Aurelia Schools Begin New Year With Record Enrollment
The Aurelia consolidated schools opened after summer vacation with a total enrollment of 254, the highest in history. First Primary 30, Second Primary 41, First and Second Intermediates 36 each, First and Second Grammar 28 each, High School 55, with a new room added for the Second Intermediate to ease crowding. The board faces teacher shortages, especially in manual training and agriculture, having elected five for the latter but none yet due to army calls. The faculty includes Superintendent W. H. Reever and a largely new staff from Des Moines, Villisca, Aurelia, and Spencer. bus drivers listed by route.
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Aurelia Consolidated Schools
W. H. Reever
Alpha Chaney
Fort Dodge
Clodine Seller
Des Moines
Rules for German Alien Change of Residence During War
A German alien woman may change residence within the same district by reporting to the local registration officer and endorsing the change on her registration card. If moving to another district a permit is required, applied for at the current district with a form from the officer. denial may be appealed to the US marshal under Article XIII, paragraph 3. Violation risks arrest and internment for the war. Registration officers will continue handling permits for changes of residence.
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United States
Judicial District
Notice to Ford Owners Warns on Auto Locks
Ford owners advised not to buy an auto lock until seeing the Security Auto Lock offered by S. M. Fouts agent, contact phone 419. Also promoting school shoes for boys at Lewis with English or Boy Scout lasts in tan or black.
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S. M. Fouts
Lewis
Registration Day Set for Pitcher Township on Sept 12
Registration for men aged 18 to 45 in the continental United States, excluding active service members, is scheduled for Thursday September 12. In Aurelia the booth opens 7:00 am to 9:00 pm at the town hall with J C Lockin Dan Whitney and Bert Waddell directing. General notice from Washington explains the draft expansion to ages 18 to 45, expecting about 12.8 million enrollees and a large corps to be called to service, with future mobilization to France.
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Pitcher Township
Aurelia
J. C. Lockin
Dan Whitney
Bert Waddell
Township Defense Council
Army
Navy
Washington
D. C
Continental United States
Wilson
Congress
White House
House
Senate
March
Aurelia Boy Scout Club Organized In Local Meeting
Preliminary steps were taken to form a Boy Scout club in Aurelia with sixteen boys present. Rev H C Kephart chosen as Scout Master and assisted by A J Whinery E C Lighter Geo Garber O A Satter A F Capper and O A Royer. Harold Reever named Scout Scribe. P D Wine chairs the organization with E C Lighter as secretary. The Aurelia schools will serve as a tie in and the Farmers National Bank room was donated for meetings.
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Prs
Aurelia
Rev
H.C. Kephart
A. J. Whinery
E. C. Lighter
Geo. Garber
O A. Satter
A. F. Capper
O. A. Royer
Kephart
Harold Reever
P. D. Wine
Farmers National Bank
Patriotic Meeting Honors Local Boys Joining Army
A well attended patriotic service at the Aurelia Methodist church honored thirteen local youths departing for Camp Dodge. Mayor Wharton opened. Rev H C Kephart urged victory in 1919 and crushing Prussianism, while Mabel Leonard offered solos and Rev W A Parks sang. The Aurelia Defense League pledged support. the meeting closed with The Star Spangled Banner. Names of the fourteen boys include Harvey A Dyslin Joseph Radle Fred Sump Fred Zwick Max Pohl Charlie J D Hamaan Jesse S Pierce Bernard W Mueller Harlan S exton John Stief Hugo H Peckenschneider Long Childers Aaron Bruce Holderness.
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Methodist Church
Wharton
America
Aurelia
Mabel Leonard
H. C. Kephart
Germany
W. A. Parks
Cherokee
Camp Dodge
Harvey A. Dyslin
Joseph Radle
Fred Sump
Fred Zwick
Max ‘. Pohl
Charlie J. D. Hamaan
Jesse
Pierce
Bernard W. Mueller
Harlan
Y W C A Hostess Houses Fill Great Need at Camp Dodge
Describes the Camp Dodge hostess house serving soldiers and families in seven months. 132000 visitors used the cafeteria with peak daily meals over 2260 and 1200 daily. ice cream bills reached 2000. The houses, 101 nationwide, were built by the National War Work Council of the YWCA.
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Camp Dodge
Adele Sceyle
National War Work Council
Seyle
Cantonment
Miss Seyle
Rembrandt Physician Is Found Dead in His Attice
Dr. J A Block a Rembrandt physician was found decomposed in his office rooms in Storm Lake. He was last seen August 28 and an inquest ruled death from an overdose of intoxicants. The Block family occupied rooms in the same building. Mrs Block was in Chicago. He was about 48 years old.
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Storm Lake
J. A. Block
Rembrandt
B. B. Fiscus
Rembrandts
ABC
Narrow Escape From Death Struck During Last Friday Event
A fragmented OCR note hints at a close call involving an individual named Holinee and a person from Ia. Se to ha iate with his Jie during a last Friday incident. Details remain unreadable.
Aurelia Flags Ceremony Planned With Music Feature
A Thursday ceremony and dedication for Aurelia's new flag is scheduled with a 1:30 gathering and a 2:00 start near the flagpole. The Aurelia band and a special feature will perform popular songs as all join in singing. Rev W A Parks will give a flag address and the event will close with the Salute as schools close and pupils attend procession on the grounds.
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Aurelia
America
W. A. Parks
Addreaa
Our BoysInf to Tobacco Fun Donor Roy Owens
Community event summary notes donations this week from Roy Owens with prior report listing Marcus Newa as donor. exact totals and context remain unclear from the fragment.
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Aurelia Schools
Fannie Mathews
Villisca
Pearl Miller
Peterson
Florence Scott
Gladys Strand
Nevnan
Spencer
Clara
Lester
Katherine Miller
Chas, Jones
Fred Fassler
Stella Blanch
Will Weaver
Leslie Holderness
Victor Stiencke
Robert Love
Ford
France
Harris
Patriots
War Department
Terpatin Board
Aes
Iain
D. Hankens
Wonald
Des Moines Fair
C. C. Hansen
Hansen
Carl
Herminn
Roy Owens
Marcus Newa
Symphony New York
Edison
TON
J.C. Nelson
Cherokee County
Ir Guild
Buena. Vista
Buena Vista
Consoli Isa
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