03 Aug 1939
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1939
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel announces subscription terms with weekly publication, stating rates per year and a reminder that the paper does not stop at expiration unless users notify. continuing readers must pay for continued delivery.
Iowa State College expert E L Quaife notes oats look to be cheaper than corn this summer and will be fed to hogs. Oats can be hulled whole ground dry or soaked with pigs fed best when ground and soaked after 50 pounds, forming a thick slop for good gains.
The Albert City ball team travels to Aurelia for a Sunday afternoon game drawing a large crowd from the community and nearby towns. Aurelia previously beat Buena Vista county 66 to 5, sparking a desire for revenge in Aurelia as Albert City visits.
The 4-H girls health exam took place July 25 with Lois Coombs achieving 99.2 percent, earning advancement to the county level. County examination occurred Wednesday of this week, reported by Gloria Coombs.
Mr and Mrs Wm Sleezer returned from a two week east and Canada trip. Threshing is finishing in all rings this year. Ernest Swanson and family from Alta visited Earl Zwick and Victor Swanson. Dorothy Montgomery of Sutherlan d visited Gilbert Clow. Bernice Gould of Larrabee stayed with Earl and George Zwick. Wilbur Allen and Celesta visited Delmar Ross in Buena Vista county. Cherokee ladies assisted with threshing meals. Troy Mummert visited his mother in Cherokee.
Reports from Iowa recount a string of odd mishaps and accidents. A 15 year old near Greene lost a toe after stepping near a horse. A Leslie farmhand was pricked by a fish embedded in his thumb from Texas. A Boone man sues over a car left on a track two years ago. A transient’s body found in Crawford county carries a Sterling Illinois postmark. A Rock Valley boy injured his hands by a washing machine wringer. A Strawberry Point infant drowned after falling into a milk pail. Nevada saw a four car crash on a bridge with no fatalities. A Chicago youth was arrested for reckless driving. A Grundy Center transient got 15 days for theft of hedge clippers. A Nashua janitor sprained and broke his wrist in separate falls. A Lakota farmer nearly fatally burned after a live wire contact. An Adair patrolman recalls highway safety after a car crash with injuries. A South Africa black mamba is cited as among the world’s most dangerous snakes with the cobra and a third hill poser.
Boyd Daniels of Adair owns a rare albino colt described as pure white and possibly unique. At Logan Iowa, Mrs Ella Dungan reports an albino English sparrow observed in the area.
A witty exchange contrasts old dime novels with modern ones, noting a real difference: today’s books cost two dollars less ten cents. The quip hinges on price as a marker of changing literary value and era.
A young bride praises her husband to a friend, declaring George is the most generous man in the world and that he gives her everything credit can buy.
Mrs. Edgar Johnson recounts the death of Adolph Anderson born July 29 1987 in Diamond township son of Mr and Mrs A G Andersen. He leaves a wife Hazel Perrin and five children Harry Paul Wilmer Harold and Marvin. Funeral at Daven funeral home with burial in Oak Hill Cherokee.
Richard Grant of Fontanelle, aged 14, taken from his suitcase, discharged a .22 rifle through his left breast. He is hospitalized in Creston with a good chance of recovery.
Mrs. Arnold Niemeier recover s from an operation at Sioux Valley Hospital July 24. Mrs. Asa L. King of Lohrville Iowa and Doml William Haight hosted visitors and neighbors. A quarter inch rain blessed the region Tuesday evening. Community members shared Sunday calls and visits across Aurelia Washta Cushing Storm Lake and Quimby areas. Truman Peterson and crew built a concrete crib and hog house for W F Hickey replacing fire losses.
Mr and Mrs C A Peterson and son Frank dined with daughter Mrs Kenneth Leeds near Washta. La Verne Clymens visited relatives in Illinois. Mr and Mrs George Johns traveled to Rochester MN for Mayo Clinic. Schumacher family from Sigourney visited Negless family in Ida Grove. Fritz Kreutz family attended Frahm reunion at Park in Ida Grove. Frank Johns visited Challman family in Storm Lake. Negless family attended Copeland Park picnic in Correctionville honoring Schumacher family. Carl Anderson aided threshing near Galva. Walter Claussen family from Holstein visited Negless in Storm Lake.
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