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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1939
Page
4
Local residents and visitors are listed with trips to Sioux City Des Moines and nearby towns. Names include George Booth Alfred Stieneke Dorothy Stieneke Wesley Stutz L H Preul Mike Scott Kathryn Meier Phyllis Port Elvin Bjorklund August Nelson Ray Jones A J Renaud and others. Events include reunions visits CCC camp leaves and church and club meetings.
Miss Madalynne Booth and Miss Muriel Blake began training as student nurses at St Josephs hospital in Sioux City on Tuesday. They arrived with their parents Mr and Mrs Wm Booth and Mr and Mrs John D Blake for the start of their program.
Miss Fern Beeghley visited her parents in Aurelia over the weekend. Several residents and families travelled to California Seattle Des Moines and Minnesota for events and visits. Local church groups held meetings and a steak fry at Chautauqua park. A Belgian mare and colt won at Marcus show.
Mrs. Fae Fraser and her children Mary and Junior traveled to Ames on Wednesday. Mary began duties in window trimming and display at the Tilden department store. The party also visited the Anne DeVries and C DeVries homes. Phillip Peterson joined to review studies for the coming year at Iowa State College.
The Garden Club will meet Tuesday evening September 12 at Mrs. Harry Howell's home. Mrs Fae Hines of Elk Point South Dakota visited her parents Mr and Mrs M Hines. Miles Maltby son of Mr and Mrs R H Maltby of Sioux City returned home Friday after a summer with his uncle and aunt.
Next Sunday English service starts at nine with Sunday school at ten. Members are asked to meet the church debt via a Sunday afternoon solicitation following a July voters meeting. Volunteers to assist should contact church officers.
The church outlines Sunday school at 10:00 led by George Lamm, morning worship at 11:00, and no Epworth League due to a Young People rally in Sac City at 8:00 p.m. Bishop Ralph McGee will speak. transportation by request. Regular choir rehearsal Monday at 7:30. Brotherhood falls on September 21 at 7:30 with officer elections. Reports and vouchers due by September 15.
Edwin Trigg to lead morning worship at 11 a.m. Church school at 10 a.m. Endeavor groups meet 7 p.m. Ladies Aid gathers Thursday afternoon September 14 with hostesses Mrs C O Larson Effie Johnson Albert Fierk and Mrs John Holderness.
Vernon V. White, pastor, invites the community to Mt Olive Baptist Church for Sunday school at 10, morning worship at 11, and evening service at 8 with a study of the dispensations. Young People’s Bible class and choir practice are on Friday evening at the church.
Vincent E. Peterson of the Alta area has been selected for the Food and Drug Chemist position in the Missouri Public Health Laboratories at Jefferson City. St John’s Lutheran school in Hanover will open the 1989 1940 school year September 4 with 52 enrollments. Prof Stiles and his Alta band played a 30 minute concert on WNAX Yankton. Sailor Ivan Olsen, son of Mr and Mrs Olsen, arrived in Alta on leave from duties aboard the U S S Maryland at Long Beach.
Mrs. Mary Demarest held open house on her birthday with 60 relatives visiting including her oldest and youngest granddaughters. Out of town guests arrived from Vermillion South Dakota Cherokee Cushing and Storm Lake. Additional events include a handkerchief shower, family dinners and club gatherings with prizes and a theater party in Storm Lake.
Mrs. Charlie Sticf has been ill at home. Several families from East Afton and Elk Point visited, shopped, or traveled to Sioux City, Arnolds Park, and Aurelia. Nursing student Madalynne Booth and Muriel attended St Josephs Mercy School of Nursing in Sioux City. Community members hosted parties, threshing ring ice cream, and visits across Laurens, Luverne, and Albert City.
Local notes report Dale Sleezer’s illness after overheating while digging post holes at Glenn Dyslin’s farm. People attend the Iowa state fair in Des Moines and visit relatives in Cherokee and Des Moines area. The township schools reopen. Families visit, host gatherings, and travel to California and Waterloo. Terry Loucks heals from a broken arm. farmers build crib structures. musical recital attended. students resume studies in Cedar Falls.
H. D. Hughes of Iowa State College warns that seeding alfalfa or sweet clover late in the fall is risky, especially after September 1. In southern areas some seedings succeed after mid September, but firm seedbeds and rolling the ground help germination and reduce spring heaving risk.
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