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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1971
Page
3
The December 11 1971 Daily Register features Abby Van Buren addressing reader letters on engagement secrecy with a 23 year old fiancé, hospital smoking, widowhood reactions, a hypothetical legacy tax joke, and readers' questions. Abby notes readers have sent over half a million letters in response to a poll.
The Independence Chamber of Commerce issues guidance for Christmas shoppers drawn from the Des Moines Better Business Bureau and the monthly Bellar Business Bureau newsletter. It urges dealing with reliable merchants, verifying unfamiliar firms, avoiding itinerant vendors, checking fundraising reputations, understanding layaway finality, and noting that refunds or exchanges are not guaranteed by law.
Pauline Lundt Niederfrank Lundt of Strawberry Point died Monday at the Lutheran Home. Services were held at Emanuel Lutheran Church with burial in the local cemetery. She was born March 20 in Earlville and married Fred Lundt in 1911. Survived by son Marvin of Chatham NJ and two grandchildren. preceded by her parents, husband, seven sisters and two brothers.
Junior Girl Scout Troop 37 meets at Christ United Presbyterian Church with leaders Mrs. Jule Liebe and Mrs. Gary Gilson. Each patrol opens with the pledge and promise, with members sharing treats and making art foam poinsettias. Other troops meet Dec 7 to work on Christmas projects, plan caroling, and wrap gifts for mothers and parents.
Milwaukee donors support CARE relief as Harold Gauer notes gifts of life fund the Food Crusade to aid 2,750,000 people in India including Pakistani refugees. CARE feeds 24.9 million children at centers and schools and funds food-for-work programs while needing about 800,000 more than last year, totaling 72 million dollars. Contributions go to CARE, 125 East Wells Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202.
Independence has been named one of the top three Iowa communities in the five to ten thousand population category and will receive a special award at the Independence awards banquet to be held in Ames on Tuesday, Dec. 14. Commerce sponsors the event locally and a scrapbook of yearly chamber and service projects is part of the judging.
Richard Hein, town marshal since October 1970, submitted his resignation at the regular town council meeting. No successor has been named. Hein, who farms with his brother David Hein south of Volga, said he was too busy to continue serving as marshal.
The minimum age is stated and no entrant may be over 14 years. Entries judged on merit with entrant age considered. Winners announced each Saturday and contest closes the previous Wednesday. Late entries go to the next week. All entries become the property of The Register and will not be returned.
Oelwein and neighboring districts publish detailed daily menus for December including Maidrites, hot beef sandwiches, baked beans, Christmas dinner, toast cheese, spaghetti, fried chicken, and fish sticks with milk. North Fayette County, East Buchanan, Stormont, and West Union areas list meals with soups, salads, desserts, and beverages for Dec 13–23, highlighting varied entrees and side dishes.
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