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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1956
Page
1
Published every Thursday and entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Aurelia Iowa classified ads and readers are 10c per line with a minimum charge of 35c for the first insertion Cards of Thanks are $1.00 each per insertion.
Readers vent at city council antics and park funds while praising civic effort. The letter criticizes political elite, supports park cleanliness within tight budgets, and notes rain relief boosts morale amid drought.
The Greater Rolfe Club sponsors a two day carnival on August 30 and 31 with a second annual Talent Contest on August 31 at 7 30 PM open to entrants from the trade area and surrounding counties. Rules for entry begin the list of details.
The carnival announces a contest divided into three age groups 6 10 11 16 and 17 plus adults. Each entry lasts three to six minutes within a 90 minute program and a limit of 18 entrants. All entrants may face tryouts if entries exceed capacity. Entry blanks are available from Supt R O Mortensen Rolfe. Prizes or trophies will go to the top three in each age group with out of town judges from nonparticipating communities.
The 1956 Iowa deer season, set by the State Conservation Commission, runs bow from October 13 to November 12 and shotgun on December 8 and 9. Hours are 6 30 a m to 5 p m for bow and 8 a m to 4 p m for shotgun. License is 10 dollars for Iowa residents with shotgun licenses capped at 6 000. postmarked by October 12. If applications exceed 6 000 a drawing will determine recipients.
Card of thanks from Mr and Mrs Clarence Pixler and Family expressing gratitude to relatives friends and neighbors for sympathy and practical help during their bereavement. Your thoughtfulness will be remembered.
The commission announces unlimited bowhunting licenses for the deer season and requires labeling on licenses as bow-and-arrow or shotgun only. Bowhunters may not hunt during gun season with bow-and-arrow licenses. Deer herd estimated at 14 000. In 1955, 6000 licensed hunters killed 2580 deer, including 58 by bowhunters, plus at least 338 deer killed by landowners, totaling 2888.
Bancroft marshal Duke Kinsey, 52, collapsed and died of a heart attack while playing catcher for Bancroft at Whittemore. He had complained of feeling ill around the fifth inning.
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