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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1939
Page
4
Mrs. Olive Sawwell visits Webster City while the Aurelia drug store promotes Dry Dip stock and wallpaper remnants. A flood of small-town updates follows, detailing visits, moves, church and club activities, political notices, and local commerce in Aurelia and surrounding towns.
Local notes report new holiday goods arriving daily at the Aurelia drug store. Social items mention Mrs Loren Johnson and her daughter visiting in Cherokee, and several relatives traveling between Cherokee Sioux City Waterloo and Ipswich. A M E church event includes Rev W P Hammar as guest speaker and plans for a November Pancake Fly. Clifford Kramer piloted a plane to the East home area, drawing a crowd of local youth.
Funeral services for Henry Hansen, an Afton farmer who died suddenly while milking, were conducted at the Kroll Funeral Home with Rev. L. H. Preul presiding. Burial followed at Oak Hill cemetery in Cherokee. Pallbearers included Victor Swanson, Herbert Kolpin, Ellis Nelson, Ernest Bjorklund, Marie Bengtson and Arthur Johnson.
The Alta park board assumed supervision of the west Alta ice skating rink and outlined planned improvements. Bud Anderson moved his family to Galva to enter the livestock business as the community’s sole Galva buyer. The last telephone system was replaced by a new dial service, ending years of service. The Alta board also extended the White Way two blocks and purchased ten electrolier posts from Pauillina City Council, as they install Mercury type electroliers in the business district.
Mrs. Mildred Thomson reports Embroidery Club met at Mrs. Gus Kruse on October 20 with needlework and refreshment. Sewing Club hosted by Mrs. George Kaskey and social afternoon on October 17. Past Chiefs club met October 17 with dinner at 5 30. Edith Carlson celebrated her birthday October 21 with games and lunch at her parents home. Rebekahs marked October birthdays at I O O F hall October 20. Paul and Phyllis Holderness entertained school friends October 21 with dancing and lunch. Bridge Club met October 25 with high scores by Mrs. Moulton and Mrs. Kaskey. W F M S unit meeting held October 19 in Aurelian. Mildred Thomson surprised by Galloping Teas October 24 with prizes for bridge and five hundred.
Mt Olive residents share visits with relatives in Minnesota and Cherokee. Melvin Wilson injuries from a car work incident require time off to recover. Church services feature Rev L C Bengtson in Rev White’s absence. The community mourns the sudden death of Henry Hanson, brother of Anton Hanson.
The column records visits by Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Wilson and Mrs. Bobby Morgan of Cherokee to the Ivan Wilson home. It mentions December evangelistic meetings at Mt Olive church and Good Hope Ladies Aid gathering hosted by Mrs. Earl Bruce with Mrs. Hazel Anderson assisting. Several local residents attend the business meeting led by Mrs. Paul Peterson and plan a chicken supper for November 16.
The piece records social visits and events in the area including a new air burner installation and porch work by Leroy Goettsch, several guest dinners, a farewell party for Mrs. Frank Lindsay with a Washington move, and various visits between Aurelia Aurelia and Paulina residents. It ends with a safety message stressing proper brakes to prevent accidents, using a farmer and son anecdote.
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