Sgt Adrian Honsbruch Returns From 34 Months Overseas Service
Sgt Adrian Honsbruch arrived back in the state November 21 after 34 months in the European theater. He traveled from Jefferson Barracks Missouri on a 25 day furlough to stay with his parents near Aurelia. He joined the service in May 1941, trained at Camp Claiborne and served with the 84th Infantry Division in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian Honsbruch
Aurelia
Jefferson Barracks
John Honsbruch
Honsbruch
Camp Claiborne
84 Infantry Division
Ireland
Scotland
England
Africa
Italy
Hansbruch
Hot Springs
Ark
Army
Navy
Contributors To Sponsor War Bond Ad
The Sentinel seeks local sponsors for a sixth War Loan ad to run December 14. Aurelia business and professional people sponsor four of five ads, with two run, one this week, another next week. The Sentinel plans a final ad on December 14 funded by farmers and patriotic citizens. cost 60 cents each. sponsors’ names appear at the bottom. leave names at the Sentinel office or call. Approximately 40 names needed.
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The
Sentinel
Aurelia
Aurelia School Announces December Holiday Schedule
A. J. Renaud states the Aurelia school will close for a week and a day starting Friday December 22 and reopen Tuesday January 2. The brief break aims to free farm students to assist at home while keeping the spring term compact.
Aurelia Soldier Elmer Letsche Mumps Burma Hospital Malaria
Cpl Elmer Letsche son of Mr and Mrs Gotthilf Letsche west of Aurelia is in a Burma hospital with malaria. A 1940 Aurelia High School graduate he entered service Oct 20 1942 and went overseas in June 1943. He has served with army engineers in Burma China and India. His brother Pfc Duane Letsche is reported missing in action in Holland.
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Cpl
Elmer Letsche
Gotthilf Letsche
Aurelia
Burma
Aurelia High School
China
India
Pfc
Duane Letsche
Holland
Firemen’s Ball and Show Set for December 8 in Aurelia
Fire Chief Orlo Shank announces an added attraction for this year’s annual Firemen’s Ball. A movie will be shown at Aurelia Theatre at 8 pm after the Community Building dance at 9 pm, with Brownie Walters orchestra providing music. Tickets from the firemen cover both events to support the Aurelia Fire Department’s needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlo Shank
J. C. Eding
Aurelia Theatre
Brownie Walters
Aurelia
Draft Parley Attended by 150 in Storm Lake Meet
Ghérokes cea Selective Service board members from 23 northwest Iowa counties gathered at the Storm Lake courthouse. Brigadier General Charles H. Grahl headlined remarks praising boards for their handling of the selective service system and predicting its continuation past the war with possible universal military training afterward.
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Ghérokes
Cea
Selective Service Board
Iowa
Storm Lake Court House
Des Moines
Charles H. Grahl
Christmas Seals Mail Start of 38th Campaign in Aurelia
Aurelia begins its 38th annual Christmas Seal drive with 272 letters mailed this week. Mabel Johnson, chairwoman, notes the county goal of 2723.98 dollars and urges residents to buy seals for tuberculosis control. Seals and returns support local fundraisers through designated drop points at Flory Drug Waddell Grocery and Larson Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Mabel Johnson
Cherokee County Tuberculosis Association
Flory Drug
Waddell Grocery
Larson Store
Afton 4-H Club Meeting Discusses Gifts and Rayon Care
Afton 4-H Club of the Four County district met on November 24 with president Tena Mae Fox presiding. Mrs. Kudrle and Mrs. Burt Mummert led demonstrations on handmade gifts, rayon care topics, and coat purchase tips. Three new members Margaret Kudrle Betty Lou Melton Beverly Erdman joined. lunch was provided by the hostess and mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt- Mummert
Afton League of the Four
Bers
Stat Hiops
Clyde Kudkle
Burt Mummert
Tena Mae Fox
Janice Meinking
Kudrle
Margaret Kudrle
Betty Lou Melton
Beverly Erdman
Barbara Jones
Lieutenant Viola Marquardt Returns on Nine Day Leave
Lt Viola Marquardt daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Marquardt Meriden formerly Aurelia is home on a nine day leave. She serves on USAHS Blanche F Sigma named after an army nurse killed at Anzio and has been overseas three times in Scotland England North Africa and Italy. She graduated Aurelia high school in 1986 and finished nurse training at St Joseph Mercy hospital Sioux City in 1940 before entering the army nurse corps in July 1941.
