Sextet Rates First At Spencer Contest
Forty three Aurelia high school students competed in the State music contest at Spencer on April 24 25 and 26. The Girls sextet Division I the mixed chorus Division II the Girls glee club se trio and piano solo Division II received various ratings under IHSMA standards. Region IX of the National Music Educators Conference will hold a festival in St Joseph Missouri May 9 and 10 with Division I soloists and small groups eligible to compete. The sextet hopes to enter if transportation and financing can be arranged.
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Aurelia High School
Spencer
Iowal High School Music Association
National Music Educators Conference
St. Joseph
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Track Team to Enter Sac City Relays
Coach Null will take 15 track team members to Sac City Friday to enter in the annual Sac City relays. Twelve events will be entered by the local thin clads, with Class A separate from Class B except in field events. A complete schedule of races for both classes gives small schools a better chance.
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Null
Sac City
Past President's Parley Attends Meeting With Mrs Arvid Anderson
The Past President's Parley met with Mrs. Arvid Anderson on Tuesday April 29. President Mary Anderson conducted the business meeting and plans were made to prepare poppy wreaths for deceased Auxiliary members graves for Memorial Day. The next meeting will be with Inez Lars on May 27. A luncheon was served by Mrs. Anderson assisted by Mrs. Laurence Anderson.
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Arvid Anderson
Mary Anderson
Inez Lars
Anderson
Laurence Anderson
Cabinet sinks and cupboards at Paul's Radio Shop
A cabinet collapse damages shelves and cupboards at Paul’s Radio Shop in an incident that did not report injuries. Emergency crews secured the scene and investigators began assessing structural cause. Local owners and staff described the mishap as sudden and disruptive to daily operations.
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Paul
Afton Farm Bureau Ladies Meet At Myrna Gates Home
Afton township Farm Bureau ladies gathered Friday afternoon April 25 at chairman Myrna Gates home to discuss How to Build Better Meetings. Reports by Orpha Demeree on tax equalization in rural urban districts. Nell Loucks read New Zealand letters and showed farm journals. Tone Carlson requested reports on books read. Kathleen Allen sang solos. Mino Fee spoke on kitchen training. A box for overseas packing was prepared, and a relaxing game followed by ice cream and cake concluded a pleasant, informative afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Afton
Myrna Gates Fridany
Orpha Demeree
Kathleen Allen
Nell Loucks
New Zealand
Tone Carlson
Mino Fee
Veterans Service Office Announces Weekly Schedule
C W Elliott the local Veterans Administration representative announces itinerant service to assist veterans and dependents to obtain benefits. In Storm Lake he visits the Chamber of Commerce office each Monday and Cherokee each Tuesday while in Denison Carroll and Jefferson he serves midweek and end of week at local chambers.
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C. W. Elliott
Veterans Administration
Storm Lake
Chamber of Commerce
Cherokee
Denison
Iowa
Carroll
Jefferson
Afton League of Four Leaf Clover Meeting Notes
The Afton League of Four Leaf Clover met with Donna Lee Fraser. Fifteen members and two leaders answered roll call. Plans were made for the May Morning Breakfast on May 10 at Carolyn Kolpin's. A talk on house cleaning in my room followed. A demonstration on parliamentary procedure was given by several members. An illustrated talk titled How to Make a Cleaning Mit was presented. Each girl to bring money for cards next meeting. Lunch by the hostess and her mother Carolyn Kolpin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afton League of Four Leaf Clover
Donna Lee
Fraser
Carolyn Kolpin
Marylyn Minkler
Dean Nelson
Donna Fraser
Glenda Troxell
Kathleen Jones
LaVonne Pingel
Mit
Society Notes Recap of Club Meetings and Honors
Mrs. Leslie Holderness hosted a pinochle night with five tables. guests included Mr. and Mrs. Royce Stephens and Mrs. A A Davis. High scores went to Herbert Grienke and A A Davis. traveling prize to Mrs. Herbert Grienke. A surprise bridge party for Mrs. L K Kreger followed. Mrs. Clarence Kaskey led in high score. Miss Myrna Grienke’s bridal shower was held at Mrs. Clifford Menefee’s home. prizes went to Mrs. George Parrott and Mrs. Paul Grienke. Birthday and anniversary gatherings included Frank Full’s 70th and Mrs. Harry Carlson’s celebrations. The Naomi Circle met for quilt block work and luncheon.
