Marriage of Donald Mongan and Frances Sechler
Immaculate Conception Church in Meriden hosted the June wedding of Frances Charlene Sechler and Donald Mongan. The ceremony featured a prelude by Mary Lou Goeb and vocal selections by Mrs. Russell Stratton and Frank Juarez, with Panis Angelicus performed. The couple, escorted by Frances’s family, received guests for a dinner at the church hall and plan to reside in Aurelia. Guests traveled from Chicago, Sioux City, Marshall, Belmond, Marcus, Aurelia, and Correctionville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immaculate Conception Church
Frances Charlene Sechler
Peter Dunn
Meriden
Roy Sechler
Donald Mongan
Walton Mongan
Marcus
E. V. Carpenter
Mary Lou Goeb
Russell Stratton
Frank Juarez
Sioux City
Panis Angelicus
Deloris Broderson
Connie Mongan
Janeene Knipe
Mary Frances Dunn
Gerri Dunn
Gerald Dilocker
Cherokee
Joe
Robert Broderson
Ronnie Sechler
Roy Schhler
Herman Broderson
Raymond Dunn
John Mangan
Herman McKenzie
Connie Dunn
Dianne Dunn
Correctionville
Loretta McDonald
Rosella Dunn
Joan
Betty McKenzie
Patti
Gayle Dunn
Marjorie Jackson
Margaret Knipe
Meriden High School
Cleghorn
Aurelia
Aurelia Sentinel
Chicago, Ill
Sioux City, Ia
Marshall, Minn
Belmond, Ia
Marcus, Aurelia
Shirley Hyndman Weds Gerald Booth in Cherokee Rectory
Miss Shirley Hyndman daughter of Mr and Mrs Malcolm Hyndman Cherokee and Gerald Booth son of Mr and Mrs Wm Booth Aurelia were married June 8 at 10 am in Immaculate Conception church Cherokee Rev Fr Edward Carpen ter solemnized the vows A reception followed at Club 59 The couple will reside on a farm north of Aurelia after a trip to Chicago and Indianapolis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Hyndman
Malcolm Hyndman
Cherokee
Gerald Booth
Wm. Booth
Aurelia
Immaculate Conception Church
Edward Carpenter
Fred Kolpin
George Wharton Jr
Robert Booth
Booth
Mary Hines
Club 59
Walter Casey
Lawr
Anderson
Mary Timmins
Sherm Lanxon
Roy Olin
Ralph Primus
Chas, Jenkins
Larry Lintz
Slara Rupp
Tilly Rupp
Immaculate Conception High School
Aurelia High School
Chicago
Indianapolis
Representative of Employment Service at Cherokee Courthouse
An Iowa State Employment Service representative from Storm Lake will be at the Cherokee Courthouse on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 9:00 a.m. to noon starting July 1, 1950 and continuing until further notice. Read the Ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Employment Service
Storm Lake
Cherokee
Jean Eddy Recalls Life at Camp Mitigwa in Iowa
Aurelia 4 H club girl Jean Eddy writes of her time at Camp Mitigwa near Boone Iowa. She details daily classes field trips and activities on fins feathers foliage trees and fish plus campfire nights a South of the Border party and a visit by Badger Clark the Black Hills naturalist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Eddy
Aurelia
Camp
Mitigwa
Boone
Iowa
Jean
Maurice Eddy
Mississippi River
Badger Clark
Black Hills
Afton 4-H Club Demonstrates Breakfast Dishes
The Afton girls 4-H met June 13 with DeOn Nelson. Four members demonstrated breakfast items muffins cinamon rolls egg dish and Hawaiian grapefruit sample. Pledges to the flag opened the meeting with 14 members answering My Favorite Meat. guests and leaders attended. Carmen Lawrence shared color schemes in table setting. lunch was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afton
DeOn Nelson
Carolyn Kolpin
Margaret Kudrie
Donna Fraser
Geo. Phipps
Orpha Demaree
Carmen Lawrence
Lois Kudrle
Country Ramblers To Have Sale In Aurelia July 12
The Country Ramblers plan a sale in Aurelia on Wednesday evening July 12. The group, meeting June 14 at Ruth Ann Peterson’s home, demonstrated pie filling and discussed camp attendees Kay Clark Janet Ohlson and Janet Jensen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Ramblers
