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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel is published weekly on Thursday and filed as second class matter at the Aurelia Iowa post office. Proprietor C Lightner is identified as the owner and operator.
Notice states the paper will not stop at expiration date unless subscribers are notified and those who continue to receive the paper after expiration must pay the same rate.
Iowa State botanist E P Sylvester warns farmers to fallow infested land now to slow European bindweed growth before smother crops. Recommended methods include chemical sprays for under an acre, two to three years of continuous fallow for 0.5 to 1.5 acres, or alternating fallow with crops for larger fields, each followed by alfalfa seeding. The program runs May 1 to June 15 to keep ground covered and provide income during treatment.
The article describes a multi year rotation starting with sorghum or Sudan grass, fall removal and plowing, followed by rye or winter wheat. In Iowa areas with winter wheat, higher cash income balances poorer pasturing. The rye or wheat is harvested next spring and the cycle repeats. two years may work, three might be needed. Alfalfa is seeded to smother germinating seedlings in subsequent years. Double discing misses many plants. a duck foot shovel attachment is preferred for thorough weed cutting. If using a chemical spray, apply on cool damp days, not hot dry days, for safety and effectiveness.
A collection of vignettes from New York life and entertainment. A young writer turned to romance stories after moving from a prestigious college. a taxi and subway culture piece notes new state law curbing street performers. profiles of George Jessel and Lucille Manners describe benefits, anecdotes, and a swing organist who now plays hymns.
Miss Sylvia Benson daughter of Mr and Mrs Berger Benson married John Stoner of Linn Grove on Sunday afternoon August 4 at 2 oclock in the Cherokee Lutheran parsonage. The article notes local bowling plans and school staff changes including Don Castle to Buena Vista county Petroleum Committee and John Mouw replacing Hershell Abbott as assistant coach and mathematics teacher.
Pacific Grove California records another old city law violation as a movie crew drives horses at six miles per hour tagging a speed limit that could not be enforced without breaking the law.
Mrs. Herman Koch began sewing a fancy bed spread eighteen years ago. She sewed in more than a mile of thread each year, and by this year the spread totals 26 miles of thread.
Aurelia Watties Aurelian baseball team accepts invitation to a Council Bluffs tourney with 16 top Iowa Nebraska clubs. Class A play begins August 24 against Oakland Stortz. finals set for Labor Day September 2. First prize $700, runner up $350.
Aurelia dominates multiple youth games with a decisive 11 to 7 victory over Cherokee. Several scorelines show Aurelia's offensive output across matches against Storm Lake Rock Valley Watertown and other teams in a busy tournament slate.
A Tama resident praised the railroad after misplacing a hat on a Cedar Rapids bound train. The conductor recovered the hat and it was returned to its rightful owner the next day. Burley Thorne Ackworth reported sundogs and ducks heading south, suggesting weather signs that followed three days of rain.
Harold Beach spots a rat trapped in the fan under his truck then finds another rat killed by the same fan. The grim method is noted as not practical but apparently effective.
Mrs. Alba Kline reports corn stalks on her Grinnell area farm with leaves knit together. The unusual growth draws attention from local observers and agricultural helpers.
Mr and Mrs Antone Sokolowsky of Danbury mark their thirtieth wedding anniversary and a recent remarriage in Sioux City to support their second naturalization applications. They were first wed in Poland and later united again in Iowa.
George Smith of Waukon reported a loss of 3438 turkeys during the recent storm. The claim details the extent of poultry damage and requests assistance or insurance follow up.
Walter McCorkle of Winterset has entered the fur trade by purchasing 12 Alaskan black mink. Gard Lake near Onawa features one of the United States largest Lotus Flower ponds, ranking fourth in size and attracting seasonal beauty.
F. Storm, acting for the state conservation commission, filled a request for 12 Hungarian partridges. He had accidentally killed a hen partridge but saved 14 eggs from the nest and successfully hatched them.
August 22 night game at Hawarden. August 18 National Semi pro tournament in Wichita Kansas. August 31 Original House of David here. September 3 Wausa Nebraska there. September 18 Rock Valley here. Wedding stationery advertised in Sentinel.
Brown, invited to dine at a major hotel, exits to a procession of servants asking for items. He pays a shilling for the coat and another for the umbrella and hat. He resists paying for the gloves, exclaiming they are not worth it.
A man had a watch repaired and agreed to pay half the watch’s cost. After picking up the watch, he paid nothing more, claiming the gift was the present, prompting a wry exchange as the watchmaker pointed out the settled price. Wedding stationery at Sentinel.
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