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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1937
Page
2
The Aurelia Sentinel published weekly in Aurelia Iowa lists subscription rates for foreign countries per year in advance. A notice states the paper does not stop at expiration unless notified and continued readers must pay for renewed issues.
Past Chief's club met at Mrs. B. Pauls with contest wins by Mrs. Mabel Johnson and Mrs. Walter Whitney. Monday Night Bridge at Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Christensen with guests Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Sjoberg and high scores for Mrs. Sjoberg and CJ Lighter. Next gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Helmer Carhoerg. Helping Hand Circle met at Mrs. Henry Stieneke with lunch. NR club at Mrs. Home Rob included guest Mrs. Irwin Kroll. winners Mrs. Kroll and Mrs. ea Parrott. Next meetings planned at Mrs. Emil Rydstrom.
A school assignment reproduces test items on right of way and driving habits. Questions cover who has priority at controlled and uncontrolled intersections and how to respond when overtaken. The piece notes self assessment of driving behavior and includes stationery wording from Sentinel.
Floyd Arnold of Iowa State College warns that turning dairy cows to pasture without grain will reduce next winter’s production. He explains a 1,000 pound cow cannot meet milk and body needs on grass alone, so grain is essential for cows producing 20 to 25 pounds of milk daily. A typical ration outlined includes corn meal oats and a high protein supplement. Gradual change from winter to pasture feeding helps digestion and milk odor.
W F LaGrange of Iowa State College argues for pushing February and early March lambs to a June market. He cites higher June prices, economical gains from nursing lambs, and avoiding summer heat and parasite issues. Early marketing simplifies flock management after lambs are weaned in summer.
In medieval times shrines showcased relics of saints including Virgin milk and saints bodies. The most remarkable was the St Thomas shrine where fragments of a rag used by St Thomas for wiping his nose were displayed.
In the fifty nineties era many U.S. senators wore Prince Alberts as frock coats symbolized statesmanship and a beard denoted maturity and substance among lawmakers.
A. L. Anderson of the animal husbandry department at Town State College urges generous feeding for sows nursing litters, warning against cutting feed for any reason. He says self-feeding until pigs are weaned 8 to 12 weeks promotes faster pig growth, less sow weight loss, and better conditions for future farrowings. After weaning, brood sows may be limited. Suckling pigs should be moved to clean pasture as soon as possible with rape, bluegrass, and alfalfa recommended for pasture.
Aurelia Methodist Ladies Aid gather at the Ohlson home with about thirty five members. Edd C Williams dies at eighty and is buried in Diamond cemetery with services led by Rev G W Eggleston. Relatives from Ames Sioux City and Galva visit for the funeral. multiple local residents host guests and travel for services and family events.
George Hay born 1566 and died 1625 is credited as Scotland’s first glass maker. He exploited a naturally formed cave at Wemyss on the Fife coast to establish his furnace and start glass production.
Watches originated as small clocks worn from the girdle when pocket fits proved too large. The evolution reflects early fashion and practical need for portable timekeeping in daily life.
C V Holsinger of Iowa State College urges planting new strawberry beds on fresh ground to avoid white grub damage and notes that soil with recent strawberry or grass crops should be avoided. He recommends Dunlap as best, with Blackmore and Premier as alternatives, and gives spacing guidance. Pinch all blossoms in the first year to promote vigorous runners.
Notice describes a May 11 1937 hearing by Aurelia Iowa Town Council on estimated levy for Town Improvement Fund taxes. It lists years 1938 to 1956 with annual levy amounts and states funds pay principal and interest on bonds for town improvements. Also notes a separate May 11 1937 hearing on issuing Town Improvement Fund bonds of 5000 dollars to pay part of the cost of improvements.
Mt Olive residents report social visits in the Edgar Johnson and Arnold Neimeyer homes. S U S club hosted by Mrs Nya Wilson on April 22 with Emma Dellar, Wilson Perry and Harline Smith as guests. birthday gifts given to Helen Leber and Christine Hahn. Several travels for funerals and family visits across Ida county Aurelia Cherokee and Duluth Minnesota.
Dinner guests honored birthdays of LaVerne Gustafson Lincoln Hahn Edgar Johnson Donald and Will Hahn. Funeral for August Hahn held in Cherokee with Rev Crippen and W W Reeder. burial at Good Hope cemetery. Relatives from Royal Town attended. Week old son of L C Bengtson died at Sioux Valley hospital. Junior Senior banquet at Quimby high school. Pitcher township Farm Bureau met at Karl Bruce home. attendance light due to rain. Sherwood Ohl remains ill at Sioux Valley hospital with pleurisy. Rev Minor’s father visited from Perry Iowa and joined Rev and Mrs Minor for overnight with Ernest Johnson at Estherville.
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