Local Notes Highlight Oelwein Personalities and Visits
Oelwein scene features Lamont and Stanhope residents visiting, shoppers, a Strawberry Point caller, and calls from Fayette and Fairbank. Doctors report Mercy hospital releases, new arrivals in town, and summer plans. Notables include Al Kisting at Fort Leonard Wood, a Dubuque Symphony trio with Carin Benzer, and Boy Scouts celebrating Free Day at City Park.
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Irvin Corcoran
Fairank
R. E
F Fayette
Oelwein
Paul Maire
Newton Vis
Midwest
Skippy Anderson
Coliseum
Fred Halvorson
West Union
Oelwein Visiors
Donald
P. J. Neubauer
Harmony
Minnesota
Alfred Mardorf
Mardorf
Forrest Bor,iend
Phyllis
Lawrence Liebeana
Janet Ann
L. C. Smith
Austin
R. PD. Noble
Audrey
Minneapolis
Noble
University of Minnesota
Olive Bartels
Chicago
St. Anne's Hospital
Paul Galvin
Detroit
Michigan
Mary Galvin
Sixth Avenue
Delwein
Jack Plashal
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Jo Spezia
Wayne University
Spezia
C. V. Spezir
Carin Benzer
Fred Benzer
Dubuque
Dennis Morgan
Loras Bowl
Benzer
Qenem High School
Flag Day Program in Oelwein Sunday
The Elks plan a Flag Day observance at City Park at 2 30 PM with Col E E Stoup as speaker. A band concert and singing precede the service, with newly naturalized citizens as special guests, and Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls forming a guard of honor. Tonite two Moose games at Wings Park feature Oelwein Moose vs Cedar Rapids Moose and Coliseum vs Elkader ten.
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The
Elks
Col
E. E. Stoup
Oelwein
Bory Scouts
Campfire
Wings Park
Oelwein Moose
Cedar Rapids Moose
Elkader
John J. Gallagher
God Bless America
John Dahl
Boy Scouts of Oelwein
Auld Lang Syne
VY. Lunn
E. E. Stour
Boy Scout
Ruler Guard of Honor
Boy Scouts and
Campfire Girls of
East West Baseball Game Next Tuesday
The East West baseball game is scheduled for Wings Ark next Tuesday at seven p.m. The West side promises a revenge after last year's loss while Westerners manager Cony Hearne selects himself as the starting pitcher. East side manager Bob Beach will field at least thirty players to ensure victory. Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event and seeks two umpires. after the game members will have a smoker and lunch at Wildwood.
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Wings Ark
West Side
Russell “Cony Hearne
The
Westerners
Bob Beach
East Side Outfit
Chamber of Commerce
C. of C
Wildwood
Auto Collision North of Oelwein Injures Two
Edward Rhine of Oelwein escaped serious injury when his car was rear ended by a vehicle driven by Miss Jeanette Lynch of Lawler on highway 11 about five o'clock a mile north of town. The second car passed Rhine as he stopped to turn west and strike occurred despite Lynch attempting to slow. Both cars suffered considerable damage and Sella Lansin, riding with Lynch, received arm and leg injuries.
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Edward Rhine
Oelwein
Jeanette Lynch
Lawler
Highway 11
Sr. Rhine
Miss Lynch
Mr. Rhine
Sella Lansin
Randalia Church Observes Student Day Service
A 115 churchgoers at Randalia Methodist Church on Sunday June 8 observed Student Day an annual service urging youth to consider further education. Epworth League speakers Wen del Rieck Donald Ferrow Phyllis Hof discussed youth roles in church life and abroad. A program by the Beginners Class led by Mrs Ruth McComb featured a recitation song and play. The Student Loan Fund was explained by Robert Frye Shirley Butts Leslie Wilbur Ardath Wilbur and an offering collected for the fund.
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Randalia Methodist
Epworth League
Wendel Rieck
Donald Ferrow
Phyllis Hof
Ruth McComb
Robert Frye
Shirley Butts
Leslie Wilbur
Ernest Bellis
Mason
Outstanding achievement by Glewein senior high student
A Glewein Senior High School student, Althea Clingman, won top marks at the National Music Contest in St Paul. Judges rated all components A with detailed praise for tone, technique, embouchure, rhythm, and memorization. She also received the MacDowell club cup and was lauded as the outstanding girl performer. Isabel Jones comments on cultural independence in music.
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Oelwein
Glewein
St. Paul
Wm. Muelbe
Althea Clingman
C. A. Clingman
Althea
Prophecy of Mother Shipton Foretells Surprising Changes
The piece reproduces a 15th to 17th century prophecy claiming Carriages without horses, air travel and water walking will come. It notes most lines have happened except the final doomsday line, and that the world would end in 1930. It lists visions of inverted world, gold from trees, iron in water, and lands not known.
