Whit ney Hardware and local notices advertise upgrades
Local notes include Whit ney Hardware promoting lawn mowers, Kenny Nelson adding a larger walk in cooler at his Aurelia dairy, and various visits and relocations among residents such as Mr and Mrs G C Bell, Rex Whitney and R S Whitney. Congregational circles convene May 18 with several hosts and a pot luck lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenny Nelson
Aurelia
Clifford Wall
Bertha Ann
Gaza
Mayflower
Herb Langwin
Peregrine White
Fae Fraser
Priscilla Alden
Wilkie Hilsabeck
Mary Guild
Mabel Johnson
Templeman Family Weekend Visit in Estherville
Mr. and Mrs. James Templeman and their son Tommy of Estherville Iowa visited over the weekend with Mrs. Templemans parents Mr. and Mrs. Edd Klumpp in a family gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Wm. Philpott
Des Moines
Bert Philpott
Vera Swanson
Minneapolis, Minn
John Swanson
James Templeman
Tommy
Estherville, Iowa
Edd Klumpp
Insurance ads and notices from Aurelia area brief
Local notices list automobile and tornado insurance offerings from Harry H. Lockin Insurance Agency. Mentions piano lessons by Margaret Gebhardt and seeds from Whitney Hardware. Also reports engagements, deaths, and visits among Aurelia residents with minor events and upcoming primary election outreach plans.
Spring painting and obit notes from Vancouver WA
Spring painting services offered by Dale Sturgeon Decorators appear alongside a death notice for Mrs. Buren Burt of Vancouver Washington formerly Bessie Colby daughter of A B Colby a long time musician who taught music locally. Also mentions lawn seed planting and a Rebekah convention in Marcus with several attendees including Mrs Albert Fierk and Mrs Ella Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Fierk
L. J. Kreger
Chas. Elliott
Ella Johnson
Ivar Carlson
Vernon Warriner
Elmer Swanson
Marcus-Cleghorn Rebekah
Marcus
Mother-Daughter Tea at Methodist Church Saturday
The Mother-Daughter Tea will be held at the Methodist church at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon May 20. Henry Jones and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Jones of Monee Illinois visited Alfred Simonsen's home from Wednesday to Friday. Frank Jones, their father and grandfather, will return to Monee to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Simonsen
Frank Jones
Lawrence Mongan
Loren
Cheryl
Aurelia
Charley Mongan
Cherokee
Harry DeBolt
Wayne Witcombe
Gilbert Florke
Storm Lake
Walter Meinking
Iowa
Janice
William Loder
Edith Loder
Spencer
St. John’s Evangelical Church
Peterson
Miss Meinking
Spencer Hospital
Loder
Securities Acceptance Corp
Henry Jones
Kenneth Jones
Monee
Simonsen
Society notes from Aurelia area show club meetings and events
Embroidery and Jolly Jones groups met with various hosts in May. Meetings included business, social hours, prize games, and lunch. Planned events include a May 19 shelter house breakfast and a May 26 gathering at Mrs. Art Pierson’s home. Pinochle and Pythian Sisters activities noted with guest attendance and committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Embroidery Club
Rosalie Johnson
Shelter House
Storm Lake
Larson
Jolly Jones
Clair Parrott
Ed Klumpp
Pat Cline
Ardyce Deyloff
Frank
Jean Florke
Art Pierson
Chas. Elliott
Herbert Troxel
Troxet
Harold Brownmiller
Secret Sisters
Lawrence Mongan
Gilbert Florke
Wanted Family Washing in Aurelia Iowa
Classified notices list several ads including wanted family washing in Aurelia Iowa with contact 103, and various sale items and labor requests. Other entries mention baby sitting after May 18, a summer job and pasture available for grazing cattle, and insurance services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Iowa
B. R. Buxton
Shirley Teerink
Jim Wolcott
Melvin Golnitz
Deyloff & Johnson
Reading and musical program ends with poems and songs
Mrs Mongan and several members led devotions reading the 33rd Psalm and a poem I Saw God Wash the World. Mrs Lee Robinson performed two piano solos Maynight and June. Mrs Carl Lighter read The Teacher and the Lillies of the Spring and gave a Christ and the Sorry Thistle reading. The program closed with This Is My Father’s World. A public supper was served.
