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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1951
Page
5
Local residents and relatives visit across Aurelia and surrounding towns including Balaton Winterset Read ing Sioux City Sioux Rapids Laurens Cherokee Storm Lake and Spirit Lake. Numerous dinners picnics and weekend trips are noted with many names and places listed.
Funeral services for Ernest Sherkenbak 52 Aurelia resident who died Sunday night at Sioux Valley hospital in Cherokee were held Wednesday. Burial was in the Aurelia cemetery. Surviving are widow Alta a daughter Shirley a son Stanley one sister and three brothers with an aunt and uncle from Aurelia.
Miss Joyce Hickey and Miss Jean Eddy, both of Au relia, have been named to the Dean's honor roll at Morningside College for achieving a 3.0 or better GPA in the previous semester.
Mr and Mrs Dewey Deyloff of Aurelia announce the engagement of their daughter Ardys to Paul J John son of Mr and Mrs Julius Johnson of Odebolt. The wedding is set for September 2 at the Congregational church in Aurelia. Ardys trained as a nurse at St Josephs Sioux City. She works at the Iowa City Children's Hospital.
A daughter named Christine Marie was born Saturday July 15 at Sioux Valley hospital weighing 8 pounds 7 ounces to Mr and Mrs Dean Fassler. Grandparents are Mrs Ralph Primus of Cherokee and Mr and Mrs Fred Fassler of Aurelia. In addition Mr and Mrs Art L Johnson became parents to a son weighing 4 pounds 8 ounces born Tuesday night July 17 at Alta hospital.
The Methodist church will host a carload of delegates to the Town and Country National Convocation in Sioux City July 21 to 24. Rev. Ellis H. Richiard of Naseh Itertin plor baum Arkansas will speak at the 10 10 a m service and lead an afternoon discussion on church work. Delegates attend on rural life contributions. all are invited to a basket dinner at noon.
Mrs. Max Ammons reports Max Ammons left Korea for Tokyo and will travel to the United States after a few days. Don Hicks has completed radar electronics training in San Diego. Pvt. Delbert Johnson returns home on furlough from Ft. Campbell and will depart again soon. Other service members listed include Kolpin, Hartliep, Erdman with unit and APO details.
The Aurelia family is chosen as Aurelia Methodist Family of the Year and competes for the national title. If selected they win an expenses paid trip to the Family Life Conference in Chicago October 12 13. The Andersons are longtime church members with active roles in Sunday school WSCS and choir.
Dutch Honsbruch a Drake University pharmacy student earned a full year scholarship to the college of pharmacy based on his scholastic standing. His straight A average in the past year ranks among the highest recorded at Drake.
Aurelia lost 16 to 10 to Union township of LeMars in the sectional baseball opener at the Aurelia ballpark. Union township capitalized on five hits 13 walks and three errors while Aurelia managed six hits seven walks and five errors. Union township battery was Wilson and Paulin. Aurelia used Reed Gorlyn Anderson with Parrott behind the plate. Union township advances to play Meriden Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the same park with the winner advancing to the district tournament.
W I H Bischel vice president of the Walther Camp Board attended the Board of Governors meeting at the Walther League camp grounds on West Okoboji Sunday afternoon July 15.
Funeral services for Mrs Meta Diercks long time Aurelia resident were held Tuesday at Wharton Funeral Home. She died Saturday at home of her daughter Mrs A C Will aged 87. Buried in Aurelia Cemetery. Survived by two daughters one sister in New York two brothers in Germany and four grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Born May 24 1864 in Langwedel Hannover Germany and died July 14 1951 in Aurelia Iowa. Married Dietrich Henry Diercks April 17 1891. Emigrated to America in 1856 and settled in Aurelia.
A joint meeting of the Legion and Auxiliary will be held tonight at the Legion hall. A potluck supper will be served at 7 p.m. Dick Hodge and Darlene Stief will report on their experiences at boys' and girls' state. Members should bring sandwiches and a covered dish.
Miss Dor is Combes and Willis Carl Radke were married Sunday July 8 at St. John s Lutheran Hanover. Rev Witzgal presided in a double ring ceremony with musical selections by Art Kotk and Darlene Radke. The reception followed at the Alta Legion hall for about 65 guests.
The Aurelia Womens Society of Christian Service announces an advance program observance called link visitation set for July 26. Members will form seven linked groups with hostesses and drivers visiting neighbors, ending at a hostess home for fellowship, a program, and lunch plus a 3:45 PM KAYL radio talk by Rev. Hilmer.
Fifteen Boy Scouts from the Au relia troop travel to Scout camp at Lake Okoboji with Rev. J. E. Gebhardt as counselor. They plan to return this weekend. Attendees include Paul Laposky Bennie Anderson Bill Whitney David Nelson Tom Whitney Gary Mongan Charles Carlson Liebert Wilson Gary Kirby Noel Nelson Carroll Nelson Mike Cortington Jim Ruppert Larry Hansen Jack Hansen.
The Budget Estimate hearing for the Town of Aurelia is moved to July 30 at 8 p.m. in the Council rooms from the originally planned July 23. The date change follows an error in publication form setup.
The hall glowed in orchid and yellow for a wedding of a Alta High School graduate bride and groom. A four tier cake by Mrs Roy Spurrock of Storm Lake stood above the couple’s table as guests enjoyed a two course candlelit lunch. The bride works at Warren's store in Alta and the groom at Reen Peterson construction. After a trip to the Black Hills they will reside in the Roy Roberts home in Alta.
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