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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1962
Page
2
Local newspaper page highlights community events and notices from Aurelia and surrounding areas. Reads as a snapshot of small town civic life with brief items and public notices.
Social items from Aurelia IA note the garden club gathering on Monday June 11 with Mrs. Harry Howell hosting after a film at the school and a conservation themed program. The flower show is set for Saturday June 9 while Secret Sister Pinochle Club met with multiple guests Friday.
Attendees included the Frank Greenwood, John Petty, Dick Morris and Romaine Ryan families of Cherokee, with the Dean Fassler and Don Jackson families of Aurelia and Father Hartz of Cherokee. The Landgraf family picnic drew about forty relatives from Early, Whitten, Odeboldt and Arthur. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis D. Nelson celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house on June 3, featuring pink and white carnations, a three layer cake with bells and honorees’ names, and hostesses Mrs. Marie Nelson and Mrs. Dorothy Barton.
Mrs. Nelson and Mr. Nelson hosted an open house with gifts and flowers at the Nelson Cafe. Guests included Mrs. W. A. Moses of Cherokee and children Don Nelson Humphrey Neb, Don Barton Moline Ill, and Ken Nelson Aurelia. Don and Ken Nelson registered, with Mrs. Axel Johnson and others as hostesses.
Pastor H H Proett leads summer worship at 9 a.m. with Sunday School at 10. Choir rehearsals Mondays at 7 30. Vacation School runs daily 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Open house Friday 7 30 to 8 30 for parents to see work. Annual Conference meets at Mt. Vernon Cornell College next Sunday night through Friday morning.
Vacation Church School runs Monday to Friday from 9 00 to 11 30 a m ending June 15. Sunday services and Sunday School times listed for Trinity Lutheran and other churches. 4 H Club hosts Senior Tea at Aurelia shelter house with seniors Marlene Schipper Carolyn Anderson and Janice Peterson honored. games and gifts followed by lunch.
A complete line of wedding notices appears in this issue of The Sentinel, detailing spouses, venues, and dates for numerous upcoming ceremonies. Readers are invited to share further arrangements for publication in the next edition.
Local families and relatives are noted visiting in Clinton Savanna Sioux City and Storm Lake areas. Attendees include the Engdahl family the Dyslin and Hailey households and many others hosting and visiting in Iowa and surrounding states. Wedding and graduation events are mentioned along with hospital visits and a TV appearance by David and Nancy Engdahl.
A note expresses gratitude to the Aurelia Fire Department for a prompt response last week when an electrical emergency occurred during a home incident. Special thanks go to Mr. Albert Libke and Nellie Pieters for their assistance during the service call.
A local club event on Monday hosted by Moun Wales Gb H Chil featured Fight members and three adults led by Bob Florine. The gathering included community participation and a safety briefing.
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