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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1929
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel lists subscription rates and mailing details for Aurelia Iowa with two dollar foreign rate and a local 1.75 annual price. The page also features light humor about responses to soup salads and a quip urging men to take vacations to avoid feeling indispensable.
A diary of local men and families with visits in Aurelia and Cherokee. Mentions include John and Diane Deller, Earl Crippen, M F Dukes, Fred Georke, Victor Frank, Lettie Jones, and B H Dubes. Activities include a White Cross sewing meeting on April 24 and serving as a trial juror in Cherokee. Fat hog sales and regional visits are noted along with regular church services.
Martha Lucila Sainchild Everett died April 7 1929 in Alta Iowa aged 73 years 11 months 5 days after living in Aurelia nearly five years She was born May 2 1855 in Johnson County Iowa married February 2 1881 to David Wilson Everett They had four children Fred Charles Bert Eva Betcher and seven grandchildren Funeral services were held Tuesday at her home and Congregational church Rev Trigg officiated Burial followed in Aurelia cemetery
The Everett family thanks neighbors and friends for acts of kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of Mrs Martha L Everett. They also appreciate the beautiful flowers from friends and relatives including Fred Everett Eva Betcher Bert Everett Chas Everett Sumner Fairchild Abner Fairchild Warner Fairchild and Warren Fairchild.
The new state trapping provisions restrict killing trapping or ensnaring beaver mink otter muskrat raccoon skunk opossum red fox or civet except for property protection. Open seasons vary by district and species and possession of carcasses hides is regulated. Trappers must file an inventory within ten days after season end and obtain special permit tags to ship skins outside the state.
In first grade perfect spelling papers were earned by Bertha Enedahl Roland Stiencke Junior Kastergren Eileen Christensen Deloris Peterson Lois Pixler Clyde Erickson Adrian Kline Robert Fassler Amund Pearson Ruby Nelson Gladys Gustafson Billy Trease Ruth Rutter Terbert Lillian Ten Eyck and Ralph Ruebsam. Several students achieved perfect attendance and punctuality for the six weeks with Irene Paulson and Johna Rydstrom also noted for high performance.
Crocuses grow well indoors. Plant bulbs in light rich soft soil just covering them. Do not plant too deep or they won’t flower. Siles of the valley will thrive indoors when planted in coconut fiber. Ask your seedman for half a dozen and plant in a small bowl.
Alta Advertiser reports a prowler broke into the A P Sprague farm home four miles northeast of Alta on Sunday night between twelve and one. He jumped through the glass and screen on the second floor and escaped, losing a cap found as evidence. Victor Metz, arrested for nighttime dwelling with felonious intent, is held in the county jail after failing to post bond. Herman Echuler home also entered the same evening, with authorities suspecting the same man due to proximity.
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