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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
4
Aurelia residents can enjoy two more free showings before Christmas. The business men stage a Saturday matinee featuring Criminals of the Air with Rosalind Keith and Charles Quigley, while J C Eding presents And So They Were Married and a Three Stooges act on Thursday.
Miss Astrid Nelson daughter of Mr and Mrs Hugo Nelson of Aurelia and Mr Gunnard Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Ed Johnson of Alta were married at Emmanuel Lutheran church parsonage in Sioux City on Thursday December 9 at 3 o clock Rev Bernard Brynell officiated The wedding party included Ruth Johnson bridesmaid and Evert L Swanson best man Margaret Nelson attended The bride wore navy blue with roses and narcissus The bridegrooms family plans include a farm near Alta after a stay in Omaha
Miss Dorothy F. Lighter daughter of Mr and Mrs BE C Lighter Aurelia marries Mr Robert Adams son of Mr and Mrs H Adams south of Cherokee in the Wedding Manor Hollywood California on Saturday December 5 Attendants Miss Margaret Husted and Mr David Buyden The couple both hold regional schooling and work histories in California with Mrs Adams later locating at Brand Apartments Glendale.
Paul Caswell, former co-publisher of the Times Publishing Co. of Cherokee, now with Speidel Newspapers Inc., is promoted to editorial director overseeing papers in Ohio, Iowa, Colorado and California. The central office will move to Palo Alto, California, and the Caswell family will relocate there.
The note from Santa promises a 3:30 PM visit on Thursday December 28 in Aurelia with bulging sacks of candy and nuts for every child who attends. He plans to greet sick children at home via Kruse Grocery reports and asks local kids to assemble at the city venue.
Homeowners who purchased and reside in properties since June 1 1987 with unclaimed homestead credits must file with the County Auditor for the 1987 tax credit. Those who did not file by June 1 and were eligible should file by December 31 1987. Blanks available at banks, attorneys, notaries or with the County Auditor.
Clayton Wills 23 died in California when a car he rode in was struck by a train near Pasadena. He and his wife resided in Glendale and Aurelia, where funeral rites will be held. Survived by wife three sons mother and sister, with services at Kroll funeral home and Congregational church.
Co. J. Hetrick, pioneer hardware dealer of Alta, died at his home last Sunday at age 80. He observed his 80th birthday last June and with his wife celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The Hetricks came from Illinois and farmed south of Alta before moving to town where he operated in hardware for over fifty years.
Harry Howell, local Chevrolet dealer, reports a car load of Chevrolets sold and delivered Thursday morning. Three two door deluxe models went to Mrs. Lew Johnson, H. H. Deyloff of Aurelia, and Lester Furman of Cleghorn. A pickup went to the Peoples Telephone Co.
Ten years ago prize Angus calves at the International show in Chicago earned Wendel Nordstrom twenty dollars and twenty five cents per hundred and Junior Nordstrom nineteen dollars and seventy five cents. Twenty years ago the Congregational church hired Rev. W A Parks of Britt after a pastorate gap. The Sentinel remains an authorized agent for Sioux City and Des Moines papers.
P V Clover offers tanks pumps windmills and plumbing work with contact by phone 286.
A church program features Prelude to the Evening Star and Hark the Herald Angels Sing. Rev L H Preul offers a pastoral prayer followed by Silent Night. The Carol from the Skies by Lorenz is performed with Watchman What of the Night and Oh Come Emmanuel. Soloists include Theresa DeVries and Raymond Kruse. ensembles include choir and wind quartet. Benediction and recessional Oh Little Town of Bethlehem close the service.
Mrs Olive Johnson of Aurelia became the first Cherokee county resident to receive a federal corn loan check under the 1938 program. She collected $864 for 1 800 bushels of scaled No 3 yellow dent corn, with the crib sealed by Edmund Radke. She left Sunday for Los Angeles to spend the winter.
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