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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1946
Page
6
The Hilsenbeck Fox wedding occurred Sunday afternoon in Fairbank with Miss Arlene Putnam and John Poggenklass marrying at Grace Methodist church. The ceremony featured a candlelit, peony decorated altar and a double ring rite officiated by Rev F C Wit zigman.
A dense notice lists weekly club gatherings and events. Theta Rho girls meet Monday at IOOF hall at 8 pm with officer elections. Various clubs meet Tuesday through Friday, including Legion, Womans Club, L A to S A of N A, and Methodist and Episcopal groups, with guest days, installations, RSVPs, and officer elections noted.
A Fayette roundup describes a Thursday evening party at Mr and Mrs R W Hunt and Miss Jean Hunt in honor of Mr and Mrs Fred Bower of California visiting Mrs Bower’s relatives the McCormacks. Attendees from Fayette include Mr and Mrs J W Burget Mrs Josie Burget and others. Also mentioned are Boy Scout activities at Backbone Park, a Bienic dinner gathering at Henry Burman farm, and various visits and hospital news including Mrs A R Stepp’s return from St Luke’s.
Irene Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs A K Johnson Lakota and Robert Hillson son of Mr and Mrs R F Hillson Arlington were married in an 11 15 ceremony Saturday morning in Blue Earth Minnesota. The bride wore a light blue suit and two corsages of pink carnations the groom a gray business suit. Attendants were Ruth and Raymond Hillson. A wedding dinner followed at the bride's parents home. Out of state guests included Raymond Hillson and Ruth Baker of Grand Rapids Michigan. They will reside in Oelwein where Mr Hillson is employed at the Oelwein Register. Fayett e Poppy sales total 111 35.
Mr and Mrs John Campbell of 12th Ave SW celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a Tuesday May 28 observance. Relatives attended a Sunday gathering with out of town guests including Ralph Campbell and son Richard from Mountain Grove Missouri and several other relatives and families from nearby towns.
Albert Walters of El Modena trapped 59 coyotes last month in a bid to curb predation on fowl and livestock. Walters, a Department of the Interior employee, and his brown Airedale dog Ivan led the effort, part of a campaign that has seen over 200 coyotes and wildcats trapped since last November.
Mrs Ethel Adams and Russell Cummings hosted weekend guests at their Oran home. Alice Ann Chase received her First Communion at a dinner in Waterloo in honor. Numerous visits and attests span from Hastings Minnesota to Alta Vista and Oelwein with relatives in Oran and Waterloo. Memorial Day visits to Waterloo and Arlington connections appear alongside extended family gatherings and church events in the Oran area.
Memorial Day greetings and visits recur as Mrs. Frank Wickard of Des Moines and Mr. Llewellyn Jenkins of Oelwein visit the Harriett Spensley home. Many relatives from Des Moines, Independence, Winthrop, Hazleton, Mason City, and Waterloo gathered in Aurora homes for the holiday with dinners and receptions.
The Clarence Flashri¢ed family moved Saturday into their new home purchased from Mrs. L Kinkenbinder, who recently vacated it from Mrs John Potter. The J C Meyer family moved Wednesday to a new home formerly owned by Mrs Meyer's father, Clark Bird.
Ab Carmichael, a graduate of Hawkeye Public School and Coe College at Chehin Rapids, served in the army as a corporal for one and a half years and received an honorable discharge last February at Melrose Public set out Sunches Deen BluTG.
Russell Miller and Clark of Independence spent the weekend with their relatives here Mrs. Geo Child and David in Clermont for Decoration Day observances.
Mareisua Washington, 79, died at a Colorado state hospital in Pueblo. She had been a patient at the hospital for 87 years.
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