19 Oct 1939
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1939
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel lists LIGHTER as proprietor The paper is published every Thursday and registered as second class matter at the Aurelia post office Iowa.
On Tuesday morning October 10 a crew of 20 CCC men began erosion control work on the Claude Hollingshead farm south of Quimby in Willow township. The second crew follows last week’s start at the Glenn Curtis farm. Plans by Arnold, Lamp and Hollingshead call for 9000 feet of terraces, contour cultivation, grass buffers, good rotation with legumes, and retiring 22 acres to permanent pasture for better grazing.
A 5 acre woodland adaptation project will fence and plant trees next spring to form a future woodlot and shelter for wildlife. Fences will be altered to suit contour farming with materials from the farmer. CCC boys will perform the work. Broad waterways will be seeded or sodded to protect runoff. Sod flumes may be built at drainage overfalls. Planning continues on the watershed group of farms with work to start as plans are approved.
An instrument purporting to be the last will of Martin Graverson, deceased, dated September 28, 1939, has been filed. A hearing is fixed for November 14, 1939 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cherokee Iowa District Court to prove the will.
The County Auditor of Cherokee County Iowa reports a Board of Apportionment assessment for Secondary Road District No 20-39. The schedule lists parcels subject to a proposed special assessment for road surfacing.
Local bowling alleys near Alta advance under Wm Brechwald project. Cleghorn beats Alta 6 to 0 on Alta field. Dwight Fernsteadt enlists for U S Field Artillery in Washington camps. Florence Shepard wed Elmer Stakelfeld in simple Alta ceremony. Elmer Sanderman pasture near Alta slated as Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery. Henry Iburg dies after accidental shooting near railroad with Wilbert Walters. sheriff rules accident. Classified ads list sale items and notices with 10c per line rates.
Iowa State College extension economists report land values have been remarkably steady for four years but warn of an uncertain immediate outlook. They note farm price trends, the state’s land value averaging about 88 dollars per acre, and that value shifts occur with land quality and drought history.
The Safety Man warns drivers as fog and rain impair vision. He urges testing windshield wipers, tuning cars for winter driving, and checking windshield equipment to stay safe during fall weather and sleet.
The schedule lists matches for Monday October 28 at 7 30 p m and 9 00 p m with Mal's Bar oer Shop taking Fraser's Elevator and Farmers National Bank meeting Kroll Funeral Home. On Thursday October 26 at 7 30 p m Guarantee Oil Co faces Shank's Truckers.
Mrs Earl Zwick reports a birthday dinner in honor of Mr Melton with guests including Mr and Mrs Jas Ware Mr and Mrs Arthur Tilton from Cherokee Mr and Mrs Wm Sleezer of Afton and old neighbors. Bernice Hill visited home near Peterson. George Zwick Laurine McKinley Menefee and Marlene joined Sunday dinner at W A Zwick in Cherokee. Arthur Stoner and Anna Hill visited in Cherokee.
Mr and Mrs Vernon Otto are the parents of a daughter born Thursday October 12 at Swallum hospital. This is their first child. Community updates note social visits and local happenings including parochial school fall conference attendance by pastor and teachers.
Legal notice from Secondary Road District No. 1139 outlining an assessment for surfacing works within the district, referencing estate inclusion and the associated schedule for the project.
Notice details an assessment for surfacing a county secondary road within Secondary Road District No 1939. The document notes an estate included within the district and references a schedule governing the assessment process and duties for property owners.
Mrs Andrew Kruse, a former Elk resident, died at her Linn Grove area home last week. Funeral services and burial were at Elk cemetery on Sunday October 8. Dale Robar visited from Morningside with his parents Mr and Mrs Homer Robar. Dorothy Brenneman and Afton No 6 pupils prepare Halloween program for Friday October 27. A barn fire on the John Galvin farm destroyed barn, corn crib, granary, toolshed. insured. tenants Mr and Mrs Lewis Ammons had just finished corn and lost grain, cows, hay, tools.
Miss May Smith of Northwood pulled weeds when the plant gave way and she fell breaking her hip. She was treated at the scene and transported for further care.
Public notice to residents listed in the schedule of Secondary Road District No. 18-39 that an assessment report has been filed with the County Auditor. A hearing before the Board of Supervisors in Cherokee Iowa is set for October 26 1989. Objections must be filed by noon that day.
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