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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1938
Page
2
The Aurelia Sentinel notes proprietor The Aurelia Sentinel B C Lighter and discusses post office matters. A garbled section warns readers about brake safety and gradual pressure, urging caution and control while driving.
David Watts writes from Bolenge on March 2 1938 describing arrival after Feb 26 and plan to stay a week while two boat trips are needed to move folks home. He notes Lotumbe rotation, a nurse and four locals, a death at Lotumbe, new U.S. doctors assigned there, travel delays, malaria in liver, quinine treatment, elephants used in Coquilhatville, garden seed catalogue sent from Decatur, and hopes to reach Monieka soon.
Pastor L H Preul outlines church activities at 10:00 Sunday school led by George Lumm, 11:00 morning worship, Epworth League led by Kenneth Bischel, choir rehearsal weekly, and a Friday supper auction. W F M S meets April 6 focusing on Christian College Students. Epworth League hosts a public supper April 7 with humorous appeals. Holy Thursday communion and Easter services emphasized, with cantata and new member reception. Men’s Brotherhood program set for April 12 at Galva M E.
Alta Advertizer reports Manager Minglin announced Mrs. A. N. Peper won the renaming contest for the local theatre now to be called Re-Alta. Ames Poulson disclosed plans to sell his feed mill and develop a swim resort at his gravel pit east of the fairgrounds. Harold Poller bought his partner Dyle Holmes’s dairy interest. Holmes will stay on as an employee. Alta consolidated school board met and reappointed Supt L A Clark with the same $2,600 salary for the coming year.
The Diamond township schools held their spelling contest last Friday afternoon at the Center school house. Winners in oral by grade included Delores Mae Goettsch and Dale Carlson in second grade and Lucille Carlson with Charlene Ohlson as overall oral winners. Written contests crowned Lucille Carlson and Kenneth Schulke as overall winners, with Gene Clymens and Jimmy Hench winning lower grades.
Cherokee Times reports light activity in Cherokee county politics with existing officials, including Representative Glenn Curtis, expected to seek re election. Possible candidates mentioned include Mrs Helen Barr for county recorder among Democrats and Art Hickey for state representative, Don Phipps for sheriff, W Huntsbarger for county supervisor, and Floyd Anderson for county treasurer amid ongoing speculation.
Edwin Trigg pastor. Morning worship at 11. Junior and Senior Endeavor meet. Choir rehearsal Tuesday evening. Lockin hotel at 7 30. Mother and Daughter banquet planned by church ladies on Thursday May 12.
Mr and Mrs C H Stevens of 217 South Eighth street observed 63 years of marriage with relatives and friends visiting Monday. Mr and Mrs B R Harris and daughter left for Jerome Idaho where Harris will run a county seat weekly newspaper with an option to buy later. New hunting and fishing licenses are on sale with single permits priced at 1 and the combination at 160. Cherokee countys CCC enrollment quota for April is eight with Youths to be sent to a southern Iowa camp. N D McCoombs former Cherokee schools head will speak at the all county educational meeting by the Cherokee Teachers club on Monday April 11.
L W Andrews, director investigator of social welfare in Clay and Cherokee counties, released burial assistance guidance for old age pension recipients. Key points cover eligibility if no life insurance, notification requirements to undertaker and officials at death, limits on extra burial costs, and reporting any unreported life insurance to the old age assistance office.
Peterson Patriot notes celebrate Mr and Mrs George Klans golden anniversary with an open house from 2 to 4 pm. Also reports a sandbag wall built by local men halted dam undermining during high water on the Little. Storm Lake articles discuss motor fuel advocacy and a fire damaging second floor rooms. Various notices cover a fall in a county official’s schedule and local farm activity.
The notice from Paul’s Lutheran Church led by Pastor William Walter lists services in English at 10 45 and German at 9 00 with church meeting for voting members on Sunday 7 30 and Midweek Lenten service next Wednesday at 7 30. Visitors welcome and Lutheran Hour radio program at 3 30 on KFAB.
With warm weather approaching, bicycle use will rise and city safety programs become essential. Authorities urge strict enforcement of bike ordinances. Key rules include signaling before turns, riding near the curb on the right, front white and rear red lights, riding with both hands on the handlebars, not carrying passengers, and obeying all traffic laws.
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