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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1951
Page
7
Multiple classified items from Aurelia Storm Lake and surrounding area. Includes WANTED help for paper hanging and interior decorating, sales openings, housework jobs, and public notices. Also items for sale such as a 1939 Chevrolet Tudor, purebred Duroc pigs, and a sheep-lined overcoat. Community notices mention taxicab and hospital activity.
The Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association will hold its annual meeting on Saturday January 13 1951 at 2 00 pm in the Lockin Fire Hall Aurelia. All members are urged to attend. HoH Lockin secretary 45-2.
Irene Zwemke and Charles Weiland plan to enlist in the air corps with Wednesday departure. Joey will report to Love land Air Base in San Antonio Texas. Lyle Lichtenberg from Camp McCoy Wisconsin visits home for holidays. Families host birthday dinners for Mrs Arthur Wogahn Mrs Harry Lietz and Wayne Wrede. Adele Irene and Walter Zwemke join New Year’s Day supper guests at Harold Hogrefe home near Aurelia.
St Pauls Church lists pastor E J Wehrspann with services and personal communion on Saturday including preparatory services in the afternoon and evening. Sunday features Holy Communion and Sunday school. First Congregational Church shows J E Gebhardt as pastor with Sunday school at 10 a m and worship service at 11 a m.
E Wayne Hilmer pastor invites new members to join the church choir. Schedule includes 10 am training class for new members and 10 am Sunday school for others and their children, 11 am worship with sermon Ring in the New. Thursday lunch of the Women’s Society of Christian Service and Thursday choir practice at 7:30.
Carl W. Larson pastor leads Trinity Lutheran Church Alta town schedule with Ladies Aid at 2 15 p m Thursday lunch served 7 30 p m senior choir rehearsal Friday cottage prayer meetings local homes and surrounding farms listed including Carl O Peterson Emery Anderson Gustafson Bengtson Swanson 9 a m Saturday confirmation Bible study 10 a m church school 11 a m morning worship Monday January 8 Daughters of ...
Dorius Circle members and families held a party at Afton Community hall on Dec 28 with a pot luck for 40 guests including singing and games. Mr and Mrs Louis Anderson hosted a 7 PM dinner Dec 27 with many friends. 500 night produced high and low winners. New Year’s Eve at Fred Kolpin’s home featured prize 500 winners, and a Birthday club gathering at Mrs Hugo Peckenschneider on Dec 28 listed attendees.
Mrs. Larson Mrs. E Swanson and Mrs L Peckenschneider lead a church evening gathering with devotional by Mrs Carl Lighter and entertainment by Mr and Mrs Cliff Wilson and Mr and Mrs Carl Peterson. Lunch chaired by Mr and Mrs Dale Mummert and Mr and Mrs Robert Rasmussen. Knights of Pythias honor Edwin Engdahl with going away gift.
Closing out sale announced ten miles south of Aurelia at the school site. Auctioneers Lindsay and Gustafson handle the event. A second sale on January 25 features George Parrott with Woltman and Gustafson as auctioneers.
Dues are due. On Tuesday at 7 30 p m the annual congregational meeting is held. Wednesday at 7 30 p m the Midweek Bible study on Revelation opens. The public is invited and welcome at Trinity at all services.
Ernest Winter, a Osceola farmer, reported missing gasoline from his farm tank. He stayed home with lights off one Saturday evening as his wife shopped. Armed with a shotgun, he restrained a 17 year old youth caught siphoning fuel.
Pastor Carl W. Larson leads Friday prayer service at the church. Saturday morning includes confirmation class and Bible study at Trinity. Sunday features morning worship at 9 30, church school and Bible class at 10 20. Tuesday 1 p m annual congregational meeting with reports and election.
Mrs Minnie Lau and Walter re turned Wednesday from a trip to Yankton South Dakota and Omaha. They visited her sons in law and daughters in Yankton then went to Omaha to see her son S Sgt Paul Lau at Offutt Air Base. On the way home they visited nieces and nephews at Kingsley. They started their trip Christmas.
A series of January meetings lists dates and locations for women’s groups. Includes the County Women's committee tea for retiring members January 4 in the East Room at Lewis hotel at 1 30 pm and multiple township lessons on Meat Cookery at homes or church basements, with pot luck and dish requirements.
Albert Jesse of Aurelia reports a chicken wandered beyond its yard and rode along on his pickup to Cherokee. A local citizen pointed out the fowl on the pallet behind the truck, and the bird remained perched as Mr. Jesse returned home.
Former members of the 118th Cavalry Iowa National Guard announce their annual reunion in Des Moines at the Fort Des Moines hotel on Saturday and Sunday January 13 and 14. Registration fee including banquet is 3.50 per person. Send registrations to The Red Horsers Inc 3207 Fifth Ave Des Moines.
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