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Aurelia Sentinel

Location

Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1940

Page

9

Aurelia Consolidated School Opens Monday September Second

The Aurelia consolidated school district begins a new term Monday September 2 with morning sessions and afternoon meetings for staff. Supt. Renaud reports 90 tuition pupils last year and expects more. staff include A H Vogel vocational agriculture instructor and Lloyd C Ruby band director overseeing preparations and summer work.

Aurelia Consolidated School Aurelia James Gay Martin Burshheim Renaud A. H. Vogel Future Farmers of America Lloyd. C. Ruby Begbies Aurelia School

Buena Vista College Opens Fall Term September 12

Buena Vista college prepares for another large enrollment as remodeling continues. Last year set a historic high and early registrations from Aurelia and nearby areas suggest similar or greater numbers. Official registration dates are September 10 and 11 with classes starting September 12.

Buena Vista College Aurelia

Agriculture Instructors Discuss Farm Credit

Twelve vocational agriculture instructors of the northwest Iowa district met at the Aurelia school building to discuss farm credit and its role in good farm management. L. K. Macy of Iowa State College led the discussion on farm management and credit as a factor in sound decisions. D. W. McCallum of the Farm Credit administration demonstrated how credit ratings help determine loan amounts. The group analyzed a case farm to decide if the loan should be made and plan to include these ideas in this year's farm credit teaching within the vocational agriculture program.

Northwest Iowa Aurelia L. K. Macy Agriculture Economics Department Iowa State College D. W. McCallum Farm Credit Administration

Wire can rid trees of borers says horticulturist

Patience and a sharp knife with stiff wire can remove round headed borers from apple trees. Iowa State college extension horticulturist S. W. Edgecombe notes brown sawdust at the base of the trunk signals borers. Dig tunnels under bark, pull borers out, and check high up to ten or sixteen inches in badly infested trees to prevent tree death.

S. W. Edgecombe Iowa State College Extension Horticulturist Edgecombe

Too Many Fish Causes Dinner Plans to Fizzle

Four couples from Hampton and Eagle Grove returned from a fishing trip with plans for a fish dinner. They packed fish on ice for shipment, invited friends, but no fish arrived. Codfish and herring substituted, with promises of a future dinner. no fish has come and the guests realize it will be too late.

Hampton Eagle Grove

Four New Teachers Join Aurelia School Faculty

The Aurelia consolidated school announces four new instructors for the upcoming term starting September 2. Geneva Ruwe from Manson will replace Frances Marquardt in the second grade, Rowe will teach lower grades, Pearl Thorson from Badger will lead the third grade, and Ruth McClure from Lohrville will take the sixth grade. Junior Thomas of LeMars will handle assistant coaching and high school commercial work along with junior high athletics.

Aurelia Consolidated School Geneva Ruwe Manson Frances Marquardt Miss Rowe Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls Gilmore City Pearl Thorson Badger Iowa Miss Thorson Superior Ruth McClure Junior Thomas LeMars Thomas

New Athletic Field Opens With Night Games

The new football field, improved by recent rains, is ready for use this fall with a practice sprint track around it. A Friday night opener against Sioux Rapids on September 20 is planned with dedicatory ceremonies likely. The field features a five foot wire fence, multiple entrances, lights for night games, a west center grandstand seating about 850, and a surrounding cinder track.

Sioux Rapids Board of Education PWA Martin Burshheim

Aurelia Cons. School Board Members Listed

The Aurelia consolidated school board members are led by President R. S. Whitney with George Blanch John Galvin and H. H. Lockin among the listed directors Homer Robar also serves on the board.

Aurelia Cons. School Board Aurelia Consolidated School R. S. Whitney George Blanch John Galvin H. H. Lockin Homer Robar

Young Wayne Grady Faces Fourth Operation Soon

Five year old Wayne Grady Grant has undergone three operations in seven weeks, the first for a ruptured appendix, with a fourth surgery expected soon as he continues treatment at the hospital.

Wayne Grady Grant

Aurelia High schedules football and basketball lineup

Aurelia High School announces football and basketball schedules as reported by Supt. Renaud. Changes include dropping Central High Sioux City for Anthon in football and hosting all home games at night with one possible afternoon armistice game against Alta. The Sioux Valley conference jamboree is set for Alta on September 17 with a season slate extending into February.

Aurelia High School Renaud Central High Sioux City Anthon Alta Sioux Rapids Akron Marcus Peterson Paullina Cleghorn Meriden Primghar Immaculate Conception of Cherokee

Dead Fish In Shell Rock River Stuns Marble Rock

Conservation officers cannot determine death cause for thousands of fish in the Shell Rock river. Marble Rock residents rake up carcasses and bury them in long trenches to clear the scene.

Shell Rock River Marble Rock

Transportation Drives Aurelia School System Reach

Transportation plays a major role in the Aurelia consolidated school system with about 286 students relying on bus service daily. The system covered 363 miles of routes last year and may extend routes this year, including 63 to 154 mile spans, with six buses serving tuition pupils off district. A new steel bus body was added, used by Charlie Waddell on the northeast route, while driver changes include Clarence Kaskey replacing George Kaskey. other drivers listed.

Aurelia Consolidated School M. C. Paulson Charlie Waddell J. W. Grapenthen Oren Coombs Roy Matzdorff Clarence Kaskey George Kaskey Clay Dawson Otto Plautz John Holderness Ira Mann Roy Demarest James Scott

Property Boom Shakes Milo Town As Six Homes Change Hands

Milo, a 500 resident town, reports a brief land boom with six property transfers in the last two weeks. Local real estate activity shows momentum as buyers and sellers transact, signaling renewed interest in the area.

Milo

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