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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1938
Page
13
Mrs Anna Anderson reports 100 chickens stolen from her northeast of the school house. The birds would have about sixty dollars in market value. Sheriff Tilton investigated. About 80 chickens were stolen at the Clifford Libby farm a month ago.
Schedule lists games booked to date with dates and locations for August 21 23 24 and 28. Opponents include Sutherland Marcus Holstein and Kemsen with venues noted as here or there.
Palestine sits amid a major bird migration corridor with constant movement of avian flocks to and from the area, highlighting its role as a central stopover for migrating species.
Heat speeds up life processes while cold slows them. Researchers note that animals that hibernate possess a special defense against germs, suggesting temperature affects immune responses.
The Aurelia high school band directed by A. E. Morse plays at the Alta fair today. A concert begins at one o clock in front of the grandstand and they perform at platform attractions. In the evening the Aurelia band joins Newell Early and Sulphur Springs bands to form a 125 piece mass band for the final concert.
In a circus scene a lion tamer invites a tailor into the cage area as the bill is presented. The exchange hints at routine backstage dealings between performers and service staff amid the show.
Police confront a boy who says he is taking nine buckets of water to drown a cat. The report notes the incident as a stray cruelty case and quotes the boy's stated intent. Authorities warn against animal harm and remind of potential legal consequences.
The scene includes a quip about a young performer, with a sharp aside noting the daughter’s singing. Observers describe the moment as witty and tense as onlookers react to a misread cue.
A fragmented dialogue contrasts clever customer and dealer talk about a product’s journey from Paraguay to Stockholm. The exchange hints at advertising dynamics and the product’s autonomous routing making causal sense, but the text remains fragmentary.
1100 midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy sail to England on their annual practice cruise aboard the U S S New York Texas and Wyoming. The flotilla, part of the Sixth Battle Squadron, will visit with Rear Admiral Alfred W Johnson commanding the detachment. The voyage recalls Admiral Beatty invitation twenty years earlier and ends with a ceremonial display and mutual respect between American and British forces.
Jackson Michigan inmates occupy marble games after a new gambling ban. Deputy Warden James Ryan notes covert cash among convicts suggests a thriving underground bank, with a limit of one dollar per person. He cites a prior escape attempt using $120 concealed in a shoe.
Southbridge mass readers warned by Dr R J Beitel after a survey of 3000 shows only 25 percent read efficiently four rules to read without moving lips start with recognizing words instantly then take in multiple words at a glance read left to right smoothly and silently without murmurs
A ewe that gave birth to triplet lambs reportedly refused two of the newborns and fed only the remaining one. The other two lambs were adopted by nearby ewes in Corvallis.
The Aurelia Sentinel mails copies to boxholders on Aurelia routes and nearby Cherokee and Alta routes to advertise the Farmers Picnic to be held Tuesday and Wednesday next week. The issue has 12 pages eight home printed four features and urges readers to patronize local businesses and pass the news along.
George Kolpin has been visiting at the Fred Kolpin home. Miss Lucille Neidbur of Peterson visited Ed Pingle's home. C. P. Smith and grandson Tarl Chamberlin from Postville stayed with Alfred Stiencke. Mrs. Ira Mann of Aurelia spent part of the week with Rose Pingle. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ammons joined Emmet Ammons for a trip to Hartley and Arnolds Park.
Madalynne Booth traveled with the Hines family of Aurelia and Opal Erickson of Cherokee to Sioux City on Saturday. Clifford Coombs hosted the threshing ring with ice cream Monday evening. Opal Brickson of Cherokee and Bud Boos of Bradgate visited Georgia Robar and the Booth family for Sunday dinner. Several attended a 4-H meeting in Cherokee last week. W M Booth and family visited the Ellen Booth home in Aurelia Tuesday and Wednesday. The Sentinel remains an authorized agent for Sioux City and Des Moines newspapers.
We stress drivers need more courtesy and self restraint on the road. Trust only your own driving, as many accidents could be prevented if others do not do the sensible or lawful thing. The column urges personal responsibility and courtesy.
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