Awards Given To Grade School Students
Grade school students received numerous recognitions for spelling and scholastic work. Awards lists include seventh through eighth grades with individuals such as Sharon Olson and Bill Whitney, along with perfect attendance and yearlong honors across all grades. The Sentinel notes the list may be incomplete and seeks corrections before the next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelian School
Sharon Olson
Bill Whitney
Donna Ell
Patty Ehrhardt
Eva Marie Hasenwinkel
David Nelson
Roberta Gates
Hasenwinkel
Shirley Stief
Douglas Schulke
Janet Jensen
Janet Ohlson
Scholastic
James Covey
Sharon Ohlson
Roger Anderson
Jack Cline
Shirley Jones
Cleo Covell
Peggy Jahn
Lois Mohn
David Hench
Jerry Bruce
Spelling
Jerry Campbell
Dan Mummert
Theo Becker
David Crapser
Margaret Ann Dise
Sandra Turner
Marcia Tolzin
LeRoy Buxton
Larry Fraser
Nickie Becker
Janice Jahn
Larry Hanson
Gary Sand
Alex Fraser
Gary Ross
Linda Peterson
Billy Johnson
Mark Wehrspann
Douglas Whitney
Jerry Boots
Jo Ann Kaskey
Larry Carlson
Ruby Bjorkgren
Rodney Otto
Carolyn Anderson
Betty Miller
Patty Sleezer
Dennis Johnson
Charlene Waddell
Janice Carrington
Margie Jackson
Keith Peterson
Sandra Resene
Richard Pearson
Kindegarten
Danny Mummert
Rg Terry
Bruce
Oan ‘Jacob
Nanny’ Ghil
Country Ramblers 4-H Girls Honor Senior Girls
The Country Ramblers 4-H club held a May 23 meeting at the K of P hall to honor four senior girls Jean Eddy Shirley Nelson Ruth Hartwig and Barbara Glawe with gifts. President Jean Eddy led the business portion and Rally Day plans for June 7 at Wilson High Auditorium in Cherokee were announced. Delegates Mary Jane Peterson and Phyllis Otto were elected. The afternoon featured Bingo and lunch for leaders Mrs Clyde Kudrle and the girls mothers attended as special guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Ramblers
K. of P. Hall
Jean Eddy
Wilson High Auditorium
Cherokee
Mary Jane Peterson
Phyllis Otto
Shirley Nelson
Ruth Hartwig
Barbara Glawe
Marion Eddy
Clyde Kudrle
4-H
Phyllis Bjorklund Weds Cleghorn Man
Miss Phyllis Bjorklund, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Bjorklund of Aurelia, wed D Francis Smith of Cleghorn in a Bethlehem Lutheran church ceremony. The service featured nuptial music, a lace satin gown, pastel bouquets, and a reception for 200 at the church parlors. They plan to live in Cleghorn after June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Cherokee
Phyllis Bjorklund
Ernest Bjorklin
Aurelia
D. Francis Smith
D. H. Smith
Cleghorn
Carl Larson
Alta
Kenneth Bjorklund
Robert Smith
Wilbert George
Ardys Deyloff
Mary Smith
Miss Deylon
Miss Smith
Donald Smith
Laurence Goodrich
Gertrude Nelson
Marion Schneider
Gladys Jensen
Mariys Bergstrom
Fern Bengtson
Violet Carlson
Helen Alm
Edith Carlson
Darlene Bevins
Phyllis Lindgren
Alma Nelson
Emil Carlson
Oscar Karlson
Joe Kastengren
Eric Carlson
Conrad Engdahl
Gunnar Osterling
Jacky Osterling
Marion Borgeson
Bertha Engdahl
Harold Pearson
Rockford
Ill
Aurelia High School
Social Welfare
Court House
Smith
Cleghorn High School
Goodrich-Garris Oil Company
Rockford, Ill
Glen Bengston
Red Oak
Orville Hiemstra
Kingsley
Maxine Nielsen
Storm Lake
Ardis Deyloff
Sioux City
Marcus
Larrabee
Afton Boys 4-H Club Meets At Grashoffs Home
The Afton 4-H Club held its regular meeting May 19 at Boyd Grashoff’s home. Project enrollments were submitted to leader Billy Mummert. Delegates Denny Robinson and Jerry Conley were chosen for 4-H camp at Lake Okoboji June 14 to 16, with alternates Jack Hicks and Junior Robeson. Jerry Conley gave a farm safety report. Mrs Grashoff provided lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afton
Boyd Grashoff
Billy Mummert
Denny Robinson
Jerry Conley
Lake Okoboji
Jack Hicks
Junior Robeson
Grashoff
Church Announcements at First Congregational Church
J E Gebhardt pastor announces regular Sunday services with Sunday School at 10 a m and Worship Service at 11 a m All who wish to share in fellowship are welcome to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Mt Olive Baptist Church Service Schedule Change
Mt Olive Baptist Church announces service times with Pastor Henry Olsen. May 28 service will be held at the Raymond Gregg home at 10:00 a.m. church school and 11:00 a.m. worship, 8:00 p.m. evangel service follow. You are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Olive Baptist Church
Henry Olsen
Raymond Gregg
Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Service Plans
58 Saint Pauls Lutheran Church announces Sunday divine service at 9 45 a m and Sunday school at 10 45 a m Vacation Bible School runs Monday to Friday 9 00 to 11 30 a m except Memorial Day led by Pastor J Wehrspann with service and school details.
