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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1942
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel announces subscription terms and rates. It states a Thursday publication schedule and that continuing readers must pay in advance, with policy on foreign delivery and post office requirements.
State Capitol brief notes Republican and Democrat headquarters reshaping in the Empire Building as campaigns prepare for the November election. Polls show 33 percent undecided between Herring and Wilson for senator with 34 percent for Herring and 33 percent for Wilson among farm voters.
Special Aurelia Iowa council session on July 27 1942 approved the budget estimates published July 16 1942 in the Aurelia Sentinel. Mayor Grapenthen presided with Mummert Grienke Kaskey Brummer present. Shank absent. Levy certified to County Auditor and filed. Meeting adjourned.
The August 3 1942 council session called to order by Mayor Grapen. Members Mummert Grienke Shank Kaskey Brummer present. none absent. Minutes from July 6 17 and 27 read and approved. Clerk's report reviewed and approved. Bills authorized for payment.
A survey by Atlantic Commission Company shows $(1,400,000) yearly losses from fruit and vegetable spoilage in Cherokee County can be cut by half through better grading packing and direct distribution. If farmers and distributors halve 10 to 12 percent spoilage, production equivalent to 5 to 6 percent additional yield can be achieved without extra land labor or equipment.
96 year old Kellog farm hand George Dille completed a full day of harvest field pitching bundles, a feat notable for a man of such age. He arrived in town the following day in good health and with fitness unchanged.
The notice urges safer home practices as travel slows. It warns accidents rise when staying home and suggests inspecting lights stairs handrails slippery floors and other hazards to prevent injuries during vacations.
Mrs. Ted Buchanan of Belmond reports a dull fishing day until a tire casing on her line yielded a large bullhead thrashing inside. The odd catch surprised her as she tried for a bite with no luck.
Elmer Peterson of Hayfield stepped from a solid board floor onto a wall board covered area in a garage and fell through the ceiling onto a cement floor. He suffered many bruises but no broken bones.
Henry Risen of Iowa Falls escaped serious injury when a brick fell seventy feet and struck his head but did not make direct contact, saving him from a worse blow according to the report.
Allison protege John C. Crockett longtime Senate reading clerk and former Hardin county clerk of court and Iowa supreme court clerk died last week in his native Iowa, after a career spanning state and federal service.
Four pounds of coffee sent last fall to his mother in Sweden by Anerd Grant of Marengo have been returned to the sender. The coffee apparently began an ocean voyage but failed to reach its destination.
From India a check arrives to settle Clayton county taxes. The payer is Mrs KE Stanley j Jones, long-time missionary in India, triggering local attention to tax collection practices and cross-border contributions.
Henry Appel of Grundy Center faced a chain of mishaps starting with a downed electric fence battery and a cow escaping to eat corn. After replacing the battery he found his car battery dead and the starter failed. A new starter cable caused a tester crack, and a loud garage noise turned out to be a truck tire bursting.
Wartburg College will celebrate its diamond jubilee this fall marking seventy five years since its founding. The institution has moved from Galena Illinois to its present location in Waverly.
Ivy McKee and his farm team attached to a lumber wagon bolted down Main Street causing chaos as it jumped curbs and hit a car then careened through alleys. Residents said such a spectacle hadn’t occurred in decades.
The McGregor Historical Society and North Iowa Times announce a joint project to collect early household recipes with notes on their origin and a touch of Old France flavor. The initiative aims to preserve culinary history and local domestic traditions.
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