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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1937
Page
5
Happenings from nearby towns report Betty Coombs placing second in the state 4 H health contest and mention of related local events. The Sioux Rapids area notes paving contracts, a PWA grant for Royal public schools, and rainfall impacts in Galva with flood damage and stock rescues.
The local high school band held its final concert of the season Saturday evening in town with a large crowd attending. Rain caused several concerts to be called off earlier in the vacation period, but the group also performed at the Farm Bureau picnic and with mass bands at Newell and Schaller. Under Albert E. Morse of Storm Lake, the band has delivered fine summer concerts and welcomed about ten new beginners who will join the regulars next spring.
William Walter, pastor, presides as Sunday school meets at 10.00 and English language divine worship follows at 10.45. Holy Communion will be celebrated in German on September 12, with a Friday notice preceding the announcement.
James T. Dolliver of Fort Dodge will address the county Legion and Auxiliary meeting at Aurelia city park on Thursday September 9 at 8 o clock. If rain the event moves to the community building. Talks by state officers Mrs Woodke and Mr Saund ers set the program along with musical numbers and a drill titled The Minstrels.
A soggy Tuesday and Wednesday at Buena Vista County fair caused heavy financial losses though the event featured Champion and Reserve Champion Baby Reeves calves raised by 14 year old Robert Diehl of Hayes township. Dorothy Hatch will move toward second grade in Gowrie this Friday. A. E. Hilderbrand warns Alta hospital may close without funds for repairs and supplies. Helmer Berger and his son Bobby survived a serious crash near Correctionville en route to Sioux City after a bank career.
Iowa farm grain prices eased for the month ending August 15 as good crop prospects lifted optimism. Old corn fell 20 cents to 97 cents a bushel, hog values rose 80 cents per hundredweight, corn hog ratio rose to 12.2, oats at 23 cents, barley 47 cents, wheat 98 cents, soybeans 90 cents, and tame hay averaged 8.30 per ton.
Storm Lake and Alta gain a concrete ribbon with work starting Monday at the three mile western bridge site. Metz Construction of Clear Lake leads the project hauling gravel and cement from a depot south of the Illinois Central tracks.
Dale Whealen aged 20 a U S Navy sailor on 30 day furlough with his mother at Galva was killed last Friday morning 12 miles east of Sioux City when his car skidded on slippery pavement and struck a ditch. Bud Suiter of Galva and Miss Albert Thomas of Battle Creek were injured and taken to a Sioux City hospital with a broken jaw body bruises and minor injuries.
Committees for the annual Pilot Rock plowing match rush to finish preparations for the September 8 and 9 event at the state hospital grounds. Dorothy Roger leaves for Chicago September 1 to take a job at International House after graduating from Iowa State College.
An uptick in equine sleeping sickness is reported across the territory and neighboring regions. About one horse in seven is affected. Mosquitoes are identified as the principal spreader with prevention focusing on stabling horses at night when insects are most active.
Church notices list Aurelia and Good Hope M E churches with services and meetings. Morning worship at Aurelia 11 30 and Good Hope 9 30, Epworth League at 7, choir and official board gatherings, district conference in Ireton, Ladies Aid meeting, and reminders of approaching annual conference.
Attention stockholders of Farmers Elevator Co. The membership certificates and certificates of indebtedness are at the elevator office. Please mail or bring your old stock certificates to this office for exchange. 252 Farmers Elevator Co. Manager.
Miss Victoria Aylesworth of Aurelia Iowa spent summer in Eldora Independence and Hollandale then returned to Aurelia to resume school. She visited Clear Lake Singing Village of America where Dante Fiorillo shared insights with students and staff. The camp run by Rev. Davies and Mario Capelli features devotional exercises and classes in drama choral singing instrumental and creative work. Betty Coombs Aurelia 15 won second healthiest 4 H club girl in Cherokee county at Des Moines state fair with a near perfect score 99.
The state highway commission plans landscaping along No 5 highway from LeMars to the Cherokee county line in Plymouth county. Shade trees evergreens and shrubs will be planted under the landscape engineer. This is the smaller project. the larger effort near Rock Rapids will plant about 8000 trees.
St John s Evangelical and Reformed Church in Aurelia invites all to a German language service next Sunday at 2 PM preached by Rev F W Budy of Hartley. The note extends a cordial invitation and is signed by Pastor August Beck with wedding stationery reference.
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