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Newspaper

Aurelia Sentinel

Location

Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1939

Page

4

Local visitors and social rounds fill Aurelia scene

Ed Wolford of Newell visits. Rev Feller and family from Leeds call on Rev Preul. C H Kaskey serves on federal petit jury in Sioux City. George Loucks and Merlyn Honsbruch return from Cedar Falls for summer. many relatives visit and travel to Indianapolis races and Chicago visits. Maples River swimming trip and various family gatherings mark Memorial Day weekend in Aurelia.

C. H. Kaskey Sioux City Federal Petit Jury

Sioux City Visitors and Decoration Day Socials

Local notices report Edwin Watts visiting Sioux City last Friday and numerous small gatherings around Decoration Day. Mrs Mildred Whitney and others traveled to Dysart and Akron while residents hosted friends at homes near Aurelia and Albert City. Congregational Ladies Aid and American Legion Auxiliary plan meetings with simple lunch and a Tidac program.

Visiters, Relatives Highlight Weekend in Aurelia Area

Denison resident Bernard Paulson visited Aurelia last weekend stopping at the drug store to inspect the new Cold Wall. Mrs Wade Brown traveled to Manson Monday to visit relatives and returned home Tuesday with the family.

Bernard Paulson Denison Aurela Wade Brown Manson

Farm Bureau Meeting Planned at Local Homes

Pitcher Farm Bureau will meet on Tuesday June 6 at the home of Mrs. John Galvin. Mrs. Ed Mathews and Mrs. Ed Lehnhardt have charge of the program. Refreshment committee includes Mrs. Galvin Mrs. O B Peters and Mrs. George Larson.

American Legion Auxiliary Clarence Thevenin Thevenin Cliff Coombs Ed Rice Nancy Sweet Rubie Carlson Pitcher Farm Bureau John Galvin Ed Mathews Ed Lehnhardt Galvin O. B. Peters George Larson

Local residents attend events and visits across Iowa

Mr and Mrs Henry Efflaudt of Moline Ill accompanied by others called Holstein last Monday. Miss Arleen Kolpin from Sioux City visited her parents in town. Mr and Mrs W Moulton planned a Decoration day trip to Hampton. A group including A V Fierk Rosalia Johnson Myra Beeghley and Oscar Sansen attended an I O O F picnic in Pocahontas. Lenora Siekman and Elmer Martz visited Rev L H Preul. Merle Dick and Loren Phipps will fly to Englewood California for a flying school course Thursday night.

Henry Efflaudt Moline, Ill A. V. Fierk Rosalia Johnson Myra Beeghley Oscar Sansen Pocahontas Lenora Siekman Elmer Martz Sioux Rapids Merle Dick Loren Phipps Englewood California

Pearl Johns Appointed Field Man for Benevolence Society

Pearl Johns is named field man for the American Christian Benevolence Society covering the southern part of the state with headquarters in Fargo Minnesota. The report notes improved crop prospects after recent rainfall and lists local visitors and visits including families from Rockwell City Fonda and Omaha.

Pearl Johns American Christian Benevolence Society Fargo, Minn

Monarch outside paint lasts longer and dries bright

Mrs. Frank Jordan and Frankie of Mankato Minnesota visited Friday for a week at the home of Mrs. M Parrott.

Monarch Frank Jordan Frankie Mankato, Minn M. Parrott

Memorial and weekend travels noted in Aurelia area

Mrs. Beth Shank of Primghar spent the weekend in Aurelia. Miss Fae Hines of Elk Point spent Memorial Day with her parents. Howard Nelson bought 250 head of cattle in Texas for himself and George Johnson. Mrs. Walter Whitney visited Sioux City to see her ill nephew Mack Coupe. The Taylor family of Sioux City visited the Wieland home on the way from Okoboji. Harold Haroldson traveled to Stanley Wisconsin for Decoration Day with relatives. Cherokee visitors attended Memorial Day exercises in Aurelia. Mrs. Dan Whitney and daughter Mary of Hampton were injured in an auto accident near Clarion last Saturday afternoon. Mary suffered a broken leg.

Fae Hines Elk Point S. D Mrs. M. Hines Walter Whitney Sioux City Mack Coupe St. Vincent's Hospital Robert Taylor F. H. Wieland Okoboji Aurelia W. P. Dawson O. A. Roger C. W. Person Dan Hankens Archie R. Nelson L. H. Langwin Dan Whitney Mary of Hampton Clarion Marathon

Funeral notices and sale items in Storm Lake Sentinel

Mr and Mrs George Lamm and Mrs A G Sansen of Petersen attended funeral services for Mr Fred Messerley in Fort Dodge. A property sale by Mrs R A Gustafson is listed for Saturday at 1 30 PM with tools and household items. Out of town visitors and pastors plan a mass Lutheran service in Storm Lake on the second Sunday in July with committee members named.

A. E. Morse Aurelia George Lamm A. G. Sansen Petersen Fort Dodge Fred Messerley Mr. Lamm the Sentinel R. A. Gustafson J. Hartmeister Paullina O. Bahr Alta William Walter Storm Lake Germantown Louis Kroll Fred Wogahn

Social events honor Tony Turner of Chicago in Cherokee notes

Mrs Mildred Thomson lists numerous May and Memorial Day gatherings in Cherokee with Tony Turner of Chicago and families such as the Bengtsons Bjorklunds Georges and Dyslins. Other social events include a birthday party for Mrs Ernest Bjorklund hosted by Mr and Mrs Wilbert George and a Congregational Missionary Society meeting led by Rev Trigg.

