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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1965
Page
3
A church luncheon was held for a 1:15 event on Thursday with Mary Guild Circle as hostesses. Mrs. Trey Mummert read following the luncheon.
The report details Christmas themed devotions and songs, a Stevenson topic program ending with a Christmas prayer, and gifts given by Mrs. Harris Leonard. It lists upcoming January circle meetings, hospitality notes, and a group of college friends visiting. Also covered are a turkey dinner, a lunch menu, and multiple thank you notes.
Mr and Mrs Herb Carlson and family of Cherokee along with Mr and Mrs Harry Carlson and family are listed in a brief social notice.
The text notes an evening spent visiting friends and exchanging Christmas gifts, reflecting holiday customs and social warmth. No further identifiable persons or places are provided in the readable fragment.
Guests at the Elvil Rapp home on Christmas Day included Mr and Mrs Darrell Rapp and family from Yankton South Dakota and Mr and Mrs Alvin DeForest and family as well.
Christmas Eve at L. M. Sampson home featured oyster stew. Numerous holiday guests gathered across Iowa, including Dena Sampson, Dennis Sampson of Council Bluffs, and Duane Hill of Aurelia, with many relatives visiting in DeForest Stutz and other households during the Christmas weekend.
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