Aurelia Musicians Sweep State Class B Contest
Aurelia high school musicians swept top honors at the State Class B music contest in Akron earning a record 59 Division I ratings. Among 11 of 15 vocal entries and 48 of 58 instrumental entries receiving first division ratings, the district posted one of the largest totals in state history with many named soloists and groups across vocal and instrumental categories.
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Aurelia High School
Akron
Aurelia
Miss Reinboth Named Finalist in Northwest Iowa Pageant
Karen Reinboth daughter of Mr and Mrs Theo Reinboth is among ten finalists in the Miss Northwest Iowa Beauty Pageant announced by the Storm Lake Junior Chamber of Commerce. Seventy three girls entered the competition.
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Karen Reinboth
Theo Reinboth
Poet Harriet McCurdy Featured in Lyrical Iowa 1964
Harriet McCurdy Aurelia’s Poet Laureate will have another poem in Lyrical Iowa 1964 from the Iowa Poetry Association. A previous McCurdy verse appeared in 1963’s Lyrical Iowa. Lyrical Iowa editor Ruth Delong Peterson offers copies for 1.50. McCurdy also contributed Spring Vacation to the April 1 Washington Evening Star.
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Harriet McCurdy
Aurelia
Iowa
Iowa Poetry Association
McCurdy
Lyrical
Ruth Delong Peterson
New London
Mrs. MecCurdy
Post Office Cuts Saturday Hours And Money Orders
The Aurelia Post Office will shift operations starting May 4. Window service on Saturdays shortened to 8:30 to 12:00 noon. Money order sales halted on Saturdays and no after hours window service will be offered. Postmaster Lou Pfaff says changes aim to cut costs and employment in postal field service.
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Aurelia
Lou Pfaff
State Class A B Contests Here This Saturday
Aurelia High School hosts over 1999 student musicians from 17 northwest Iowa schools for Class A and BLarge Group Contests. Public invited with no admission charged. sessions run from morning through afternoon across bands and choruses including Storm Lake LeMars Estherville Denison Spencer Aurelia Sibley Holstein Akron Hartley Kingsley-Pierson Milford Moville Cherokee Rock Rapids West Sioux Sioux Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia High School
Northwest Iowa
Storm Lake
LeMars
Estherville
Denison
Spencer
Aurelia
Sibley
Holstein
Akron
Hartley
Kingsley-Pierson
Milford
Moville
Junior High Assembly
Cherokee
West Sioux
Sioux Center
Rock Rapids
Storm Lake selects Miss Storm Lake and runners up
Contest based on intelligence charm poise beauty and talent. Winners include Pam Mahoney Diane Dexter Dianna Haack Jan Forstrom Linda McKibben Rosalie Devereaux PamEla Ogden Delores Dirks. May 23 Miss Iowa contest at Storm Lake Junior High Auditorium with $50 scholarship and trip to Clear Lake. Sterling silver bracelets for each contestant. tickets at Honsbruch Drug.
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Pam Mahoney
Cherokee
Diane Dexter
Holstein
Dianna Haack
Early
Jan Forstrom
Albert City
Linda McKibben
Rembrandt
Sandra Hauser
Storm Lake
Rosalie Devereaux
Havelock
Pamela Ogden
Delores Dirks
Fonda
Clear Lake
Honsbruch Drug
Aurelia Adopts Daylight Saving Time Starting May 4
Aurelia will switch to daylight saving time at 12:01 am Monday May 4 and stay on fast time until October 4. The Aurelia Community School will also observe daylight saving time starting May 4. Residents are urged to set clocks one hour ahead before Sunday night.
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Aurelia
Sept. C
W. Bryan
Aurelia Relays Set With 450 Athletes From 33 Schools
The 12th Aurelia Relays expect over 450 athletes from 33 northwest Iowa schools. Events run Friday with preliminaries at 4 p.m. and finals from 7 p.m. in sprint, distance, hurdles and field events, plus a 4:15 start for high hurdles and a 7:05 to 9:30 finals slate. Dewey Halford will start and referee, Bill Bates will clerk. many area schools listed. Next, the Sioux Valley Conference Track meet comes Tuesday night with preliminaries at 6:30 p.m. and finals at 7 p.m., culminatING with a mile relay at 8:50. Howard Nelson will start and referee. John Lockin is clerk. schools include Aurelia Alta Milford Hartley Sutherland Primghar Paullina.
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Northwest Iowa
Aurelia
Correctionville
Havelock-Plover
Akron
Sutherland
Praire View
Gowrie
Primghar
Lake View - Auburn
Lohrville
Woodbury Central
Alta
Mallard
Meriden-Cleghorn
Maurice Orange City
Paullina
Sioux Valley
Everly
Pomeroy
Pocahontas
Royal
Cylinder
Albert City
Dewey Halford
Sioux City
Bill Bates
Storm Lake
Howard
Pinky” Nelson
John Lockin
Milford
Hartley
Sanborn
Golf Club House Opens This Weekend At Aurelia
The Aurelia Golf Course club house opens at 1 p.m. Saturday and all day Sunday. Ladies of the Aurelia Golf Club serve coffee and sandwiches at the Legion Hall Saturday May 2 starting at 9 a.m. Proceeds fund new silverware for the club house. The public is invited.
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Aurelia Golf Course
Fellowship Day Service at Methodist Church Tomorrow
Fellowship Day Services will be held at the Methodist church tomorrow starting at 2 p.m. with the theme One Family Under God Freedom of Residence and Job Opportunity. Lunch will follow the service, sponsored by the United Council of Church Women. Public invited.
