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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1941
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel published Thursdays informs readers the paper will not stop at expiration without notification and continuing subscribers must pay for continued delivery. The notice is from E C Lighter proprietor and indicates postal matter status in Aurelia Iowa.
Three Independence youths pour a coffee can’s contents onto a bonfire revealing 520 dollars mostly twenties and gold certificates. In Anamosa, a boy clung to a clothes prop and suction pipe to escape a five foot reservoir, aided by firefighters. Scrap iron disposal ends Lisbon’s iron era with 226 tons moved. A Lohrville dining set sells by personal price, dropping a dollar daily until sold.
A reader recalls last year when Mr McKinley sold a living room suite in a similar manner. Roscoe Baker of Sac City picked a dandelion and a strawberry blossom on New Year’s Day. A hoist stop blew off and a car owned by Kenneth Bell of Alta was crushed against the station ceiling, requiring a wrecker and heavy lifting to recover it.
Richard Reckseen aided a woman with heavy luggage as the new streamliner passed through Madrid. He found the train moving when he attempted to alight, earning a generous tip for his trouble. Irving Cole decorates a large evergreen in memory of his wife, drawing visitors yearly. Mr and Mrs Fred Hart speak long distance with three sons in California during Christmas.
A long unidentified portrait in Grinnell college Alumni Recreation hall is traced to James W Grimes, Iowa senator during Reconstruction. The original hangs in the State Historical Building portrait gallery and a Des Moines paper disclosed the duplicate.
Classifieds invite readers to buy sell swap and rent items via the Want Ad route. An advertisement style prompt underscores simple trades and local listings in a bustling marketplace tone.
Sioux Valley conference basketball tournament begins Thursday at Alta with Aurelia facing Cleghorn at 8 45 pm and Alta meeting Primghar at 7 30 pm. Pairings include Hartley Paullina Friday and Sutherland Sioux Rapids Friday 8 45 pm. Semis Saturday 2 00 and 3 15 pm with a 8 45 pm final.
Mrs J S Linquist reports the death of her father J B Fell Sr of Los Angeles on Jan 8 at age 99. Funeral services were held in Holstein Catholic church and burial at Schaller cemetery. Survived by two daughters and four sons. Julia Fell accompanied the body. Numerous Diamond residents attended.
The second half of the winter league opens with eight teams including Farmers National Bank, Pioneer Hybrids, Kroll Funeral Home, Hotshots, DeKalb Hybrids, A. Fraser Elevator, Guarantee Oil Co, and the Drug Store. Kroll Funeral Home led the first half with 18 wins and 12 losses. Hotshots tied for second with Aurelia Hatchery, while Guarantee Oil, Farmers National Bank, and A. Fraser Elevator trailed.
Jan 16 17 18 Sioux Valley hosts a tournament at Alta. Jan 24 Cleghorn at home. Jan 29 Feb 1 Count ament at Marcus. Feb 7 Marcus away. Feb 14 Sutherland away. Feb 18 Hartley away. Feb 21 Quimby away. Feb 28 Newell home. March 6 7 8 sectional tourney.
Margarethe Peters born July 24 1851 in Schwarzenborn Germany daughter of Christian and Gertrude Henseling Peters died January 12 1941 at Schaller Indiana aged 89 years 5 months 18 days She joined the Evangeli cal Lutheran church after birth and was confirmed on Easter day in the Lutheran faith.
A Sentinel notice lists nearby farmers planning closing-out sales with dates February 10 for Conrad Engdahl and partners in Aurelia and February 21 for Charley Booth in Quimby. Auctioneers Col A A Woltman and Ruden are named. The paper invites more entries and promotes Sentinel as the best local advertising medium.
A Washington observer describes a divided reaction to President Roosevelt's address urging billions in aid to defend democracies. The piece notes a sleepily partisan mood among some isolationists, varied regional responses, and a housing surge as Washington grows under wartime pressure.
A golf instructor explains that power comes from accuracy and the last instant clubhead speed rather than brute muscle. Proper technique combines body, arms, and wrists to harness momentum, mirroring how plant cooperation and good will boost industrial output.
The obituary notes the death of a German born woman who immigrated in 1869 and settled in Illinois before moving to Storm Lake Iowa in 1885. She married Christian Peters in 1871 and raised 12 children with three predeceasing her. Survived by four sons and two daughters, fifty five great and forty one grandchildren. Funeral held at St Johns Lutheran Hanover with burial beside her husband.
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