Weekend Travelers and Local Getaways From Oelwein
Local notes record Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Driscoll and daughter Kathleen returning to St Paul after a weekend with relatives in Oelwein. Several residents visit family in Des Moines Fayette and Cedar Rapids. News mentions trips by Miss Vera Williams Chicago and Arlo Jensen returning from Fort Benning Georgia. A newborn is also reported at Mercy Hospital.
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Vincent Driscoll
Kathleen
St. Paul
Minn
Oelwein
Jean Knee
Des Moines
Veterans” Hospital
Ams
George Lee
Vera Williams
Chicago
Lloyd Jensen
Arlo Jensen
Fr Benning
Ray Pingie
Tusk
Dennis Daman
St. Charles
C. L. Ed
Fayette County Fair Presents Cavalcade of Hits and Races
The 91st Fayette County fair in West Union runs August 22 to 25 with Erme Young’s Cavalcade of Hits and novelty acts. Harness races on August 23 and 24, daily band concerts, livestock and crafts exhibits, a 4 H auction Friday, and a Hogesteck parade Thursday. Closing day features Jerry Smith and SWHO radio stars with other acts including The Six Farmerettes and ventriloquist Glen Gregory. Local residents and visitors share news of travel and service milestones in this period notice page.
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Fayette County
West Union
Erme Young
Tor Vince Borrell
Bennet Greten
Jerry Smith
SWHO
Zelaa Seow
Oklahoma Night Raiders
Lazy Dar
Wanda Hargrave
Grandsland
Farmerettes
Glen Gregory
Francis
Mercy Hospital Admits Variety of Patients
At Mercy Hospital patients admitted include Frank Robinson of Dundee with medical care on Edgmond Lane in Oelwein and Larry Maurer in Oelvein for a tonsillectomy. Thelma Light from West Union has a tonsillectomy. Discharged: Richard Nelson of Volga Cry Archie Wood of Oehvein Jean Gaskill of Arlington Wayne Gaskill of Arlington Mrs Lloyd Bartels and baby of Oelwein Mrs Theo Wiehe of Maynard.
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Frank Robinson
Dundee
Edgmond Lane
Oelwein
Larry Maurer
Oelvein
Thelma Light
West Union
Richard Nelson
Volga Cry
Archie Wood
Oehvein
Jean Gaskill
Arlington
Wayne Gaskill
Lloyd Bartels
Theo. Wiehe
Maynard
Pitts Promoted to Air Force Captain
Yst Li Nazhan of Oelwein Iowa, son of Mr and Mrs, was promoted this week to captain in the Army Air Field unit of the AAF Central Flying Training Command at Fort Worth. He is general mess officer at uc field and graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1935 with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce. Commissioned in June 1934.
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Yst Li, Nazhan
Alrs
Oelwein
Iowa
Captin
Fort Worth Army Air Field
AAF Central Flying Tr Ae Command
Uc Field
Puis
University of North Dakota
Credit Coop Leader To Attend District Meeting
Grant Lauer a noted Fas etie county farmer and director of the Elkader Production Credit association will attend a two day PCA district directors meeting in Cedar Augsids on August 11 and 15. The annual gathering brings together directors from six associations serving operating credit needs in the area. Since its 1934 founding, the Elkader association has made loans totaling $2,320,353 to farmers in Clayton Allamakee Fayette Dubuque Delaware and Winneshiek counties.
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Grant Lauer
Fasetie County
ElKader Production Credit Association
PCA
Cedar Aagsids
Togethber
Clayton
Allamakee
Farene
Dubucuc
Delaware
Winnesties
Farm Bureau Office Staffs Meet Here
Representatives from eleven counties in northeastern Iowa attended a district meeting at the Coliseum in Ooiwein to learn new office procedures. Iowa Farm Bureau officials aim to standardize bookkeeping and records across offices with input from Ames delegates Henry Eienling and Fred Clark of Iowa State College Extension. Warne Trier and Ivan Noiban provided instruction. Papetle County officers also attended.
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Farm Bureau Organization
Iowa
Ooiwein
Iowa Farm Bureau
Ames
Henry Eienling
Fred Clark
Extension
Strvie
Iowa State College
Warne Trier
Des Moines
Ivan Noib
Inwa Fd
Alastazl
Farm Bureau
Papetle County
Rotary Speaker Examines Democracy And Its Critics
Col. E S Stoup introduced speaker Eather E J O Hagan who analyzed democracy versus other ideologies. He cited pre and postwar injustices, warned Nazism would fall, and urged Christian democracy while criticizing wealth disparity and unjust labor leaders. He argued democracy requires understanding man’s nature and inalienable rights under God.
