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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1937
Page
2
The Aurelia Sentinel published by E. C. Lighter lists subscription terms for foreign countries at 2.060 per year in advance and 1.50 for Native. The paper notes it does not stop at expiration unless notified and continued readers must pay for further issues.
Entomologist C H Richardson from Iona State College promotes bait traps to decide spray timing for codling moths on apples. Daily trap readings indicate heavy moth activity, prompting lead arsenate lime sulfur sprays after eggs hatch, with calyx and cluster sprays prepared in specified dilutions.
The article explains that ambergris, a prized perfume material, originates as a concretion formed in the intestines of whales and later valued for its scents.
The class of 1987 presents In the Light of the Moon a three act comedy at the high school auditorium Thursday May 27 at seven oclock. Miss Celia Lewis directs with enthusiastic cast and rehearsals underway. Admission is ten and twenty five cents with music by the high school orchestra and wire club.
The high school auditorium hosted a yearly music program that drew a big crowd. The first half featured the school orchestra and boys and girls glee clubs, while seventh and eighth graders presented the operetta The Galloping Ghost in the second half. The students were well prepared and delivered without a slip.
Agricultural expert Dr. Loomis reports kerosene sprays kill dandelions in lawns. Affected lawns show slowed bluegrass growth for 1 to 3 weeks with yellowing collars but the grass remains at risk if heavier distillates are used. Fall spraying, about two months before bluegrass end of season, is advised with 2 quarts per 100 square feet or 200 gallons per acre.
The Girls Record contest offers medals trips and 1200 in cash scholarships for top all around 4-H girls. Contest recognizes sewing cooking canning room and home improvement and related cultural activities with state winners receiving trips to Club Congress in Chicago and cash prizes funded by Montgomery Ward.
Mrs Molly Clower of Tempelean Wisconsin visited her brother James McManus at Alfred Stieneke home. W M Booth hosted Robert’s 14th birthday with relatives and friends attending. Guests included Ray Hines M Hines John Booth Gus Carlson John Carlson Forrest Hultgren and more. The Dyslin and McManus families hosted gatherings at various homes and sisters of Jim McManus were noted guests.
George Hay, the earliest Scottish glass maker, (1666-1625) established a furnace in a peculiarly formed cave at Wemyss on the Fife coast, using the natural cave to aid his glass work.
The Aurelia high school Senior class will hold their Class Day and commencement activities on Monday evening at the auditorium. The program includes the president's and salutatorian's addresses, class history and will, prophecy, presentation of key to Juniors, acceptance, class song, and valedictory.
The Town Council of Aurelia Iowa will offer for sale at 8 o clock p m on May 28 1937 bonds comprising Town Improvement Fund bonds of 5000 bearing 3 1 2 percent interest payable semi annually and Street Improvement bonds of 6489 66 payable only from special assessments bearing 5 percent interest payable annually 1 2 H H Deyloff Town Clerk.
A compact notice from Farmers Elevator Co highlights pig meal orders and the company’s capability to produce X ray tubes from laminated paper materials. The advertisement previews available supplies for farmers and industrial uses.
Two recent Chicago incidents show a bus driver dropping with collapse and a bystander seizing the wheel to halt a possible crash, while a father at another vehicle seat dies from a heart attack soon after. The piece urges drivers to maintain fitness and undergo periodic physicals.
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