Oelwein Eastern Star Hosts State Officers Meeting
Oelwein chapter plans a two day Grand Officers gathering June 13 14 with chautauqua program social time and Iowa centennial pageant at the Masonic temple. Guests include Mrs Gladys Haycock and Mr Russell Hayes from Des Moines. Activities include initiatory ritual, housing committee led by Mrs Daisy Ray and decorations to honor the Iowa Centennial theme.
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Oelwein
Order of the Eastern Star
Iowa
Masonic Temple
John Kwasnicka
Gladys Haycock
Russell Hayes
Des Moines
Millie Lerdall
Marc Fridley
Daisy Ray
Scout Leaders Attend Patrol Leaders' Pow Wow
Scoutmaster Leland Hunt and Troop 34 members attended the patrol leaders’ pow-wow at Scout Camp Ingawanis in Waverly. About 72 scouts, 10 scoutmasters and eight staff members from four teen troops in the Wapsipinican area participated in first aid knot tying nature study and a patrol method film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland Hunt
Robert Borland
Bob Clark
Wayne Stockwell
Bill Heitter
James Davis
Maynard Girl Celebrates Birthday At Family Party
Donna Lee Heth was honored on her sixth birthday with a Saturday party in Maynard. Guests included Pauline and Irene Steinbronn LaVenne Lorraine Heth Judy Schmitt and others from Fayette Oelwein and Maynard. Lunch was served with help from Mrs Haldamen Mrs Waller Heth and Mrs Bullock.
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Maynard
Donna Lee Heth
Pauline
Irene Steinbronn
LaVenne
Lorraine Heth
Fayette
Judy Schmitt
Oelwein
Judy
Jean Gurtz
Janet
Margaret
Marilyn Waskow
Marilyn Plester
Vera Jensen
Maureen Heth
Donna
Heth
Harry Haldamen
Waller Heth
Albert Bullock
Qelwein
Reunions Held at Arlington Park Involves Peterman Family
Two family reunions took place at Arlington Park on Sunday. The Peterman gathering drew sixty two relatives with a picnic and music by Dean Fox and the Foxes plus the Peterman spouses. Next year’s Peterman reunion will be in Oelwein. The Speed family reunion drew thirty six attendees enjoying a picnic and Gleim peony gardens, with plans to return to Arlington next year.
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Arlington
Peterman
Dean Fox
Oelwein
Lyman Fox
Earl Peterman
Volga
Gleim Peony Gardens
CLUBS AND LODGES WEEKLY EVENTS SUMMARY
Tuesday events include L A to OR C annual picnic at City Park at 6pm with rain location in V F W Hall, Rainbow girls meet at 7pm at Masonic Temple. Wednesday St Ann's Circle at Sacred Heart gym 2 15. Thursday St Elizabeth's Circle at Mrs Graff 4th Ave W. auxiliary meeting 8pm. WSCS Unit 12 at Mrs Effie Mauross. Maple Grove luncheon 1pm at Neva Hall with Genevieve Logan and Ward Reeser. B of LF and E 7 30 at Tillie Trower home. Rainbow girls installation 7 30. Friday Jefferson Rebekah Lodge 8pm officer elections and program. WRC Flag Day luncheon Friday June 14 at City Park with 12 30 luncheon at Chamber of Commerce.
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Masonic Temple
Laurence Raitis
St. Ann’s Circle
Sacred Heart School
St. Elizabeth's Circle
Joe Graff
4Th Ave
Lemur Size Compared To a Baby Fox
A nocturnal prowler of African and Madagascar jungles, the lemur is described as about the size of a baby fox and its Latin name conveys a ghostly meaning.
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African
Madagascar
Gladbrook Girl Weds Maynard Man
Miss Dorothy Thomae and Victor Steege wed at the Gladbrook Methodist Church in a 5 pm ceremony officiated by Rev. R M Bell. The bride wore white satin. Genevieve Thomas, maid of honor, carried yellow roses. Best man was Gerhart Steege. ushers were William Thomas and John Nauholz. The couple's families and local friends attended, with the bride a Cedar Falls teacher and the groom a former Tama county dairy supervisor.
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Methodist
Gladbrook
Dorothy Thomae
Martin Thomae
Victor Steege
Fred H. Steege
Maynard
RM. Bell
Genevieve Thomas
Becky Naegle
Arnolds Park
Ruth Roberts
Rembeck
Gerhart Steege
William Thomas
John Wnauhalz
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
New Hartford Consolidated School
Lightning Strikes Barn Near Sumner Farm
Lightning struck the Frank McCormick farm barn north of Sumner during an electrical storm Sunday evening. About 500 bales of hay and some grain were destroyed, but no livestock was lost. A hammer mill milking machine and separator were in the building. The Sumner fire department kept the fire from spreading to other buildings. Oliver Westphal, the tenant who had just moved there, was mentioned.
