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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1950
Page
2
Through college he will receive five diplomas. Miss Loa states that even kindergarten children have heavy nightly homework. We enjoyed Mary and hope for more speakers like her this year.
Freshman quirks and senior rituals raise questions about who wore what sweater and who spoke ill to the judge. Students like Corrine, Shirley Nelson, Bert, Donny, Jersey, Larry N and Red figure in a lively, rumor filled night with hints of initiation, mixed chorus controversy, and football training chatter.
The seventh grade has 83 students and the eighth grade 36 as Aurelia junior high starts the year. New entrants Karen Buddenhagen Elinor Fahr and Minnie Wallace join the student body while Larry Hickey recovers at home. English work emphasizes oral reading with round-table talks tele phone introductions and choral reading. Miss Ohison begins the first library period and Patty Allen serves as present librarian.
The message notes renewed attention to math basics and recalls prior years. Teachers express appreciation for new instructional texts adopted this year as part of classroom updates.
The sixth grade elected officers with Kenneth Kolpin as president Tom Whitney as vice president Marjorie Clymens as secretary Carolyn Nelson as treasurer Doty Bezoni and Vernon Khonpp as librarians Dana Schulke celebrated a birthday with candy treats. Perfect spelling papers awarded to Donna Bexoni Carolyn Nelson Marjorie Clymens Dennis Hasenwinkel Fred Sorensen Fredrick Kolpin Doreen Hasenwinkel and Jane Stutz.
Enrollment this year stands at 33 with 15 girls and 18 boys. Perfect spelling scores were achieved by Dyanne Billy Mike Myrna Charlotte Dorothy H Robert Georgie Gary Jerry Tommy Thomas Noel Margaret Susan John and Larry. Students enjoy a new geography book and learn about the United States. In art, free hand leaf drawings were praised with Donna Douglas Georgie Larry Caroline and Charles noted for top drawings. Frank created a milk poster.
The class has 27 pupils with 17 boys and 10 girls. Students brought home plants for window gardens as they study Indians and build an Indian village. In science they planted seeds and will watch them grow.
Nineteen happy students in Miss Niebuhr’s class welcomed Minnie the goldfish and learned about McElligot’s Pool and insect life. With three custodians and various helpers the room stayed orderly as Phyllis and Judith brought flowers and the science table featured monarchs cabbage butterflies toads frogs and crickets.
Our zoo received three small crayfish donated by Billy Lee. We showcase these animals in science books. Eight spelling charts earn gold stars for Maria, Jacqueline, Larry H, Iris, Shirley, Janadene, Betty Jo and Robert. Red star honorees include Lindeen, Dennis, Alex, Chrys, Jimmy, Judy, Howard, Phyllis, Bonnie.
Second grade students are meeting their teacher Miss Kolb and getting acquainted with new books and workbooks. The class of twenty two includes fourteen boys and eight girls. They have been acting out reading stories and enjoy it, especially the dog Buzz.
The class of twenty one in Miss Mousel’s second year shows strong start with many stars on the Friday spelling chart. Students read from Friends and Neighbors, made Indian clacks in art, and demonstrate time-telling and arithmetic skills.
There are 24 students in Mirs Unger's kindergarten class. The list includes Tammy Becker Chuckie Benson Paulette Campbell Betty Clark Connie Cockburn Rozanne Calderwood Ann Estes Tommy Flannigan Rusty Grashoff Judy Gustafson Jerilyn Hansbruch Ronald Hanson Ronald Johnson Loren Kolpin Galen Lehnhardt Joan Mahler Linda Parrott Dale Sleezer Diane Sump Charles Tolzin Kermit Tolzin Dick Turner Mike Wahlstrom and Virginia Zwick. Lunchers are Clean Tray club members. names are written on the board when they finish all on their trays and drink milk.
The class lists 14 names on the board one day while exploring funny poems and nursery rhymes. A cute black and white kitten visited, followed by three dolls belonging to Judy, Ann, and Rozanne joining the session.
Stockholders meet July 12 1950 at the bank office and adopt an amendment to Article III Section 1 changing capital stock to 50000 dollars divided into 100 dollar shares and fully paid.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Hinkeldey was baptized John Herman with Rev. H J Witzgall officiating at St John s Lutheran church. Sponsors were Leroy Wohlers and Herbert Schramm. Lorenz Lietz stood sponsor to Thomas Lee Roberts, infant son of Mr and Mrs Louis Roberts of Lake City, at Coon Valley Lutheran church.
A brief classified call to action promoting the Want Ad section in The Sentinel. It invites readers to sell swap rent or buy items through the local classifieds. The note emphasizes the classic want ad approach used by the newspaper.
Port visits with relatives dominated the weekend scene as families from Custer South Dakota Aurelia Cherokee and Schaller gathered at various homes. Notable guests included Mr and Mrs Henry Webking Mr and Mrs Arthur Friedrich and family Miss Marlene Fahr and Marvin Roth of Chicago. Hospital and home visits also occurred with Marvin Holtz taken to St Joseph hospital Sioux City for observation and Fred Koth discharged from Alta hospital.
In Aurelia region notes John Koth and daughter Agnes visited the Fred Koth home on Friday evening. Esther and Emma Weiland of Galva spent days last week at Mrs. Louise Otto’s home in Alta. Charles Zwemke and family joined Harold Hogrefe at his Linn Grove area residence Friday evening.
A St Paul advertisement urges readers with hearing loss to request a free booklet titled Hearing Aid Pads. It promotes four Microtone aid types and discreet in-ear options, with no one needing to know about using a device. Send for the free pamphlet by return mail to Microtone Co. at 2319 Ford Parkway.
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