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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1961
Page
5
Homecoming events for 1961 unfold this weekend in Aurelia with a Thursday Pep Rally, a Friday parade and crowning, and the Aurelia Alta football game at 8 p.m. followed by a public Homecoming Dance. Students, faculty, and the public attend as committees manage parade floats, decorations, and the coronation ceremony.
Twin daughters arrived at Sioux Valley hospital on Oct 2 weighing 4 pounds 5 ounces and 5 pounds 1511 ounces. Grandparents are Robert Bjorkgren Aurelia and Frank Ankrur Cleghorn with great grandparents Ed Hartliep Cherokee Maurice Bjorkgren Miles Calif. Lina Hartliep Quimby is great great grandmother.
A brief snow event blanketed the area last Saturday with an estimated 1.44 inches of snow before melting by night. The storm damaged fruit branches and interrupted electrical service from 11 45 a m to 2 p m between Myrtle and Walnut streets, with a total moisture of .30 inch reported.
Hearing tests were conducted at Aurelia Community School on August 28 by speech and hearing therapists from Special Education. Students tested included 1st 3rd 6th 9th graders and referrals. Of 241 tested a follow up was done October 3 with 23 referred for next year and 15 showing hearing loss warranting medical examination.
Louis C. Bengtson was re-elected chairman of the Cherokee County ASC Committee at the ASCS convention in Cherokee on September 23. Harold H. Clark and J. Bryan Campbell were named vice-chairman and third member, with Albert N. Meyer and Eric Gustafson as alternates. They take office October 2 for a one year term and oversee county level farm programs including price supports and soil conservation.
Dianne Hill of Aurelia has accepted a position with the Navy Weapons department in Washington, D.C. She recently graduated from Humboldt Institute in Minneapolis and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Hill.
Aurelia enters Homecoming with a 3-0 mark after a 27-6 victory at Sanborn. The Cyclones, tied with Aurelia, Hartley and Paullina for Sioux Valley lead, seek the upset in Friday night’s game with Homecoming ceremonies at 7:30 p.m. and kickoff at 8.
Marlene Schipper daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Schipper is named as one of the final candidates for the Luther League Caravaner program. The Augustana Lutheran League Youth Office in Minneapolis announced the selection from among 200 candidates for the 1982 summer project. The Caravaners will visit Augustana churches to assist with Luther League activities.
Harold Nelson won a three day fishing trip to the Glenwood area in Minnesota awarded by Northrop King Seed Co. for being among the top seed corn dealer sales in the region.
Local notes show Mr. and Mrs. Robert Orr attending the Nebraska Arizona football game in Lincoln and visiting nephew Vern Alexander of Vista California. Numerous gatherings include birthday celebrations for Terry, weddings anniversaries, funerals, and weekend visits among families from Cherokee Larrabee Hinton Galva Rockford Manchester Storm Lake Emmetsburg Vermillion and other towns with extended kin and friends in attendance.
The piece lists candidates seeking seats in Peoria government including for mayor, council, park commissioner, and clerk. It notes incumbents, announced term lengths, and the filing requirements such as residency, signatures, and an affidavit of willingness to serve. Filing is handled at the Peoria Clerk’s office with deadlines before the January election.
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