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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1940
Page
6
Humboldt visitors and relatives visit Aurelia area homes with gatherings at the Lars Nelson and Frank Wieland households. The Aurelia banks close for election day while multiple local residents travel to Sioux City and Des Moines for brief visits. Potatoes harvest wraps up with 7 590 bushels stored and priced lower than last year.
A mix of social notes details visits from Sioux Falls and Los Angeles residents, homecomings at Ames, Armistice Day events in Aurelia, and local real estate moves. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Ray W Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. A V Fierk, and members of the T R Porter and Parrott families. Local Legion activities and Knights of Pythias progress are noted along with a drug store opening and football attendance.
The Tuesday Bridge club met at Mrs. W. Moulton's home on Oct 29 with guest Mrs. A A Davis. High scores: Mrs. C H Kaskey and Mrs. Grace Meier. Halloween party hosted by Dr and Mrs Willis Liebsch Oct 28. Helping Hand Circle celebrated Mrs Norton Converse birthday Oct 25 with lunch and gifts. Past Chiefs club card party Oct 25 in K of P hall with bridge and five hundred prizes and door gifts for Mrs Harold Nelson and others.
Mrs Earl Bruce Margarite and Mrs Joe Bush of Portland Ore visited near Cleg horn as corn husking paused after heavy rain. Frank Becker and Roy Becker connected with Storm Lake. Good Hope Ladies Aid held a church basement gathering with a large supper. Dexter McQuinn visited Aurelia. George Gerrets funeral held in Pomeroy with relatives attending. Lincoln Hahn family moving to new home. Han over church meeting and area barbecues noted.
The notice lists Sunday school at ten, morning worship at eleven, B Y P U at seven, and evening preaching at 7 30. It invites visitors to attend all services.
The notes list daily church activities including Sunday school at 10 Morning worship at 11 Epworth League at 7 with Deloris Peterson as president Sunday evening leaders Wayne Bruce and Gene Peterson a sub district rally Monday at 7 30 at Paulina choir rehearsal Tuesday 7 30 Woman’s Society meetings November 6 at Mrs George Johnson and November 8 at Hartley reading church aims and district conference November 18 at Hartley thanks for pancake supper support and invitation to services
The notice invites attendance at St Pauls Lutheran Church on October 31 with 9 45 am Sunday school and 10 45 am English language worship. The sermon discusses The Reformation its significance to church and country referencing Daniel Webster and quotes from President Faunce Brown University about Luther's impact on liberty and American social order. Visitors welcome.
Church activities listed include school at 10 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. Iowa Pilgrim fellowship at 7 p.m. junior society at 7 p.m. The annual meeting is Sunday at 2 30 p.m. with officer elections and department reports. Ladies Aid meets Thursday Nov 7. Committee: Inez Larson John Holderness Albert Fierk Effie Johnson Vera Hallbauer.
The Dexter McQuinn farm adds a barn and hog house with the corn crib finished. Teachers from Afton and Spring met at district No. 2. Mrs. Iva Odor and Vera of Spencer visited Leaf Cave. Mrs. Irvin Hahn stayed with Willard Petlon in Buena Vista county. Afton people attended the Cherokee buffalo barbecue.
Hill of Cherokee guests join Frank Hill family north of Peterson. Aurelia freshmen attend party in Storm Lake. Methodist Circle gathers with 60 plus at John Lawniczak hog house for Farm Bureau film The River and 1041 farm outlook. Pan cake fry at Methodist church and visitors from Cherokee stop by. Frances Kastengren returns to school after illness.
Maple Valley 4-H Club elected officers for the coming year at a Wednesday meeting held at the Clifford Chison home. Dale Mummert was chosen president, with Dale Sturgeon as vice president and Clayton Lehnhardt as secretary-treasurer. A committee including Dale Mumm er, Gene Peterson, Dale Sturgeon and Alvin Peterson, Jimmie Nelson, Bobbie and Dannie Coombs will plan the year. George Coburn and Arlo Sturgeon joined as new members. The next meeting is a December Christmas party.
Miss Clara Paulson of Sioux Falls South Carolina visited over the weekend at the home of her mother Mrs Gena Paulson.
Mr. and Mrs. John Buddenhagen express gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy shown during their recent sorrow.
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