Tony Turner Chicago A. M. Bengtson Pierre Bengtson Wilbert George Ernest Bjorklund Ernest Bengtson Cherokee George

Hail Insurance Offer From Local Agency

Iowa farm crops may suffer hail damage causing substantial losses this season. The Harry H. Lockin Insurance Agency promotes hail coverage with upfront cost explanations and no obligation policy discussions.

Iowa Harry H. Lockin

Rural Church Social Notes and Speakers Featured

Ellie Waddell presented The City Church Stake in Rural Religion. Mrs Mary Brown spoke Why we aid the foreign speaking Church. Mrs Ethel Bell led the society singing In my heart There Rings a Melody. Mrs Julia Wharton read The Rural Minister Problem. Mrs Cornelia Renaud read Unto the Least of Us. Rev Trigg closed with Social Actions of the Church. A song There is Sunshine in My Heart ended the program. The hostess served a two course lunch.

Ellie Waddell City Church Mary Brown Ethel Bell Julia Wharton Cornelia Renaud Trigg

Primary Elections and Their Types

Primary elections are preliminaries for nominating officeholders held under state rules. Types include closed open nonpartisan and preferential or presidential primaries guiding delegates without mandatory force.

Plants Sleep Says Fabre the Naturalist

Fabre argues plants sleep, a claim noted by Pearson's London Weekly Magazine. Spinach, evening primrose, clover, acacia and other plants fold or droop at night, adopting leaf positions seen in the embryo bud. Younger plants show this sleep position more than older ones.

Pearson London Weekly

The Seven Wonders List of the Ancient World

The accepted list includes the pyramids of Egypt the hanging gardens of Semiramis at Babylon the temple of Diana at Ephesus the statue of Zeus by Phidias the tomb of Mausolus at Halicarnassus the Pharos of Alexandria and the Colossus of Rhodes.

Pyramids Egypt Semiramis Babylon Diana Ephesus Zeus Phidias Mausolus Artemisia Halicarnassus Pharos Alexandria Rhodes

Gasoline Fails to Meet Iowa State Standards

Since January 1, the Iowa Department of Agriculture collected 1600 gasoline samples from service stations. The department closed pumps in 86 cases until legal gasoline met state specifications. Most nonconforming lots were competitive grades.

Iowa Department of Agriculture Mark Thornburg Phornburg Lowa

Cherokee Times Reports Local Officials and Plans

Cherokee assessor James M Casey is named official typist for summer driver license applications. City Attorney Miller says the city seeks a 45 percent Public Works grant to partly finance a business district sidewalk program along the new pavement. Lawyer Lawrence McCulla returns from Burlington Iowa where he was elected judge advocate of Iowa Disabled American War Veterans.

James M.casey A. N. Tilton Marvin A. Miller Public Works Administration Lawrence McCulla Burlington Iowa Department of Iowa

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ed Wolford Newell Lockin Agency Claude Davis Morningside College J. E. Feller Leeds L. H. Preul E. L. Rapp Gerald and Roma Humboldt George Loucks Merlyn Honsbruch Cedar Falls Mrs Georgie Woodhouse Linn Grove Grover Bell John Christensen Des Moines Howard Nelson Fred Jordan Indianapolis John Holderness Rev. L. H. Preul Boy Scouts Maple River J. M. Gustafson Leslie Paulson Ill Harry Nelson Betty Ruthven Fritz Mueller Baby Mildred Thomson Allied Mutual Pays Mary Fraser Smedy School of Advertising Minneapolis Fae Fraser Guy Stetson Denver Colorado North Dakota Edwin Watts Nelson Mildred Whitney William Dysart Reginald Maltby Ed Pierce Primghar Alford Stieneke Alma Bischel Tobe Ruebsam A. J. Fraser Okoboji Lakes Gilbert Bell Vivian Jaffert Albert City Julia Ceilley Aurelia School Akron Elvin Bjorklund Hawarden Congregational Ladies Aid Mesdames O. B. East Helmer Carberg Floyd Glane Roger Barbara Jean Bert Waddell W. L. Paxson Cedar Rapids O. W. Albright Canawha Glen Stutz C. E. Gustafson Carolyn Culver Moline Iinois Glenn Stutz W. A. Lewis Arleen Kolpin Leo Kolpin Mrs. W. Moulton E. C. Lighter Henry Stutz Jr Irvin Stutz Bert Dice Tracy Mina Verne “White Omaha H. Stutz Robert Johnson CCC Lake View Ella Johnson Black Hawk Lake John Wiser Elmhurst Harold DeVries Mt. Vernon Ohio O. B. East Robert Adams Mr. Adams Amarilla Texas Beth Shank George Johnson Harold Haroldson Stanley Wis W. H. Bischel Mr. Bischel Frank Rowden Clemens C. C. Hansen Mrs. Hansen Decoration Day Will Meisenhelder Hartford Lloyd Reckoff Brown Betty Jennings Sac City I. W. Kammer Galva Charlie Lockie Edward Gray Mapleton S. M. Fouts LeMars Helmer Paulson Nemaha Will Lucia Cl.do Mummert Farnhamville Chariie Parker Waterloo Dean Parrott Phyllis Port Leonard Corie Ihill Society John Dyslin Harvey Dyslin Daniels Richland S.D Vivian Dyslin Floyd Dyslin Larrabee Granville Meredith Ray Geary Edna Waddell Mabel Johnson Fred Fassler Miss Johnson Margaret Johnson Joy Dailey Amarillo Congregational Missionary Society Madras Forney Dukes Cherokee News Cherokee Times Library Table Davenport Mae’s Cafe Gale George George Hansen Ior FR EL Pratt Eclipse Rae Bd. F. Ruppery Mer
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