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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1944
Page
1
The budget envisions $100 billion in total spending for the year with $90 billion for war activities and $10 billion for government operations. By mid-1944 the public debt is forecast to reach $198 billion, rising to $258 billion by mid-1945, prompting calls for debt-limit increases and tighter fiscal control.
Published every Thursday as second class matter at the post office in Aurelia Iowa the paper warns expiration dates are not extended unless notified and subscribers who keep receiving the paper must pay for it.
A wartime editorial urges Congress to act on railroads unable to obtain maintenance parts and accuses the War Production Board of slow response. It warns of further railroad disasters threatening armed forces and calls for prompt action. It notes plans to return long service personnel from Pacific and Caribbean bases to the United States for relief.
The article portrays infantile paralysis as a relentless threat in 1943. It credits the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and its annual Fund Appeal January 14 to 31 for supporting research and treatment. It notes wartime crowding and mass movement as factors, and stresses ongoing public fundraising to combat the disease and aid child health.
Mrs O C Hickey hosts and visits mark weekly social rounds. Families including Otto Winter and Henry Otto celebrate a birthday. Guests dined with Galvin and Lindquist households as Farm Bureau events and family reunions occurred. Walters Radke hosted bridge. Walter shipped cattle to Chicago.
The schedule lists games on January 28 Marcus here February 2 8 and 5 county tournament at Cherokee February 11 Sutherland here February 18 Quimby here February 28 Immaculate Conception here March 14 sectional tournament War bonds are your means of getting into the fight.
Second graders enjoyed Eskimo study including Tuktu the Little Eskimo Boy and a poem Eskimo Children. They learned to build homes, heard a Miss Evans story, colored Eskimo pictures, and played Looby Loo and The Farmer in the Dell. Spelling wasn’t missed with Gerry Ann Marilyn Kay Eva Marie Susan Janet Jerry Con ley Keith Gary David Douglas Schulke and Howard all correct.
More than half the pupils earned perfect spelling scores on Friday. The list includes Jerry Deyloff Gaylene Matzdorff Erik Radke Joan Westphal Ruby Sievert Jacob Henkel Marlyce Rae Vogel Dick Fassler Marlys Ann Mummert Elwayne Nordstrom Marcalyne Bell and Daniel Prescott. Daniel left Friday to move to a country school. Denny Robinson was absent last week due to illness. We helped Phillip Carlson celebrate his ninth birthday Monday with a treat for the boys and girls.
The note recalls Caroline Wogahn hosting popcorn balls for her birthday on Friday and wishes her many happy returns. It mentions finishing North Central States geography and an upcoming test, then moves to Western States, and United States unit completion. It notes a reading story about McCormick's first reaper and praise for early inventors. Arithmetic covers changing denominators, improving with practice.
The sixth grade is proud to perform the operetta Taffy Ann and practices daily. On Friday during Physical Training they played basketball with plans for a boys game against the seventh grade. Harold Brownmiller had a Friday birthday and handed out candy bars. Perfect spelling papers were earned by Janet D Ruth Patricia Joyce Betty Jean Keith James Shirley T Lloyd and Jean.
Army recruitment ads urge enlistment in the Women's Army Corps offering training in jeep driving teletype operation and air traffic guidance. Recruits receive training and valuable experience to support the war effort with details at local Army Recruiting Station or The Adjutant General Washington DC.
A February 8 performance in Aurelia features Taffy Ann O Day at a surprised twelfth birthday party. Her father faces losing his truck, Eloise risks hospital care after a fall, and Gallie Jerome seeks to impress a missionary uncle from China as chaos unfolds before the van slides into a river. Gallie redeems himself, bringing relief to all.
An all day lesson on mending and extending clothes life was held at Mrs. Herbert Kelpin’s home led by Mrs. Lois Hughes with a covered dish luncheon. A large number attended. Social and family visits followed including gatherings with the Zwick, Kastengren, Roth, and Allen families across Washta Storm Lake and Aurelia regions.
Vernon W. Schulke aged 20, son of Mrs Edna Schulke of Cherokee Iowa, has qualified for aviation cadet training with the Army Air Forces. He will receive five months college instruction and dual control flying, followed by eight months of flight training. Upon graduation as pilot, bombardier, or navigator, pay ranges from 246 to 327 monthly. The program lasts over 14 months and costs between 15000 and 80000. Further cadet training details available from Civil Air Patrol VFW posts or Aviation Cadet Examining Boards in Des Moines Sioux City Mount Pleasant Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids.
John Flueck of Le Mars was knocked off a light coupe by a train while heading to work. The cowcatcher dented the car and a piece of glass lodged in his head. He continued to work after extracting the shard and later took the day off, returning the next day.
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