Nearby town Happenings and local items
LeMars voters approve a 50000 bond for two new grade schools funded with a 45000 PWA grant. Dorothy Matson and Joseph Montgomery announce their marriage. J E Allison and spouse celebrate golden wedding with open house. Storm Lake dredging to begin this fall with a larger dredge from Fort Madison. Linn Grove sees three burglaries in one night with two discovered shortly after. A mastodon bone found in Sutherland farm silo pit awaiting excavation. Galva district voters approve 16500 bond for auditorium gym. federal grant adds to 18500 for a building about 80 by 80 feet. Beulah Lansen advances to chief operator at Northwestern Bell in Peterson.
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LeMars
J. E. Allison
Peterson
Storm Lake
Pilot-Tribune
Fort Madison
Lake View
Linn Grove Independent
Linn Grove
Sutherland Courier
Ginger Bros
F. L. van Voorhis
Alta
Galva Tribune
Galva Consolidated
Three Biblical Dramas at St. John's Jubilee
St. John's Evangelical church marks its 50th year with a daytime service and confirmation reunion followed by an outdoor pageant at 8:00 p.m. The free program features 42 congregants, a women's chorus, and new costumes depicting Joseph and His Brothers, The Challenge of the Cross, and a Bethlehem manger tableau.
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St. John’s Evangelical Church
Brooke Consolidated School
Joseph
Bethlehem
Alice Plagman
St. John’s Church
Brooke School
Peterson
Heavy Rain Breaks Drouth Across Region
A heavy rain delivering up to three inches fell late Sunday night and Monday morning locally, with Sioux City reporting more, and five inches in parts over Monday night and Tuesday. The total reached about eight inches in two days, improving fall pastures and seedings though corn was past its critical stage. Insurance services promoted by Lockin Agency.
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Sioux City
Big Rise in Aurelia High School Enrollment This Year
Enrollments at Aurelia High School jump significantly after the new term led by a 29 student rise from last year. The Senior class grows to 40 from 30, while first grade drops to 19 from 27, affecting total district enrollment though overall gains persist.
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Aurelia High School
A. J. Renaud
Pingel Sump reunion draws 180 at Carroll State Park
The annual Pingel Sump reunion was held August 28 at Carroll State Park with 180 attendees. A picnic lunch followed by visiting and a business meeting concluded with plans to repeat the reunion at Carroll on the last Sunday in August. Many Aurelia area residents attended, including F W Kolpin and family, Harlan Kolpin and family, Ed Pingel, Mary Pingel, D Honsbruch, Otto Mueller, Wm Ruebsam, and others listed.
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State Park
Carroll
Aurelia
Vicinity
F. W. Kolpin
Herbert Kolpin
Harlan
Betty
Darlene
Dennis
Arthur Nothwehr
Alfred Stief
Evelyn
Willard
Ed Pingel
Berniece
Ralph
Frances
Lee Kolpin
Richard
Marvin
Leland
Fern
Wilford
Lola
Karl Ehrhardt
Patricia Jean
Roy Sump
Christ Felton
Harvey Kolpin
Duane
Harry Pingel
Donald
la Vonne
Aurelia Falls to Remsen in Narrow 2-1 Ball Game
The Aurelia team remained haunted by the jinx as Remsen edged them 2-1 after a scoreless seventh. Kratch started for Aurelia, held Remsen hitless until the sixth, and was relieved by Player. Aurelia had five hits off Bob Faber.
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Aurelia
Remsen
Kratch
Remsen Boys
Bob Faber
Moville
Ployer and
Pingle
Golden Wedding Day of Former Aurelians
Rev. and Mrs. C. W Stark of Marengo Iowa celebrated their golden wedding in California with their son Dr. Lewis A Stark hosting on August 23. It marked the Stark’s 50 years of ministry and a 15th anniversary for their daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Percy Victor Stafford of Piedmont.