Ruth Ann Peterson
Ruth Ann
Mary Jane Peterson
Kay Clark
Janet Ohlson
Janet Jensen
Aurelia
Norma Wilson
Sharon Ohlson
Janet
FFA Boys Erect Signs For Test Plots North of Aurelia
Aurelia FFA Fertilizer Test Plot committee completed two signs locating an oat plot four miles north of Aurelia. Don Klumpp and Dick Grienke built signs for the plots showing varying nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer levels to compare effectiveness. They also built a sign for the Adams Soybean plot, a cooperative project with Herb Langwin, located 34 miles south and 2 west of Aurelia, intended to support seed sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
FFA
Don Klumpp
Ed Klumpp
Dick Grienke
Carl Grienke
Adams
Herb Langwin
Society Notes Highlight Multiple Local Showers and Tea
Aurelia Legion Auxiliary hosted a county tea with about 60 in attendance on June 10 at Cherokee. A bridal shower for Miss Maxine Waldstein of Sioux Rapids occurred June 7 at Inez Larson’s home, with prizes awarded to four bridesmaids and a wedding date set for June 11 at Little Sioux church Rembrandt. A second shower for Miss Janice Meinking took place June 7 at the Mummert home, featuring bingo, gifts, and a yellow white tea cart. A bride and groom shower June 4 at John Booth home honored Shirley Hyndman Gerald Booth with a mock wedding, dinner, and dancing portions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Legion Auxiliary
County Legion Auxiliary
Cherokee
Nels Carlson
Here
Maxine Waldstein
Sioux Rapids
Inez Larson
Leslie Johnson
Virgil Willcut
James Bell
Dan Coombs
Shirley Teerink
Barbara Glawe
Maxine
Corrine Larson
Little Sioux
Rembrandt
Oren Coombs
Clifford Coombs
Henry Teerink
Janice Meinking
Walter Matzdorff
Walter Radke
Harold Conley
Jack Grapenthen
Burt Mummert
Mummert
Janice
Julia Meinking
Gaylene Matzdorff
Miss Meinking
John Booth
Bill McCabe
Marvin Bengtson
Howard Anderson
Henry Buddenhagen
Shirley Hyndman
Gerald Booth
Miss Hyndman
Malcolm Hyndman
Carl Netley
Staver Hyndman
Mary Timmins
Bill Matson
Vickie
Sandra McCabe
Byron Bengtson
Robert Booth
Shirley
Gerald
Construction Boom in Aurelia Uplifts Town with Seven New Homes
Aurelia sees a construction surge as seven new homes rise and several remodels update exteriors. Builders Art Ohlson Jack Grapentine A E Stutz Eric Carlson Herbert Carlson George Wharton Jr. Wilfred Johnson plus two new farm homes for Walter Stegen and Ed Rystrom drive activity with basements dug, footings poured, and plans for modern one story frame houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Art Ohlson
Jack Grapenthen
A. E. Stutz
Eric Carlson
Herbert Carlson
George Wharton Jr
Wilfred Johnson
Main Street
Highway 5
Ernest Benson
Benson
Aurelia Park
Lon Perry
Jim Kerns
Walter Stegen
Ed Rystrom
Afton Farm Bureau Holds Meeting Monday Evening
The Afton Township Farm Bureau met Monday evening June 12 at the Community Center with 100 in attendance. Oliver Schnell led the business session. The program opened with community singing and featured performances by Brooke school youth including two skits and a song-a-gram. Lunch followed with a long list of hosts assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afton Township Farm Bureau
Oliver Schnell
Brooke School
Carroll Frederickson
Harry Anderson
Edgar Allen
Elmer Buddenhagen
Clarence Sump
Henry Kolpin
Ralph Pingel
John Hasenwinkel
Cutworm Control Helps Next Year’s Corn Crop
R J Martin reports on a new spray toxaphene to control cutworms damaging corn on old sod ground. Paul Jones sprayed May 29 at two pounds per acre, costing about one dollar, saving potential replanting and delaying growth. Iowa State Extension backs toxaphene for cutworms on grass sods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Martin
