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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1939
Page
2
The Aurelia Sentinel notes the Baptist Ladies Aid gathering at Mrs. Clifford Bruce’s home on Wednesday afternoon December 20. Readers are urged to join and visitors are welcome after two services last Sunday drew a good turnout.
The notice outlines a Sunday school at ten with classes for all ages, morning worship at eleven, and an evening preaching service at 7 30. It also mentions a Tuesday evening young people's choir practice and Bible study and prayer service.
Church notes list 10:00 Sunday school led by George Lamm and 11:00 morning worship with no Epworth League due to the choir Christmas cantata “To Bethlehem” by E. K. Heyser. Circles meet Friday and next Tuesday for gift exchanges and church decoration at 3:30 PM.
A church announces a Christmas program and services including baptism and new member reception with a choir rehearsal and a world service offering. Other items describe a library clock upgrade, a farm kitchen explosion with no injuries, and a missing heifer mystery from Bremer County.
Edwin Trigg presides over church school at 10 a.m. with a new adult class led by A. J. Renaud. Morning worship is at 11 a.m. The Woman's Club holds vesper service at 4 p.m. Pilgrim Fellowship social at 6 p.m. Women’s Missionary society meets Wednesday. Christmas program planned for Friday evening December 22 with details next week.
William Walter, pastor, notes no English worship this Sunday and a German Holy Communion at 10:45. Sunday school is at 9:45 with a children’s Christmas service rehearsal Saturday at 1:30 p.m. All children should attend if possible. Announcements to be made Friday afternoon or evening.
Local note reports individuals obtaining marriage licenses in the wrong county. Mentions Willie Kendall and Corydon area, with railroad references and unclear details about the license process.
A fragment notes an aged figure linked to Howey’s vat Hansy once held a good reputation. The sparse text hints at a reconsideration of status without detailing events or dates.
A Storm Lake studio advertises a dozen photographs to solve last minute gift issues. Offers evenings and Sundays appointments to photograph.
Mrs. Ralph Grieme hosted a miscellaneous shower for Miss Florence Koal on December 6 as her fiancé Marvin Holtz wedding neared. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Schmidt hosted relatives for dinner and supper in honor of newlyweds Kenneth Schmidt and his wife. Various neighbors from Schaller Odebolt Storm Lake Galva Grundy Center and other nearby towns attended, sharing gifts and meals.
Barbara Jean Glawe writes from Aurelia Iowa on December 17 1989 asking Santa for gifts for her and her sibling. She requests a doll buggy doll clothes a truck and blocks for Stanley and signs off with thanks.
A child writes to Santa requesting color books and other reading titles. She mentions a doll with curls, a horn, and asks Santa not to forget her brother Roger. She asks for an Indian book and a poem book.
Erasistratus, a third century BC physician, conducted key anatomical studies. He distinguished sensory and motor nerves, named the trachea, and built a catheter while measuring respiration in fowls with a crude calorimeter. He proposed pneuma against humoral disease theory.
The Masonic temple in Detroit is identified as the largest temple of its kind in the world, noted for its size and architectural prominence.
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