Clean Winter Woolens To Discourage Insects
Thorough cleaning is the first step to keep woolens free of insect damage in summer. Eggs hatch quickly in warm weather, says entomologist Harold Gunderson. Dry clean or wash with neutral soap, sun and air items, then store in airtight containers sealed with gummed paper to block moths and carpet beetles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
Preservation tips for woolen garments with moth deterrents
The article explains using tals, flake naphthalene or moth balls between folds to prevent moth eggs and larvae in woolen items. A pound suffices for small chests trunks or boxes, says Gunderson, as the chemicals evaporate to release gas that discourages larvae from feeding on the wool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunderson
Mid Century Exposition Planned for Iowa State Fair
Iowa will stage a Mid Century Exposition at the 1950 State Fair to showcase advances in agriculture industry education and living. Fair Secretary L B Cunningham invites manufacturers trade groups schools and cultural bodies to participate and highlights livestock evolution as a key feature. The fair runs August 25 to September 1 with preparation days August 23 and 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
L. B. Cunningham
Cunningham
State Fair Board
Statehouse
Also Mentioned on This Page
Whitney Hardware
Fire Insurance
Harry H. Lockin
Kenneth Ahrenholtz of
Odebolt
G. C. Bell
John Christensen
Rex Whitney
R. S. Whitney
Dale Sturgeon Decorators
Honsbruch Drug
Shorthorn
Holstein
Guernsey
Jersey
Northwest
Merlin Meyer
Eclipse Power & Hand Mowers
Automobile Insurance
Margaret Gebhardt
Maxwell
Paul Nelson
Wayne
Pork
Whitney Grain Co
John Hill
Rapid City
S. Oak
Fairmont
Minn
Alva Hill
John Cowall
Afton Township
Bill Nelson
Sumpter
S. C
Harry Howell
Archie Nelson
Ben Spitzbarth
Elizabeth Ann
Mitchell Johnson
Olaf Johnson
Minnesota
Lutheran Laymen’s League
Arthur Wogahn
Ferdinand Volkert
LeRoy Betz
H. H. Deyloff
Minnie Shank
Lorimer
Ed Roseman
Roseman
Ogden
Orlo Shank
Donna Rae
Art Hickey
Florida
Key West
Howells
W. H. Nelson
Tornado Insurance
Hansbruch
EI. S. Kiernan
Aton
W. H. Bischel
Kiernan
First Trust & Savings Bank
Alton Savings Bank
Pitcher
Farm Bureau
Lockin Agency
Hansbruch Drug
Everett Nelson
Oakdale
Oxford
Iowa City
Aurelia Theatre
Aurelia, Iowa
George Raft
Humphrey Bogart
Ann Sheridan and
Ida Lupino
Dale Sturgeon
Jean Parker
Lulubelle and
Scotty
Society
Harriet McCurdy
Aurelia Temple No
Pythian Sisters
Rosalie Peterson
Gladys Rapp
Beulah Dagger
Lola Hickey
Marianne Monfan
Jeanette Mongan
Katherine Menefee
Carrie Hunter
Delores Johnson
Congregational Ladies Aid
Inez Larson
Ralph
America
Pontiac
Peterson Motors
St. Paul’s Parsonage
Lorenz Roth
Emil Carlson
Chevrolet
Johnson Body Shop
H. H. Lockin Insurance Agency
Farmers Co-op
Towa
Hugo Peckenschneider
Town
Hospe Piano Co
Gth St
Sioux City
Orn and Sargent
Wieners
Raymond Kruse
Oxydol
Camay
Bath Reg
Hawkeye
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