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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1973
Page
4
The Oelwein Community Choir plans to perform at the Centennial pageant on June 15 and 16 and at the Centennial church service on June 24. It seeks new members, especially male singers, with a rehearsal at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Methodist church basement under director Dan Malloy.
Norma Klammer reports on Westgate Way area events with graduation receptions for Roger Rueber, Reita Rueber, Mardell Rueber, Gary Seegers, and Mary Knief. Attendees include families from Decorah Sumner Maynard Westgate Cedar Rapids Waterloo and others. Mary Knief earned UNI BA in elementary education.
A long list of visits and social calls from Oelwein to Des Moines includes Mrs. Berniece Knudson Mrs Carroll Schult Mr Darrel Pint and families in various homes. The stock market slid with the Dow at 894.87 and more declines as inflation and gold prices spark worry. Iowa traffic fatalities through midnight Thursday reach 291 for the year, up from 265 last year.
The regular Putnam 4-H meeting at Glenn Hartz's home had 14 members present. Matt Hamlett led pledges and the program covered Meat Marketing with three talks by Dean Grundmeyer, Rusty Garetson, and Tim Hamlett. Glenn and Mrs. Hartz organized recreation and lunch. A project tour is planned for June 11.
San Angelo Texas Airman David E. Carlson son of Mr and Mrs George W Carlson R R J McGregor has completed the U S Air Force communications analysis specialist course at Goodfellow AFB Texas He is assigned to Misawa AB Japan for duty with a USAF Security Service unit that secures Air Force global communications systems Carlson is a 1970 graduate of Mar Mac High School and attended Area One Vocational Technical School in Calmar
Police described a fracas at the office of Fromhold as Curran and Taylor were attacked while helping him during a scuffle with two men. Officers recovered two razor sharp table knives amid a blood splashed scene. The prison, housing 1,200 inmates in a 700 capacity, had only spoons until this year when forks and knives were allowed.
Peter Kraft aged 82 of City Park Road died this morning at Mercy Hospital. Funeral services are pending at Hintz Funeral Home. Survivors include his two daughters Helen Clark of Clermont and Lois Borland of Los Lunas New Mexico, one sister Minnie Arbegast of Oelwein, nine grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
Westgate area notes list Mr and Mrs Martin Lang of Oelwein as callers in Mrs Martha Klammer's home. Mr and Mrs William Block hosted a reception after graduation for their son Rick, with numerous local families and friends noted among attendees. Weather outlook shows Sunday to Tuesday with showers possible and cooler temps, highs in the 70s, lows upper 50s to lower 60s.
Mississippi River stages show rises at Dam 9 McGregor Guttenberg and Dubuque with Davenport steady. Flood stage figures in brackets follow city readings, indicating increases from previous readings.
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