Aurelia Post Office Mottoed Publication Note
Published every Thursday and entered as second class matter at the post office at Aurelia Iowa.
12 Feb 1948
Page 1
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1948
Page
1
Published every Thursday and entered as second class matter at the post office at Aurelia Iowa.
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Parents of Hubert Drew in Emmetsburg receive inquest letter confirming four men killed in a Benson Arizona powder plant blast. The explosion destroyed all traces of cause and left no clear explanation.
In Windsor Heights near Des Moines a .22 bullet struck nine year old Terry Riddle in the left leg. A six year old companion was grazed. Two older boys aged 16 or 17 with a rifle fled and were not caught.
Fire crews were called when a cistern pump thawing caused a wooden building to ignite after Frank Sturm burned a pail of cobs beside the pump. The blaze spread to the cistern building several hours later.
Over 30 years jack pine rose from obscurity to economic prominence in the Great Lakes states. The U S Department of Forestry reports about 3 million acres of jack pine with a merchantable volume near 12 million cords, including 5 million cords of pulpwood and 2 billion board feet of sawlogs, while growth averages about 15 cubic feet per acre annually.
Infants born to morphine addicted mothers show withdrawal within three days if drug supply is cut off. They may die from convulsions in the first week if untreated. treatment with phenobarbital for eight weeks aids recovery. Breastfeeding was once thought to transfer morphine via milk.
Uncle Sam blends romance and business on February 29 to show growth in U S Savings Bonds. Examples include 1940 issuances maturing by 1944 and 1948 with gains from $18.75 to $23.00 on $25 bonds and $37.50 to $92.00 on $100 bonds. Use Payroll Savings or Bond-A-Month plans to grow your nest egg.
Northern Trust reports 1947 steel output near 84 million ingot tons, a peacetime record, with 92 percent capacity used and 1948 demand outlook strong for autos, rail cars, pipe, and construction steel. Foreign demand absorbes about 10 percent, and postwar expansion plans include 448 million dollars in 1947 expenditures.
Bee venom therapy is not advised by the American Medical Association. Historically European pilgrims sought bee sting treatments for rheumatic arthritis, but venom contains substances like canthardin and sapotoxin and effects resemble histamine. Safer harvesting methods exist, yet evidence does not support routine use.
The draft horse trade alternated between boom and bust as urban teams once ruled streets with six to eight hitches. The reaper and mower elevated farm power while the railroad challenged horse labor. By World War II horses fetched high prices with a Percheron selling for 40 000 amid costly cattle.
Charles Proteus Steinmetz arrived in the United States and began work in Yonkers New York in 1889 as a twelve dollar per week electrical draftsman. He mathematically derived the law of hysteresis studied alternating current phenomena and investigated electrical phenomena like lightning. He developed lightning arresters for high power transmission lines and patented more than 100 inventions including improvements to generators and motors.
A historic note discusses Aristides and his writings from the second century B C. It mentions six books labeled Pales of Miletus and a theme examining contemporary life and moral lapses.
The article notes that early nickel deposits in New Caledonia in the South Seas were opened around 1577 and served as the main supply source into the late 19th century. It mentions the deposits were pivotal as the island’s nickel industry developed.
Lawton Ta Lawton citizens on Friday February 6 voted TIA to 0 in favor of extending the Iowa Public Service Company's electric franchise for another 26 years. The company has supplied the city's light and power needs for many years. Twenty two other towns have granted renewals recently, all by wide margins.
Mrs Ellen Nessa of Story City rushed to her yard after hearing the fire whistle and found the roof of her house ablaze though not the source of the fire. A second truck arrived and saved the home from the blaze.
The Sentinel acts as an authorized agent for Sioux City newspapers and invites readers to place subscription orders through its service. This notice outlines how to submit requests and the benefits of subscribing through the Sentinel.
Margaret Hackett of Wellington New Zealand visited Iowa last week to observe Zealandia, the Catholic newspaper project. While at Westphalia near Harlan she witnessed her first snowfall.
An explosion in the Belmond residence of Miss Helen Harbert caused her death. Fire crews found her body in the basement as the floor of the house was reported blown to bits.
Gale Kahn of near New Hampton suffered the loss of four toes when his right foot was caught in a buzz saw while lifting a heavy log into a wood sawing machine.
Ancient Romans believed Mars granted iron strength. They roasted iron sheets, ground them to powder, and mixed the powder with wine as a cure for anemia, a practice noted in historical texts.
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