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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1946
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR item records a weather or time notation with unclear phrasing about a 24 hour period before 8 p m yesterday and a 2 o clock reference. The readable bits show a numeric time marker and a possible daily maximum but key details are missing.
A stream of brief visits and travels across towns. Joan Donahue and Shirley Chant visited in Independence at Joan’s sister’s home. Jerry Potter and Dixie Rae Bowers called in Des Moines. Ed Damon party en route to California noted Las Vegas heat. Calvin Kiel stopped in town. James and Victor Olsen did business in Oelwein. Rev. and Mrs. Perron left for Pella for a Friday wedding at Petla Fir Baptist. return Saturday. E.R. Walkerbarth visited Independence. J. F. Neal visiting East Troy. E.G. Carey and Jones Milton called at Arnold Baker’s. Martisa Blake and others attended FW-Westgate game in Westgate. Norris Hunt shopped in Delhi. Ward shopped in Oelwein. Paul Kraft shopped in Fairbank. Frank Ambrose stopped in Oelwein. Ralph Schrack shopped in Oelwein. Bliss Amy Piatt to Boulder for University of Colorado summer session. Loren Lenz and Evelyn Wachtel visiting relatives at USU Fayette. Lee Brigham and family returned to Oelwein from Los Angeles trip.
Word arrives that R. J. Klieman and his son Jimmie will travel Friday morning from Kansas City to visit the B. G. Klie man household for the weekend. Other notes list several local social visits, travelers, and town residents visiting relatives in Iowa and nearby states, with mentions of illness and notable comings and goings among families such as Moore Burris Diehl Mayes Hines and Spence.
Local business leaders reminded by the Chain of Commerce to display all their flags tomorrow in observance of Flag Day. The notice stresses patriotic display by merchants and employees, encouraging communities to show solidarity and national pride.
Mr and Mrs Alton Wheel and son Faye left this morning for a two week vacation trip in Hayvard Wisconsin. Sedman Warren Payne spending ten day leave at home of his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Payne. He is stationed Charleston South Carolina. Business callers in Oclone yesterday included W H Rector and J E Halterman of Waterloo. Mr and Mrs Ed Hillebrn of North Bergen New Jersey visiting the Clay Mallberg show and relatives in Aurora. They are en route to California. Mrs Leonard Fox has returned from Waukegan where she spent the year visiting sister Mrs Clifford Swift. Miss Lads Holmes, Mrs Foxs sister, and Mrs Swift accompanied Mrs Id to Waukegan for summer visiting her sister.
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