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Sumner
Frank McCormick
Oliver Westphal
Start Campaign to Dry Up Des Moines
Polk county and Des Moines launch a major drive to curb liquor and gambling with a 30 deputized squad led by Sheriff Vane Overturff. The board authorized 17500 dollars for three months of full time salaries as the campaign targets all violations, not just joints.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Vane Overturff
Overturff
Board of Supervisors
Tim
Overturst
Bidault Named France Premier by Moderate Republicans
Paris reports that Foreign Minister Georges Bidault was nominated by the steering committee of the moderate Popular Republican party to lead France. The group urged rapid formation of a new government and a swift assembly draft constitution as the next steps involve the Communist Party meeting on June 15 and potential objections to the MRP choice.
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Bidault
PARIS
Georges Bidault
France
Popular
Republican Party
Republic
Communist Party
MRP
Daily Crossword Across and Local Notices Fragment
Crossword clues list plus a lengthy stream of local society notes. The item names Mohamme dan call to prayer and multiple numbered clues. It then shifts to obituaries, visits, travel, and family gatherings, with names and places including Waterloo Des Moines Kansas City Mexico City Cuba Haiti Jamaica Panama and Aurora. The text reads like a rural newspaper brief page full of personal notices and community updates.
Community Notes From Stanley And Surrounding Areas
Miss Neva Pond Correspondent Joan Clark carrier news from Stanley includes dinner guests Walter Hoover Centerville and E L Scott Kansas City Kan and callers in Roy Cane field home Scott township Farm Bureau met at Louis Schlumbo lin home Everett McFarland Gelwein works on Mrs Inez McFee apartment in preparation for her move McFarland to teach at Stanley school Willard Means Fredericksburg visited Frank Mulford home Rush Sutter business callers in Independence Rozella Mulford weekend in Hawkeye Nels Stimson home Melvin Stimson Waterloo visited Nels Stimson home 78 votes cast in Monday election here 14 Democrat 64 Republican board members listed Edmund Baugh and Will Simmons Vin ton visited N P Stimson home Beverly Ann Hardman visiting Aunt in Freeport Ill Amos Kieler and Edd Clark called in Maynard Leo Mulford Max Schmeitzer Rozella Mulford spent Wednesday in Waterloo Honor birthdays Kyle Irvine and Phillip Garnier Oelwein Frank Brownell family celebrated 58th wedding anniversary at Hazleton Frank Brownell and sons attended gathering in Hazelton Rex Reed death reported from Stanley resident 49 of Waterloo World War I veteran and former Stanley resident
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Scott Township
Louis Schlumbolin
Everett McFarland
Gelwein
Inez McFee
McFarland
Stanley School
Willard Means
Fredericksburg
Frank Mulford
Rush Sutter
Independence
Hawkeye
Rozella Mulford
H. H Engel
Hazel Foot
Hawk~ Eye
Melvin Stimson
Waterloo
Nels@ Stimson
Delbert Dange
Norman Frye
Flossie Maley
Will Michaels
Will Morgan
Ivor Rathbun
Leon Meyer
Schmeitzer
Kyle Irvine
Phillip
Ivan Garnier
Oelwein
Frank Brownell and
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State Officers
John Goeller
John Youngman
L. Miller
Gene Miller
Lillie Bradley
Legion Hall
Doe Braden
Sunshine Fund
Don McNeil
Iowa City Hospital
Independence Hospital
State Hospital
Children’s Hospitals
Patty Corkry
Joan Faye Kemp
Marlene Ohl
Mary Corkery
Helen Ward
Frank Crandall
Ivadell Ward
Ward
Donald King
Earl Payne
Miss Ward
Paul W. Ralston
Miss Connell
Mary Jo Connell
Arnold Schmitt
Helen Puschner
Rose Harms
Colette Dibble
Fred Goldsberry
Fairbank
Ronald Goldsberry
Near Oelwein
Arnold Heth
al. Schmitt
Fairbank Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Charles Finch
Emmett Durham
Arthur Polege
Daily Register
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OR. C
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D. J. & I. F. Raftis
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Daily Crossword
Arabia
City
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Florida
Conflicts Bown
Byrnes Park
Kingsley Avenue
Herman Kendall
Ethel Garard
Farmer City
Bessie Fairchild
Seattle
Wash
Leslie Weston
Cheryl
Weston
Farm Bureau
Kansas City
Max McFee
Mexico City
Max
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San Jose
Calif
Cuba
Haiti
Jamaica
Mexico
Panama
South America
Washington, D. C
le Hardman
L. B. Hardman
Daugter
Anita
Cli Parker
Jackie
Robert Condson
Owein
Freeport
Mary Weston
Witerloo
Lavern Halstrom
M Leo Mulford
Glenn Mulford
Karl Mulford
Paul Beck
Cly Cook
Claren Cook
Winthrop
Clifford Mulford
John Tillasen Elgin
U. S
Ireland
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Stanley
Walter Hoover
Centerville
E. L. Scott
Kans
Inez McLee
Roy Cane Field
Freakensterman
Merion
Dave Roberts
Richard
Mary
Bertha Riche
Roberts
Decorah
Roger Cary and Sons
Carl Mahoney
John Lala
Walker
Rex Reed
Rex W. Reed
Alonzo Reed
Tremett
Pfeiffer’s Drugs
Iowa Motor Company
Oelwein, Ta
FORD
Borden
Borden's
Borden-Hutchinson
WMT
Nutte
Ome Imedeim
Hintz Bros
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