Local Embroidery Club Meeting and Visiting Residents
Local notes list the Embroidery club meeting on August 31 with Mrs. Burton Ruppert. Several residents and visitors are mentioned including Larry Harris of Scenic Wisconsin visiting grandparents in town, Frederika Miller traveling to Alta to visit son in law and daughter, and Roy Demarest family from Kansas City spending a week with Griffith and Fierk relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Embroidery Club
Burton Ruppert
Larry Harris
Scenic, Wis
Mrs. R. Harris
Frederika Miller
Alta
W. J. Golnitz
Ray Demarest
Ivoi Simong
Betty Demarest
Kansas City
Tom Griffith
A. V. Fierk
Local residents and visitors in Aurelia area events
Lloyd Ruby of Great Lakes Illinois visits Aurelia to see his daughter Jerilyn. L E Christensen and H H Lockin attend district real estate institute in LeMars. Homer Pedersen of Worthington Minnesota visits Flory family. George Heimsoth of Chicago arrives for visit with cousin W H Heimsoth and Storm Lake relatives. Niels Nielsen AMM2c from Jacksonville Florida visits two weeks with parents and relatives. Walter Lauridsen buys Mrs C P Larson residence in Alta and plans to retire from the farm east of Aurelia moving to Alta by February first. Pvt Paul Mummert returns from Fort Leonard Wood Missouri for a two week furlough before reporting to Camp Beale California. Russell Null and family to Clear Lake Iowa. Russell attends coaches school. Dicky and Roger stay with grandparents A B Null in LeMars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niels Nielsen
Amm2c
Jacksonville, Fla
Jens Nielsen
Walter Lauridsen
Pvt
Paul ‘Mummert
Ft. Leonard
Wood
Beale
Calif
Russell Null
Clear Lake
Iowa
Russell
Local residents host visitors and travel notes across Iowa
A parade of relatives friends and travelers visit Aurelia and surrounding towns. Miss Mertie Bell travels to Des Moines to visit relatives while Pfe Dale Dise arrives from Fort Lewis for a two week furlough. A. W. Froning of LaPorte City dies on a Minnesota fishing trip. Captain James Percy USMCR and family visit from Santa Barbara before military orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Froning
LaPorte City
Iowa
Mr. Froning
Minnesota
Aurelia
Local Lumber Yard Sale Overseen by Stief Family
The sale of the Farmers Lumber and Supply Co. yard in Nona Minnesota to a St. Paul firm will be supervised by Edward Stief, former secretary treasurer and general manager, son of Bernard Stief. Edward's wife is Rose Diercks, daughter of Aurelia’s Anna Diercks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nona
Sunday Dinner Guests Visit Local Family
Mr and Mrs Walter Huseman were Sunday dinner guests at Elmer Gertsmeier's home. The Misses La Venne and Darlene returned with them after spending the weekend with their cousin Lluise Gertsmeier. Lt and Mrs Merlyn Hansbruch arrived to spend a month with his father W H Honsbruch and other relatives. They will visit Mrs Honsbruch's parents in Elberon Iowa. Lt Honsbruch recently returned from two and a half years in Marine duty in the South Pacific. Mrs Honsbruch had been living in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Crouch
Louisville
JF. Kerns
Edwin Johnson
Rosalia Johnson
Johnson
England
8Th Air Force
Walter Huseman
Elmer Gertsmeier
la Venne
Darlene
Lluise Gertsmeier
Walter Lichtenberg
Merlyn Hansbruch
W. H. Honsbruch
Elberon
Iowa
Honsbruch
United States
South Pacific
San Francisco
Home Economics Conference Representatives Named
Merlene Nelson will represent Cherokee County at the Home Economics Conference at Iowa State College Ames from August 26 to 29. Miss Nelson chairs a conference committee and will join Edna Kraft and Marion Yule in attendance. The event covers county meeting organization, lunch program insights, and returns outcomes to each county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlene Nelson
Cherokee County
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Merleney Nelson
Aurelia
Nelson
Edna Kraft
Marion Yule
Wanted Old Horses For mink Feed In Aurelia
