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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1950
Page
7
A house agent hired a man to stay one night at a supposedly haunted farm. Next day the man disappeared after the window and shutters were wrecked. Four days later the agent found him three miles away in a country lane, the man explaining he had been coming back.
A school teacher was stopped for running a red light and brought before the judge. The judge praised teachers and ordered the offender to sit at a table and write the phrase I went through a red light 500 times.
In a playful exchange two speakers note that Ben Gladys communicates with expressive eye contact. They remark she uses a sharp glance as a substitute for strong language, highlighting her expressive behavior.
A mother scolds Jimmy for tearing his trousers and finds him missing. A gas meter reading reply reveals a hidden cellar scene. A Welshman relates a dream of a massive choir where the bass voice steals the show.
Mrs Harriet McCurdy and groups hold meetings in November with devotionals and programs on rural health and Christmas themes. The Congregations Couples club hosted a turkey dinner with a December church luncheon planned. The American Legion Auxiliary met at Sven Johnsons, voted to donate to the State Hospital, and prepared Christmas gifts for hospital patients. Dr and Mrs Winfred Moulton hosted a dinner for R R Reynolds of Orlando Florida with guests including Reynolds and the Johnsons.
Uncle Sam appeals to readers to save through the Payroll Savings Plan or Bond-A-Month Plan, promising 4 dollars per 53 invested by 1960. The note lists Wharton family members and social visits, including birthday dinners and a pink and blue shower hosted by Mrs. Oren Coombs and others.
Aurelia members attended a Bridge party hosted by Mrs. Fred Hallbauer in Cherokee with high score won by Mrs. Grienke and bingo prize to Mrs. Fassler. Eta Gaba members met at Mrs. William Westphal Jr home for cards and lunch, with Mrs. Carlson winning high score. Royce Steffens honored at a Legion hall party on Dec 1. gifts, cards, and a lunch followed. Roy Whitney celebrated 62nd birthday at Rex Whitney home with bridge and family present.
Thursday social scene lists prize winners Mrs Clarence Movall and Mrs Edd Klumpp. Luncheon and dinner gatherings honor Jane’s birthday and weeknight visitors include the Pederson families from Storm Lake and Alta. Co hosts Mrs Imo Krout and Mrs Helmer Carlberg share a luncheon at Else Nelson cafe with bridge results and door prizes.
At Belle Plaine Wilfred Drakos’ Springer pup Cookie flushed a cock pheasant on her first hunt but no shot was fired. Mrs Inga Steele of Belmond has sent Christmas gifts to Nora-Solvar Norway since 1945. In Crystal Lake a leaking extinguisher doused a basement fire. Howard Dallam of Emmetsburg died after a highway crash leaving him paralyzed for days.
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