13 Jul 1939
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1939
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel details circulation policy and subscription rates, noting Thursday publication, second class matter status in Aurelia Iowa, and advance payment requirements for foreign and domestic subscribers. It warns nonrenewal does not stop delivery and continued receipt implies payment obligation.
Quick breads use wheat flour or corn meal as summer favorites for cold plates. Miss Eleanor Rathke says whole-wheat flour can replace all or part of all-purpose flour cup for cup in many recipes. Corn meal works in muffins and griddlecakes with weight-based substitutions. it lacks gluten and needs more liquid for proper dough.
The text explains mixing dough by combining ingredients, dropping or patting dough onto a sheet, and optional rolling and cutting into biscuits. It also covers batter for waffles and griddlecakes, advising stirring until smooth but not beating.
Legion Auxiliary members gather in a Monday meeting to close another successful year. Officers installed by Mrs. Emily Port include President Ruby Carston, 1st vice Gladys Larson, Secretary Faye Coker, Treasurer Inez Larson, Chaplin Nancy Sweet, Historian Margaret Scott, and Sergeant at Arms Elizabeth Faber. A year’s activities report notes welfare work and a $119.64 cash balance with $225.15 in expenditures.
A list of forthcoming games across Iowa towns this summer includes Mankato Rock Valley Algona Brownies Sioux Rapids Tall Corn Festival Akron Storm Lake White Caps Albert City Akron Correctionville Vermillion LeMars with tentative August 20 in Vermillion. Classified ad notes potential sale.
The article notes that Fourth of July marks the start of the fried chicken season. It advises on temperature, pan fat depth, spacing, turning, and timing for a 3 pound chicken, with finishing steps in a 300 degree oven to ensure no pink flesh near bones and a crisp brown crust.
Readable history traces knitting to western Europe around Columbus era with a 1527 Scotland England link. Mentions knitting guilds in France, patron saint St Fiacre, Henry VIII silk stockings, the first knitting machine by William Lee in 1598, patent denial, Lee's death, and the London Framework Knitters' charter in 1657.
A London Tit-Bits piece notes the common shrew as a diminutive yet pugnacious wild animal. It describes fights with fellow shrews, frequent dead specimens, insect-based diet, and death from starvation after 24 hours without food or when ground is frozen.
West Branch resident James Fisher aged 90 was bitten by a rabid skunk that his son killed after ten bites. A Chariton council member’s car theft ends with a hymnal left behind. July Fourth fatalities rise from auto wrecks drownings and other accidents across Iowa. Rockwell’s water tank explosion damages city hall. A Waterin fishing incident ends with救. Odebolt clears debt for first time since 1884. Night crawlers misread in Algona. Lineville cattle killed by train after gate left open. An Indian boy breaks arm in Toledo auto accident. Clear Lake blue catfish dies of old age. Twin boys born at Sickles hospital Laurens. Des Moines bus driver injured by falling chicken crate. Martha Marshall suffers finger and hair in wringer accident.
Next to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, Wyandotte Cave is described as the largest cavern in the United States with huge underground halls and domes along the Ohio River hills. It spans over four miles with a 65 by 90 by 210 foot room and features a stalactite named The Pillar of the Constitution. Remains of ancient tools are visible.
The federal government has no constitutional power to set holidays for states. It can establish official holidays in the District of Columbia and territories. For commerce it recognizes Labor Day Christmas New Year's Day Washington's Birthday Memorial Day and the Fourth of July in federal acts. Each state designates its own holidays.
The porterhouse steak origin is debated with claims it was popularized by a New York porterhouse proprietor or named after Sandusky Ohio’s Porter House hotel. Charles Dickens is said to have praised the steak there, boosting its fame and prompting leading hotels to adopt the name.
The Epworth League Institute is in session this week at the Methodist camp Lake Okoboji with attendees Gene Anderson De Lores Peterson Ellen Ohlson Roberta Dawson Lorraine Bruce Ramonia Thevenin and Rev and Mrs L H Preul. Annual Okoboji Bible Conference runs Sunday July 23 to Sunday July 30 with outstanding talent and a strong program. The church urges continued summer attendance and cooperation with worship and inspirational music.
Church school begins at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11 a.m. A business meeting follows the service. Members and friends are invited to attend.
William Walter, pastor, leads a German Holy Communion service at 10 45 this Sunday with no English service. Sunday school starts at 9 45 and announcements will be made Friday.
Olive Baptist Church in Vernon Wyoming led by Pastor White invites worshippers. Sunday school at ten, morning worship at eleven, evening preaching at eight. Friday church events include Young People’s Bible class and choir practice. I Peter 4 19 scripture cited.
On Wednesday July 12 at eight o clock Spencer Baptist church invites the public to a special service. The event is hosted by the Young People of Spencer Baptist church and all services are open to attendees.
The Immaculate Conception Parish lists Mass at Cherokee I C church Sundays at 6 30 8 and 10 with sermons. In Aurelia Mission Station Mass on the second and fourth Sundays. Meriden Mass at 8 00 and Quimby Mass at 10 00. The Epistle and Gospel readings are provided with a special prayer.
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