Dorman Hailed as Miracle Man at Fayette Club Event
The Fayette annual athletic program honored Dr Dorman, former Luther and Upper Iowa grid star, as Nile Kinnick's philosophy and life were celebrated in an inspirational address by Coupee. Notables from USU Luther Wartburg and local figures attended, with gifts and a chorus finale. Two Oelwein boys from last year's Upper Iowa team also participated.
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Cotppee
Town University Grid
Iron Men
Ethel Nagle
Couppee
Kant Sports
Nile Kinnick
Kinnick
Nile
Dr. Dorman
Luther
Upper
Iowa
Dorman
Oelwein
Oni
Upper Iowa
Robert (Doe
Richards
Dave Greco
R. D. Noble
Art Schneider
Aus C. Brown
Cabinet Turmoil and Resignations Shadow 1948 Demos
Fragmented OCR text outlines political chaos with cabinet resignations and party rifts. Mentions President Truman era debates on civil rights, anti tax positions, and calls for reactionary shifts. Irregular phrasing suggests a report on Democratic divisions and key figures like Byrd amid campaign rhetoric and policy battles.
Local crash report fragment with garbled OCR text
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a vehicle wreck near Columbus and Cincinnati with mentions of a sheriff fireman and an overturned car. Injuries are uncertain, and several names and details are garbled, offering little verifiable fact.
Kersten May Seek Probe of Isacson’s Seat
Representative Charles Kersten said he may ask the House to investigate the qualifications of Leo Isacson of New York to sit in Congress. He cited newspaper reports and Isacson’s endorsement by the Daily Worker, while noting Isacson won the Bronx by election with 55.9 percent in a four candidate race.
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Washington
Charles Kersten
House
Leo Isacson
New York
Congress
Kersten
Isacson
Henry Wallace
Tsacson
Communist Party
Daily Worker
The
Bronx
Farm Fire Membership Planned at City Hall Meeting
Plans were laid at a city hall gathering for volunteers to sell charter memberships in the Oelwein Farmers Fire Fighting Service at $25 each. Each member gains one vote in the permanent organization to fund a new Bean Fog Fire truck for the Oelwein fire station. Non member calls priced at $50. Members can leave checks at city hall Ochvein Elevator Dove Steffen or local banks until charter closure. next organization meeting set for Tuesday evening Feb 24.
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L Group
Oelwein Farmers Fire Fighting
Toelwein
Ochvein
Dove and
Steffen
Boiler Blast Wrecks Half Of Duplex In Oelwein
The Oelwein fire department answered three calls in about an hour including a boiler explosion at the duplex home of Mrs H C Howell at 110 First Avenue NE. No injuries were reported among residents. Windows blew out, staircase twisted, house damaged. Insurance adjustors expected to assess losses. A second call addressed a car fire at Third Street and First Avenue SE caused by radiator fluid. The Wilson Produce company fire involved a paint burning incident with slight damage.
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Oelwein Fire Department
H C Howell
First Avenue NE
Howell
LaPlount
Oelwein
Waterloo
Third Street
First Avenue 5
E. Christiansen
Wilson Produce Company
Gambling Raids Charge Hopkinton Delhi Cafe Owners
Four men linked to illegal gambling faced charges after state and county agents seized 46 punchboards 44 roulette tickets in a Hopkinton and Delhi raid. They were arrested Wednesday night and each posted a $590 bond pending hearings.
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Manchester
Hopkinton
Delhi
Call From Rhine Yacht Reaches Oelwein
A telephone call from the Earl Rhine yacht Roula-Bob 40 foot Chris Craft cruising 15 miles off the Florida coast was received in Oelwein. Lloyd Jensen and locals noted ship to shore contact with “over” and a clear line, reporting perfect Atlantic weather and a playful remark about cold Florida nights. The Rhines winter in Coral Gables and have hosted Oelwein visitors who traveled to Florida.