Paul Jones
Aurelia
Paul
Jones
Iowa State Extension Service
Mr and Mrs Herb Sangwin to be Honored June 18
Friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Sangwin are invited to a 25th wedding anniversary party at the Legion hall in Aurelia on June 18 starting at 7 30 clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Sangwin
Herbert Sangwin
Legion Hall
Aurelia
Band Concert On Main Street Saturday Night
The Aurelia high school band under Raymond Kruse will perform an hour long program on Main Street Aurelia Saturday night at 8 p.m. After a cancellation last week the event aims to become a weekly summer summer concert weather permitting with additional musicians welcomed at practice Friday at 7 45 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Raymond Kruse
Aurelia Commercial Club Membership Drive Underway
The Aurelia Commercial Club continues its annual membership drive to promote civic programs and keep Aurelia progressive. Collected dues from 1950 members include Kroll & Patterson and The Aurelia Sentinel with solicitors assigned to east and west sides of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Commercial Club
Aurelia
Commercial Club
Kroll & Patterson
Lockin Insurance Agency
The
Aurelia Sentinel
Swanson’s Super Store
Lou's Place
Whitney Hardware
First Trust & Savings Bank
Carlson & Gustafson
Howell Bros
Guarantee Oil Co
Aurelia Man Escapes Serious Injury In Pick-Up Accident
Jens Nielsen of Aurelia and Alfred Grienke of Alta were injured Monday near Windom Minnesota when a pickup driven by Jensen rolled over after being swayed by wind while carrying a hay loader. Nielsen was treated and released for scalp wounds and shoulder bruises. Grienke remained hospitalized in Alta with severe head injuries but showed improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Jens Nielsen
Alfred Grienke
Alta
Windom
Minn
Jensen
Nielsen
Grienke
Alta Memorial Hospital
Looking Back Into the Past and Local Events
Ten years ago Aurelia flower show drew 180 entries at the Methodist church. Vera Nordstrom and Oswald Anderson wed at Aurelia Methodist Church on June 5. Lorene Schmidt and Marvin Gustafs tied at St. John’s Lutheran on June 9. Mrs. Fred Wast, pioneer Hanover resident, died. Funeral at Hanover church. Chas. Elliott and family moved to town. Elliott joins Peoples Telephone as lineman. John and Mrs. Laposky welcomed a daughter born June 5 at Sioux Valley Hospital, Cherokee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Garden Club
Vera Nordstrom
Oswald Anderson
Aurelia Methodist Church
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Hanover
Lorene Schmidt
Marvin Gustafs
Fred Wast
Hanover Church
Chas
Ione Waddell
Robert Templeman
W. C. Waddell
Summer Playground Program Opens in Aurelia
The Aurelia summer playground begins Tuesday under Keith Anderson the new basketball and baseball coach. Activities run 9 am to 12 noon Monday through Friday with weekly trips to Cherokee for swimming lessons and assistance from Mrs. Anderson. Target group kindergarten through eighth grade. High school baseball practice started Wednesday with a tournament entry and Mr Anderson will aid Midget teams. The Andersons will relocate when housing is available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Keith Anderson
Anderson
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Express
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
SAVE
This’ Bank
Society
Harriet McCurdy
Carl Peterson
Herbert Langwin
Harry Rasmussen
Afton Farm Bureau
Sentinel
Irving Brewster
Mamie Ammons
Farmers National Bank
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