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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1934
Page
4
A parade of visitors stops through Sioux City and nearby towns including Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jordan, F. E. Pratt, and families. Senior Girl Scouts plan ice cream and cake on Main Street Saturday evening. Various locals travel for hospital, family, and World’s Fair visits, with Charlie Fassler and Des Moines connections among those mentioned.
Aurelia's business street gained a neon electric sign last week in front of Jack's Café influencing the town’s shopfront scene. Local residents including Mrs. Ella Johnson and Mrs. J. Shank were noted for visits and travel to nearby cities this period.
Local notes list names visiting, traveling, and attending events around Storm Lake. Mentions Opal Kaskey trip to Sioux City. Harold Cowans staying with sister Mrs J C Mundy in Ames. Sexton siblings at grandparents Ed and Mrs Rice. fishing trips to Silver Lake with Deyloff and Matzdorff. various visits to Sioux City Des Moines Minneapolis and Pomeroy. attendance at funerals Iowa Falls. Kaskey family events. Rainbow Girls Cedar Rapids assembly. Men's Brotherhood kitten ball June 21. Scouts outing at Henry Buddenhagen cottage Storm Lake. ice cream sales for outing funds. Buena Vista County Fair tickets to World’s Fair trips.
Floyd Parrott and family of Balaton Minnesota return home after a few days with Floyds parents Mr and Mrs M Parrott and at the George Parrott home They attended the silver wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs A W Buckingham and visited Parrott relatives They were accompanied by Mr and Mrs Earl Olson of Balaton and school faculty members from Balaton.
Miss Rose Stiner of Storm Lake visited Aurelia at Mrs. C. R. Kleeberger’s home. R. H. Maltby of Sioux City was a business caller in Aurelia and vicinity. C. O. Larson attended Briardale grocers’ meeting in Cherokee. Mrs. George Scott visited Cherokee with her sister Mrs. Archie R. Nelson. Dorothy Mummert of Walnut Grove, Minnesota, spent a week with Henry Grawe and A. E. Hickey. John Eggleston of Onawa and Emil Castens visited Niels P. Petersen. Miss Florence DeVries from Hinsdale, Illinois, remains for tutoring. Clyde Fletcher and family of Charter Oak visited the Petersen home. Viola Peterson accompanied them home. William Swanson extended visit to Gray Bull, Wyoming, and will visit Canada. Arlene Glawe, teaching at Sioux Falls School for the Deaf, returns for summer. engaged to teach again next year. George R. Garber Jr., Aurelia-born, graduated from National University in Washington, D. C. Bennie Wieland and Nathan Hale, Des Moines Register and Tribune carriers, attended Des Moines frolic. Local residents joined the 25th anniversary celebration of E. H. Neuman and wife in Storm Lake. Mrs. Ethel Holmes and La Von Holmes attended a Fort Dodge family picnic with relatives from Sioux City Cherokee Zearing Estherville Des Moines.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Nelson moved into the house vacated by Mrs. Alma Bischel. Mrs. Tom Holmes visits Des Moines with daughter, Mrs. Frank Kautsky, for a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Schmidt and daughter attended a harness dealers convention at Spencer with guests Miss Gertrude McManus and Miss LaVon Allen from Cherokee.
East Afton and Elk residents hosted clubs and neighbors with afternoon visits and picnics. Games at Afton saw the local boys beat Aurelia 7 to 0 while Hanover’s first team defeated Afton 12 to 6. Injuries included Harvey Kolpin’s bruised eye from a line drive during a Sunday game.
Mrs. Earl Zwick reports Sunday dinners with the Frank Sanborn and Will Hahn households in Cherokee and Mt. Olive area. Loma Robinson visits Cherokee relatives. Miss Stella Bushnell stays with sister Mrs George Melton. Russell Parks of Larrabee calls on Afton friends. A junior kittenball team forms in Leon Sanborn's pasture led by Walter Aderson. Various local visits and recoveries from injuries noted.
The 1934 summer session at Buena Vista College will exceed last year with 102 students fully enrolled by Wednesday afternoon under Registrar Ruth White. While attendance now won’t beat the 145 from summer 1931, more registrations are expected this week.
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