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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1951
Page
5
Residents from Alta and surrounding towns are reported visiting relatives in Nebraska South Dakota and Iowa. Travel includes Black Hills trips and family visits in St Libory Sioux City Odebolt and Sioux Rapids with several relatives named including the Diercks Hodam Hines and Engdahl families.
A crowded roster of weekend and weekday visits, overnight stays, and family gatherings from Rockwell City to Paullina. Guests included Otto and Albert DeBower, the Bergl family of Schuyler, Neb., Terr y Terrell of Des Moines, and many others visiting kin in Allison, Sioux City, Badger, Peterson, and Marcus.
The Aurelia city council schedules a hearing Monday night October 8 at 7 p.m. to hear objections and questions on proposed street paving. The plan follows petitions from property owners asking for council action on the street improvements.
Fred Fassler sustained a fracture to his right hand when a tractor he was unloading from a truck went out of control. The steering wheel struck his hand during the incident on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Glawe received word their son Private Roger F. Glawe is a patient in the United States Army Hospital Ward A at Camp Carson Colorado after an appendectomy performed last Friday. He would welcome letters from friends at the address US55113653.
Dedication services for Mt Olive Church set for Sunday October 7 with Dr Philetus McDowell D D delivering the dedicatory address at 2 P M A full program includes morning service organ solos and choir numbers and a dedicatory prayer Lunch follows in the church parlor The ceremony marks the third building since the church began in 1888 and notes long time charter member Mrs Margaret Juber who attends the cornerstone event The list of past pastors is included with Loyal Hiatt named the new pastor.
Funeral services for William Westphal Sr who died Monday after a long illness will be held this afternoon at 2 o clock at Whartons Funeral home and at 2 30 o clock at St Pauls Lutheran church Rev Wehrspann will conduct the services Burial will be in Aurelia cemetery Westphal 82 years 9 months a lifelong Aurelia resident is survived by two sons Alfred of Cherokee and William Westphal Jr of Aurelia a daughter Lydia Ruebsam of Aurelia four grandchildren and four great grandchildren He was predeceased by a daughter Louise Klochow on June 8 1937 and his wife Sophia who died August 9 1951
Aurelia high school second team travels to face Cherokee high school's second team next Monday night at 7:80 o clock. The matchup promises local rivalry action with junior varsity players taking the court.
Plans are completed for the fall District 4 PTA conference to be held at Au relia on Oct 17 all day. The main speaker will be a State Board member. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. with lunch at noon. A 50 cent registration fee and 1 dollar lunch charge apply. Mrs. Troy Mummert handles luncheon reservations by Oct 15.
Irving Hahn sustained a broken right wrist and six ribs after a ladder accident while picking apples at his Aurelia area farm. He was hospitalized at Sioux Valley for two days before returning home.
A son named Arthur Stuart Koch was born Saturday September 29 at Alta hospital to Mr and Mrs Arden Koch. The couple already has a daughter named Isabell.
Eric Carlson and Harold Nelson named local chairmen for a coordinated Boy Scout finance campaign starting October 23. Eighty towns in northwest Iowa join the Prairie Gold area council drive with a $65 955 85 goal for 19 counties. Governor Beardsley leads a general committee of Iowa leaders. kickoff breakfast precedes a statewide TV and radio launch.
Aurelia's Bulldogs improved to three wins with a 32-7 home victory over Sutherland last Friday night. Francis Brownmiller scored first from the 10 yard line, Parrott added the extra point for a 7-0 lead. Sutherland answered with a 10-yard TD after a fumble on Aurelia's 10. Braunschweig and Nelson stopped a drive with a 30-yard return for a Bulldog TD, Parrott kicked. Parrott ran 20 yards for a third quarter TD, Brownmiller intercepted and returned 25 yards for a TD, Elliott added a 35-yard TD in the fourth. Kick failed after the final score. Next week Aurelia plays Hartley in a Sioux Valley game. last meeting with Hartley was 1945. Junior High fell to Alta 14-0.
One-fifth inch of rain fell in the Aurelia area on Tuesday. No school Friday as faculty attend the Northwest district teachers meeting in Sioux City.
Letter from Pfc. Marvin Peckenschneider describes Marine actions in Korea. He explains wounded in the leg on Sept. 18 and details the platoon’s movements, firefights, mine and mortar impacts, and the withdrawal to safety. He praises fellow Marines and prays for those still on the lines.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Dubes of Auriela announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Janet Carol to Eldon Fordyce son of LeRoy Fordyce of Blockton Iowa The wedding is planned for late October The couple will reside in Long Beach New Jersey Eldon serves in the army stationed at Fort Monmouth New Jersey
Gus Wogahn 66 lifelong Aurelia resident died at Sioux Valley hospital Cherokee after a long illness. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wharton Funeral Home with Rev BE Wehrspann of St. Pauls Lutheran officiating. Burial in Aurelia cemetery. Survived by brothers Fred and Edward and sisters Mrs Henry Lump and Mrs Ronald Dyslin. predeceased by parents and brother John.
Iowa Public Service workers will install nineteen new electroliers in the Main Street business district this week. The latest street lighting units will brighten the area and improve nighttime visibility.
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