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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1951
Page
5
A long list of Sunday and weekend visits in Aurelia and nearby towns includes Lec a Bechanes and family in contact with the Dise and Pfalzgraf households, weddings in Storm Lake, and travels to Cherokee Fort Dodge and Spirit Lake. Several out-of-town relatives from Minnesota Iowa and Illinois stop by homes in Aurelia and Alta for birthdays baptisms and reunions.
Next Sunday August 5 the New Trinity Lutheran Church in Alta hosts a community service at 3 p.m. inviting area church members and pastors with a choir providing music. Open house runs 4 to 6 p.m. followed by a music and meditation service at 8 p.m. and an 8:45 p.m. prayer meeting.
Joe Coombs son of Mr and Mrs Clifford Coombs Aurelia made his debut as a professional boxer at Wayne Nebraska on Wednesday July 25. He defeated Alonzo McDougal of Omaha by knockout in the fourth round of a six round card sponsored by the Wayne Lions Club. He next fights Friday night at Gothenburg Nebraska. He studies at Wayne State Teachers College and was active in amateur boxing including a run to the Golden Gloves finals last February.
The 44th Pilot Rock Plowing Match will be at Whitfield Adamson’s farm near Cherokee on Aug 16 and 17, covering about 80 acres. The event includes a 4-H livestock show and a girls 4-H achievement display, with a Northwest Iowa Trailriders horse show at Wescott park the night of Aug 16. Harvey Lindberg and A R Griffith lead plowing and 4-H activities. C E Lowry chairs the match association. entry is free.
Aurelia Bakery will observe its second anniversary under Mr and Mrs George Wells this Saturday. Free birthday cake and coffee will be served from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.
A March 17 night photo from in front of the Bakery shows a snow pile over five feet high along Main Street. It notes several early spring blizzards caused the pile and that City crews hauled it away as warming weather arrived.
The Afton Girls 4-H club convened an all-day gathering on Tuesday July 24 at Marlys Mummert home. DeOnn Nelson president led the meeting with flag pledges and the national anthem. Seventeen members one visitor a leader and a new member Karen Koth answered roll call.
Dale Smith 19 of Wayne City AL and Espy Johnson 17 of Cherokee route two suffered fractured left collar bones and Johnson also had broken ribs after a car left Buena Vista Cherokee county line near highway 5 Monday between 7 30 and 8 p m. Their group had left a gravel pit north of the scene and tried to pass a car driven by Lester Skarin of Arthur. The seizure rolled into a ditch and both teens were admitted to Sioux Valley hospital in satisfactory condition.
The Holstein Chamber of Commerce invites Aurelia children to a Monday afternoon pool event on Aug. 6. Afternoon activities begin at 1 p.m. with park departure for Holstein pool. transportation provided by the Aurelia Commercial Club.
Last day of the Aurelia summer recreation program is Friday August 10. Supervisor is Coach Bill Hodam and the activities are conducted under his oversight.
The Aurelia Midgets won three straight games with Stanley Sherkenbak as winning pitcher and Gary Mongan catching. Wins 21-1 at Cherokee on July 22, 20-0 at Sutherland July 24, and 2-0 vs Storm Lake last Friday at Aurelia Ballpark. They enter the Midget Junior Sportsmen league tournament at Schaller starting August 10 with prizes for the champion and outstanding players. Abby Rapp and Ray Grigsby coach.
Three Aurelia youths Dennis Rolinson Wilbur Wogahn and Eldon Otto escaped serious injury when the car driven by Robinson rolled over on the Wes cot park road in Cherokee. Car damage was about 200 dollars.
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