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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1940
Page
4
Noon day luncheons increased to twice monthly at the businessmen meeting. Rev. W. H. Welch chosen scoutmaster for the local Boy Scout troop. An 82 point high school football win, with Marcus held scoreless, highlighted the report.
R Kamminga state co ordinator for the State Department of Social Security visited Aurelia on Tuesday to set up an employment service. He arranged with Marvin Peterson and Paul Lau of the garage and service station east of Main Street to act as contact men to match employers with laborers and record applicants, easing unemployment and aiding job seekers.
The Aurelia Bulldogs stretched their win streak to six with a 13 to 7 victory over Paullina on the Paullina field. The win gives Aurelia a commanding lead in the Sioux Valley conference but Cleghorn and Alta remain hurdles.
EK J Thye assistant commissioner of agriculture and dairy and food commissioner of Minnesota will speak at a Marcus rally on Saturday November 2 at 8 p m in support of Wendell L. Willike for president. The event is sponsored by the Republican National Committee and the Iowa State Central Republican committee. Thye served in World War I in the air service and later ran a 400 acre dairy farm. He was named assistant commissioner by Governor Harold E Stassen in 1999.
Voters in Aurelia and the surrounding trade territory can get free transportation to the polls on election day. Call car phone No. 40 for pickup. Announcement by H. H. Lockin, Pitcher township Republican committeeman.
The article lists local registrants drawn in the national draft lottery at Washington DC on Tuesday. It explains that early drawn numbers lead to questionnaires and potential immediate drafting, while late numbers may be delayed for months or years. Names of local first thousand drawn include Verner Johnson and Wilford Johnson among others.
The column notes a record Iowa and national vote expected with rising registrations. It discusses potential “majority rule” outcomes and urges voting. It also outlines the University of Iowa board of education selection process and current members with party affiliations and term expirations.
The Aurelia Methodist church Men’s Brotherhood held its seventh annual pancake supper with about 300 served, and an estimated 2000 pancakes made. Dowd Milling Co supplied cake mix and personnel, with local firms providing butter cream coffee sausage and syrup, reflecting steady growth since the first event seven years ago.
The Sentinel announces a six page home print edition this week to accommodate extensive political and local advertising. Two extra pages comprise the back sides of the first and last pages for additional news matter.
Leslie N. Paulson seeks the county treasurer post on the Democratic ticket after a June primary nomination. The Aurelia resident has spent much of his life in town and enjoys strong local esteem, with the community noting it’s been over thirty years since a native was elected to a county office.
Well represented at a Sac City homemaking conference on October 26. About 810 girls and mothers from Aurelia Alta Storm Lake Lytton Rockwell City and Sac City attended after registration and a mixer. The event featured a keynote by Mrs A J Renaud with a design for living theme and multiple student and group performances.
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