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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1946
Page
4
Carlberg began work at Waddell's Grocery. Embroidery club meets Friday at Mrs. Harry Wilson's. Several residents visited and called on neighbors. Armistice Day closures noted for Aurelia banks. Travellers from Oshkosh and Perry visited area homes. Families shared travel and hospital news as locals prepare for winter living.
Mrs. C. C. Hickey had her tonsils removed at Sioux Valley hospital in Cherokee Tuesday of last week. O. C. Waddell and August Gustafson traveled to Chicago Saturday for cattle on the market. Bernard Paulson of Denison visited Aurelia Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Arneson and Ann of Ames visited L. E. Christensen’s with relatives. Mrs. Alma Bischel returned Monday from Kansas City and Bartlesville after a ten day visit.
Local residents share visits with relatives in Illinois Iowa and California. A W Larson completes a building foundation to house a Plymouth DeSoto repair shop and display room south of the George Hansen residence. A large group attends the Iowa Illinois football game in Iowa City. Caresik etc. Families relocate move housing changes described with multiple household moves and hospital recoveries.
A salesman tries to woo his best girl with a grand claim. She notes the fortune is small, he agrees yet promises it will seem large beside her feet. The exchange lands him the girl, proving wit wins.
A farmer confronts a laborer over five months of unpaid monthly pay for calf accommodation. The laborer insists the calf is worth more than five dollars and proposes free pasture for one more month or giving up the calf to settle the debt.
A Texas father and his son argued with a cowboy in a hotel dining room. The cowboy insulted the son, prompting the youth to grip a knife and advance toward the table. The father reminds him to use his fork and to maintain table manners.
Bata Gaba club met at Mrs Ervil Rapp home on Monday November 4 Cards then lunch. Virgil Larson pinochle club Friday November 1. high won by Mrs John Laposky, lew prizes to Ralph Mongan and Carroll Lansen. Lunch after play. Robert Bjorkgren hosted pinochle club Monday November 4. high Mrs John Peterson. lew prizes to Mrs John Laposky and Ralph Mongan and Virgil Larson. Wedding anniversaries observed at Ralph Mongan home November 2. pinochle played. lunch served. Carl Lighter entertained bridge club October 31. high scores L Daniels and Russell Null. refreshments served. Mrs W H Helmsoth hosted November 1 for Barbara Stieneke's 86th birthday. bingo prizes awarded. angel food cake on table. lunch brought by attendees.
The Sentinel advertises itself as an authorized agent for Sioux City newspapers, inviting readers to subscribe through its services.
Northern Town hunters face high costs to start the pheasant season with a $100 per bird penalty for early hunting. A Dallas County incident fined a hunter 825 for firing at a bird from a car window. a hit would have cost another hundred. The article notes the tiny insect-like mosquitoes as similarly costly, while describing their minute weight and rapid movement, in a curious aside.
Mrs. H. L. Karr of Osceola Iowa won a free long distance call for the 100th dial phone installation by the Osceola Iowa Telephone Company. She placed a call to the King of England and spoke with the royal secretary at the Royal Palace, thanking England for its WW II role and hoping for lasting peace between England and the United States.
The Railway Express agency, tracing to 1845 and William F. Harnden, grew from a carpet bag run by Harnden to handle over 209 million shipments in 1945. Harnden traveled weekly between New York and Boston delivering packages seeking express service.
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