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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1943
Page
8
Rainbow installation tonight at 8 08 at the Masonic Temple open to the public Also notes on Bayles Young Juniors meeting Saturday at Epis church and various church and club activities with members and guests.
The article notes a committee and date set by the president aided group. Next meeting in a few weeks will host a potluck luncheon. Members should come prepared to help finish cleaning. Ivan Older moves to Chicago. Mrs. Sebolik appoints Mrs. John Walker treasurer for remainder of year. Quilt planning and sale details mentioned. A rummage sale discussed. Morning prayer allowed if arranged. church services Sunday mornings. Meeting closed with a night lunch served.
Lawmakers pressed for broad food policy reforms amid shortages. A subcommittee would report to the White House on Monday, urging the president to back legislation or issue an executive order placing all food production, rationing, and price controls under Food Administrator Chester Dervis.
Federal meteorologist Charles Reed reported near flood conditions in the Burlington district as the Mississippi River rose. Burlington logged 12.5 feet at 7 a.m., with the river rising from Davenport toward Keokuk. Violators in Denver’s traffic program may now serve penalties at home via a weekly radio traffic court, answering questions on safety. Investors are urged to buy bonds and stamps.
Pattern advertisement lists No 8207 for mother daughter sets in sizes 10 to 20 requiring four yards of 32 inch material for size 12 and 248 yards for a size 4 ensemble, with 15 cents postage to The Chicago Tribune pattern dept. Includes pattern 8207 C in children’s sizes and promotes Fashion pattern catalog and a victory bond stamp call.
Opal Sackett Luce, longtime assistant cashier of the American National Bank of Arlington, has temporarily assumed the bank's manager duties after cashier F. E. Breckner joined the Navy. The move follows a wartime pattern of women taking pivotal roles, with Luce praised for her banking knowledge and trusted leadership as Breckner serves in Chicago and later Harvard.
London dispatch reports Pantelleria surrenders after a protracted 20 day siege, the island built secretly by Fascists as a naval and air base to threaten Bizerte. The fall opens the way for a Sicily invasion while Lampedusa is blockaded and cut off. Allied fleets push toward a major clash with the Italian navy as Axis defenses brace for invasion.
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