Aurelia High School to Award Diplomas May 22
Ten years ago Aurelia high school will grant diplomas to eleven seniors at a commencement in the auditorium on Friday evening May 22. The class includes Esther Nelson Bonnie Kiester Mildred Nelson Mary Fierk Lillian Hahn Carl Lighter Orris Erickson Ralph Thevenin Elmer Strom William Bates and Herbert Peterson. The Aurelia track team placed third at the Pocahontas meet April 10 with points from Peterson Bates Lighter Shank Tutt Will and Bonsall in relays and jumps. The body of Robert Templeman was found at his home Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia High School
Esther Nelson
Bonnie Kiester
Mildred L. Nelson
Mary P. Fierk
Lillian Hahn
Carl Lighter
Orris Erickson
Ralph Thevenin
Elmer Strom
William Bates
Herbert Peterson
Pocahontas
Peterson
Bates
Lighter
Shank
Tutt
Will
Bonsall
Erickson
Petersson
Robert Templeman
Mink Mistaken for Rat Sparks Closed Season Debate
Irwin Kroll shot a small animal in his yard thinking it was a rat and found it was a mink. With a closed season in effect, state conservation officer Earl Jago collected the mink and sent it to the conservation commission for tanning and display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin Kroll
Earl Jago
Alta
State Conservation Commission
Jago
Local Wildlife Chapter To Meet Monday Night
The Aurelia chapter of the Cherokee county wildlife organization will hold its first meeting Monday night April 21 in the Community club room at 8 o'clock. Earl F. Jago state conservation officer from Alta will discuss the group purpose and work, exhibit furs and mounted ducks, and a wildlife movie will be shown. All sportsmen and interested locals are invited to attend this free gathering. Officers: I. C. Kroll president George Scott vice president L. H. Preul secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Cherokee County Wildlife Conservation Organization
Irwin C. Kroll
Earl F. Jago
Alta
I. C. Kroll
George Scott
L. H. Preul
77 County Youths Gaining Experience Through NYA Program
NYA reports 77 county youths in Cherokee and surrounding counties gain on the job experience as of April 2. Of 418 area workers in Area 8, 28 are young men and 49 young women. Statewide NYA out-of-school workers total 7,774 with 4,440 men and 9,884 women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Youth Administration
Cherokee County
Theodore P. Eslick
NYA
Area
Buena Vista
Clay, Dickinson
Emmet
Lyon
O’brien
Osceola
Palo Alto
Plymouth
Pocahontas
Sioux Counties
Eslick
U. S. Army
Rock Island Arsenal
Fort Des Moines
Conservation officer traps beavers along Little Sioux river
Cherokee-Frank Phinney, a conservation officer, reports capturing 14 beavers and sending them by express to Jefferson, Bedford and Fort Madison for stocking in less dense streams. He will continue trapping in Spencer, noting beavers are legally trapped only by conservation authorities and have dammed streams and felled trees in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Phinney
Little Sioux River
Jefferson
Bedford
Fort Madison
Phinney
Spencer
Wescott Park
Two Teachers Not Returning Next Year
Miss Geneva Rowe and Miss Annabelle Bowen did not sign contracts, creating two vacancies for the upcoming school year. All other teachers, except Lloyd C. Ruby and Coach J. H. Nitzke who were extended, returned contracts by the April 15 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Rowe
Annabelle Bowen
M. C Paulson
Lloyd C. Ruby
J. H. Nitzke
Iowa House Returns to Normal After Ninety Day Disruption
The Towa statehouse resumes regular operations as the Iowa legislature completes its chaotic ninety day period. The last days featured a spending surge and higher government costs including 125000 for an engineering lab at Iowa State, 300000 for a new library unit at the University of Iowa, and 395000 for aid to dependent children under social security. A $1650000 state office building appropriation and other capital projects follow, with construction costs partly funded from earmarked and contingent sources under legislative control.
