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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1951
Page
5
Numerous visits and family gatherings span Cherokee and surrounding towns with multiple households hosting relatives from Sioux City Peoria Des Moines and other locales. Trips include Mexico Texas and other southern states with extended family dinners dances and church events noted across Storm Lake Denver and Peterson areas.
The Aurelia Bulldogs rolled to a 53 7 victory over Alta at the local field for their second win of the season. Scoring included Kay Elliott to Frank Rapp, Dick Reed twice on quarterback sneaks, and Dick Hodge 45 yard run. Freshman sophomores added points later and Aurelia eyes a second conference game against Sutherland.
Aurelia Junior High defeated Alta Junior High 13 to 0 on Monday at Alta. Bob Heimsoth scored the opening TD on a short run. Doug Schulke added the second TD after intercepting a pass and returning it. Stanley Sherkenbak kicked the extra point.
Marjorie Christiansen King piano soloist with the Chevrolet Chorus will give a benefit concert at First Methodist Church Alta Monday Oct 8 at 8 pm. Accompanist Mrs Newton Coughenour in New York City style will back the program including Mozart Romberg Herbert and folk songs. Church choir members sponsor tickets by mail from Janice Van Hooser or Russell Watts. Admission 75 cents adults 50 cents students.
A program and social evening is planned for next Tuesday night October 2 by the Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters. There will be no lodge meeting and lunch will be served.
Supt. D. J. Friedlund was reelected vice president of the Cherokee County Schoolmasters association at a Monday night meeting. Supt. Wetter of Marcus was reelected president and County Supt. Earle Berkler was named secretary treasurer. Friedlund will lead a discussion on the drivers training program at the March meeting.
Funeral services for Miss Rose Steiner 81 will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Wharton Funeral Home. She died at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday at Sioux Valley hospital Cherokee. Burial will be at Aurelia cemetery. Survived by nieces Grace Meier and Mrs Jay Dingman of California among others.
At the Aurelia PTA fall meeting on Monday night September 17, the faculty was honored and introduced by Supt. Friedlund. Mrs. W. K. Nelson welcomed guests as flag ceremonies and songs opened the session.
About sixty students and a few alumni attended the pep dance after the football game. The FHA and FFA sponsored the event held at the high school gym with mixers a broom dance and snake dance. Chaperones were Mrs. Connolly and Owen Wunder. A second pep dance is planned after the Sutherland game Friday night.
Rev Loyal Hiatt becomes new pastor at Mt Olive Baptist Church and will deliver his first sermon next Sunday Sept 30. He and Mrs Hiatt with their daughter have moved from McLuth Kansas to Mt Olive.
Margaret Gebhardt daughter of Rev and Mrs J E Gebhardt of Aurelia is one of five Iowa U students chosen as candidates for the Scottish Highlanders all girl bagpipe band. Other selected girls include Ann Spinharney Cherokee Ann Sheperd LeMars Mary Hauer Sheldon and Joan Toohey Storm Lake. They join 55 members of last year's group and will appear at all home football games and the Iowa Purdue game in Lafayette Indiana on October 6.
Starting Sunday September 30 west bound train No 11 will be due at 11 a.m. instead of 10 49 a.m. The timetable change adjusts arrival time for the west bound service.
Aurelia high school seniors will have portraits taken Thursday October 11 in Storm Lake. The event schedules yearbook photos and attendance for graduating class members.
The 250 acre Carlson estate farm in Diamond township sold at public auction for 90000 dollars to a bidder from Elk Point South Dakota. The 90 acre portion with buildings sold at 445 per acre 80 acres unimproved brought 305 per acre and 80 acres brought 300 per acre averaging 354 per acre. The unit of 250 acres sold at 360 per acre to the same buyer.
Aurelia will entertain county schools at a basketball jamboree on Tuesday November 13. Plans remain incomplete. A meeting of the School Masters Association on November 26 will set the girls and boys tournament schedules with games at Cleghorn for girls and Cher for boys.
Fifteen students enroll in the Aurelian school drivers training course directed by Dale Rice. A dual-control Chevrolet donated by Howell Motor Company will be used by students as the safety education program begins once forms are completed.
A record crowd of 260 cattle feeders attended the Cherokee county cattle feeders meeting last Thursday night at the Legion hall in Aurelia. Speakers included Bill Turner Northwest Farm Business Association Dick McWilliams Extension Service Animal Husbandry Ames and Dave Mitchell Producers Commission Association Sioux City.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jones on Friday September 21 at Buena Vista county hospital. She is named Teresa Ann, weighing 7 pounds 13 ounces. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neville of Laurens and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jones of Aurelia.
Mrs. Arthur Ohlson hosted a Sunday supper with guests including Louis Bengtson Deloris Cherokee Clarence Ohlson Ardyth George Nelson Ronald and Kenneth Engdahl Karen Stanley party at Russell Allen home drew 27 guests with lunch served. Herman Nelson hosted a Sunday dinner with Jim Nelson from San Diego plus Emerson Spirit Lake Winkel Cherokee Guth Des Moines Wallace Aurelia Phipps Rasmussen Phipps home served 7 pm supper. Wendell Hill honored ghosts at pink and blue shower with various contests held Tuesday night.
The Women’s Fellowship met at the Congregation church parlors with Mrs. Ray Lewis as devotional leader and officers reelected at the business session. Mayflower circle hosted refreshments. The Friendship club met at Dorothy Jensen’s home with 18 members and one guest, led by Ann Becker. Lunch followed, next meeting October 10 with Bernadine Gaston scheduled.
Seventeen women attended the Pitcher township Farm Bureau Organization Tea at the home of Mrs. John C. Peterson on Friday September 21. Mrs. Edmund Radke and other hosts provided hospitality and notes of the meeting.
Mr and Mrs Hugo Peckenschneider learn their son Marvin wounded in Korea. He was shot in the left leg on Sept 18 and now at a medical camp. Marvin enlisted in the Marines a year ago and has been overseas since last March. Other servicemen listed include John D Otten an aviation machinst’s mate and Seaman Jim Nelson on furlough at home in San Diego. Additional brief notes mention Narlan Kolpin returning from naval school and awaiting assignment to the ship St Paul, plus several other Army and Navy personnel with addresses and units.
Mrs. Bennie Buxton was named chairman with Mrs. Elmer Gertsmeier as vice chair and citizenship officer, and Mrs. Raymond Nelson as secretary treasurer. The group urged clothing donations for the needy at Mrs. Lewis Daniels’ home or the October 2 refinishing meeting at Walter Peterson’s home.
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