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Leslie Holderness
Royce Stephens
A. A. Davis
Herbert Grienke
Willie Westphallow
L. K. Kreger
Clarence Kaskey
Helmer Carlberg
Earl Ware
Ware
Swanson
Cherokee
Glenwood Waddell
Kreger
Myrna Grienke
Clifford Menefee
Herman Nelson
George Parrott
Paul Grienke
Miss Grienke
Emil Carlson
Frank Full
Ernest Bjorklund
Verner Bengtson
David
Long Beach
Calif
A. M. Bengtson
Leonard Bengtson
Kyle
Wilbert George
Phyllis Bjorklund
Harry Carlson
Child
Medley Relay Team Places Second at Sioux City Relays
The Aurelia medley relay team coached by Null placed second in Cass B at the Sioux City Relays, finishing behind a Platte, S. C. squad with a 3 49.7 time. The Aurelia quartet of Kenneth Beeghley, Arlo Sturgeon, Dan Coombs and Glenn Beeghley edged Vermilion’s old mark from 1945, clocking 3 50.2. They also claimed the medley trophy at Holstein and Tomahawk relays and posted a fifth in the 440 yard relay with Bob Howell, Arlo Sturgeon, Dan Coombs and Glenn Beeghley. Aurelia’s 880 yard relay team failed to advance.
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Null
Cass
Sioux City
Platte, S. C
Aurelia Lia
Kenneth Beeghley
Arlo Sturgeon
Dan Coombs
Glenn Beeghley
Vermilion
Alta
Bob Howell
Aurelia
Jeanne Mummert Elected Secretary Treasurer At Rally
At the Sioux Association of the Congregational Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship spring rally in Sheldon on April 27 Jeanne Mummert of Aurelia was elected secretary treasurer for the coming year, succeeding Marjorie Parker of Sioux City. Duane Baurret of Sioux City was named president and Garolyn Hoffman of Emmetsburg vice president. Twelve delegates from Aurelia attended the rally.
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Sioux Association of the Congregational Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship
Sheldon
Jeanne Mummert
Aurelia
Marjorie Parker
Sioux City
Jeanne
Duane*Baurret
Garolyn Hoffman
Emmetsburg
Wce
Laurence Anderson Marries Cherokee Girl in April ceremony
The Immaculate Conception rectory in Cherokee hosted the Wed nesday ceremony at five o'clock on April 28 for Donna Low Eischen and Laurence Anderson. The couple, both from Iowa, exchanged vows in a double ring service, followed by a reception for 60 at Hotel Lewis with pink and grey decor. After May 1 they will live on a farm near Aurelia. the bride is a 1945 Immaculate Conception graduate and the groom, a Navy veteran who farmed near Aurelia.
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Immaculate Conception
Cherokee
Donna Low Eischen
Franklin Hischen
Storm Lake
Laurence Anderson
Arvid Anderson
Aurelia
F. P. Schultes
Marian Notham
Remsen
Robert Coombs
Eischen
Mary Wentworth
Mary Trainor
Shirley Hyndman
Barbara Beckman
Loretta Schiltz
Marjorie Wilcox
Cleghorn
Immaculate Conception High School
Anderson
Aurelia High School
Korea
Congregational Missionary Society Meets at Mrs Fraser Home
The Congregational Missionary Society gathered at Mrs. Fae Fraser's home on a Wednesday in April with 16 members and 5 guests. President Inez Larson presided and discussed the Sioux Association meeting at Spencer.
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Congregational Missionary Society
Fae Fraser
Edwin Trigg
Jack Tharpe
Inez Larson
Sioux Association
Spencer
Pearle Glawe
Harriet McCurdy
Mathews
Gladys Glawe
Washington
Ruth Carlberg
Congregational Church
Congregational
Pearl Glawe
Arlene Peterson
Annie Peterson
Warren Raney
Imo Krout
Mrs Harold Cornwall Dies At Cherokee Hospital
Mrs Harold Cornwall aged 39 of Washta died suddenly at Sioux Valley hospital in Cherokee after falling ill at home. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Virgil Thevenin of Aurelia. Funeral plans include a service at the Wharton Funeral Home in Aurelia followed by Methodist church services in Washta.
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Harold Cornwall
Washta
Sioux Valley
Cherokee
Virgil Thevenin
Aurelia
Wharton
Eclipse Lumber Co. Offers Immediate Kitchen Gabinet Units
Eclipse Lumber Co advertises immediate delivery of kitchen cabinet units. Offers include standard sizes and custom fittings, with emphasis on rapid production, delivery timelines, and local service.
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Eclipse ‘Lumber Co
May Basket Day Promised At Local School
School notes detail a week of activities across grades from first through sixth. Students celebrate birthdays, study mountains and Chinese geography, cover fractions and multiplication, and prepare library reference lists. Team scoring and spelling 100s are noted along with constellations and May basket crafts.
