East Afton and Elk Notes of Local Deaths and Gatherings
Sudden death of Leat Cave shocks East Afton community. Luncheon hosted by Mrs. Quentin Anderson and Mrs. Fred Kolpin featured fall flowers and bridge wins by Roberta Meinking and others. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kolpin observe 14th anniversary and birthday with relatives joining a surprise visit. Various local visits, outings, and a new garage being built on the John Booth farm are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quentin Anderson
Fred Kolpin
Kolpin
Roberta Meinking
Gladys Robar
Pearl Boothlow
Eleanor Ruebsam
Henry Sansen
Shirley
Carroll Sansen
Roy Matzdorff
Aurelia
Colleen
Charlie Hamann
Fred Tigges
Ed Erickson
Cherokee
Sioux Falls
S. D
W. M. Booth
M. Hines
Sioux City
Albert Waldo
Earl
Faye
Henry Brummer
0. B. East
Carl Ammons
John Booth
Aurel ia Consolidated School Notes
Last week the fourth and fifth grades staged four history skits and reused the lunch room as a stage. Students elected officers, observed science note books on how animals get food, studied British Isles trade ports, and planned a Halloween party. Several students earned perfect spelling scores, and grade six performed a play while other classes visited. News included Mrs. Beeghley visits, a trip around the world by fourth graders, and classroom exhibits of leaves and pumpkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Ross
Bonnie Albright
Georgiane L
Martha Washington
Dan Coombs
George Washington
Jean B
Shirley N
Jeanette
Washington’s
John K
James N
Duane
Ray H
Gerald P
Washington
Elizabeth Eddy
Harriet Ohlson
Ray Cipperley
Glenn B
Clayton J
Marvin F
Patty Clark
Betty Nelson
Margaret Pruitt
Ethel Johnson
Dr. Cram
Iowa State Teachers College
June Converse
Library Fund
British Isles
Lenard Johnson
Lenard
Cherokee
Roger Mummerti
Lois Anderson
Beeghley
Vernon Kaskey
Kenneth Beeghley
Mary Ann Nelson
John Lockin
Norma Hardin
Shirley Perry
Phyllis Lehnhardt
Kenneth Phillips
Merry Schulke
Lois Jeanne Paulson
Bob Waddell
Richard Leeds
Joan Parrott
Imogene Parrott
Ray Renaud
Ray
South America
Africa
Congo River
Sahara Desert
Abdullah
Morris Eddy
Sig Nelson
Viola Fierk
Miss Orr
Viola
Caroline
Shirley
Barbara
John Holderness
Larry
John
DeOn
Corrine
John Lou
Jerry
Kenney
Darlene
Gordon
Showered Henry Steinlicht Honored by Corwith Friends
Henry Steinlicht, future bridegroom of Corwith, was surprised by a number of friends with a bridal shower. The evening featured games and refreshments later in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Steinlicht
Corwith
Scrapbook to hold fall bulletin board pictures
Many lovely fall pictures are brought for the bulletin board and will be pasted in a scrapbook due to the large number.
Mt Olive Baptist Church Vernon WY Service Notice
Vernon Wyoming Mt Olive Baptist Church led by Pastor White invites visitors to Sunday school at ten and morning worship at eleven. Sunday afternoon and evening youth plan a fall B Y P U rally at Climbing Hill. All are welcome to worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Olive Baptist Church
Vernon WY
Congregational Church Events This Week
Church school at 10 am and morning worship at 11 am. I P fellowship at 7 pm. Harvest service and harvest social with donation sale on Monday night October 27 led by auctioneer Leonard Larson of Alta. Pie and coffee served. Woman's Missionary Society meets Wednesday October 29 hosted by Mrs Edwin Trigg and Mrs Sadie Gearke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Larson
Alta
Woman’s Missionary Society
Edwin Trigg
Sadie Gearke
Methodist Church Notes Rev. E Stanworth Pastor
The note lists Sunday services at 10 a.m. church school under Edgar Allen, 11 a.m. morning worship, and 7 p.m. Ep worth league. The Sheldon district W S C S convention meets Lake Park October 28 at 9 30. Regular W S C S meeting October 30. No choir practice Friday. Primary Halloween party Friday after school in the church basement with invited promoted pupils. Volunteer pie or cookies requested via Naomi Lamm by October 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Allen
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Epworth League
W.S.C.S
Lake Park
Naomi Lamm
St Pauls Lutheran Church Services Announced
