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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1938
Page
6
Local brief lists ongoing Sunday fried chicken dinners at Nelson Cafe. The column also records a string of community visits births, travels, and illnesses with residents from Aurelia Ruthven Cherokee and nearby towns visiting relatives, attending events, or reporting family news.
Numerous visits and travels across Iowa Minnesota and Nebraska with stops in Aurelia Cherokee Dubuque Oelwein and Missoula. guests include Espy McDeid Mrs J C Nelson and Mrs Lena Genther. trips feature Yellowstone park the Bad Lands and the Canadian prairie. school moves reflect Mr Beam and local teachers. festival and church group activities noted.
Sentinel notes list Junior Rapp returning from Sioux City after a week with his sister Mrs. M Peterson. Mrs. Wm Whitney and child of Dysart visit at Mrs. Mildred Whitney’s home after traveling from Storm Lake. Clair Whitney returned from Dysart where he helped upgrade the elevator run by Wm E Whitney. Mrs Jennie Campbell of Omaha visits T P Griffith home, first since her father’s death twenty five years ago.
Sunday school at ten and morning worship at eleven. Young People’s Bible study Sunday seven. Evening preaching at eight by Rev John Whitmer of Curell Iowa who will speak nightly through the week. Community invited to hear the Word of God.
Pastor L H Preul outlines church activities including Sunday School 10:00, worship 11:00, choir rehearsal Monday 8:00, and a sermon by Dr A L Semans. Picnic dinner at noon in the basement, Fourth quarterly conference 2:30 with reports. District conference Sept 7 at 9:30 and annual conference Sept 28 at Sac City. King's Heralds picnic Aug 31 at Aurelia park. dues and mite boxes advised.
Church school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 a m. Ladies Aid to meet Thursday afternoon September 1. Committee includes Mrs Oscar Larson Mrs Effie Johnson Mrs A V Fierk and Mrs A J Renaud.
Ray LaPlante, French American dirt track ace, enters Indianapolis race job for Clay County Fair two day program September 16 and 17. He will drive the Lyons Special previously piloted by Emil Andres in the 300 mile classic. Clay County Fair Spencer Iowa tickets go on sale Monday August 29 at 50 cents for the grandstand. remittance will forward tickets.
Over 800 young pheasants are being released on 17 Cherokee county farms chosen as shelter areas. Cherokee County Conservation League officers sponsor the project and will select more farms for future placements. Initial farms include those of Chas Nelson Chester Dyslin and Albert Johnson.
Guy Anderson purchases the Wm. Reckoff farm of 200 acres located northeast of Aurelia. Price near 100 dollars per acre. Forty acres in Cherokee county and 160 in Buena Vista county. Emil Carlson rents the farm for another year.
Helping Hand Circle celebrated Mrs. Jess McDeid's birthday with a covered dish lunch and gifts at her home. An I O O F hall party followed the Friday meeting with cards and lunch. Ernest Bjorklund hosted a birthday at his home with Mrs. Bjorklund and Mrs. Wilbert George assisting. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Glawe hosted a family reunion at their home with several relatives from Brookings Arlington Volga Aurelia and Alta.
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