28 Aug 1930
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1930
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel prints a mix of notices on subscription terms and light humor. It notes paper continuation rules for expired subscriptions and pricing, followed by a sequence of jokes and quips about vaccination, daily life, and insurance, reflecting local wit of the era.
Cecil Wilson will leave for Baton Rouge to enter State University while Opal Wilson accepts a Home Economics and English teaching post in Newburg Iowa. Cecil Wall and Florence Peterson wed in Stanhope church and Geneva Warme married Martin Hartley in Storm Lake. Buena Vista County Fair closes after record attendance of about 40 000 over three days, with gates and amphitheatre receipts down by 101.61 dollars.
East Afton and Elk area residents are seen in social notes with visits, host events, and local outings. The write up lists multiple households attending gatherings, theater trips, and short trips to nearby towns including Aurelia Shenandoah Sheldon West Bend and Storm Lake.
Surviving accounts recall Mrs Howard Nelson hosting a bridge tea for Miss Elva Adsit at the Nelson home on Saturday August 23 with sixte en tables. Mrs George Nelson won high score and Miss Adsit received a guest prize. Subsequent events include a Southern luncheon hosted by Mrs Roy Matzdorf and games of five hundred with Mrs Wm Booth taking high score. The Lutheran Ladies Aid met at the church with guests from Cherokee and a luncheon served afterward.
A quip about not recognizing a car as second-hand sparks playful exchange. Coles remarks a buyer may doubt ownership while answering humorously. The fragment hints at identity and cunning suits in social banter.
In a brief exchange the duo discuss De Long selling a painting. One asserts luck, the other questions the label, hinting at the painting’s perceived value and the buyer’s interest.
A humorous exchange from Stray Stories features a girl and a boy trading compliments on first kisses. The volley turns the idea of novelty into a running joke about repeated phrases.
Miss Ruth Melton daughter of Mr and Mrs George Melton of Afton township began work for the LaVere Brancht Floral company in Des Moines after special training at Iowa State college Ames County 4 H champions head to Des Moines for state fair to compete Erma Booth Vera Dawson Lulu Diller and Evelyn Schnell join the trip Premium list for Pilot Rock Plowing Match revised Construction work on primary No 5 reroute near Cherokee proceeds with 16000 cubic yards dirt to be moved Cholera losses in Cherokee county reach thousands with several farms affected and outbreaks reported in west and near Quimby
An instrument claiming to be the last will and testament of John W. Menefee, deceased, dated September 13, 1921, has been filed and read. A hearing to prove and probate the will is set for the court in Cherokee Iowa before the District Court or its clerk on September 24, 1930.
A Galva visitor A B Lindsay stops by as Ernest Rasche and family visit Mr Rasche's mother in Davenport Iowa. Alta residents Mrs J A Haight and daughters enjoy a Diamond Center visit at the Haight home. Birthday party at the parsonage with games and watermelon. Fritz Kreutz digs a well due to scarce water. Des Moines State Fair trip with Haight family. Spencer summer school graduates Cecelia and Dorothy Linquist return home. Mrs Henry Stout returns from hospital after appendicitis operation. Recent showers. heavier rain east of the area. Murray Smith of St Paul visits Williams family. C A Peterson and sons visit Sioux City. Riggs family and Mrs Inez Smart visit from California Pennsylvania.
Yvania arrived Monday afternoon for a brief visit with Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Williams at the Will Haight home and spent time with friends in Galva.
Mr and Mrs Guy Anderson and children left for central Missouri. Alva Melton called to Rockford Illinois due to a death. William Jenkins of Washta visited George Awick. Kline family and Cedar Rapids guests with Crow family. Stella Bushnell of Waterloo visiting Mrs George Melton. Earl Zwick and child ren returned from Brookings South Dakota. Norana and Arleene Henley guests of W S Ammons. Galen Dyslin family weekend in Elk Point South Dakota. Alfred Zwick Henry Stevens Emma Cherokee guests. Fred Gould and daughter from Larrabe with Verne Zwick dined with George Zwick. Evans Ellis Stieneke and family hosted Spokane Washington visitors for Bartels reunion at Sutherland Park.
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