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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1941
Page
8
Society notes say the Lawndale Club will be entertained at the home of Mrs Howard Luther in the city park on Thursday afternoon.
Junior Woman's Auxiliary hosts a card party event hosted at a local venue with proceeds benefiting community projects. Members invite attendees to join for an afternoon of games and socializing.
A auxiliary meeting reported progress with state department cards sent to disabled comrades hospitals and a flag presented by the Women’s Relief. The meeting recessed to welcome new members as a community picnic was planned for City Park on June 15 at noon with families invited and seven table service. A delicious lunch ended the event.
A brief wedding notice from Sbxivierian City describes a morning ceremony at 10 30 with Rev L W Hauter officiating and a large gathering of relatives. The bridal party entered to music and songs including Love Came Calling and I Love. The article names the bride and several members of the wedding party in a concise, formal notice.
Waitresses named Dorothy Idoyee Mona LaPiere of Qel lwein and Sylvia Tweedt of Chi cago. Mrs Shay, a Celwein High School graduate, has served as an efficient stenographer since graduating.
The Lisbon government protested Portugal's neutrality policy and sovereign rights. Secretary Hull replied that the United States harbors no aggressive aims and seeks to defend its own neutrality and territorial integrity, while noting no anxiety over the belligerent actions threatening hemispheric peace. The exchange drew little concern at the State Department and was not relayed to President Roosevelt.
British forces report steady progress near Damascus as the ceasefire frontage tightens and reinforcements push forward. Coordinated operations indicate advancing positions with Commonwealth units consolidating gains and pressing toward strategic objectives along the front.
A Beirut dispatch says British planes attacked the Lebanese harbor repeatedly after midnight while French forces fought off firing from the coast. The report notes continued raids and quotes Berlin spokesmen calling the actions criminal and marauding, with no sign of Western intervention to aid France.
The obituary describes a man known as a woodsman and a “boy's man” who devoted his life to helping boys. Highlighted are his wife Barbara Beard and two grandchildren, with notes on his national influence and a silver he received for service to boyhood.
Floods raise toll to 34 with Ottumwa at 8.40 feet near flood stage and Eddyville just below 15 feet. Rainfall measured across Iowa included Pocahontas 2.14 inches and Fort Dodge 2.06. Temperatures ranged from a high of 81 at Albia to 52 at Ida Falls as showers loom tonight.
Bad weather caused a plane crash last night with victims crew members including Capt. David N. Mothervueil 35 Gordon K Va pilot Lieut Theodore F Holstein Lieut Lyman K Harvey and Lieut V Gallagher 27 all taken by ambulance to Salt Lake City area hospitals.
May butterfat output shattered previous records as the Dairy Herd Improvement Association cows produced an average butterfat level higher than in any prior May. The report notes gains in milk production and reflects broader dairy extension efforts at the College.
In a match-point rubber style analysis Barclay notes that fine players gain from every misstep, as Lee Hazen’s declarer play against West demonstrates. The article contrasts bidding, planning, and discarding decisions with emphasis on precision and outcome in bridge.
The May 1938 butterfat record was 32.2 pounds. The new May total reflects 32,699 cows across 74 dairy herd improvement organizations, with Godfred Carlson of Lyle Minnesota leading individual herds at 58.8 pounds. New York heads motor vehicle registrations with 2,655,733. California 2,606,590. Pennsylvania 2,054,787.
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