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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1948
Page
4
Local boards keep duties for the current year including employing staff, setting salaries, determining school counts, arranging attendance, transport, budgeting, repairs, and improvements. Voters will elect both local school directors and the five-member county board on March 8 1948, with the county board canvassing results March 29, 1948.
The Iowa State Employment Service appoints representatives in towns like Aurelia to aid farmers and workers. Merlin Shank will maintain a farmer orders register at Loof's Place for contact with farm jobs. Storm Lake hosts a weekday office under manager V Clancy.
Afton and Pitcher townships held a joint committee meeting Tuesday in Aurelia Scout rooms. A planned assembly for Monday evening March 8 at Aurelia Legion hall will feature guests the Country Ramblers and Maple Valley 4-H clubs from Pitcher and Afton for a boys and girls 4-H gathering.
A suit in Sioux City District Court challenges a warranty deed claimed by Mathilda Wehking Monck to real estate once owned by the late Rev. Henry Wehking former pastor of St John s Lutheran Hanover. Emmanuel Welking seeks removal and says the property was not listed in the estate.
The Aurelia Theater will show Reaching From Heaven this Friday March 5 with two showings at 7 p m and about 8 30 p m. It is sponsored by the Laymen's League of St Pauls Lutheran church and the Lutheran Visual Education department. The Hollywood production stars Hugh Beaumont Cheryl Walker John Qualen Addison Richards Regis Toomey Charles Evans Nana Bryant and others. A free will offering will be taken after each showing. Bring the family to see this gripping modern story of God reaching down to bring light and comfort.
Stanley Grupp of Riceville narrowly escaped serious injury when a sharp rock blasted into his groin during blasting at a quarry. The stone severed a vein, he bled heavily before workers halted the flow and rushed him to a Mason City hospital.
Kindergarten welcomes Shirley Kastengren and her mother visit while Chrys Kirby marks sixth birthday. First Grade studies posture and new work books. science compares flowers and leaves. art features Chinese dolls and March calendars. Second Grade notes Larry Wogahn wins arithmetic race. Ivory Inspection leaders Policeman and U.S. Marines. seedling sweet potatoes grow roots. handwriting advances to capitals. students adjust seats. mentions birthdays and cards for Dy Anne Anderson. Third Grade enjoys Little Folks from Etiquette Town. spelling honor roll lists names. several students move or leave. geography shifts to northern North America. fractions and poetry readings noted. multiple birthdays acknowledged. Fourth Grade records class moves, 100s in spelling, drama in language, and a classmate moving away. discusses Jap Race mileage and China geography. science covers planets.
Aurelia exits state tournament after a 61 to 35 loss to Holstein in the sectional final at Cherokee. Seniors Dan Coombs Glenn Beeghley and Ervin Westphal played their last Aurelia game as Holstein capitalized on height and fouls. Beeghley led Aurelia with 12 points while Westphal added 9 and Holstein's Lembaugh scored 17.
Voters in the Aurelia Consolidated school district will elect two three year directors and a two year treasurer on Monday March 8 at Aurelia City Hall from 12 00 noon to 7 00 p m. Candidates include Walter J Peterson and Wm F Whitney for directors and L E Christensen for treasurer. Earl Fraser of Aurelia leads the county board of education race for district No 4 which includes Aurelia consolidated Diamond township Pilot township and Silver township.
Marvin Tuttle is among ten seniors and six juniors at the Iowa School for the Deaf who earned a self-funded round trip to Washington D C. The group raised about 1200 of 1500 dollars with bake sales plays and various fundraisers. They depart May 7 by train visiting Chicago Boston Hartford and New York City with a stop in the capital and a Philadelphia return home.
When the family home burned at Waverly Harvey Bergman a junior high student lost all possessions. Harvey’s classmates started a campaign and collected a bed blankets clothes and twenty dollars in cash for him.
Mr and Mrs Harry Howell and Mr and Mrs Archie Nelson of Cherokee hosted a Sunday event honoring Mr and Mrs George Scott on their twenty fifth anniversary. A buffet with white snapdragons and crystal accents framed the gift of silver for the couple. Nearby Mr and Mrs John Chilgren celebrated their 49th anniversary with a February get together in Linn Grove featuring a tray lunch and gifts.
Marvin Seel of near Marcus was injured when a hay rack he was towing caught on a gas pump, causing his tractor to overturn into a concrete post. He was taken by ambulance to a Sioux City hospital.
The Aurelia Garden Club met March 2 at Mrs George Johnsons home with 12 members and two Ames guests Mrs Chas Waddell and Mrs Robert Springkle. Program included poems and flower care topics. the group voted 6.00 for the National Council of State Garden Club Inc to aid European countries.
Lorraine Bruce daughter of Mr and Mrs Chas Bruce married John R Dunn son of Mr and Mrs Dan Dunn on Sunday February 29 at 4 30 pm at the bride’s parents home six miles southwest of Aurelia Rev H Dawes of Eagle Grove officiated. Norma Knudson sang two songs. Maid of honor Eunice Bruce. best man Robert Dunn. The couple will make their home at Minnesota Lake Minnesota after a southward wedding trip.
Sept Lloyd Godfrey announces no school in Aurelia Thursday as faculty attend a tri county institute at LeMars for Cherokee Plymouth and Sioux counties. Institutes arranged by county superintendents with the State Department of Public Instruction to have all teachers attend.
About 1000 of Iowa's 1400 rural mail carriers will help the State Conservation Commission count pheasants quail and cotton tails over four surveys in 1948. Carriers will record sightings on six daily routes then mail tallies to the Biology Section. Weekley counts are planned for late March July September and January with results summarized for carriers.
F H A sponsored Sadie Hawkins Day on February 21 with straw bales lanterns a wishing well and a moon prop. The 7:30 pm event drew about 30 attendees and featured games relays dancing and prizes. Best dressed couple Jeanne Mummert and Robert Rasmussen won a chocolate cream pie as Lil Abner and Daisy Mae. Dale photographed couples while chaperones included Mr. and Mrs. Burt Mummert and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Fox.
A republican caucus for Pitcher township will be held March 5 at 8 00 p m at the H H Lockin office in Aurelia to elect delegates to the county convention and thence to the state convention. Precinct Committeeman H H Lockin urges broad attendance.
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