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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1926
Page
3
A barn in Aurelia is being prepared to accommodate a large care operation for Sova. Local officials and builders coordinate on space, safety, and capacity. The effort highlights community support for expanding care services.
Reported by an observer crowd near Casino Park docks last Sunday, a man and a boy angling with Mr Vandera C M ng and Arwin Davis landed a large catfish. The catch fed four families and provided a memorable thrill.
The Chautauqua lineup includes Betsy Ross Trio prelude and concert with vocal and instrumental numbers in costume, Holden Company afternoon and evening performances, Rainbow Orchestra on the final day, a series of lectures by Arthur Holden and others, and a well balanced program praised as among the best ever given.
A July 4th social at Mrs Frederika Miller’s Aureli home drew a large group from Bottineau North Dakota and Storm Lake Iowa. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Fred Miller and children, Mr and Mrs Win Gothit and family, Mr and Mrs Henry Golnitz and son, Mr and Mrs John Honsbruch and family, Mr and Mrs John Roggon and daughter, Mr and Mrs August Zorn, Mr and Mrs Ed Matzdorff, Rev and Mrs By Webking andison, with a bountiful dinner and photos before departures for Minnesota and Bottineau.
Pastor George C. Safford announces next Sunday morning sermon theme Wells of Salvation. Sunday school to meet after the service. There will be no evening service. Everyone urged to attend in the morning.
The Afton H Girls Club announces a July program featuring four girls in a skit, a group performance The Color Faries thirteen girls in pantomime and dance numbers plus a piccolo solo and readings. The event ends with refreshments and a bake and candy sale to raise funds for delegates to the Ames short course.
Lewis tops annual awards for Mutual Life Insurance Co in New York. He qualified with a quarter-million in full-year premiums and was named top man from the Sioux City office serving parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota. He plans to return home in July.
The text warns that thinking can be dangerous if unexamined beliefs guide actions. It argues overthinking leads to regret and loss of contentment as disillusionment creeps in. The piece urges against excessive contemplation and suggests restraint in the pursuit of investigation and analysis.
A myth tells of Phaon a boatman from Mytilene famed for chivalry. An old woman ferried across and rewarded him with ointment that transformed his shoulders into handsome beauty. He and Sapho became lovers after the miracle.
Community events highlight the period with over 100 clothiers and spouses from the tenth and eleventh districts expected for a Storm Lake meeting on July 29. A Peterson picnic draws 140 at Storm Lake, while local bus-line talks include Schaller as a potential stop, linking to Sioux City and Spencer. The Alta and Fairview consolidations face public funds claims, and road project settlements pay Bass Fultz for land. A crash injures Mr and Mrs Lingle. their daughter is unharmed.
Reverend E. H. Gillet and his family are leaving this week for Caldwell Idaho where he will base his work advising and visiting churches across the state. Their son Stanley already pastors in Caldwell while Edith will later pursue advanced domestic art studies at the University of California. the family departs after a farewell sermon at Mt. Olive Baptist Church.
Chief and family victims of a railroad crossing crash near Sioux City were buried together after services at the Sleezer home. Parsons Optical Co. leases Hannum Jewelry building on Main Street with August 1 possession. Royer Jewelry to occupy former Parsons rooms after remodeling. Funston to stay with Royer as watch repairman. Receipts likely rise due to growing car numbers. Four township picnics across Sheridan Liberty Afton and Cherokee highlight farm bureau impact at Riverside Park, with broader county participation.
The report lists 586 books loaned, 3 new books, 1 donated, totaling 716 in the library. It notes the June Every Childs magazine is available and announces readiness to start deliveries after arrival of fly salt. Farmers Elevator Co. tf.
Ten years ago the school repaired and expanded its facilities with a new fire escape and asphalt paving work started. Eleven Co M soldiers from Cherokee were discharged as married men after Camp Dodge. The M E church in Sac City finished painting both buildings. Twenty years ago A J Whinery bought the Peter Nelson house, Mummert Brothers became Maxwell auto agents, and Chas S Phelps, longtime Aurelia resident, died June 29.
Theo Shulke disposed of a half section in section 35 Pitcher township south of Aurelia. An unimproved eighty was sold to Otto Bartz who already held 160 acres adjoining. A well improved 240 was sold to Emil Radke with large holdings in Diamond township. Schulke retains 680 acres in Diamond. Deals handled through H. H. Lockin agency.
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