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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1925
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel lists Thursday publication and second class entry at the Aurelia Iowa post office. Proprietor E. C. Lighter is named as owner.
Rates list shows yearly subscription outside Cherokee county at 1.76 and abroad at 2.00. Advertising charges include display and foreign per inch, locals per line, and cards of thanks per line, with some garbled figures noted.
The piece blends pointed social quips with references to politics and culture. Observations note opium rumors about Geneva and critiques of liquor policy, while a travelogue tone hints at public morals and a fragile era of freedom.
F A Donaldson of Milford Iowa, charged with defaced engine number, is acquitted by a jury. John Kneebone assistant engineer at the state hospital died after a fall from scaffolding sustaining a fractured skull. Evelyn Corrington two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Carrington narrowly escaped drowning in Silver township. Judge Wagner to preside for February term with sessions extended to March 14. A venue change may be drawn to ease juror load. Sheriff and bootlegger chase continues with arrests of Abe Hawk Lt Armbruster and a Cherokee youth for violating the 18th amendment.
The Alta high school boys basketball team beat Cherokee Tuesday evening by a 28 to 10 margin. The game kept observers engaged from start to finish.
Absent due to illness render several students out as classes report progress in language arithmetic and geography. New enrollees Avelene Bailey and Carl Clemens bring total to thirty seven. health habits text begins. grades discuss posters, shields, and portraits of Lincoln and Washington. Junior high notes praise neat notebook work, civic short compositions, and a week of relays. high school closes season with a 18 to 4 loss to Peterson and plans county tournament. menu planned for next week includes mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese.
The Alta church edifice will be dedicated on Sunday February 22. Work began last summer after the old building, in use for forty years, was demolished to make way for a new modern structure.
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