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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1948
Page
1
The notice states per year charges apply in advance and abroad. It warns the paper does not stop at expiration unless notified and that subscribers who keep receiving it must pay for the continued service.
A man and his daughter were held up by a masked bandit on a country road. The thief demanded valuables and left with the jewelry. the daughter safely hid a diamond bracelet in her mouth as told. The bandit fled in the gig and the bracelet remained hidden. The father later quipped about bringing Mama to save the horse and buggy.
A total of 2236.90 was raised in Cherokee county for the March of Dimes with expenses of 220.52. Half net stays local, half goes to the National Foundation. Dime cards led with 1563.37, school cards 429.16, coin collectors 169.35, plus small gifts from Aurelia Marcus Larrabee and others. Local chairmen listed include Earl Fraser Aurelia 354.74 and George Hicks Cherokee 1085.68.
A town youth asks Julius why he is so wise. He credits good judgment, then experience, finally from his bad judgment, in a playful parable about learning through errors. The tale frames judgment as the best teacher.
Betty Jean struggles to pick a husband among three suitors and consults a dictionary for their names. Philip supposedly means lover of horses, James means dearly beloved, and George should mean business, mother notes.
A quip about memory and vanity appears in a humorous exchange where a barber jokes about a shaving mirror that mines faces. The dialogue implies a playful remark on recognition and self-perception.
The United States Treasury urges two automatic plans for regular Savings Bond purchases. Wage earners can join the Pay- Roll Savings Plan for installment bonds. Self employed or professionals can sign up at banks for the Bond-A-Month Plan. A classified ad may sell it.
A barefooted young man pleads for the mountaineer’s daughter's hand. The grizzled elder, smoking his pipe, declines and says the choice is to take the whole gal or nothing, setting a stark ultimatum.
The article notes that 98 percent of dairy cow births are single, while 99.5 percent of beef cattle births are single. Triplets occur in dairy cattle at about one third of one percent and quadruplets about one in 14 000.
Railway clerks tossed out mail at Northwood causing sacks to scatter under wheels. Area workers canceled a large amount of mail within seconds amid the disruption and service slowed.
A semi tractor trailer carrying 14 horses ran into a panel truck on the highway east of Grinnell and crashed into a ditch. Five horses were killed or had to be destroyed due to injuries.
The Christophers report only eight states California Illinois Minnesota New Jersey New Mexico Pennsylvania Virginia and Wisconsin mandate instruction on the Declaration of Independence. Father James Keller says many educators journalists and students are unaware which states have such laws and that civics or social studies courses may only briefly touch the topic.
Dr. William Pearlman of Jefferson Medical College says sex hormones and bile acids can be transformed into cancer-causing chemicals in the lab. While living-body occurrence is unproven, many scientists believe cancer may arise from biochemical accidents involving sex hormones and related compounds.
Lacquer emerged in ancient China as a natural, ready-made product rather than a synthetic resin mix. The art spread from China to Japan, where it was developed to new heights beyond Chinese reach, illustrating a shared classic mastery of lacquer across cultures.
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes New York City’s Wall Street took its name from a boundary wall built by Dutch settlers on Manhattan in 1653 to defend against potential English attack.
The University of Chicago's Institute of Metals will house equipment to test metals from thousands of degrees to near absolute zero. X-ray imaging and photography will capture metals under these extreme conditions. The institute is part of a new 12 million dollar peacetime atomic research program.
The piece notes Soldier Field in Chicago with 200000 seats as the largest stadium in the United States. It lists Philadelphia Municipal Stadium with 130000, Los Angeles Memorial Stadium with 105000, and Cleveland Municipal Stadium with 100000 as other venues seating 100000 or more.
A brief prompt urging readers to use Sentinel Want Ads for advertising effectiveness. It highlights how location and method matter in ads. No names, dates, or places provided.
Juan Ponce de Leon landed at what is now St. Augustine Florida on April 3 1513 and claimed the land for Spain. Don Pedro Menendez de Avilés began the first permanent settlement there on September 8 1565 and his street Aviles remains a legacy of that founding effort.
The 1842 treaty between Daniel Webster and Lord Ashburton set the Canada United States boundary. The border has remained unsettled by fortifications and the terms have stood unviolated since signing.
About 396000 farm families and other rural consumers in 44 states and Alaska will receive electric service as a result of Rural Electrification Administration loans approved during 1947.
The lake trout is called togue in Maine. North region anglers use stone catfish as bait while the South calls them mad toms. In the Lower Mississippi Valley the crappie is known as chin quapin perch.
Cotton accounts for more than three fourths of all fiber consumption in the United States. Wool and expanding rayon usage cover most of the remaining share.
REA Administrator Claude R. Wickard says by year end the agency will have allocated about $1.065 billion to bring electric service to farmers. He estimates farm families spend about $4.50 in electrical goods per each dollar invested in service.
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