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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1937
Page
8
Irvin S Cobb notes a new cure for stuttering touted by experts and shares humorous vignettes of voice, speed, and irony. He recalls Jimmy Swinnerton and John Kirk, tries desert relaxation, and jokes about danger on the road while reflecting on aging views of states rights and a toyed with prophecy from an ancient tablet.
Governor Kraschel calls pension payment progress a major achievement while Iowa faces a rising highway death toll of 140 for the year. April tax collections show beer and cigarette receipts at 132 152.13 dollars. total state revenue from beer cigarette gasoline and inheritance taxes stands at 1 455 030.58. WPA approves Breda curb and gutter project. twenty jobs expected for eight months. Conservation act grants new patrol powers to wardens. Motor vehicles without current plates will be stopped and charged in court. Towns must cover 337 500 dollars for the legislative session costs, salaries totaling 161 400 for House and Senate. Printing bill around 37 500 dollars. Farm Credit Administration notes high loan payments, 87.2 percent in good standing, total outstanding Land Bank loans at 2 067 009 000 dollars.
The Harrison county rural electric distribution system plan calls for about 170 miles of lines. Bids will be opened May 14 with board review that evening. If bids meet expectations construction could start early in July.
Iowa's rural electrification accelerated in April as the railroad commission authorized construction of transmission lines to serve over 10,000 families. May will advance the effort with 11 more franchise proposals, including 1,439 miles in Benton County and 390 miles in Wardin County. The federal program requires two to three customers per mile, linking the Benton plan to at least 3,500 families. The expansion totals 4,066.53 miles approved in April, serving about 10,166 rural homes. The soil conservation service will supervise Shenandoah and Greenfield projects for another year or two before turning them over to farmers, with staff guidance to remain on site for several years to aid maintenance and disaster response.
In 1873 Rutgers graduate John Philip Clum became San Carlos agent and reformed relations with the Apache. He created the first Indian police, built courts with Indian judges, and paid for peaceful labor, proving Apaches could govern themselves. He later captured Geronimo without a shot, then resigned in 1877 and pursued journalism in Tombstone.
The article recounts William Tdaton Namie a Connecticut native who rose from sergeant to captain and led a 400 man force in 1805 to capture Derna after a 500 day desert march. It notes his success against Tripoli, brief recognition in the United States, and eventual poverty and forgotten status.
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