Local social notes and visiting names fill Oelwein pages
A noisy jumble of personal notices from Oelwein and surrounding towns lists visitors relatives and attendees. Names include Jimmy Gorman Mrs Eleanor Mann Miss Ella Peters and Mrs J W King along with many others visiting weddings dances and church events. Items mention Carl Miehe 4 H work Minnesota trips and Rainbow assembly with regional delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Gorman
Cedar Rapids
Eleanor Mann
Waterloo
J. W. King
West UN
Chris Schumacher
Irs
Frank Sherwood
Austin
Minnesota
Tom Owen
I Js
Cowboys—Coliseum
Hursday
Vada Shaffer
Fayette
Oelwein
Ella Peters
Arlingon
Maury Ann
Dourothy
Arlene Challer
Randalia
Oel‘ein
Jimmy Stageterg
Dawson
Minnnesets
He Carl Miehe
Sylvia Tweedt
Chicago
Joes Hiott
Lillia Droste
Staul
Bertha Droste
Charles E. Redmond
Colorado
Charles Conrow
Sixth Avenue
Iowa Grand Assembly of Rainbow
Fort Judge
Frances Kurasuika
Belle and
Doris Richards
Phyllis Thiese
John Kyrasnicka
Paul Cooney
Washington, D. C
Grover Miehe
Linn County
Carl Miehe
Iowa State College
Earl Birdsell
Eldorn
Concert Night Changes in Rock Island Park
Rock Island park band concerts move to Thursdays starting this week to avoid conflicts with other activities. The change shifts performance evenings from Wednesdays to Thursdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Park
Naval officer to visit Luther College in Decorah Iowa
Ensign J E Shelledy U S R procurement officer Bell Luther College Decorah Iowa on June 12 1941 to intersect further acquaint prospects are interested in the V 7 program which will include information for candidates for appointments midshipmen U S Naval Reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Shelledy
Bell Luther College
Decorah
Iowe
U. S. Naval Reserve
Townsend Club No 2 Meeting Announces June 1977
Townsend Club No 2 schedules a June 1977 meeting at City Lanars at 730 Ely Avenue. A report from the state convention at Marshalkown will be given along with a display of banners donated by Dr. Townsend. Council members should arrive fifteen minutes early for a premeeting session, followed by coffee and cake at Louisa Schnor’s 114 First Street NW home. Everyone is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend Club
Ely & Ae
Marshalkown
Townsend
Louisa Schnor
First Street
Firemen's Club Social Recalls Treats for Members
Members of the Firemen's club gathered Tuesday evening for a social meeting and were pleased to receive several treats. Mr and Mrs Lex Rice, recently highlighted, were among guests noted in attendance with Mr and Mrs ed today. The remarks suggest a warm, communal event with local residents sharing in the hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firemen’s Club
Lex
Rice
Businessmen Soft Ball Clash Set at Wing Park
East siders accept challenge from West side business and professional men for a soft ball game at Wing Park on Tuesday June 17 at 7 00 p m. Chamber committee led by Fred Lenstra with Russ Hearne Earl Moore and Bob Beach plans five innings to spare joints and a post game smoker for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamp Post
West Side
East Siders
Wing Park
Chamber of Commerce
Fred Lenstra
Russ Hearne
Earl Moore
Bob Beach
Mrs Richard Brockhoff Dies At Mercy Hospital
Mrs Richard Brockhoff aged 79 of 12% Second Avenue SE died at Mercy Hospital this morning. Survived by husband and daughters Mrs Fred Ladeburg Mrs Herman Wind Denver Colo Mrs Wm Foel spe Evanston Ill and Margaret Brockhoff Evanston Ill. Body to Brant Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Brockhoff
Second Avenue SE
Mercy Hospital
Fred Ladeburg
Herman Wind
Oelwein
Wm. Foelspe
Denver
Colorado
Margaret Brockhoff
Evanston
Brant Funeral Home
Fay ette County L O F and Rebekah Convention Schedule
The twenty sixth Fay ette County convention of I O O F and Rebekah meets in Maynard with a full day of sessions at the Opera House and Odd Fellows hall. Programs include opening ceremonies, exemplifications, address of welcome, question box, and a joint social hour after supper priced 30 cents, plus Knights of Columbus regular meeting and elected officers at Sacred Heart Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
S. O
West Union Music
Nelle Crawford
Cedar Falls
Rebekah Assembly Music
M. O. Fouts
Independence
Odd Fellows Hall
Rebekahs
Opera House
Rebekah Lodge
Maynard
Bess Gray