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Towa
Iowa
Capitol
Iowa General Assembly
Iowa State College
Ames
State University of Iowa
State Board of Control
State Executive Council
Towa State College
Legislative Interim Committee
Aurelia Garden Club Seeks May Meeting Details
Sixteen members met at the home of Mrs. Fred Wieland for the Aurelia Garden club session on April 8. President Eula Lewis opened with business and a question box. Mrs. Ruby Carlson led a program of poems stories and garden articles, concluding with a flower guessing contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Garden Club
Fred Wieland
Eula Lewis
Ruby Carlson
Gardners
Home Garden
Clara Jordan
Barbara East
Gladys Larson
Largest in History Aurelia High School Graduation Address
The Aurelia high school prepares for a 39 member graduation class, the largest yet, with Rev. R. R. Brown of WOW radio in Omaha delivering the commencement address at the high school auditorium. The event shelves a long list of seniors and activities from May 17 to May 26 including a class play and baccalaureate services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Brown
Aurelia High School
Aurelia School
WOW Radio
Omaha
L. H. Preul
The
Methodist Church
Aurelia Begins Citywide Street Regraveling Project
The Aurelia council starts regraveling all town streets after a regular meeting decision. Worst sections like the Main street north paving receive thicker gravel. alleys near Main street will also be graveled. Local workers haul gravel from Shay pit. grading has prepared road beds for better drainage. Funded from the street maintenance account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
George Kaskey
Orla Shank
John Stutz
William Westphal Jr
Dale Whitney
Shay
Cherokee
Fred Fassler
Five Confirmed at Afton Church Easter Sunday
Afton Immanuel Lutheran pastor Rev. A Braunschweig led a class of five youths confirmed Easter Sunday morning. Confirmands were Annette Braunschweig Leland Hasenwinkel Simmett Mahler Richard Mahler and Arlin Westphal. They were examined in morning worship and sang Thine Forever. Each received two books Remember and Forget Me Not as keepsakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afton Immanuel Lutheran Church
A. Braunschweig
Annette Braunschweig
Braunschweig
Leland Hasenwinkel
Fred Hasenwinkel
Simmett
Richard Mahler
Theodore Mahler
Arlin Westphal
Henry Westphal
Mrs. Raymond Sayre To Address Women Achievement Day
Mrs. Raymond Sayre of Ackworth Iowa will deliver the principal address at the Cherokee county Farm Bureau women’s Achievement day in Cherokee on Tuesday April 29. Other speakers include County Agent C H Thompson and 4 H leaders. exhibits on Child Welfare and Family Development will be shown at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Fifteen townships participate with awards for the outstanding township and a county Farm Bureau women’s chorus will perform in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee Times
Raymond Sayre
Ackworth
Iowa Farm Bureau
Cherokee County Farm Bureau
Sayre
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Ruby Greiner
C. H. Thompson
Marl Zwick
County Bureau
Emmett Ammons
Kathleen Grashoff
Darlene Stafford
Marian Anderson
Reva Allen
Mabel Phipps
Iowa State College
Ames
Marcus
County Farm Bureau
Mattress Making in Full Swing Here This Week
Cotton mattress project in Aurelia under national excess cotton program. Nine local families, led by Mrs. Melissa Mongan, began producing 12 mattresses with NYA aided ticks and local equipment. Each mattress uses 50 pounds of cotton and costs $1 to cover local supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Ruby Greiner
County Home
Melissa Mongan
County Nya
Aurelia Band Sponsors School Picture Show
The Aurelia high school band will sponsor a picture show at the Community Theatre April 29-30. The film Flight Command will educate and entertain, with teachers urging children to attend. Proceeds will go toward finishing payment for a tympani set recently purchased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. &. Band
Aurelia High School
Aurelia
Lloyd C. Ruby
Flight Command
Ruby
Tympani
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Willow Street
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Plags
Kroll
Mink
Rat
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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New York
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Clifford C. Dubes
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Fred W. Hoyt III
Rochester
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Janene Boothby
Lawrence Boothby
Mendelssohn
Arlene Glawe
Mary Shroder
Ottumwa
Betty Ohlson
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Anne Dukes
Claus Magnuson
Dorothy Dell Kirkhardt
Vincent Kelly
Ray Olson
Hoyt
Kappa Delta Sorority
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University of New Hampshire
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Virginia R. Akers
Harold W. Anderson
Marvin L. Anderson
Kenneth GC. Bjorklund
Ottomar R. Braunschweig
Alverda I. Caboth
Virginia Rose Carberg
Maxine Dubes
Robert W. Fassler
Viola Lorene Fierk
Alice T. J. Galvin
Dean C. Gilbert
Kathleen E. Grashoff
A. Gladys Gustafson
Mary E. Haight
Virgil J%. Harden
Richard W. Hartman
Violet D. Hansbruch
H. Phyllis Jordan
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Leland L. Kolpin
Beryl
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Clifford L. Menefee
Lyle Nielsen
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Lois L. Pixler
L. June Pruitt
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