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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1951
Page
2
E Wayne Hilmer leads the Pea Aurelia Methodist Church with Sunday school at 10 and morning worship at 11. A youth fellowship meets at 7 pm at the James Lewis home while choir practice is scheduled for Thursday at 7:30 pm.
J E Gebhardt pastor announces Sunday school at 10 for all ages and worship at 11. The church invites unconnected neighbors to unite in worship and work with the fellowship.
A weekend church program lists confirmation Bible study junior choir Saturday morning followed by Sunday church school Bible classes at 10 and morning worship at 11. An 8 p.m. Home Mission Festival features speaker Rev Leonard A Smith of Spencer. Week events include Daughters of Trinity Monday, Luther League postponement, Ladies Aid Thursday and senior choir rehearsal.
Friday events include an 8 p.m. youth rite at Im Manuel and a Bible study at Trinity. Sunday services begin at 9 30 a.m. with morning worship followed by church school and Bible class at 10 20 a.m.
A house warming for Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kurtz featured 3500 play and a lamp gift. Attendees included the Hinkeldey, Grieme, Friedrich, Lietz, Plog, Radke, and Glienke families among many others. Dick Hinkeldey also celebrated 25 years of marriage with a Legion Hall ceremony and program of songs, readings, and a two course lunch.
AURELIA IOWA Wharton Funeral Home lists ambulance service with contact G R Wharton L E G R Wharton Jr and phone number 65 for after hours and transport needs. The notice emphasizes local funeral home ties and emergency transport support in the community.
The Aurelia Sentinel lists publisher Robert S. Forbes and notes publication every Thursday. It states second class mailing at Aurelia Post Office Iowa and annual subscription rates of 2.50 in advance and 8.00 for foreign destinations.
The report notes a family gathering Sunday evening at the Wilbert Otto residence in honor of a 15th anniversary. Also mentioned is Mrs. L. C. Plog being taken to Swal lum hospital Sunday afternoon and Easter dinner guests at the Walter Zwemke home including the Hogrefe and Wogahn families from Aurelia.
A reflection on rail crossing dangers from the past to present. It notes cars stalling at crossings, trains approaching, and people failing to escape in time. Modern improvements include flashing lights and automatic gates, yet human error still causes fatal outcomes at crossings.
Safety official Frank Ulish cites Iowa’s 1950 grade crossing data from the Iowa State Commerce commission showing 59 deaths and 119 accidents. He notes cases where drivers disregarded flag signals, including a deaf driver who raced onto tracks, and stresses that many collisions occurred in daylight and clear weather at fully protected crossings.
Expressing heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness shown during illness in hospital and at home. Appreciation conveyed for support and sympathy received.
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