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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1939
Page
4
Community brief with births and engagements in Aurelia and nearby towns. Includes arrivals at Bates hospital and Grinnell visits, a June 3 Garden Club flower show, Grace Buma’s nursing graduation, cemetery dues reminder, and a Des Moines picnic outing for local families.
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Sweet and Mrs Nancy Sweet with Maude Robinson went to Sibley for the funeral of Mrs Charlie Janes, once a resident of the community north of Aurelia. The Janes and Sweet families came from Union county in 1902, and the Janes moved to Sibley in 1904, living later on the farm now occupied by George Zwick.
Local residents visit relatives in Sheldon and Cherokee while trips to Sioux City are noted. A birth at Bates Hospital, several visits from New Ulm and Sioux City, and shopping trips are recorded. A theater picnic is planned by Odd Fellows and Rebekahs with Grand Master Gordon Dale Cox speaking. A Hereford cow herd yields triplet calves that were all dead at birth.
Aurelia residents attend commencements and weddings in nearby Sioux City and Aurelia. Funeral services for Tom Bartlett conducted in Fort Dodge with Rev. L H Preul officiating. Baccalaureate at Aurelia High School featured Rev. Preul and a large Lutheran pastors gathering near Paullina.
Past Chiefs club gathered at Mrs. Clyde Beeghley's home on May 17 for a social afternoon and 5:30 dinner. Rebekah Lodge observed May birthdays on May 19 at LO, O. F. Hall with lunch by the May committee. The May 22 bridge party at Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Wharton ended the season with high scores by H. H. Lockin and L. J. Christiansen. Embroidery and M. I. church groups held May events with devotions, showers, and programs honoring Mrs. Lawrence Griffith and other community members. A Lutheran Ladies Aid shower honored Mrs. Ralph Tolzin with bingo and gifts, followed by a two-course luncheon.
Church notes list schedule for church school at 10:00 with George Lamm as superintendent and a memorial service at 11:00. Epworth League meets 7:00 p m with Delores Peterson president. Regular choir rehearsal Monday 7 30 p m. Union Memorial service planned with Rev Edwin Trigg preaching. Vacation Bible School starts June 5 from 9 11 a m for all school age children. Ladies Aid meets June 1 at church basement hosted by Mrs Henry Brummer Mrs Wm Diercks and Mrs Fred Daniels. A cordial invitation to all services.
The remains of H. W. Mahoney who died in Sioux City were taken to Aurelia for funeral services at the Methodist church conducted by Rev. L. H. Preul. Burial followed in Aurelia cemetery. He was born October 26, 1856 in Salem Wisconsin and died May 20 1939 at age 82. He married Lavina Taggart in 1883. she died in 1911. Surviving are a son Cyril of Sioux City two nephews D. P. Mahoney Cecil Stockburger and three nieces.
Sixty four rural students will graduate at promotion exercises at the Cherokee Methodist church Wednesday afternoon at 2 30. The program and graduate list cannot be published this week due to space limits. details will appear in next week's Sentinel.
Peterson and Jian Peterson report a continuing crime wave with Bat chelor Auto and H H Berg Jewelry Store broken into Saturday night. Five other local firms have been entered recently. Losses are believed small, with exact totals not yet determined.
The Congregational Church led by Pastor Edwin Trigg holds church school at 10 a.m. A united Memorial Service occurs in the M. S. church at 11 a.m. Junior and Senior Endeavor meet at 7 p.m. Rheims noted for cathedral and champagne region cellars.
The Sahara desert was described as spanning up to 3200 miles in length and 1400 miles in width at its greatest extent, detailing the vast scale of the arid region.
St Pauls Lutheran Church pastor William Walter invites members for Sunday 9:45 am Sunday school and 10:30 am English language worship with confirmation rites. Four children Fern Kolpin Kenneth Schuelke Dorre Hlusemann Clayton Lehnhardt will renew baptismal vows as communicant members. A reunion service for past confirmands is set for 7:45 pm Sunday.
Evelyn Stief was presented with the American Legion award at the Brooke schoolhouse commencement exercises five miles south of town on Thursday evening. Other graduates included Berniece Amendt, Verniece Amendt, Ira Felton, Delmer Laursen, Verna Miller, Dorothy Mohrer, Darrell Mueller, Viola Roggon, Gladys Small, Lucille Swanson and Leon Westphal.
The fragment refers to the Sri Gnanawima lagunanusmarana Samitiya described as the deepest name of any organization in the world, mentioned in connection with Ceylong. The text presents an unusual proper noun without clear context or events.
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