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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1942
Page
2
Sunday results show Aurelia 2 at Anthon 4 with Washta 4 Cherokee 2 and Marcus 1 Quimby 0. Upcoming Sunday schedule lists Aurelia at Cherokee Anthon at Marcus Washta at Quimby.
Music students under Bandmaster Lloyd Ruby are noted for long practice. Lois Galvin logged 18 hours, Jean Morgan 16, Betty Lou Nelson 8, Richard Leeds 7, Donna Leeds 7, John Wilson 7, and Vernon Kaskey 7 during July 12 to 18.
Miss Dorothy Freriks of Cherokee Red Cross nurse lists clinic dates and places in Cherokee county for smallpox and diphtheria vaccines. Request slips are at Flory drug store. parents should submit slips to Miss Freriks. Clinics start at 8 30 each day in Meriden Larrabee Quimby Marcus Aurelia Cleghorn Washta with dates July 28 to August 5.
Wayne H. Flickinger resigns after nine years as clerk of district court in Cherokee County. Charles B. Headley announces the move and Flickinger asks to withdraw from the general election ballot. Miss Litta Carpenter named temporary clerk by Judge R. G. Rodman. Flickinger plans to enter defense work soon.
L P Nelson was honored at a family gathering at his son Wesley's home on Sunday July 19 celebrating his 80th birthday. Attendees included P R Moser, Harry Ruepel, John Olson, Butch Smith, Vernon Weiss, Clifford Olson, Mavis Darlene and Darrell Don of Marathon, Else and Soren Nelson, and friends. A later birthday reception at the Nelson cafe featured card playing and a lunch.
The program features marches EK Pluribus Unum Airport True Blue Prince and Jester overture Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes Anchors Aweigh and H M S Pinafore English Air Morning Glory and Donkey Serenade with soloist Lonalee Banders and arrangements by Hayes for the University of North Dakota marching band Zimmermann Friml Stothart Fillmore.
A year ago the George Washington tree was dedicated at the Aurelia school grounds with Girl Scout involvement. T. G. Ohlson, a noted Diamond township farmer, died after a long illness. Mrs. Ethel Holmes runs a cafe on the east side and bought equipment from her son-in-law and daughter. The former post office building is being expanded by the Guaranty Oil Co. Peter Johnson, a section hand, died after his legs were severed by a moving flat car. Lester Blanch aims for the Citizens Military Training Camp at Fort Snelling. Thirty years back Sheriff J M Starr announced an independent bid for county sheriff. Construction on a school addition began. potatoes priced at $1 a bushel for new stock and 60c for old. E W Hill installs private water system for hotel.
Two vocal soloists will appear on this week's Saturday night Band program. Miss Lonalee Banders of Storm Lake will sing Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes and Anchors Aweigh. Mrs Lola Hickey will sing Love s Old Sweet Song and Moonlight and Roses.
Sumner Gazette reports Town Clerk H. W. Bathke teased for a bass fishing tale. He landed a goldfish about 12 inches long, a species of carp with commercial value in the Ohio Great Lakes.
Commissioner Karl W. Fischer calls for reducing needless and careless driving to preserve essential motor vehicle use. He cites rural and urban needs, gives an Iowa farmer with three trips weekly as example, warns of impact on tires and national war effort without cars.
Extension horticulturist L. C. Grove warns cutting green foliage from peonies and iris weakens the plants and lowers next year’s blooms. Leave leaves to store food. remove seed pods from peonies and flower stalks from iris. Transplant iris when crowded in late July or August. break clumps and replant. Bone meal or lime is beneficial.
Citizens of Northwest Iowa may hear Dr Walter A Maier from the International Lutheran Hour at the Walther League Camp at Lake Okoboji. He is slated to speak Sunday afternoon July 26 at 3 o'clock per Camp Board notice. The Lutheran Hour is broadcast each Sunday on the Mutual Broadcasting System and affiliated stations.
The article states drivers bear responsibility when a pedestrian, already crossing on go, is halted by a flashing stop signal before reaching the curb. It notes drivers must ensure the pedestrian is allowed to reach the sidewalk. Also mentions a Marengo office display of a five inch beer bottle grown through a suitcase key slit in a garden.
The Lutheran Hour now airs on more than 350 outlets in the United States and 27 foreign countries including South America. Shortwave transmitters in Quito and other cities carry the program, featuring Dr. Maier as part of a Lutheran pastors convocation at the camp this week. About 3000 people are expected to attend Sunday's events on July 26, with Ted Wolfram as camp manager inviting the public.
Henry Giese of Iowa State College warns that excess moisture in hay stored this year raises fire risk. He describes tests with a steel rod and thermometer to locate heating spots and advises careful handling, cooling with carbon dioxide, and enlisting nearby fire departments to prevent ignition.
Iowa State College extension horticulturist L C Grove says delphiniums can bloom a second or third time if the old stalks are cut to the ground after flowering. Remove excess shoots leaving four to six, then fertilize with wood ashes or complete fertilizer to encourage larger blooms.
Bob Howell triumphed in the junior boys horseshoe tournament at City Vark, defeating K Beeghley 11-5 6-11 11-10 in the finals to claim the championship and a 10 cent defense stamp prize.
A Saturday fire at the Glenn Curtis farm in Pilot township caused about 2000 dollars in losses. The blaze destroyed a large corn crib and 38 000 bushels of grain, mostly insured in part. neighbors and volunteers fought the flames for hours to save nearby buildings.
Efforts underway to sell the former Heiberg Brewery at Waverly to a Chicago syndicate for operation as a packing house. The move marks a transition from beer production to meat processing.
Sioux City Navy recruiter F C Scesney visits the Sentinel with guidance on enlisting before induction. He notes volunteers may join the Navy up to the moment of induction and shares a booklet, eye test placards, and free family stickers for Navy personnel.
Russell McKinnis son of Mr and Mrs Harley McKinnis of Aurelia has returned from Hawaii and will begin officers training at a west coast camp July 28 He writes of his squadron commander being lost in the Midway battle and notes he has been in Hawaii since before the Pearl Harbor attack.
Louis Kaskey received two purebred Guernsey calves by express Thursday night last week. This marks the start of his purebred dairy herd as he plans to add more purebreds in the near future.
Lee Roscoe of Farragut filed a theft report after the garage had his car for overhaul and did not return it. The sheriff located the vehicle at the garage undergoing repairs, resolving the mistaken theft claim.
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