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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1946
Page
6
The Hope Tartheran Church near Westgate will hold a dedication service on December 29 at 10:30 AM. The ceremony features new church art bows and lanterns symbolizing the completed nave renovation and the congregation’s future plans with Wartburg College President C. H. Bee in attendance.
Rev. Elsberry of the Waterloo Yan Methodist Church led a quartet on station KXEL for the Hour of Worship between 6:39 and 7:00 AM Tuesday morning.
The Stgate Evangelical Lutheran A Bischoff pastor presides at 10 30 a m services with class at 10 a m and school at 9 30 a m The Lutheran Church News notes Otto Schultz pastor and details one English 10 a m service and a New Year ice with communion at 8 p m The German service with communion follows the Sunday service Names Judith Ann daughter of Mr and Mrs Potratz Eileen Potratz Jerme Staack Jeanette Marie infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Alvin Potratz are listed among those baptized or presented as sponsors during services.
Rev Janes of the Methodist Church invites parishioners to 10 am services and 11 am Sunday School with a new class for young married couples. Fifteen attended. Donations of six dollars were received for the Sunday School. Loretta Patton played viola. A Christmas basket was given to the pastor and wife. St Paul Lutheran reports 9 30 am Sunday School and 10 30 am Divine Worship.
Alpha Churches announce morning worship at 9 45 with a service next Sunday for the dedication of new Methodist hymnals as a memorial to the late Mrs Edw Wylam Sunday school follows at 10 45 with Mrs Li da Ostrander as superintendent The men plan an oyster supper for Monday evening next week.
The Hawkeye Churches announce Sunday school at 10 a.m. with Mrs Idella Hauth as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 a.m. features the pastor's message on secularizing life as the theme for next Sunday. An important meeting is noted for church planning and year‑end activities.
A church board meeting will occur next Sunday evening at the church. The January 2nd Thursday evening will host the monthly Men's Brotherhood gathering with Harold Matt of Fayette Dubuque district lay leader as speaker.
The Church of the Lutheran Hour in Fayette under pastor Wilbur H Becker lists Sunday events for December 29 with Sunday school at 8:45 am Bible class at 10 am and divine worship at 10:45 am. Additional services include December 31 at 8 pm with worship and Holy Communion January 1 at 10 am worship and January 2 at 2 pm Mission Circle followed by an annual voters meeting at 8 pm. There will be no Saturday school session on January a.
Lutheran A. O. Nesset presides as East and West Clermont hold services on Sunday December 29 at 9 30 and 9 p m respectively. A joint choir rehearsal at East church 8 30 p m followed by a Watch Night program from 9 p m to midnight with Dr S J Strandford and combined choirs. Lunch social hour and open invitation. January 1 a church business meeting of East Clermont Luther League at 8 pm. Priscilla working band on hiatus until January 8. January 2 choir activities suspended. East Clermont societies meet at 2 pm with hostesses Julia Helgerson Harry Helgerson Martin Amundson Arthur Helgerson Austen Helgerson. program chair Mrs Ewald Lyngaas.
Services for Sunday December 29 include morning worship at 9 30 with sermon Thou Crownest the Year and church school at 10 30 led by superintendent Mrs Erna Bates.
F. E. Martin, pastor leads Hazleton congregations with church school at 10 o clock and morning worship at 11 featuring a New Year sermon Thou Crownest the Year from Psalm 65 11. Evening worship follows at 7 30 p m. Wadena Churches United Brethren hold morning worship at 9 30 a m and evening service at 7 45 p m with Sunday school at 10 30 a m Garden Prairie United Brethren Church holds morning worship at 11 a m and Sunday school at 10 a m
J Meyer pastor. No confirmation instruction Saturday morning. Divine Worship Sunday at 10:45 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Church board not meeting Monday, Dec 30, rescheduled to Wednesday, Jan 7. Holy Communion in German on New Year’s Day at 10 a.m. Announcements after service or Monday afternoon. Ladies Aid not Jan 2 but Jan 9. W S C S starts new year with meeting Jan 9 at 3 p.m. First-year attendance noted. Methodist Youth meets Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Young Adults basket supper and program Jan 9 at 7. Dr James Marlin of Oelwein to speak on Protestants Catholics and Jews in the Navy. Upper Rooms for first quarter 1947 available. Sunday Morning Worship 10 a.m. sermon A Guide for 1947. Special music.
St. Sebald Lutheran invites all to Sunday school at 10 o'clock and Divine worship at 11 o'clock led by Pastor H. E. Bahn. The notice emphasizes church school classes and ongoing worship.
On Christmas Eve the fire whistle signaling water shutoff sounded around 9 PM informing residents the supply would be cut for an undetermined period. A water hydrant by Grace Lutheran church was broken, hindering water access for the west side until Christmas afternoon. The culprit remains unknown.
Deliberate setting emerged as the largest single cause of forest fires in 1945. The cause record lists incidences for incendiary actions smokers debris burners miscellaneous lightning railroads campers and lumbering. During the year 4157 people were prosecuted for forest fire law violations on state and private lands with 3803 convictions.
On December 24 1946 the District Court Fayette County Iowa appointed Lewis Keith and John Reith Jr as executors of John Reith deceased. Debts must be paid to the executors and claims presented to the court for allowance, with Oliver J Reeve as attorney at Waverly Iowa.
Notice is hereby given that on January 10, 1947, an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Will ... was presented to the District Court of Fayette County Iowa for probate. All persons interested are notified to appear and contest as required by law.
The District Court for admission to Probate will hear the case of C Richmond late of said County deceased. Dated West Union Iowa September 12 1946. Herbert D. Klammer Clerk.
The Iowa State Commerce Commission sets January 14, 1947, at Des Moines as the hearing date for a petition by Buchanan County Rural Electric Cooperative to erect and maintain poles wires towers and fixtures for lighting power and heating. The proposal covers extensive described lands highways and sections in Fayette County with notice to file objections five days before the hearing. Officials urge objectors to appear with full authority to act.
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