soaping windows moving property or trespass but says tricks and treats are not vandalism. A Halloween party by Knights of Pythias is planned for November 1 and Veterans Day observances prompt early dismissal on November 11.
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Hallowe’en
D. J. Friedlund
Aurelia
Friedlund
Report Card Conferences Scheduled for Early November
Report card conferences for parents of children in kindergarten through sixth grade will be held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week. It is hoped parents will cooperate as in the past.
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Hallowe’en
The
Knights of Pythias
Births of Stephanie Ann Garcia and Dana Clark Brooks
Mr and Mrs Paul Garcia announce the birth of a daughter Stephanie Ann in Solomons Maryland weighing 5 pounds 10 ounces. Grandparents Arthur Hicks Aurelia Joseph DeeLuca San Jose California Great grandparents C C Martin Cherokee and Bruce David is her brother. Kenneth Brooks Camp Earsto California announce a son born September 30 weighing 9 pounds 2 ounces named Dana Clark. Grandparents Henry Teerink and the mother Shirley Teerink are noted.
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Paul Garcia
Solomons
Stephanie Ann
Arthur Hicks
Aurelia
Joseph DeeLuca
San Jose
Calif
C. C. Martin
Cherokee
Bruce David
Kenneth Brooks
Camp Earsto
Dana Clark
Henry Teerink
Shirley Teerink
Evangelism Week at St Paul Lutheran Aurelia Oct 26 30
The Rev Wm L Bartling of Apostles Lutheran Melrose Park will be guest missioner during Lutheran Evangelism Week at St Paul Lutheran Aurelia from Sunday Oct 26 through Thursday Oct 30. The program follows the Preaching Teaching Reaching pattern with nightly services at 8 pm and a 7:45 pm organ prelude. Rev Bartling, Concordia Seminary graduate, also leads Lutheran Child Welfare Association.
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Wm. L. Bartling
Apostles Lutheran Church
Melrose Park
Ill
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Aurelia
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
Christ
St. Paul’s
Bartling
Concordia Seminary
St. Louis
Chicago Theological Seminary
Maywood
Apostles Congregation
Lutheran Child Welfare Association
Addison
The
Sentinel
Ida Grove Junior Hawks Finish 5-0 Under Gaylen Miller
Ida Grove Junior High football defeated Denison 19 to 6 Tuesday evening to close the 1958 season undefeated at five wins. The team is coached by Gaylen Miller, son of Mr and Mrs John Miller of Aurelia.
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Gaylen Miller
Ida Grove
Denison
John Miller
Aurelia
Cub Pack Meeting At Legion Hall
A Cub Scout Pack meeting will be held at the Legion hall Tuesday evening Oct 28 at 7 30. At least one parent must accompany their son. Everyone is asked to wear a mask. Lunch will be served.
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Legion Hall
The
Rites Held Sun for Mrs. Chilgren 82
Funeral services for Christine Chilgren age 82 were held Sunday October 19 at the Wharton Funeral home Aurelia and Elk Immanuel Lutheran church Alta. She died October 17 after a five year illness. Burial was in Plainview cemetery Alta. She was born July 7 1876 in Varmlande Sweden and moved to near Alta at nineteen. She married John Chilgren in 1899 and had two daughters and a son. She is survived by daughters Lillian Peterson and Art Larson and son Russell Chilgren, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Her husband died in 1945.
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Christine Chilgren
Wharton Funeral
Aurelia
Elk Immanuel Lutheran Church
Alta
Chilgren
Carl Peterson
Plainview Cemetery
Ralph Davis
Galva
Donald Davis
Primghar
Willard
Bob Petton
Wesley
Raymond Kindwall
Dale Sorenson
Karen Hollenbeck
Ladies Aid of
Varmlande
Sweden
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Trinity Lutheran Church
John Chilgrin
Chilgrin
Alta Hospital
Greye
Cherokee
Lillian Peterson
Art Larson
Russell Chilgren
Vernette Peterson
Des Plaines
Donna
Peggy
Nancy Chilgren
Elwood
Valerie Peterson
Property transfers near school and Grigsby homes
Mrs Ellen Lighter sold her west of school house to Mr and Mrs Robert Sorenson who had been tenants. W E Whitney lots south of the Grigsby home sold to Gunnar Oster ling with construction underway on the first of several new homes.