Rosebud Rebekah Lodge
Randalia Ballding
Jefferson
Rebekah
Oelwein
West Union
Helping Hand Society
Round Grove Lodge
Starlight Rebekah Lodge
Alpha Rebekah
Moonlight Rebekah
Hawkeye
Fern Rebekah Lodge
Knights of Columbus
Sacred Heart Hall
Vince O'Brien
Ervil Brinkman
Fience
George Lonien
William Flynn
Harold Burke
Fred Rule
Tom Maley
Regis Harrington
H. L. Bosshardt
James Corkery
George Collins
D. Dwyer
John Corkery
E. J. Lambert
Stanley Anderson Wins Gary Gazette Prize For McCurdie
A Oelwein book shop proprietor, 36, Stanley Anderson, won Simon and Schuster’s Gary Gazette Prize with the name McCurdie for a character in magazine ads. The $25 prize was awarded after he submitted the winning name, chosen for its hair raising sound while resembling a real man’s name. Lee Wright of Simon and Schuster notified him of the win. Anderson runs a quaint shop selling greeting cards and sheet music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Anderson
Simon and Schuster
Gary Gezette
McCurdie
Mr. Anderson
Oelwein
Lee Wright
Anderson
Curdie
Noted Writer Katibah Speaks On Arab Democracy In Oelwein
Arabian author H I Katibah visiting Oelwein for a cross country tour to gather material for a new book on Syrians in the United States. He notes Arabs are intelligent, democratic, and wary of Nazi imperialism, with deep cultural roots and modern ideas. The interview covers press misconceptions, war attitudes, and Arab civility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ba Jans
H. I. Katibah
Oelwein
Katibah
Sam Richards
United States
Egypt
Great Britain
Richards
Retail Grocers Meet at Chamber of Commerce Rooms
The Retail Grocers Credit Association held its regular monthly meeting last evening at eight o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Attending were John Bodingham and J. D. Powers of Marathon Finance Company. Plans were made for the next meeting on July 14 at 6:30 with a dinner followed by a short business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Grocers Credit Association
Chamber of Commerce
John Boldingh
J. D. Powers
Marathon Finance Company
Marriage Licenses Issued in One Week End June 10
Clerk Herbert P. D. Klammer lists licenses issued from June 4 to June 9 in Oelwein Elgin Randalia West Union Hawkeye Lamont and Igiwein. Couples include Adrian Lockard with Mary Troupe, Robert W. Nitz with Pearl Davis, Vernon Arnold with Irene Hahn, Henry Mitchell Coke with Mary Ann Cashen, Ernest Lester Baumgarten with Evelyn Bruil, and James B. Cooner with Mildred Blan ciard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert PD Klammer
Adrian Lockard
Mary Troupe
Oelwein
Robert W. Nitz
Elgin
Pearl Davis
Randalia
Vernon Arnold
Walker
Irene Hahn
Lamont
Henry Mitchell Coke
Mary Ann Cashen
West Union
Ernest Lester Baumgar
Tner
Evelyn Elizabet Bruil
Royal Neighbors delegate to quadrennial supreme camp in Duluth
Mrs Inez Pearl King of Oelwein will attend as a delegate to the Royal Neighbors of America quadrennial supreme camp in Duluth Minnesota June 16 to 20. The event gathers 222 representatives including 186 delegates and 21 elective officers with hundreds of visitors from Minnesota and surrounding states. The society’s 506,337 members will be represented as sessions focus on ritual work, business, and entertainment with talks by Grace McCurdy and Moss Anna Bartheland and Foster Farrell addressing society progress and by laws to be revised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Pearl King
First Avenue
Oelwein
Royal Neighbors of America
Duluth
Minn
Royal Neighbors
Minnesota
Society
United States
Grace McCurdy
Bettendorf
Iowa
Supreme Oracle
Moss Anna M. Barthelland
Supreme Record
Foster F. Farrell
Chicago
National Fraternal Congress
Ascerso Motor Tour
First Neon Light Erected in New York City
The first large neon light sign was erected in New York City on December 30 1973 over the George M Cohan theater advertising the production of Ben Hur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
George M Cohan
British Raid Brest By Heavy Bombing Continues
British bomber operations target Brest docking yards and anchorage areas believed to shelter Scharnhorst Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen. The air ministry reports docks bombarded and ships hit, with additional raids on St Nazaire Mandal and Norwegian airfields. A See enemy fighters engagement ended with one enemy plane sinking.
