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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1936
Page
7
Local notes report a moving picture event sponsored by the Epworth League titled This is the Life to be shown Monday June 29. Community updates include visits from Rev Clyde Leeds and Miss Dorothy Scott, and corrections to a school board candidate name from Baker to Barr. The high school band held its second street concert to a growing crowd.
Aurelia hosting a CCC camp visitor and a busy week with church events and concerts. Local residents from Storm Lake Alta Ruthven and Albert City visit, while Epworth League screens This is the Life on June 29 and the Congregational Ladies Aid meets June 25.
Local readers are urged to buy tickets now for This is the Life a moving picture sponsored by the Epworth League to be shown on Monday June 29. The text notes guest attendance and community interest in the event as a fundraiser and social activity.
Lois Dieterich and Robert Anderson were wed at the Congregational parsonage in Aurelia on June 13. Rev. Edwin Trigg officiated as Vivian Anderson and Edwin McCurdy served as attendants. The couple plans to reside with the groom’s parents south of Peterson after a brief wedding trip.
Mrs. Art Larson hosted past presidents of the American Legion Auxiliary for a Parley meeting with plans to study Auxiliary work. Names elected include Mrs. Carrie Robinson president and Mrs. F G Scott vice president. Mrs. C C Beeghley is secretary treasurer. Several birthday parties and showers followed, with dinners and gifts. Club events featured a Pythian Sisters card party, bridge and 500 games, and a tenth wedding anniversary at a bridge gathering. The W M S met June 10 with songs, pledges, readings, and a bank offering total of 19.47 plus lunch.
The minister Lloyd Scheerer notes Sunday School at 10 30 with George Lamm and a sermon on Jesus philosophy of life at 11 30 a public league service follows at 8 00 featuring a pupil recital and a report on the year’s work of the local league and district convention the Children’s Missionary Society reported a South America program and $18 contributed this year district convention representation included Philip Peterson Dale Sleezer and others with a regular board meeting set for Thursday June 25 at 8 p m
Mrs. A J Beckage of Cherokee dined with Mr. and Mrs William Haight. Milton Otto, a Concordia College alum, returns home for summer. Andrew Peterson of Sioux City visited the C A Peterson home. Victor Frank and family joined dinner at Herbert Frank’s near Schisselville. W F Lindsay visited Charley Gustafson’s near Aurelia. A shower for Mrs Elwin Lindlief attracted many locals, including Frank Peterson and Ben Galvin clan. Vera Nordstrom leaves for Boulder summer school. Vera Nordstrom and friends travel this week. Floyd Newman and sister Bernieda visit Orville Hickey’s. Bernieda returns home with them. Indians from Oklahoma camped on District No 8 grounds. they left Monday after begging for food. Sunday dinner guests included Elmer Sanderson family, Victor Baumhoefner, Claude Steward, and Fred and Erwin Radke.
A Michigan cook claims various birds are edible and tasty. Sparrows and starlings can make good potpies, while blackbirds resemble fresh water crawfish. Water crawfish are likened to shrimp, and turtle legs are said to be tastier than frog legs.
The world's largest wine vat sits in Bad Duerkheim Germany. It measures 49 feet in length and uses stoves crafted from Black Forest pines originally ranging from 05 to 130 feet high.
The article argues that books serve as information sources and as a means to waste mental effort, presenting information and critique on the role of reading and knowledge. It contrasts books as knowledge with readings that mislead or dull cognition.
Classified locals offer items and notices. Listings include a Belgian stallion contact, a seven eight small ads for sale and services, a stray sow, threshers and chicks for sale, hire notices, and route sales employment. May include names and addresses such as Neville Cafe and W. J. Golnitz.
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