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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1925
Page
3
Fragmentary note mentions a boat and a voyage around September with ambiguous dates and locations, lacking clear names or events. The readable words imply maritime movement near a port, but details do not form a coherent report.
The program features Rev Safford and the Trianon Revue Co with radio music and Irish selections. Senator Wenner of Ohio addresses the audience, as couples and chorus perform and the crowd enjoys a lively, varied revue atmosphere.
The writer recounts a family car trip from Aurelia starting Sunday June 7, traveling at twenty miles per hour for the first leg to Jefferson. The journey includes stops at Jefferson Blairatown Cedar Rapids Joliet Kalamazoo Mt. Clemens and Port Huron. After two weeks near Detroit the party visits Port Huron and the St Clair River region with freighters and beaches noted.
Ames Abe compares some people to porcupines, noting you can’t get near without getting stuck. He advises two options when meeting such a person: shear them or leave them alone. He adds that generally these folks aren’t worth the effort.
The Rev F Webking pastor announces English language services next Sunday at 10 45 am with Sunday school at 10 00 am No services one week from Sunday at St Pauls Lutheran Church.
Chief Frank Humphrey was injured Friday after falling from a bridge near the Aurelia school house breaking a rib. Northwestern Bell plans $93000 in improvements after franchise approval at the upcoming July 27 special election. County Farm Bureau leaders and agents from fourteen counties met in Storm Lake to outline plans for the coming year. R H French sold his residence on North Fifth Street for 7500 to Fred Schoonover of Pitcher township. John Main and his wife will occupy after August 20. Twenty one cooperative milk producers associations met in Des Moines to organize producers into one big organization with Cherokee named among possible site.
Regular services announced for Sunday morning and evening at the Federated Church. Morning sermon titled Christian Common Sense and evening discourse Bird Wisdom and Human Wisdom. Evening service at the church with a cordial invitation to attend.
Mr. Anderson donated two books to the library Adventures In Contentment by David Grayson and A Window In Thrums by J. M. Barrie. The August Junior Home Magazine is now available at the library.
A recent find of a prehistoric skull has stirred scientific interest while noting modern bonehead behavior as a contemporary issue.
Ten years ago Justin Barry of Walker Iowa purchased the Cherokee Times and would take possession. A son was born to Mr and Mrs George Hansen on July 25. Rev E H Gillet of West Union a former Mt Olive pastor spent two weeks vacation nearby. Edgar Rapp returned from Richfield California where his father’s illness prompted travel. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Arthur Praser on July 28. Rev 8 L Chandler departed for southeastern Iowa to tour the Vawterchautauqua circuit. Rev and Mrs John Hill of Dolliver were visiting the Hill home north of Aurelia. H A Holmes would finish a project building sixteen cement culverts for the county.
The Buena Vista County Fair at Alta runs August 18 to 21 with record booth space early signups. Breeders and agriculturalists report strong demand for livestock and produce displays. The racing program promises speed on the Alta track with notable horses from early circuits. Free exhibitions and fireworks are highlighted as top features. A new fence and remodeled barns plus other improvements enhance the grounds.
The pony truss bridge across the Maple near the McAndrew farm nears finish. It is forty feet long with cemented abutments and a cement floor. Iron was laid for the floor and workers plan to pour cement Monday morning, then cover the floor with dirt for 21 days.
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