Local residents share holiday visits and military news
Miss Fern Beeghley in Clyde Beeghley home during Thanksgiving. Mrs. A. E. Krout and Earl Fraser stayed with Lou Walters family in Sioux Falls. Nurse Arlene McCarty visits relatives in Aurelia and Cherokee. Lt. Dean Gilbert returns to Sedalia base after leave with parents. Pvt. John Maley of the 101st Parachute Division awarded Purple Heart and Brown Star for actions in France Holland and Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Beeghley
Sioux City
Clyde Beeghley
A. E. Krout
Earl Fraser
Lou Walters
Sioux Falls
Arlene McCarty
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Aurelia
Cherokee
Dean Gilbert
Sedalia Army Air Field
Warrenburg
Mrs
Max Gilbert
Margaret Eddy
A. H. Eddy
George Brady
Pvt
John Maley
Holland
101St Parachute Division
France
Maley
Aurelia Woman's Club to Meet Friday at Fraser Home
The Aurelia Woman's club will meet Friday December 8 at the home of Mrs Fae Fraser. Mr and Mrs Ervil Rapp and their children spent Thanksgiving at the Verne White home in Omaha. Mrs Bennie Wieland of Cherokee visited the Wieland home from Saturday afternoon to Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs H H Deyloff traveled to Sioux City Tuesday where Mr Deyloff attended a Federal Income Tax school. Delores Kaskey and Mrs Loran Coburn, Spirit Lake teachers, returned home to celebrate Thanksgiving at the C H Kaskey and Mamie Simmers homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Deyloff
Lester Kelpin
Hanover
C. H. Kaskey
Delores
Eugene Kaskey
Joan
Mr. Kaskey
F. Limpp
Omaha
Claude Davis
Navy
Richmond
Pacific
A. A. Davis
Russell Null
Wm. Raveling
Remsen
A.E. Null
LeMars
Aurelia Woman’s Club
Fae Fraser
Ervil Rapp
Verne White
Bennie Wieland
F. H. Wieland
Sioux City
Mr. Deyloff
Delores Kaskey
Loran Coburn
Spirit Lake
Mamie Simmers
Carl Nelson
Fort Madison
Mr. Nelson
Fred Wieland
Will Wieland
Raymond Kruse
Leeds
Gust Kruse
Sam Johnson
Cliff Coombs
John Holderness
Spencer
Charley Johnson
Elva Iversen
Aurelia
Storm Lake
Newell
O. C. Hickey
John Baldwin
Paullina
Irwin Stutz
Currie, Minn
Ervin Rapp
Henry Stutz, Sr
Stutz
Currie
Community notices and local visits in Aurelia
Local residents report visitors from Fort Madison Leeds Spencer and Newell. The Aurelia Red Cross hosts a food and bake sale December 2 at the Community building from 10 to 12. Ongoing notes include hospitalizations, school staff updates, a Legion Auxiliary meeting December 5, and a corn picker accident with finger amputation.
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Aurelia Red Cross Service Group
Mrs Frank Laposky Spends Thanksgiving at Laposky Home
Mrs. Frank Laposky of Cherookee spent Thanksgiving Day with family at the John Laposky residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Laposky
Cherokee
John Laposky
Local notices recap from Aurelia area Thanksgiving week
The column notes a November 17 birth at Sioux Valley Hospital in Cherokee to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Leutheman, Thanksgiving gatherings at Paullina and Aurelia, and visits by Betty Lou Bell and Dale Larson. It lists land sales, moves, and draft notices, plus a family update on Capt. James W. Scott and Mal Prewitt’s return to Aurelia and barber shop plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Leutheman
Sioux Valley Hospital
Cherokee
Mal Prewitt
Aurelia
Cedar Rapids
United States
Local Society Notes Honor and Club Gatherings Influence Christmas Charity
Mrs. Grover Bell and Mrs. W C Patten hosted a miscel laneous shower for Alice Jackson Peterson with about sixty guests, a mock wedding and games, gifts in a coaster wagon, and refreshments. Stork Shower honors Mrs. Lawrence Mongan at John Laposky home. prizes and letters read later add to the festive entries. Various card clubs met the week of November 24 with high scores and lunches, while the Past President's Parley planned a $5 donation to Schick Hospital Clin ton for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Bell
W. C. Patten
Congregational Church
Alice Jackson Peterson
Marcalyn Bell
Alex Fraser
Marian Patten
Betty Lou Bell
Mildred Patten
Mertie Bell
Wilbur Patten
Lawrence Mongan
John Laposky
John Peterson
Clif Bengtson
Ivar Carlson
Inez Larson
Schick Hospital
Clinton
Ruby Holderness
Olive Howell
Emma Herold
Marie Beeghley
War Bonds Best Guarantee of Keeping America Free
A wartime promotion extols war bonds as the best guarantee of liberty and national security, urging citizens to invest for victory and financial stability during the conflict.
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America
Kruse Residence Sold. Bjorkgren Family Move In
Raymond Kruse sold his Aurelia residence to Robert Bjorkgren and the Bjorkgrens occupy the home. The prior occupants, Mr. and Mrs. Glenwood Waddell and daughter Mrs. Yingst, have moved in with Glenwood’s father Bert Waddell.
