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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1944
Page
2
The governor calls Iowa citizens to save used household fats to deny Japan a wartime advantage. He notes January savings of 85 000 pounds, a federal quota increase of 109 000 pounds, and a rate above 65 54 of quota, urging continued efforts for medicinals and synthetic rubber production.
In Afton and Burlington areas, residents report shifts in housing and demographics. Burlington shows 350 of 400 federally built houses vacant amid possible moves to Texas, with 150 demountables eligible for removal. Iowa liquor stores sell war bonds as bond drive totals rise. Willkie visit spurs party chatter while local marriages anniversaries and community dinners mark town life.
Reporters noted several delegates and others will confer with Mr Willkie at his suite on the eleventh floor. The exchanges occurred in the day as they moved in and out of the conference area.
The readable text mentions pay and salary figures including a day’s pay, but the fragment is incomplete and lacks clear event or context to identify a person, organization, or date.
Fat cattle and swine trades remained steady with cattle prices across steers yearlings and fed heifers in narrow ranges. Cherokee county shippers listed include Edwin Johnson Ralph Plagman Chris Wester and Waddell Johnson among others with multiple steers heifers and hogs traded at Sioux City last week.
Sunday evening preaching was held at Clare and Nina Ohlson home with good attendance. Local residents visited relatives and attended farm meetings, sales, and social events across Diamond Township and nearby towns including Aurelia Cherokee Storm Lake and Holstein. Numerous family visits and church activities filled the week with weddings births and travel notes among Ohlson Hahn Bruce Johnson Magnuson and Gillet families.
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