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Newspaper

Aurelia Sentinel

Location

Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1941

Page

3

Tuition Increases At Iowa U And Iowa State College

State board of education approves higher tuition for the University of Iowa and Iowa State College. Net increases over four years amount to about 82 dollars at the university and 86 at Iowa State, with added charges for matriculation graduation and various fees. A separate heat study predicts hotter Iowa summers in coming decades, urging readiness for cooling investments.

University of Iowa Iowa State College State Board of Education Iowa State Ard Magazine Iowa State Agricultural Department Charles D. Reed Reed

Cherokee County Farm Bureau team wins state fair Pageant of Poetry

Ten years ago the Cherokee County Farm Bureau women’s team earned top honors at the state fair with a perfect score for their Pageant of Poetry. Members included Mrs. J. G. Shea Pilot Miss Bess Pitcher Pitcher Mrs. Blanche Hickey Diamond Mrs. Grace Blanch Pitcher Mrs. A. B. Lindsay Diamond Mrs. Frank Stevenson Silver and Mrs. Ralph Peterson Pitcher.

County Farm Bureau J. G. Shea Bess Pitcher Blanche Hickey Grace Blanch A. B. Lindsay Frank Stevenson Ralph Peterson Aileen Glawe Sioux Falls Anna Paulson Alvord Iowa Oliver Scott Minneapolis Arleen Waddell Cedar Falls State L. P. Nelson

Miss Lois Pixler Weds Floyd Peterson at Jackson Minn

Announcement notes the marriage of Miss Lois Pixler daughter of Mr and Mrs C F Pixler Aurelia and Floyd Peterson son of Mr and Mrs Henry Peterson Alta on Thursday August 21 in Jackson Minnesota. The single ring ceremony included attendants Max Pixler and Miss Alice Walker.

Alta Advertiser Lois Pixler C. F. Pixler Aurelia Floyd Peterson Henry Peterson Jackson Minn Max Pixler Alice Walker Aurelia High School Peterson Alta Margaret Nelson Hugo Nelson Gaylord Franken Werman Franken Schaller Methodist Dakota City Neb Ernest S. Pangburn William N. Stolley Spencer NBT School Sioux City Central Popcorn Company Franken Hayes Consolidated School

Peterson Buys W A Lewis Residence in Aurelia

Diamond township resident C A Peterson has purchased the W A Lewis residence in Aurelia through the H H Lockin agency. Possession is scheduled for October 1, with Mr and Mrs Peterson to retire from the farm and move in after corn harvest.

C. A. Peterson Diamond Township W. A. Lewis Aurelia H. H. Lockin

CCC Converts Gullies into Grassed Waterways

G H McMillan of the Cherokee CCC camp describes converting gullies to grassed waterways as an effective, practical gully control. Using a tractor and blade grader, banks are sloped and dirt filled to form a wide flat bottom, then seeded with grass and legumes and rolled to set the seed.

G. H. McMillan Cherokee CCC McMillan

Aurelians End 1941 with 24 Wins and 13 Losses in Season

Aurelia semi pro team finished with 24 wins and 18 losses for a .649 percentage. Ace pitcher Bill Jammer led with 12 wins and an .800 mark, while Bill Miller and Crimmings also contributed. Ed Hennessey topped the batting list after joining July 8, with Draemel and Hunnicut among top hitters.

Aurelia Watertown S. C Sioux City Storm Lake Aurelians Storm Lake White Caps Wattie’ Holm Council Bluffs Adel Jammer Bill Jammer Ronnie Miller Crimmings Jammed Miller Watt Poffenberger Stone Draemel Hunnicut Denver Post AB H Pet Hennese

Good Hope Methodist Church to be Closed

Good Hope Methodist church seven and a half miles southwest of Aurelia will close this month after 61 years of operation. Rev. Theodore Paul reports lack of support as the reason while continuing services until the annual conference in September. The 80 active members are mostly rural women. the building will be boarded up but not sold, with hopes of reopening. The church, with a cemetery, began in 1880 and has followed several circuits before settling with Quimby.

Good Hope Methodist Church Aurelia Theodore Paul Quimby The Methodist Church Iberville Paul Good Hope Good Hope Church William Parfitt Diamond Cherokee Times

Hogs at Sioux City Reach Fresh Highs for Aug 37

Hogs at Sioux City jumped to 12.16 dollars, the highest level since August 1987, before easing to 12.15 on the second day. Cattle and sheep trailed, though Monday’s cattle run was the season’s biggest, with top beeves at 12.10 and 11.90 midweek. Shippers and producers noted price movements among hogs, cattle, and lambs with noted buys from Aurelia and Schroeder brothers.

