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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1940
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel announces publication weekly on Thursdays and notes second class mail status in Aurelia Iowa. It details subscription rates per year in advance and foreign country pricing. A notice states the paper does not stop at expiration unless notified and continuing readers owe payment.
Gary Anderson a year and a half old of Elk Horn caused a disturbance around his home when found eating arsenate of lead The boy suffered no ill effects Augustin Kirby of Anamosa reportedly crashed into an electric light pole with such force that it broke the pole on the opposite side of the road
Marshal Bill Donnelly of Anamosa urges use of traffic lines to avoid hazards as drivers park erratically. A car crashed into an A and P store at Albert Lea, driver Ver don Biorgo fined $100 and costs for driving while intoxicated. Delores Kruse, eight, received Pasteur treatments after a mad squirrel’s bite near Grundy Center. Algona residents seek return of a homing pigeon with band reading Chicago that has lingered for days.
The American Legion Auxiliary installed officers Tuesday July 2 at the Legion hall including President Lillian Ohlson and First Vice Gladys Larson. A hamburger stand was approved for the Farmers Picnic and members adjourned for a park picnic. Next meeting set for August 6.
Diamond Center reports the sudden death of T. F. Schulke at his home after a brief illness. Survived by wife and two sons Leonard and Vernon. The column lists numerous local visits, dinners, and social events involving Diamond Center residents and nearby towns.
Belle Plaine city clerk EB Byler found an old handwritten book of city council minutes last week. The last page mentions buying the lot for the city hall and construction of the building. Dale Swanson of Harlan reports success using Nishnabotna river irrigation to boost potato yields and plans to repeat the method this year.
A Missourian craftsman used worm-eaten dolomitic limestone, formed by ancient marine burrows, to erect a three-room house for Jim Sayres near Indianola. Dr Louise Fillman of Simpson College explains the rock’s formation and significance.
Clara Hustedt of Galva a former Hanover resident died Friday after a paralytic stroke at her home. Funeral services were held at the Galva Lutheran church and burial took place in Hanover cemetery. She was born November 29 1878 in Chicago and married Fred W. Hustedt February 6 1902. Survived by husband two sons Ernest and Harold daughter Lydia Wendel four grandchildren and several relatives.
Lawrence Neubauer of Little Rock had a car run off a grade. A Buick helper sank deeper in mud. With no tractor or windlass, three hours saw both cars freed. Later, Lawrence and two men, while returning from Sibley, stopped for car trouble. John S D Pell of Sibley stopped to help and another car struck both vehicles. No serious injuries.
Miss Ethel Boone, Cherokee county public health nurse, conducts tuberculosis examinations for high risk contacts of known cases. Tests include tuberculin skin tests and chest X rays to be scheduled after positive reactors are identified, with nursing follow up by family doctors. The effort is funded equally by the state health department and Christmas seal funds.
The author argues for uniform highway signs to prevent driver confusion at borders. He cites the National Conference of Street and Highway Safety and the Uniform Traffic Control committee for guidance and promises to outline key developments next week.
Baseball schedule lists July 7 Watertown South Dakota there July 14 Goldfield there July 16 night Rock Valley there July 21 Storm Lake here July 28 Hawarden here August 4 Watertown here August 11 Remsen here August 22 night Hawarden August 11 Original House of David here September 3 Wausa Nebraska there
Arrangements are complete for the Merchants' Beauty Parade to be held at the Roxy Theatre in Alta Tuesday night July 9. Fifty Aurelia and Alta girls compete for a queen with two maids of honor. A special film Call Messenger and a Hat Shop Style Show accompany the event with three judges determining the winners.
A beer truck and an ice cream truck collided near Dyersville. Both vehicles were badly damaged but the two drivers escaped serious injury in the incident.
Mrs. Mary Green Brosshard of Framingham Massachusetts asks the county clerk of Jo wes County for certifications of her birth record and her parents birth records. She states she is of pure Aryan birth. Her daughter in Zurich seeks marriage to an Italian, and Italian authorities demand proof of non Jewish blood in the family.
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