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Sol
Ellen Lighter
Robert Sorenson
W. E. Whitney
Charles Grigsby
Gunnar Osterling
Move to Aurelia by Steinkuehler Family
The Orville Steinkuehler family moved this week from Don City to the Art Will Estate farm southeast of Aurelia. The household includes Mr. and Mrs. Steinkuehler and their children Linda 10, Patricia 9, Sherry 8, Steven 4, and two month old twins Jimmy and Joey. Mr. Steinkuehler manages Eclipse Lumber Yard.
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Aurelia
Orville Steinkuehler
Don City
Art Will
Mrs. Steinkuehler
Linda
Patricia
Sherry
Steven
Jimmy
Joey
Mr. Steinkuehler
Eclipse Lumber Yard
Engagement of Marcalyn Bell to Karl Brugman Jr.
Mr and Mrs G C Bell of Aurelia announce the engagement of their daughter Marcalyn Mary to Karl J Brugman Jr son of Mrs Eva Brugman and the late Karl Brugman Sr of Sioux Rapids. The wedding is planned for November.
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G. C. Bell
Aurelia
Marcalyn Mary
Karl J. Brugman Jr
Eva Brugman
Karl Brugman Sr
Sioux Rapids
Aurelia Marching Band Secures Two Awards
The Aurelia Marching Band under Don Jackson earned two second place trophies in recent weeks. They placed second in the Westmar Homecoming parade at LeMars competing with 9 northwest Iowa bands and joined a massed band concert at the Yankton Westmar game. Earlier they won $25 second place at the District Legion convention in Storm Lake and plan to perform “A Trip to Outer Space” at the Aurelia homecoming parade and Hartley Aurelia football halftime.
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Aurelia
Don Jackson
Northwest Iowa
Westmar
LeMars
Storm Lake
Outer Space
Hartley-Aurelia
Immanuel Lutheran to Install New Pastor Sunday
Members of Immanuel Lutheran church and Aftentownship north of Aurelia welcome Rev Eldred L Hofmann as new pastor with installation by interim pastor Rev A Noack. Service starts 10 30 a m followed by potluck dinner and fellowship hour.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
Aften Township
Aurelia
Eldred L. Hofmann
Salem Lutheran Church
Forest Green
A. Noack
Alta
Hofmann
Rev John Oberg 47 dies at Alta hospital
The Rev. John Oberg pastor of Trinity Lutheran church Alta died at Alta Memorial hospital after returning from Rochester. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 PM with Rev. Raynold Lingwal presiding. Final rites follow Friday at First Lutheran church Moline Ill and burial in the family plot. He leaves wife Eleanor a daughter Faith two sons Daniel John and Thomas Carl a sister Mrs Otto Olson and a brother Ivar Oberg of Osceola Nebraska.
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John Oberg
Trinity Lutheran Church
Alta
Alta Memorial Hospital
Rochester
Alta Hospital
Raynold Lingwall
First Lutheran
Faith
Daniel John
Thomas Carl
Otto Olson
Ivar Oberg
Osceola
Neb
Aurelia Bulldogs Rally To Beat Sutherland Tigers 14
Aurelia defeats Sutherland 14 12 on homecoming night as Bulldogs erase a 12 point deficit in the third quarter with two quick touchdowns. The Tigers recovered a fumble and mounted a long drive including a 30 yard run by Lyle Olhausen before Aurelia struck back with a late scoring drive and a fourth down stop. Local festivities included a homecoming assembly, crowning of a queen and a public homecoming dance at the Legion.
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Aurelia Bulldogs
Sutherland Tigers
Sutherland
Aurelia
Lyle Olhausen
Bulldogs
Triplett
Pbraageermaitags
Atretig Bbe
Peporadis
Paapade Tite
Oa Caguel Wai
Formorrow
Clude
Che
Aso
Auipe
Hartles
Legion Tall
Football Coffee At Cafe Sunday
The annual Football Coffee will be served at the Nelson cafe Sunday from 8 to 11 am. Nelson provides the coffee and pastry by the boys' mothers. The football boys will serve as waiters to raise funds for trips to a college game. Everyone is urged to attend.
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Nelson Cafe
Nelson
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Wm. Bartling
Concordia Theologies Seminary
Naws
Eldred Hofman
Chuck
Nita
Clea Covell
Margaret Tse
Pegey Jahn
Janice Kintigh
Bevery
Dave Ford
Lath
Fraser
Lundquist
Bugrene
Scupper
Mittidon
Stef the
Little Prince
Will Bee Barrer
Hianson
Sen Oof
Mir
Mir Egon Hanson
Janeen Parker
Mrs
Broger Parker
Will
Little Princess
Alta Narighiar Pantiina
Sanborn
Hartley Aurelia
Sutherland A ' Milford
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