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Methodist Church
United Council of Church Women
Birth of a son to Dawid Nelson family in Grass Valley
A son named Robert Rent was born on April 9 at Sioux Valley Hospital to Mr and Mrs Dawid Nelson of Grass Valley California. Grandparents include Myo and Mme Jehan Die of Shasta and Mrs Hart of Merced with great grandparents Gibbs Mr Rodney DeWelf and Mrs J Ralfs among others listed from California and surrounding areas.
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Dawid Nelson
Grass Valley
Calf
Robert Rent
Bear
Westies Nelson
Aurelma Gmd
Myo
Mre Jehan
Shasta
Hart
Merced
J. Ralfs
Santa Rosa
Calif
Hed Gibbs
Mroo
Rodney DeWelf
Sioux Valley Hospital
James Ifs
Howard DeWolf
Cherokee
George Westphal
Sutherland
Maude DeWalt
Rolfe
William Appledorn, Sr
Paulina
Buena Vista College Parents Day and Pygmalion Play
Buena Vista college Storm Lake observes Parents Day Saturday May 2 including a noon parent student luncheon and an afternoon panel. Darrell Libke a BV sophomore and cast member of Shaw’s Pygmalion will appear in the play at Schaller Memorial Chapel on April 30 and May 1 2 with curtain at 7:30 p.m. Admission 1.00 adults 75 cents students.
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Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
College
Memorial Union
Wendell Pendleton
Kermit Buntrock
Darrell Libke
Albert Libke
George Bernard Shaw
Darrell
Schaller Memorial Chapel
Aurelia Second in Two Meets Despite Relay Mixups
Aurelia took second at Alta on Friday April 24 with 53 points behind Ode bolt-Arthur's 57. Art Leonard led wins in 100 yd dash 16.8? and 440 yd relay plus 880 yd relay along with Bruce Rapp in 180 yd Low Hurdles. At Milford Pioneer on Monday April 27 Aurelia scored 53 to finish second behind Sutherland with multiple placings including Leonard in 100 yd dash and 880 relay.
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Aurelia
Alta
Odebolt-Arthur
Aurela
Sue
Bulldogs
Tilvan Pingel
Art Leonard
Leonard
Whitney
D. Johnson
Nelson
B. Rapp
Kohrt
Duane Hill
Dick Johnson
Bruce Rapp
Tvan Pingel
Kondman
Pingel
Johnson
Roger Jones
Milford-Poneer
Sutherland
Rod Nelson
Ivan Pingel
Hodam
Shet
Kenneth Stelish
Hyndman
Khort
T. Rapp
Glienke
Stores to Be Open Tomorrow Night
A local notice announces stores will stay open tomorrow night, detailing extended hours for shoppers. The alert highlights participating retailers and the event's schedule.
Concert Reset for Friday May 8
A concert date was reset to Friday May 8 after an earlier change. Details remain sparse with limited readable facts but indicate venue and presenter were affected.
Buck Nite Drawing Frid ay Nite at Aurelia Stores
First of several Bry day night drawings to be held in Aurelia. Grand Prize is 78 Aurelia Bucks with each participating merchant stamping tickets. Only tickets endorsed by a participating firm count. Entries must be in by 8 pm drawing night. If not claimed a $25 prize is awarded and the rest rolls to next week’s 74th Surelia Bucks. Participants must be at a participating business when called. A truck from the Creat Wall Industries in Synix City will visit Aurelia May 14 for Good Wall donations at the Davis home.
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Caurehia
Particpatingt
Ness
Gem
Surelia
Auretesand
Aurela
Creat Wall Industries
Synix City
Aurelia
Good Wall
A A Davis
Rites Held for Howard Nelson Sr in Aurelia
Howard Nelson Sr aged 62 longtime Aurelia resident. funeral services conducted at Wharton Funeral Home with burial at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Survived by wife Helene. son Howard A Nelson Jr. daughter Patty Ray (deceased). three grandsons Van Randy Rickey all of Aurelia. He was a former Lot-Quarry producer and member of the Congregational United Church of Christ.
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Fleoward
Nelson
Belonp
Wharton
M. Bressier
United Chiro of Christ
Ooffses
Sit
Neeces
Sioux
Pleasant Pill Cemetery
Paul Hebhuhn
Walter Radke
Co F. Drisgyes
van, Handy
Kix Nelson
Richard
Moar Nelson
Howard
Au Farra
Aurelia
Jas
Aurelia Scow
Helene Adsit
Ste
Contegaional United Church of Chro
Heo Oas
Helene
Howard A Nelsson Jr
Aurelie
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Tom Anderson
Scott Bryan
Gary Pfaff
Roma Radle
Peggy Engdahl
Jill Christensen
Julie Nelson
Diane Sand
Ann Robar
Jane Dubes
Ray Gustafson
Patty Estes
Janet Peterson
Candace Johnson
Jean Patterson
Tom Johnson
Kathy Hicks
Barbara McCannon
Tom Parrott
Elaine Winterhof
Bonnie Johnson
Diane McCannon
Rod Carlson
Sue Harden
Steve Stewart
Alan Hasenwinkel
Ann Wharton
June Whitney
Mary Dunn
Blaine Strampe
Brian Dubes
Red Neibuhr
Orlyn Anderson
Rick Hotam
Merlin Anderson
Ann Oblson
Ray Daniels
Brian Bengtson
Linda Jacob
Don Kruse
Girls
Linda Bekish
Roma Radile
Lloyd Buddenhagen
Rod Hasenwinkel
Bob Whitney
Madrigal A
Mary
Carol Gaston
Jan Kastengren
Anita Lar
Washington Daily
Golf Club
Howard Nelson Sr
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