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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1950
Page
2
Students list perfect attendance by class year and names. American History review and Bookkeeping tests noted. Typing class celebrates ten minute test pins with several quotients and future testing planned. speech class finishes year with next semester shifted to American Literature.
Students reflect on final exams and hope for good report cards. Some will have new teachers next semester with Mr Coburn teaching geometry and Mr Ehlert teaching sociology. Parents may be disappointed with grades from the six weeks.
The notes describe a week of test reviews completed on Thursday and Friday. Preparations begin for a forthcoming spelling contest with a preliminary written test drawn from the Des Moines Register and Tribune Hat.
Tommy Galen and Roland celebrate birthdays with candy bars. Peggy Jones joins from Storm Lake school and is welcomed. Students finish winter bulletin board scene and semester tests. New subjects next term are history and health. Galen Peterson moves to Minnesota and is missed.
Geology and biology lessons covered salmon sardine and tuna while animal diagrams illustrated feeding parts for spider monkey praying mantis bat great blue heron and mole. New pupil Paul Jones joined class bringing total to twenty with good birthday treats for Janice Peterson and Jim MacKay.
Notice of incorporation states Whitney Grain Company formed under Chapter 491, Title XIX of the 1946 Iowa Code. Principal place of business is in Aurelia, Cherokee County.
The article outlines the incorporation of a Cherokee Iowa company to build operate and own elevators for wheat grain and other produce with related storage sheds and services. Capital is one hundred thousand dollars and the term is twenty years with three initial directors and officers named. It also notes stockholders private property exemption from corporate debts and the general plan for governance and future bylaws.
Wanda Hamann was honored at a pre nuptial shower last Tuesday at Bethlehem Lutheran church in Cherokee attended by about one hundred guests. Cousin Feryl Bengtson led the program with poems and songs by Mrs. Leon ard Anderson and others followed by a luncheon in green and white decor.
Mr and Mrs Bill McCabe and daughters are featured in a pleasant note from Mrs Booth highlighting local East Afton and Elk community activities. The piece centers on family life and neighboring ties within the town.
The article notes soybeans originated in China with a 5,000 year history and were introduced to the United States in 1804, remaining a botanical curiosity for over a century.
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