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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1942
Page
4
Many residents and visitors are listed with short notes on visits to Aurelia and nearby towns. Names include Pratt Miller Kiernan Fraser Fraser Honsbruch Lindsay Schulke Parrott Roggow Fassler and Rapp with various travel, visiting family, and professional arrangements noted.
Mrs. Fred B. Wolf of Primghar has been named state agent for the Iowa board of control, succeeding Mrs. Mae Banks of Montour. Banks becomes social service representative for Governor Wilson.
A county wide drive to boost the war food supply begins May 1 with canning meetings led by Mrs. E. H. Dull. About 140 rural operators will attend sessions across Ambherst Marcus Spring Afton Silver Pilot Cedar Tilden Grand Meadow Sheridan Cherokee Pitcher and Liberty with later canning demonstrations. Lois Hughes will present four processing methods and spoilage causes while 10 steps for successful canning are shown using corn spinach tomatoes and rhubarb.
Community gatherings highlight goodbyes, birthdays, and club meetings. William Philpott leaves for army service after a Sunday farewell dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Bert Philpott. out of town guests include Mrs. George Troy and several Stienekes and Palmers.
Gilbert Bell of Albert City, son of Mr and Mrs G C Bell of Aurelia, has enlisted in the naval air corps ground division and left for preliminary training at Great Lakes Illinois. He visited his parents from Sunday to Tuesday then traveled to Albert City for dinner with the Jafvert family before moving on to Fort Dodge and Des Moines to join the service. The Jafverts escorted the Bells home Tuesday evening.
Mr and Mrs George Adams of Houston and Mrs Sam Brodsgaard of Danevang visited Adams mother Mrs Minnie Adams in Holstein last week. Mrs Fred Marquardt and family of Aurelia hosted, with Lois Marquardt of Sioux City as weekend guest. Lt Viola Marquardt an army nurse is on a 10 day leave at her parents home.
Two thousand Cherokee county men aged 45 to 65 registered in the fourth selective service registration held Monday. Of 143 Aurelia and Pitcher township registrants, Aurelia led with a larger than expected count. Registrants will later answer an occupational questionnaire. H. H. Lockin led the drive with assistants listed.
Bill Maxwell of Wick purchased defense bonds using one hundred forty silver dollars and ten fifty cent pieces in a cash transaction.
Franks E Scott Commerce Co in Sioux City Iowa promotes expert livestock handling insured responsibility and prompt proceeds with a 29 year record of dependability and consignments weighing 491 pounds.
Fifty nine years ago last Friday a major fire swept Aurelia’s business section. The block from the Guarantee Oil Co. to the Farmers National Bank and the east side from the hotel corner to the E Wall building burned. Losses included Barsted clothing, Jones restaurant, a butcher, Bischel shoe store, a printing office, a bank, two general stores, and many other shops. Rebuilding followed with frame structures, later replaced largely by brick.
Mr and Mrs Louis Hankel hosted a Sunday dinner for friends honoring Donald Grieme who expects to be inducted into the army May 4. Guests included Harold Kolpin Arthur Radke Edgar Radke and others. Also noted is the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Schmidt on April 22 at Alta hospital.
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