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Will
Richard Anderson
John Baumann
Bobby Bengtson
William Hasenwinkel
Dennis Kolpin
Paul Laposky
la Donna Adamson
Carolyn Bengtson
Roberta Gates
Jenny Lighter
Sharon Ohlson
Shirley Stief
Carol Larson
China
Szechwan
Red Basin
Yangtze River
Spyri
Sharon Ohlison
Aurelia Women's Club Hosts County Convention Friday
The Aurelia Women's Club hosted the Cherokee county convention of Iowa's Federation of Women's Clubs at the Aurelia Methodist Church. Rev. Ernest Stanworth opened with an invocation and lunch followed the business meeting. Mrs. Willis Vanderburg spoke on World Peace in French during the afternoon, detailing UNO women's division health and social issues.
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Aurelia
United Nations Organization
Eleanor Roosevelt
Vanderburg
UNO
Aurelia Faces Galva In Sectional Opener
The Aurelia baseball team meets Galva at 10 30 a m Saturday in the sectional tournament at Quimby with Aurelia drawing a first round bye. Semi finals follow next Monday and the finals Tuesday. Districts run May 10 18 and state May 19 21. First round games Friday include Alta vs Fairview and Quimby vs Washta.
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Aurelia
Galva
Quimby
Alta
Fairview
Washta
Grand Meadow
Meriden
Schaller
Marcus
Drey
Alta-Fairview
Quimby- Washta
County Cancer Drive Meeting At Cherokee May 5
Mrs H H Armbrecht county chairman announces a county cancer control meeting Monday evening May 5 in Cherokee Chamber of Commerce rooms State chairman E L G White of Spencer will discuss plans Attendees from Aurelia include Mrs H H Deyloff and Mrs Ralph Peterson Pitcher township chairmen Others interested are invited.
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H. H. Armbrecht
Cherokee
Drive For Cancer Control Funds
Cherokee Chamber of Commerce
E. L. G. White
Spencer
Aurelia
H. H. Deyloff
Ralph Peterson
Pitcher Township
Track Team Wins S. V. Conf. Meet at Alta
Coach Null's track squad scored 724 points to capture the Sioux Valley Conference meet and trophy at Alta on Tuesday. Aurelia won the medley relay and set a new half mile record 2 09.8 by Glenn Keeghley, eclipsing the 1939 mark. Event placings include Dan Coombs fourth in the 100 yards and first in the 220 yard dash, Delbert Johnson taking the shot put, Glenn Beeghley first in the half mile and Glenn Keeghley pole vault champion.
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Null
Sioux Valley
Alta
Milford
Hartley
Sanborn
Paullina
Primghar
Aurelia
Kenneth Beeghley
John Lockin
Arlo Sturgeon
Glenn Beeghley
Glenn Keeghley
Dale Sleezer
Dan Coombs
Vernon Kaskey
Paul Galvin
Delbert Johnson
Kenneth Peters
Gerry Peterson
Leonard Neitzke
Robert Rasmussen
Marvin Peckengchneider
Funeral Services For Mrs Henry Grieme
Mrs Henry Grieme 60 died early Wednesday at Amon nurses home in Cherokee. She had been living with her daughters before entering the nurses home. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 00 at Wharton Funeral Home and 2 15 at St Paul's Lutheran church Aurelia. Burial will be in Aurelia cemetery.
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Henry Grieme
Amon
Cherokee
Wharton Funeral Home
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Aurelia
Card of Thanks from Mrs. Lorenz Roth
I thank friends neighbors and relatives who sent cards flowers gifts and visits during my stay at Sioux Valley hospital. Your thoughtfulness meant a great deal to me.
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Sioux Valley Hospital
Lorenz Roth
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Afton Farm Bureau
Myrna Gates
Cherokee V. A
Fire Insurance
Harry H. Lockin
First Trust & Savings
Baiak Member of
The
Federal ‘Deposit: Insurance Corporation
Naomi Circle
Maude Sweet
Katie Mae McDeid
J. M. Gaye
Pauline Wieland
Elvina Nielsen
Cong’) Missionary Society
Cherokee Hospital
Carole
Delores
Eugene
Chuck
Janice
Gary Mongan
Patty Ehrhardt
Eva Marie Gerry Ann
Margene Otto
Charlene Stoneking
Meta Mae Buenger
Dick Fassler
Roger Foley
Darlene Kolpin
Gaylene Matzdorff
Paul Nelson
Marlyce Vogel
Finaide
Aurelia Women’s Club
S. V. Conf
Automobile Insurance
Farmers National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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