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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1948
Page
5
Local items include J A Rapp’s hospitalization in Alta, visits by Merle Bischel from Muscatine, new stock at Paul’s Radio Shop, and a range of ads from Eclipse Lumber and Whitney Hardware. The column also notes births, hospital visits, and social visits plus scouting trips and upcoming fox hunts near Cherokee.
Get your 410 shells at Paul’s Radio Shop. Wallace text repeats this offer. An advertisement mentions wallpaper order service with a sample book on display at Otto G. Plautz’s home near Standard Service Station.
The Cherokee Red and Gun club announces its annual fish fry for Wednesday February 4 at the VFW hall Cherokee. A short program follows the meeting with featured guest Jim Harland publicity director for the conservation commission Des Moines and Frank Starr game warden Storm Lake. A new Iowa fishing film will be shown and the feed serves free to fox hunt participants with a small fee for others. Local sportsmen are urged to attend.
More than 150 farmers and stockmen from Cherokee county will attend the Cherokee County National Farm Loan Association annual stockholders meeting at the Cherokee Methodist church Thursday February 5 starting at noon A dinner will be served by church ladies C C Martin president will be chairman One director will be elected for a three year term and one to fill a vacancy F H Diercks secretary treasurer will present the co operatives annual report The principal speaker will be Nelson G Kraschel general agent Farm Credit Administration Omaha
Lorraine Bruce daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles E Bruce will perform in the Iowa State College Symphony Orchestra on its 560 mile 10th annual February tour directed by Prof Alvin R Edgar. She plays second violin with the group which will visit Fort Dodge on February 24 at 8 p m.
R. E. Hess of Kingsley Iowa declares his run for State Senator on the Republican ticket in the 45th District covering Plymouth Cherokee and Ida counties. The June Primary will determine the electorate's choice.
A. H. S. lists basketball fixtures from Feb. 5 Marcus at home to Feb. 28 sectional tournament with dates for Feb. 10 Galva away Feb. 13 Paullina home Feb. 16 Fairview away Feb. 20 Hartley away and a sectional run. Watch your subscription date.
Local classified items listed 10 cents per line for first insertion and per line for each subsequent insertion. Phone 70 R8.
Don Patterson of St. Joseph runs out of gas and lands in a Northwood, Iowa pasture. Farmers help clear a three hour runway, passengers stay behind, takeoff fails, then he flies out alone to a nearby filling station, family follows by car, traffic pauses, and another takeoff succeeds. This stretch had hosted two army landings during the war.
An ice truck owned by Wood Allen of Spirit Lake rests on the bottom of West Okoboji lake in 25 feet of water after a heavy seam cracked while hauling ice during a tow. The vehicle was unmanned and was loaded with about 3 tons of ice for the transfer.
At Remsen, Mrs Emil Rumohr closes her canary shop shipping 37 remaining birds to breeders in distant states. She usually kept about 75 birds with prices from 10 dollars. She says canary raising was profitable but labor intensive.
Automatic regular bond buying is an all American prescription for freedom from worry. The Bond-a-Month Plan, supported by America s bankers, lets professionals and the self employed accumulate 4998.00 in 10 years by buying a Series E Bond each month at 37.50. The program promises simple, reliable security through the U. S. Treasury Department.
The article explains that bees born in fall survive winter and live about nine months, while summer born worker bees, with abundant pollen and nectar, often die after about two months. It notes the differing lifespans based on season and tasks.
A neighbor greets Meezy Moots at his ramshackle cottage and learns three bill collectors called while he was away. Meezy jokes he went fishing and had good luck. The scene captures small town banter and the routine of debt collection amid everyday life.
Father notes the paper is yesterdays edition and scolds Clara for reading outdated fashion notes.
Filmites gossip about a mutual friend, noting she has a big head and needs support for her two faces. The chatter captures the sharp wit and judgment common in town.
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