Methodist Church Be. Wayne Hilmer, Pastor
The article notes services at the Methodist Church led by Wayne Hilmer with Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. and morning worship at 11:00 a.m. A Pro Memorial Day service at 8:00 p.m. honors war dead with joint Congregational and Methodist church sponsorship and the Unknown Soldier’s Unknown Thoughts sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street Mission
God
Congregational
Methodist Church
Union Vacation Church School Opens Wednesday
The Union Vacation Church School opens with the theme Making the Bible Live and runs May 31 to June 9 in the afternoons from 1 80 to 4 30. Enrollment is 50 cents per child or 1 00 per family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Palestine
J. I. Gebhardt
Hazel Danielson
Barbara Glawe
Shirley Teerink
Methodist Church
Ralph Mongan
Clayton Brollier
Hilmer
Ben Forbes
Aurelia Trackmen Head to State Meet
Aurelia Coach Loran Coburn and eight team members will travel to Ames for the state track meet after qualifying at Holstein. Events include two mile relay with Hodge Rapp Wilson Nelson, mile relay with Brownmiller Brownmiller Hodge Rapp, half mile run by Wilson and football throw by Hilsabeck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loran Coburn
Ames
Aurelia
Holstein
Dick Hodge
Ken Rapp
John Wilson
John Nelson
Francis Brownmiller
Hodge
Harold Brownmiller
Rapp
Ed Hilsabeck
Two Aurelia Boys Win Flax Essay Honors
Filmore Gustafson and Wilbur Wogahn of Aurelia win five dollars each for first place essays on flax in a Flax Institute contest. Wilmore discusses modern farming methods to improve yields on his father's farm. Wilbur imagines his town without flax. Franklin Clymens and Marian Grigsby receive honorable mention as Aurelia high school participates. The contest drew 246 schools, the largest entry yet with improved quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Filmore Gustafson
Oscar Gustafson
Aurelia
Wilbur Wogahn
Ed Wogahn
Flax Institute of the
United States
Wilmore
Wilbur
Franklin Clymens
Marian Grigsby
Aurelia High School
Past Presidents Parley Set for May 26 at Inez Larson Home
A group of past presidents will meet Friday May 26 at the home of Inez Larson as a reminder that the event date was changed. The gathering aims to discuss upcoming plans and community affairs with local attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Larson
Old Landmark Here Being Torn Down
One of the oldest Aurelia buildings in the business district, the former Wisconsin Lumber Co. warehouse south of Highway 6 and west of Fraser Elevator Co., is being torn down. The yard originated in 1879 by Chas Finkbine of Storm Lake. Bernard and Hans Paulson later led the firm before Byron Paulson became manager, with a new warehouse planned on the site built in 1920 by the Paulson brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Wisconsin Lumber Co
Highway 6
Fraser Elevator Co
Paulson- Finkbine Lumber Co
Iste Chas. Finkbine
Storm Lake
Ofice
Main Street
Lockin
Ole Paulson
Paulson-Finkbine Lumber Co
Paulson
Bernard Paulson
Bernard
Hans Paulson
Hans
Byron Paulson
Aurelia Mayor Proclaims Poppy Day Observance
Mayor Howell proclaims Saturday May 27 as Poppy Day in Aurelia urging citizens to wear memorial poppies to honor those who died in world wars. Memorial poppies will be distributed by American Legion Auxiliary volunteers raising contributions for disabled veterans and children of veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Aurelia
Howell
Harry Howell
Ilurge
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Mayor Howell First to Wear Memorial Poppy
Mayor Howell wears the Poppy Day tribute on his lapel in Aurelia. Gayle Mongan of the American Legion Auxiliary pins the poppy and funds go to rehabilitation and child welfare. Auxiliary members distribute poppies on Saturday to support disabled veterans and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Howell
Gayle Mongan
Grashoff-McManus
American Legion Auxiliary
Howell
Aurelia
America
Legion Auxiliary
Veteran’s Hospital
Des Moines
Poppy Day
Legion
May Morning Breakfast Honors Afton 4-H Graduates
The Afton Girls 4-H Club held its annual May morning breakfast on Saturday May 20 at 9 30 in the Afton Community hall. Two graduates Joan Stief and Joan Gates and their mothers received corsages while the club leader and guests were honored with red carnations. The event featured a saxophone solo, cake and a business meeting followed by flag pledges and a talk on breakfast value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afton
Joan Stief
Joan Gates
Dee Ann Ducommunin
Marlene Menefee
Phyllis Hicks
Karen Sampson
John Odle
Victor Carlson
Garland Anderson
Janice Dyslin
Lee Ann Anderson