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Shipton
England
Oelwein Boy in Special Training Group
Four Iowa trainees at Aberdeen Proving Ground are selected for Co. D, 4th Ordnance Training Battalion, to receive instructor and non commissioned officer training. The group, drawn from 20 states, reflects leadership, education, and aptitude shown in basic training. The first group of 200 completed their course in May and now serve as instructors or NCOs in the battalions.
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Ordnance Training Center
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Iowa
Co. D
4Th Ordnance Training Battalion
Julian S. Hatcher
Bethel W. Simpson
Ordnance Replacement Training Center
States
Col. Hatcher
Col. Simpson
Ordnance Department
Ross Whitehead
D Company
Acemen Company Noted in Belle Plaine Listing
Kenneth W. Erwin of 212 Eleventh St Belle Plaine Iowa is associated with the Acemen Company in a brief local notice listing. The item identifies a person and an organization within a single address context.
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Acemen
They
Iowa
Kenneth W. Erwin
Eleventh St
Belle Plaine
Open Season on All But Catfish Sunday
Opening of panfish season on June 15th makes all fish legal except catfish. Bass crappie and calico bass have set minimums and limits, with war mouth bass rock bass sunfish and bluegills also opening. Catfish season to resume July 1st with special inland water provisions and lake lists included. Also notes on Patrons of Husbandry origin and a nod to classic English sonnet writers.
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Iava
Izaaki Walton
Angers
Warmouth
Wapello
Davis County
Upper
Keomah
Lake Keomas Proper
Mahaska County
Lake Macbride
Johnson County
Pine Lake
Hardin County
Buying Silver Between Palms and Fatware Handles Nestle
A terse note describes the physical fit of han dles of fatware pieces as they nestle into the palm, suggesting a natural, ergonomic placement. The observation implies a design harmony between user grip and utensil construction.
Country Club Notes Geco Handicap Attracts Players And Matches
A list of players and scores outlines the Geco Handicap, with Bob Thompson and Don Witt among leaders. The event, qualifying for Occo Handicap, runs into Friday and Saturday with match play starting Sunday June 21. Prizes go to winners and runners up across four flights.
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Geco
Bob Thompson
Don Witt
Red Riley
Rey Murphy
E. Ohagen
al Schmidtke
X. M. Homan
D. Hansen
Harry Wardell
Jim Ellicot
Richard Hintz
J. L. Teemnster
Jack Legg
Jim Leehey
B. W. Kugler
Harold Ziegler
R. W. Zuber
Leo Kerwin
Ray Hamilton
Fred Meyers
J. P. Becker
Harry Dougherty
Bob Beach Welter Martin
Occo
N. M. Homan
Hazleton
Ray Murphy
Harold Lauber
Cecil Bucks
Jim Elliott
Red Hansen
Ames
Husky Ed Lohrman
Earl Rhine
Harry War
Ninth Division World War I unit now training at Fort Bragg
The Ninth Division organized for overseas service in World War I was in training at Camp Sheridan Alabama when the Armistice ended the war. Now the division trains at Fort Bragg North Carolina with an eight point emblem in white blue and red on olive drab, distributed by Central Press Association and Army Signal Corps Photo.
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Camp Sheridan
Montgomery
Ala
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Local Lounge Talks Ping Pong Contention and Social Roundups
Local chatter highlights Leo Kerwin and Father N M Homan among a crowd striving for daily rounds while Howard Wardell challenges all comers in ping pong and women attendees join in the social scene as spring plans unfold.
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Dell
Leo Kerwin
N. M. Homan
E. O'Hagen
Howard Wardell
Weekly golf lessons and tournament for ladies
Weekly golf lesson notes mention improved players with a call to fill spot for a ladies tournament. The weather forecast for Chicago from June 13 to June 18 shows above normal precipitation and cooler averages overall with scattered showers and moderate rain likely in the period.
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Chicago
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Indiana
Iowa
Ishinos
Wisconsin
Manrestia
Visits and past rulers echo in tombs and moods
The passage reflects on visiting Napoleon's tomb and compares it to Napoleon visiting Frederick the Great, with hints of contempt and cyclical respect among rulers. The fragment references historical interments and echoes of imperial memory across eras.
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Hitler
Napoleon
Frederick the Great
Frederick
Barbarossa
Alexander Ther
Cigescue Cigarettes Show Tiny Wemes Sung At 2 Percent
A fragment notes Iugta of Cigescue Cigarettes with a 2 percent Wemes Sung marking. The odd line suggests a branding or quality claim tied to a percentage figure amid unclear context.
Father's Day from H. W. Brant tribute note
A sentimental Father’s Day message by H. W. Brant reflecting on a father's guiding role, kindness, and leniency in shaping a child’s life paths. The piece ends with a notice that next Friday Mr H W Brant of Brant Funeral Home will comment on Volunteer Firemen.
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H. W. Brant
The
Brant Funeral Home
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