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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1938
Page
4
The Happenings page reports 2000 to 3000 attendees expected for the Veterans of Foreign Wars eighth and ninth district convention at Lakeside on Sunday July 17. This summary notes surrounding town items, including local incidents and developments.
A 12 horsepower threshing rig on the Joe Westphal farm in Brooke township is pictured from 58 years ago. The scene shows a horse powered system with Henry Westphal aboard the engine and Ed Matzdorff atop the separator, crews at lunch, and a long workday from 4 a m to 9 p m.
Fred Tomlinson of Red Oak and his crew completed the annual blue grass seed harvest on Maple river bottoms and adjoining areas. The crop is the largest in years and seed quality is excellent. This Iowa area has a long reputation for blue grass seed production, usually outpacing other counties. While local yield is bumper, the national crop is down with Kentucky bluegrass seed about one fifth of 1937.
West McGregor and Family express gratitude to the Aurelia Fire Department and neighbors who helped extinguish the house fire with appreciation to friends and community.
Aurelia baseball team led Marcus 8 to 0 through five innings but lost 8 to 3 as Marcus scored two in the sixth and three in the eighth. Hagey struck out 19 for Marcus on 5 hits. Laursen fanned 8 for Aurelia on 10 hits. Next, Aurelia hosts Sioux Rapids tomorrow.
Russell Parrott was elected commander of the Grashoff-McManus post for the American Legion for the ensuing year at its annual meeting held Thursday of last week July 7. Officers elected include Parrott commander J C Dick first vice commander John Holderness second vice O M Lawsen third vice C J Herold chaplain John H Coker service officer A W Larson publicity chairman with adjutant to be appointed by Parrott.
Robert Anderson longtime Afton township resident died at Bates hospital Aurelia the morning of Friday July 8 1938 following a long illness He was born August 30 1866 in Appanoose County Iowa married Clara Ogle April 19 1890 and had seven children six sons and one daughter He is survived by his two sisters114 grandchildren and many friends Funeral services were conducted in Cherokee with Rev L H Preul and burial followed in Afton cemetery
Three courses in Vocational agriculture were added to the high school curriculum to fit rural boys aiming to farm. Freshmen study feeding and livestock management. sophomores learn crop production and soils. juniors and seniors take general farm management. Alvin H. Vogel, the agricultural instructor, leads the department and gathers teaching material while building ties with local agencies.
A cyclone struck Wednesday night in Tilden township Cherokee county damaging farms. Mrs Anna Waht suffered a two story tenant house blown apart and scattered across a field. Hog houses and a machine shed on the W E Simons farm were torn down. Large trees on the Gregg farm were uprooted and a pump windmill and plumbing were destroyed. A lone elm tree was left stripped of branches.
Supervisor Arthur E. Hickey reports the county weed spraying outfit is active in this county week on farms and roadsides to eradicate leafy spurge Canada thistles and creeping jenny. Last year spraying achieved 85 to 90 percent weed kill on treated plots.
Employees of a Des Moines firm busy this week painting the water tank and tower. Rust spots were brushed off and a base coat of red paint applied. The company holds a multi year contract to keep the tower and tank in repair and they painted the tank interior last year.
Ten years ago Wm Lehnhardt of the Hanover area burned to death in a Minneapolis building where he worked as elevator operator after a gasoline explosion. The W A Lewis grocery store was entered and 100 in cash and 150 in checks were stolen. Md Wm Campbell of Battle Creek was nominated for Congress on the ninety sixth ballot at Spencer. Twins born to Mr and Mrs David Watts at their missionary field in Africa. Ernest Kline of Alta becomes the new electrician for the Aurelia power plant.
Wattie Holm of Storm Lake has been engaged to train local baseball players two nights a week. The first session will be Tuesday at 6 30 pm with blackboard instructions to follow in the Community Club room. Holm is a veteran of the sport and has managed Storm Lake teams in recent years.
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