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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1925
Page
4
Mixed readable fragments report people, local events, teaching staff, orders, and notices. Mentions Ed Nels r birth, Aurelia from Cherokee, Timbers Lake home, hostesses Elda Chamberlin Mary Ack, and school election nomination details with no clear full actions.
A garbled pastiche recalls visitors to Aurelia and local families. Mentions Julius and Jordan of Storm Lake visiting. references to Mr and Mrs Will Boot. Meier and L L Peterson related notes. extended visits by H H Kannenberg and Madsen. town scenes include hospital stays, riding hobbies, and light gossip about Cal and community life.
The column records moves and visits around Afton. Mr and Mrs Exnest Tuttle and family moved Friday onto a recently vacated property once home to Art Hallen. Bertha Hill traveled to Washta after two weeks visiting Fred Gould and Earl Zwick. The ACC met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Florence Bwick. A crowd was present and spent the afternoon ordering and visiting. Lundon was served about four o'clock. Next meeting will be with Mrs Myrtle Holmes on March 4. Herbert Sterman of Larrabee visited. Richard Akers was ill for several days last week. Mrs Earl Zwick and Raymond are visiting relatives near Sutherland.
Classifieds note for sale items including Buff Wyandottes flock, an oil stove and baby carriage. Lost hose and contact details appear. Baby chicks advertised from standard pure bred flocks disease free with catalog write request. Cherokee Hatchery contact in Cherokee, Iowa.
A digest of local happenings includes a March gathering at the Tubes home with guests, and notices of residents visiting or moving. Roy Goettich of Afton stayed at the home of Mr and Mrs Polston near Galva. Mr and Mrs Polston plan to move to a farm northeast of Aurelia and Otto Playtz family installed a new five-tube radio.
Mrs Olive Random Shots with Mrs Juber spent several days last week with Mrs Sawwell. Lewis Bengtson shelled corn last Thursday. Mrs B H Dubes entertained neighbor ladies on Thursday in honor of Mrs Karl Kahl from near Holstein who was visiting the T P Ohlson home. Guests included Mesdames Gillet Sawwell Magnuson Allen Crippen Neibner Towner and the guest of honor and host. Mrs Dubes served a lunch. Deibner family and three hogs enjoyed Sunday dinner at E M Parry home near Kingsley. McGregor marketed hogs in Namiby Saturday. Rev Gillet laid up with grip for vast week. Almond Thompson and Albert Radle shelled corn for West McGregor Monday and for Carl Magnus Friday. Happy Workers Sunday school class planned farewell party for Clifford Johnson Tuesday evening but storm cut attendance. Mt Olive church services Sunday Sunday school 10:00 preaching 11:00 evening 7:30.
The Kansas City Star quotes Deacon Bert Walker as saying old country blacksmith shops fill with battered hammers, while the sturdy anvil remains on the stump and continues to serve at the old stand. The parable underscores resilience and lasting utility.
Washington veterans return from France after six years and fade from public view. Names like Whittlesey Hann York Sandlin Woodill Rickenbacker appear in military records, but only a few remain in memory as their quiet lives resume on farms and in towns. Some remain in service, others pursue civilian careers, while the nation preserves their deeds in official files.
State's Attorney ruled a court cannot compel a medical amputation against a patient's wishes. In Murphyshoro Dr. O House sought authorization to amputate Charlie Counte's infected arm after a hunting wound. Counte resisted. he moved to Missouri for care, and no further updates were received. A similar St Louis case reportedly ended in the patient’s death.
Washington Sol, head of straw hat makers, reports an 18.7 percent rise in output over the prior two years. Commerce Dept records show straw hat production excluding trimmed hats for women and children valued at $82,584,768 for the recent two-year period since 1921.
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