Local Happenings and Community Notes
Embroidery club announces a February 7 meeting at Mrs. Ervil Rapp’s home replacing the January 24 date. Mrs. Effie Allen and Edna of Alta visited the McCurdy home, and the Akers family returned from Coronado after their son Richard’s wedding. Practical nursing ads seek elderly care. box 504 Aurelia. Funeral travel and weekend visits are noted for the Luloff and Ohlson families with a stop at the Ak-Sar-Ben Ice Cycles event and a Washington state lab director visit in Prosser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Embroidery Club
Ervil Rapp
Guy Akers
Coronado
Calif
Richard
Clarence Ohlson
Joanne
Clifford
Ohlson
Omaha
Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum
Community Notes Move and Meetings Across Iowa Towns
Mr and Mrs Paul Stienke traveled to Des Moines for a refrigerator meeting. The Lockin Insurance Agency advertises Fire Insurance. Mr and Mrs Wm Glawe went to Glens Falls New York for the funeral of Mrs Glawe’s sister. Helmer Carlberg visited relatives in Ames. Marcalyn Bell visited Fort Dodge at the Grote home. The Grapenthen couple stayed with Ralph Ruebsam in Omaha and she attended a cosmetologist meeting. Congregational Missionary Society meets January 29 at Mrs R M Flory's home with Helmer Carlberg as program chairman. Lockin Agency promotes insurance. Werner Durinfield buys the Stieneke residence north of Aurelia with possession March 1. Emil Carlson family attended Frank Hill and wife’s 40th anniversary in Sutherland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Grapen
Ralph Ruebsam
Omaha
Mrs. Grapenthen
Congregational Missionary Society
R. M. Flory
Helmer Carlberg
C. QO. Larson
Emil Carlson
Harry Carlson
Larry
A. H. S. Basketball Schedule Fragments
A. H. S. releases a partial basketball schedule listing dates from January to March. Events include games at Marcus and Cherokee venues, a 81-County Tournament at Cherokee, and a sectional tournament window from February 25 to March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus
Cherokee
Sutherland
I. CG
East Afton & Elk Social Notes Highlight Birthday Celebration
Twenty five relatives and friends gathered at the John Booth home to celebrate his birthday with five hundred games at five tables. Prizes went to Clifford Menefee Fred Kolpin Darlene Menefee and Pearl Booth. John received a purse of money. Various visits and entertainments followed including gatherings in Aurelia Sioux City Storm Lake and Hawarden with several distant guests noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Booth
John
Clifford Menefee
Fred Kolpin
Darlene Menefee
Pearl Booth
W. M. Booth
Ray Hines
Aurelia
Burdette Pingel
Postville Peanut Feast Ends With Shells Piled High
Glenn Jarmes offered customers all the peanuts they could eat in two days with the rule to consume them in the store and discard the husks on the floor. By day two more than 100 pounds of peanuts were eaten and the floor was ankle deep in shells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Glenn Jarmes
Des Moines Welcomes First Miss 1947 After Tax Deadline
In West Des Moines father to be John Griffith paced a hospital floor hoping his baby would arrive before midnight to be counted on his 1946 income tax. Little Anne Griffith arrived late at Des Moines area hospital and was named Des Moines first Miss 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Des Moines
John Griffith
Jf Anne Griffith
Des Moines
Afton Vicinity: Community Notes and Visits
Afton area social life unfolds with events at Brooke school house where the All Girl orchestra performed for a P. T. A meeting. Mrs. Earl Zwick attends the 40th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill in Sutherland. A daughter is born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peterson of Alta and formerly of Afton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afton
Brooke School
Earl Zwick
Frank Hill
Sutherland
Zwick
Harry Carlson
Opal Cave
Cherokee
John Patterson
Mildred Cave
Louie Melton
Bonnie Erdman
Clinton Kelly
Clifford Gould
George Bumann
Hanover
Lorenz Roth
Sioux City
Will Sleezer
Dale Sleezer
Harley McKinnis
George Zwick
Ellsworth Allen
Raymond Zwick
Jane Lawniczak
John Lawniczak
Frank Peterson
Alta
No Stamp Surprise on Lloyd Dickman Christmas Route
Lloyd Dickman, a Sumner rural mail carrier with 81 years on the route, completed his Christmas mail run without needing to lick a stamp for the first time in his long career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Dickman
Sumner
Boy Hunter Dies After Slip and Gun Accident Near Joice
Arlo Mathews aged 14 of near Joice was hunting near Forest City when he slipped on ice. The rifle discharged, the bullet struck his shoulder, and he died before aid arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlo Mathews
Joice
Forest City
Arlo
Man buried by corn avalanche at Stiles elevator
In Gaza last week a customer asked for green corn at the Stiles elevator. Keith Stiles age 45 went to fetch the corn and did not return. His brother Fred helped search and found him buried under a pile of corn avalanche. Efforts to revive him failed.
