26 Oct 1939
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1939
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel announces subscription rates per year in advance and foreign rates. It states the paper does not stop at expiration unless subscribers notify, and continuing readers incur a new obligation to pay.
Peterson Patriot reports funeral services for John C. Bowen age 59 held at home after his death early Monday. LeMars Sentinel notes Louis Kelly wins first honors at Plymouth county corn husking contest north of LeMars. Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune states school board to vote November 28 on issuing 45000 bonds for a new North school. Edward Bock, recovered from Oakdale, visits Peterson and Brooke then plans to resume studies at the University of Iowa.
U S football schedule lists games on Oct 27 at Paullina, Nov 3 at Cleghorn, and Nov 11 at Alta with locations noted.
About forty women from Pitcher and Diamond townships attended a tea at Mrs. Roy Ohlson's home in Diamond with remarks by Farm Bureau leader Mrs. Emery Dull. Eleanor Rathke demonstrated winter floral designs and a ladies' quartet performed as township meetings followed.
Washington, D. C. The House will take over after next week as a Senate debate continues on repeal of the Arms Embargo. The World Series draws attention away from the debate, with strong support from an Iowa editor who favors aiding the Allies and lifting the embargo. The piece notes wary hopes for Allied victory and a return to the American way of settling conflicts.
A columnist argues against changing laws to allow arms shipments amid war talk. He warns of a potential war boom and regimentation, cites business fears, and urges patience while noting modern communications could speed crisis awareness. The piece recalls Andrew Jackson and the impact of faster news on history.
Milton school board in Van Buren county bought eighty tons of stoker coal. Fire forced volunteers to remove it from bins and pile in the school yard. A lighthearted note recalls Carl Torgerson of near Madrid who revived a jack rabbit story after his car ran over it. The rabbit remains at large. Nearby Dickinson county residents face a collapsed 30 foot pony truss bridge over Muddy creek near Terrill after a heavy load of corn had passed. The bridge is gone and a car trailing behind found only twisted steel in the creek.
Standings show Yarmers National Bank 82 800 and Kroll's Funeral Home 6 6 500 lead. Results from Oct 19 and Oct 23 list players like B Philpotto and Irwin Kroll with scores, plus next week schedules featuring Farmers National Bank, Guarantee Oil Co, Mal's Barber Shop and Fraser's Elevator.
Multiple notices offer Poland China boars for sale or trade subscription for cobs at Sentinel. Crank Farm in Clay County Iowa seeks investors at 85 per acre with past crops and soil funds listed. Also advertised are good work black mares from Kroll Patterson Implement Co and other farm listings across Iowa and South Dakota.
Entomologist George Decker of Iowa State College urges pre harvest rat control as corn storage rises. He recommends inspecting cribs, removing debris, elevating lumber, sealing holes, creosote painted entries, and sulfur dust to deter rats entering old or makeshift corncribs.
Wilbur Allen returned from Rochester Minnesota where he visited a clinic. Mrs Leat Cave hosted Circle and guests at her home. Joyce’s birthday was honored by Mrs Floyd Sexton with a small gathering. Local families including the Booths, Robars, and Ammonses attended events and visits in Sioux City and surrounding towns.
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