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Viola Marquardt
Fred Marquardt
Meriden
Aurelia
USAHS
Blanche F. Sigma
Anzio
Marquardt
Scotland
England
North Africa
Italy
Aurelia High School
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Sioux City
Army Nurse Corps
Card of Thanks for Aurelia Fire Department help
Mr and Mrs George Harden express deep gratitude to the Aurelia Fire Department and others who helped extinguish a roof fire on Thanksgiving morning saving their home.
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Aurelia Fire Department
George Harden
Farm Community Thanks Fire Department and Helpers
Acknowledgment from Henry Honsbruch and Mr. and Mrs. Wm Ruebsam for aid in extinguishing Thursday evening’s farm fire, with gratitude extended to Aurelia Fire Department and others who assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Fire Department
Henry Honsbruch
Wm. Ruebsam
Soldier Reinhold Braunschweig Wounded near Metz
Pfc. Reinhold Braunschweig 27 son of Rey and Mrs Braunschweig north of Aurelia was slightly wounded in action, likely around Metz Germany. He has been awarded the Purple Heart and returned from overseas in June after enlisting July 1942. His wife and daughter reside north of Aurelia. In a letter he said he is much better and hopes to be back with the boys soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinhold
Braunschweig
Rey
Aurelia
War Department
Metz
Germany
Brooke Consolidated School
Pvt. Braunschweig
Scouters Prairie Gold Area Plans Dec 7 Meeting
Buena Vista College Storm Lake to host the Prairie Gold Area Council annual meeting on December 7 with a 2 PM training conference. Dinner at Hotel Bradford at 6:30 PM features speaker Rev Frans Victorian and ends with the Silver Beaver award presentation. Reservations cap 200 for dinner. deadline December 5 at the Fort Dodge council office.
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Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Prairie Gold Area Council
Bradford
James I. Dolliver
Frans Victorian
Des Moines
Talbeorn Council
Prairie Gold
Fort Dodge
Wharton Resigns From Aurelia Ration Panel Clerk Post
At the Aurelia Commercial club meeting G R Wharton resigned as clerk of the Aurelia ration board effective December 1. He served three days weekly at Farmers National Bank assisting with ration forms. Banks will continue to help. Wharton will still assist by request at his home.
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Wharton
Aurelia
Aurelia Commercial Club
G. R. Wharton
Aurelia Panel
Farmers National Bank
Neighbors and friends harvest 113 acres for Herbert Sangwin
Neighbors and friends gathered at the Herbert Sangwin farm southwest of Aurelia on Monday and Tuesday to harvest 113 acres of corn for the Sangwins. Mr. Sangwin, injured in a fall, cannot farm but moves with crutches. Pickers and helpers included Carl and Herbert Peterson Rex Phalen Edgar Johnson Homer Anderson Richard Glawe Floyd Glawe and many others assisting with tractors and support services.
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Herbert Sangwin
Aurelia
Sangwins
Sangwin
Carl
Herbert Peterson
Rex Phalen
Edgar Johnson
Homer Anderson
Richard
Floyd Glawe
John Peterson
Vernon Kleinder
Clifford Bruce
Alfred Simonsen
Clarence Hischen
Axel
Kenneth Johnson
Vlret Noble
Meriden
Frank Hurd
Cherokee
Barton
Glen Sangwin
B. H. Sangwin
Gerhart Anderson
Carl Peterson
Farm Bureau Sets 1945 Goal Near Ninety Thousand
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation aims for about 90 000 members in 1945 led by Organization Director George Zwick. At the Des Moines meeting most counties set goals. Cherokee County target stands at 1375 with 800 members attending statewide sessions. If goals reach, 100 000 members by end of 1946 remains the target.
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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
George Zwick
Cherokee County
Des Moines
Zwick
Farm Bureau
Pres
Harold Nelson
C. H. Thompson
Edmund Radke
Elmer Ricker
Charles Perry
Lois Hughes
E. H.dull
Halcyon Warren
Mae Zarr
Mildred Cave
Harold Zarr
State Farm Bureau
Maple River Channel Straightened Across Pasture Lands
Chas Nelson has had the Maple River channel straightened across his pasture northwest of town. Joe Paulson and an Illinois Central crane dragline completed the work. The railroad also straightened the river at the horse shoe bend near the bridge so flow crosses the right of way and rejoins the main channel in Steele Bros pasture south of the bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Nelson
Joe Paulson
Illinois Central Railway
Steele Bros
Harvey Lindberg Named Soil Conservationist for Cherokee County
Harvey Lindberg starts this week as the Soil Conservationist for Cherokee County with office space in the Cherokee post office building. He previously worked six years in Denison Iowa on soil conservation in Crawford and Jasper counties under commissioners Jas Fee Louis Bengtson and Chas Martin.