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Gaza
Keith Stiles
Stiles
Fred
Deer Shot Dead Near Milford Sparks Poaching Concern
A deer was shot to death by unknown parties near Milford last week, the third deer killed in the area this fall and winter. Iowa imposes a $100 penalty for killing deer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Iowa
Hunting season harms both rabbits and hunters
Hod McMorris formerly of Leon slipped and fell while hunting near Kansas City. Both barrels discharged wounding him in the hip but not seriously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hod McMorris
Leon
Kansas City
Brothers Reunited After Decades apart in United States
John Proost of Rock Rapids located his older brother after years of searching. The brothers, natives of Holland, had been separated soon after an adoption in The Hague. They met in Cincinnati but did not recognize each other at first before reconnecting. Both families immigrated to the United States many years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Proost
Rock Rapids
Hague
Holland
John
Mr. Proost
Cincinnati
Died in Fire Near Deni son Family Tragedy
Eight year old Andrew Hansen died in a house fire that broke out while his mother was visiting a neighbor. His four year old sister evacuated their baby brother but could not return for Andrew as flames consumed the home. The blaze occurred shortly after the mother left across the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Hansen
Denison
Andrew
Classified Ads For Sale And Wanted In Aurelia
Advertisements list items for sale including a Hamilton-Beech vacuum sweeper a coal heater McCormick Deering hay rake a windcharger and a 12x20 granary. Also real estate modern houses and a granary repurposed as a garage or tenant house. Wanted items include old live horses for mink feed with contact Lester Lohr Aurelia Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Cc
Paulson
Homer Anderson
Aurelia
Lester Lohr
Iowa
Peterson
Bowlers Scores From Aurelia Cherokee League Meet
In Aurelia bowling leagues at Cherokee, Thursday Night led by C Lighter 535 and R Matzdorff 456. Monday Night saw Eagles 2 victories with Lighter 484 and Deuschel 500. Tuesday Night Illinois Central 2 wins. Joe's Place 1. R Matzdorff 503 and H Williams 474 highlighted the mix of scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Cherokee
Love Tire
R. Matzdorff
Dummy
C. Lighter
J. Christensen
J. Grapenthen
Eagles
Deuschel Cafe
CG. Lighter
R. Whitney
H. Deyloff
R. Null
LL. Deuschel
Illinois Central
Joe’s Place
C. Whitney
L. Waddell
H. Williams
L. Whiting
Duke the five year old cooker joins Priebe poultry force
At Manson Duke a five year old cooker has joined the Priebe and Sons poultry plant as a regular member of the force. His job is to capture escaped chickens and he brings back smaller birds in his mouth while holding down larger ones until help arrives. He learned the trade on his own a year or two ago.
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Manson
Duke
Priebe & Sons
War veteran burns from stove explosion in Castana incident
Glenn Cooper, a war veteran injured in Italy in 1944, was seriously burned last week when a kerosene priming of a stove at Castana caused a blast. The heat melted the metal leg braces he has worn since his injuries.
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Castana
Glenn Cooper
Cooper
Italy
Narrow escape as train dislodges rail strikes car
Mr and Mrs Joseph Arduser of Washington narrowly escaped when a heavy metal piece dislodged by a passing train crashed through their windshield in Williamsburg. The flying glass shattered the rear view mirror but caused no injuries to the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Arduser
Washington
Williamsburg
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Flory Telephone
Rex
Effie Allen
Edna
Chas, McCurdy
P. QO
Geo. Carpenter
Walter Luloff
Flanders
S. Dak
Frank Bates
Mrs. Luloff
W. G. Port
Prosser
Wash
Herb Grienke
Fred Fassler
Paul Stienke
Fire Insurance
Harry H. Lockin
Wm. Glawe
Glens Falls
N. Y
Fred Daniels Jr
Ames
Marcalyn Bell
M. J. Grote
Fort Dodge
Mrs. Grote
Cathy
G. C. Bell
Lockin Agency
Werner Durinfield
Ed Bengtson
Paul Stieneke
Maurice Hansen
Larson’s Store
Aurelia, Iowa
East Afton & Elk
Aurelia Theatre
Hollywood
Tom Brenkman
Bonita Granville
Fredric March
Betty Field
McCormick-Deering
M. C. Johnson
Ernest Witt
Sorrell
Niels Wesgaard
Cliff Coombs
Forrow
Henry F. Buddenhagen
Ralph Tolzin
Sentinel Office
John Deere
McDeering
Harrow
Endgate
Dwha Deere
Great Western
H. P
Fordson
Kroll & Patterson
Aurelia, Towa
Aurelia 103
Dagger
Larson
Swerl
Jack Sprat
Tootsie
Phar
Wayne Pig & Sow Meal
W.G. Whitney Elevator
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