Enlisting Scrap for Victory Campaign Urges Farmers
Farmers in the Aurelia vicinity urged to gather scrap metal and materials from farms to support war production. Officials say calls to salvage iron steel tin zinc lead and rubber could help build tanks planes guns and gas masks. The home front and the need to stockpile scrap to prevent mill closures were emphasized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Japan
Aurelia
Hitler
Hirohito
Aurelia Sentinel publication and subscription notice
The Aurelia Sentinel announces its publication details with proprietors and editor names. It states subscriptions run per year in advance and notes foreign rates, while warning the paper does not stop at expiration without notification.
Sharp Drop in State Use Tax Tied to Auto Sales Ban
The Iowa State Tax Commission reports use taxes totaling 18864.47 for July 1942, down from 150587.45 in July 1941, as war restrictions curb new car sales. Campaigns shift to newspapers as rubber shortages limit travel and in person appearances. The piece also notes anticipated campaign dynamics among Herring and Wilson, with Hickenlooper and Kraschel carrying oratorical duties for their parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Tax Commission
Iowa
Guy M. Gillette
L. J. Dickinson
Clyde L. Herring
George A. Wilson
Herring
Wilson
B. B. Hickenlooper
Nelson G. Kraschel
Hickenlooper
Kraschel
Afton Vicinity Socials and Family Visits Report
Mrs. Lorenz Roth hosted visitors from Marcus and Nebrask a relatives. Pvt Glen Sleezer returned on furlough from Fort Benjamin Harrison. Local families and friends hosted and joined multiple gatherings including a farewell for Nels Kastengren and a Hillside party for Glenn Sleezer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenz Roth
Peckenschneider
Marcus
Forrest Ware
Marjorie
Nebraska
Glen Sleezer
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Ted Wilson
Frank Wilson
Cherokee
Betty Gates
Reitzell Nordstrom
Diamond Township
Oscar Swanson
Hartley
Victor Swanson
Will Honsbruch
Iowa City
Honsbruch
Merlyn
Violet
Aurelia
Alta
Lorenz
Sioux City
Frank Dreyer
Brixon
Larrabee
Chas, Robinson
Chicago
Johns
Robinson
Sophia Johns
Roy Robinson
Black Hills
Marjorie Parrott
Pvt
Glenn Sleezer
Hillside
Farm Bureau
Birthday Dinner for John Larson Noted in Mt Olive
Mt Olive residents recount a birthday dinner for John Larson at his home on Sunday August 28 with a decorated cake and flowers. The event drew family friends including Emil and Carl Carlson and the Johnsons from Aurelia Fielding and near areas, sharing social time in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Schnell
M. I
Anna Hill
Cherokee
Janice Meinking
Betty Gates
Ten Smith
Fred Smith
Albert Elliott
Jerry
Bob Booth
Kansas City
Lewis Ammons
Peterson
Afton
Sioux Valley Hospital
C. F. Robinson
Chicago
Otto Saxhog
Huron Lake
Minn
Chas. Brown
Archer
Carl Carlson
Alta
Cyril Johns
Johns
Guy Robinson
Jake Gross
Bud Robinson
Carsten
Quimby
John Larson
Clara
Nina Olson
Carl Kahl
Mary Hornibrook
Los Angeles
Calif
Vincent Becker R
Nina Ohlson
Nelson
Ernie
Howard Sawwell
Sioux City
Clifford Wilson
Aurelia
Lottie Wilson
Storm Lake
Harry Wilson
Vernon White
Jess Pennington
Kenneth Pennington
Linn Grove
H. W. Lindstrom
Hugo Nelson
Oakdale
Iowa
Gaylord Frankar
Schaller
Amelia
Eng
Anderson
Axel Johnson
Sulphur Springs
Mrz
Des. Wethermann
Missouri
Osere Smith
Wednecusy
Sidu
Town
Clara Thorsness
Margaret Juber
Ottoman
Joe Kastengren
Near Holstein
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Aurelia Sentinel
BE. C. Lighter
Carl J. Lighter
State Capitol
Sentinel
Alden Stempek
Mount Ayr
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake, Iowa
Navy
Earlwick
MT. Olive
Frances Hahn
R. M. Flory
Rte
Howell Motor Co
Globe Station
Harry Howell
Prop
Aurelia, Iowa
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