15 Jan 1948
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1948
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel names E. C. Lighter as proprietor and Carl J. Lighter as managing editor. It lists publication details, weekly schedule, and subscription rates and explains that papers do not stop at expiration unless notified and continued readers must pay.
Editor Merle R. Fish announces a price hike due to rising production costs after February 1, 1948. He notes newsprint, paper, type, machinery, and fuel costs have all climbed, leaving no choice but higher rates to avoid closure. The Sentinel editor agrees with the reasoning but keeps its own rate at $2.00 while hoping costs ease.
A terse remark hints that reducing publishing expenses could solve the paper’s financial strain. The line suggests urgency but offers no concrete plan or participants.
A poem praising the steady subscriber who pays in advance for the year. It notes the subscriber's generosity and loyalty, cheering the office with timely checks and the belief that the publication is a help and a need. The verse celebrates the warm reception of prepaid payments and the newsroom’s gratitude.
Farmers may change their federal income tax basis within the first 90 days of the tax year. H B Howell Iowa State College farm management specialist notes changes can be cash to accrual or accrual to cash but not year to year. Permits must come from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and proper adjustments made. Accrual requires detailed records including accounts receivable and payable and an inventory. Depreciation is treated the same under both methods.
An Englishman in a club recalls a riddle overheard at the Ambassador hotel. The clerk claimed the answer was I, sparking laughter when the Englishman admits he could not guess. The clerk’s clever twist centers on self-reference and the punchline lands with the crowd.
A gangling hillbilly fled as revenuers burst from the bushes and vanished. Hours stretched into days before he stumbled back to his cabin, muddy and exhausted, admitting he had been coming back.
In a terse dialogue a husband asks why his wife provokes him by vowing to haul him before a bald-headed old reprobate judge. The judge then notes the prisoner is discharged.
Louis Amling 21 of Guttenberg died from an accidental gunshot wound while cleaning a pistol with his brother. A flat tire en route to the hospital worsened the situation as fast help arrived. he died before reaching care.
A Washington dowager invited Dr. Hu Shih, then China's ambassador to the United States, to dinner in grand oriental form. He replied simply the next day with a curt telegraphic line: Can do. Hu Shih.
In a midtown dime store a mother strapped her five year old on a weigh machine that issued a 48 pound reading and a character appraisal praising an indomitable will power. The boy has been raising heck since the incident drawing laughter and shock.
A man revived from presumed death explains his awareness of being alive from cold feet and hunger. He reasons that heaven would lack hunger and the other place would not have cold feet, revealing his survival through sharp, witty logic.
Mrs Lester, determined to be noticed, confronts Mr Telverson as he jokes about bachelorhood. She teases his single status with a sly quip about marriage while he answers with hopeful words about lasting safety for another forty years.
A reader requests a suitable book for an invalid. The librarian asks if a religious book is wanted. The woman replies that religious reading is not needed at present, explaining he is a convalescent.
A London auctioneer halted proceedings to read a slip offering 10 pounds for the recovery of a wallet with 50 pounds in bank notes. A voice exclaimed Eleven as the scene shifted to a railroad talk joke about a dentist and a Pullman porter, reflecting bustling, humorous street chatter.
In a courtroom exchange Judge Jones dismisses a boast about pies as a challenge. Mrs Newed asserts culinary bravado, while the judge remains reserved, prompting speculation about culinary talent versus judicial restraint.
George Brown, once a trusted inmate at Cass County Jail, is back in custody after leaving the jail to buy a used car with a worthless check. Police tracked him down and arrested him, returning him to his cell. The Sentinel promotes newspaper subscriptions for Sioux City papers.
A long list of Sunday and Monday dinners and visits across Mt Olive and neighboring towns. Residents from Storm Lake near Quimby Aurelia Aurelia and Cherokee share hospitality at multiple homes including Crippen Johnson Hahn and Buenger households.
Harold Gramena of Fenton stopped in Thor for a bite to eat and was briefly arrested after taking a Dodge from a parking lot by mistake. Investigators found his own car, identical in make model and color, was left behind in place of the stranger vehicle.
Town State College engineers assess 1948 prospects for farm implements and warn supply will lag demand. They note high prices, war-time backlog, and European demand from Marshall Plan complicating imports. Steel shortages and possible strikes could further limit output, though used tractor values weaken, suggesting a maintenance window.
The schedule lists games at Sutherland on Jan 16 and here, with Jan 20 at Cherokee S C, Jan 23 at Sanborn there, Jan 28 31 County tournament, Feb 6 Marcus here, Feb 10 Galva there, Feb 13 Paullina here, Feb 16 Fairview there, Feb 20 Hartley there, and Feb 23 28 Sectional tournament.
Roy Boyd of Glenwood found a diamond ring and turned it over to the local paper. If the owner read the notice in time she could recover the ring before Christmas.
DES MOINES The Iowa commerce commission set a hearing at Waterloo February 19 on the Illinois Central railroad application to operate six motor freight routes in Iowa. Route rights include Dubuque to Waterloo, Waterloo to the Minnesota line, Waterloo to Fort Dodge, Fort Dodge to Cherokee, Cherokee to the Minnesota line, and Cherokee to Sioux City with intermediate stops.
Farm sale dates listed January 20 for Fred Hasenwinkel and February 17 for Paul Anderson and B. H. Dubes near Aurelia. The auctions are described as 24 miles west and 6 miles south of Aurelia.
A hog truck wrecked near the Rock Island underpass after breaking guard rails. Seventy eight? seven? eight? No ride for 87 hogs as the driver and companion escaped injury.
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