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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1938
Page
3
Humorous dialogue sketches a rural couple bantering about summer boarders meals, manners, and domestic life. They joke about Mary’s insistence on etiquette, fishing for compliments, and the idea of a farmer’s routine. The tenacious chatter touches on work, romance, and small domestic anecdotes.
Barbara Sentry tries to sober up her escort Johnnie Boyd after a party and slaps him, drawing the police. A Harvard professor Bruce intervenes and drives Barbara home. The next day Barbara’s household learns their office has been robbed and a former temp, Miss Wines, is dead.
The Sentrys confront a sensational murder case tied to a young typist found dead in their Boston office. Police seek a missing Italian lover. Barbara and Linda face public headlines while family tensions rise as reporters and fear spread through their social circle.
A Bridgnorth boy writes to his brother about Paddington station in London in a humorous letter carried by a Philadelphia Inquirer correspondent. The tale describes an enormous roof, miles of platforms, large passenger buses, colossal trains, and a station master as big as a church, all presented in mock seriousness.
A concise account traces turkeys from Mexico to Europe by 1530 and into England within 90 years. By the time of early American settlement, domesticated birds were common in England as conquistadors and explorers spread the species. The birds likely earned their name from the cry “turk, turk turk.”
A troubled figure sought a leap over financial strain by leveraging reputation. The effort centered on publicly presenting past successes to secure support and credibility, but questions about honesty cast doubt on the approach and prospects for recovery remained uncertain.
Readers share a felt rug project using heavy wool and scraps from old coats and hats. The 34 by 23 inch rug features a foundation from coat fabric and circles of felt sewn from old hats and pennants, arranged from the center outward with varying circle sizes.
A new Goodyear farm program begins September 28 on 48 National Broadcasting Company stations. Fifteen minute daily regional segments run Monday through Friday, providing weather forecasts shipping advice and local crop information to farmers from the Atlantic to the Rockies and from Texas to Canada. Regional offices staffed with farm experts will coordinate the broadcasts following the National Farm and Home Hour.
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