Congress Favors Six Month Veteran Furlough Plan
General Hines leads a U S Veterans Administration push to create nationwide information centers aiding returning servicemen. Government agencies and civic groups will run field offices while a six month furlough with continued pay is preferred to allow industry to reconvert.
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Frank T. Hines
Veterans Administration
United States Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
Hines
House
Senate
Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
Treasury
Marvin Jones
War Food Administration
Aurelia Sentinel Subscription Rates Notice
Notice that the Aurelia Sentinel will continue to be delivered beyond expiration only if notified and payment is made. Subscription rate is two dollars per year in advance, with a reduced rate of one dollar sixty cents in foreign countries.
First Broadway Mention Cited as Broad Way Name Origin
The 1643 land transfer notes Broadway as a broad way, naming origin of Broadway from a broad thoroughfare. Romans elevated roads to drain water, linking highway to broader street than a lane.
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Broadway
Blood Level Shifts Tied to Seasonal Adaptation
Researchers propose that body blood flow rises in summer and falls in winter, driving adjustments to changing seasons. The theory suggests summer heat increases circulation while cooler months reduce it, affecting overall physiology.
Aurelia Council inaugurates Heimsoth as mayor in 1944 meeting
Aurelia Iowa council convened April 3 1944 at noon with Mayor Heimsoth and council members Shank Kaskey Brummer Maltby and Weiland present. Heimsoth took oath as mayor and administered oaths to five councilmen. Bond and salaries approved, town clerk appointed, committees named, and bills paid. Board of Equalization met April 8 with Assessor Holderness report approved then adjourned.
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Aurelia
Iowa
Lan
Heimsoth
Shank
Kaskey
Brummer
Maltby
Weiland
Orlo Shank
C. H. Kaskey
E. L. Brummer
A. J. Maltby
George Weiland
W. H. Heimsoth
Chester G. Sjoberg
H. H. Deyloff
First Trust and Savings Bank
Amerlin
Board of Equalization
John A. Holderness
Wieland
Easter activities and spelling winners at Aurelia Consolidated
Students enjoyed Easter dyeing with the magic pencil and a treat from John Baumann. Third graders presented an Easter play. Spelling contest winners were John Baumann, Carolyn Bengtson, Bobby Bengtson, William Hasenwin sel, Lorene Johnson, Jenny Lighter and Sharon Ohlson. The class studied chlorophyll and leaf stomata while learning how plants make food.
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John Baumann
John
Carolyn Bengtson
Bobby Bengtson
William Hasenwinsel
Lorene Johnson
Jenny Lighter
Sharon Ohlson
New Pet Toad Hopper Joins Our Room Garden Fun
We welcomed a pet toad named Hopper given by Miss Shay. We plant beans and petunias and hope for growth. Last Friday we dyed Easter eggs and wrote our names with the Mystic Pencil. Classmates Patty Osterling Eva Marie Hasenwinkel Marilyn Radke Janet Ohlson Mardell Lewis Bob Miller Arlo Mummert Douglas Ohlson earned six weeks of perfect attendance.
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Shay
Hopper
Patty Osterling
Eva Marie Hasenwinkel
Marilyn Radke
Janet Ohlson
Mardell Lewis
Bob Miller
Arlo Mummert
Douglas Ohlson
Third Grade Easter Play and Team Spelling Reports
Third graders hosted first and second grades for an Easter play titled Mamma's Waster Bonnet. Students dyed eggs, shared spring signs, and celebrated birthdays. Perfect spelling scores went to Erik Radke and nine others. two teams, Goldfinch and Bluebird, lead in arithmetic drills with 16 and 15 points respectively. anticipation builds for final year results.
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Gaylene
Erik
Marlyce Rae
Gayten Miller
Gerald Parrott
Bluebird
Carole Larson
Helen Lawniczak
Carmen Lighter
Janice Schulke
Donna Rae Shank
Charles Carleson
Richard Hodge
Gaylen Miller
Sixth Grade News Briefing From Local School Room
The sixth grade reports two perfect attendance records broken due to illness. Keith Langwin and Robert Ammons were absent for the first time this week. New teachers Miss McClure and Miss Shay taught Thursday afternoon and Mrs. Renaud Friday. The class enjoyed their teaching. They are dividing decimal fractions by decimal fractions and finding them difficult. Mrs. Renaud finished reading Lassie Come Home Friday and the class liked the book. Donnie Blake returned to school Monday after scarlet fever. The Junior High Stamp Bank is urged to be busy on April 17 as a change drive proceeds. Students are asked to turn in pennies nickels and dimes by April 17. In eighth grade math they completed a self testing drill with a ten rating and study square roots. Eighth grade English covers sentence sense including complex simple and compound sentences. Seventh grade studies circumference of a circle and reads Robert of Lincoln in literature. The banker is Elizabeth Eddy.
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Keith Langwin
Robert Ammons
Miss McClure
Miss Shay
Donnie Blake
James Doolittle
Toyko
Robert of Lincoln
Elizabeth Eddy
Washington's Parents Born in Virginia
Augustine Washington born in 1694 in Washington parish near Bridges Creek where it joins the Potomac. He married Mary Ball, his second wife, in 1731. Mary Ball Washington, born around 1707, likely grew up in that Virginia area.
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Washington
George Washington
Augustine Washington
George
Washington Parish
Bridges Creek
Potomac
Mary Ball
Virginia
First Kangaroo Sightings Recorded in 18th Century
The first kangaroo on record hailed from Aru and lived in the Dutch governor’s garden at Bata via Java in 1711. Sir Joseph Banks, botanist with Captain Cook, later observed living kangaroos in Australia during the 1770 expedition, described by a crewman as large as a greyhound, mouse colored and swift.
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Aru
Batavia
Java
Joseph Banks
Captain Cook
Australia
Nature Magazine
Handel's Messiah Completed in 24 Days in Dublin Debut
The Etude notes Handel began Messiah on August 22, 1741. The first, second, and third parts finished on August 28, September 6, and September 12 respectively. Instrumentation was done by September 15. The work premiered April 13, 1742 at the Music Hall on Fishamble Street in Dublin, Ireland.
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Music
Fishamble Street
Dublin
Ireland
The Law of Lek Feud Rules in Albanian Highlands
Collier's explains the Law of Lek as a code among Albanian mountaineers. It lets feuds be paused for a truce so the enemy may travel, host a party, or harvest without interference.
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Lek
Albania
Collier’s
Bottled in Bond Explained and Age Requirements
Bottled in bond means the liquor was placed in casks and stored in a government warehouse for four or more years. The year is shown on the seal. Under U S bond regulations no other whisky or neutral spirits may be added during aging or before bottling.
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Bond
Understanding Habits in Children and Parental Guidance
The article argues that misplaced clothes reflect a lack of understanding rather than laziness. Parents should explain the reasons for neatness to children like Louise, emphasizing that clean, well cared for garments enhance personal appearance. Daily practice helps form lasting habits.
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Louise
Mother
Louise guides dressmaking and shopping for her child
The text discusses how a mother can involve Louise in choosing clothes and coats to foster responsibility and satisfaction in caring for them. It suggests a child forms good habits after recognizing the need for the habit and participating in the selection.
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Louise
Coffee’s Spread Through Europe and the New World
Coffee reached Europe via the Turks and arrived in England by 1600. It remained unfamiliar in Brazil until about 1740, marking key steps in its global distribution.
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Europe
England
Brazil
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