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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1944
Page
2
The notice outlines Warren NC per week 2¢ and 2% year in advance for second class mail via Oelwein. It lists weekly and yearly rates, with options for Camvier and Gelwein localities. The Mile Radius 1 year advance is also mentioned.
Fragmented text lists names and roles in a staff directory with incomplete phrases. The readable portions reference Miss Alberts Mirach and unspecified departments including information on state and war news, correspondence from towns, farmness, job printing photography, classified advertising, local and society news, and a union related job item.
The Register outlines a civic platform proposing Mercy Hospital expansion and a development program to sustain water resources. It notes approval or establishment of a municipal airport and a swimming pool from elections, plus a recreational center opened April 15, reflecting local progress and planned improvements.
A survey of local stores shows retailers strive for fairness amid cigarette shortages. Customers blame dealers for favoritism and rationing woes, while retailers deny fault, insisting they try to treat all customers equally within limited stock.
The piece reflects on Belgium's wartime collapse and current protests by streetcar workers against the government. It notes Belgium's status as a United Nations member and the heavy task for Allies to feed liberated Europe, comparing aid to Greece and Yugoslavia and stressing that driving out Germans is only the first step in rehabilitation.
The Interstate Commerce Commission bureau estimates postwar automotive traffic to rise 38 percent above 1935 to 1939 levels and 6 percent above 1941 levels, driven by war dislocation and returning veterans. It notes a large first postwar year and questions longer-term demand as new cars enter production. The piece also references Goebbels on history and local fires with police noting fear but no arrests.
An Appeal by Nichelse Murray Butler urges every American to participate in the Sixth War Loan drive. The message urges all to contribute according to ability to support the armed forces and defend fundamental principles, stressing shared sacrifice and national duty during the war effort.
30 YEARS AGO December 1 1914 ces Lethe Wimmer Glen Downing and Bernice Campbell arrived home yesterday from a visit with relatives and friends in strawberry Pi Mrs John Pickard went to Maynard this morning for a visit with her daughter Mrs Lee Reed Frank Mack returned yesterday vn Waukon Leo Kerwin returned this morn ing from a business trip to Chicago rs John Ecker and daughter Elizabeth ntso Clarion this afternoo for a visit with her father Mr Morgan
Twenty years ago on December 1 1524 H W Boneven returned to Omaha after a week with friends in Oelwein Mr and Mrs J F Carland and son James spent Thanksgiving and the weekend with relatives in Creston Miss Magare McQuinn returned to Coe after visiting Marian Hintz Thornburg and son Henry Louis spent the weekend with Quincy Thornburg at Ames Jonas GL Kenyon and family visited his mother Eva Kenyon in Independence last evening
Dr James Hartford of Galva Dumois and Adnss Leone Knapp of Mendoia celebrate ties in Leon C Knapp home over the weekend. Mr and Mrs George McFar lane plan to return home from Montana after a week away. Mrs J A Dahl Mrs Lee Cook Mrs W L Maher Mrs W E and Mrs Frank Hanna in Edgewood with their children Patrica Lou Rob ert and Miss Babe Taylor travel from Minneapolis and St Paul to visit relatives and friends Eleanor Jane Davis Josephine Wuerth Theron Ashby Marc iinn Richard Smith and Bernard Dwyer resume town city schoolwork after Thanksgiving holidays in the city.
Maynard Presbyterian Church led by Rev Wrer holds church services at 10 a.m. Sunday School at 11 a.m. Sunday School Council meets Wednesday December 12 with Mrs Sam Holmes as host, Mrs J Reed and Mrs Chas Trottier co hosts, lesson led by Mrs Windenberg. Paes Methodist Church with Rev CL Grant holds service at 10 a.m. and Sunday School at 11 a.m. W.S.C.S. meets Wednesday December 12 with Mrs Sam Holmes as chair, co hosts Mrs J Reed and Mrs Chas Trottier. St Paul’s Lutheran Church with Rev H F Hem holds Sunday School 10 a.m. Divine Worship 11 a.m. Confirmation instruction Saturdays 8:45 to 11:45 a.m. Ladies Aid meets Thursday November 30 at 2 p.m. Luther League Sunday December 3.
Christmas program rehearsal is slated for Sunday at 2 o clock. Observances mark the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs William Aliehe Jr on Nov 27 with a potluck, gifts and a short pastor talk. Numerous relatives, friends, and local residents attend from Maynard, Gilbertsville, Arlington, Readyn, and surrounding areas.
Radio schedules for WMT CBS and WHO detail 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM lineups with programs like Aldrich Family Adventures of Thin Man That Brewster Boy It Pays to Be Ignorant Moore and Durante Stage Door Canteen and news updates. WEN and WMBs list quiz shows boxing bouts and musical features, plus late night news and entertainment slots across three networks.
A dense list of radio programs across CBS NBC and local stations with time slots from 6:00 PM to 1:60 AM. Highlights include Mayor of the Town, America in the Air, Hit Parade, Parade of Features, 6th War Loan Drive, Detroit and Chicago area shows, Barn Dance series, Truth or Consequences, and News bulletins. Program names feature musicians, quizzes, mystery, theatre, orchestras, and variety acts.
Radio listings show CBS WHT and WGN NBC and WHO networks with programs from 6:00 pm to 12:30 am. Notable entries include Katie Smith Hour Blondie Texaco Star Theater News Cedric Foster Old Fashioned Revival Hour and Benny Strong's Orchestra plus Jack Benny Edgar Bergen and One Man's Family among others. The guide records times program titles and hosts across stations.
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