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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1944
Page
4
Aurelia Garden Club sets a plant sale at Mummert Hardware on Saturday May 6. They request donations of plants to support the event. Also noted are 20 gallon utility containers for sale and local notices about residents and services in Laurens and Ida Grove.
Local notice seeks a compact piano for Aurelia band performances. Contact Aurelia Sentinel office. The item is for rental or sale as needed.
Local items report Beverly Wolter’s return from Valparaiso and Lorraine Bruce’s trip to the First Iowa Guernsey Breeder’s Sale in Des Moines. The Aurelia Woman’s Club plans May luncheon at the Methodist Church, with call‑ahead by May 10. Lt. Ralph Brown of the Army Air Forces is reported killed, with details pending. Kenneth Bischel marriage noted with fuller coverage next week.
Automobile insurance notes Cpl Selene Lighter arriving Friday morning from Ft. Sheridan Illinois to spend a three week leave with his parents Mr and Mrs E Lighter. After over two years in the Aleutians he will report to Camp Ellis NL at end of furlough for further orders. Griffin's Shoe Polish Pauls Radio Shop.
The Auxiliary collaborates with the editor to publish service members birthdays. Readers may submit names to Mrs. C. O. Larson or Mrs. Clifford Ohlson. Overseas addresses are censored. complete addresses must be obtained from relatives. May 18 Pfe. Trace R Porter 37427653 AP0 508 San Francisco. May 30 Lt Sergeant Albert E Johnson 87038998 APO 650 New York.
A megaparsec is presented as the longest unit for interstellar space. It equals 3,260,000 light years and more than nineteen quintillion miles in distance.
N R Club met April 27 at Mrs George Parrotts with 13 members and one guest from Des Moines. Prize winners were Mrs Homer Robar Mrs Wilson Perry and Mrs Pat Kline. Upcoming meetings planned at Mrs Wilson Perrys. Also reports of Bridge Club events May 1 and May 2 and a Congregational Missionary Society gathering April 26 with devotions and a long program.
Iowa health officials warn damp weather could trigger a rise in tick activity carrying Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Since the first Iowa case in 1983 there have been 122 cases and 21 deaths, mostly among ages 10 to 19. Daily body checks and prompt tick removal are advised to reduce risk.
Music supply in Spencer announces sale of a electric motor 1 hp three phase. Funk's G hybrid seed corn offered by agent C L Peterson with Harold Peterson Aurelia number 928. Pair of year old Jack Myles saddle horse offered by Oren Coombs. Lost 82x6 truck tire chain found on gravel road near school. notify Sentinel office.
Mrs H A Nelson Mrs George Wieland and Mrs Harry Howell assisted in serving. Mrs Carl Anderson entertained her Bridge Club April 27 with Mrs H A Nelson Mrs Walt Radke and Mrs Orlo Shank as guests. High score Mrs Shank second Mrs Liebseh and sow by Mrs Anderson. Desert preceded play. A family dinner at Mr and Mrs Ed Rice Friday evening honored Ervil Rapp and Frank Sex ton on their birthdays.
The term Netherlands means the low lands referring to land below sea level. The official name is the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Tourists visiting Asnicres near Paris find the small cemetery where Cher Ami and other carrier pigeons who aided the American Lost Battalion are buried. The tiny graves honor these winged veterans.
Edwin Trigg, pastor, leads Sunday School at 10:00 a m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a m. Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship gathers at 7 p m with Junior Society also at 7 p m. Church announcements indicate weekly schedule.
St Pauls Lutheran led by Pastor William Walter lists Sunday School at 9:45 and Divine worship at 10:45 with visitors welcome. Methodist Church notes show Pastor E Stanworth with morning worship at 11 and Youth Fellowship at 7, plus 10 a.m. Sunday School and Ladies Aid next Wednesday at 2:30.
Mi Olive Baptist Church invites all worshippers or visitors to join Bible School at 10:00 A.M. Morning Worship at 11:00 A.M. Evening Devotions with sermon at 8:00 P.M. Thursday Prayer and Praise cottage meetings at 8:00 P.M. Come and See.
Trinity Lutheran Church Alta Iowa lists services for Sunday with 10 a.m Sunday School and Bible classes 11 a.m worship and a 8 p.m Baccalaureate at the Methodist church for Alta High School class of 1944. 70th anniversary events include multiple services May 14 with Thanksgiving service Anni versary service and Confirmation Reunion. Dr D Verner Swanson of Gowrie Iowa presiding as Iowa Conference president.
Eneo and Rev. Rudolph Anderson of Holdrege Nehi will be guest speakers of the day. Next Thursday the church orchestra will meet at 8 p.m. The church choir will meet at 8 30 p.m.
Pastor C Philip Holmberg leads morning worship at 9 45 a m and Sunday School at 10 45 a m. A 1944 Class High View High School baccalaureate is set for 8 p m in the school auditorium. Next Thursday the ladies aid meets at the Anton Jensen home at 2 30 p m with Bible study and Mrs Kenneth Johnson assisting.
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