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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1972
Page
3
Donna Ott, aged fe years, wins the Junior Art Contest with her entry titled CA Gift For You. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Divayne Ol.
The paper invites children to draw any object using pen and pencil on plain white smooth paper with a 4 inch border. Entries must be mailed with entrant age street address city and title to the Junior Championship at the Oc lweln Daily Register. No entrant over four years old allowed. Entries judged on the picture marks and entrant age. Winners announced each Saturday with contest closing the prior Wednesday. Late entries go to the next contest. All entries become property of The Register and will not be returned.
A Dear Abby column scene presents readers seeking guidance on pet dog mishaps and mistaken dog pickup, tall teen ego injuries, and a wife distressed by a loveless marriage. The letters reveal frustration, social shaming, and calls for practical empathy in personal conflicts.
Susan McLarlane notes a December 21 entry outlining 10 to 20 and 30 year registers and local history. Friday reports show Oelwein merchants up to 20 percent in Christmas business versus last year. Light snow falls in western Town, white Christmas prospects dim. NFL odds favor Houston Oilers by touchdown in AFL championship tilt. Cindy Theobald will holiday at home with her parents. Public open house drew 2,500 to 3,000 attendees.
Dinner guests at the Pat Mullin home in Waterloo report Marilyn J. Puffer and John Fuelner wed December 21 at 2 p.m. Also noted: Marshal Erwin Rommel appeals for North Africa reinforcements, an axis convoy massed in southern French ports, and local tax and material shortages threaten town road systems during wartime. Birth announced for a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wolfe on December 10, open house for Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Rowley’s 50th wedding anniversary on December 27 from 2 to 5 p.m. Various crossword style clues and notes fill the page.
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