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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1949
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel states no paper stop at expiration unless notified, and continued subscribers must pay for the next period. Subscriptions are $3.00 per year in advance and $3.00 for foreign countries.
A home management specialist from Iowa State College advises using heat selections to optimize gas or electric ranges. Start with high heat for steaming or pressure cooking, medium high for frying, use medium for delicate cookware, and low for warming or post steaming. Keep water to prevent sticking, limit lifting lids, and avoid drafts when using low heat. Ensure pilot light is clean and properly adjusted.
John Brodie of the local office cautions that many wage earners use a number different from the one issued. Employers should verify a new employee’s card at hire and workers with name changes due to marriage should update records to prevent misreported wages affecting old age and survivors insurance.
A demonstration occurred at the 216 Post Office Building in Sioux City Iowa with participants gathered outside the federal office. Police monitored the scene as local residents expressed concerns over municipal services and possible policy changes.
Home furnishings expert Arline Hartel advises that window size and shape need not be fixed. Use draperies valances and curtains to alter apparent dimensions, with techniques for narrow tall, wide, or irregular windows.
Donald Vesgaard of Holstein hitch hiked home from his army base in Texas. He traveled by plane and thumbed his way from Omaha to Holstein, stopping for meals in Texas California and Omaha. He reached home by bedtime.
Iowa State College extension agronomist Ralph Krenzin notes cutting forage crops early boosts feed value. Alfalfa, clover, and sudan grass cut before maturity have higher protein and carotene and lower fibre, with prairie grasses and small grains peaking in value as heads emerge. He advises sudan grass just before head emergence, alfalfa one-tenth to one-fourth bloom, red clover and alsike at half bloom.
Krenzin advises the ideal cutting stage when seed pods are filled for grass and legume silage. He notes that harvesting for silage can proceed despite unfavorable weather if the crop is ready, and that silage preserves more leaves for feed compared to hay.
Iowa State College extension poultryman L. Z. Eggleton advises selling cockerels at 10 to 13 weeks for best profits. He notes ration efficiency governs sale timing and recommends splitting sales: half at 10 weeks, the rest after two more weeks. Target live weights vary by breed, with Leghorns best at 2 to 2 1/2 pounds.
Eggleton criticizes Iowa poultry raisers for poor meat quality and rough cockerels. He urges a time schedule for cockerel marketing similar to pullet production, suggesting selling cockerels at 11 to 12 weeks to boost Iowa's poultry meat status.
A tractor overturned near Wapello trapping Kathryn Pewitt, a young farmer. She freed herself using a steel bar found on the machine, but suffered a fractured leg.
Mrs Don Weaver driving from Plum Creek to Algona found her three year old son Brian missing after a quiet ride. She retraced the route in a panic and Billie Brush appeared dusting his clothes, leading to the best guess that the child leaned out and fell from the window.
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