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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1946
Page
5
A collection of brief gags and fables about married life religion and social quirks. A wife comments on a horse team to illustrate pulling together while a husband quips about one tongue. Other bits involve an organist turned applicant an orchestra manager and a comic view of heaven weekly payments and dating mishaps.
John Bailey of Florida spent last weekend at his mother Anna Bailey’s home. Mr and Mrs Earl Lockwood enjoyed a two week fishing trip at Leach Lake Minnesota. Lee Bennett is ill at home. A large crowd attended a miscellaneous shower and wedding dance in Westgate for Mr and Mrs Ronald Olander, formerly Ann Jensen. Theodor Thea returned home Thursday evening. Roy Adams and son Duane visited the Les Adams frame near Oclwem for a birthday party honoring their son William’s fifteenth birthday.
Mrs Henry Reinking and family joined Martin Bender and Mary on a business trip to Des Moines. Frank Downing hosts Sunday dinner for Burle Downing Mildred Gerlash and Helen of St Ansgar visit. Miss Shirley Butts visits Roberta Kane. Federal liquor tax receipts rose from 163,998,710 in 1934 to 1,408,368,220 in 1944.
Five piece group the Ractus Kids including Arlee Johnson Arlene Wetherbee Dick Wetherbee Jimmy Johnson Bill Lasley and Mrs Lasley head to Hastings Nebraska and the Ranch in White near Napier for a multi day spectacle backed by WLS Chicago. They will tour the United States with acts and a Tex Ritter appearance planned. The White Horse Ranch showcases all white animals and a school training animals for touring acts with a movie company slated to film the event.
The five member act spoke of airing two shows daily for different sponsors and at night for independent engagements. They prefer touring to staying in one place for live audiences, saying they gain practice in pleasing crowds. The White Lois e Ranch uniforms looked snappy and the boots came from Mexico. Dick rejoined after navy discharge, and the group, except him, has been together about four years. Bill joked that his favorite song is Back Home in San Antone.
The International City Managers' Association reports identical intelligence and aptitude tests now hosted in Pasadena for police and fire department applications. The move aims to consolidate personnel selection after finding many applicants accepted positions in either department.
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