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Earl Rhine
Atlantic
Florida
Oelwein
Dudley Hale
William Noble
Oelwen
Lloyd Jensen
Jensen
Rhine
Dubuque
Rhinos
Coral Gables
Klauer Speaks At Lincoln Day Dinner
INDEPENDENCE Special The Lincoln Day dinner by the Republican Woman's club and Buchanan county Republican Central committee was at the Community hall at seven. Seventy five attended. Rev H W Singer gave the invocation. Jack Cherny acted as MC. Speakers included Summer, Raymond, Hathaway, Raymond, and Whitney Gilliland. Cherny announced upcoming county conventions and the state caucus. Bob Kianer of Des Moines spoke on Lincoln and Republican gains. Kilauer praised Rep Henry Ta ile and urged a strong GOP push to elect a Republican president.
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Independence
Republican Woman's Club
Buchanan County Republican Central Committee
H. W. Singer
Jack Cherny
Arlene Raymond
Jack Sheehan
Gertrude Wilharm
Sumner
Republican State Central Committee
George Hathaway
Ariene Raymond
Republican State Central
Central Committee
Whitney Gilliland
Cherny
Precini
Delegattes
Philadelphia
Bob Kianer
Des Moines
Left
Kianer
Lincoln
Dar
Ste
Cary Oon
Kilauer
Henry ©. Taille
Washington
America
Gem Theft by U S Agents in WWII Loot Recalled
Army sources report CIC agents stole jewelry worth about 250000 from Nina von Stauffenberg widow of Claus von Stauffenberg who aided the 1944 bomb plot against Hitler. Part recovered in the United States and 15 returned. Gestapo looting reduced total. Nine agents tied to the theft. some avoided prosecution.
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Frankfurt
Us.s. Army
Counter-Intelligence Corps
Adolf Hitler
United States
Nina
Claus von Stauffenberg
Hitler
Gestapo
Army
States
Germany
CIC
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Steuffenberg Board
Mrs George Rowe Dies at Sumner Home
Mrs George Rowe 79 died at her Sumner home early Thursday. Funeral services 1:30 p m Sunday in Berg chapel and 2 p m at United Brethren church Sumner with Rev David Thompson in charge. Burial in Wilson Grove cemetery north of town. Survived by two daughters Mildred and Mrs Sam Sidley two grandchildren Carel and Janet one sister Mrs Pearl Stedman Fredericksburg. One son died infancy and another daughter Martha died at 23. husband died in 1932.
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Berg Chapel
United Brethren Church
Sumner
George Rowe
David Thompson
Wilson Grote
Eva Smith Rowe
LeRoy Township
Bremer County
A. D
Susie Stephenson Smith
Unite’ Brethren Church
Rowe
Mildred
SamiFsidley
Carel
Janet
Pearl Sted
Fredericksburg
Mariha
Lamont Dies Former Commerce Secretary
New York funeral services will be held at St Bartholomew s Church tomorrow for Robri Tallersen Lamont age 80 secretary of Commerce and former member of the Hoover cabinet. He was a leading steel industry figure who opposed government interference in private industry and pledged to follow Hoover era policies.
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Lamont
Commerce
New York
St. Bartholmew'’s
Robri Tallersen
Herbert Keocer
Mr Hoover
Sera Tment
Coalitions Clash Over Control of State Police in Czechoslovakia
In Prague three coalition parties resign to challenge Communist it insists on leadership. President Benes did not accept the resignations immediately amid a looming showdown over control of state police forces. The crisis follows the Communists’ refusal to cooperate, pushing toward a two party or “above-party” coalition as the country risks shifting toward a workers state.
