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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1948
Page
2
The school notes describe December activities across grades from seventh to kindergarten. Students report class projects, Christmas decorations, a junior high basketball game, birthdays, and holiday preparations, including a tree, Christmas songs, and number readiness activities.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Frederick and family hosted a Friday evening gathering with guests including Mr and Mrs Herman Hinkeldey Rev and Mrs Hostein and family Prof and Mrs Louis Reims Marva June Lois Herman Arthur Dreier Jane Ed Hinkeldey JoAnn and Roger Rey and Mrs O Bahr of La Grange Texas They visited their son Edward a patient at the Des Moines Veterans hospital Rev Bahr formerly pastor at St Johns Lutheran Alta They were joined by Mr and Mrs Herman Bumann Mr and Mrs George Bumann and Eugene at the Lang home near Albert City Also others from Aurelia and Oatman and family attended.
Storm winds and family gatherings headline a regional update. Families from Newell Rembrandt Sioux City and Galva share visits and milestones. St John’s Ladies Aid hosts a Christmas party and reports officer election with re elected leaders.
A festive three course goose supper mirrored the holiday season at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Hahn. Attendees included multiple Hahn family members and local residents such as Irving Hahn Albert Radle Emma Herold Will Hahn Earl Crippen and Gerald Hahn among others. Several community members visited relatives in nearby cities and hospitals with care updates on Homer Anderson and others.
Cheerio Club met for a pot luck at Mrs. Minkler’s home with a Christmas tree gift exchange and officer elections: H Troxel president, H Crippen VP, G Anderson secretary, B Erdman treasurer. 4 H girls and mothers shared a Christmas party at the Community Center with program, songs, solos, and a Virginia Reel. Farm Bureau held a monthly meeting at the Community Hall with about seventy five attendees, Russell Allen resigning, health nurse discussion, bake sale profits for hall improvements, and a New Year’s dinner planned. Pal Club hosted a Christmas party at the Community Hall with families present, including program and gift exchange.
Dr L N McNay of Garden Grove Iowa recently moved to Camden New Jersey and parked downtown forgetting his new address. After hours of wandering with police help by car and foot he finally found his car where he left it. His wife then called the police to guide him home.
At Remsen garageman Jack Thiel used a wrecker to free a mudbound truck owned by Alfred Keffeler. The wrecker became stuck, Keffeler pulled it free with his truck, and both vehicles were hauled to dry ground.
On the Willard Van DeHoef farm near Sheldon a Holstein cow delivered triplet calves. All three calves are described as husky and lively. The calves were named Eeny Meeny and Minie with no calf named Mo.
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