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Raymond Kruse
Aurelia
Robert Bjorkgren
Bjorkgren
Glenwood Waddell
Yingst
Kruse
Glenwood
Bert Waddell
Crocker Bengtson Tie The Knot In Long Beach
Miss Margaret Crocker daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas F Crocker Long Beach California married Verner W Bengtson son of Mr and Mrs A M Bengtson Aurelia Iowa in a November 11 double ring ceremony at St Luke s Episcopal church Long Beach Rev B M Austin officiated maid of honor Miss Jane Brugger best man Reuben Bengtson 45 guests attended reception and wedding breakfast at the Crocker home honeymooned in southern California mountains and now reside at 5381 Lime Ave Long Beach.
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Margaret Crocker
Thomas F. Crocker
Long Beach
Calif
Verner W. Bengtson
A. M. Bengtson
Aurelia
Iowa
B. M. Austin
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Jane Brugger
Reuben Bengtson
Birthdays for Servicemen With Overseas Address Cautions
A wartime notice warns on censoring overseas addresses for army and navy personnel. It lists Pvt. Lisle R. Harris and T. Edwin W. Engdahl with APO routing, advising readers to obtain complete addresses from relatives or friends.
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Pvt. Lisle R. Harris
Clo
New York
N. Y
T. Edwin W. Engdahl
Card of Thanks to Friends and Neighbors
I wish to thank the kind friends and neighbors for helping with my work this fall. Helen Schulke.
Neon sign guides Ida Grove visitors to business district
Strangers entering Ida Grove can now find the business section easily as a lighted neon arrow and name sign, broken for months, were repaired last week, restoring clear directions to shoppers and visitors.
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Ida Grove
County Tuberculosis Screening Yields One Active Case
Chest x rays were taken for 84 Cherokee County residents at an August 3 conference in Cherokee. The program, sixth in a series, was led by the Cherokee County Medical Society and the Cherokee County Tuberculosis Association with state health agencies. Tuberculin tests identified infection in seven. 19 first infection cases were listed. One pulmonary tuberculosis case was reported and all results were sent to family physicians.
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Cherokee County
Garfield
Cherokee
Cherokee County Medical Society
Cherokee County Tuberculosis Association
Tuberculosis Control Service
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Iowa Department of Health
Dorothy Freriks
Army ASTRP Exams For 17 Year Olds Schedule
An army recruiting board from Des Moines will be at the Cherokee Post Office or High School on Tuesday December 5 at 10 a.m. to test 17 year olds for the ASTRP college military scholarship. Those passing will receive transportation to Des Moines for a physical exam and must enlist by January 1. The program covers tuition, books, medical care, clothing, transportation, and board. college work is at the University of Nebraska with courses in sciences and engineering.
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Army
Des Moines
Army Specialized Training Reserve Program
ASTRP
University of Nebraska
Army Reserve
Rare blue goose shot near National by Walter Wright
A nine pound blue goose with a 58 inch wingspan was shot near National by Walter Wright. The bird was one of about 50 blue geese sighted feeding in a cornfield, a rare find for the region.
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Walter Wright
National
Farm Hen Produces Odd Hybird Pheasant Chick
A hen on Homer Jones farm near New London hatched a broad half pheasant half chicken. Dogs later killed the entire flock before the birds matured.
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Homer Jones
New London
Postmaster General Walker Urges Early Christmas Mailing
Postmaster General Frank C. Walker urges Americans to mail Christmas packages early due to wartime shortages. He notes 50 000 postal workers in the armed forces and 300 000 railroad workers abroad plus strained transport. He calls on press radio businesses and citizens to support the campaign and mark gifts Do Not Open Until Christmas.
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Postal Service
Ers
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Harry H. Lockin
Lockin Agency
Ralph Mongan
Gulfport
Miss
A. E. Stutz
Albert E. Stutz
Army Engineers
Ralph Peterson
Tornado Insurance
American Legion Auxiliary
Herbert Will
Ray Howell
O. C. Waddell
Keith
Italy
Albert Braitbarth
Bates Hospital
Fire Insurance
Harry H. Luckin Insurance Agency
Laurens
Dale Larson
Iowa State College
Ames
Mrs. C. O. Larson
Sentinel Office
Gunnar Osterling
Aurelia Consolidated School
Buddenhagen
Osterling
Aurelians
James A. Harden
Clarence K. Carlson
County Selective Service Board
James J. Scott
James W. Scott
Society
Mildred Thomson
Rex Whitney
H. A. Nelson
Walt Matzdorff
Nelson
Bridge Club
A. J. Renaud
A. A. Dingman
A. J. Fraser
G. R. Wharton
Dingman
Crocker-Bengtson
Quentin Anderson
Music Supply
Geo. H. Larson
Hampshire
Alta
W. J. Poller
Dewey Deyloff
Poland
China
Forrest Hultgren
O. W. Larson
AETNA
Farmers National Bank
Lester Lohr
Peterson
Robbins Hatchery
Linn Grove
Towa
Helen Schulke
Arthur D. Bruce
Henry Hansen
Kroll & Patterson
Aurelia, Iowa
Walker
Post Office Department
Frank C. Walker
Willard
R. M. Flory
Europe
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