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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1944
Page
3
State departments face the biennial budget task for 1945 1947 with estimates due by year end. Governors and comptrollers review and trim requests before presenting to the legislature. The postwar period and projected revenue changes add to the challenge for higher education prisons and mental health needs.
In a State Capitol letter the old age pension program faces a potential rise in beneficiaries as wartime youth return to work. With current rolls near 60,000 and average checks around 30 dollars, officials debate how much funding to request for the two years ending June 20, 1947, and whether peacetime peaks will be exceeded. The piece notes possible use of a blank legislative check and interim committee funding to cover deficits ahead. It also references Gov. Dewey’s national campaign, his appeal to Iowa voters, and expectations of a 200,000 vote margin for his nomination victory.
Looking back ten years recalls births to Berquist Lighter Huseman Haight and Radle Herold marriage at the Methodist parsonage officiated by Rev. Gilbert. R. B. Rutherford’s funeral from Gate Oklahoma. H E Johnson adds an opera house annex to his meat market. George Booth buys 83 acres of the Safe Haight farm for 210 an acre, a regional high. P J Sandberg opens a photograph gallery over the Sentinel office.
Mrs Glen Leeds 35 died suddenly Wednesday noon at the farm home south of Aurelia after a heart ailment. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 PM at the Wharton funeral home Aurelia and 2:30 PM at Mt Olive Baptist Church with Rev E H Gillet officiating. Interment in Good Hope cemetery. Survived by husband Glen H Leeds and brothers Raymond Sawvell Sioux City and Howard Sawvell Minot ND.
Leonard Anderson of Alta was indicted on a manslaughter charge in the death of 64 year old Mrs. H E Bennett who died from burns from a July 29 automobile crash northwest of Aurelia. Anderson had pleaded guilty earlier to a driving while intoxicated charge and was fined 500 dollars with 20 dollars costs, his license suspended 90 days, and he is free on 3000 dollars bail.
Carl C Hansen of Des Moines died September 13 1944 at age 64 after a life in Aurelia and Des Moines. Services were held in Aurelia at the W H Bischel home with Dr Frederick J Weertz of Des Moines officiating. Interment followed in Aurelia cemetery. He left a wife Lillian M Steemke Hansen and brothers Herman Monroe IA and Mathias Aurelia IA. He previously ran a general store in Aurelia and later a clothing business in East Des Moines and worked with Morgan Clothing Co before retiring for ill health. He was active as an elder in his church including honorary life elder status.
Max Pixler, 25, a pharmacist’s mate second class in the U S Navy Medical Department at a U S Navy air base in England, received a Well Done from Vice Admiral Ross T McIntire Surgeon General U S Navy. The admiral thanked all medical personnel in the European Theater for D Day duties and afterward. Pixler, of Aurelia Iowa, previously worked on a farm and served at Chelsea Naval Hospital and Holy Cross College before overseas duty.
The A H S football slate lists Sept 22 Hartley here Sept 29 Akron there Oct 6 Marcus there Oct 18 Cleghorn here Oct 20 Paullina there Oct 27 Linn Grove there Nov 83 Marathon here Nov 11 Alta there Readout notes Sept 15 Aurelia 32 Soo Rapids 0.
Miss Mabel Gordon daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Gordon of Meriden becomes the bride of Robert Parrott son of Mr and Mrs Jay Parrott of Aurelia in a Sept 14 ceremony at the Immaculate Conception church Cherokee Rev Fr F P Schultes officiated The double ring Mass followed by breakfast and a three course dinner The couple will live on a farm near Aurelia The bride attended Meriden High School class of 1939 and worked for Northwestern Bell The groom a Aurelia High School 1940 graduate later attended Buena Vista College and farms now
A District Court of Honor will be held at the Methodist Church next Monday night September 25 at 8 o'clock. Awards will be presented to the Scouts earning them. Nestor Stile of Cherokee will be the speaker of the evening. Parents and Friends of Scouting are invited to be present.
Mrs. R. A. Gustafson, 79, died Monday night at the Timmins nursing home in Cherokee after living in Aurelia for years. Her husband preceded her in death five years ago. She had recently resided with Mrs. Mabel Neville in Aurelia. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 p.m. at Wharton funeral home, with burial in Aurelia cemetery.
Oct 5 sale for Everett Nelson Cleghorn with Gunnar Osterling Aurelia scheduled for Dec 5. Auction Notes list farm sale dates and buyer names. Local notices indicate farm sale dates in small rural towns with names and dates.
Carl Kludas, Cherokee Ia, 4-H farm youth, earned purple ribbons for two Chester White pigs weighing 200 and 215 pounds at the 18th Interstate Baby Beef and Market Pig show in Sioux City Stock Yards. Four purple ribbon pigs sold as a lot at 20.50 per hundredweight, ensuring each boy a fair price.
Aurelia baseball team shut out Maryhill 7-0 on Sunday to pull even with Washta at 8-2 in the county league standings. The Aurelians and Washta schedule a tiebreaker Sunday afternoon September 24 at 2:30 to decide the title. Stabelfeldt struck out 17, allowed 2 hits, and walked three. Pingel led with 3 hits while Holstien Rapp and Bjorkgren added two apiece.
The Aurelia Bulldogs defeated Sioux Rapids 32 to 0 in the season opener before about 600 fans. Richard Jones scored on a 30 yard run and Sherman Nelson added a touchdown as Aurelia built a 14 point lead and held the visitors from scoring. Next Friday the Bulldogs host Hartley in conference action at 7 46 p.m.
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