18 May 1939
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1939
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel lists E. C. Lighter as proprietor and notes publication every Thursday with second class matter status at the Aurelia Iowa post office.
Mrs. Wm. Haight hosts and visits fill a weekend page with local family visits. Residents travel to Ames for a Weisha celebration and to Vermillion for a young group outing. Occasional calls to Cherokee Galva and Storm Lake mark a busy week in Diamond.
Ralph Boatman of Alta marries Ezalea Jones of Storm Lake in Pender Nebraska with Judge Lemon officiating. Anton Loo of Elk township is mourned after passing away at Town City University Hospital. Buena Vista county boards elect A J Harrison to a three year term as County Superintendent. Donald L. Clark of Alta to receive pilot wings at Kelly Field Texas on May 26.
Miss Eleanor Rathke, a home agent, urges Cherokee county families to review fire hazards at home. She lists questions on matches, kerosene, gasoline use, chimney care, clutter, electrical safety, gas cocks, and having a fire extinguisher, recommending a family council or home tour to raise safety awareness.
Mr and Mrs W M Booth Mada lynne Bob Jerry and Mr and Mrs M Hines and Mr and Mrs Ray Hines of Aurelia spent Sunday with Fae Mitchell at Elk Point South Dakota in honor of Bob Booths sixteenth birthday. Miss Geeorgia Robar guest of honor at a Friday miscellaneous shower at her parents home. Miss Robar also guest of honor last week at a Sioux City shower.
Memorial day plans for Aurelia were set at a Memorial Association meeting. Officers for 1940 were elected, with John Holderness as president and Oscar Lansen as first vice president. Committees for 1939 were named to handle participation, bugler, marshals, band, program, flowers, flag raising, grave decoration, transportation, soliciting, and the 1940 speaker.
Storm Lake merchants donate $1000 in prizes to boost pike season opening Monday morning. The derby aims to attract larger crowds after Storm Lake was seen as a top pike fishing spot last year. Prize tags will be placed on prize fish and prizes range from $100 to $1.
A courting mirror was a small wood framed pine mirror with a picture over the glass. It served as a conventional courting gift in America during the eighteenth century.
Researchers report that during hibernation bear heart action slows so much that blood flow nearly stops if a surface cut occurs. This finding highlights reduced circulatory activity in bears during prolonged torpor.
Nearly one hundred delegates from surrounding towns and Garden club members gathered at the Presbyterian church for the ninth district Federated Garden club meeting. Gerald James announced his resignation from Lincoln Junior High to become elementary principal in Ottumwa while Stanley Haahr of Alta was elected principal for next year. Police began clearing hoboes from the city, warning 15 to leave by 3 pm. A wolf bounty of 6 dollars was paid to Henry Anderson. The Cherokee county rural women's chorus placed second in the district contest at Primghar High School with Buena Vista county taking first.
Cherokee county Rural Electrification committee nears submitting a second fund application after 482 customers signed up. Work on the first 156 miles of lines is underway under county project superintendent T. Glenn Dull. Marie Rupp was approved as office stenographer and bookkeeper.
A humorous exchange from the Royal Arcanum Bulletin features an office boy claiming he is the person who gets blamed in the department. The quip reflects office culture and accountability with a dry punchline.
A film producer urges bravery by reframing danger as a big cat, while an actor requests explanation that he is not a mouse. The exchange highlights on set tension and playful miscommunication between the two figures.
Father and child exchange playful lines about hygiene as Mother John proclaims a firm plan to wash face and hands at least twice daily. The dialog evokes domestic life and curiosity over the young girl’s name.
An in store note from Pathfinder Magazine asks for a suitable toy for a small boy. The request highlights a corpulent father unable to kneel, suggesting a toy that accommodates limited mobility and play needs.
A fragmentary exchange contrasts a stance on capital punishment with a child's puzzled lines about a road that goes nowhere. The lines mix a political question with a sleepy, playful morning mood. The brief passage reads like a stray newspaper quip or caption fragment.
A Providence Journal excerpt captures a playful exchange about schooling and literacy. A boy, L. B., reveals he cannot read or write, while remarks on a paradoxical question about age among women prompts a humorous reflection on silence.
Betty asks why the new boy seems distant in class. Bobby jokes that he’s a bargain because he’s half off.
A humorous item notes a playful exchange about a yacht and motor boat. The Rail uses a light pub tone to hint at nautical banter and dating vibes without specifics.
A woman argues in traffic court that she signaled before turning, while an officer concedes that such signaling misled him. The exchange highlights a disputed signal in a routine traffic stop.
County home agent Miss Eleanor Rathke urges strict home sanitation and immunization. She stresses clean barns and tested cattle, milk handling hygiene, rapid cooling, and clean filters to prevent disease spread. Ensuring pure water, distant wells, fly control, and a concrete platform reduces infant mortality risks.
The article notes that recorded skeletons show little difference between prehistoric man and modern inhabitants in the same regions, with stature varying little across eras.
Mt Olive residents report dinner guests from Quimby and Pierson including the Stewarts and Days. Vacation trips take Rev White and Mrs White and Mrs Juber to Minnesota. Ladies Aid met for a church cleanup with eleven members present and eggs donated totaling 9.89. Community notes include school picnics, hospital night duty, and a SCG club gathering with contests and prizes.
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