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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1939
Page
3
Easter visits and community notices fill the column with names and places. The Aston 4-H club meets with Celesta Allen. Dr W G Port attends a veterinary meeting in Fort Dodge. multiple families visit in Cherokee Sutherlands Lake View Fort Dodge and Diamond Township. insurance ad and sales announced for April 22.
Lola Bell teaches near Storm Lake and guests visit Alta and Peterson relatives over Easter. Families from Linn Grove Aurora Spring Valley and Cherokee travel to Storm Lake area for visits. Community events include a construction cost estimating office opening and a moving pictures promotion. A fire alarm at the Herald house prompts an investigation. Henry Myers family returns from Long Beach via San Francisco.
An advertisement from Harry H. Lockin Insurance Agency promotes hail insurance for growing crops. It emphasizes reliable coverage and reasonable rates offered by the office.
A comparison of supervisor costs across twenty northwest Iowa counties shows Cherokee County with the lowest expenses, including salaries and mileage, and well below several counties. A separate fire scare in Aurelia at F E Pratt drug store caused by a Frigidaire motor burning out in the cellar. no damage beyond odor.
We express thanks to the Aurelia Fire Department for their prompt response to the alarm at our store FP E Pratt and the threat of fire.
A homemaker guide from Mrs. Mildred Crawley promotes simple rules for feeding a wide age range. Avoid highly seasoned and very rich foods, emphasize fruits vegetables and protein, and plan meals that suit both children and adults. A sample menu for four to fifty four appears, and Better Homes Week urges two hours of menu planning for all members. The piece also thanks the Aurelia Fire Department for aid after a home fire, and notes the Civil War service of the yacht America after winning the cup in 1851.
Church school at 10:00 led by George Lamm, Supt. Morning worship 11:00. Epworth League 7:00 p m with Delores Peterson as president. Regular choir rehearsal Monday 7 30 p m. Epworth League program and Fellowship at Charles Bruce home Sunday evening. Sheldon District Convocation Monday April 17 at 9 30 a m in Sanborn theme Some Educational Fundamentals. Ladies Aid meets Thursday April 20 in church parlors hosted by Anna Anderson A C Peterson Chas Nelson Mabel Neville Art Phipps J M Parrott. Men's Brotherhood Thursday April 20 at 7 30 p m with program committee W A Lewis entertainment George Parrott refreshments Raymond Kruse Glenn Sleezer Edwin Watts. Choir Easter Cantata praised at local church and Cherokee Methodist church. Easter collection generous. thanks extended to all contributors.
Pastor Edwin Trigg leads church activities with school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 a m. Endeavor groups meet at 7 and choir practice is Tuesday at 7 30 pm at Mrs Alyesworths apartment. A Pilgrims Fellowship is planned for Sunday afternoon April 23 at Sioux Rapids.
William Walter, pastor, leads Sunday school at 9 45 and worship at 10 45 in English with a 9 am German service. The church invites guests and the general public to worship.
Vernon V. White pastor invites readers to Mt Olive Baptist Church for Sunday School at 10 AM with classes for all ages, morning worship at 11 AM, and evening service at 8 PM. Wednesday features Young People’s Bible Class and choir practice at the Dukes home. community is welcome.
The Immaculate Conception Parish lists masses Sundays at Cherokee church at 6 30 8 and 10 with sermons. Mission station Masses in Aurelia Schroeder Building on second and fourth Sundays. second Sunday 8 o'clock and fourth Sunday 10 o'clock. Easter season remarks include First Epistle of St John and Gospel of John readings and a prayer asking to keep Easter spirit.
Sherman Day's Historical Collections of Pennsylvania notes Gettysburg, county seat of Adams County, was laid out by proprietor James Gettys a few years before Adams County organized in 1800. The 1843 publication records the early town plan and leadership.
Mrs. Wm Haight and Margueritte Haight of Chero kee visit relatives while influenza Like measles affect the Moock and Galvin children. Aurelia High pupils return after a short spring break as Vera Nordstrom and Aurelia M I A id members host a tea. Field work lags due to cold. oats seeding progresses slowly in the area.
The Mellon Institute study shows that trimming shaving or singeing hair does not affect growth rate or thickness. Researchers tested multiple conditions and found no accelerated regrowth or structural change in hair fibers.
Mrs J M Gay lists a boy's bicycle for sale in good condition with balloon tires. Price not stated. Buyers contact Mrs J M Gay for details.
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