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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1941
Page
2
The Sioux Valley association Day of Prayer was held at Mt Olive Baptist church with A J Foote from Japan as speaker. About 12 churches attended. Several local families and groups are noted with visits, meetings, and upcoming fundraisers to support the World Emergency fund.
Glenn Hanson on a two and half year navy layoff visits his parents Mr and Mrs Anton Hanson. Mrs Edgar Johnson and Mrs Homer Anderson visit Cherokee. Homer Anderson’s birthday supper hosted by the Anderson and Schafer families. Mt Olive Ladies Aid serves supper for Diamond township Farm Bureau with a film show by Howard Savell of Sioux City.
A Friday and weekend series of relatives and friends gathered at multiple homes in Hanover area. Honorees included Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bettis and their daughter Donna Lee of Davenport visiting relatives. Several local families hosted and attended meals with extended kin from Aurelia Galva Decatur and Fort Bragg and others.
Eighth graders study arithmetic profits and losses and a national current events test prepares for the spelling contest set for November 25 with seven students named. Fifth and fourth grades report health routines and Thanksgiving crafts, geography lessons on Europe and Italy, and a Sukker of activities, including elephant study and a be thankful display.
Mrs Ellen Booth spent two weeks with the George Booth home then moved to Cherokee to winter with Lou Condon. Henry Sump learned of his brother Frank Sump’s death in Storm Lake. Local families visited in Aurelia and Peterson, with W M Booths and Hineses hosting and dining at Aurelia.
The city of Red Oak will install three large neon signs on highways entering the city to boost visibility for travelers and mark its presence along major routes.
Local notes from Afton Vicinity include a Monday Nov 24 program at Afton No 2 led by Miss Betty Gates and pupils with a 15 cent lunch, updates on residents, farm activity, and social events. Frank Sump of Storm Lake dies. Des Moines Farm Bureau convention attendance noted.
Mrs Elmer Buddenhagen is resting as a surgical patient at Sioux Valley hospital in Cherokee on Tuesday. DeWitt, Sidney Dougherty's grandfather, dies at Sioux Valley hospital and is to be buried in Guide Rock Nebraska. Mrs Clow hosts a miscellaneous shower for Miss Wadsley with many gifts and a decorative luncheon.
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