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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1952
Page
3
Reverend J E Gebhardt and Rev Sietsema travel to Mason City and Estherville while families host visits in Cherokee and Edgemont. Various relatives from Sioux City to St Petersburg Florida visit, with social events, birthdays, and church connections noted across communities.
Graduation week events for 36 Aurelia High School seniors start May 11 with a Baccalaureate address by Rev. E Wayne Hilmer at the high school. The program includes processional invocations, musical selections, readings, and the presentation of awards ahead of Class Night and Commencement.
Seniors listed for diploma graduation include Gorlyn Anderson Robert F. Anderson Carl Braunschweig Donald L. Buenger Wanda Hilsabeck Carlson Junior Cline Franklin L. Clymens Marian Lee Eddy Kay C. Elliott Clara C. Gregg Richard C. Grienke Marian Grigsby Filmore Gustafson Dick G. Hodge Barbara Ann Jensen Margaret L. Johnson Donald E. Klumpp Charlene Ann Koch and Val Dean Koch Merlin L. Koth Maureen Dolores Mallory Gaylen F. Miller Richard A. Reed Shirley Ann Robeson Duane and Rose Anne Schramm Janice Schulke Donna Rae Shank Donna Jean Sorensen Anita M. Stegen Darlene R. Stief Stanley H. Teerink Esther Lee Wallace Caroline and Wilbur Wogahn.
Alumni of Aurelia High School who graduated since 1947 will receive invitations if their address is on file. Alumni who graduated in the last five years may attend even without an invitation. The dance occurs at the Legion Hall on May 14 with Tommy Thomas Orchestra providing music.
Commander Marvin Johnson of the Aurela Legion post calls members of the Memory committee to meet at the Legion hall next Monday at 8 PM to lay plans for the local Memorial Day observance. The Legion Firing Squad is also asked to attend.
Mr and Mrs Donald Calderwood and their family left Sunday for Altus Oklahoma to settle there. Calderwood, formerly at Whitney Hardware, has accepted a job as combination engineer and announcer for Radio Station KWHW Altus Oklahoma.
The Cherokee male chorus will perform a concert at Mt Olive Baptist Church on Monday evening May 12 at 8 p.m. The event is announced for local readers.
The Afton boys 4 H club will gather at the Harry Pingels home Thursday evening at 8 p m for their monthly meeting.
May 8 4 H boys meet at Harry Pingel home 8 p m. May 9 Women s club luncheon at Nelson cafe 1 15 p m. May 10 Junior-Senior banquet at high school. May 11 Baccalaureate services at high school auditorium. May 12 Cherokee male chorus concert Mt Olive Baptist church 8 p m Class night at high school. May 14 Mary Guild meets with Mrs Herbert Peterson Spring Formal at Legion hall. May 15 Priscilla Alden Circle Peregrine White Circle Mayflower Circle with Mrs Langwin. Commencement program at high school auditorium.
Archibald Susan MacKay three month old son of Mr and Mrs Archie MacKay Sr of Atlantic died suddenly Saturday morning at the family home. Born January 20 1952 in Atlantic the infant had been ill Friday. Funeral services were held Monday at Roland funeral home with Rev Tom Fuhr officiating. Interment in Atlantic cemetery. Surviving are paternal grandparents Archie and (Mrs) MacKay Aurelia maternal grandmother Mrs Guy Fulks Atlantic great grandmother Mrs B F Goodwin Sioux City and Robert MacKay who attended FBI school in Washington DC. He flew to Atlantic Saturday to attend the funeral and will visit this week at his brother's home before returning to Washington.
Esther Wallace won first place and a $25 prize in the schoolhouse contest moved by the Aurelia Knights of Pythias lodge. Darlene Stief finished second. the pair will travel to Waterloo on May 16 for the state contest.
Bonnie Mae Dyslin and Richard Charles Martin pledged vows April 20 at Aurelia Methodist Church. Rev. E Wayne Hilmer officiated a double ring ceremony with gladioli decorations, a white aisle runner, and a yellow rose bouquet. After a reception for 250, the couple plans to live on a Sac City area farm following a Chicago honeymoon.
Mrs. John Quinn sustained a broken leg multiple fractures and severe bruises in an auto accident at Elmhurst NL last week. She had just returned to Des Plaines Illinois after wintering in Mesa Arizona and was visiting relatives including her mother Mrs. Gina Paulson.
Aurelia's Trackmen scored strong showings over the weekend as Bob Anderson set a 120-yard high hurdles record of 15.2 seconds at Sioux City Relays and again 180-yard low hurdles in 21.7 seconds at Estherville Relays. The team also clocked records in relays and swept Class B events, with standout efforts from Dennis Anderson, Brownmiller, and Koch. A junior high triangular meet against Storm Lake and Alta is set for Thursday.
Tuesday May 13 a faculty picnic. May 14 15 semester tests to noon May 15. Students dismissed after lunch May 15. May 16 bus drivers deliver report cards starting 1 p.m. for rural students via mailboxes. Town cards from superintendent office 1 15 to 2 15 p.m. No mailing of report cards.
Six seniors were inducted into the Au relia chapter of the National Honor Society in a ceremony at the school yesterday. Eligible students are in the top third of the graduating class with limited selection. The ceremony featured the entire high school faculty and a full student assembly at 3 15 p.m.
May 15 adds northern walleye sauger pike perch white or silver bass and yellow bass to already open fishes in Iowa. Nesting game fish season starts May 30 for smallmouth largemouth warmouth bass sunfish bluegill and rock bass. Frog season opens May 12 with a catch limit of twelve.
The Boy Scouts and Scout Mothers announce a pancake supper at the Methodist church on Wednesday May 21. Serving starts at 5 p.m. Proceeds go to paying the Scout lodge debt and purchasing new equipment. Tickets sold by Scouts 50c for children 25c for adults.
A son was born May 2 to Mr and Mrs Francis Smith of Cleghorn at LeMars. The infant weighs 8 pounds 11 ounces. He is named Gerald Lee. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Darwin Smith of Cleghorn and Mr and Mrs Ernest Bjorklund of Aurelia.
A car driven by 17 year old Eugene Moser of Alvord rolled over twice and landed in a ditch on the McQuinn corner north of town last Friday night. Moser and his passenger Roger Small escaped serious injury but were treated at Sioux Valley hospital and released. Small suffered foot and leg injuries while Moser had a hip and side injury. The driver said he was unfamiliar with the road and missed a turn. The top hood fenders and doors were badly damaged.
Twelve-twentieths of an inch of rain fell here Wednesday, reported by W. H. Bischel. The rainfall was a boon to crops already planted, as the ground had been drying out.
Aurelia trackmen win eight events set three new conference marks and place second to Hartley in the Sioux Valley meet at the local field. Hartley tops with 99% points. Aurelia second, followed by Alta Primghar Sutherland Sanborn Paullina Milford. District meet at Cherokee Friday next.
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