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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1963
Page
5
Aurelia Bulldogs triumph in both the Aurelia Relays and the Sioux Valley Conference Meet. Relays victories boosted by strong leg performances from Aurelia and Paullina, with records set in the mile relay and shot put.
The Aurelia team set a new football throw record at 219 feet 4 inches surpassing the old 206-9 and dominated field events. Sleezer and Hakeman tied in the pole vault, while Kolpin led the 440 dash and Bruce Rapp won low hurdles for Aurelia. The Bulldogs next compete in the Holstein district meet with state qualification on the line.
The Aurelia High School Concert Choir will present a 25 minute concert on KTIV Channel IV Sioux City next Monday at 12 00 Noon.
Thirty seven Aurelia high seniors will receive diplomas at Commencement in the high school auditorium on Wednesday May 22. Guest speaker John B Van Why of the State University of South Dakota Vermillion will discuss How Firm A Foundation.
Tom Whitney of Aurelia is named one of six recipients of Special ISU National Science Foundation Fellowships for 1963 64 by Iowa State University Graduate College in Ames. The awards support top students to pursue doctorates in their fields while continuing studies in Electrical Engineering.
Miss Clare Ohlson of the Mt Olive community is hospitalized in Sioux Valley hospital Chero Kee undergoing rabies treatment after being bitten in the lower thigh by a rabid badger Saturday evening. Phil and Merlin Anderson killed the animal with a tire iron and the badger’s body was sent to Iowa State college Ames for tests.
Two Aurelians in the University of South Dakota wind ensemble will perform in three upcoming concerts. The select band of 35 players travels to Akron at 6 15 p m May 13 Vermillion high school May 14 and USC Creative Arts Festival May 16 19. Jim Mackay and Dan Peterson are oboist and percussionist respectively with the group Gordon Linden, formerly of Aurelia, also plays percussion.
A community chest X-ray program for adults 18 and over will visit towns in Cherokee County the week of May 21 to 24. Sponsored by the County TB and Health Association State Health Department Iowa TB and Health Association and County Medical Society, it uses funds from the Christmas Seal campaign.
Mr and Mrs Walt Plagman and family traveled to Chicago for Elmhurst college Honors Day where Ruth Alice Plagman received a 900 dollar Honor Scholarship. The award goes to freshmen on the high school Honor Roll and meeting other qualifications. Miss Plagman belongs to Aurelia High School's graduating class.
A birth notice reports the arrival of a child to Mrs Aric Reussen and family in Denia. The message lists names such as Lisd Maria and Mrs Gans Reussen and notes the date and place, with formal congratulations and best wishes.
Funeral services for Mrs Myrtiel O Avison Ohlson 63 of Cherokee were held at St Pauls Methodist Church with the Rev Seba officiating. Burial followed at Good Hope Cemetery. She died April 27 1963 after an extended illness and leaves a daughter Mrs Leavenworth Wheeler of Yuma Avie two grandchildren four sisters and one brother. Her husband and a brother preceded her in death.
The report covers Monday to Wednesday legislative activity. Key items include passage of SF 306 on sales and use taxes for equipment, debate and defeat of HF 498 to create a Safety Commission, and a digital control bill starting point SF 437 with amendments. The speaker shares views on implied consent, local finance issues, and ongoing debates on public safety and governance in Des Moines.
The record notes regional competition involving Division I entries for a band and two vocal groups. Details are fragmented with names and scores obscured by OCR errors, but reference to participants and event structure appears.
A fragmentary local notice announces a meeting titled Your Weight and Your Fate on Monday led by Theda Nelle Scott. The readable text mentions discussion prompts about diet, nutrition, and daily habits, with scattered phrases on foods and beverages and a few unclear names.
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