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Page
Montana
Brest
Bismarck
Germany
Uper
Atlantic
Marck
Ger
Hearst
Gneisenau
Aémiral
Poere
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Greisenau Rnhorst
Oder
Great Britain
South Wales
English
Bomber
Scharnhorst
Norwegian
St. Nazaire
Mandal
Stavanger
Norway
Iowa Floods Recede as Rivers Return to Normal
Water releases totaling 000,000 gallons saved a reservoir dam while Decatur County's Grand River hit a 20 year peak and many creeks overflowed. Floods damaged IT bridges in Adams County and washed out Burlington railroad tracks from Red Oak to Hamburg in Mont ece County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur County
Adams County
Montece County
Burlington Railroad
Red Oak
Hamburg
Hawk Eye Boys State Camp Enrolls Record 720
Des Moines announces a record enrollment of 720 boys for the fourth annual Hawk Eye Boys State camp to be held June 15 to 22 at the fairgrounds. Jordan Layson will direct, Ray Donels oversees athletics, Tom Norris chief counsellor, Roy Hefti in charge of the banc, Prof Paul C. Taff leads food, and Dr. George Waiters conducts medical exams. The American Legion sponsors the camp to teach government principles.
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Des Moines
We Camp
Jordan Layson
Dubuque
Ray Donels
Iuwe State College
Ames
Tom Norris
Manchester
Roy Hefti
Johnston
Paul C. Taff
Iowa State
George Waiters
The
American Legion
Arsenal to form own police with radio at Rock Island
Rock Island arsenal will establish its own police force with two way radio communication. Brig. Gen. Norman F. Ram- will lead the move, expanding security and communications at the facility.
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Rock Island. Il
Rock Island Arsenal
Norman F. Ram
Shortest Inaugural Address By George Washington
George Washington delivered the shortest inaugural address at his second inauguration, consisting of 13 words. It highlighted his resolve to uphold the Constitution and the new government with restrained speech.
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George Washington
Island radio and patrol plan outlined by commandant
The commandant announced a new patrol schedule with two cars patrolling the island at all times and revealed the call letters of a forthcoming radio station to go on air.
WWFL Weekly Roundup Hints At Remuf ta Effort
An unclear WWFL note mentions a plan about a weeklong window and a referenced “Try the Wast Adam” in connection with a target remufta effort. The fragmentary text lacks clear entities or outcomes but signals organizational testing or scheduling.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pearl King
Florence Bridges
Rna.c
Nell Sexton
Mapleton
Melanie Adame
Sioux City
Supreme Camp
C. C. Henderson
University of Kansas
J. Howard Mumford Jones
Harvard University
Harold Henderson
Luther College
Frames Krasnicka
Oelwein Assembly
Order of the Rainbow
Masonic Temple
Tuesdey
Marcia Krasnicka
Emeline Stephens
Evelyn Fickle
Margaret Findiey
Marian Eck
Evelyn Wachtel
Francis Kvasnicka
John Kvasnicka
Az Delphium
Belle Richards
Dorothy Festus
Marta Elena
Frankie
Frances
Belle
Dorothy
Francis
Marcia Kvasnicka
Rainbow Girls
Phyllis Thies
Betty Hellberg
Shirley Hintz
Faye Larson
Lois Benzer
Anne Wassom
Dorothy Feltus
Dorothy Walrath
Aris Platt
Mary Lou Thies
Betty Jean Stuck
Shirley Streight
Marior Younsberg
Jeanette Miller
Assembly
Evelyn
Mrs. Krasnicka
Eleanor
Betty Halberg
East
Luther
Fort Dodge
Firemens Club
Richard
Brockhoff
L.O
Maynard Opera House
K. C
N. A
Arsenal
City Laundering Co
Fredric March
Margaret Sullavan
Frances Bee
Louis Baer
Louis
Baer
Buddy
U.S
Strang Tire Co
Tion
James Ellison
Argentina
Ey Aly
Omassiana
John Wayne
Republic Picture
Cesar Bemere
Vaquero
TME
Matinee
Tax Inc
Capia
Marve
First National Bank of
C. B. Chambers
Hanson
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Durone
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