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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1949
Page
1
Published every Thursday and entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Aurelia Iowa Subscriptions are two fifty per year in advance three dollars for foreign countries This paper does not stop at expiration date unless notified and continuing readers must pay for the renewal to continue receiving copies.
J. E. Gebhardt, pastor, invites all to worship with the First Congregational Church. Sunday School at 10:00, Worship at 11:00, Pilgrim Youth Fellowship at 7:00. The church serves individuals and the community and welcomes newcomers regardless of church background.
E Wayne Hilmer pastor leads 10:00 Sunday School and 11:00 Morning worship with sermon "God's Lamb" Then a noon reception for the pastor and family followed by a basket dinner in the church basement A district conference at Rock Valley runs 9:30 to 3:30 on Tuesday inviting members to study church work beyond the local community
St Pauls Lutheran Church announces Rev O A Braunschweig as vacancy pastor. Morning service at 9 15 a m Sunday Sept 11 with Sunday school at 10 15. A film The Sickle of the Cross shown Monday Sept 12 at 8 p m with free will offering. Ladies Aid meets Sept 14. Confirmation instruction Sept 10 at 1 30 p m.
Trinity Lutheran Church in Alta Iowa under Pastor Carl W Larson lists Thursday 8pm choir practice Saturday Woman's Missionary Society meeting led by Mrs Carl W Larson hostess pairs. Saturday 11am Confirmation Instruction. Sunday 955am Teachers Prayer service 1000am Church school Bible classes 1100am Morning worship Sermon The Creed of the Kingdom Anthem by the Choir Wednesday 8pm Mid Week activity.
Bible Hour and Bible Study led by Pastor Howard Lindstrom. Luther League hosts a home made ice cream social on the church lawn next Saturday from 7 p m to 9 p m September 10th with indoor option if weather turns. Proceeds go toward a baby grand piano for Trinity church. Public invited.
Mt Olive Baptist Church announces weekly schedule led by Pastor Henry Olssen. Church school begins at 10:00 a.m. Worship at 11:00 a.m. Evangel service at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend the services.
Pastor Braunschweig leads Sunday at Immanuel Afton with 10 a m Sunday school and 10 45 a m service. At 8 p m a screening of The Sickle of the Cross will be held with free will offerings to cover costs and support production. Instruction at 9 a m.
Manuell Ele Luther church bulletin notes Thursday Ladies Aid meeting led by Mrs Earl Smith. Morning worship at 9 30 a m followed by church school and Bible classes at 10 30 a m.
Future Farmers from across Iowa enter the junior live stock judging contest at the Clay County Fair. The top team wins a large loving cup engraved with their name, with a three-time winner allowed to keep it. Last year Ton F.F.A. won. judging includes 10 classes across beef, dairy, hogs, and sheep.
Shirley Johannsen of Schleswig was employed by Denison attorney L. W. Powers for nine months last year. She recently met him for the first time after Powers returned from Germany where he had been at the Nuernberg trials.
Visiting Storm Lake, 80-year-old Mr. Cram reports no deaths in the Cram family for 80 years, spanning brothers, sisters, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. The clan now totals 48 members.
Eight year old Hugh Altmann built a compact short wave radio and has managed contact with stations in London England as well as in China Portugal Australia Canada and the United States.
Wallis Mohrman won a gum chewing championship at Monona on a dollar bet by chewing 80 sticks in 30 minutes. After paying for the gum he cleared a 20 cent profit.
Rev. John Spencer boated to the Chariton lake bank to greet his father Estal Spencer whom he had not seen since 1932. The elder Spencer had left Knoxville in the summer of 1932 and wandered through Texas, Louisiana, Alaska and Canada before reuniting.
Retired Toledo farmer George Buchmeyer visited his brother Ben in Walcott for a long awaited reunion, the first in 60 years. He recalls the Walcott Tama county route once being wagon roads through timbered land, and notes he raised seven children, which kept him busy. Toledo lies 115 miles from Walcott.
The American Legion Auxiliary held a regular meeting on Tuesday at 2 30 led by President Dorothy Shaw. They reported hamburger stand proceeds totaling over 200 and planned a teachers reception at the school house. Lillian Strampe and Ruby Carlson reported on their Des Moines convention trip. Lunch was served at the Else Nelson cafe by Anna Will and committee.
A simple home trick advises rubbing the gum with a piece of ice until it forms a ball. Then scrape it away gently with a dull knife for clean fabric.
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