Aurelia and region social notes chronicled
Farmers and families from Aurelia and nearby towns gather for reunions weddings and visits. Guests include Rev Art Otto in Grand Island Nebraska and Shirley Barnes Nelson at Marcus Grace Methodist. trips to Denver Estes Park and Will Rogers Shrine are noted along with numerous family picnics dinners and church events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Otto
Marlene
Colorado
Nebraska
Denver
Estes’ Park
Colorado Springs
Will Rogers
Otto
Art Otto
Grand Island
Neb
Winfred Moulton
Moulton
Saé City
Shirley ‘Teerink
van Nuys
Calif
Oren Coombs
Sioux City
George McCurdy
Harriet McCurdy
Cecil Wall
Wall
Ernest Rubbert
Washta
Henry Becker
Ernest Bjorklund
Francis Smith
Cleghorn
Harold Brownmiller
Erma McCannon
Quimby
Kenneth Bruce
Eva Gerringer
al Bork
Marcus
Henry Anderson
Dennis
Harley Stanford
Larrabee
Anna Anderson
Elwin Linkef
Storm Lake
Emil. Matzdorff
Dwayne, Verle
Donald
Columbus
Ohio
Ronald’ Matzdorff
Heine’ ‘Thoms
John Wilke
Cherokee
A.W Larson
Arvid Anderson
Cherokee Park
Kenny Teerink
Davenport
Grace Methodist
Joyce Hickey
Morningside
Garland Hickey
Hickey
E. Cook
Renwick
Bobby Baumann
Pasadena
Cal
R. H. Maltby
Hansen's
Emil
Borgeson
Marion
Walter
Walter: Borgeson
William Sherkenbak
Los Angeles
Frank. Laposky
Marvin Gano
Milford
Lowell Gano
Vere Carrington
Lewistown
Mont
Black Hills
Connie Lindgren
Meriden
Cattermole and Lighter Engagement Ties Two Iowa Couples
Storm Lake couple Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cattermole announce the engagement of their daughter Maxine to Selene Lighter of Battle Creek. Son of Mrs. E C Lighter of Aurelia, the couple plans a ceremony in early fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
Jesse Cattermole
Storm
Lake
Maxine Cattermole
Selene Lighter
Battle Creek
E. C. Lighter
Aurelia
Swanson kin lose brothers in Lytton accident
Lawrence Gesy of Fonda and La Verne Bartels of Sac City died four miles northeast of Lytton when a rural school flag pole touched a high tension line as they raised it. They were alone and the deaths were not found promptly. Gesy was Mrs Swanson’s brother and Bartels her brother-in-law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Swanson
Lytton
Lawrence Gesy
Fonda
la Verne Bartels
Sac City
Mr. Gesy
Bartels
Hay Thermometer Aid From Aurelia Fire Dept
The Aurelia Volunteer Fire Department offers a hay thermometer to residents to test stored hay for overheating. Fire Chief Albert Johnson says testing helps detect conditions that can lead to spontaneous combustion, usually 8 to 12 weeks after storage. The department will provide a tester and a man to perform tests if needed, free of charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Albert Johnson
Aurelia Fire Department
Farmers Picnic Highlight Opens Aug 25 in Aurelia
The 1952 Aurelia Farmers Picnic and FFA Livestock Show runs two days from Monday morning August 25 to Tuesday night August 26. Events include livestock judging, softball and baseball games, a flower display, band concerts, pie eating and various contests at the park and bandstand. A kiddies parade and Home Talent program feature local groups with a Legion Hall dance each night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
FFA
Aurelia Commercial Club
Bernard Johnson
Howard
Galva
Ball Park
Aurelia Burns
Aurelia Garden Club
Lockin Insurance
Aurelia Band
Legion Hall
A. B. Lindisay
Oscar Gustafson
Lou Crane
First Trust and Farmers National Banks
