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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1957
Page
5
Fire of undetermined origin heavily damaged the Laverne Gustafson residence southwest of Aurelia on Monday. The house and most furnishings were lost though some appliances and clothing were saved. Neighbors and Aurelia firemen contained the blaze and prevented spread to adjacent buildings. no residents were present at discovery.
The 1957 Buena Vista County Plowing Match, managed by the Cooperators Club of Buena Vista Soil Conservation District, will be held Saturday September 28 on Delbert Tibbetts farm one mile north of the Brooke School. Entry blanks must reach the District office in Storm Lake by September 25. Events include a Junior division for under 16 and a Senior division for 16 and over starting at 1 p.m. Lunch will be on grounds. $100 in prizes.
Markets in Aurelia report Egg Grade A 38 cents Grade B 28 cents A-Meds 28 cents Chex and Dirt 19 cents Pallets 20 cents Cream No 1 60 cents Sweet 62 cents Hens 12 cents.
D J Friedlund Aurelia superintendent was elected president of the Cherokee County Schoolmasters club for 1957 58 at a meeting last week He succeeds A H Haenfler Washta as president It is his second time since coming to Aurelia as superintendent that he has led the association Named vice president for the year was H J Fitzgerald Marcus County Supt E F Berkler was elected secretary treasurer.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Otto took daughter Sandra to Cedar Falls to resume studies at Iowa State Teachers College. Clifford Coombs dinner guests in Herman Coker home at Meriden with Linna Waddell and Candance Yingst of Sioux City. Jane Schafroth Peter Munson Annie Covey and Beckwiths attended fair and visited relatives at Spencer. Munson stayed with sister Katie Griffith. Homer Hunt of Grand Rapids Michigan visited with his mother Anna Anderson and relatives. Louise Lichtenberg of Storm Lake visited a week with her sister-in-law.
Mr and Mrs Gilbert Voss welcome a daughter born September 12 at Sioux Valley Hospital weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces Christine Mary. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Phil Shields of Dunlap and Mr and Mrs John Voss of Denison.
Students at Aurelia school will witness a two part driver safety program led by Ronald L. Sirpless of the Iowa Farm Bureau. An auditorium lecture precedes street demonstrations with tested drivers using an electric detonator to mark stopping distances at 20 30 and 40 mph under police supervision. Public attendance is invited.
Mrs Wm Tolzin and niece Ruby Tolzin with relatives in Ames. Families including Cline, Halstrom, Gertsmeier, Engdahl, Samelson and Diets appear at homes and picnics in Schaller, Meriden, Storm Lake, Heron Lake and Cherokee. A Fred Koch acreage sale is noted for tomorrow at 1 30 p m. My Fair Lady is seen in Des Moines and Ames visits.
A long list of Aurelians headed to colleges this fall includes Wayne State Teachers College in Wayne Nebraska with Darrell Rapp William Hasenwinkel and Jack Turner and Southern State Teachers College in Springfield South Carolina with Paul Otto Lloyd Patten. The roster also notes Augustana College in Rock Island Wisconsin with Carl Gustafson and Carolyn Nelson plus others from Des Moines Broadlawns School of Nursing Norma Wilson and numerous Iowa institutions including Iowa State College Ames Bill Whitney James Covey and David Nelson.
Supt J Friedland announced school will be dismissed all day Thursday September 2b. Teachers will attend the Tri Counts Institute at LeMarsan that day.
Aurelia PTA selects room mothers for the WQ870As season listing by class and teacher. Kindergarten Morning Mrs Langwin and Mrs Kolpin. Afternoon Mrs Will, Mrs Kline. First grade Mrs Estes and Mrs Huseman. Second grade Mrs Gaston and Mrs Cram. Third grade Mrs Bengtsson and Mrs Metula. Fourth grade Mrs Bengtson and Mrs McCabe. Fifth grade Mrs Nelson and Mrs Christensen. Sixth grade Mrs Hills and Mrs Strampe. Sixth grade Miss Bartley’s pupils include Mrs Johnson and Mrs Flowers.
Alta's football team stopped Holsteins' 22 game win streak with a 47 yard touchdown run by Parquist in the third quarter. Prantz added the extra point as the only score after that, while Paullina and Milford prepared for conference openers this week.
Aurelia Bulldogs lost on their own field to Laurens 18-6 in a rain soaked game marred by fumbles and errant passes. Laurens took early leads with a ground game and defensive stops as Aurelia failed to generate sustained offense.
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