Weekend Social Roundup From Oelwein Area Listens
Numerous residents and visitors are noted in a long social tally. Boones and Corrados from Chicago visited families here, with several trips to Rochester and Minneapolis mentioned for doctor visits and weddings. Local hosts entertained guests from West Union Decorah and beyond, while veterans and service members were noted in gatherings and celebrations across farms and small towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Haas
Chicago
Herbert Haas
Jimmies Corrado
Bob ‘Coffman
Haas
Robert Miller
Rose Mason
Judy
Oelheim
Sheldon Boyle
Shirley Redwinkle
Rochester
Minn
Elmer Pinney
Soren Sorenson
Minneapolis
Bertha Frisbie
Clermont
Edith Berg
Leo Boleyn
Paul Engelke
Hawkeye
Allen Habeger
Alfred Jacob
Alfred, Jr
Marie Krueger
Gus Krueger
George Boyle
Wm. Bakeman
Minot
N. D
Lyle Granger
Racine
Wis
Christine Schor
Chloa Lyon
Willis
Laurence Knudison
Kathryn
Emma Knudtson
Postville Sun
Oldag
Milton
Ottoson
Decorah
Laurence
Wayne P. Truesdell
Kay
Pensacola
Fis
Allen Habe Ber
Edward Schmid, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Lulu Schmid
Richard
Carrie Steele
Price Slates
Anamosa
F. J. Harvey
Edwin Erickson
Barbara
West Union
LeRoy Steele
Oelwein
Fred Wede
Oscar Gilbert
Set
James Gilbert
Pvt
Orville Gilbert
Elgin Baptist Church to Host Guest Speakers
Morning worship at 10, Sunday school at 11, and evening service at 8 with Rev C F Stoeckman of St Paul Minn preaching. Prayer service moved to Friday next week. Dr George A Lang of Rochester N Y to be guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Zoschke
Alfred Jacob, Jr
C. F. Stoeckman
St. Paul, Minn
George A. Lang
Rochester
N. Y
Lutheran League Metting at Marion Sunday Evening
The Lutheran Church Luther League will meet in Marion on Sunday evening August 12 at 8 o'clock. All are welcome at each service led by Pastor S J Strandford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther League
Marion
S. J. Strandford
Methodist Church Announces Sunday Worship and Meetings
Sunday morning worship at 10 o clock and Sunday school at 11 o clock. Choir rehearsal Friday evening. A general meeting of the W S CS will be held Thursday afternoon Aug 18 in the church parlors. Hostesses are Mrs Norris Capper Mrs Ruby Benson Mrs R A Crider and Mrs M V Kiple Rev J C Warton minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris Capper
Ruby Benson
R. A. Crider
M. V. Kiple
J. C. Warton
Card of Appreciation for Kind Remembrances
A note thanks friends relatives and neighbors for nice cards letters gifts and visits and gives special thanks to those who sent a coin showier. The writer says the kindness made hospital stay seem shorter and more pleasant.
Thank you for kindness during illness from Mrs Salome Thoman
A brief note expressing gratitude for cards letters and gifts received while hospitalized and confined at home. Mrs Salome Thoman thanks well wishers for their thoughtful remembrances which provided great comfort during her illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ime
Salome Thoman
Birthday Listings By Date In Local Notice
August birthday greetings list names including Robert Barker P J Anderson Margaret Knight and others. The note invites sending contributions with the slogan If You Cant Go Send Your Dough Buy Bonds.
