04 May 1939
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1939
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel notes publication weekly with second class mailing in Aurelia Iowa. Subscriptions are $1.50 per year in advance and $2.00 in foreign countries. The notice states papers do not stop at expiration and continued receipt implies payment.
The Mount Olive Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Victor Frank's home with about thirty five members and guests. Officers were reelected. Supper concluded the gathering. Local visits included Cherokee, Holstein, Aurelia, Sutherland, and nearby farms with numerous calls and dinner guests at the Frank Johns home.
Mrs. Harold of Storm Lake and family from Kanoke Iowa visit Schaller callers Mrs Frank Neglest and Mrs Alice Anderson drop by. Ben Galvin family visit near Washta as Henry Frahm and Lawrence Albers from Quinby join Fritz Kreutz home. W. F. Hickey family hosts Linn Grove Oscar Peterson and family Sioux City Ivan Winter and Frank Webb. Southeast of Galva guests include Neglest Alff and Anderson Cherokee. Carl Anderson of Gava visits George Johns. The Birthday Club meets at Jim O Connor home for games and gifts. Mrs Arnold Niemeier wins bingo while Henry Alff takes door prize. A meal is served by host and Opal.
In a colorful remark, Uncle Eben jokes that many brainy men are narrow chested and weak-voiced, cautioning that good talk alone should not carry one away. He emphasizes restraint in rhetoric.
The Jackal’s reputation as a scavenger is noted for decades as it scavenges for food among cast-offs and garbage, reflecting a longstanding negative view of the creature.
A magazine recounts Lord Northcliffe’s belief in poise over titles and wealth. He told Tom Clarke that social standing mattered little, but a college education builds lasting poise in youth, advising parents to send sons to a top college even for a single year.
Ancient oath echoed in Hippocrates style emphasizing fidelity to teachers and patients. It vows to aid the sick with skill and integrity, keep life and art pure, respect confidences, and share knowledge with learners without fee, while warning of divine scrutiny if broken.
Quaaltagh is an old English festival noted in the Isle of Man where men go house to house singing festival songs and receive food and drink. Dark men lead the process, with customs linked to first shooting in Scotland and rare practices tied to Quaaltagh observed nowhere else.
Mrs. Fred Kolpin and baby returned home from Sioux Valley hospital in Cherokee. Merlin Honsbruch of Cedar Falls spent the weekend here. Mrs. George Booth of Aurelia visited the Booth home. Several residents hosted visits in nearby towns, with measles striking Colleen Anderson and Larry Kolpin. Nurses Training applications filed in Sioux City. Family visits included Aurelia and Elk Point excursions.
Wilbur O. Atwater (1844 1967) was a chemist and pioneer in agricultural experiment station work. He served as first director of the experimental stations and chief of nutrition investigations for the Department of Agriculture, with work of immeasurable benefit to American food science.
A professional beggar visits a millionaire's office and refuses to leave, insisting the rich man must pay or make a concrete promise. The wealthy man dismisses him to his secretary, promising investigation and a future contact. The beggar counters that he knows his own business and remains until paid.
Natural and artificial fibers dominate fabric production with cotton leading. Cotton accounts for about three times the output of all other natural fibers combined, and the United States grows roughly half of the world’s cotton.
The Scotch Irish trace descent to Scotland and Ulster colonization started by James I in 1611. They began migrating to America around 1730 and by the Revolutionary War about one sixth of the colonies' population was Scotch Irish.
The church lists services including morning worship at 11 00 with Epworth League at 7 00 pm and a 10 00 am Sunday school led by George Lamm. Epworth League leaders Shirlie Thevenin and Betty Pruitt meet May 10 with Mrs. Herb Will. Mother and Daughter Banquet Thursday 6 30 pm. Pipe organ installation underway with Mr. Sullivan in charge. dedication date to be announced.
William Walter pastor guides St Pauls Lutheran Church schedule with Sunday school at 9 46 am English worship at 10 45 am and German service at 9 am.
Church school at 10 a.m. morning worship at 11 a.m. Choir practice on Tuesday night at 7 30 at Miss Alyesworth apartment at Hotel Lockin.
Mt Olive Baptist Church Vernon Wyoming announces services led by Pastor White. Sunday School at 10 am Morning worship at 11 am Evening preaching at 8 pm. Youth Bible Glass and Choir practice Thursday at 8 pm. Visitors welcome. Community invited to worship.
West Highland White Terrier regarded as highly satisfactory among terriers. The breed traces to Poltallock in Dumbartonshire and to the Malcolm family, with ties to Scottish terrier lines and the era of King James I. Historically called the Roseneath and Poltallock terriers before recognition at dog shows.
A Los Angeles Times writer notes the antelope as one of America’s most beautiful big game animals in the West. It has a graceful form with curved horns and a white rump rosette when alarmed, while the term pronghorn more accurately reflects its unique blend of traits.
Troy New York, birthplace of the collar cuff and shirt industry, played a central role in steam laundry interests. The term Troy laundry spread nationwide as laun dries adopted the name, and early laundry machine development began there.
The French astrologer Michel de Notredame known as Nostradamus, born 1503, studied at Avignon and earned a medical degree at Montpellier in 1529. He gained plague-era renown, published Prophecies in 1555 and an enlarged edition in 1558, drawing Catherine de Medici’s attention and a royal appointment as physician in ordinary by Charles IX.
Scotland’s Kirriemuir is described as a tiny moorland village that inspired Barrie and the Kailyard school. The piece notes the famed Window in Thrums, the omnipresent Barrie charm on the hills, and nearby Glamis Castle tied to Macbeth and royal history.
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