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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1940
Page
8
Iowa farmers credit windbreak shelters for protecting livestock during a severe blizzard eliminating hundreds of dollars in losses. Evergreen trees provide winter protection, enabling stock to stay out of barns with less feed. Proper fencing guards windbreaks from geese poultry and rabbits while mulch protects roots during winter.
A caterpillar tractor driven by workers went through a bridge near Oyens. Vernon Gardner and Slim Gellerman of LeMars escaped injury.
The prisoner in the dock calls the police superintendent as character witness revealing five years in the town. The superintendent protests claiming no knowledge of the man. A disgruntled fan heckles the umpire asking about a dog, prompting a sharp exchange about blindness and dogs.
A reflective quip notes that looking back is a bad habit, yet hard to break when on the beach. The line contrasts caution with carefree coastal life.
Tuan asks about loud celebrations while Ahmed explains he and the cook were celebrating their silver wedding, and Tuan warns it should not happen again.
A Washington Star quip notes the public forgets injudicious speeches and often forgets the speaker too. The exchange between a confident politician and Senator Sorghum highlights the enduring issue of accountability for public rhetoric.
A playful exchange shows Bridget claiming fifteen minutes to boil five eggs, while the Mistress insists on a maximum of three minutes, highlighting a math pun in a domestic joke.
A brief courtroom exchange hints at multiple suits in play as one party notes taking back a breach of promise suit, suggesting ongoing legal maneuvering. The dialogue underscores tension over legal actions and potential settlements.
A wartime style debate leaves a character Mrs Battlecry insisting she seeks the right to vote, while Mr Battlecry accuses activists of overwork yet failing to exercise the franchise. The exchange underscores ongoing tensions around suffrage access.
In a heated argument between two women one complains about a third, Pansy, saying she is not fair. Later one confides to a friend that Pansy is dying to be fair, implying motive or perception of her character.
The Henry Winterhof house hosted a miscellaneous shower for Miss Irene Brown on Sunday afternoon with hostesses Mrs. Henry Weiland Mrs. Henry Winterhof and Miss Verna Winterhof. Guests included Ruth and Bernita Wendell Vera Harps Marion Glienke and Pearl Litchenberg from Storm Lake. A two course lunch followed a gift opening and dancing.
Special city council meeting in Aurelia on October 22 1940 approves a cigarette permit for R M Flory with bond and fee and renews fire department insurance increasing member protection to 4500 with monthly benefits 100 and medical 25. November 4 1940 regular meeting approves minutes reports and lists bills for snow removal salary dray labor gravel and supplies.
Reader shares a perilous trip with a driver who believes fate controls his life. The tale questions whether one fatalist mindset endangers others on crowded roads and amid game day traffic. The column invites reader messages for Sentinel want ads.
Iowa State College extension dairy man Floyd Johnson reports from the 1939 40 dairy herd improvement associations that a single cow producing 600 600 pounds of butterfat yearly yielded 106 35 over feed costs, about the same as eight cows producing 150 200 pounds. Higher producers gain efficiency as feed cost per pound falls with more output.
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