Peaceful Isaac and the Way of God in a War Torn World
A religious lesson discusses Isaac as a peaceful, ordinary man who prospers in Canaan despite Philistine envy. It argues for patience, meekness, and Christian living as paths to true peace, urging reliance on God, forgiveness of enemies, and perseverance in faith as core to modern conflict resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Isaac
Abraham
Canaan
Meaning of mufti and word pronunciation queries
In Youngstown a reader asks what soldiers in mufti means and if it refers to cloth. The answer explains mufti derives from an Indian British Army term meaning civilian clothes worn by officers, with a pronunciation guide. A Brooklyn inquiry questions syllable counts for champion and European, with correct pronunciations provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
India
Brooklyn
Morning Blue
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Infant Susan Thompson Funeral Held in Gunder
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Marion Lutheran Church for Susan Thompson infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Tillman Thompson of Gunder. Born July 28 1945 at Postville hospital she lived six hours. Baptized by Rev Fiskerbeck with Rev Strandford officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan
Thompson
Card of Thanks for Infant Susan Thompson
We express sincere thanks and appreciation to all who showed kindness and sympathy to us in the loss of our infant daughter Susan. Mr and Mrs Tillman Thompson Sope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan
Tillman Thompson
Sope
Cautionary Note on Pressure Cooker Handling
Do not open a pressure cooker until the steam has fully escaped. Wait for the gauge to read zero, then open the petcock slowly. When steam ceases, hold the canner as a shield and direct steam away from you to avoid injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canner
Thanking Friends for Cards and Flowers After Hospital Stay
Mrs R A Crider expresses gratitude to friends for cards letters and flowers that made her hospital stay more pleasant. She notes the gesture was appreciated and mentions the amount 50e.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Crider
Resignations Open Two Teacher Vacancies
Demo resignations leave two teaching vacancies at the district as Supt. Luce reports several promising prospects. VaVerle Cummings of Fayette was hired as primary and first grade, sister of Leota who taught here last year. Clicta Rosenow of Sumner was hired for grades two and three to replace Milas Dunkle after she joined the high school faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Abigail Demo
Mte Gregor
Luce
VaVerle Cummings
Fayette
Leota
Clicta Rosenow
Sumner
Mil
Hay Story Sparks Challenge From Paul Waters
Paul Waters of Postville reports his seven acre field of timothy and red clover yielded 644 shales this year and taunts Ezra Rows land to top the crop. Who’s next in the county competition for hay yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Waters
Postville
Ezra Rowsland
Paul
Timothy
Rei
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Boone
Lewis Thoma
Springville
Max Thoma
Beverly Frieden
Froelich
Panny Frieden
Fred Cooley
Town City
Lena Cooley
Cooley
England
Dale DeSart
Ray DeSart
Lawrence Lerch
Erma Stannard
Harold Meisner
Wayne Gilson
Ernest Peterson
A. M. Weibel
Betty Rae Heins
Russel J. Neff
U. S. Marine Corps
C. M. Peterson
Karen Cook
Ethel Kohler
C. J. Harrington
Hallis Finch
Billy
Cpi
James B. Davis
J. A. Habeger
Cpl. Davis
Germany
Cpl
Davis
Joe and
Corp
Kenneth Barker
M. A. Boyer
L. D. Hitch
Ruth Hitch
Near West Union
Frank Greenley
Elaine Holm
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Elaine
Fred Pinney
Malvin ‘Hanson
Lorraine Larson
Viola Martin
Betty Quandt
Giles Martin
Fred Funk
Fred Muehlethaler
Louise Mueller
Milwaukee
Earl Kipie
Gus Hackmann
Clarence Muehlethaler
Beverly
Wm. Grover
Robert Amdahl
Robert Mett
Grace Barker
Water‘90
G. H. Hackmannland
Maywood
Ill
P. ¥. Zoschke
B. J. Baumgartner
Chas. O’neill
Brookings
8. C
Elmer Nelson
Calvin and
Maxine
L. O. Reierson
Cornelius Reierson
Joseph
Mae Wherry
John O. Andersoon
Ghe
Avalon
Better Pictures
Jack Fallows
10WA
Joan Fontaine
Geo. Brest
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Robert Lowery
Phyllis Brooks
John Wayne
Anthony Quinn
Bataan
Philippines
Randolph Scott
Ruth Warrick
China
Elgin Baptist Church
Lutheran Church
Lena Baumgartner
Dial
West Elgin
Gant
Robert Barker
P. J. Anderson
Margaret Knight
Helen Frederick
Ole Embretson
Harry O. Larson
Calvin Nelson
Shelia Clark
Glenda Weda
Nancy J. Gehring
Vernon Weda
Richard Neuman
Thes, Ogle
Evelyn Gruver
John Swenson
Maggie Anderson
Elmer Bandow
Quinton Clark
Olga Otteson
Arthur Lantz
Christ Moser
Joe E. Larson
Harold L. Lundquist
the Boody Bible Institute of Cheng
Western Newspaper Union
International
Ounce of Religious Education
Termission
Israel
Ysaac
Sher Place
Beersheba
Lts
Susan Thompson
Onal Safety Council
Pall Brothers Company
Muncie, Nd
Demo
Elgen, Iowa
America
Elgin Furniture Store
F. C
Muchlethaler
Elgin
Iowa
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