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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1940
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel edited by RE C Lightner informs readers of Thursday issues and second class mailing at Aurelia Iowa The notice outlines subscription rates per year in advance and foreign rates It warns that paper delivery may not stop at expiration unless subscribers notify and continue to receive the paper they must pay for it.
Mrs. Troy Mummert hosted Afton and Spring township ladies at a training school with a noon covered dish. Rockford visitors attended funerals in Cherokee. Local residents report visits, hospital recoveries, and weekend gatherings including a Leap Year party at Aurélia High School. Prizes, socks, and a two course lunch were noted.
City notes regular meeting led by Mayor Matzdorff with four members present. Bills approved include general fund items for Larson’s Store and snow removal among others. water and light fund payments and payrolls listed. adjournment followed with signatures of Matzdorff and Deyloff.
A humor column titled A Scotchmans Night mare discusses a Pullman fare riddle where higher prices are labeled lower and lower labeled higher. The narrator notes a blue Monday and Valentines Day timing, jokes about holidays, and signs off wishing for more space next week.
Miss Eleanor Rathke promotes lard as the preferred fat for pastry due to its economy and high shortening power. Tests show lard’s plastic value at 100 percent, higher than competing fats, with cautions on odor absorption, storage at 50 degrees, and cleanliness in rendering. A separate note recounts Walter Downing of Coin, kicked by a fallen horse, ending with the horse rising and no aid offered.
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A Wallace on February 6 announced an experimental cotton stamp program to distribute cotton goods to relief families through private channels within six weeks. The plan mirrors the food stamp system, funds come from congressional allocations, and aims to broaden domestic cotton consumption and provide jobs in mills, garment factories, and distribution.
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