St Pauls Lutheran Church invites visitors to Sunday services with Sunday school at 9 45 a m and English language worship at 10 45 a m Pastor William Walter leads the congregation in a welcoming setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul’s Lutheran Church
William Walter
Community Notes From Mt Olive on Trips and Gatherings
Mt Olive residents share updates from moved tenants and a list of social events. Sherwood Ohlson returns from Minnesota to visit, Erwin Schafer to be stationed at Camp Callon, and local families host or attend church and aid activities. Plans include corn husking, a Ladies Aid convention, and a large harvest gathering with dinners by the American Legion of Holstein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Petit
Edgar Johnson
Pierre Bengtson
Aurelia
Ladies Aid
Cherokee Methodist Church
Sherwood Ohlson
Minneapolis
Diamond Center by Miss Della Peterson
Johnie Linquist underwent an appendicitis operation at Bates hospital last Thursday morning. Friends report he is recovering well. Local social notes include visits by the Williams, Bond, Kreutz, McGee groups, and gatherings at Peterson, Alhers, Anderson, Cameron, Otto, Dorr, and Frank Peterson homes in Alta, Holstein, Larrabee, Marcus, Cherokee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnie Linquist
Bates Hospital
Vance Williams
Alfred Bond
Alta
Frank Peterson
Fred Kreutz
Keith McGee
Laurence Alhers
Holstein
Harry Anderson
Larrabee
Paul Cameron
Cherokee
Henry Otto
Arthur Dorr
Marcus
Della
Wayne Fredenberg
Leland Loucks
Archie Sexton
Albert Johnson
Aurelia
Ernest Hill
Sutherland
McQuinn
Kathleen Grashoff
Frank Mummert
Emil Carlson
Buena Vista County
Kastengren
Herbert Troxel
Frank Hill
Peterson
L. F. Cave
Methodist
Henry Stevens
Emma
Earl Zwick
Russell Parks
Leo Kelly
Will Sleezer
Frances Wilson
L. H. Preul
Clarion
Will Royster
Duncum
Funeral for W. A. Zwick Held in Cherokee
Many from Afton attended the funeral of W. A. Zwick in Cherokee Friday. Burial took place in the Afton cemetery. Zwick was an early pioneer who moved onto the farm now Ed Pingel’s over 70 years ago from Canada. Nearby residents and relatives visited and traveled to see sick or traveling family members in Iowa City, Kansas City, Massachusetts, and Sutherland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Zwick
Afton
Ed Pingel
Canada
George Melton
Francis Uken
Kansas City
Vernon Goodrich
Massachusetts
A. J. Stoner
Sioux City
Anna Hill
Cherokee
Ernest Hill
Sutherland
Earl and George Zwick
Edsel Bainbridge
Ethan
S. D
Frank Mummert
Violet Sexton
Peterson
Iowa City
Art Wetherell
Local Social Notes and a Fine for Unlicensed Driver
Community updates list visits and hospitality in Aurelia Cherokee Sutherland and surrounding areas. Notables include deaths and funeral plans for L. F. Cave, a birthday gathering near Aurelia, and fines for Harley Smuck and his wife for unlicensed driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Smuck
Eldora
Mr. Smuck
Also Mentioned on This Page
East Afton & Elk
Wm. Booth
Leat Cave
Mr. Cave
Ruth Hartwig
Leland Anderson
Jean Eddy
Bonnie Galvin
Donald Galvin
Barbara Glawe
Charles Hallbauer
Patricia Heimsoth
Jimmy Nelson
Keith Langwin
Shirley Teerink
Janet Wieland
Robert Anderson
Marian Eddy
Kay Elliott
Boyd Grashoff
Richard Hodge
Margaret Johnson
Donald Klumpp
Carole Larson
Helen Lawniczak
Keith Mahn
Gaylen Miller
Harold Peterson
Donna R. Shank
Donald Speers
Shirley Sturgeon
Lowell Wheeler
Leibert Wilson
Wilbur Wogahn
Bernard Eng
Iowa
India
U. S
Kroll & Patterson
Don R. Hankens
State Bank
Winfred Moulton
Aurelia, Iowa
W. A. Liebsch
Carlson's
Dairy Phone
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association of
Cherokee County
Geo. E. Blanch
H. H. Lockin
Chas, Gustafson
Wayne Kirkpatrick
Simonsen Mill and Rendering Plant
Quimby
Col
A. A. Woltman
Lee
IDA Grove Rendering Works
Reggy Martin
Sweet & Bruce
Wednes Inc
Dorothy Lamour
Jon Hall
Mr. Jordan
Methodist Church
E. Stanworth
MT. Olive
Oscar Gustafson
A. G. Johnson
E. M. Raveling
Vernon Peterson
Howard Anderson
Meriden
Stella Coe
J. E. Learn
Homer Anderson
American Legion of
Black
Glendora Coal
Glendora
A. Fraser Elevator
Diamond Center
Miss Della Peterson
Earl Awick
Building Service
B. I’. Ruppert
Mer
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