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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel is published weekly on Thursdays and is entered as second class matter at the Aurelia Iowa post office. E C Lighter is listed as proprietor.
Miss Vera Nordstrom was honored at a pre nuptial shower at Mrs Wendell Nordstroms home Saturday afternoon The event featured social time contests and a two course lunch The honoree received many gifts for her new home Local attendees from Diamond included Mrs Theodore Nordstrom Faye Edna May Mrs Arthur Ohlson Mrs Clifford Dukes Mrs Roy Ohlson Miss Della Peterson Mrs Lew Bengtson and Misses Esther and Renaswanson C A Peterson and Frank Others from Sioux City visited Monday Jimmie and Virginia Galvin stayed with grandparents Mr and Mrs C A Peterson Guests traveled to Denison to meet relatives spending several days with the Linquist family and others at their home The report notes various gatherings and visits in the community.
The Ridgedale area shares visits and condolences as residents attended Homer Williams funeral in Aurelia and homestead gatherings. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Orville Hickey and family in Afton, Lee Kenyon and Mrs. Turner Kenyon of Sioux Falls, and others from Diamond and Royal areas visiting Hickey, Johns, and Mortensen households. Burial for Williams took place in Diamond cemetery with several local residents present.
A Sunday dedication attracted a large morning and afternoon crowd at the Congregational church for the new Hammond electric organ installed as a memorial to the disbanded Cherokee church. Rev. P. A. Johnson of Grinnell preached, with Albert Morgan of Sioux City giving the organ recital and Charles Buma of Cherokee singing with Morgan accompanying.
The ninth district congressional race for November mirrors two years back with Harrington of Sioux City Democrat and incumbent facing A. F. Swanson Republican. Republican totals show Swanson 12317, Hoeven 10488, Forsling 6841 from 808 of 309 precincts. Democrat results place Harrington 7009, Gillette 3842 from 308 precincts. Swanson led after Buena Vista Clay Ida Monona Woodbury and Sac counties. he also carried Lyon O'Brien Osceola and Sioux counties.
Pitcher township results show Republican and Democratic contests across multiple offices. Key tallies include Governor Wilson 72, Knudson 7, Bagley 91, Everett 60, Swanson 58, Nelson 104, and Phipps 77 with varied support for other candidates and party nominees.
Sunday school at ten, morning worship at eleven, Young People’s Service at 7 15, evening preaching at eight. Choir practice Tuesday evening and Bible study prayer Thursday evening. All welcome.
L H Preul pastor. Church school 10:00 led by George Lamm. Children’s day program 11:00 with Epworth League 7:00 led by Delores Peterson. Vacation Bible school ongoing with good attendance. Membership class June 16. Choir rehearsal Monday 7:30 p m. Town circle Ladies Aid meets June 18 at Mrs Daniels with Mrs Lewis and Mrs McDeid. Children’s day exercises next Sunday at 11 and a baptismal service urged. parents urged to bring children.
St Pauls Lutheran Church invites attendees to a Sunday mission rally with morning service at 10 30 led by Rev Luther Loesch of Lake City and an afternoon session at 245 with Rev Arthur Otto of Galva as speaker No Sunday school this week.
Edwin Trigg is pastor. Church school at 10 a m morning worship at 11 a m Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship at 7 junior group at 7 p.m.
The article argues that accidents stem from human error and not the car itself. It notes faulty brakes cause many incidents and stresses drivers must control speed and maintain their vehicles to avoid severe outcomes.
During Soil Conservation Week June 30 to July 9 Governor George A. Wilson proclaims the event in Iowa. Two farm tours in Cherokee County will showcase soil conservation practices led by the CCC camp County Agent C H Thompson and the Land Use and Erosion Control association. The first tour starts Saturday morning June 8 at 9 30 a m from the O L Gilbert farm near Larrabee traveling to Viktor Nelson Charles Martin Steele Bank and Pritch Educational Fund farms to view contour farming terracing grassy waterways tree planting and gully control.
A pair of farm tours tour the James R. Fee farm and the Claude Hollingshead and Aetna Life Insurance Co. farm 24 miles south of Quimby to show contour farming terracing tree planting and sodded waterways. County residents are invited to attend to observe soil conservation work in Cherokee county.
Governor George A. Wilson designates June as safer emphasis month and highlights Iowa's highway safety gains. Iowa eliminated 19 railroad crossings in 1939, ranking fourth nationwide, and built 145 miles of paved highway, eighth in concrete road construction for 1989.
Nationwide 1940 road data show 8 445 miles of concrete paving and 31 268 miles surfaced across 48 states. Iowa ranked 14th with 660 miles conditioned, while leading states include North Carolina Texas Alabama Ohio and Illinois. The Peculiar Campaign of 1940 was unusually mild with little campaigning and sparse public scheduling.
In Aurelia Iowa the weed ordinance requires two seasonal cuts of all street alley and vacant lot weeds by June 15 and August 15 and destruction of noxious weeds such as thistles quackgrass cocklebury and burdock by owners or occupants. If not done the weed commission will mow and charge costs to the property owner as directed by Weed Commissioner George Scott.
Louis Allery and Helen Keller of Montezuma found several four leaf clovers at the Wayne Keller residence in Deep River. They additionally uncovered one with seven leaves and two with six leaves.
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