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C. W Stark
Marengo
Towa
Lewis A Stark
Optos
Calif
Percy Victor Stafford
Piedmont
Stark
Aurelia
Stafford
California
Cherokee County Enforces State Weed Law
Reports from county auditors show 19 counties use the county weed commissioner system under the state weed law. Cherokee county is among those adopting the program as the 47th General Assembly empowers boards to appoint weed commissioners. Curran notes growing county weed programs indicating stronger control efforts statewide.
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Tiowa
Cherokee County
47Th General Assembly
County Boards of Supervisors
Curran
Great Auto Races at Clay County Fair
Auto racing at Clay County Fair features seven national circuit events September 13 and 17. Top entrants embrace new speed tech and aim to break the 28.82 second track record set by Gus Schrader last year.
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Clay County
J. H. Peterson
Gus Schrader
Cedar Rapids
Ben Shaw
Newark
N. J
Mark Light
Lebanon
Harry Sheeler
Crack Peterson
Looking Back Into the Past Ten and Twenty Years
A retrospective of local notes recounts ten year changes with sales and moves in Aurelia including the sale of Quality by E F Dubes to P Geyer and Sons of Brookings South Dakota and a closing out sale to follow. Also highlights a September 13 community barbe cue picnic and several relocations and job changes. Twenty years prior details include Boy Scout organization, militia enlistments, college enrollment, and Liberty Loan activities with residents moving to Des Moines Portland and Campbell Minnesota.
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E. F. Dubes
P. Geyerman
Aurelia
Florence DeVries
Audubon
Helen Bates
Churdan
Margaret Iddy
Ashton, al
Esther Maltby
Caylton
N. M
Frances Shaw
Grinnell
H. C. Kephart
Mark White
Alta
J. S. Mummert
Willl
Albert Grasheil
Ernest Scherkenbach
Lawrence Butterfield
Cherokee
Leela Gay
Capital City Commercial College
Des Moines
J. M. Whitney
Pitcher Township
Army
Navy
W. C. Marsh
Grand Army
Portland
Oregon
C. Davis
Campbell, Minn
Painter sparks a color spree on Main Street fronts
Mathias Hansen began painting the front of his Main Street building housing W. G. Port and T. R. Porter. He continued with two more fronts, including the Aurelia Sentinel office and the W H H Bischel building housing Mummert Hardware Co.
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Mathias Hansen
Main Street
W. G. Port
T. R. Porter
Aurelia Sentinel
W.hh. Bischel
Mummert Hardware Co
Indians Visit Aurelia For Sunday Baseball Jamboree
Winnebago Indians from Winnebago Nebraska travel to Aurelia to play the local team in a specialty jamboree. Raymond Kruse's German band will perform on the grounds before and during the game. Admission remains 25 cents and 1 cent. First pitch at 2 30 p.m. Come early for front seats.
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Aurelia
Winnebago Indians
Winnebago
Neb
Indians
Raymond Kruse
Corn Sealing In Iowa Increases Under 1937 38 Loans
Iowa farmers sealed 82 858 855 bushels of corn since December 1 1987 under the 1937 38 loan program. Four counties Webster Pocahontas Calhoun Story each surpass one million bushels. 23 counties exceed 0 5 million. Cherokee County holds 71 284 bushels under seal.
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Towa
Thomas L. Curran
State
Lowe
Curran
Webster
Pocahontas
Calhoun
Story
Cherokee County
Lutherans to Begin Building Shared Aurelia Church
Construction on a new St. Pauls Lutheran church edifice in Aurelia will start within days. A. Sk. Krout will supervise operations with brick trucked from Fort Dodge and local materials purchased. Expected completion aims for meetings by December 1.
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Aurelia
A. Sk. Krout
Fort Dodge
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Beulah Lansen
H. H. Lockin Insurance
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Lockin Agency
First Trust & Savings Bank
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Pingel-Sump
Aurelians
L. M. Patterson
Sentinel
State of
Iowa
U. S
Insue
Farmers National Bank
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