Classified note seeks old live horses for slaughter to feed minks. Offers highest cash prices. Write Lester Lohr Aurelia Iowa or call Peterson 60565 7 b2pd ri-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Lohr
Aurelia
Iowa
Peterson
Local families fete and socialize across town
A series of August gatherings honors birthdays and visits across Po mona Kingsley Le Mars Battle Creek Mapleton Aurelia Peterson Milford Independence Whittier and Milford Iowa. Guests include the Flory Glaze Hess Manson Goodenow Brown Westphal Westphal Sauter and more as clubs and households host dinners parties and a Pinochle session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Flory
Pomona
Calif
Clarence Glaze
Clancy
R. M. Flory
R. E. Hess
Kingsley
John Manson
Miriam
le Mars
Russell Goodenow
Don
Murl Brown
Keith
Battle Creek
Nellie Brown
Rolan Blake Receives Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster Award
Staff Sgt. Rolan M. Blake of Aurelia is awarded the Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster to his Air Medal by General George C. Kenney in the Far East Air Forces for long range flight missions in the Southwest Pacific from May 20 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Philippines
Rolan M. Blake
Aurelia
George C. Kenney
War mission list notes bombing raids and ship attacks
The record recounts missions up to July 1 1945 involving bombing of enemy airfields and installations and attacks on enemy naval vessels and shipping. It notes Blake is the son of Mr and Mrs John Blake living north of Au relia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Set. Blake
John Blake
Aurelia
Woman in Storm Lake Receives 1943 Tokyo Prison Camp Letter
Mrs. Emil Pearson of Storm Lake received a letter written Dec 22 1943 from her son George L. McShane who was then believed to be in a Tokyo prison camp. He expresses well being and wishes for home soon with Christmas and New Year greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Pearson
Son
Tokyo
Storm Lake
George L. McShane
George
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Aurelia, Iowa
Fire Insurance
Harry H. Lockin
Wm. Philpott
Des Moines
Hiss
Bert Philpott
W. G. Whitney Elevator
R. W. Brown
Bermuda
Simon Zehr
Manson
Pfc
Lisle Harris
Fort
Sheridan, Mh
Linda
R. Harris
Lloyd Ruby, Hak
Great Lakes, Il
Jerilyn
L. E. Christensen
H. H. Lockin
Northwest
Homer Pedersen
Worthington, Minn
Tornado Insurance
George Heimsoth
Chicago
W. H. Heimsoth
Charter Coach CO
Sioux City
Cherokee
Pocahontas
Emmetsburg
Estherville
Hinton Mar Cleghorn
Meriden
Cherokee Aurelia
Flory
H. H. Deyloff
Joan
Jerry
A “Automobile’ Insurance
Harry H. Lockin Insurance Agency
Pfe. Dale Dise
Fort Lewis
Wash
G. F. Dise
Burly Johnson
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Fae Fraser
Lulu Newcomb
W. F. Selene,Sr
Jeffrson
W. F. Selene
Eh, C
C. J
R. H. Maltby
Clyde Beeghley
John Baumann
A. J. Maltby
Carl Nelson
Fort Madison
Clarence McNeil
Burlington
Fred
Will Wieland
Vincent Buhman
Union Star
Les Card
Janice
Sharon
Ronda
C. G. Lighter
Qocheyedan
Joe Straight
E. C. Lighter
Mr. Straight
Swan Nelson
D. E.flory
Lockin Agency
James Percy
USMCR
Susan
Santa Barbara
H. A. McKinnis
Percy
Cherry Point
N. C
F. A. Perry
Verner Johnson
Rodney Dean
Dean
Barbara
Martin Strampe
Lillian
Fort Sheridan
Iceland
France
Belgium
Germany
Strampe
Mississippi Valley Lumberman Magazine
Miz Youmais. Lumber. Co
Theatre Aurelia
William Powell and
Myrna Loy
The
Swanson’ S
Waddell’s Grocery
L. G, Kaskey
Spencer
Coleman Gas Iron
Art Wolcott
Roy Mummert
Sentinel
Record
R. C. A. Victor Radio and
Music Supply
de Aurelia Sentinel
Society
Mildred Thomson
Wm. Westphal
Robert Bjorkgren
P. V. Clover
John Laposky
Claus Anderson
John Peterson
Alfred Westphal
Art Ruebsam
Jim Sauter
Swanson
Phyllis
Leon Westphal
Rebekahs
I. O. O. F. Hall
Martha Andresen
Marcalyn Bell
Marcalyn
Grover Bell
Bata Gaba Club
Nels Carlson
Les Holderness
Herb Grienke
Sgt
Rolan Blake
W.G. Whitney
Mr. Farmer
Swanson’s
Pillsbury’s Best Flour
Swift
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