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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1939
Page
7
An older man scolds a younger passenger who bursts into a departing local train and pantingly sits opposite him. The youth explains he missed the prior train, prompting a brief exchange about fitness across ages.
Wandering on a lonely road in Scotland, an American meets a kilted Highlander. The Scot questions if a reward exists, then dryly notes the man is still lost as they walk on.
A brief dialogue shows an old aunt questioning a girl about propriety while the girl retorts that good girls are too old fashioned. The exchange captures a light Victorian tone and social humor.
A colored woman visits her husband’s doctor and asks if he will order a mustard plaster again. The doctor contemplates another, while Mandy insists on a slice of ham to accompany it, claiming it makes the treatment more effective.
The dialogue features Bill arguing that progress outpaces ancient times and cites Job cursed the day of his birth in the Bible. Grandpa challenges the claim as Bill asserts humans are better today.
Annie McTavish delays marriage, awaiting use of a large note pad bearing her name. She writes few letters due to postage costs, humorously delaying nuptials.
A quip about future power tech finds humor in daily life. Wife cites a paper saying touching a button will provide all we want, while John doubts the benefit, noting a missing button on his shirt as the punchline.
A brief quip notes Jonah's departure from the whale possibly due to spotting a no loitering sign. The line hints at humor about restrictions and biblical figures.
A Houston Post cartoon caption features Boss-Rastus chiding a lazy character for loafing. The reply claims he has laid in coal all day, though he admits softer spots tempt him.
A humorous scene unfolds as a wife teases her exhausted husband over misidentified music. He mistakes the opening of Stormy Weather for the Wedding March, prompting light banter about their weary evening and the piano’s confused repertoire.
The exchange focuses on Beryl and Ethel with playful flirtation about aging and experience. Pamela comments that age looks good on her sister, while the other replies that she has earned it through years of practice.
A witty exchange defines tact as restraint that spares an older man from remarking on shared youth with a woman who now appears young and radiant. It captures a social code about gentleness and timing.
A snippet from the Annapolis Log shows a sailor describing crew roles aboard a submarine with humor. The sailor explains the forward crew member’s task of holding the bow as the submarine dives.
Cleveland column argues every modern fad dates back ancient times. It cites Cleopatra Aspasia and Egyptian beauty rituals, unbreakable glass myths, rustproof artifacts, Hitler swastikas on ancient pottery, Caesar’s kidnapping, Orsippus loin cloth tale, hot dog stands 1900 years old, Nero's elevator, self‑playing organ, and dog race mechanical rabbits as proof that new is indeed old.
A nurse hopeful, Miss Windsor, longs for a home as she reconciles her dream of nursing with teaching. Fred Shelley offers a home and future, prompting her to embrace marriage and a new life beyond the classroom.
Public notice of a sheriff sale in Cherokee County Iowa following a special execution in favor of John B Gallagher and Roy A Nelson receivers against George E Blanch and others. The 160 acre property in sections 19 and 20 in township 91 39 West will be offered on April 20 1939 at 10 am at the Cherokee Court House to satisfy the judgment plus costs.
Hollywood’s Babe, a stray alley cat, guards Paramount’s million-dollar prop inventory from mice. Custodian Jud Weatherwax praises her, feeds her Grade A milk, and even buys rare caviar, saying she is on the job constantly and highly valued.
J P Milwee of Rising Star received his jury pay a decade after serving on a Eastland jury. He forgot to file for compensation at the time, and court records show the money was still owed.
Grace and Gertrude Worthington, sisters, mark 92 years as operators at the Wilton exchange. Grace served 47 years and Gertrude 45, totaling more than 20 million calls and set by some as a country record for longevity in the profession.
From Collier's Weekly: a Madagascan funeral custom where a woman near burial returns home for an hour to gather any item left behind. The belief holds that a woman, even in death, does not leave without forgetting something.
The Iowa Joint Stock Land Bank of Sioux City files an in rem action against George E Blanch et al to collect a debt of 14190.20 and costs 193.25. A public auction is set for April 24 1939 at 10 o clock in Cherokee County to seize the South Half of the Northeast Quarter and East Half of the Southeast Quarter in Section 12 Township 91 North Range 40 West. The sheriff notes the levy and sale to satisfy the judgment plus costs.
Public notice of execution against Catherine McGuire Jensen and Carl M Jensen for debt plus costs. Describes undivided one half interest in East Half of Southeast Quarter Section 5 Township 91 North Range 39 West excluding railroad right of way totaling about 77 acres. Sheriff to auction if unpaid by March 22 1989.
A March 1939 court judgment awards Clarence F E Drake and Carl M Jensen a debt of 6800.86 dollars and costs of 154.37 dollars against Catherine McGuire Jensen and Carl M Jensen. The record ends abruptly with incomplete defendants listed.
Cherokee County Iowa levies on undivided one half ownership of Cath erine McGuire Jensen and Carl M Jensen in the NEY of Section 8 Township 91 North Range 39 West containing 160 acres more or less per government survey. The notice is dated April 4 1939 with a prior claim on March 22 1939.
Public notice states Beatrice M Puller at court ordered sale of debt plus costs from Cath Jensen and Cher okee County. Property includes undivided half interest in North Half of Southwest Quarter Section 9 Township 91 North Range 39 West containing 80 acres. Sale set for April 24 1989 at 10 oclock.
The Farmers National Bank of Aurelia Iowa sues Percy E Russell George J Russell Gertrude P Lusshel and Cherokee County Iowa to foreclose on the West Half of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter in Section 10 Township 91 North Range 39 West describing property near Iowa Falls and Sioux City Railroad lines sought to satisfy debt and costs. The sale date is April 24 1989 at 10 o clock.
Flown on the 22nd day of March in Cherokee this 22nd day of March A D Tilton appears in a local notice with ceremonial phrasing.
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