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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1939
Page
4
Local residents traveled to Omaha and Sioux City for business and conventions. Lois Whitney plans to attend Ames College while relatives visit in Sheldon and Crookston. Aurelia tops Rock Valley and is invited to face Centerville in South Dakota. Epworth league members joined a Sac City rally where Bishop Ralph McGee spoke to a full crowd.
A mix of social visits and travels across Iowa towns highlights this period. Oscar Larson visited Sioux City. Miss Mary Kroll taught in Spencer and spent the weekend at her parental home. Interval reports include substitutions at central office, rheumatism treatments in Colfax, a Register and Tribune agents convention in Des Moines, and several family and wedding events in Aurelia and surrounding areas.
Mrs. Herbert and Mrs. Daglash of Storm Lake visited with Mrs. A. A. Dingman who has been ill. Mr. and Mrs. Claus Johnson of Lake City Minnesota spent a week at George Parrott's home. Johnson and Parrott sisters. Clarence Diercks will be assistant cashier at First Trust and Savings bank Galva. Lloyd Lamm promoted to cashier as E. W. Kammer leaves Ames for Iowa State College physics teaching and studies toward an M A. degree. Kammer’s move affects Galva and Des Moines visits.
Embroidery Club met at Mrs. Melvin Hermans with guest Mrs. Wm Goodburn. Helping Hand Circle hosted a tea towel shower for Mrs Roy Noble in honor of her birthday. Rebekah Circle met at Mrs Ed Rice with a social afternoon and lunch. A picnic in Aurelia park followed for Rebekahs and families. Ethel Johnson was honored at a shower hosted by Mrs Alvin Peterson. M E Missionary Society held a meeting in church parlors with officers elected and a report on India. The afternoon ended with a supper and Mystery Box contest.
The Cherokee CCC camp will run soil conservation demonstrations in small watersheds with local farmers. The program focuses on customized farm plans using soils surveys and erosion data, aiming for watershed-scale results rather than universal farm coverage. Cooperation from farmers and CCC funding will dictate camp duration and potential relocation.
The Congregational church is undergoing extensive repairs under Art Krout. Work began two weeks ago and aims to finish by October with October services likely for dedication. The auditorium and lecture rooms are being re modeled with lower ceilings insulated walls in four colors and new art glass in auditorium windows. A new choir loft is replacing the old platform and a basement entrance is added for choir access. Services continue in the church basement during renovations.
A compact listing shows items in Cherokee Iowa including lost black socks found by Cyril Johns, a housekeeper wanted for a modern home, several second hand furniture pieces for sale, a John Deere two row corn picker for sale, and a modern house with acreage for sale by R J Hines. contact details include A R Sachse Estate Sachse Bunn Building and Earl Fraser and phone number 1791 at Alta.
Erwin Schafer returned home from North Dakota where he worked in harvest fields. Local residents report trips to California for the San Francisco exposition and a World’s Fair visit in New York. A plowing match prize list includes Filmore Ohlson, Sherwood Ohlson, and Forrest Lenz.
Long list of visits and social happenings in Afton area with relatives in Washington Iowa Kansas City Manato Minnesota Detroit Chicago Sioux City Waterloo and other places. Names include Lyle Wilson Jeanne Melton Walter Smith Donald Horine and many local families.
Lockin Agency advertises a broad range of insurance services including life health and property coverage with experienced agents ready to tailor policies to individual and business needs. The tag line promises dependable service and comprehensive protection.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Varry Lietz was baptized after Sunday services, named Howard with Lorenz Lietz and Wayne Wrede as sponsors. Funeral attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hage and Mrs. Albert Webber of Lakefield. Local notes mention visitors from Chicago, Lake Preston, Wausau, Aurelia, and Ames, plus safety and law enforcement themes stressing driving safety and court support.
The message notes increasing carelessness in driving during the first seven months of 1939 and questions whether law enforcement agencies are growing discouraged as police show a strong eagerness to enforce traffic rules.
Born to Mr and Mrs Frank Minkler of Larrabee a girl Monday Ma and Mrs Minkler formerly lived on the Louie Kreger farm. Born to Mr and Mrs Charles Schuelke a boy Tuesday at Bates hospital. Born to Mr and Mrs William Clymens a girl Wednesday at home.
Revival series at Elk Baptist Church six and a half miles northeast of Alta starts Sundays at 10:00 am with Evangelist Rev. Frank Schuessler of Valley Center Kansas and singer Mr. Charles Martin of Seattle. Public is invited. Services every night at 8:00 pm except Saturday.
Football schedule lists games at Sioux Rapids and Sioux City with dates from Sept. 22 to Nov. 11. J Kirk Latta marks his fifty third year as publisher of the Morning Sun Iowa News-Herald.
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