City In Brief Telephone 28 or 29
West Union residents and visitors are listed in brief notes. Mrs. Nettie Cousins visits relatives in West Union while Harold Schwartz makes a business call there. The Clair Anderman family stayed with Dale Miller in Aurora. Walt Scanlan from El Cajon California arrives to spend the holidays. George Dillon and George Waters are callers from West Union. Roy Zabriskie of Fayette called in Oelwein. Naom Stahr and Gladys Geary also present in West Union. Vivian Garland travelled to West Union for a visit. Bill Fink conducts business calls in West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Cousins
West Union
Clair Anderman
Dale Miller
Aurora
Harold Schwartz
Walt Scanlan
el Cajon
Calif
George Dillon
Oelwein
Roy Zabriskie
Fayette
George Waters
Naom Stahr
Gladys Geary
Vivian Garland
Westseer
Sunday Visitors At West Union And Holidays Visit In California
Mr and Mrs P R Gabriel son Mrs W H Bloom and Mrs Kathryn Baldridge were Sunday visitors in West Union. Mr and Mrs Warren J Ladd arrived yesterday from Los Angeles to spend the holidays with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Cecil J Buck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. R. Gabriel
W. H. Bloom
Kathryn Baldridge
West Union
Warren J. Ladd
Los Angeles
Cecil J. Buck
Births at Mercy Hospital in Oelwein and Discharges Listed
At Mercy Hospital admitted Susan Nalley of Oelwein for a birth. Birth announcements include Wayne Fear of Oelwein and Joe Taffella of Oelwein for girls. Discharges include Deryle Hall of Arlington, Mrs Walter Petratz Jr. of Maynard, Shirley Primus of Sumner, and George Mecklenburg of Fairbank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Nalley
Oelwein
Wayne Fear
Joe Taffella
Deryle Hall
Arlington
Walter Petratz Jr
Maynard Shirley Primus
Sumner George Mecklenburg
Fairbank
Births at W. U. Hospital December list
Birth announcements from W. U. Hospital show multiple new arrivals: on December 10 a boy to Mr. and Mrs. William Grover of Elgin. December 12 a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Leland Heldt of Fayette. December 14 a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Tope of West Union. December 15 a girl to Mr. and Mrs. L Entwisle of Elgin. December 15 a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Nick Kuennen of West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Grover
Elgin
Leland Heldt
Fayette
Harold Tope
West Union
L. Entwisle
Nick Kuennen
Obituary of Moritz Hopka, Westgate Grover resident dies
Moritz Hopka, born November 2 1872 in Germany, died Monday November 11 in a Greeley hospital after a 12 year illness. He lived in Westgate Iowa before moving to Grover in 1917 and ran a farm there for 29 years. Survived by widow Augusta and seven sons including Rev. Erick Hopka and Victor Hopka listed with Pearl Harbor service. three daughters and eight grandchildren. one brother and sister in Iowa with two brothers predeceasing him. Commital to be scheduled when Victor Hopka returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crow Valley News
Grover, Weld Co. Colp
Hopka
Westgate
Moritz Hopka
Greeley Hospital
Germany
America
Iowa
Augusta Lentzkow
Oelwein
Hopkas
Grover
Mr. Hopka
Rev
Erick Hopka
Greeley
Paul H. Hopka
Pine Bluff
Gerhard Hopka
Cheyenne
Erwin Hopka
Ft. Collins
Aviation
Victor Hopka
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Ritz invites GI war brides to G I War Brides show
All G I war brides from overseas and their husbands from Oel swelh and vicinity are invited as guests of the Ritz theater for the showing of G I War Brides, which will play at the Ritz on December 19 20 and 21. The feature highlights present day problems of war brides coming to this country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelswelh
Ritz
Harlan No 1 School Christmas Program Friday Night
