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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1949
Page
3
Laurine Grashoff, a Aurelia senior, writes the Poppy Editorial for the 1949 contest run by the American Legion Auxiliary Iowa department. Winners go to Des Moines for judging with a traveling plaque for the Aurelia school winner.
Laurine Grashoff urges support for a charitable poppy sale aiding a disabled veteran and his child. Volunteers explain funds fund home and education, and readers are asked to buy two poppies to support a worthy cause.
Aurelia junior high tracksters topped Storm Lake and Alta to win the triangular meet with 55 points on May 10. Storm Lake scored 47 and Alta 3 as Aurelia swept seven events led by Brownmiller and Robb in sprints and storms on the track plus multiple relay wins and top field marks.
Thirty five prospective kindergartners gathered in the schoolhouse lunchroom on Friday May 6 for a party sponsored by the Sophomore homemaking class. Children colored played with clay and enjoyed games then were served orangeade animal cookies and sandwiches. The afternoon ended with a reading of Black Sambo.
Oliver D. Scott of Aurelia Iowa serves as clerk in the personnel section of the 155th Station Hospital in Yokohama Japan. He joined the army August 12 1933 and arrived in this theater April 15 1946, as a former Iowa University student.
Tickets for the Aurelia Commercial club athletic banquet are on sale for the high school athletes. The event at the Legion hall Tuesday evening May 381 begins at 7 o clock with Paul Brechler as main speaker and films on sports. George Scott will host with Lloyd Godfrey Loran Coburn Vernon Kaskey also speaking. Tickets 1.50 from Lou Pfaff Carl Lighter Hansbruch Drug Guarantee Oil Wayne's.
Rev Joel E Ross formerly of Aurelia Iowa is installed as pastor of St Pauls church in Olive California on March 20. The ceremony was conducted by Visitor W C Gesch with sermon by Rev Victor Behnken. Assisting pastors from nearby towns helped at the service. The Ross family has moved into a remodeled parsonage and the congregation hosted a dinner with a cash gift and pantry supplies.
Superintendent Lloyd Godfrey announces the 1948-49 Aurelia school term ends Wednesday afternoon May 18. Faculty work on annual reports Thursday and Friday, with report cards ready Friday at 1 p.m. for town pupils at the school. rural students will receive report cards by mail.
The Freshman Homemaking class entertained their mothers with a tea in the home economics rooms at the schoolhouse. Two skits titled Coke Time and Centerville Success School highlighted home economics graduates and health and grooming. A style show featured dresses and blouses made by the girls. An orange fruit freeze drink, colored cookies, and tiny sandwiches were served to about twenty guests with several exhibits on display.
Thirty nine members attended Temple 72 Thursday as Hazel Stutz illness enabled Jeanette Mongan to serve as pianist. Myrtle Whiting named Temple Mother for the year and received a corsage from Lillian Ohlson. A candlelight program honored mothers with poems, readings, solos, and four lit candles for mothers, great mothers, grandmothers, and great grandmothers. Pansies given to Ella Johnson and Amy Peterson for family milestones. A Junhe dessert was served by Gladys Inez and Lydia Larson.
T. P. Kuehl professor of education and head at Buena Vista college will deliver the commencement address to Aurelia high school graduates on Thursday night. A former Aurelia principal he left last fall for the Buena Vista post. He is a South Dakota State College and University of South Dakota graduate. He has studied toward a doctorate at the State University of Iowa. His short tenure has made him popular with students and enrollments in his classes are the highest at Buena Vista.
Ralph Easton and his orchestra perform a public dance at the Legion hall this Friday night. Admission is 40c before 9 and 50c after. Proceeds support remodeling of the local American Legion building. Watch your subscription date.
Martin Strampe was elected president of the Aurelia Commercial club at the noon meeting at Else Nelson Cafe. Rex Whitney steps down after a year. L. M. Patterson becomes vice president. Raymond Kruse named secretary treasurer with John Christensen as assistant. Whitney joins the executive board, and a Memorial Day closure resolution is adopted. New officers assume duty June 14.
Aurelia trackmen travel to Sac City for the Sac Relays with 15 athletes in 14 events. Preliminary start at 1 p.m. Relays include 440, 880, mile and medley plus discus, shot put, high jump and more.
On May 5 the high school faculty enjoyed a picnic supper in the school yard with Sophomore Homemaking Girls. They served fried chicken, rolls, potato salad, chips, relishes, iced tea, ice cream and cookies and finished the evening with a kittenball game where the teachers scored 20 to 0.
All servicemen are urged to be present at the Legion hall Tuesday night May 17 at 7 o'clock to drill for the Memorial Day exercises.
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The Aurelian notes year end thanks to staffers, The Sentinel, and non staff writers. Systematic recaps profile seniors Marvin Penckenschneider and Lenard Johnson with personal details and favorites. The column mentions classroom shifts, Skip Day, and ongoing typing and history lessons.
The piece argues work can be enjoyable when seen positively. It contrasts tedious labor with olives that grow tastier with repeated tasting and notes the value of a brighter outlook. It ends by acknowledging no perfect job exists and hints at perseverance.
A stream of casual questions and gossip items about students including names, classes, track meets, beverages, home walks, and summer plans. The fragment references students Ramona Ruth Shirley and Harlan Kelpin with various playful or teasing prompts and corrections.
Rebekah lodge met May 6 with Marcus lodge. Traveling Bible presented. Chas Elliott’s wife honored by Noble Grand. Get-to-Gether club hosted May 5 with 11 members and 2 guests. next May 19 with Minnie Lau. Bridge club at Flse Nelson cafe May 2. Dagger and Mummert guests. high and low scores noted. Embroidery club May 6. lunches followed. breakfast planned for park May 10. Pr L B E FP met May 10. Mary Hines honored for 20 years as secretary. next meeting with Ralph Peterson. Johnson to assist.
Congregational groups met on Thursday May 5 with themes on Faith Triumphant in Our China Missions. Circles Priscilla Alden Peregrine White and Mary Guild planned events and reported members and guests with lunch served.
Aurelia high school will send four athletes to the state track meet in Ames on May 21. At Cherokee district, Aurelia placed sixth with 2834 points in Class B led by Kenneth Beeghley who won the mile in 4 46.9. The medley relay team of Lockin Bell Sturgeon Beeghley won in 3 56.5.
The body of Sgt. Warren D. Owens son of Mrs Anna M Will of Aurelia arrived in New York aboard the Haiti Victory. He was killed January 10 1945 in Belgium after entering service in March 1942 and overseas in September 1944. Burial in Aurelia cemetery pending exact arrival date.
The menu lists daily trays with beans and deviled eggs on Monday, potato salad and meat sandwiches on Tuesday, and mashed potatoes with weiners and spring salad on Wednesday. Each day includes bread and butter and milk or ice cream and milk where noted.
The Pitcher Township Farm Bureau will hold a meeting Friday afternoon May 20 at 2 o'clock with Mrs Edmund Radke. The program features International Relations with Mrs Ralph Peterson in charge. Members should bring a feed sack for shipment abroad and a favorite recipe.
The American Legion Auxiliary sponsors a poppy poster contest ending Friday. Winners will be announced at class night. Two classes exist this year: grades four to six and grades seven to nine. Posters will be displayed in Larson's store window for Poppy Day May 28.
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