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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1939
Page
2
Washington dispatches discuss neutrality questions and fiscal lending plans under Roosevelt, with debate on embargo changes and a possible third term. The piece highlights potential presidential contenders from Iowa and Illinois, noting Guy Gillette's rising national profile and favorable reception in state circles.
In a column echoing party lines, Republican insiders discuss Bruce Barton of New York as a rival to Dewey and defend Townsend Bill critics. Woodruff of Michigan says the plan is an impossibility and notes personal pension motives and pressures in Congress.
Henry Winterhof Sr. and family marked his 76th birthday with a Sunday gathering at the Fred Radke residence. Relatives included Herman Winterhof, Phylis, Gaylia, and others from nearby areas. refreshments followed fellowship and socializing.
A college comic narrator recalls an absent minded professor waking late and forgetting he is in a comic. He brushes teeth, shaves, pours maple syrup on pancakes, and bids farewell to his wife. He greets the neighbor and carries an umbrella as rain begins.
Drawback quotes feature Mr Chuggins and his wife discussing car ownership with a wry exchange. The wife notes enjoyment comes from earning money to keep the vehicle, while he agrees that anyone can own a car nowadays.
Two farmers debate the poverty of their hay as one laments a crop too short to harvest while the other jokes his hay was so tall he needed to lather it to mow it. The exchange highlights drought or odd weather impacting early harvest.
A Philadelphia Bulletin feature explores how heredity shapes gendered behavior noting that half the ancestors are men and half women. The article argues why traits can appear masculine or feminine across individuals.
Quote framed exchange between Bill and an unnamed woman. He comments on her appearance, while she implies he directed her to an expensive restaurant or venue, suggesting manipulation for financial gain.
A fragment quotes a boy saying he always has lunch at a soda fountain while Miss Cayenne coins a nickname gallenaive chowboys in a dash of dialogue. The excerpt mixes flippant schoolyard banter with quirky slang and a playful exchange.
The article lists a 1939 Iowa tax calendar from July 1 and details monthly filing duties. It cites January 1940 as the example month with deadlines for motor vehicle registration property taxes bank share tax income taxes and various state and federal reports and payments. It also notes May as the easiest tax month and January as the heaviest.
The Town Council of Aurelia in Cherokee County Iowa will meet July 24 1939 at 8 p m in the Council Room. Taxpayers may be heard for or against the attached estimate of expenditures during the session.
The Board of Directors of The New Aurelia Consolidated Independent School District will meet July 27, 1939 at 8 p m at Lockin Insurance office Aurelia Iowa Taxpayers will be heard for or against the following estimate of expenditures. (Assessed 1 0.61 2,307,090 187,028 281,608)
Board of Directors of Afton Consolidated School District and Spring townships in Cherokee county Iowa will meet at the district No 5 school house Afton township to hear taxpayers for or against the expenditure estimates. District Secretary Chas L Menefee announces figures totaling 7914 1188048 641100.
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