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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1943
Page
1
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The Iowa official register 1943-1944 notes most state officers are native to Iowa. It lists Treasurer Dagley born in Wisconsin and Attorney Ranken born in Illinois. Both U S senators were born in Iowa, as were five of the eight U S representatives.
The text lists birthplaces of Iowa officials: three Iowa commerce commissioners are all Iowa born. seven of nine Iowa supreme court justices are Iowa born with two from Illinois. both federal justices are native Iowans. Of 50 state senators, 35 were born in Iowa, Illinois founders contribute four, Nebraska two, California Ohio Wisconsin and Kansas one each, and five births unspecified. Among 107 state representatives, 86 are Iowa born, seven from Illinois, two from Germany, one from Scotland, and eleven from other states.
Ed Grell and Elmer Schwarts of Ricketts Crawford county employees received bruises when a bridge collapsed beneath the tractor they were operating. The men fell eighteen feet.
Helgen of Emmetsburg sent pheasants to friends who enjoyed the meat but disliked plucking. To aid butchering they placed each bird’s head in a binder sack while dressing the pheasants.
First graders report spending 4.10 on defense stamps last week and celebrate Larry Andersons sixth birthday with candy bars. Students describe learning through store play, making gifts for mothers, and writing Santa letters to several classmates.
Anita Morgan leaves the room as the class prepares for Christmas with Santa pictures hung and stockings by the fireplace. Second grade students bought 86.20 dollars in defense stamps on Pearl Harbor day and praise the yearly record. Miss Evans reads Uncle Wiggily during story hour and the class learns a poem titled Lovable Santa.
Friday's reading party featured participants who practiced reading library books in their spare time and read their favorite stories aloud. Airplane spelling results list Sherry Wheeler, Gaylene Matzdorff, Francis Brownmiller, Dick Fassler, Joan Westphal, Marlys Anne Mummert, Daniel Prescott, Erik Radke, Mlarce Rae Vogel, Denny Robinson, Eloise Gertsmeier, Nancy Hodge and Leibert Wilson. An arithmetic class used score cards with thermometers to show test results, indicating rising or falling temperatures by score.
Our reading group enjoys new books in Book Friends and studies Washington and Betsy Ross. Perfect spelling awards go to a list of students. The room is festively decorated with a Christmas tree, garlands, and Santa imagery due to gas rationing. Merlin Roth underwent an appendectomy and will miss Christmas. The class sent gifts to hospitals and children homes via Red Cross. They read Smoky the Cowhorse for story hour, praising its realism.
Shirley Jean's birthday is noted on Friday as a class celebration. The group finished Christmas decorations that day and displayed them. Joyce and Patricia drew a pretty picture of the Three Wise Men visiting Bethlehem on the board. The best penmanship papers were posted on the bulletin board this week, belonging to Patricia.
The schedule lists Dec 17 Paullina away and Jan 7 Sanborn home with Jan 14 Sioux Rapids away, Jan 21 Cleghorn home, Jan 28 Marcus home, County Tournament at Cherokee Feb 2 3 and 5, Sutherland home Feb 11, Quimby home Feb 18, Immaculate Conception home Feb 28 and a March 14 Sectional Tournament.
Dr L H Flancher Iowa health department tuberculosis control director says there are more than 4000 TB cases in Iowa many undetected He bases his estimate on the national ratio of 10 cases per death using 1942 fatalities and notes progress in education but belief remains weak in many sections of the state.
George Hobbs died at the Masonic Sanatorium Bettendorf Iowa after a stroke at age 78 years 8 months 20 days. He was born in Ottumwa Iowa August 28 1865 and married Lillian Perry in Edgewood Iowa June 8 1899. Survived by wife five children including Margaret Ruth Lawrence Earl and Gayle and six grandchildren. funeral held at Boothby Funeral Home Aurelia with Rev E Stanworth officiating.
A Iowa physician warns that many early tuberculosis cases refuse sanatorium treatment and remain at home, risking further spread. He notes 199 Iowa deaths from TB in the first six months, up from 198 a year earlier, urging public awareness and action.
The senator notes the Senate’s rejection of the Federal Soldier Voting Bill and urges state action to permit overseas service members to vote in 1944. He discusses Iowa absentee voting, potential special sessions, and mustering out pay for discharged troops. He cites wartime production milestones, casualties, and prisoner losses, and criticizes War Relocation Authority efforts while praising Iowa’s own agricultural capacity.
In Marian county Mr. Knox reports fox predation on his poultry this fall. He set two steel traps, one on each side of a fence opening, and found two red foxes caught in the morning. This brings his total fox captures to eight for the season.
Mr and Mrs D Smalley of San Diego California request help from the Clarinda Herald Journal to contact all Clarinda area boys in the armed services who are stationed near San Diego. They wish to invite the service members to their home for Christmas and remind readers to watch subscription dates.
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