Personal notices reflect social ties in Elgin and Oelwein area
Local notes list Joe Falk, M M Cooney, Irene Harrington, and Mary Werlaufer among visitors and residents, with mentions of operations, college students returning home, and travel for family visits. Also notes Mary Leiser to Emporia and Gerald Vawter’s military transfer. Includes hospital stays, a fishing for a Des Moines trip, and a Mercy Hospital patient.
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Joe Falk
Elgin
M. M. Cooney
West Union
Ada Dorland
Fayette
Oelwein
J. R. Wood
Wadena
Paul Breitbach
Independ Ee
Irene Harrington
Mabe' Juere
Hugleton
Oelwen
Wars Myers
St. Paul
Nancy Kay Monnahar
Mercy Horpital
FL. C. Witzigman
T. Vernon
Cornell College
Gayle Fratzke
E. O. Fratzke
Mary Werlaufer
Marianek
Iowa State College
Ames
Marcia Kwasnicka
Cornet College
John Kwasnicka
J. M. Smittler
H. B. Hough
Wadesday
Arlington
Virginia
W. R. Bernhart
Margaret Wolff
Ionia
Missouri
W. B. Henderson
Des Moines
Henson
Army
John Necker, Jr
Necker
Francisca Brockhoff
Mercy Hospital
Ford Ladeburg
Mary
City Laundering CO
F. W. Nichols
121Th Street
Gerald Vawter
Louis Vawter
Fort Douglas
Utah
Glendale
Deliforre
Cu Z Hical Institute
Gerald
J. W. Leiser
Iss
Mary Leiser
Emporia
Kansas
Kansas State Teachers’ College
EL Lerner
Westgate
Veterans Hospital
Elks Hold Get Together Dinner With Notable Attendance
The Elks lodge hosted a dinner last night drawing about 200 attendees including several town and out of town members and guests. Chef Ed and Gus prepared an excellent fried ham and cream mock dessert. The event featured dinner games and socializing among attendees.
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Elks
Gus
Real Estate Transfers Fayette County June 3 4 5 1941
Fayette County sheriff transfers parcels in Oelwein and surrounding areas. Listings show Wot White acquiring Lot 17 Block 1 Umon Addition Oelwein for 1411.82 dollars and other transfers including William Traeser to Don ald Brook and Leon L Sargent to Mary E Sargent, with prices 3200 and 16 dollars. Public notices announce recording entries and an archival note for the Oelwein Daily Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Wot White
Oelwein Traeser William
Fote Donald
Dorothy Brook
Oelwein Witlerten Roh
Mary Te
Leon L
Hazel A Sargent
Walker Sarah & E Z Cross
Julius Weener
Grand View
Oelwein
Kearney
Caroline W
Ruth Mosby
Mosby
Ruth
Kearney Et al
Methodist Student Day at Methodist Church Peace Sunday
Methodist Church sets aside Peace Sunday on June 8 at 10 45 A M focusing on student welfare and education funding. The program features children and youth speaking and singing with roles for department supts, recitations, songs, and prayers highlighting aid to college bound students and the churchs long history of scholarship support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Methodist Church
Roosevelt warns of peace rumor drives in Berlin probes
President Franklin D Roosevelt discussed Berlin propaganda rumors about a possible peace deal between Germany and Britain. He noted orders to spread stories via Nazi lines in the United States and cautioned against assuming such peace moves are real while emphasizing the role of press editors in countering misinformation. He cited a New York Times editorial refuting a Hitler interview and said he would not reveal sources or channels of information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Winant
Cordell Hull
Germany
Britain
Berlin
Great Britain
United States
Adolf Hitler
John Cudahy
U. S
Belgium
New York Times
Cudahy
Hitler
New York
Brita
Camptell
New Briish Teachef
Camptel
Call for cucumber seeds at Chamber of Commerce
The cucumber seeds for which many farmers have contracted are now at the Chamber of Commerce. Those who have signed contracts to raise cucumbers are asked to call at the C. of C. office for their seeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber Cof Commerce
C. of C
City Council Buys New Squad Car
An adjourned council meeting approved a new squad car bid from Iowa Motor Company as the lowest compliant option and a Ford was purchased. Mayor named Paul Galer as extra deputy marshal. Lyle Sisco bond accepted. building permit issued to Arthur Lenius. The council set June 17 next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Motor Company
Jowest
Ford
Paul Galer
Lyle Sisco
Arthur Lenius
Moose vs the Coliseum Tonight at Wings Park
Crowds pack Wings Park for a fierce Moose versus Coliseum softball clash billed as a heated rivalry on par with major pro sports. Moose manager Grandfall fields Whalen on the mound with Shoemaker or Wilson behind the plate while Coliseum boss Vic Gallo contemplates a four‑man pitching rotation led by Hunter Kirby Dawson or Father Lambert Geary catching. A second game features the Clerks facing the Micrcharts as fireworks set for 7:30 with strong word of mouth and excited fans ready for a charged evening.
