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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1944
Page
2
Party interested in a small house on the Peter Sage farm west of Holstein will contact M. V. at Box 14 Holstein. A satisfactory deal on the house may be offered.
The column notes Camp Dodge processing nearly 1,000 men daily for induction and Iowa's preinduction totals. It praises the Red Cross and urges membership, cites surpassing the $66 million Series E war bond goal within a $177 million state quota, and mentions the Anamosa reformatory probe nearing completion.
The forthcoming report, due mid month, may propose prison reform measures and reveal conditions at the state reformatory where multiple escapes since January 1 have all been recaptured.
Afton vicinity updates report social visits and events. Mrs. Blanche Jones and Mrs. Earl Swick host and attend gatherings, with visits to Cherokee and Storm Lake. A birthday Leap Day birth is noted, and several residents substitute teach or host clubs.
Frances Hahn reports on social visits and family events in Mt Olive and nearby areas. Highlights include gatherings at Harold Allen and Clare and Nina Ohlson homes, furloughs of Pvt Filmore Ohlson in Texas, and numerous relatives attending church functions, dinners, birthdays, weddings, and anniversaries across Cherokee Alta Quimby Aurelia Holstein and Silver townships.
Melvin Nord of Sanberson Minnesota visited the C A Peterson home on Tuesday. Wayne and to Aurelia hosted Thursday night supper at the Petersons. Frank Peterson and guests joined Sunday dinner at Petersons. Will and Phillip Fell called at John Lindquist's Sunday evening. C C Hickey and family and W F Hickey were Sioux City visitors last Thursday, visiting Ivan Winter. Mrs Art Ohlson returned home Friday after Peoria trip. Sunday dinner guests at Walter Radke included Ernst Newmann and family Storm Lake. Clarence Kaskey family and Eugene Kaskey daughter. Ed Lehnhardt family. Edmund Radke and Erle. O C Hickey and Patty visited Storm Lake Friday.
Fat cattle values were steady to strong with slaughter steers and yearlings at 12.00 to 16.40, fed heifers 11.00 to 16.50, cows 7.00 to 12.25, and stock cattle 10.75 to 13.76. Hampered by liberal supply, lambs 14.25 to 16.10. sheep run 11,500 head. Cherokee county shippers posted varied steers and hogs sales, including Galvin, Ralston, and Camarigg listings with multiple weights and prices recorded.
Mrs Ralph Grieme names a team to solicit Red Cross contributions listing coordinators by sections 1 2 11 12 17 18 19 20 15 16 21 22 25 26 35 36 29 30 32 3 4 9 10 5 6 7 8 18 14 23 24 27 28 33 34 Irene Zwemke and others named for Maple Valley township drive. Dinner guests noted at multiple local homes.
A megaparsec is noted as the longest unit of measure for interstellar distances, representing about 3,200 light years or more than nineteen quintillion miles.
Iowa farmers may boost income by growing waxy corn contracted at 12 percent above ordinary corn, about 14 cents per bushel, per Iowa State College farm crops workers. Wax y corn yields rival ordinary hybrids within about 3 percent and supplies can replace tapioca starch imports, with American Maize Products coordinating contracts via Doane Agricultural Service in Ames.
Victory gardeners with limited land should prefer carrots tomatoes and other high return vegetables over potatoes. If growing potatoes ensure land is well drained avoid recent liming and use certified seed or War Approved seed when available. Seed should be cut with at least one eye and weigh 14 to 2 ounces. apply phosphate fertilizer before planting.
The OPA shifts B and C gasoline coupons to serially numbered strips issued March 1 for B C and E coupons. Rawlings says numbering helps curb black market theft and traces coupon origin by region while endorsement remains required to deter exchanges.
The National Safety Council reports four out of five accidents happen on straight dry road segments in clear weather. Main causes include speeding for conditions driving on the wrong side disregarding stop signs cutting in and passing on curves or hills. Citizens encouraged to save paper for Boy Scouts.
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