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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1937
Page
2
The Aurelia Sentinel lists E. C. Lighter as proprietor. Published weekly on Thursdays and entered as second class matter in Aurelia Iowa. Subscription rates include foreign country delivery at $2.00 per year in advance and $1.50 elsewhere.
The Cherokee county Board of Supervisors requires all landowners to cut or burn weeds along roads by October 16 1987 or October 1937 per the New Town Weed Law Senate File No 145. If not done the Weed Commissioner will perform the work at landowner expense. H M Montgomery County Auditor.
The piece argues for careful hiring of school bus drivers based on dependability good habits knowledge of road rules and safe driving. It calls for age minimums job duties and limited daily hours to ensure safety and responsible service. It stresses the driver’s acceptance of responsibility and safety as priorities.
The Congregational Church led by Pastor Edwin Trigg lists church school at 10 a.m. Morning Worship at 11 a.m. Junior and Senior Endeavor meet at 7 p.m. Read out for gate column this week.
Ten years ago new Aurelia community building architects Beuttler and Arnold of Sioux City were chosen C G Haney opened a jewelry store in the former H H Carroll building Wendell Nordstrom won champion Angus and grand champion at the Iowa State fair H L Lanning moved to become schoolhouse engineer and O B East started duties as assistant at the post office.
Dean Haight was injured when thrown from a dirt truck along No 5 west of Cherokee and taken to Sioux Valley hospital. He suffered multiple injuries including two broken bones in his left wrist and a crushed right shoulder, with facial bruising and other trauma. He remained hospitalized for at least ten days.
Mexico City ranks as one of the world's most beautiful capitals. Perched high in the mountains at seven thousand five hundred feet, it is guarded by two famous volcanoes Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl, known locally as the smoking mountain and the sleeping woman.
New York announces the American Legion's 1937 national convention to be held in September with a massive turnout expected. More than 600 000 veterans and family members are anticipated for sessions at Madison Square Garden and events on Fifth Avenue including a drum and bugle corps contest and a grand parade. The slogan is Peace through preparedness as the organization marks twenty years since World War I.
Air Minister Pierre Cot declares France now stands only behind Soviet Russia in air power. He cites a 110 percent rise in modern equipment, 80 percent more in reserve, 400 percent growth in bombing power, and plans to 180 percent by 1937 end. He notes 30 percent factory gains and 25 percent higher officer strength with a lower retiring age.
Children found the unexploded World War hand grenade on a Bethel township farm and sold it to junk dealer G. C. Byrd who retrieved it from his truck. He destroyed the grenade after speculation it was brought home by a Posey county veteran.
Howard Smith aged 85 of Honeoye Falls New York fears he is growing idle and wants to sell the farm held by his family for 150 years.
A flurry of visits fills the Mt. Olive area as Clifford Hahn and family from Webster City call on Sawwell and Glidewell households. The SOWS club meets at Beulah Smith’s with gifts for Olive Sawwell while state fair attendance charms locals.
A slow pulse is viewed by life insurers as a sign of long life. A pulse around 60 is considered acceptable while much slower is risky. The old rule of thumb links slower pulses to longer life within families.
Classified ads list multiple items including plum sale by Mrs Dawson and Mrs Mummert selling angel wing begonia, an 80 acre farm for sale near Aurelia with Fred Nelson contact, and a nationwide Rawleigh job offer seeking $1300 to $6000 yearly with open routes in Freeport Illinois. Local rates 10 cents per line first insertion 6 cents for subsequent.
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