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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1971
Page
11
West Union admitted Milton Gibbs Cathy Hilgerson. Lawrence Horan from Clermont. Discharged Kelly Kuennen and Mrs George Christensen from West Union. Eugene Weyant from Fayette.
Mercy hospital in Oelwein records deaths including Mrs Florence Black of Oelwein and Mrs Viva Bennett of Tripoli with other local names tied to Sumner Hazleton Readlyn and Garnavillo. memorials note close community ties among Oelwein Maynard Hazleton and Garnavillo residents. reflects regional obituary notices.
Birth notices from Community Hospital Postville list new arrivals: Mr. and Mrs. Merlin McBoy Elkader welcome a son. Tracy Tague Clermont. Virgil Scheffert Luana. Mrs Elmer Schutte Post. Daryl Waters Postville. Mrs Thomas Ogle Waden Tawerlae Hari Veuison Elgin. Mrs Arthur Lantz Elgin.
Funeral services are set for Mrs Florence Black 90 at Whelan Funeral Home Rock Island Indiana. Other notices list Mr and Mrs Joseph Zieser Independence a boy and Mrs Leonard Hinman Independence and Mrs Catherine Ferguson Independence NCC Monday Black rites. Additional obituaries mention Hunter former Sumner area resident died at Quam Nursing Home Oelwein Brant Funeral Home arranging. Manchester hospital notices include Terry Cornwell Earlville Erma Ryan Manchester Mrs Phil Becker and a girl Hopkinton Craig Johannes Manchester Mrs Art Friedrick Strawberry Point LaVerne Neuhaus Earlville.
The record notes sunset at 4 36 and sunrise at 7 33 on Sunday with a high Friday of 11 and a low Friday of 2. It marks today at 1 p m and references events from one year ago including Elton.
On Tuesday December 21 Starmont High School Home Ec II and advanced foods classes sponsor an all-day open house. At 10 15 a m 1 p m and 2 p m Home Ec II students model garments they made while advanced foods students demonstrate using radar range blender and fondue pot. Refreshments served all day.
The December issue of First Monday from the Republican National Committee features satirical and thinly veiled riffs on President Nixon and Washington politics. It includes a spoof locker room scene with the president and Redskins players, plus mock dialogue about Vietnam and governance.
Six residents report theft of outdoor Christmas lights in Oelwein. Police chief James Fortsch says victims know the culprits and expect bulbs returned soon, otherwise residents may file official complaints.
Chuck Nelson of Anchorage Alaska returns home for a two week vacation at his parents Elmer Nelson's home. JR Nelson, son of Elmer and Mrs Nelson of Oelwein, serves in the United States Navy at Mare Island California aboard the U S S Proteus currently in dry dock. Diane McNulty Nelson wife of JR Nelson and formerly of West Union now resides at 1515 Sutter Street Vallejo California.
The East Buchanan school menu lists meals for Monday December 20 through Wednesday December 22. December 20 serves Spanish rice, lettuce salad with French dressing, ham salad sandwich, peach crisp, bread, butter, milk. December 21 offers Maid rite, pickles, buttered corn, Christmas cake, bread, butter, milk. December 22 features fried chicken, cranberries, mashed potatoes with butter, cabbage salad, smoozie, bread, butter, milk.
Christ United Presbyterian Church will stage a Sunday School Christmas program this Sunday December 19 at 730 p.m. The event, organized by the Young Mother's circle, includes an after-show Christmas party in the dining room. Rev. Richard Emery delivers the invocation before the program. Jane Paschal accompanies on the organ with music by the Stewart and Dunnington families. Saturday night forecasts show mainly cloudy skies with light snow possible. Sunday brings partly cloudy and warmer conditions.
Starmont schools will dismiss at 2 30 p m on Thursday December 23 marking the start of Christmas break. Classes resume Monday January 3. The Special Education class will dismiss on Wednesday December 22 for the break.
West Union special report notes Morgan Construction Company of Fort Dodge won the contract for 18.4 miles of three inch asphalt resurfacing and 3 miles of paving in Fayette County at an estimated bid of 423,498.65. The bid was among 19 submitted and the per ton asphalt bid was lower than in 1970, with possible costs under by 81,000. County Engineer William Moellering and Fayette County Board of Supervisors attended the hearing.
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