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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1948
Page
2
A farmer oriented appeal warns that Congress reduced the Commodity Credit Corporation capacity and risks higher prices if a new Congress does not support fair farm prices. It argues elected officials should protect farmers to ensure wages and business profits and urges voters to mark ballots to safeguard livelihoods.
The feature reports judging of school floats last Friday afternoon. FFA earned first place with a caterpillar float pushing Sioux Rapids players aside. New equipment arrived for the agriculture room including an imitation owl.
Natural curly haired Norma Harden has been chosen the sixth senior of the week. She is tall and active, with brown eyes and brown hair, and ranks high on the honor roll. She sings, supports F H A, serves as class secretary, and plans commercial work after graduation.
Third grade spelling honor roll lists Frank C. Peggy C. Billy B. Noel N. Mari lyn W. Ray G. Charlotte G. Gary J. Georgie J. Dorothy H. Ramona R. Dy Ann A. and Donna P. On improvement list are Myron P. Myrna B. Margaret O. Susan R. Karen K. Ray V. Larry W. Betty S. Thomas K. Dennis T. Curtis T. Jimmy V. and John T. Jimmy Vogel’s toad hopped away during vacation. Mrs E Budden hagen and daughter visited this week. Second grade began new phonics books and speping class had a spell down. Ennis Godfrey stood up the longest. Language class focuses on writing sentences to form a story.
Teachers note Halloween motifs like owls witches jack o lanterns and goblins as favorite story subjects. The Lillies start a reading unit Fun at the Farm while the Tulips begin Fun with Dick and Jane and Family Fun. Visitors Mrs Karl Ehrhardt and Mrs Hannah Allen visited this week.
Sandra Rosene marked her sixth birthday with ice cream bars. The group notes learning 22 nursery rhymes, some tongue twisters, and enjoys color games, orange and black decor, and crafts like jack o lanterns, cats, and bats as Halloween nears.
Mr and Mrs C B Simmons of Cherokee were supper guests in the Earl Crippen home. Mr and Mrs Norman Luff and children of Sioux City visited the Lincoln Hahn home last Friday. Several Mt Olive ladies met in the Mt Olive church basement last Friday.
Birth announced for a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dale Mummert of Aurelia with Mrs. Hannah Allen as grandmother and Mrs. Margaret Juber as great grandmother. Local residents record visits, meals, and social events including family gatherings, a birthday in Storm Lake, and attendance at church and missionary meetings.
Siouix City visitors Mr and Mrs Roy Glidewell visited last Monday. Dale Peterson spent Sunday with the Raymond Nelsons near Aurelia. Mrs Edith Brown and daughter of Cedar Rapids visited in the home of Mrs Ivan Wilson and the Coxes in Kingsley. Earl Bruce and family moved to a new home in Cherokee. Souther will stay with them for the winter. Franc Mortensen reports a pleasant California trip with plans to visit Grand Canyon on the return journey.
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