George Phipps
Carmen Lawrence
Earl Demaree
Burt Mummert
Clyde Kudrle
Monument to Aurelia WWII dead unveiled at cemetery
A World War II memorial honoring Aurelia's fallen is set for unveiling and dedication at Aurelia cemetery during Memorial Day exercises Tuesday morning May 30. The monument, funded by the local Grasholff McManus American Legion Post, will be erected Friday on ground donated by the Aurelia cemetery association. The 80 foot circle sits inside the cemetery's circular drive in the new addition, with I A Hanson of Hanson Monument Works donating commission and time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Aurelia Cemetery
Grasholff-McManus Legion
American Legion
Aurelia Cemetery Association
Legion
I. A. Hanson
Hanson Monument
Notice to replace old directories with 1950 edition
The Peoples Telephone Co urges subscribers to destroy old directories after receipt of the 1950 edition within a week. Use the new directory due to many changes to ensure better operator service. Watch your subscription date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples Telephone Co
Aurelia Youths Head North for Fishing Education Trip
Eleven Aurelia men and boys left May 24 for Ely Minnesota on a five day fishing and educational trip. Sponsored by the Aurelia FFA the group will visit iron mines in northern Minnesota and Duluth docks before camping near Ely. Return planned for May 31 with participants Keith Langwin Gaylen Miller Marian Grigsby Dale Dyslin Vernon Jensen Leland Anderson Jim Schulke and fathers and friends Herb Langwin Glen Dyslin Vernon Peterson and adviser R J Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Ely
Minnesota
Aurelia Ffa
Duluth
FFA
Keith Langwin
Gaylen Miller
Marian Grigsby
Dale Dyslin
Vernon Jensen
Leland Anderson
Jim Schulke
Herb Langwin
Glen Dyslin
Vernon Peterson
R. J. Martin
Memorial Day Observance Planned at Aurelia Cemetery
Memorial Day events in Aurelia include a 10 a.m. parade from the church corners to the highway and cemetery. Rev J E Gebhardt will deliver the Memorial address, with the high school band gathering at 9 a.m. and Boy Scouts plus ex servicemen marching in uniform. The ceremony features a Gettysburg Address reading, taps, salutes, and prayers as veterans honor World Wars I and II and Spanish American War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Cemetery
Main Street
J. KE. Gebhardt
Congregational Church
Legion
Order of Procession
Cemetery
America
George Scott
J. 8
Gebhardt
Thirty Seniors Receive Diplomas at Aurelia High
Final graduation activities concluded with Commencement Services on May 18. Thirty seniors earned diplomas, seventeen girls and thirteen boys. C. J. de St. Paer, former Aurelia principal, urged each student to realize their potential. About 600 in attendance. Joyce Hickey was valedictorian and James Schulke salutatorian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. de St. Paer
Aurelia High School
Farm Bureau
Atlantic
Iowa
St. Paul
Erwin Heimsoth
Board of Education
Joyce Hickey
James Schulke
Card of Thanks from Mrs. W. P. Dawson
Mrs. W. P. Dawson expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and the Legion Auxiliary for kind cards gifts and prayers during her health absence in the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Legion Auxiliary
Hyndman Daughter to Wed Booth in June Immaculate Conception
Mr and Mrs Malcolm Hyndman of Cherokee announce the engagement of their daughter Shirley L Hyndman to Gerald D Booth son of Mr and Mrs William M Booth of Aurelia. The wedding is set for June 8 at the Immaculate Conception rectory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm Hyndman
Cherokee
Shirley L. Hyndman
Gerald D. Booth
William M. Booth
Aurelia
Immaculate Conception
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Charles Carlson
Byron Schulke
Ruth Ann Peterson
Mary Jane Cline
Judy Troxel
Carl Gustafson
Norma Wilson
Artie Steffens
Mary Ann Bjorkgren
Mona Jean EI
Genevieve Anderson
Rosalind Bengtson
Patricia Hickey
Gustafson
Dee Ann Duccommen
Turner
Ruth
Ann Peterson
Lois Turner
Lanny Grigsby
the Sentinel
Gary Jacobs
Carolyn Nelson
Dennis Hasenwinkel
Bill Ross
Tommy Whitney
Doreen Hasenwinkel
Gail Schramm
Jane Sjoberg
Larry Wogahn
Charlotte Gertsmeier
Georgie Ann Johaansen
Marilyn Laposky
Brenda Joyce Lee
Donna Lee Peterson
Charles Stief
Ray Wring
Marilyn Waddell
Gary Jahn
Jerry James
John Teerink
Curtis Jtolzin
Michael Corrington
Peggy Chilgren
Dorothy Hicks
Donna Peterson
Robert Hilmer
Gary
First Trust & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Afton Boys
Nal
J. E. Gebhardt
Union Vacation Church
Afton Girls
Vig
Arupsa Wewie
W. P. Dawson
Farmers National Bank
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