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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1948
Page
5
The Fayette County Rural Youth held its regular monthly meeting at the American Legion hall in Maynard on Wednesday. The session opened with remarks from Geiger of ISC.
Harlan Geiger, youth assistant at Town State College, opened the evening as main speaker. He outlined Rural Youth activities in Iowa and how other counties participate, and discussed five preparations or programs.
A rural youth camp will be held at Pine Lake State Park near Eldora on June 25 26 and 27. After the business meeting, games and dancing were enjoyed by the group.
An orderly listing of visits business calls and social events in Oran and nearby towns including Des Moines Oelwein Independence Westgate Clermont Readlyn and Fairbank. Attendees include Earl Shippy Joyce Rundle Helen Lockwood John Mohlis Suhr Lorber Bloomgren and many other named residents with birthdays Bible school and university graduation mentions.
Hazleton residents are mentioned across several towns and states with visitors and family updates. Mrs Z E Campbell Rosa Lee and Harry visited Dyersville Sunday and Monday. Mrs Robert Wilson Des Moines came to stay with her mother. Mrs J Fred Wells had surgery at Peoples hospital Independence Wednesday.
Mrs Gordon R Williams correspondent reports on local social calls and comings and goings. Mr and Mrs Will Sager were Oelwein callers Monday. Gordon Flaucher, son of Karl Flaucher, is confined with an injured leg. Mr and Mrs Raymond Brown and family from Waterloo were Sunday visitors to Charles Bigelow. Edith Biglow works at the Humewood cafe. Mr and Mrs Paul Hansen Cedar Falls welcomed a daughter born June 6, the former Frances Stewart. Mr and Mrs Kay Hall hosted 19 Live Wire Sunday school members for a potluck at their home. Mrs Mary Jakway moved to Humboldt to live with her son. Mrs R C Stewart returned from Willard hospital Manchester after a week of care. Mrs Otto Falck and daughter from near Aurora visited in the Annabelle Hesner home. Mrs Warren Howland visiting in Independence with Charles Fisher and Ermol Faulkner. Eugene Sliter and Harry Stewart left for a short trip to Nebraska. Mrs Richard Schoenbeck was an Oelwein caller. Mrs George Helms Jr visited patient E E Wessels at Mercy Cedar Rapids. Ada Hawley and Mrs Harry Stewart were Strawberry Point visitors.
A combined operations effort by the corps of engineers army air forces and military intelligence produced 125 million maps during World War II. Aerial photography removed mystery from Pacific islands and hut and palm tree locations. Allies created more French maps in two years than France produced in two millennia.
Anamosa visits the J. P. Spragg home Monday as discussion on poultry development highlights the industry’s origins. The poultry trade in this country traces to the early 1800s with Europe and Asia, especially China, noting eggs as a long standing business. Earlier settlers relied on wild fowl for food with domestic birds supplementing shortages.
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