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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1941
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel informs readers that paper delivery continues beyond expiration only if the subscriber is notified and agrees to pay for ongoing issues. This notice emphasizes obligation to pay for continued service past end date.
Mrs. Edgar Johnson reports numerous Christmas gatherings including guests from Hanover Cherokee Aurelia and Sioux Rapids. Families shared meals and carols with Andersons Simmons Beckers and McGregors noted. Carl Gerald with pneumonia received care at Sioux Valley hospital. The Ladies Aid plans a New Year watch and oyster supper at the church.
Explosion in a kitchen water heating system hurled Mrs. Nell Dollar of Jefferson into an adjoining room. The kitchen was wrecked but the fire remained confined to the kitchen.
A string of holiday visits fills households around Quimby and Atlantic Town. Mr and Mrs Arthur Ohlson host supper with the Boothby and Ohlson families. Nearby, Lotlie Wilson visits in Sioux City, Linquist kinfolk share Christmas at their J. S. Linquist home, and Peter Linquist returns to North Platte after a week. Various guests across Aurelia Linn Grove and Casey join Christmas meals and dinners with relatives, including Dubes, Wilson, Otto, Radke, Kreutz, and Albers households.
Newborn calves gain a strong start by nursing from their dam for 2 to 4 days. If bucket feeding, use fresh warm milk three times daily and keep equipment clean to reduce digestive issues. Feed at about 1 pound of milk daily per 10 pounds of calf weight. Wedding stationery at the Sentinel.
Mrs. Glenn Lillie and her husband escaped serious injuries after a sideswipe with a semi near Marshalltown while en route to visit relatives for Christmas. Mrs. Lillie suffered deep leg cuts. Mr. Lillie had a neck dislocation and minor wounds. Their Ford coupe was destroyed. The driver was uninjured and they received first aid in Marshalltown.
Edwin Engdahl of Aurelia joins eight local youths in Cherokee county who enlisted ahead of the draft. He passed the physical, expects to leave this month, age 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Engdahl living northeast of Aurelia.
Walter Weaver of Swan suffered the loss of two fingers after they froze during a recent storm, officials said.
Iowa farmers have brought in more feeder cattle this year than any year since 1920. Economists note a larger share of lightweight cattle, mainly 500 to 700 pounds, with some heavy cattle bought. Roughage abundance drives intensified feeding as five Corn Belt states join Iowa in higher end-of-year cattle imports. Beef price prospects for 1941 look stronger despite increased supply, with consumer demand improving.
Dr. C. Y. Cannon of Iowa State College reports ensiling soybeans sudan grass and Atlas sorghum as an efficient feed storage method. The experiment produced 227 tons in two silos with two thirds soybeans and sudan and one third sorghum, no preservative used, milk flavor unchanged.
The piece urges readers to adopt four driving and pedestrian safety pledges for 1941. It states to be a safe driver, a safe pedestrian, avoid foolish risks, and obey road rules, arguing these will improve life and the nation.
Iowa State extension engineer Donald K. Struthers warns intermittent winter tractor running causes wear unless precautions are taken. He advises light crankcase oil for cold flow and thinning transmission oil with No 10 motor oil, plus occasional draining to check water. In Shelby County residents may swing on four county bridges instead of gates.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety urges safer driving in 1941 warning that continued unsafe habits could cost over 500 Iowa families a death and 11 000 more facing hospitalization and medical bills. The November 1940 accident report shows 60 deaths and 1 265 injuries, with 1 978 violations among 2 095 crashes. Major causes include right of way violations and drunken driving, with 152 pedestrians struck and 6 killed.
Farmers are urged to switch to gasoline for winter tractor work to avoid water in the crankcase freezing and breaking the oil pump. Water can form sludge and clog oil lines, so short winter jobs with distillate engines benefit from gasoline use.
After a recent storm, Lamoni residents discovered their sidewalks cleared by an unknown helper. When Mrs. Arthur Derry asked for payment, Ray Ford replied that he did the work out of the Christmas spirit and asked for nothing in return.
A book given to the late Sara M. Riggs of Nashua in 1885 by Nashua high school's first graduating class has been placed in the Nashua public library by her sister. The volume is the complete poetic works of John Greenleaf Whittier.
Farm loan ad from Farmers National Bank promoting Aetna Life plan with 26 year repayment, reserve fund safety, liberal prepayment, and no borrower costs for commission appraisal or title examination. Targeted at farmers in Coles and Emmet areas.
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