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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1937
Page
2
The Aurelia Sentinel announces subscription terms and foreign country rates. It states the paper is published every Thursday and enters second class matter at the Aurelia post office in Iowa. Notice that no grace period is given after expiration unless notified otherwise.
Little Deloris Mae Goettseh entertained more than twenty five children for her sixth birthday with games contests and cake and ice cream. Several visitors and relatives called and traveled between area homes throughout the week including families from Cherokee Llinever Sioux City Sutherland Spencer Early and Carrell with hospital news and school friends mentioned.
Sunday guests visited Mrs. Mortensen’s parents, while Ruth Frank and Miss Ruth Winter drove to Sioux City. Miss Dorothy Linquist visited Lincoln kin as Melvin Linquist joined from Dennison. Alta Hahn visits Silver township relatives in Cherokee. Diamond school board held an annual meeting with full attendance as Oscar Peterson and others visited area homes.
A cautionary editorial urges pedestrians to use proper crosswalks and walking paths. It warns that half of automobile deaths involve pedestrians and calls for timely, disciplined walking behavior to reduce fatalities nationwide.
Washington, D. C.—H. H. Bennett of the Agriculture Department warns the nation squanders soil at over 400 million dollars yearly. He cites 100 million acres ruined by erosion in 100 years and predicts rising fertilizer costs and up to 30 billion dollars in losses over fifty years unless rapid erosion control is adopted.
Ames Iowa. Professor R A Moyer of Iowa State College highway engineering reports that diagonal rotation of tires reduces uneven wear, with right rear wear nearly three times left front. Rotation every 3000 to 5000 miles recommended. Gravel roads require more gasoline, and oil use rises with speed. five times as much oil used at 52 mph vs 33 mph.
St Louis report quotes Gilbert T. Stephenson trust research director for the American Institute of Banking. He notes Americans are gradually becoming will conscious yet still few have wills with only one in three estates being reported as willed.
James McManus died early Friday morning at the Alfred Stieneke home where he had lived for years. Funeral services were held Monday at the Catholic church in Cherokee with burial at Rock Rapids beside his wife. Several relatives and friends from Estherville Aurelia Sioux City and Cherokee attended.
The 1881 ceremony featured six Ohioans on the platform with James A. Garfield including Rutherford B. Hayes William Sherman Philip Sheridan John Sherman and Morrison R Waite who administered the oath Waite though not native Ohioan was a lifelong resident.
The passage describes heat as the only outlet for motion that can produce sparks. Those sparks fall onto highly combustible tinder fibers, which ignite and glow. The mechanism emphasizes the ignition process from incandescent matter through sparks to fire.
The article traces how early watches evolved from compact clocks worn on the wrist to more practical, wearable timepieces, detailing design shifts and cultural adoption that tied timekeeping to daily life.
M. J. Kerley, field representative, will meet next week with employers in Plymouth and Cherokee counties to discuss summary contribution and status reports. He offers interpretation help on unemployment insurance to employers, employees, and local business groups. Twenty one Plymouth and eighteen Cherokee employers have contributed to the unemployment compensation fund.
William Walter, pastor, announces Sunday school at 10 o'clock and English worship at 10 45 with German service at 9 00. Voting members meet at 7 30 p m.
A brief note on music as a virtue in rising civilizations. It cites Egypt and Greece with harps flutes trumpets lyres and drums as part of early cultural development.
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