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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1946
Page
1
Published every Thursday and entered as second class matter at the post office at Aurelia Iowa. Notice this paper does not stop at expiration date unless we are so notified, and subscribers who continue to accept paper will be under obligation to pay for same.
Nellie and Carol Montgomery of Larrabee visited the Gilbert Clow home. Antone and Avery Ames of Marcus dined with the Robert Snapp family. Bridges and culverts are being built and new grade work planned on eastern and western roads. George Zwick of Cherokee spent Thursday with Earl Zwick. Cora Hill former Afton resident was buried in Afton cemetery. A large crowd attended the Christian church service in Cherokee. Ray McQuinn and his wife from Baker Montana joined the Dexter McQuinn family visit. Donald Calderwood and family also mentioned.
Sunday shows included Rozanne of Aurelia visiting Will Honsbruch and Marie Rupp of Cherokee honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. Dale Smith and Miss Marjorie Parrott. A large Junior Farm Bureau turnout followed with a lunch served.
A fragment notes an event taking place Thursday at the Henry Stevens residence in Cherokee. The text provides limited details beyond the location and day, with no further names, dates, or context readable.
Warrence Sargent 55 of near Estherville died trimming a tree at Spirit Lake when he fell from a limb beyond the ladder height. He apparently attempted to reach higher than safe.
Gored L A Hansen of Logan was knocked down when a bull turned on him during pen movement. He survived unconsciousness as the animal abandoned him and he was sent to Council Bluffs Hospital with injuries.
Spike a Doberman Pinscher with overseas service in the United States Marines kennel corps has arrived in Newell Iowa to live with owner Howard Skow. The veteran dog served three years in the marine corps and is now a property of Skow local veteran care noting.
Scoopshovel Scotty, famed ex king of the hoboes, visited Britt to organize a community hobo dinner on August 27. The slumgullion committee seeks 14 pounds of coffee 125 loaves of bread and 125 pounds of meat for the menu.
Two Maine farmers who met weekly at market trade a ritual greeting. One day they discuss horse care, revealing turpentine as the remedy for colic. A week later both admit the remedy failed, and their horses died, ending with a shared goodbye.
A Scotsman hires a taxi to Waterloo Station after a long ride around London. He asks a police officer the fare from Euston to Waterloo and pays the exact amount as he has a train to catch, then vanishes into the station.
A Connecticut school teacher praises a prize essay by a freckle faced sixth grade boy. The piece humorously defines goats with playful lines such as a male goat is a butt and a female goat is a buttress. It ends with a Chuckle about a father and a ruined rose bush.
A summary of frequently asked questions about World War II G I Bill education and subsistence benefits for veterans. Topics include monthly subsistence amounts, eligibility duration, handling of dependents, part time or correspondence study, age limits, and applying through Form 1950 at VA offices. It notes that benefits may extend with dependents and that ex service women receive identical entitlements.
Veterans who served after September 16 1940 and up to the war’s end may qualify for a full education course. The VA covers tuition books supplies and authorized expenses. medical treatment is limited to what one would get from service. Subsistence while ill is not paid except for unused leave days. high school completion is possible through VA or the school.
Sioux City livestock market shows weaker slaughter steers and heifers by 25 cents to $1.00+, with hogs $2.00 to $2.50 lower and porker top dropping from $24.50 to $21.00. Canner cows rise to $16.00, feeders edge up, and lambs fall $1.50 from last week’s peak as Decontrol board hearings in Washington prompt unsettled trade. Cherokee county shippers report mixed lots including Cosgrove Bros. and Kummer families with steers, sows, boar, and bull sales noted.
The listing shows prices for 11 steers totaling 1076 pounds at 19.50 each and another lot of 2 steers at 22.50. An additional sale includes 1 steer at 20.00, 1 heiferette at 18.00 with 975 pounds, and 1 cow at 10.00 with 1110 pounds.
World War II veterans and current service members were honored during a Sunday morning service at St. John’s Lutheran Church. Pastor J. E. Ross preached, Rev. O. Bahr awarded loyalties, and a noon dinner in the school basement led to kittenball and entertainment.
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