Aurelia and Surroundings Busy With Visits and Sports
Local residents from Nemaha to Aurelia enjoyed visits from relatives and participated in New Year gatherings. Aurelia high school basketball opened after the holidays with a home game against Hartley and an upcoming trip to Sioux Rapids as part of the Sioux Valley conference. The Farmers National Bank of Aurelia routed Loan & Abtract 50 to 30 to claim undisputed Cherokee Recreational league lead in the first half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartley
Sioux Valley
Sioux Rapids
Farmers National Bank
Aurelia
Loan & Abtract
Cherokee Armory
Winter Socials and Local Moves Across the Region
The Woman's Club meets at Mrs Edwin Trigg's home on Friday afternoon January 12. Families relocate homes, visitors arrive from Cherokee and Mon tivedio Minnesota, and births occur at Sioux Valley hospital. Winter weather arrives with zero temperatures and fresh snow as family and community ties unfold across LeMars Kingsley Aurelia and surrounding areas.
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Woman’s Club
Edwin Trigg
Local residents visit relatives and officials re elected chairman
Mr and Mrs Gene Ammons of Jewell spent last week with Mr and Mrs W S Ammons. Miss Phyllis Bjorklund visited her sister Mrs Wilbert George near Cherokee. Clair and Lois Whitney returned to Grinnell and Ames to resume college work after holiday visits. J E Pennington of Diamond township was reelected chairman of the county board of supervisors at Tuesday’s reorganizational meeting.
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Mrs
Roy Breese
Red Oak
Gene Ammons
Jewell
W. S. Ammons
Phyllis Bjorklund
Wilbert George
Cherokee
Clair Whitney
Lois Whitney
Grinnell and
Ames
J. E. Pennington
Diamond Township
County Board of Supervisors
Hazel Anderson
Max Cilbert
Aurelia
Nina Loucks
Phyllis Dubes
Hiverett Radle
Dorothy
Emma Herold
Albert Radle
Martina Uabn
Quimby
Ligger Johnson
Shahn
John Leber
Windom
Minnesota
Social Notes From December Card Parties And Birthdays
Mrs. C. C. Libby and Mr. Libby hosted a December 20 card party with five hundred high scores by Mrs. Alfred Stieneke and John Booth and low scores by Mrs. John Booth and Alfred Stieneke. Jean Simmers led bunco on December 29 with Sherwood Ohlson high, Helen Jean Reilly low, Vernon Schuelke door prize, lunch after. Barbara Jean Glawe celebrated her seventh birthday with eight guests at dinner. Tuesday January 2 saw the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club at F. E. Pratt’s. L. E. Christensen led with high score and H. H. Lockin second. lunch followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Libby
Alfred Stieneke
John Booth
Jean Simmers
Bunco
Sherwood Ohlson
Helen Jean Reilly
Vernon Schuelke
G. R. Wharton
C. H. Kaskey
E. C. Lighter
Embroidery Club
Art Larson
Mabel Roeder
Greeley
Colorado
Rebekahs
I. O. O. F. Hall
Rosalia Johnson
Carl Carlson
John Mummert
Pete Krekow
Ella Johnson
C. S. Nelson
K. .C. Dagger
L. H. Daniels
Herb Grienke
Barbara Jean Glawe
Floyd Glawe
Barbara
F. E. Pratt
L. E. Christensen
H. H. Lockin
Miss Bernice Bumann Hosts Dance Party Saturday
Miss Bernice Bumann entertained friends at her home Saturday evening with a dance. Attendees included Arnold Mohn Lester Peckensneider Vera Hayes and Floyd Ruth and Bernita Wendell plus others from Aurelia Alta Storm Lake and Schaller. Refreshments followed the entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Bumann
Arnold Mohn
Lester Peckensneider
Aurelia
Jean Burger
Harvey Roth
Lota Huseman
Alta
Vera Hayes
Storm Lake
Floyd
Ruth
Bernita Wendell
Schaller
Martin Otto
Donna Mae
Walter Huseman
Alta Hospital
Fred Koth
Fredrick
Arthur Koth
Charles Zwemke, Jr
Charles Zwemke
Arthur Wogahn
Fred Wogahn
Lester Grieme
Helen Zwemke
Harold Fredrick
Aurora
South Dakota
Wm. Fredrick
Afton Vicinity News Roundup of Holiday Visits
Mrs. Jennie Johnston of Cherokee visited in the Mummert home after Christmas. Leat Cave shows improvement. Francis Aken and families from Kansas City visited the Meltons. Afton hosts Mr and Mrs A G GC with prizes in contests and luncheon. Fraser Kastengren entertained friends. Farm Bureau oyster dinner held at Victor Carlson’s. Several local residents and visitors, including Merlyn Hansbruch, James Scott, and Miss Irma Henley, are noted with varying illnesses and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Johnston
Cherokee
Frank Mummert
Leat Cave
Francis Aken
Kansags City
George Melton
Alva
Lester Melton
Katie Menefee
Helen Dreyer
Frances Kastengren
Margaret Johnson
Aurelia
Floyd Nelson
Buena Vista County
Merlyn Hansbruch
Jas. Scott
John Blake
Farm
Wilbur Sexton
Violet Sexton
Irma Henley
Afton
Linn Grove
Donald Horine
George
Earl Zwick
Muriel Blake
Sioux City
Chet Scott
Meriden
Harold Anderson
Lois
Earlwick
Charlote Guyon
Marshalltown
Louise Fox
Bobbie Ammons
Billie Fox
East Afton and Elk Social Evening Notes
Mrs. William Booth hosts a Friday gathering at her East Afton home with five hundred played at four tables. John Booth and Mrs Alfred Stiencke win high score while Alfred Stiencke and Mrs John Booth take low. A lunch followed the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Libby
John Booth
Alfred Stiencke
Orville Brickson
Three Iowa Farms Offered For Sale With March 1 1940 Possession
Iowa Joint Stock Land Bank of Sioux City advertises three farms in Buena Vista Ida and Clay counties with March 1 1940 possession. O Boyle 280 acres occupied by L L Gibbins Ulson 160 acres occupied by O E Pratt two miles SE of Cushing and Crone 160 acres north of Tiverly. all under plow with strong soils and 5 percent down payment options and 1940 crop season rental. Other Iowa and South Dakota farms offered with March 1941 possession.
