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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1944
Page
2
In the 1830 issue a note references the Register and lists the business manager and managing editor connected to the Towa Post Offices. The fragmentary text hints at a local newspaper administration entry with unclear details.
Directory notes friendly attention in departments with 2D and national scope. Mentions information, farm revs, job printing, classified ads, subscriptions, and university printing services. Requests contact at office for proceeding steps and outreach.
Editorial notes civic platform additions to Mercy Hospital and TI A building program to keep pace with Oelwein purification projects. March 9 election set for March 9 and includes recreation at municipal airport and swimming pool approvals. Pool opened April 15.
Eisenhower urges Germans to bid for rewards offering restitution for art and scientific or historical objects looted by Germany from Allied nations. The proclamation condemns Nazi thefts and calls for truth amid praise for German culture’s destruction under Nazi rule.
Dr Ralph Hopkins of New Orleans and Dr G E Faget of Carville report on 723 leprosy cases admitted to the National Leprosarium at Carville from 1928 to January 1948. They find 26 percent released as no longer a public health menace and none relapsed after arrest of the disease, suggesting possible permanent resistance in some patients and reduced risk of contagion through casual contact.
The article describes an odd scene as Tammy Manville auctions off belongings to fund his lifestyle. Items like electric trains fetch 195 dollars while houses go for 360. The OPA imposes ceilings on valued goods, prompting Manville to lament rationing would also hit blondes. Madame Chiang Kai-shek is noted for planned Washington residence.
Open Forum letters are valued but must be signed. Names may be withheld on request, yet the newspaper must know the author. Anonymous submissions threaten the forum’s integrity and convenience.
Alexander Campbell announces the marriage of his granddaughter Vivian Campbell to Rev Dale C Bittinger on December 10 at a Methodist church in Atlanta Georgia. Mrs Edgar hosted refreshments after the event. Rev and Mrs Bittinger are from Crelin Maryland.
Gracie Allen reports on meat shortages and betting woes tied to headlines about racing. The column also notes a recent marriage in Hawkeye, with details on the bride and groom and attendants, plus a birth announcement for Carol Jean Eschen and a business trip return from Latin America by Ford Machinery executive McFee.
Mrs. McFee returned by plane from Otober and is with her mother in Toledo Ohio. She will accompany her husband back to Mexico City for the coming year. The couple were in Guatemala during the recent revolution when a faction of liberals and businessmen ousted the president and cabinet. Police and guards were shot and a fortress entered as rebels seized the city defenses. Officials escaped to Mexico by plane and an election is planned soon. Also noted are social visits and campus news from nearby towns and institutions including Camp Bradford assignments and a freshman class president election at Dubuane University.
Disjointed text mentions Rochester Minnesota, W J Lincoln, Colonial Hospital, E D James, Harry Lincoln, Marshalltown, Boies, and Victor. unclear events, but references a visit or stay, family names, a hospital, and Christmas period. Primary readable items are scattered names and locations without a clear single event.
Radio listings summarize three networks with times from 6:00 to 12:00 including Mr Keen Farm Ad Pgm Major Bowe's Amateury Hour Corliss Archer The First Line Home Town Philosopher Confidentially Yours Douglas Grant and Fulton Lewis news Here's to Romance News Off the Record Bobby Sherwood's Bang Real Stories from Real Life Treasure Hour of Song Henry Gladston Swing's the Thing Songs You Remember News Ticonderoga Musica notes Chicagoland Fighters Benny Strong's orch Carmen Cavallaro's orch Chuck Foster's Band News Reamdon Clit Helen News of the World Coffee Time with Frank Morgan Dinah Snore's Open House Kraft Music Hall Bing Crosby Bob Burns Abbott and Costello Rudy Vallee Show Super Club War Service Billboard Szath-Myri Presents Mirih & Madnet
A dense listing of programs across multiple stations from 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM, including I Love a Mystery, The Aldrich Family, Adventures of Thin Man, news segments with Fulton Lewis and Garry Lenhart, musical programs, boxing, and comedy shows. Shows feature dates, times, and hosts such as Moore and Durante, Gabriel Heatter, and Cliff and Helen, with various news briefs and special segments noted.
In this chapter, Nurse Keate witnesses a tense police inquiry led by District Attorney Soper. The investigation centers on Conrad Brent's suspected murder by digitalis while examining alibis and recent movements. Suspects include Maud, Nicky, Alexia, Drue, and Dr. Chivery as officers question witnesses and piece together events from dinner to late night.
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