The Harlan No 1 school enrolls 16 pupils who have spent weeks preparing a Christmas program for Friday evening December 20. Free readers include top spelling honorees Verla Petratz Darrel Benter Donald Oltrogge Varlyn Fink Doris Potratz Lorraine Steege Ray Oltrogge. Perfect attendance six weeks lists Doris Potratz Lorraine Steege Mary Jean Seegers Donita Fink Ray Oltrogge Russell Bartels Donald Oltrogge Varlyn Fink Allan Nedemeir Darrel Benter Verla Potratz James Steege. Junior Red Cross enrollment is 100 percent and spare time is spent making gifts for mothers. Teacher Mrs Arlin Knief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan No. 1
Verla Petratz
Darrel Benter
Donald Oltrogge
Varlyn Fink
Doris Potratz
Lorraine Steege
Ray Oltrogge
Mary Jean Seegers
Donita Fink
Russell Bartels
Allan Nedemeir
Verla Potratz
James Steege
Red Cross
Arlin Knief
Fremont No 7 Christmas Program at the school house
The Fremont Number 7 Christmas program takes place this evening at 8 at the school house. A box social and blanket raffle will raise funds for the school. Santa Claus will be there and Miss Bethel Davis invites all interested residents and guests to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont Number 7
Santa Claus
Bethel Davis
Wedding and social notes from Stanley area
Miss Neva Pond reports orderly social life with a Del wei wedding for Ione Rae and A H Goulder. Visitors include A N Finch at Richard Chase home in Oelwein and Jens Olsen from Fayette. Celerbrations, funerals, and visits recur across Stanley and nearby towns with relatives from Manchester Newton Waterloo and Maynard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Devolt
Ione Rae
A. H. Goulder
Delwei
Goulder
Devolt
A. N. Finch
Richard Chase
Oelwein
Jens Olsen
Fayette
Minnie Follmer
Robert Wharram
Clexmont
Harold Fox
Lows Schroeder
Randaha
Century
James Magirl
Harold Hare
Maynard
Sara Menzell
Bates
Carl Mahoney
Newton
Iowa
John Mishler
Oscar Holmstrom
Waterloo
Henry Hare
Manchester
Peter Sieveka
Qin
Gordon Maley
Roberia Holmes
New Arrival at Bateman's Welcomes Steven William
Mrs. Gerald Bateman of Waterloo becomes mother to a son Steven William born Nov. 27, with Bateman formerly Jean Slater daughter of Lynn Slater of Stanley. Family visits noted include Melvin Eschen and Norman Bramer en route from Ft. Lewis to Camp Stoneman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Welch
Fayette
Mary Weston
Waterloo
Lavern Halstrom
Melvin Eschen
Norman Bramer
Ft. Lewis
Washington
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Howard Knight
Roger 'Cary
Rozella Mulford
Frank Mulford
Bateman
Gerald Bateman
Steven William
Jean Slater
Lynn Slater
Stanley
William Sims
Pond
Warren Reuber
International Harvester
Des Moines
Local Visits and Varying Social Visits Reported in Clermont
Clermont residents join Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bennett for an evening of cards and lunch. Hyde families from Clermont host and visit relatives including Brant Schrader Paul Horan and Wells families. Mary Washburn in Guttenburg and Rowland Johnson Barnhouse social visits noted. events feature multiple small gatherings and supper hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaVern Hyde
Woodrow Hyde
George Hyde
Harold Bennett
Bennett
R. V. Brant
Strawberry Point
Ralph Schrader
Raymond Paulson
Larry Horan
Kate Horan
Paul Wells
Billy
Mike
Guttenburg
Mary Washburn
Ezra Rowland
Elvira Johnson
Jake Ames
John Barnhouse
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Esterday
Bill Fink
Mercy Hospital
W. U. Hospital
Tonite
Jane Russell
Oelwein Chamber of Commerce
Th Ae
Braves
Lee King
Sth Ave
Kerwins
Star Brand
Goodyear, Lacrosse, and
Ball Band
A&m Shoe Store
Leo Adair
Grand Thurs
Fremont No
Neva Pond
Joan Clark
Carrier
Sonja Henie
John Payne
Sun Valley
Lee Ellison
Ie Crabbe
Clermont
Will Downing
Nick’s Shoe
North Frederick
Winpomey Baird
Jacquard
Chenille
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