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Iowa
O’boyle
Buena Vista County
L. L. Gibbins
Storm Lake
Ulson
Ida County
O. E. Pratt
Cushing
Crone
Clay County
Harry Olt
Tiverly
South Dakota
Iowa Joint Stock Land Bank
Sioux City
Local social notes mixed with visits and games
The page records multiple birthday and social gatherings. Highlights include Mr Huckson’s birthday celebration with five hundred played at three tables, Dorothy Stiencke and Ray Hines taking high scores. Mrs Erickson served lunch. Guests included Jac Mitchell of Sioux City and Mrs Indusickson and Clyde of Cherokee. Other events note Madalynne Booth’s birthday party with five hundred, high scores won by Carl Ammons, Ray Hines, and Mrs John Booth, and lunch served. Various visits and dinners among the Booth, Erickson, Hines, Blake, and Mitchell families across Aurelia, Cherokee, Storm Lake, and Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huckson
Dorothy Stiencke
Ray Hines
John Booth
Erickson
Jac Mitchell
Sioux City
Indusickson
Clyde
Cherokee
W. M. Booth
Madalynne
Carl Ammons
Nay Hines
Dorothy Stieneke
Margaret Peterson
Storm Lake
Jed Kolpin
John Raymond
Holstein
Madalynne Booth
Muriel Blake
Mars
John Blake
Ed Erickson
Orville Erickson
M. Hines
Aurelia
Fae Mitchell
Alfred Witeneke
John Coulson
Ellen Booth
Sentinel Want Ads Highlight What and How to Advertise
Sentinel urges effective advertising by focusing on placement and presentation. Clear objectives, targeted audiences, and precise details boost response.
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Sentinel
Mt Olive News Tells Of Local Visits And New Year Gatherings
Mt Olive News recounts various social calls and dinners across New Year celebrations. Families such as the Andersons Radles Leber and Johnsons host or visit relatives in Aurelia Washta Sioux Falls and Diamond township while services at Mt Olive church cap the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Towner
Neale
Auto Accidents Severely Injure and Kill Workers
A Lineville real estate man survived a car rollover after a tire blowout last week with only severe bruises. In Ackley a utility worker was fatally shocked when a high tension wire delivered 2800 volts while securing himself on a pole. the incident occurred last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lineville
Andy van Heiden
Ackley Municipal Hsht
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al Froning
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Pilley & Son
O. W. Albright
Selene
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R. J. Sprinkle
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Sam Johnson
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Ed Movall
Ruby
Raymond
Gladys
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Raymond Kruse
Bernard Johnson
Espy
Burl Porter
Montivedio, Minnesota
Tracy Porter
John Carlson
Sioux Valley Hospital
E. A. Bundy
Modesto
California
F.D. Waddell
Will Meyer
Bonnie and
Donald
Near Peterson
George Scott Home
I. G. Griffith
Evangelical Lutheran
Cullum
Leslie Paulson
Alec McCurdy
Henry Teerink
McCurdys
Joseph Lockin
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Onawa
Emil Cockerton
Eggleston
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Bert Philpott
Amanda Troy
Burdette and
John
Ronald
Ray Stieneke
Babe Palmer
Thelma Jones
Minnie Lau
Walter and
Paul
John Quinn
Jacksonville
Illinois
Elizabeth Dugan
Orlo Shank
LeMars
Society
Mildred Thomson
Ernest Bjorklund
Los Angeles County Fair
Bess
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United States
Opsrati
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Samally
Hanover
Irene Zwemke
East Afton & Elk
Wm. Booth
Itc
Poland
J. A. Penn
Fair Grounds
Hahn
West of Good Hope
Alta Fair Grounds
O. W. Larson
MT. Olive
Harold Allen
Edgar Johnson
Melvin Anderson
Tazel Anderson
Dc. A
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George Schafer
Mickie
Ege Tan
Callus
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W. G. Whitney
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