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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1961
Page
2
Mrs. Gus Ohlson hosted a Thursday afternoon event with a 1 30 dessert luncheon. Two tables of bridge were played and prizes awarded to Mrs. Glenn Berglund high and Mrs. Jim Johnson second high. Former Neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Ohlson attended.
The Aurelia Iowa Sentinel details social events and club notices from March 9 1961. Mrs Karl F Peterson hosts a house warming with fourteen neighbors, Women's Fellowship meal at Congregational Church, Peregrine White Circle hosting duties, and March program plans. Local families host suppers and gatherings while charitable donations are reported for Red Cross Tennis Court Fund and Knights of Pythias. Card club and Pinochle events occur with prize winners named. Church circle activities include Bible lessons and Easter reflections and a box for Indians in South Dakota.
An advertisement touts a cold relief product priced at 69 cents with a one hour relief guarantee. It prescribes 3 doses BQ plus 6 tablets half an hour apart, with no hours between doses, and notes availability at Housbruch Drug in Aurelia.
Social items list gatherings at the Engdahl, Grashoff, and Gregg homes with 6:30 suppers and birthday celebrations. Guests include Kludas, Pelan, Nelson, Peterson, Lundsgaard, and Crandall families. Mayflower Circle met for a March meal with readings and plans for Lent supper.
Hartley Hiemstra and family and Mr and Mrs Orville Hiemstra of Kingsley and the Lester Hiemstra family. Womans Club will meet at the home of Mrs Burt Mummert tomorrow Friday. Mrs Harris Leonard will have charge of the program on Arts and Crafts. American Legion Jr Auxilliary met at Legion Hall March 6 with 12 members present. The girls finished their moccasins and made 30 kite favors for an orphanage. They planned an activity for the senior members at installation. Lynn and Joan Johnson served lunch. Delta Delta Bridge Club met at Mrs Raymond Kruse home Monday afternoon. Three tables of Bridge were in play. Mrs Helmer Carlberg was a guest. Lunch was served by the hostess after play. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs Walter Peterson Monday afternoon March 20. Mr and Mrs Walter Mienkine entertained their former neighborship.
A miscellaneous shower for Bette to Fell was held at the Afton Community Building on Tuesday afternoon. A 1:15 dessert luncheon was served to the group with Mrs. Joe Fell and Mrs. Henry Haight pouring. Corsages were given to the bride to be, two mothers, and grandmother Mrs. Howard Haight, as Linda Haight helped open gifts.
Community notes from Aurelia Iowa report Mrs James Nelson and Mrs Orrin Sweet top high card prizes at a Pinochle club gathering hosted by Mrs Richard Berge. Lumen refreshments followed the games as attendees offered thanks and condolences to local families.
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