Sioux City Harry Pingel Aurelia Schroeder Brothers

Optometrist James McDonald Announces Seasonal Closure

Notice states the Washta office will close October 4 for winter travel and expects to reopen May 1. James McDonald, O. D., practitioner.

James McDonald O. D. Washta

Sioux Valley Band Boosters Club Planned at Aurelia

Parents meet in Aurelia music room to form a Band Boosters club with O S Nelson as temporary chairman and Lloyd Ruby as temporary secretary A second meeting is set for Monday September 15 at 8 oclock at the junior high assembly Everyone invited to attend and join to support outfits contests and spectator cooperation in band activities Supporters note the band must self finance unlike athletics due to few public performances.

Aurelia O. S. Nelson Lloyd Ruby

Funeral Services Held Sunday for Russell Jones

Large crowd attends funeral of Russell Jones a Cherokee railroader and World War I veteran. Military honors included a V F W burial service and American Legion firing squad with taps. Survived by widow mother and siblings. services at Cherokee Methodist Church with Oak Hill Cemetery interment.

Aurelia Oftann Ann Fnw Daewella Taeny Ad Anne Jones Illinois Central Hospital Chicago John A. Farnham Methodist Cherokee V. White Mt. Olive Baptist Church Order of Railroad Conductors Brotherhood of Railway Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion and Auxiliary V. F. W. Auxiliary B. R. T. Auxiliary American Legion Clay Dawson Oak Hill Cemetery Jones France Cherokee V.F.W American Legion Post Order of Railway Conductors The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Russell Chicago Hospital Claude B. H. Dubes Fred Hallbauer Lorraine Bristow Glynn Allen Dixon, Il Dixon Howard Pelton Glidden Burlington Borgen Piindt Storm Lake Clarence Lathrop Rolfe Joe Lathrop LeMars Clara Armour Sioux City

Mrs Wade Brown Buys Aurelia Post Office Building

Mrs Wade Brown purchased the brick Aurelia building that houses the post office on the ground floor and offices on the second floor. The sale from Mrs W S Tutt of Storm Lake completed last week with possession given as of September 1.

Aurelia A. H. Eddy W. Moulton Wade Brown W. S. Tutt Storm Lake Rice

Guarantee Oil Co Erecting New Station at Galva

The Guarantee Oil Co began work on a new oil station at their present location in Galva. A brick building 80 by 50 feet will house a wash rack grease room with hoist display room and office. A service island with three modern pumps and a concrete driveway will be laid. The project will improve Main street’s north end and enhance town appearance.

Galva Tribune The Guarantee Oil Co

Sixteen Attend Garden Club Meeting

Fifteen members and one visitor met at Mrs. Helmer Carlberg’s home for the Au relia Garden Club September meeting. The program included a botany lesson on asters, poems, flower tints, duets, and plant and bouquet judging. The next meeting is set for Mrs. Chas. Nelson’s home on October 7.

Helmer Carlberg Aurelia Garden Club Olive Johnson Marie Beeghley Verna Lockin Clara Kaskey L. H. Preul Roy Matzdorff Jesus

Sioux Valley football jamboree opens eight team action

The third annual Sioux Valley jamboree returns to Val or field in Aurelia on Tuesday night September 16 at 7 45 with eight conference teams split into north and south pools. Paullina meets Sioux Rapids while Hartley or Sanborn faces Cleghorn in quarter pairings Primghar meets Alta Sutherland vs unidentified rival. admission 26 cents plus 3 6 cents. South teams have won past jamborees and Aurelia helped last year.

Sioux Valley Valor Field Aurelia Primghar Paullina Sutherland Hartley Sanborn Alta Sioux Rapids Cleghorn Bulldog Avirahia Bulldogs

Defense Savings stamps and bonds for children

Q and A explains children can own Defense Savings stamps and bonds. Hundreds of thousands of American children buy stamps to show national unity and liberty. Minor ownership is allowed. parents often register bonds in a child’s name for future education. Obtain stamps or bonds at post offices banks or savings and loan associations or write to the Treasurer in Washington.

United America Bank Or Savings and Loan Association United States Washington, D. C

Storm at Sea Described by Clarence Johnson Letter

Clarence Johnson recounts a terrific storm at sea while returning to Pearl Harbor in Aug 1941. He lists times from Aug 21 to Aug 22 detailing watches, meals, shipboard drills, and battle stations as waves 30 to 40 feet roll the vessel. He notes the ship began rolling severely during 2015 2100 hours.

Clarence Johnson Ella Johnson Clarence Hawaiian Islands Pearl ‘Harbor Honolulu General Quarters

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Iowa U State Capitol Sentinel Capitol Jas. Scott Afton Township Ida Henderson Kingsley Millinery Morgan George Garber Alta Man U.S CCC Russell Jones Galva Garden Club Schaller Boy
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