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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1952
Page
3
A flurry of social visits and dinners fills the Cherokee area as residents host relatives from Storm Lake Alta and Paullina. Easter weekend brings multiple family gatherings, health notes, and flood-related moves, with ongoing coverage of regional aid and community services.
Max Hawkins, famed Iowa University alumni group field secretary and former Hawkeye football figure, will headline Aurelia High School athletics banquet on Thursday May 1. He will also commentate portions of Iowa football film clips. Hawkins, born in Mississippi, is married with four daughters.
The Aurelia PTA meets at the school Monday April 21 at 8 PM for the final meeting of the term. Mrs. Clarence Ohlson leads the program which includes installing officers for the fall term.
The Spring Music concert showcases the high school band under William A. Lander and vocal groups under Miss Linder. It starts at 8 o'clock in the high school auditorium and is open to the public.
Thursday events include Women's fellowship at 2 30 p m and Pythians Sisters School of Instruction at 2 p m Initiation and regular meeting at 8 p m Friday features a Spring concert at the high school at 8 p m Monday lists the District convention of Rebekah and IOOF lodges and a sacred concert at Mt Olive Baptist church at 8 p m PTA meeting also at the school
Five teachers and two students injured in a head on crash last Tuesday are improving. Four have left hospital this week, Miss Kolb and Miss Mooney resumed teaching, Miss Leonard and Douglass Ohlson left hospital, with Leonard back in class Thursday. Three seriously injured remain at Alta hospital, including Miss Spindler who is improving but still ill. David Nelson and Miss Mousel are also improving.
The Aurelia Adult Education council will hold their first spring meeting next Tuesday April 22 at 8 p m at the school. Agenda includes election of officers constitution committee appointment of plan for next year and a second spring meeting in May to conclude plans and adopt a constitution.
Edwin Fredrick Gearke born January 12 1885 in Stephenson county New Jersey grew up near Aurelia Iowa and joined Mt Olive Baptist Church in 1902 marking 50 years of continuous membership. He married Margaret McDowell in 1906, had three children, then married Emma Deller in 1939 and died March 21 1952 at age 67. He survived by his wife three children three grandchildren two sisters and other relatives. His parents and only brother preceded him in death.
Eivin Bjornstad a lyric tenor from Oslo Norway will give a sacred concert at Mt Olive Baptist Church at 8 p m on Monday April 21 in the church’s program announced by organizers.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bischel returned from Washington D C where they visited their son in law and daughter Dr and Mrs E W Kammer They viewed the cherry trees in full bloom Mr Bischel attended congressional sessions and committee hearings including a Judiciary committee session examining the Justice Department and Attorney General McGrath He also attended the Senate Internal Security Committee hearings on Frederick Vanderbilt Field and communist activities in the state department
Mr and Mrs Lincoln Hahn of the Mt Olive community learn their son Gerald has been promoted and transferred to Bomberg Germany with new address Cpl Gerald L Hahn US55010011 Co A 26 Inf Regt APO 1 co PM New York N Y Cpl Neville Lucas moves from Camp Carson Colorado to Camp Kilmer New Jersey after furlough Pvt Charles Grigsby Prov Co 1477 APO 613 co PM San Francisco Calif Paul Galvin arrived in California from Korea after 100 months and expects to be home late this week Mr and Mrs Leonard Anderson of Laurens visited the Albert Johnson home Monday afternoon Mr and Mrs A A Zilisch Charles Judy K and Max of Ft Dodge visited Wade Brown Sunday
Aurelia trackmen scored 42 points to top 14 schools in class B at the Holstein Relays. Bob Anderson won the 120-yard high hurdles and the 440-yard relay team took the relay, with Brownmiller and Elliott also placing in open events. The team faces Pocahontas Relays and Tomahawk Relays this weekend.
Five members of the Aurelia Golden Acres FFA chapter led by advisor Owen R Wunder travel to Cedar Rapids for the state FFA convention running Thursday through Saturday. Gerald Parrott and Gaylen Miller are official voting delegates while Paul Nelson and Marian Grigsby are selected for the 100 voice state FFA chorus. Paul hopes to reach Kansas City next fall for the national chorus. Marian is a first year state chorus member.
Two members of the Golden Acres FFA chapter, Gaylen Miller and Filmore Gustafson, are advanced to the Iowa Farmer degree for outstanding farming records and leadership. This marks the Aurelia chapter's third consecutive year with two recipients, a distinction tied to the program’s prestige in Iowa FFA.
The Aurelia high school band directed by Mr. Sanders gave an exchange concert at Cleghorn Wednesday afternoon. The Cleghorn band is set to perform in Aurelia on April 22.
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