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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1934
Page
1
Notice from The Aurelia Sentinel owned by E. C. Lighter states the paper does not stop at expiration and that subscribers who continue to receive it after expiration must pay for continued service. The paper is published weekly in Aurelia Iowa and entered as second class matter.
Farm Bureau notes widespread damage to evergreen groves and shelterbelts across the county. Extension Forester G R Ramsey explains browning foliage at tops and wind-exposed sides, with bark withering and possible disease signs. Watering and deep holes may help living trees. dead trees cannot be saved.
Miss Blanche La Vonne Hansen of Waterloo and Alvin H. Parker of Peoria exchange vows June 2 at 6 pm in the bride’s parents’ Waterloo home. Attendants were Marie Hansen and William Whitney. The groom, employed by Caterpillar Tractor Co. at Peoria, will reside there with the bride. Aurelia guests included Richard Glane, W. G. Whitney, and Bert Waddell families.
Cherokee Times reports John Farran officially nominated for sheriff on the Republican ticket after canvassed returns show 1 073 votes, surpassing the 35 percent threshold by 25. Board adjustments lowered Struve and Patrick totals as figures were corrected.
Floyd Anderson of the county allotment committee says corn hog contracts are being rapidly typed for final signer approval. Committees in townships hold half day meetings to secure signatures, with eight townships to be signed by Thursday evening and two more the next days before the contracts go to Washington for final approval and return of pay checks.
Channeling 1924 Iowa law the Aurelia weed commission requires all weeds on streets alleys and vacant lots to be mowed at least twice this season the first by June 15 and the second by August 15. Noxious weeds must be cut and destroyed with expenses taxed against the property if owners fail to comply.
A playful exchange at an antique shop features a dealer praising a William and Mary chair as very interesting while a customer notes its small size. The dealer implies Mary sat in William’s seat, adding a humorous historical nod to the piece.
A Boston Tran script warns that when old telephone directors are collected they are torn lengthwise and chopped into small bits in a powerful machine, implying a dramatic processing method.
BiN I threw a cigarette in a man hole and stepped on it in Kansas City Star.
A quirky note from The Watchman Examiner describes a drug store scene where a customer asks for mustard plaster and the clerk, out of habit, offers mayonnaise instead. The brief item captures a humorous wartime era exchange.
There will be 134 rural eighth grade graduates at the commencement exercises at the Methodist church in Cherokee Thursday afternoon, June 14. Arch ie R. Nelson, Republican nominee for county attorney, will deliver the commencement address. List of graduates by township follows, including Afton, Amherst, Cherokee, Diamond, Liberty, Marcus, Pilot, Rock, Silver, Sheridan, Spring, Tilden, Harrison Rural Independent, Alliance Rural Independent, and Maryhill districts.
Sunday School attendance has stayed above 140 for the past month aided by a Children Day offering totaling over twelve dollars. Morning worship at 11 includes a plan for summer services with Junior church. next Sunday June 17 the adults join the choir for Bless the Lord at All Times and the sermon A Sharp Bargain. Ev ening recital at 8 features Mrs. O C Waddell and music. Ladies Aid meets June 21 with hostesses Mesdames Nelson Parrott Anderson.
The line questions attention sources and ethics, implying scrutiny of information habits and independence in media use. It hints at accountability and the choice between trusted local reporting versus external influence.
A Sunday morning program at 10 30 features a baptismal service and reception of new members. Readings and performances include recitations by Darlene Griene Myrna Grienke and Helen Paulson, multiple songs and exercises by the Primary department and various children, with credits to many participants and a closing Children’s Day Prayer.
Mrs. O C Waddell leads a recital of her pupils at the M E church Sunday evening. The program includes preludes, anthems, hymns, piano solos, violin pieces, clarinet duets, and a sermon titled The Message of Music by the pastor.
Pastor Edwin Trigg leads a combined church and Sunday school service at 10 30 with a children s day program Reception of new members follows Junior and Senior Endeavor meet at 7 00
For Sale Iron bed and springs with 80 extra springs listed by Mrs. C. H. Kaskey. Stray calf a small whiteface heifer came to Floyd Anderson's place around June 1. Also sale of hail insurance offered by Bay Inter Ocean and H. H. Lockin promising prompt field settlements and no guessing.
In the Bilava district of the Middle Volga region a gold find is reported with plans to invest 2,500,000 rubles for development. The state will control output while workers from nearby villages are hired at fixed wages. Also announced is a new oil gusher near Baku producing 15,000 tons daily for the oil syndicate.
While emptying the Saint Martin canal for subway repairs, investigators recovered a fractured skull and two bodies, one decapitated, with no identifying marks. The find also included a seventeenth century sword, unexploded WWI shells, and rusted weapons, complicating identification and inquiry.
Stockholm reports Otto Sand a Swedish craftsman claims to have deciphered Stradivarius lacquer through scent and a resin from Egypt to replicate the famed violin tone. He has spent twelve years on the challenge and vows not to reveal the exact lacquer formula.
Wilbur Washington pastor A R M Kettner runs a placer mining camp on the Columbia River with Reardan youths. The camp uses tents along the river and is said to pay fair wages for their labor.
Mrs. C. C. Libby hosts a Society meeting with lunch after a social afternoon. Birthday celebrations occur for Gene Peters and Mrs. E. C. Ligher at nearby homes. W. F. M.S. meets at Miss Estell Blanch’s with varied programs, and Embroidery and Rebekah groups share lunch. Senior Girl Scouts hold a meeting at Joy Dailey’s. The Annual Mission Festival occurs at the Lutheran church with guest congregations from Afton, Hanover, and Cherokee. Frank Hale hosts a birthday dinner for Miss Cora Hale. Francis Fassler marks a seventh birthday with park lunch. N. R. club convenes at Mrs. Homer Robar’s for contests and lunch. Cherokee Times reports Mrs. William E. Whitney’s shower and a treasure-themed picnic in Wescott park with members of Q. T. Bridge and Justamere clubs, green and white colors, and gifts found in trees.
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