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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1941
Page
4
The article lists visits and travel of residents including Mr. and Mrs. Glen Mathews now in Rock Island Illinois and Henry Snapp returning from Rapid City South Dakota with household goods. It notes Armistice day visits by Clarence Diercks and Eileen Christensen and Wayne Lyon's Detroit trip, plus Red Cross sewing appeals and various local happenings.
Bud Fogleman returns from Chicago after a week away. A 1942 Philco refrigerator goes on display at Pauls Radio Shop. Armistice week visitors include Madalynne Booth Deloris Peterson and Muriel Blake of Sioux City. Mr and Mrs Russell Parrott visit Glen Evans at Newell. Mal Prewitt visits Humboldt and Fort Dodge. Mrs Ella Johnson learns her son Robert arrived at Kaneohe Bay Hawaii and has seen his brother Clarence. A frostbound freight disrupts an east bound train delaying the west bound Flyer. Aurelia high school marching band photos taken at the schoolhouse with drum major Elda Dagger and leaders. contact Band Director Lloyd Ruby for pictures.
The church board of St. John's Lutheran attended the Storm Lake circuit officers conference Monday at St. John's in Storm Lake led by Pastor Rev. H. P. Schmidt. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Orville Radke on Thursday morning Nov 6 at Alta hospital. Donna Lee Bettis joined Lee Bettis and Donna Lee later visited in Alta. Ralph Grieme and relatives hosted and visited with Mrs. Holtz for her birthday. Ladies Aid, delayed by impassable roads, is set for Thursday at 1 30 with hostesses Henry Grieme Elmer Grieme and Lloyd Getzmeier.
The Sioux City market opened with a season high number of over 32 000 head but prices fell sharply Monday across cattle hogs and lambs. Tuesday showed a modest revival with fat cattle up to 11 75 stock cattle steady hogs steady to a dime higher and lambs steady to strong. Local shippers reported varied lots including Geo Buddenhagen Johnson Waddell and Plagman Bros with prices ranging up to 11 50 for steers and 10 10 for hogs.
Mrs Anuel Byerly of Storm Lake was guest of honor at a cradle shower at Mrs Lloyd Rubys home on Saturday November 8 with Miss Doris Frank as assistant hostess and several out of town guests. Lunch concluded the afternoon.
A list shows new titles now on the Aurelia library pay shelf including Captain Paul by Edward Elisberg and For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway. Other entries include Paras the Living, Raleighs Eden, On the Long Tede, Treasure Below, A Thousand Shall Fall, This Above All, and You Cant Do Business With Hitler.
Information on Defense Savings bonds explaining how to support the military effort and a Farm Bureau convention outline detailing delegate roles and resolutions. Cherokee county expected strong turnout with over eighty attendees. The Sentinel serves as authorized agent for Sioux City papers and subscription requests.
A railroad company plans a new depot in Iowa with Sioux Center draughtsmen drawing up plans and specifications for a Great Northern railway station at that town.
Walter J. Peterson of Aurelia, former Cherokee County Farm Bureau president, will represent the county as a voting delegate at the Town Farm Bureau federation convention in Des Moines the week of November 17. He departs Sunday, November 16, for the opening meeting of delegates on Monday, November 17, to help form the 1942 program with delegates from 95 counties.
Local classified section lists items for sale such as heaters Poland China boars and purebred spotted boars note prices and seller locations including Aurelia Iowa Lakeside Farm Storm Lake Iowa and Alta Iowa also mentions sewing machines rent of a modern house and a request to buy oat straw with contact names and locations.
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