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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1940
Page
2
In Bob Howell’s tale the mischief of Jimmy and Johnny ends with a broken cookie jar and a naughtiness that leads to bed without supper. They plot for cookies and sneak their mother’s present, only to find it melted into an empty box before a cheerful Christmas morning.
Local schools held Christmas programs before vacations. Residents hosted family gatherings and dinners across Afton area including Clow, Montgomery, Parks, Young, Zwick, and Mummert households. Community groups enjoyed luncheons, gift exchanges, and 4‑H activities with travel and illness noted.
DIAMOND CENTER records show Miss Clara Paulson of Sioux Falls visiting in the home of her mother Mrs. Gena Paulson. Numerous relatives and friends from Aurelia and surrounding towns spent Christmas Day with family, sharing meals and holiday cheer at multiple homes and hosting gatherings in Sioux City, Cherokee, Ute, Spencer, and nearby communities. Santa Claus delivered 450 candy bags to local children, and a 16-person Christmas dinner was hosted at the George Scott home with guests from Alcester, Cherokee, Maxwell Field, and Fort Omaha among others.
A list of Christmas greetings shows John Grashoff visiting Sioux City earlier in the week. Mrs. George Lamm and daughter Barbara spent Christmas at Arthur Sansen's near Peterson with Oliver Scott of Fort Omaha visiting. Numerous relatives gathered at A H Eddy’s home including Barnard of Oak Park Illinois Montgomerys from Nevada Iowa Parker South Dakota Rochester Minnesota Mount Vernon Missouri Cherokee and Des Moines and Aurelia families among others.
Mr and Mrs John Booth and Elaine and Mr and Mrs WM Booth and sons attended a six thirty dinner at Ray Hines home Aurelia Saturday. La Merne Ruebsam has stayed home sick and hopes to return to Sioux City late this week. Orville Erickson and Conley Erickson hosted Sunday dinner south of Aurelia. WM Booth and family visited Sioux City Tuesday. The Mitchells and Kolpin family joined Christmas guests at Henry Sansen home.
Cher okee visits, dinner guests, and bridge of community life fill the pages with events. Mrs. Gustafson, Doris Sorrel pupils, S. C. club members, and the Nelsons feature in many gatherings as weddings, births, and church activities weave through Cher okee Aurelia Storm Lake and Marcus.
Three year old Dickie Edwards grandson of Mrs B VY Good of Oska loosa learned watch repair by accident. He climbed a chair, reached the clock and after some time got it running again, ending a year of non operation. George Hiser decorated his Grinnell hotel suite so fancily that a mistaken drunk guest believed he had entered the tap room last week.
Iowa State College horticulturist E S Haber reports that vitamin B1 and other growth promoters show no real benefit for plant growth after an 18 month series of tests. Lettuce performs best with water. cauliflower cabbage and beans show little or modest response. trees and grasses show no improvement. a wax coating and careful planting moisture are advised.
Editorial notes that Uncle Sam bars printing lottery items in newspapers and mail. It laments radio racket tolerance and cites several Iowa papers printing appreciation days and similar stunts, suggesting postmasters may overlook these direct violations.
L C Burnett of Iowa State College reports that about 130000 acres were planted to flax in Iowa this year with satisfactory yields and prices. He expects a reduction in 1941 due to a slight AAA program change and the large increase over the past two years. Iowa ranks second to Minnesota in flax production as rain affected harvest timing and quality this season.
Mrs Wilma Hatcher of Glenwood missed Sunday school for the first time in 19 years due to a hospital stay.
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