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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1944
Page
2
A second Iowa veteran legislator Senator Frank Pelzer died at 68 after a long service in the senate. The piece notes debate over the governor’s car and whether the state should provide a dignified car and mansion or let the governor live modestly and drive himself.
Mrs Earl Johnson and spouse from Minnesota visited Mr John son’s sister Mrs Robert Whiting and family. The Whitings and Johnsons also visited a brother near Spencer. Mrs McKinley Menefee and Marlene returned from North Dakota and Minnesota. Miss Hazel Parrott and Joan moved to Cherokee last week.
The Mt Olive Ladies Aid met at the Edgar Johnson home with Mrs Maggie Fritz hosting and Mrs Ed Gearke assisting. Rev E H Gillet led devotionals and spoke on seeking the Kingdom of God. A two course luncheon followed with many visitors in attendance.
The B Y F group held a musical program at Mt Olive Church on August 29 with solos readings and hymns led by Rev E H Gillet. After the program a hobby display featured 4 H ribbons, dolls, tapestries, brassware and World War II relics.
Miss Dorothy Anne Bengtson accompanied Mrs. Ernie Peterson of Cherokee to Waterloo last week where they attended events and visited local sites.
The column lists many social visits and family gatherings in Aurelia and nearby towns, noting calls to the Ohlson and Nelson households, visits by Misses Laurine Zwick and Tina Mortenson, and relatives from Sioux City and Holstein. It also reports the death of Mrs. Kolpin at 56 after illness, with funeral services held at St. John's Lutheran Church in Hanover and the home.
Miss Delores Otto hosted a Friday afternoon birthday party with a group of girl friends. Guests enjoyed games, a lunch, and a decorated cake as Delores received gifts. Several relatives and friends joined in earlier and later gatherings across the area.
Elsie Sophie Honsbruch born October 20 1887 in Afton Township Cherokee County Iowa. Baptized November 20 1887 at Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Afton Township. Confirmed April 8 1900 by Pastor Henry Schwenk. Married Henry Kolpin March 6 1907. children Hilda Velma Harold. Lived on homestead near Emmanuel Church and later near St John’s Lutheran Maple Valley.
Iowa vital statistics director Loren E Chancellor says the state is returning to peacetime birth rates with a second straight year of fewer births. Seven month total in 1949 shows a drop of 701 from 1948, with July 1949 provisional births at 25,784 versus 26,485 in 1948. wartime separations blamed for the decline.
The Iowa voting law allows any adult family member to apply at the county auditor for an absent ballot. Upon application, the auditor can forward the ballot to the address provided. Men and women in the armed forces have the right to vote with this simple procedure. Signed Democratic Central Committee.
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