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Harvey Lindberg
Cherokee County
Cherokee
C. H. Thompson
Mr. Lindberg
Denison
Iowa
Crawford County
Jas
Fee
Louis Bengtson
Chas. Martin
Neighbors Honored for Kind Assistance Last Thursday
We thank neighbors and friends for kind help last Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Clark express appreciation for support from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Clark
Third Degree Conferred On Bryce Thiel In K P Lodge
Aurelia Knights of Pythias lodge held its regular meeting Tuesday night with about 835 members in attendance. The degree team conferred the third degree granting Knight to Bryce Thiel, followed by an oyster stew served by Harold Speers Paul Stiencke and Carl Lighter. Lunch is planned for next Tuesday night and all members are urged to attend.
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Aurelia Knights of Pythias Lodge
Bryce Thiel
Harold Speers
Paul Stiencke
Carl Lighter
Juniors Present Class Play December 5 at High School
Miss Lewis announces the junior class play A Mind of Her Own to be presented Tuesday December 5 in the High School Auditorium at 8 o clock. The cast includes Marian Haight Lois Galvin Phyllis Bjorklund Melvern Anderson Ardys Deyloff and others with extensive student committees and War Bond fundraising.
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Miss Lewis
Marian Haight
Lois Galvin
Phyllis Bjorklund
Melvern Anderson
Ardys Deyloff
Jean Mongan
Donna Nelson
Ruth Renaud
Verlyn Dyslin
LaVern Gustafson
Janice Akers
Eveline Stanworth
Jane Lawniczak
Don Elliott
Billy Glawe
Chas. Galvin
Roger Sturgeon
Sherm Nelson
James Hench
John Letsche
Norma Wolfers
Verona Wogahn
Harold Nation
Herbert Rasmussen
Dale Langwin
Verdeen Gertsmeier
Orville Gregg
Vera Jane Goettsch
Mertie Bell
Don Wieland
Myrna Thomas
Gene Clymens
Dean Fassler
Harald Larson
Joe Coombs
Joyce Hartwig
Dores Nelson
Doloris Nelson
Joyce Ressen
Tena Mae Fox
Langwin Family Thanks Neighbors for Corn Harvest Help
Herbert Langwin and family thank neighbors and friends who aided their corn harvest on November 20 and 21 with meals provided by the women. The note expresses lasting gratitude for the kind act. Watch gonur auhacription date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Langwin
Commercial Club Hosts Aurelia Athletic Teams Banquet
The Aurelia Commercial Club held a Wednesday banquet for the town baseball team and the high school football and basketball squads. Sixty attendees, including some businessmen, heard talks from Supt A. J. Renaud Coach Russell Null L Christensen and Ervil Rapp with George Scott as toastmaster. A juke box dance followed the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Commercial Club
Aurelia Town
Legion Auxiliary
Knights of Pythias Lodge
George Scott
Supt
A. J. Renaud
Russell Null
L. &. Christensen
Ervil Rapp
Firemen Answer Two Calls Thanksgiving Day
The Aurelia Fire Department responded to two calls on Thanksgiving. A roof fire at the George Harden home started around 10 am, quickly extinguished with little damage. Later at dusk a machine shed and chicken house on Kenneth Clark's farm northeast of Aurelia burned beyond control, causing substantial machinery and poultry losses.
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Aurelia
George Harden
Hansbruch-Ruebsam
Kenneth Clark
Lt Merlyn Honsbruchs Narrow Escape From Jap Bullet
In Peleliu a Jap machine gun clipped Marine First Lieutenant Merlyn H Honsbruch of Aurelia Iowa in the jaw but did not break the skin. He directed the first artillery crew to go into action on Peleliu and escaped injury beyond a sore jaw.
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Pacific
Peleliu
Merlyn H. Honsbruch
Aurelia
Iowa
Honsbruch
Sentinel Want Ads Prompt Emphasizes Where What How
A tagline stresses that effective advertising hinges on where what and how ads appear. The message highlights Sentinel want ads as a tool for successful listings and outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel
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Sgt
Bischel
United Nations
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Afton 4-H
Viola Marquardt Home
Reinhold Braunschweig
Scouters Prairie Gold Area
Herbert Sangwins
Maple River
Commercial Club
Merlyn Honsbruch
John Worth
Marine Corps
BO Ank
First Trust & Savings Bank
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