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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1951
Page
5
Community members from Storm Lake Breda Alta and Aurelia gather for weekend visits and family events. Residents travel to Reading Linn Grove Denison Cherokee Sioux City and Ames for visits hospital checks and celebrations. several boasting relatives and hosting parties at various homes.
Aurelia clinched the Sioux Valley track title Tuesday night with 103 points. Hartley was second with 77, followed by Alta, Primghar, Sanborn, Milford, and Paullina. Multiple event records and new distances highlighted the meet, including a conference best in the two-mile relay and a new 180-yard low hurdles distance.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Huseman of Newell announce the engagement of their daughter Joan to Harold Brownmiller Jr son of Mr. and Mrs Harold Brownmiller of Aurelia. The wedding date is set for June 3.
Forty five mothers of pre school children attended the informal tea sponsored by the PTA at the school house last Friday. The children attended a party sponsored by the homemaking class of the high school. Mrs Lloyd Patterson greeted the mothers and hostesses were Mrs Patterson and Mrs Reuben Ohlson. The program included Burro Bells in the Moonlight Oh Susanne Sonata Pathetique and Listen to the Mocking Bird with Charlene Stoneking and the girls trio. The committee in charge of the tea was Mesdames George Cockburn Garland Hickey Alvin Peterson Edmund Radke George Nelson Vernon Peterson Ralph Mongan and Wesley Nelson.
Dick Crayne, Westmar athletic director and former University of Iowa football star, will headline the athletic banquet at Aurelia Congregational church on Tuesday evening May 15. The program will include films of a college football and a basketball game, with ticket sales starting today via Letter club members.
Margaret Gebhardt daughter of Rev Mrs J E Gebhardt was named an alternate for University Merit scholarships. The Iowa State University program awarded Merit scholarships to eighty seven Iowa high school seniors for the 1951 52 year, with Miss Gebhardt possibly receiving full tuition and fees if chosen.
A Memorial Day Association meeting is called for tonight at the Legion hall to form 1951 committees and elect officers for 1952. 1951 officers listed include President Legion commander, 1st vice president C. R. Whitney, 2nd vice president Martin Strampe, and treasurer H. H. Deyloff.
Funeral services for Mrs. Emil Radke 86 were held Sunday at St. John’s Lutheran Hanover. A pioneer resident with her husband, she died May 4 at Alta hospital after five years of poor health. Surviving are four sons and five daughters, 30 grandchildren and 38 great grandchildren. Burial followed in St. John’s cemetery.
More than 200 delegates and pastors attended the circuit Lutheran Women’s Missionary League spring rally at St Pauls Lutheran Church on May 8. Rev Lester Peter spoke on prison ministry at Fort Madison and Rev G H Schaefer shared experiences as a missionary in Saskatchewan.
Numerous encampments and social calls cited from Anthon Iowa region include Sunday dinners at the Wayne Murrel home and visits by Eunice Stephens from Pueblo to her parents, Charles and Mrs. Bruce. The record notes travel to Omaha for Pvt Lucas and returns, weddings in Sioux City, and many family visits, dinners, and birthday observances across Cherokee, Alta, Spencer, Larrabee, and surrounding towns.
Funeral services were held at the Radke home near St. John's church for Mrs. Radke who had lived there for nearly 30 years after farming in 1918. She cared for her family after her husband Mr. Radke died August 1, 1946, with relatives from Peoria Illinois joining the attendance.
Joan Gates daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Gates of Cherokee and Pvt Neville Lucas son of Mrs Eva Lucas of Ava Mo were married Friday at the Methodist church in Jackson Minnesota. The double ring ceremony at 1 pm featured a pink and white floral theme and a two tier cake at the bridal table. Out of town guests included Mrs Anna Hollister of Sabetha Kansas and Mr and Mrs Hugh Hagen of Storm Lake.
A son born May 1 to Mr. and Mrs J M Kastengren of Larrabee named Jerry Lee. They have a daughter Janice. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Joe Kastengren Aurelia and Mr and Mrs Earl Zwick Cherokee. An 8 pound 3 ounce son born May 4 at Storm Lake to Mr and Mrs Albert Peterson named Dean Edward. They reside Vernon Peterson farm. Don Mongan of Cherokee parents of Ricky Dean born Sunday night at Sioux Valley hospital weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces. Mrs Mongan former Charlene Sechler. Grandparents Roy Sechler Meriden and Mr and Mrs Walt Mongan Marcus. Mrs Peter Dun Meriden is a great grandmother.
Five teachers have signed contracts to teach during the 1951 52 school year at the Aurelia Consolidated school. D J Friedlund, superintendent of the Lewis Collier who coached at Farnhamville, will coach both boys and girls basketball and teach physical education and two high school classes. New kindergarten teacher will be Donna Mooney of Nemaha. Norma Glass of Sac City will reach sixth grade next year and has two year normal training. Dale Rice of Grinnell will teach in junior high and will run the new drivers training course. Claris Linder of Hartley will teach vocal music and junior high literature. Two positions remain unfilled: first grade and instrumental music.
John Kastengren son of Mr and Mrs Joe Kastengren was hurt in a fall from a tractor while working in the field for his brother Junior. The family took him to Sioux City for examination and he will return next week for X rays.
Letter from Pfc Marvin Peckenschneider in Korea describes frontline moves about 50 miles, five days on the front, air wing attacks on Chinese forces, and heavy combat including a machine gun that felled over two hundred adversaries. He notes a household-staff "Number One boy" and mentions April 23 attacks and casualties on both sides.
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