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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1941
Page
2
A mission festival will be celebrated Sunday at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Hanover with morning and afternoon services. The German service at 10 a.m. will feature Rev. Kurt Horn of Terrill, and the 2:30 p.m. address will be by Rev. Geisler of Spencer.
The council meeting in Aurelia Iowa opened with Mayor Grapenthen presiding. Members Shank Grienke Brummer absent Mummert and Kaskey attended. Minutes from August 18 were approved. Treasurer and clerk reports were read and approved. Bills were ordered paid from General Library Waterworks Playground Park and Light funds with named payees and amounts. Meeting adjourned. Judith Overfeldt of Ute and her two sons Marin and Emmett, now in Pubank Texas, were reunited after 46 years separation.
The report notes 55 Junior High students with 25 seventh graders and 30 eighth graders. It mentions a new seventh grade pupil Betty Brewster and eighth grader Bonnie Peterson, a Spelling Club, and classroom activities across grades including geography, science, art, and a library day.
A local scene lists students including Gaylene Matzdorff Gloria Eng Marys Anne Mummert Joann Small Denny Lee Robinson Bob Miller Garold Galvin Dick Fassler Jacob Henkel John Pruitt Jerry Deyloff Phillip Carlson. Their first trip featured Jerry's kitten Mittens noted for mitten like feet. The room border shows straw hat boys and sunbonnet girls cut and colored.
L H Preul pastor leads church activities with Sunday school Edgar Allen superintendent morning worship 11 am youth meeting 7 pm and a Sunday evening program by Gene Peterson’s Commission on Worship and Evangelism. W S of C S meets Sept 18 2 30 pm in church parlors. Northwest Iowa conference in Estherville Sept 23 vouchers due Sept 20. Lay delegates W A Allen and H H Lockin elected. Brotherhood meets Thursday 7 30 pm with officer election. All are welcome.
The article credits officers and directors of the baseball association for their time sacrifices and fans’ support shaping a successful season. It lists president Fred Kaskey, vice president Sig Nelson, secretary treasurer L E Christensen and Ed Brummer, business manager Irvin C Kroll, and directors Howard Nelson, R M Flory, George Kaskey, Carl Anderson, Homer Robar, plus Woodruff as player manager. A game-by-game record shows Aurelia’s varied scores against dozens of teams including Watertown, Storm Lake, Champlin Refiners, Tekamah, Bond, and others, highlighting a robust schedule and community baseball spirit.
Congregational Church announces school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 a m with fellowship and junior society at 7 p m. Mt Olive Baptist Church led by Vernon V White invites worshippers to morning service at 11 a m and 7 30 p m B B P U at 7 80 p m with evening preaching at 8 p m Plan to worship in the House of the Lord this Sunday and find a welcome if you have no church home.
St Pauls Lutheran Church invites visitors to Sunday 9:45 am Sunday school and 10:45 am English worship with a sermon themed The Supreme Treasure based on Matthew 13 44. The pastor William Walter presents questions about mans supreme treasure its location cost and benefits during an hour of meditation and worship.
Sutherland high school hires Manary of Fairfield Iowa as athletic coach and teacher of football basketball and baseball. He succeeds Hyerett Maas who resigned to become superintendent at Moneto Iowa. Manary is a 1940 Parsons graduate and formerly coached at Garden Grove Iowa.
McMillan reports strong farmer support for gully control methods used on Gullies bladed last spring on the J H Wise farm near Washta and the Brummer farm near Cherokee. Sadler sowed sudan grass as a quick cover crop after late seeding, with fall seeding of a grass mix planned. Abels grazed bromegrass and alfalfa after early spring blading, leaving gullies unrecognizable today.
McMillan notes brome grass hay demonstrations as part of a broader program across the county. Farmers with gully erosion issues are invited to attend these events to learn how such problems can be solved.
Frank Sanborn remains seriously ill at Sioux Valley hospital in Cherokee. Violet Hansbruch and Dean Gilbert travel to Cedar Falls for State Teachers college. George Townsend visits relatives near Canistota South Dakota. Frances Kastengren visits Aurelia area. Afton takes part in Spencer fair week. Wayne Fredenberg family work in Frank Mummert home. Leor Sanborn returns from California with relatives including Leta Sanborn and Francis Amendt in training camp. Karl Mummert and family visit Rochester Minnesota. Lee Robinson home hosts. Frank Hill Peters on guests at Earl Zwick. Jas Fee attends funeral in Spencer. Fred Kolpin tours Missouri and southern Iowa. Lee Ware and Mitchell visit Gilbert Crow home. Bob Jackson attends. Mrs Mummert reports Mrs Mummert improving. Earl Zwick hosts weekend guests W A Zwick and A J Stoner of Sioux City.
Ray R. Marsh says eligible flax producers in Cherokee County may secure a 1.70 per bushel loan for 1941 flax, grade No. 1 or better, with 3 percent interest. Loans mature April 30, 1942, require insurance, and cover no more than the farm's soil-depleting acreage. About 6000 acres yielded 12 bu per acre, supporting the farm program aims.
An instrument filed as the last will and testament of Wilson Bowers, dated May 10 1983, is set for hearing proof at 10 00 A.M. on the 80th day of September 1941 in Cherokee Iowa before the District Court or the Clerk. All interested persons must appear to show cause why the instrument should not be probated as the deceased’s will. Dated Cherokee Iowa July 11 1941 W H Flickinger Clerk of District Court 263 Litta Carpenter Deputy
A large barn and corn crib on the Frank DeBower farm near Norton’s Corners were burned with near total loss of contents. The surviving creatures were the family cat and her kittens, who, though badly singed, lived after being buried in debris for nine hours.
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