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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1949
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel announces publisher Carl J. Lighter and weekly publication details. It notes second class matter status at the Aurelia Iowa post office and outlines annual subscription rates and notice requirements for nonrenewal.
The 43rd annual Christmas Seal Sale to fund tuberculosis control opens with mailings to residents in Cherokee County. The campaign runs through Christmas with a $4,000 goal for 1949-50. Mrs. David L. Sayre, publicity chairman, urges purchases to hasten the end of tuberculosis as a major U S health problem.
The article notes cheerful mail campaigns for Christmas Seals originated in Denmark and now aid tuberculosis efforts globally. It highlights Iowa Heart Association involvement, expanding in 1949 50 to include organization education research and cooperative fundraising, forming a dual challenge for the new program year.
Iowa State College Agriculture Economics Department analyzed 779 farms to compare management impact. High profit farms earned an average $9 325 per year from management while low profit farms registered a $248 loss, totaling a $9 573 gap across groups.
H B Howell farm management specialist identifies four drivers of profit gaps. High profit farms yield more per acre and per animal, with bigger production per man and better crop choices. They use more labor and machinery and manage feed efficiency, sanitation, breeding, and marketing to boost returns while expenses stay similar.
E L Quaife of Iowa State College warns farmers that hogs turned into fields for cleanup must have clean dry well ventilated housing free from drafts. He notes flue danger for inadequately housed hogs and stresses comfort as winter approaches for hogs foraging in fields.
Iowa State College extension engineer Dale Woolsoncroft warns fertilizer spreaders must be cleaned thoroughly after use to prevent corrosion. Leaving fertilizer residue and moisture causes rust, so remove all material and parts, wipe the drill, and store dry to protect spreaders and drills.
The schedule lists 1949 50 basketball games with dates and locations including Holstein Primghar Marcus Milford Aljumni Correctionville Sutherland Newell Sanborn Cherokee Paullina and sectional and county tournaments. It notes conference games and venues here there and at various towns.
Instructions advise flushing tractor and car radiators before anti freeze. If proper flushing supplies are unavailable use washing soda in water three pounds to seven gallons, fill radiator with solution, leave cap off, run engine until water is hot, then drain and flush with clean water.
Extension vet Dr. K W Stouder warns farmers to pick up nails and metal dropped in barns and hay bunks as they can cause hardware disease in cattle. Signs include fast pulse and breathing, poor digestion, and reduced milk. early vet care can save cows. Hair balls in young calves also risk digestion. ensure mineral supplements and salt are available.
In a wartime style appeal Uncle Sam promotes the U S Savings Bonds as a secure way to build future security. It describes payroll savings and bond a month plans offering a ten year return through the Treasury Department.
Illinois commerce commission authorizes New York Central to operate all steel cabooses with bay windows replacing cupolas. Two other railroads were granted similar authority. Commission notes bay window design reduces fall hazards for train crews during braking and accessing cupolas.
The article notes a myth of ancient Egyptian copper hardening. It states modern brass industries can harden copper alloys far beyond ancient capabilities. Brass mills produce alloys as strong as many steels and with rust proof corrosion resistance.
Mrs Harriet McCurdy hosts a breakfast and Stanley party with Mrs Fred Fick of Alta as demonstrator. Mr and Mrs Henry Snapp celebrate their fifteenth wedding anniversary with five hundred at four tables and a lunch. Pythian Sisters hold a business meeting planning a Christmas party. Bridge and Embroidery clubs meet with lunches served. Secret Sisters and Jolly Jones host events with contests and a planned December luncheon and gift exchange. Out-of-town guests attend Evelyn Stanworth shower. Open house marks Howard and Ethel Nelsons twenty-fifth anniversary with elaborate decor and multiple hosts. Congregational Ladies Aid meets with prayers, installation of officers, and film screening. Public supper follows.
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