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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1949
Page
2
Marylyn Minkler reports a busy May 15 to May 19 week for the 1949 graduating class. Sixteen girls and nineteen boys graduate as baccalaureate is held May 15, class night May 16, and commencement May 19. High honor recipient not yet announced.
Mary Ann Nelson presents a commencement reflection urging graduates to praise past high school days yet focus on a promising future. Edward Hale quotes encourage lifting eyes upward and moving forward to seek golden opportunities as 49ers.
Mr and Mrs Albert Fierk of this place attended the regular district meeting of the rural letter carriers at Cleghorn on Saturday April 30. Sixty carriers and families from across the district were present. The group discussed mailbox conditions and Rural Mailbox Improvement Week May 17 1949.
A retrospective column compiles items from ten, twenty, thirty, and forty years ago. It notes a pipe organ installation in a Methodist church, Scout reorganizations, marriages and anniversaries, cattle price trends, local business moves, land sales, and deaths linked to tainted pork.
A Storm Lake jury awarded 435 dollars to 8 year old Marolyn Claussen for injuries after a Dalmatian coach dog leaped on her as she left school last September. The suit had sought 1535 dollars for a lip wound needing stitches.
The state court in Cherokee County notifies all interested that a document purporting to be the last will of Amelia Beeghley, deceased, dated June 1 1948, has been filed and is set for proof of probate on May 26 1949 at 10:00 A M at the Cherokee Court House.
May 12 item notes Aurelia High School will hold its largest ever graduation on May 24 with 38 seniors completing their studies. Also reported are local births marriages new job moves and property sales affecting Aurelia residents including a Whippet agency opening and real estate office openings.
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