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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
2
The Aurelia Sentinel is published every Thursday with E. C. Lighter listed as proprietor. The paper is entered as second class matter at the Aurelia Iowa post office.
Mrs. S. P. Bengtson a former Aurelia resident died at her Cherokee home Wednesday night at age 64 Funeral services were at Bethlehem Lutheran Cherokee with Rev G A Johnson Burial was in Good Hope Cemetery She is survived by husband S B Bengtson daughter Mrs Ernie Peterson Cherokee and two sons Lewis C Bengtson Aurelia and Clarence Bengtson Austin Minnesota
RB. T. McCready, an early pioneer and homesteader in Diamond township, died at his Cherokee home last Sunday. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Masonic Temple in Cherokee with Masons in charge.
Mr. McCready, born in Scotland, died at 94 after emigrating to Iowa as a child. He settled in Diamond township, Cherokee county, later moving to Cherokee city. Wife Mrs. McCready died 13 years ago. Survived by two of his three children, Mrs. Rozella Klema and Bert McCready of Cherokee.
Postmaster A A Dingman says the Aurelia office set all records with receipts for stamps insured parcels and other routine sales surpassing prior highs. He notes Monday of this week was the busiest day ever and dismisses claims as not hot air. Post office receipts are seen as a barometer of local business.
Conditions during the holiday buying season indicate strong commerce in Aurelia with bustling retail activity and high consumer demand. Local merchants report brisk sales across categories signaling a healthy economic outlook for the city.
A child writes to Santa asking for a dy-dee doll a doll buggy and a telephone. The second fragment shows a largely unreadable coded line that appears to be a garbled sequence of letters numbers and symbols with no clear meaning.
Local notices recount the Boock tenth wedding anniversary and social evenings. Family visits include Frank, Parrott, Petersons, and Linquist households. Obituary notes Mrs. August Speckerer of Galva died. funeral in Galva. Christmas party and Seal drive raise funds. multiple church events and visits across Diamond Center and nearby towns.
All kinds of Insurance offered by Lockin Agency. Congregational Church led by Pastor Edwin Trigg holds church school at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11 a.m. The Christmas program is set for Saturday night at 7:80 p.m. No Junior and Senior Endeavor this Sunday. Christmas Eve program repeats at 7:80 p.m.
Mrs. Wilson Perry and children visited the Spetzbasth family in Cherokee. Sioux City trips and Cantata rehearsals noted. The S. O. S. club met with Christmas decor and gifts. Funeral services held for Mrs. S. P. Bengtson in Cherokee. Community gatherings included dinners, church events, and map of visits across Aurelia, Windom, and Quimby areas.
Residents from nearby areas attended the Tuesday funeral at the Masonic Temple in Cherokee for R. T. McCready. He and wife settled in Diamond township, later moving to Cherokee, where Mrs. McCready died 18 years ago. Surviving children are Rozella Klenna and Bert McCready, with McCready aged 94 and in good health until a year ago.
Mrs. Earl Zwick reports on events around Afton including W F Spurlock funeral from Linn Grove after a fatal auto crash near Rossie. Spurlock burial in Sutherland cemetery. Local families visited, hosted dinners, and Farm Bureau banquet attendees listed across Peterson, Sutherland, Sioux Rapids, Storm Lake, and nearby towns.
The Aurelia ladies surprised Cherokee ladies by giving them each a gift. Each member brought a donation for the Christmas basket. A two course luncheon was served at the close. Mrs. Katie Ware will entertain next after the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Stieneke spent Friday p.m. with the latter's aunt, Mrs. Spurlock in Sutherland.
The Aurelia Bulldogs split a doubleheader at Primghar Tuesday night. The first game ended 21 to 18 with Aurelia trailing 14 to 12 after the third quarter. Coburn and Robar led Aurelia with six points each. The second game Aurelia won 21 to 5.
Immaculate Conception Parish led by Father Thomas M Parle with Louis J Lynch as assistant. Masses held each Sunday in Cherokee at 6 30 8 and 10 with sermons. in Aurelia Mission Station on second and fourth Sundays at 8 and 10 respectively. Next Sunday is Christmas Day no Mass in Aurelia. 6 o clock Mass in Cherokee will be High Mass. Music by I C High School Chief. Epistle from St Paul to Titus and Gospel from Luke referenced.
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