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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
4
Multiple short notes record visits from Cherokees Omaha and Chicago residents to Aurelia. People travel to Rockford Cleveland Westcott Park and Sheldon for family and social events. The column mentions a Farmers Picnic closing bank hours and the editor’s illness.
County Ramblers met August 8 at Arlene Nelson home with six members present. They planned Acheivement Day on August 18 when each girl will show at least three earned items. Elimination of demonstration teams occurred August 11 with Miss Merlene Nelson as judge. Betty Coombs and Peggy Waddell named as representatives. News Reporter Gloria Coombs.
Greek matron Lysistrata persuades Athens women to desert husbands until peace is declared, aiming to end the prolonged Athens Sparta conflict.
Pastor L H Preul outlines schedule with church school at 10:00 and morning worship at 11:00 George Lamm supt Epworth League officers retreat set for August 22 and 23 at the Methodist Camp Lake Okoboji Fourth Quarterly Business Conference on August 27 features Dr A L Semans as pulpit speaker at 11:00 am and 2:30 pm Reports from church departments due up to date Attendance praised Remaining Sundays in conference year planned services with inspirational music and welcoming message
Embroidery club met at Mrs. Herbert Grienke’s home on Saturday. Guests included Mrs. A A Davis Mrs. O W Albright Mrs Bud Fogleman and Mrs Herman Nelson. Lunch ended a social afternoon. Next meeting at Mrs Tom Griffith’s home. Helping Hand Circle picnicked at Mrs Jess McDeid’s on Thursday. Lunch featured the afternoon. Past Chiefs Club members enjoyed a visit with Grienke on August 16. A social afternoon was followed by lunch. Mrs Henry Snapp hosted a miscellaneous shower August 15 in honor of her sister Mrs Folyd Latta of Storm Lake. Attendees came from Alta Ida Grove Storm Lake Aurelia and other nearby towns. Little Loreen K Johnson presented gifts in a peach and blue coaster wagon. A buffet lunch closed the afternoon. Mrs Roy Matzdorff hosted relatives in honor of Miss Madeline Booth August 16. Miss Booth plans to enter St Joseph’s Hospital in Sioux City for nursing. Relatives and friends gathered at George Hansen’s to celebrate Mrs Hansen’s birthday. A Grace Decker Beulah Mussetter Fern Chittenden and Rhea Myers reunion in Victor Iowa yielded four sets of twins among old chums.
Margaret Nelson of Aurelia and Corinne Bauer of Odeboldt secured jobs after choosing the National Business Training School of Sioux City for secretarial training. Nelson works for Farmers Elec and Bauer for Crackerjack Co, reflecting the school’s long standing prestige in placing graduates. Fall registration runs Sept 5 to 11.
Edwin Trigg leads morning worship at 11 a.m. Church school at 10 a.m. No Junior or Senior Endeavor today.
William Walter pastor leads Sunday school at 9 46 in English service with sermon by Mr Mil ton. Next week the Western Iowa District convention meets near Clarinda Iowa with Rev William Mueller pastor and delegates Mr Fred Wogahn and alternate Mr Louis Kroll.
Vernon Y. White pastor leads Olive Baptist Church with Sunday school at 10, worship at 11, and evening service at 8. Friday choir and teens meet. Ladies Aid gathers Thursday at Mrs Nordstrom's home. visitors welcome. Read late column this week.
Iowa wartime era farmers face heavy Hessian fly infestation in winter wheat. Dr. C J Drake urges sowing after egg-laying to prevent damage, with multiple observation stations tracking safe dates. Community control advised for best results. Also notes watch missing then found in husband’s pocket and a beaver dam built at Backbone State Park with the male parent displaced by his mate.
The George Iverson residence in Aurelia is for sale with one story five rooms two lots and a garage. Inquire at Farmers National Bank. Also a fully reconditioned second hand Frigidaire is available through Pratt Drug Company for rooms.
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