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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1941
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel announces publication weekly with Aurelia Iowa postal entry and subscription terms. It warns readers the paper does not stop at expiration and continued receipt incurs payment obligation.
A metaphor compares advertising to baseball, urging patience with the audience and continual effort. It argues that initial rejection does not equal failure, as repeated pitches may eventually resonate, much like a player who strikes out still returns to bat.
The article discusses a one mill property tax levy enacted after the governor cut the two mills, noting the state faces uncertainty as no one including the comptroller can predict the revenue from one mill under the new compulsory valuations.
State officials warn the 60 per cent assessment law will not cover deficits as car and other revenues drop with plummeting auto production. A one mill levy may help but could force use of the general fund if special taxes fall short. Public Safety Commissioner Fischer frets over steel for 1948 license plates as 1943 plates edge toward use. Suffocation tragedy: Leslie Solbach of Cambridge buried under a overturned truck.
Aurelia overcame an 8-2 deficit to defeat Centennial Coal of Louisville Colo 8-7 in the Denver Post semi pro tournament. Ed Hennesey lined a decisive double to score Congo Collins as Bobby Foltz closed out the ninth.
The Ethiopian Clowns of Miami came from seven runs down to defeat the Aurelians 12 to 7 in ten innings. Macan pitched the final two innings for the Clowns to earn his third tournament win. Mofike drove in four runs with three hits including a clutch homer as Tarzan and Selassie starred for the Clowns.
Bona Allen of Buford Ga. crushed Aurelia with 14 runs in five innings as rain halted play. Pitched by Polfenberger and backed by 17 hits, Allen led a dominant five inning onslaught while Aurelia’s trio Miller Stone Jammer faltered on the mound.
Wayne Morris, star of TI Went Wings, joined the Navy in May 1941 as Ensign. He praised Navy aviation training and career paths, noting opportunities as pilots and in aviation support roles. He is shown at the Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board at Long Beach Naval Receiving Base.
Home run Sloan. Three-base hits Mitchel and J Collins. Two-base hits Lyons Mitchel Harris. Errors Hennesey Rapp. Left on bases Bona Allen Aurelia. Walks Poffenberger Miller. Strikeouts Miller 2 Poffenberger 4 Jammer 1. Hits Miller 6 in 2 2 3 innings Stone 7 in 2 innings.
From the Alta Advertiser we learn that Mr and Mrs Walter Lauridsen welcomed a daughter, Bonnie Lee, Friday at Alta hospital weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces.
Mrs Earldwick notes a large L F C girls program at Glenn Loucks home with ice cream cake and candy. Local visits include Sioux City guests Sleezer and Dale, Loma Robinson weekend at Okoboji, and Carl Johns threshers meeting attendees. The Earl Zwick and Mildred Peterson gatherings are mentioned along with travel to Dakota for harvest and a fox collision incident.
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