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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1939
Page
2
The Diamond township schools finished the year with seventy students across seven schools including five eighth graders. Attendance was generally good though illnesses reduced some absences. Local families and teachers attended picnics, birthdays, and funerals, with multiple visits among residents from nearby towns and farms.
In Antiquities of the Jews Josephus notes that in the third century B C Jonathan the high priest led Jewish forces in battle aiding Alexander who rewarded him with a golden button. A later award matched this honor. The gifts mark the earliest form of commemorating wartime service.
The text notes that varnish making with linseed oil was practiced by monks in the Twelfth century. It also references Theophilus’ era as a marker for product dating and indicates protective finishes existed since the time of the Pharaohs.
A lengthy social listing from Hanover highlights birthday anniversaries and family visits. Notable mentions include celebrations for the Masels first birthday, Lester Grieme, and Arthur Frederick. Attendees span multiple area towns including Storm Lake, Galva, Alta, and Germantown.
State laws authorize license revocation for drunken or reckless driving and courts should enforce them with backbone. Some judges fail due to politics, risking safety. Courageous judges gain community trust as pillars of justice and protect public rights.
The cholla cactus fruits trigger next year's flower buds in a yearly chain like growth. Ocotilla is used for Southwest and Mexican fencing. Curtis Redfern notes canes planted tight withstand man beast and reptile. Arizona features long telephone wires strung between gigantes to save poles.
Fruit specialists at Massachusetts State College explain the apple is mainly carbohydrate with 12.2 percent sugar 84.6 percent water 0.4 percent protein 0.6 percent fat 1.2 percent fiber 8 percent cellulose and 0.3 percent ash. They note apples have long been used to aid several digestive disorders due to health giving and disease preventing properties.
Mr and Mrs Carl Ammons and Mr and Mrs W S Ammons attended Linn Grove commencement exercises Wednesday evening. Harvey Dyslin of Richland SD visited over Decoration day in Glen Dyslin home. Quentin Anderson Colleen spent Sunday with Joe Shively in Laurens. Mrs George Booth of Aurelia visited W M Booth week. Fred Kolpin home quarantined for scarlet fever Larry ill. Mrs Wilbur Allen a patient at Sioux Valley Cherokee. W M Booth and Mrs Lee Robinson attended Junior High Pup pet show Thursday. Ray Hines Aurelia visited W M Booth. L Pingle of Peterson visited Rose Pingle Monday. W A Brown attended Primghar commencement last week. Dorothy Stieneke on duty at Sioux Valley Cherokee hospital. Howard Norris Luverne MN visited John Booth Sunday.
Dry May weather accelerates grasshopper egg hatch in western Iowa. State entomologist Dr Carl J Drake notes rising pest numbers. Secretary Mark Thornburg says two central mixing stations will prepare bait in Council Bluffs and Le Mars for farmers, with a possible third in Des Moines if needed.
Afton area mourns Mrs Henry Loucks an early settler who died after months of illness at her son Genn Loucks home. Funeral services were held at Aurelia M E church with Rev Preul officiating. Burial followed in Aurelia cemetery beside her husband. Survived by five children including Mrs Ray Jones Glenn Loucks and others living in Elgin Fergus Falls and Pierre SD. Local relatives and friends attended. other community notices mention births and visits.
The article outlines Ulysses S. Grant born in Ohio in 1822 joining West Point at seventeen. It traces his Mexican War service, Civil War rise, Apomattox generosity with Confederate livestock, and eventual election as eighteenth U S president. It notes his inaugural theme Let us have peace on his tomb.
The U S Geological Survey notes major rivers with northward or north to northwest courses. Red River of the North forms Minnesota North Dakota boundary while Monongahela and Niagara rivers run northward, joining Allegheny to form the Ohio. Other rivers listed include Missouri near Helena Montana, Salmon in Idaho, and numerous Oregon Idaho Columbia tributaries.
The German term kitsch is described as a slang expression meaning nonsense.
A state press quiz reveals the Capitol dome is clad with real gold leaf costing about 16000 and needing replacement every 265 years. The piece also notes Iowa weather impacts, ex Governor Kraschel’s 1940 presidential hint, and Republicans using state employee voluntary contributions to fund campaigns amid shifting party dynamics.
Uncle Eben notes that good rhetoric appeals to many, yet warns against being carried away by it. He claims some of the brainiest men are narrow-chested and weak-voiced, cautioning readers about overreliance on eloquence.
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