Aurelia Post Office Lists Second Class Entries
Published every Thursday and entered as second class matter at the post office at Aurelia Iowa.
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1947
Page
1
Published every Thursday and entered as second class matter at the post office at Aurelia Iowa.
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Mrs. R. D. Hall was killed when she slipped on a wet porch board while cleaning snow near Reinbeck. As she fell her chin struck a chair, the impact breaking her neck.
Robert Slager of Williamsburg shot a wolf eight times with a .22 rifle as it approached him while he hunted rabbits on a hill. He then carried the carcass home.
The notes detail class updates across grades from kindergarten to senior year at Aurelia Consolidated School. Students report illness, reading progress, spelling honors, and birthday treats. Activities include science on weather and seasons, dictionary usage, and a March of Dimes drive, with mentions of sports, assemblies, and faculty visits.
Scientists from the Department of Agriculture report crop water use varies by depth of roots and soil type. Surface feeding crops like small grains and potatoes need frequent light waterings, while deep rooted alfalfa use water heavily but less often.
The text notes Tsai Lun in the Han era inventing papermaking around 105 A D under Emperor Ho Ti. It explains animal glue used in sizing to create smooth paper for ink, and traces the spread of papermaking and the rise of printing in the 15th century with glue remaining essential in paper making, bookbinding, and printers rollers.
The piece recalls George Westinghouse born a century ago and describes his first practical invention in his father’s shop. To meet a picnic deadline the 14 year old built an automatic pipe cutting machine using wheels belts and wood blocks, impressing his father with neatly cut pipe lengths.
George Westinghouse, born a century ago, contracted to light Chicago's 1893 World's Fair to show AC transmission advantages. Rivals held key lamp patents, but with under a year left he created a stopper lamp, built a factory, and completed the lighting job at a profit despite bidding $1,000,000 less than rivals.
Output in 1939 for food and kindred products manufactured in the South neared two billion dollars. Wholesale meat packing reached 387 million, bread and bakery 232 million, flour and grain mill products 183 million, non alcohol beverages 165 million, canned fruits and vegetables 69 million, ice cream and ices 63 million, and cooking fats and oils 57 million. Kentucky leads all states in whisky production.
Two commercial pasteurization methods are described. The holding method heats milk to 143 145 degrees F and sustains for 30 minutes. The high temperature short time method heats to 161 162 degrees F and holds for 15 seconds, suitable for large volumes in continuous plants.
The article describes ancient dolls with movable limbs from Greek and Roman times. Children’s burial digs in Rome reveal dolls buried with full trousseaux, while Greek brides offered dolls to the goddess of marriage on their wedding morn.
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