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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1942
Page
3
Ten years ago Sentinel items note Girl Scouts rehearsing All On Account of Polly for Community Theatre on Friday evening May 6. Weather disruptions bring rain snow and frost as spring nears.
Notice announces a hearing to establish a proposed secondary road district in Pitcher Diamond and Silver townships for gravel surfacing. The petition will be considered by the board of supervisors on May 11 at 1 30 p m.
Local young tap dancer Ray Cipperley and partner Beverley Teun Benson performed in Sioux City at Floyd school PTA and West Hotel floor show. They headlined the W H O Barn Dance Talent Show in Remsen and were invited to Des Moines for a 1 30 p m broadcast with sponsor Pat Griffith praising their talent after meeting Bill Robinson months earlier.
Aurelia high school will be represented by 11 vocational agriculture students at the twenty fourth annual Iowa High School Agriculture Congress at Ames April 30 and May 1. Teams compete in animal husbandry, farm crops and farm engineering with awards from Iowa State College. Delegates include F F A members Bob Coombs and Russell Blake, and teams led by Clayton Lehnhardt, Darrell Huseman, Kenneth Schulke, Duane Otten, Melvin Johnson, Ritzel Gustafson, Vernon Galvin, Herbert Carlson, and Darrell Sturgreen. Vogel and Oren Coombs drive to Ames.
The Aurelia community pledged to buy 80807.46 in United States war bonds and stamps this year, led by drive chairman C. H. Kaskey. The town fell short of the expected 60000 target, with helpers G. F. Scott J. W. Grapenthen Lloyd Patterson and A. W. Larson assisting. County chairman H. E. Bennett visited Aurelia to check early year sales.
The Aurelia Memorial Association will convene Tuesday night next week May 5 at 8 in the H. H. Lockin insurance office to name committees and plan observances. President Do B Kashey will lead the meeting and all are invited.
The body of Cyril Mahoney of Sioux City, a former Aurelia resident, was found floating near the Missouri River shore by the Dakota City cemetery. Graveside services are planned for Thursday at Aurelia cemetery with military rites by the Grashoff McManus Legion post.
Aurelia high school winners of superior ratings from the preliminary state music contest compete in seven events at the state meet in Spencer Thursday through Saturday. Readouts include Charlene Ohlson piano solo, Gus Ohlson baritone sax solo, string trio, Betty Anderson cello solo, and more at Congregational and Christian churches and local schools.
Strong winds turned to a dust storm from the south on Monday afternoon, blowing down electric and telephone lines and poles and briefly disrupting service. The south wood fence at the baseball park collapsed and a window in Dr. A H Eddy’s office was blown out. Dust damaged nearby grain fields.
The local post office reports a new ruling banning mail to external U S destinations over 11 pounds and longer than 18 inches or a combined length and girth of 42 inches. Individuals may send one parcel per week to the same recipient.
Registration of household sugar consumers in the Aurelia school district will run Monday through Thursday, May 4 to 7, at the Aurelia public school music room. About 1200 to 1300 people are expected to register. the process lasts about twenty five minutes per family of five. Registrations occur 8 am to noon, 1 pm to 6 pm, and 7:30 pm to 9 pm each day, with volunteer help and school staff supervising. The notice outlines eligibility, required information, penalties for false statements, and that the ration book may be used for other commodities later.
Four of eight Aurelia men passed physicals and were inducted at Fort Des Moines. Arthur Johnson Leonard Griffith Walter Lau and Kenneth Bischel joined the army. Mal Prewitt Dean Thiel Lawrence Mongan and William Philpott failed the exam and returned home. Kenneth Bischel will report back Monday after a 10 day furlough.
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