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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1938
Page
2
The Aurelia Sentinel informs readers it will not stop printing at expiration unless notified and urges continued payment by subscribers who keep accepting the paper. The notice is issued by E. C. Lighter, Proprietor, Aurelia Iowa.
A witty reminiscence notes life improvements like a radio that washes dishes and rails at editors writing obituaries. It jokes that disputes over milk prices outshine debates over corn liquor while film villains still take six reels to die, a contrast to faster life.
A four to six attendance ratio at a recent Aurelia business meeting prompts a call for all local business and professional men to participate. The piece urges citizens to support town welfare and attend the next Friday gathering to discuss collective improvements.
Iowa's barley crop this spring is the most promising since 1918 per E S Dyas extension agronomist at Iowa State College citing Leslie M Carl from the June crop report. Iowa 1938 barley acreage is a little over 400000 acres, a bit above last year. The main risk is possible scab if continued favorable weather fuels fungi.
The Serenade was set to a poem by Ludwig Rellstab after Beethoven’s passing and is part of Schubert’s Swan Songs. Schubert, born January 31, 1797, died November 19, 1828. the 1828 set includes six songs written to Rellstab’s words.
A crocodile sculpture carved in India in the third century B C is exhibited by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and proclaimed the oldest Indian stone sculpture in America.
The piece compares how different nations enforce speed laws and recalls a Jugoslavian officer who deflates all four tires of a speeding car at the curb instead of issuing a ticket. The author urges careful driving and adherence to red signals to avoid danger.
Iowa State College experiments at the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station in Ames find delaying harvest increases oat wheat and barley yields by up to about ten percent. Early cutting with a combine or binder reduces plant food transfer to grain and prompts premature loss risk from storms.
Church school at 10 with George Lamm in charge. Morning worship at 11. Choir rehearsal Monday at 7:30. King's Heralds will present mission work Sunday during worship followed by a Thank Offering. Epworth League pauses July and August resumes September first Sunday. W F M S meets July 6. Epworth league plans institute July 11 to 17 with Cherokee delegation sharing the cottage.
Vernon WY MT Olive Baptist Church invites the community to Sunday school at 10 AM morning worship at 11 AM and a Daily Vacation Bible School demonstration program Sunday evening at 8 PM Pastor White leads the program emphasizing the Light of the World reference from John 9 5 and the faith community is urged to attend.
St Paul s Lutheran Church announces Sunday school at 9 45 and English worship at 10 45 with German service at 9 00 conducted by Pastor William Walter The Congregational Church lists church school at 10 am and morning worship at 11 am with no Junior and Senior Endeavor meetings until September first Sunday.
The piece lists features including government spending and lending agency programs with a plea for big business cooperation by E W Pickard in Weekly News Review. It also notes Washington Digest by William Bruckart on the 75th congress, a comic strip S Matter Pop, a Chicago Cubs sports discussion by George Barclay, and Sentinel as agent for Sioux City and Des Moines papers.
Helping Hand Circle elected officers for the coming year with Mrs. Leslie Card as president and Mrs. Espy McDeid as vice president. Out of town guest Mrs. Eding from Kansas City attended. Other gatherings feature needlework, bridge, and anniversaries with prizes and meals.
A descriptive item notes an aerial Lazellas act at the Cherokee Centennial show. The piece highlights a muscular young woman as the standout performer mixing contortion and dance with a partner as they execute trapeze maneuvers and graceful hangs.
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