Polio Stricken Martha Hunter Improves at Sioux City Hospital
Martha Hunter of Aurelia shows improvement at St. Josephs hospital in Sioux City after a polio attack. She remains unable to attend school for some time. Mrs Wesley Nelson, previously hospitalized in Bemidji Minnesota for polio, has been released and is rapidly recovering at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Hunter
George Hunter
Aurelia
St. Joseph's Hospital
Sioux City
Wesley Nelson
Bemidji
Minn
Merchants to Offer Special Bargains in Aurelia
Aurelia merchants plan a Saturday bargain series with substantial price reductions on everyday items. Next week's Sentinel will list the advertised goods chosen to boost local shopping and save money, adding to savings on gasoline and parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Stock Car Race Benefits Cherokee Polio Fund
The Cherokee County Polio Fund will receive all proceeds from the Stock Car Races at Soo Speed Bowl Cher okee Labor Day evening. Lou Katzman and Don Speelman, track owners, and volunteers will donate labor. Iowa Public Service covers rights. Cherokee Courier donates ads. Uncle Sam waives the amusement tax. admission is 1.00 per person with no collections or donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee Country Polio Fund
Cherokee
Lou Katzman
Don Speelman
Iowa Public Service Company
Cherokee Courier
Uncle Sam
Soo Speed Bowl
Demonstration team wins at Cherokee County Achievement Day
Janet Jensen and Kay Clark of the Country Ramblers club took first place as a demonstration team at Cherokee County Achievement Day held Aug. 13. They will present their project Bright News for Mending Blues at the State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Jensen
Lars, Jensen
Kay Clark
S. M. Clark
Country Ramblers Club
Cherokee
Death of Mrs Eva Wilson noted in local obituary
Word was received this week of the death of Mrs Eva Wilson 76 a former resident who died August 14 at her daughter Mrs Owen Jackson's home in Downing California after a short illness. She had lived on the west coast two and a half years and earlier on a Pitcher township farm. Survived by daughter Mrs Jackson two sons Melvin Wilson Cherokee Wayne Wilson Columbus Wash three grandchildren and a half sister Mrs Wes McGregor Quimby Funeral services were held Tuesday August 19 from Boothby funeral home burial in Aurelia cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Wilson
Owen Jackson
Downing
Calif
West Coast
Pitcher Township
Wilson
Jackson
Melvin Wilson
Cherokee
Wayne Wilson
Columbus
Wash
Esther Wallace and James Nelson Married July 18
Mr and Mrs Guy Wallace of Aurelia announce the marriage of their daughter Esther Lee to James Herman Nelson son of Mr and Mrs Herman Nelson of Cherokee. The wedding occurred Friday July 18. Mrs Nelson will live with Mr and Mrs Herman Nelson in Cherokee while the groom serves in the navy. Both are Aurelia high school graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Wallace
Aurelia
Esther Lee
James Herman Nelson
Herman Nelson
Cherokee
Nelson
Navy
Aurelia High School
Servicemen Training and Family Golden Anniversary Notice
A roundup lists Pfc Donald Mummert Pvt John Lockin Pvt Lloyd Patten and others in 14 week and 8 week courses at Memphis Fort Bliss Camp McCoy Chanute AFB and Nato locations. Also reported is a Golden Anniversary for Mr and Mrs Deibner and a Silver Anniversary for the Swanson couple linked to Mt Olive parish in Rockford Illinois with invite to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Mummert
