Local Happenings and Holiday News in Aurelia
Several town notes include visits from Fred Dieriks of Sioux Rapids and Tim Parks returning from Carroll. Aurelia banks close December 26 for a legal holiday. The school dismisses Friday for two weeks of vacation and a Christmas program is held by Pitcher township Farm Bureau. Community events cover church groups, nursing staff, service stations, and a Christmas luncheon.
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Fred Dieriks
Sioux Rapids
Aurelia
Lockin Agency
E. A. Bunday
Modesto
California
W. H. Welch
Ruth
L. Cave
E. L. Johnson
Benson
Minnesota
Local Social Roundup From East Afton and Nearby
East Afton and Elk area notices record visits and callers from Aurelia Peterson Alta and Sioux City. Families like Mann Ruebsam Booth Ammons Hayes and Lansen are noted with Sundays and midweek calls at various homes including the W M Booth residence and Ed Erickson home.
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Ira Mann
Aurelia
Pingle
Carl Ammons
Max
Roy Matzdorff
Gladys Sansen
W. M. Booth
Howard Haight
Irving Brewster
Sioux City
Henry Lansen
Carol
Alva Ammons
Darrell
Bobbie
For Sale Poland China bear pigs by Wm Hahn
Classified ad offering Poland China bear pigs for sale by Wm Hahn located 6 miles south and 4% west of Aurelia. Includes contact phone 820 and notes pricing terms for first and subsequent insertions.
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Poland
Hahn
Aurelia
Community clubs and bridge party notes from week
The local society column recounts several gatherings. Dy and Mrs Moulton hosted a Bridge Club dinner with high scores awarded to Ruth Carlberg and Clarence Kaskey. A miscellaneous shower honored Hazel Buma with bridge and lunch. Grace Blanch and Grace Buma received top bridge honors at another shower. The Playrate Club met for dinner and gift exchanges. Pythian Sisters held a Christmas gift exchange and social hour. Deloris’s 8th birthday was celebrated with games and gifts. Past Chiefs group enjoyed 500 with prizes awarded. Lutheran Ladies Aid elected officers and served lunch. U Delt Em club hosted Five Hundred with prizes and a festively decorated tree.
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Mrs. Moulton
Bridge Club
Ruth Carlberg
Clarence Kaskey
Vern Culver
Grace Buma
Hazel Buma
Walter Radke
Iva Miller
Gean Paulson
Grace Blanch
Howard Deyloff
Playrate Club
Roy Matzdorff
Geo. Lamm
Uareld Quintard
K. P. Hall
C. R. Waddell
Walted Whitney
Virgil Thevenin
Deloris
Mabel Johnson
Wm. Westphal Jr
Carl Herold
Te Lutheran Ladies Aid Society
William Ruebsam
Kroll
W. H. Bischel
Henry Buddenharren
Ray Hines
W. G. Ruebsam
Fred Kolpin
Double Advantage Sales Manager
A humorous quip from the Boston Transcript notes a salesman’s tactic of timing when to seek orders after lunch. It contrasts a “Thrifty Salesman” who prefers not to invite the customer out, implying strategic patience in sales.
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Boston Transcript
Dense Crowd Greeted With Mixed Reactions At Talk
A London crowd gathered for a local talk was met with mixed reactions as a speaker praised the turnout while a heckler warned against overconfidence. The incident reflects growing interest and tension in community discussions.
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London
Guilty Conscience in Smith's Weekly Office
A policeman friend of the typist visited the office causing a scene while the cashier fainted. The incident described in Smith's Weekly Sydney hints at a developing distraction amid routine work.
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Francis
Gertrude
Sydney
The Car Reflections On A Back Seat Driver
Wordy Friend ponders car use by a married man afflicted with back seat driveritis. The skit sketches humorous exaggeration about guidance while driving.
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the Shepherds
F. E. Pratt
Mrliday
Merry, Merry Christmas
the Farmers Elevator Co
C. DeVries
Holiday
Aurelia Howe. CO
Guarantee Oil CO
Aurelia, Iowa
Windinds and Plumbing
Phiratie
Congregational Missionary Society
Edwin Trigg
Forney Dukes
Herman Kruse
Fort Dodge
W. A. Kruse
Larson
Florence DeVries
Hinsdale
Illinois
QO. B. East
Lloyd Paxson
Paxson
Bert Waddell
Fred Everett
Cherokee
Phillips
East Bridge
Jess Loucks
Red Cross and Auxiliary
Frank Faber
Geo. Scott
Pitcher Township Farm Bureau
Leland Dawson
Santa Claus
East Afton and Elk
Sentinel
Spriety U
C. E. Ammons
Eugene
Tween
Merry Christmas
Mummert Howe Co
W. G. Whitney Elevator
Nery
G. R. Wharton
the Home Grocery
W. A. Lewis
Ruby Kruse
Raymond Kruse
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