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Prague
Klement Gottwald
Eduard Benes Knight
Benes
National Socialist
Slovak Democratic
Catholic Peoples
Edward Benes
National Socialist Party
Nazis
Social Democrats
Czechoslovakia
Workers and Peasants
Gottwald
Rites Saturday For Mrs Spicer From Local News Desk
Mrs Spicer 82 died at 2 20 p m at her home in Ochvein She was born July 3 3565 in Buchanan county daughter of Benjamin and Amanda Sultssiver Jenney She lived in Ochvein since 1903 Survived by two nieces Mrs Charles Morgan Stanley and Thelma Spicer and four nephews John Jenney Waterson Ralph Harold Spicer Oswein and Raron Jenner Morris Minn Funeral services will be at 3 p m Saturday at Grant Funeral Home with Rev W A Marlin officiating Burial in Oakdale Cemetery Ochvein
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Mana Spicer
Shepherd’s
Oclvein
Buchanan County
Benjamin
Amanda Sultssiver Jenney
Ochvein
Charles Morgan
Stanley
Thelma Spicer
John Jenney
Waterson
Ralph
Harold Spicer
Osiwein
Former Fairbank Woman Buried Today
Funeral services were held at St Johan's Lutheran church in Fairbank for Mrs. David Waterson born Laura Fink in Fairrock in 1891. She died at Oriention hospital of diabetes. Survived by husband David Oaks, son Duane, six sisters and four brothers. Burial followed in Fairbank.
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Fairbank
St Johan’s Lutheran Church
David
Oriention Hos. Waterson
Oaks, SB
Farrock
Laura Fink
David Oaks
Grace Evangelial Church
Waterloo
L. G. Scember
Duane
Cora "Maley
Sond du Lac
Wis
Mina Sommers
Waterios
Clara Russel
Sel
Ma Michaels
Alberd Lea
Mim
Aistrma Graybill
Northomne
Minn
Minn. da Viola Fink Fairbank
Leo Ard Elmer
William
Ochwein
Clarence
Benes Exclusive Memoirs Begin in Oelwein Daily Register
Dr Eduard Benes Czechoslovakian President writes as he recounts his forced exit, return, and rebuilding. The series promises frank notes on events leading to World War II, warnings about German expansion, and belief in Soviet democratic cooperation, beginning Monday.
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Eduard Benes
Dr Benes
West Union Takes Contests at Fayette
State preliminary declamatory and one act play contests held in Fayette Consolidated school auditorium. Winners in declamatory include John Shirk West Union for Right and Responsibilities and George Darey Fayette for The Last Will and Testament of a Refugees. In dramatic, Diane Schatz West Union Ghosts and Robert Finch Fayette The Blue Cat. One act plays firsts went to Fayette and West Union with Hunger performed by Ella Mae Daniel’s Forest cast. West Union’s The Flattening Word by George Kelly featured Melvin Peterson Jeanette Nicholls Diane Sebot Patricia Eastman and John Shimasnard. second place awarded to Who Gets. Carters Chris Gordon Devils Paul Buccacke. First place finishers advance to a new district contest in West Union.
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Fayette
Fayette Consolidated School
John Shirk
West Union
George Darey
Diane Schatz
Robert Finch
Patricia Eastman
Mielvin Peterson
Jeanette Nichauls
Diane Sebot
John Shi Masnard
aWho
Chris Gordon Devils
Paul Buccacke
Alor. i
Steel price hikes ease concerns of industry spokesmen
Spokesmen for major basic steel producers in Pennsylvania and Tennessee voiced calm over a nearly five dollar per ton rise in unfinished steel costs. They said the increase aligns prices with costs and would mainly affect non integrated producers like wire and pine, with uncertain impact on downstream consumer prices.
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Bis Steel
Tennevivania
Ita
TS Spascorp
Inerease
German Boy Adoption Plans Stir Controversy
Army Sgt. Glenn W. Morrow, 30, seeks to adopt a 16 year old German boy rescued from the German army who wishes to live as a democratic youth. The case involves legal advice from Robert and a potential transfer to veterans affairs for review. Morrow, with the 5th Cavalry, APO 62, New York, returns June 30 and plans a military career.
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Glenn W. Morrow
Morrow
Sorrow
Towa
Arena
Gesor Blue
Monow
APO 62
New Ser
Civ
Aspirin production climbs since 1929 in America
Dr E C Merrill told the American Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association that aspirin output rose from 230000 pounds in 1929 to 3804000 pounds in 1946 and is still increasing, reflecting growing demand despite wartime strains.
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Ravens
E. C. Merrill
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