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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1941
Page
2
AURELIA Consolidated SCHOOL NOTES describe busy weeks across grades. The report highlights an upcoming May 8 performance of The Knave of Hearts in the high school auditorium, while students in science, geography, history and art pursue experiments, maps, baskets, and a rock collection.
Keith Shirley and Janet bring pretty flowers as students in SECOND GRADE and FIRST GRADE plant an indoor garden with radishes peas lettuce and asters. Pupils collect seeds bring bouquets and display a new bulletin board for news. A Friday country walk yields tulips cut from Monday’s pasting project.
Manager Woodruff, linked to Oklahoma and Texas sand lot circuits, guided Enid Champlin refiners Oilers to five state titles and national semi pro crowns in 1937. A registered umpire with major league interest in past tours, he and his wife will move to Aurelia May 15 to lead the town’s semi pro team for the season.
Des Moines reports more than 121000 in cash premiums for the 1941 Iowa state fair to run August 20 to 29. Major prizes are listed by department with cattle leading at 92240 and 18615 for horses. Iowa farm youths receive over 20000, with 4-H club work totaling 20806 and various departments detailing awards across livestock crops crafts and competitions. Copies of the premium list are available from the state fair secretary in Des Moines.
A car powered by wind gusts toppled on Colfax street and collided with a plate glass window at Janis Cafe. The broken glass and a soft drink sign struck a passing car driven by Delbert Crogs, causing damage and minor injuries.
Rural communities in Cherokee county and surrounding areas earned top ratings at Achievement Day with several townships achieving superior results in Organization Results Publicity and Features. Notable 100 percent scorers included Spring Mrs Lawrence Johnson Afton Mrs Troy Mummert and Mrs George Zwick. 99 percent leaders named across Spring and Afton townships.
Miss Trene Vivemke spent midweek to Sunday with her sister in Schaller. Infants Harlen Harold and Robert Martin were baptized at Odebolt Lutheran Church with sponsors named. Various residents visited and hosted gatherings at Hogrefe, Hinkeldey, Radke, Holtz, and Grieme homes. St Johns Ladies Aid set May 7 at Oswald Nielsen home.
Iowa bullhead fishermen report excellent catches across the state this spring. An open season with a 25 fish daily limit and no minimum length is noted, with Storm Lake, Clear Lake, Spirit Lake and other waters cited. Northern lakes faced winter ice with heavy mud, but overall strong bullhead prospects remain. fish were moved from Lost Island to nearby ponds and back.
A group of neighborhood women rushed to save freshly washed laundry when a strong wind knocked Mia Clay Burkhardt Montezuma’s clothes to the ground. They quickly retrieved and rehung the garments, restoring the wash in minutes.
Mt Olive Baptist church reelected Sunday school officers after the morning service. Louis Bengtson remains superintendent with Clifford Bruce as treasurer Charlene Ohlson pianist Rhea McGregor librarian and several couples and individuals listed as officers and attendees at related events.
Taylor County Deputy Clerk Everett Kink faced an error when the bride to be marked Adams county as the marriage location, prompting the couple to state they had come too far. In Tama, Wm Dolezal collapsed from gas fumes from a faulty refrigerator, found unconscious after about 45 minutes.
Iowa State College agricultural engineers KE Collins and CK Shedd report that cutting corn row width to 21 inches raised yields by about 8 bushels per acre, with last year showing 7.6 bushels more than standard 42 inch rows. They note equipment limits for closer spacing and call for adaptable tractors planters and harvesters.
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