Local Notes on Shopping and Travel
Maxwell House coffee is advertised as sold at Larson Bros. Miss Gladys Chilgren becomes a saleslady at Aurelia Bakery. Home Grocery offers fresh strawberries pineapple and asparagus daily. C G Haney visits Hampton Iowa. L P Nelson plans a business trip across eastern Iowa this week. Mr and Mrs B R Siglin and son Jay visit from Sioux City. L E Christensen family travels to Sleepy Eye Minnesota and New Ulm Minnesota then returns home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell House
Larson Bros
Gladys Chilgren
Aurelia Bakery
Home
L. E. Christensen
E.S. Kiernan
Mr. Kiernan
Sioux City
Henry
Glenn Stutz
Curier
Minnesota
Henry Stutz
Charlie Everett
Dawson Farm
Oran Parrott
Sibley
C. H. Kannenberg
Orlo Shank
Sac City
Green House
H. K. Leonard
Fort Dodge
Cherokee
Leslie
Roy
Aurelia Local Notes Highlight Trades Visits and Events
The town records awning install at Aurelia Bakery and lists many visitors and residents from Cherokee Sioux City Fort Dodge Kimball and Minneapolis. Local events include ice house preparations for summer and a Congregational Ladies Aid meeting. A roller skating accident injures Joy Dailey and Cyril Mahoney plans a billiard parlor opening.
Show Times at American Theatre Aurelia Iowa
All shows at the American Theatre in Aurelia Iowa start at 8 00 pm and run over for late comers as needed.
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American Theatre
Aurelia
Iowa
Afton Social Roundup and Local Visits
Mrs Inez Hahn hosted a large afternoon gathering with luncheon. Ernest Hill and family visited the McQuinn home. Glenn Parker returned home for Sunday then headed to May City to haul gravel. The A C C group met at Anna Lewis home with prize winners named and a luncheon. Cherokee shoppers visited. Several residents attended funerals and Sunday calls were made. Barn repairs followed wind damage. The A C C plans officer elections next week. The bandwagon remark ends the column.
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Inez Hahn
Ernest Hill
Sutherland
McQuinn
Glenn Parker
May City
Anna Lewis
Mesdames Leone Mummert
L. Demarest
Emma Whiting
Maude Robinson
Mel Menefee
Lewis
Walter Meinking
Salem Synder
Geo. Zwick
Anna Hill
Sioux City
Alfred Zwick
Fred Gould
Earl Zwick
W. J. Hantsbarger
Happy Hour Club
Welker Phipps
Cherokee
Leonard Smith
Ashton
Wisconsin
Brady
Lena
Will Brady
Verne Zwick
Diamond Ladies Aid Plans May Food Sale and Meetings
The Diamond Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Oscar Carlson's home with strong attendance and a covered dish luncheon. They schedule a May 19 food sale at Clarence Hoops store in Galva and plan May 22 and May 28 meetings focusing on meals and special occasions.
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Diamond Ladies Aid
Oscar Carlson
Aid
Galva
Clarence Hoops
Diamond Farm Bureau
Fred Radke
Ted Schulke
H. H. Williams
William Haight
C. A. Peterson
Adolph Anderson
Good Hope
Tom Holmes
East Afton and Elk LeRoy Goettsch and Phyllis Aurelia Callers
LeRoy Goettsch and Phyllis were Aurelia callers Friday morning. M Hines of Aurelia spent Thursday and Friday at the Bill Booth home. Mrs Howard Haight and Jeanne and Mrs M V Haight were Cherokee callers Friday. Mr and Mrs John Booth and daughters were Cherokee callers Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Goettsch
Phyllis
Aurelia
M. Hines
Bill Booth
Howard Haight
Jeanne
M. V. Haight
John Booth
Community Notices From Enmet Ammons Help
Edna Gerrits returned home Saturday after assisting in the Enmet Ammons residence for months. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Ray Hines of Aurelia and others. Mrs M V Haight went to Des Moines Monday due to her brother’s illness. A 6 30 dinner honored Bobbie’s fifth birthday with multiple local guests. Storm Lake callers visited Saturday.
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Edna Gerrits
Enmet Ammons
Ray Hines
Aurelia
Bill Booth
Bill Ruebsam
la Morne
Cherokee
Quimby
M. V. Haight
Des Moines
Bobbie
M. Hines
Fae Hines
Orville
Orris Erickson
Howard Haight
Storm Lake ¢Allers
Violin Maker Claims Secret Finishes Not Why Old Violins Sound
A Vienna craftsman asserts that the famed Cremona instruments owe their tone not to secret designs or varnish but to workmanship. He notes a thickness variation as small as one twentieth the thickness of a paper sheet can change a violin's tone.
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Vienna
Reput
Cremona
Absent minded motorist hears “Fill her up” at restaurant
A Boston Transcript humor item describes a motorist entering a restaurant with his wife and telling a waiter to fill her up, a playful misinterpretation that turns on gas station slang.
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Boston Transcript
Detriot News Confirms Decoy Ducks Tied to Early Tide
An OCR fragment from Detrait News notes questions about decoy ducks and the so called tide by the same arm, suggesting a mystery around early departures and safety concerns.
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Winter Strawlerr
Detrait News
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rapp
C. G. Haney
Hampton
L. P. Nelson
B. R. Siglin
Jay
Allen A
Union
Ecru
Larson Brothers
General Merchandise
John Laughlin
F. B. Dyslin
Mrs
Earl Johnson
Kimball, South Dakota
N. I. DeVore
Minneapolis
Emma Kruse
Herman
Wm. Hulser
Ice House
P. Farrow
Congregational Ladies Aid
August Carlberg
Helmer Carlberg
Edwin Trigg
Joy Dailey
August Borgwardt
Leslie and
Leon
Elkton
South Dakota
R. W. Morrill
Mr. Morrill
Storm Lake
Morrill
Zoma Coombs
Clifford Coombs
John Holderness
Chas. Coombs
Alita
L. H. Chase
W. P. Dawson
Frances
Marion Chandler
J. Shank
Dan Whitney
Hawarden
W. Moulton
van Sickle
Geske
Moore
Scriven
Frank Leopold
Albert City
Mr. Leopold
Lena Leopold
Cyril Mahoney
E. W. Hill
Arthur Wogahn
Fred Wogahn
Arthur
Amos Hahn
Lewis Miller
C. F. Miller
Clementine Waddell
Home Grocery
Gertrude Buma
W. C. Marsh
Susie Marsh
Aranour
Fred Thomson
Silver King
Jesse James
Afton and Vicinity
Diamond Center News
East Afton and Elk
Plantgard
Aurelia High School
Aurelia School
Henry Simmons
Harriet Simmons
Ethel Simmons
Chester Binney
Simmons
Letty Lythe
Donald Swift
Roger Shields
Chicago
Lila Wilson
Ethel Sally Otis
Ethel Annie
Sadie Bloom
Mrs. Jackson
Mary Jackson
Alice Dunn
Orville Erickson
Leon Bischel
Ruby Kruse
Gladys Mahn
Alice Evans
Freda Thevenin
Lillian Heinisoth
Marjorie Weise
Ethelyn Mahn
Esther Strom
Della S. Gray
Marengo
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