Burt Mummert
Memphis
Tenn
Donald K. Mummert
Nattc Naval Air Station
Pvt
Lloyd J. Patten
W. C. Patten
Artillery School
Fort Bliss
Tex
Mt. Olive
Ed Deibner
Claus Swanson
Kinsey St
Rockford
Mrs. Deibner
Swansons
New State Street Baptist Church
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
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Conrad Engdahl
Minnesota
Kenneth Engdahl
Karen
Harry Lindgren
Connie
Ed Hamann
Shirley and
Carleen
Orion
Inl
Harry Carlson
Tornado Insurance Lockin Insurance Agency
Fidelas Walters
Sioux Falls
S. D
Imp Krout
Earl
Fraser
Vernon Fierk
Teresa
East Okoboji
Ammon Sexton
Estel
Clyde Fox
Bill Fox
Lee Ann
Charles Galvin Jr
Mike Galvin
Alvin Nelson
Chicago
Cane
George“Handers
Fannie Collier
Lou Collier
Patti Jo
Collier
Frank Huseman
Storm ‘Lake
Elmer Gertsmeier
Melvin Hanson
Harvey
N. K. Nelson
Alta
Wayne Gaston
Jane Gustafson
Gerald Decker
Patricia Heimsoth
Mavis Caboth
Holstein
Washington D. C
Pittsburgh
South Carolina
Clarence Specketer
Erwin Heimsoth
W. H. Heimsoth
Lockin Insurance Agency
Cora Blanchard
Ruth
Baxter Springs
Kan
Blanchard
Bert Nielson
E. J. Awe
Jerry
Lake Villa
Ill
Awe
Emma Palmer
Insuran Lockin Insurancegency
Bert“Nietsars
Shirley Miller
Maxine Miller
Sam Groves
Humboldt
Guy Akers
Mlinois
Missouri
Russell Wyatt
Beverly Lynn
Alfred Fisher
St. Joseph
Cliff Bengtson
Clarence Bengtson
Judy Kay
Verlyn Dyslin
Cheri
Junior Bruns
Rodney
Dick Martin
Gahlen Dyslin
Frank Loving
Jefferson, S. D
Daughiter
Floyd Dysin
Joan Dyslin
Tracy
Victor Swanson
Walnut Grove
Automobile Insurance Lockin Insurance Agency
Harold Mohr
Lucille Lammers
Mohr
Arcadia
Glenn Loucks
Ray Jones
Fairbanks
Percy Loucks
Oelwein
Oscar Johnson
John Otten
Otten
Buena Vista County Hospital
Harold . Mohr
Dewitt
Honsbruch Drug
Rexall
Mary Hines
W. C. Holman
Indianapolis
Ind
Fae Hines
Marcus Leonard
Salina
Carroll
Arden Koch
Vere Chapman
Andrew Johnson
Clarksville
Walter Muhle Jr
Dennis Robinson
Marlys
Arlo Mummert
Clara Paulson
Arthur Quinn
Gina Paulson
Marvin ‘Loof
Spencer
Otto Loof
Atlantic
William Loot
Otto Loot
Walter Muhle
Edgar and Schuyler
Dale Nielsen
Pamela
Lee Robinson
A. W. Larson
Cyril Johns
Kathleen Cacek
Sophia Johns
Parl Johns
Henry Stube
Otto Saxhauer
Dundee
Stube
Vernon Otto
Marlin
Cresco
Art Ruebsam
Sauter
Burt Mum[mert
Kent Allen Rasmussen
J. E. Gebhardt
Jennie
Margaret
Merryl Schulke
Marvin Loof
Bob Rasmussen
Randy
Kent
Lloyd Johnson
Leeds
George Hansen
Johnson
Hansen
Johnson Place
Ferdinand Lau
Betty
Ferdinand
Frank Lau
Estherville
Minna Lau
Frank Hansen
Walter Jessen
Neligh,Neb
Omaha
Buntrock-Salle Studio
Jit Trust
T Savings Bank
Karl Peterson Jr
Sioux Valley Hospital
Leland Wayne
Karl Peterson Sr
Gerhardt Braunschweig
Steven Michael
Emil Borgeson
O. A. Braunschweig
Sentinel
Howard ‘Held
Ralph
Rembrandt
Lucky Matzdorff
Herb Grienke
Hanover
The
Lockin
Pythian Sisters
Methodist Church
Gerald Christensen
Susan
Rapp
Radke Quartet
Eva Marie Hasenwinkel
Elizabeth Buenger
Paul Nelson
Cockburn
Archie MacKay
Legion
Tommy Thomas
Esther Wallace
James Nelson
John C. Lockin
Edwin Engdah
Army
Camp McCoy
Wis
Jack Pithan
James Walcott
Portland
Ore
Alaska
Art. Walcott
James A. Nelson
Harold Nelson
Chanute Field
Chanute Afb
Rantoul
Cpl
Gerald Hahn
Germany
Lincoln Hahn
Donald Peterson
Gerald
F.F.A. Livestock Show
Commercial Club
Farmers National Bank
Aurelia, Iowa
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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