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Funes
Harvard
Jellings
Moose
Whalen
Shoemaker
Wilson
Vic Gallo
Coliseum
Hunter
Kirby
Dawson
Father Lambert Prtchms
Geary
Micrcharts
Wings Park
Tenite
Scout Campfire at Brush Creek Park District Event
The South Fayette district camp fire will be held at Brush Creek Park on Monday June 9. Each troop brings its own food while the district furnishes the pop. Troops should arrive after 5 p.m. for games stunts campfire and evening fun. Transportation will be provided for Delwater Boy Scouts meeting at city hall at 3 p.m. The notice also notes N Y A eligibility for Indian students 16 to 24 attending government schools with no other federal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Fayette
Brush Creek
Delwair Boy Scouts
Settlement of Aircraft Strike Is Discussed
Blares and combat trainers at the rate of 10 a day. It employed 12,000 workers of whom 35,000 were said by the UAW to have been union- men. The strikers asked wage increases from 40 to 75 cents an hour for apprentices, and a blanket 10 per cent wage increase. Picket permitted three taxi cab loads of army air corps pilots to enter grounds of the struck plant and take delivery of eight B-25 bombers and 21 AT- A training planes to the army air base at March field. Five more bombers will leave the plant to "We regret we have no infor mation to give our employer at this time regarding when they may return to work," a company Statement said. Two hundred company guards, police and sheriff's deputies re mained on guard inside and near the plant. J. W. Buzzell, secretary of the central labor council of the Am erican Federation of Labor, said t hat "more than a majority c omplexes at the plant were op posed to the ne stoppage. He said the company attempted "force the government to pull the companys chestnuts out of the fire' when it closed the plant to do workers . Fewer than 100 maintenance tmopelves remained inside the plant to keep machinery and equipment in readiness for a possible reopening. William P. Goodman, president of the CIO union reval and chair man of the negotating commit tee, said members were "forced" to call the walkout. "If we had met he said. "The men would have gone cat in wildcat :trikes, department by department."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UAW
Army Air Corps
Army Air Base
March Field
J. W. Buzzell
Central Labor Council
American Federation of Labor
William P. Goodman
CIO Union Reval
Drafe Property Bill Amended and Related Notes
The article discusses amended Drafe property legislation and contrasts Sen Connallys bill with the war department measure aimed at strengthening industrial requisition powers to close the gap in conscription. It notes Roosevelt's public stance and the movement to unify wartime requisitioning authority. Also described are a Georgian modern interior with butter nut paneling and a note on Nebraska’s debt limit since 1875.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. Connally
War Department
Connnally
Roosevelt
Nazis Plan Long Front Across 2500 Miles and Mine Actions
Report notes air sowing mines have sunk ships in a narrow canal and hinder traffic as Germany prepares a 2500 mile front. Italian planes bomb the Gibraltar western Mediter ranean sentinel, with Britain boosting defenses and warships and seaplanes concentrated there. Gen. Maxim Wegand, French Africa commander, met with Vichy government heads in reposted conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Rome
French Africa
Maxime Wegand
Africa
Vichy
German moves in Africa threaten Atlantic line
There is no official trend but strong suspicion that Germany pressed for bases in West Africa and that warnings to Vichy and fears of Axis expansion connect to a broader strategy. Analysts note potential footholds at Gibraltar and the Mediterranean could shift power toward Berlin, risking renewed war tensions.
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Hall
Vichy
Clferemiiun
West Africa
Uni
Gibral
Hitler
Westould
Cape of Good
Refugees Crowd Into Jerusalem
Refugees stream toward Jerusalem as a worldwide movement gathers in the ancient city. The article notes immense crowds and a sense of urgency, with leaders urging calm and unity while international observers monitor the unfolding humanitarian crisis and its diplomatic implications.
Jerusalem mood and prophecy color crowded holy city life
The piece notes fulfillment of a prophecy about peace turning swords to ploughshares and describes Jerusalem as overcrowded with religious sites and a mix of society women and Senegalese, refugees sightseeing, and daily life centered on the Holy Sepulchre. It mentions tours mislabelled as tourists and a sense of ongoing religious and cultural activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Palestine
Moliere
FLAG DAY By H. W. Brant
One does not often look to see the flag far above the street yet it shelters all workers under its mercy and justice. The flag has aided those in hunger or disaster and sheltered refugees who become part of the American ideal. Next Friday Brant Funeral Home will comment on Father’s Day.
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America
Mr. Brant
the Brant Funeral Home
Father
Hebrew university sheltering refugees amid space constraints
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Mount Scopus Hebrew University space repurposed for refugee sleeping quarters during daytime, with refugees reportedly subsisting on a limited dairy drink. The text contains many garbled words and lacks clear dates or organizations, but references to shelter, refugees, and makeshift living areas are present.
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Hebrew University
Mount Scopus
Atermelour
Uus
Death by Own Action Reported in Carbon Monoxide Incident
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a carbon monoxide death attributed to self action. Details are unclear with several garbled names and locations. The fragment mentions a June date and a motor incident possibly linked to a delivery or wood intake, but the core fact remains a self-inflicted carbon monoxide death.
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Frederik Ave
Oclwein Daily Register Office
Lwwepaper
L. Nelson
Witziemann
Edith Johnson
Margaret Fridley
Begis
Dorothy Burdick
Sally Foster
Darwin Reeser
Jean Davis
Carel Crain
Dick Miller
Nancy Miller
Eddie Joe Hancock
Johnny Sanborn
Connie Steggall
Mary Jane Barmis
Jack Knappen
Robert VanderBrink
Shirley Folsom
Nancy Meyer
C. C. Henderson
Nebraska
Cree Lane
Yapat and
Captain Marvel
Uality
Johnson
Carny
Ham Loaf
Ham Hicks
Food
H. W. Brant
Florida
Mates
Faye AC Jock Oaks
Jehan Payne
Cesar Romero
Stewart-Warner
Oelwein Furniture Co
East Charles St
Frank Rubly
Prop
du Pont
Wisgal
J. Pe Ee
Beaers
Monarch
Newepar
Rach
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