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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1941
Page
12
Fruit cakes and plum puddings taste better when made in late November and aged until Christmas. Mrs. Lois Kenser Hughes notes these holiday treats store well in glass casseroles and can serve as gifts. The article offers preparation tips, including fruit selection, substitutions for citron, and moistening agents, with care to avoid scorching.
A note from a historical guide states that at about 300 degrees Fahrenheit a cake weighing six pounds bakes in roughly three to four hours, reflecting older oven performance and cooking practices.
The Iowa health department said progress in 1941 includes more X ray conferences 49 up from 39 the number of visits by public health nurses to contacts 6226 up from 2920 and 10665 contact histories 4278 people X-rayed 4100 up from 3096 and 4584 tuberculin tests up from 38096 The case finding program now serves 78 rural counties and credits expanded staff and public support including Christmas Seal Sale and volunteer groups for gains.
A machinist asks about layoff prep after the war and is advised to buy Defense Savings Bonds to create a financial reserve. The government targets middle and lower income Americans for broad bond purchases to curb inflation and support defense, with purchases possible at post offices banks savings and loan associations or by writing the Treasury. Stamps are also sold at retail stores.
Mr and Mrs J L Doud of Ovens saved 1580 new nickels to pay for a washing machine from Frederick Phillips of Remsen. It took them ten months to accumulate the coins before completing the purchase.
Aurelia Iowa council meets with Mayor Grapenthen presiding. Read minutes from November 8 and approved. Treasurers and clerks reports approved. Bills ordered paid including snow removal labor and hauling plus gas, oil, and current costs. Meeting adjourned. Walnut and hickory nuts prompt distant inquiry from Santa Fe New Mexico for old fashioned Iowa butternuts.
The State University of Iowa art staff posted a final deadline for yearbook photographs as November 31 a miscount likely treating Thanksgiving as an extra day.
Mrs. Charles A. Webb near Sigourney discovered three pieces of gold totaling fifty cents inside a goose during Thanksgiving preparations. The bird had been raised on the Smith farm near Stony Point.
Dora Burdick, long mocked for admiring the elite, bankrolls her husband Albert’s move into photography. His growing success, aided by a Joslyn estate project, thrusts Dora into public view beside the countess of Eglantine, while Aunt Teresa grudgingly admires the turn of events.
Ray R. Marsh county chairman of the Cher okee County USDA Defense Board urges farmers to inspect old equipment and order replacement parts now. with metal shortages 1942 production will be cut and timely repairs are vital to meet the food for freedom effort. report any parts shortages to the county defense board.
The piece argues that obeying the law may not prevent accidents and urges drivers to regulate speed to match conditions. It stresses temper control and prudent driving over mere legal compliance, promoting sensible behavior over being only legally safe.
Charlies L. Miller was elected president of the Buena Vista County Fair association at the annual meeting. Other officers are B. H. Runge vice president G. A. Lodequist secretary and I. W. Schreiber treasurer. Directors include B. A. Warme Bert Poulson A. R. Browne Louis Quirin Nils Berndt Leslie Hatch Bert Hatch Joe Bensene Ben H. Johnson William Breckwald all of Alta and Elwin Lindlief Paul Daglesch H. C. Peterson Edwin Witter of Storm Lake. Dates for 1942 set for August 11 12 13 and 14.
Corporal Raymond Funk of Algona assigned to the 82nd Signal Corps U S A for service in Iceland. Decorah was noted as place in the record though details are duplicated.
Twenty years after a 37-7 Fayette win at Decorah, Upper Town University and Luther College met again last week, yielding the same score of 37-7. The rematch occurred at the same venue, continuing a notable matchup pattern between the two schools.
A New York salesman became the proud father of a ten pound boy. The family joked about the name Weatherstrip as he kept pappy out of the draft while household chatter noted red clover in bloom on Kilbourne’s farm and a few dandelions.
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