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Thie
Col
E. S. Stoup
Eather
E. J. O'Hagan
Rotary
America
Pius XII
Massachusetts Institue of Technology
Ffi
Sheonle
Sacred Heart Church
O‘hagan
Recreation Center Seeks Piano To Benefit Youths
After a committee meeting, the Recreation Center seeks a piano for use by youngsters. A local resident with an unused instrument is urged to offer it, expanding recreational equipment at the center’s acres. Interested parties may contact F. K. Ross or Russell Hearne, committee chairman.
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Recreation Center Committee
Airs
F. K. Ross
Cal Russell Hearne
Notice F W Special Meeting for Post 1725
A notice announces a special meeting of F W Post 1725 on Wednesday at a time shown as pp. m a7. Quality printing with the Onion Label at the Register.
Sgt Kushner Among Wounded in Mediterranean Action
A War Department list names Sgt Arthur Kushner of Cedar Rapids among Iowans wounded in action. Former Gelgein resident, son of Samuel Kushner who once ran a junk yard in Osby near Bottling Works. Last known in Cedar Rapids, Kushner served in the Mediterranean theater.
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War Department
Arthur Kushner
Cedar Rapids
Gelgein
Samuel Kushner
Osby
Kushner
Mediterranean
Sylvester Weigel Dies in New Hampton Heart Attack
J F Weigel of Gelwein received word early this morning of the sudden death of his brother Sylvester Weigel age 53 at the hospital in New Hampton Iowa. Cause was heart attack. Survivors include his wife six brothers and three sisters. Funeral arrangements set for Thursday. He was a former resident of Orbnvein and had worked in his brother’s grocery store.
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J. F. Weigel
Gelwein
Sylv Wester
New Hampton
Iowa
Weigel
Orbnvein
Paris Defense Theorized Amid 1940 German Advance
Continuation of a war column noting German tanks breaking French lines and pressing toward Paris from western Normandy. It recalls 1871 Paris siege, cites Propagandist optimism, and quotes leaders about Paris’s defense while warning a rapid German capture could destroy the city in 24 hours with 100 bombers and 1,000 tanks.
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Paris
Normandy
Prouvost
France
The
Paris Soir
Paul Reynaud
Tours
Generalissimo
Maxime Versand
Verygand
Bernaud
Nazis Scorch Sacred Soil Near Baltic Front
Nazi forces pressed advances between Riga and Kawnas with one group driving 15 miles west through Kursenai and another 15 miles southwest capturing Saukenai, Gausekar, and Gordyail while about 1,000 Germans died. Red Air Force bombers supported ground troops by striking East Prussian rail junctions at Insterburg and Excdubur nen along the road between Insterburg and Kau.
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Riga
Kawnas
Kursenai
Memel
Saukenai
Gausekar and
Gordyail
Tilsit
Red Air Force
Pattern orders and fabrics listed for summer wear
The notice outlines pattern No 8541 in sizes 12 to 42 with a 3 yard requirement for a 39 inch fabric, plus patterns for blouses and jerjer items. It invites readers to send 20 cents and provide name, address, and pattern number to Gelxi Register- Padav’s Patter Service in Chicago. The ad markets a cool mid-summer look with sareni and accessories.
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Gelxi Registe- Padav
Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Rties. Order your copy now.
Public notice fragment announces limited time offer to obtain a copy for 15 cents. The snippet references price and demand but lacks full context or source details.
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Ries
Parachutes and Punchlines on a Fractured Field
Quizzical soldiers debate jumps and parachutes while a chaotic pageant unfolds with snippets of dialogue. A narrator weaves jokes about marriages, divorces, and everyday oddities as officers, villagers, and bystanders share crooked banter amid a military setting.
Knights of Pythias Plan State Jubilee in Des Moines
Knights of Pythias leaders sketch plans for the 74th annual convention in Des Moines next year with elections on the day of installation. The article notes a printing department offering letter heads envelopes calendars circulars and quick guaranteed service.
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Knights OF Pythias
Des Moines
Diamond Rapids
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