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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1941
Page
2
Local news lists Aurelia visitors and callers from Meriden Sioux City Des Moines and Seattle. People like Miss Merlene Nelson Mrs Amanda Troy and Mr Art Larson travel for visits and business with relatives and doctors. The clip notes hospital exams insurance ads and a six page Sentinel issue with extra ads.
Miss Rose Stiner visited Storm Lake while locals spent the Fourth across various towns. Multiple families hosted visitors from St Louis to Sioux City, with summer trips, funerals, and a hospital transfer noted. A corner stone ceremony for Western Union College gym in LeMars is announced for July 15.
Local residents from Cherokee Aurelia Mountain Lake and Currie visit friends in Embroidery club meets July 11 at Mrs Ernest Bjorklunds. Families visit relatives in Por ter Woodward Leeds Cedar Falls Sioux City Manson Sac City and Fort Lewis showing a busy summer of family travel and local events including a saddle horse trail ride and parade in Sac City on July 20.
Mr and Mrs Fred Kaskey and daughter made a business trip to Omaha Wednesday Edwin Watts visited with his brother at Sioux City Linda Lee of Ruthven is visiting this week with cousin Shirley Sherkenbak R N Sheldon of Sheldon visited at Aunt L H Daniels home Walter and Mrs Whitney attended a family picnic at Cherokee park Chester Sjoberg and daughter visited over the July 4th holiday at Glidden Kathryn Pulp of Worthington Minn came to Espy McDied home Edith Gillet Providence R J and Mrs Margaret Juber were supper guests in Earl Crippen home Bess Pitcher was an evening guest Mrs William Booth taken to St Josephs hospital in Sioux City for spinal treatment her mother Mrs M Hines with her LaMerne Ruebsam started work as beauty operator at Lillies Beauty Parlor recently graduated from Sioux City Beauty Academy Rev and Mrs L H Preul and children spent the Fourth at Calender their children remaining there during Institute stay at Methodist camp grounds Galen Reckoff was granted a 30 day postponement from Sac City to induction and may avoid a year of service due to new ruling on age eligibility
About 75 people attended the Bischel family reunion held at Peterson state park on the Fourth of July afternoon. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Westphal Sr and Jr and daughter Joan, Mrs. Anna Diercks, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Herold, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bischel, and many relatives from Aurelia Whittier Independence Clemons Rembrandt and Peterson areas.
Tuesday afternoon the Bridge club hosted a park picnic in Aurelia on July 8 with Mrs Grace Meier high scorer and Mrs H H Lockin low. Other prizes went to Mrs W Moulton and Mrs A E Krout. Birthday honors were given to Miss Inez Groff at her July 7 party with gifts and a dish lunch. Helping Hands celebrated Mrs Jess Williams birthday on July 2 with guests and a dime shower. P L E F club met July 8 at Mrs Raymond Nelson’s with lunch served. Mrs Henry Braasch honored July 5 at Mrs Bert Philpott’s with out of town guests from Sioux City and Minneapolis.
Mrs. William Westphal Jr hosted a group of children on Tuesday July 7 at her home for Joan Westphal’s sixth birthday. Balloons ice cream cake and gifts marked the celebration as Joan handed out balloons to guests.
Eddie Landsberg of Britt recalls last week as he visits a meat packing plant in Albert Lea Minnesota and crosses to view a nearby million dollar power station. A government watchman stops him and he explains he is not a spy, facing a tense moment.
For Rent first floor of the Schroeder building once the Aurelia Bowling Alley is available. Inquire at Farmers National Bank. For Sale a Welsh collapsible baby buggy like new. Inquire at the Sentinel.
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