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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1931
Page
3
Happenings from Newell to Peterson and Linn Grove cover bank closure, a smith shop fire, a high school football practice, a car collision injuring Gus and Mrs Meyers, a grain holding co op board appointment, a peach tree bearing fruit, and Linn Grove Indians securing 1931 Buena Vista county league championship with a 10 to 0 win.
Aurelia High defeated Pomeroy 38 to 0 on a muddy field in steady rain. Aurelia dominated with Will and Gearke scoring multiple touchdowns, Georke and Gearke adding rushing scores, while Aurelia’s defense stifled Pomeroy throughout the game.
Spencer, Sept. 21. Speed stars from across America arrive for the Clay County Fair auto races closing on Saturday afternoon September 26 led by Sig Haugdahl the seven time dirt track champion. More than a dozen top national speed stars have filed entries for the afternoon’s events.
Rev. P. Van Dycke aged 62 pastor of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church Le Mars died in Harlan hospital from injuries after his car turned over two miles south of Defiance.
The Aurelia Sentinel announces an October special offering new subscribers a yearly rate of 75 cents cash in advance with one exception for former subscribers with outstanding debts. Back accounts paid restore eligibility. The paper promises local and regional news and various notices throughout the year.
Miss Esther Blanche Dreyer and Walter W Mahler were married in a double ring ceremony at the Cherokee Lutheran parsonage officiated by Rev Edgar Otto. The bride wore flesh colored feorgette with pink and blue decorations at a 5:30 dinner afterward. Only immediate family attended.
The grand jury in Cherokee reports Aurelia’s jail is unsuitable for confinement with no proper toilets or sleeping quarters and is not fireproof risking prisoner life and health. Separately, Des Moines couple Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hansen are hospitalized in Newton after a late Sunday auto crash in heavy rain injuring both and wrecking their car.
Edith Holmstrom of the Bureau of Dental Hygiene at the University of Iowa discussed the Iowa Dental Plan with teachers and superintendents at a county institute in Cherokee on September 18, 1931. The program uses ecards to urge dental exams and corrections, with a dental honor roll for students meeting daily brushing and mouth cleanliness, and a separate honor roll for teachers.
The Aurelia high school football team prepares for its first home game Friday afternoon against Cleghorn. Both squads are strong contenders in the county race, renewing a title clash from last year’s scoreless tie. Aurelia, with new players, impressed by defeating Pomeroy, and fans are urged to support the team.
Buena Vista College kicks off the season on Saturday September 26 in Storm Lake against Yankton College. Yankton, last year’s South Dakota Conference champion, showed strong form by nearly defeating South Dakota University at Vermillion, staying tied until the final minutes. This is BV’s first game of the year.
Edwin Trigg is pastor at the Congregational Church with Church School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Christian Endeavor follows at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday September 27.
Donated works include The Fall of the Curtain by Harold Begbie The Whirl by Foxcroft Davis Meadow Brook by Mrs Mary J Holmes and The Spenders by Harry Leon Wilson.
A $1700 reward is offered for the name of the Wear-U-Well Shoe Co cartoon in the winter catalog. Prizes include cash and Wear-U-Well shoes. Contact Geo. C. Bischel, Aurelia Iowa, shoe merchant and repairer, for free entry blanks and details.
A rare hailstorm near Alta Monday afternoon produced hailstones as large as baseballs, with 12 inch circumferences noted. The storm damaged windows tops of cars and stretched from south of Alta to Rembrandt, while Storm Lake suffered a damaging wind with downed trees and telegraph wires.
Rural schools list nurse visit times by day and location. Monday at Afton No 6 and No 1 with Lillian Leeds and Ruth Nelson. Tuesday at Diamond No 38 and Washta afternoon class. Wednesday Marcus No 83 and Marcus No 4 with Louene Bireh and Apollonia Beek. Thursday Marcus No 6 morning and Marcus No 1 afternoon with Rose Jaminet and Florence Carey. Friday Liberty No 3 morning with Julia Carlson and Cleghorn class in afternoon. See us for advertising.
Mrs F G Scott was elected president of the Legion Auxiliary recently organized. A fair was underway in Sioux City this week. Aurelia school enrollment reached 809, a notable gain. Wm Glane plans a new residence northwest of the schoolhouse. Esther McClain left for a nurses training school in Macon Missouri.
Notice warns all residents who have not paid water rent may be shut off on October 1 by order of council. Delinquents urged to settle accounts promptly to avoid service disruption.
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