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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1946
Page
1
J K sids, pictured with a crown on the church lawn, is recognized for hours of work around the Presby terian Church. He, a long time volunteer and trustee, leveled grounds, planted hedges, laid cement, rebuilt the east exit, tiled the basement, and more, all without pay to show pride in the community.
A call to readers to nominate an outstanding local figure for Hero of the Week. Submissions should be mailed to the Welty Daily Register Week Editor, with details on the candidate’s community service and impact.
Rev. Clifford Peron will be the speaker at the Legion dinner tomorrow night. Roy Henderson, chairman of the entertainment committee, says the topic will be Emblems We Have.
The funeral for Mrs. Eliza Mosher was held today at 2:30 p.m. at Brant Public Chapel with Rev. D. Ok Pugh officiating. Burial followed at Oakdale Cemetery.
The weekly weather in Oelwein shows temperatures ranging from a low around 55 degrees on Monday to a high near 94 degrees on Sunday. Rainfall varied with .76 of an inch on Wednesday the largest noted. Saturday recorded .68 inches and Tuesday only trace amounts.
Washington reports the government plans this week to seize nine farm equipment plants to resolve long running strikes. Secretary Schwellenbach asked President Truman to authorize seizures at seven Allis-Chalmers and two Case plants. Negotiations stalled. no action date set. Labor officials say copper and lead mining disputes are nearly settled.
The Senate judiciary committee ruled it has no authority to intervene in the dispute between Supreme Court Justices Robert H. Jackson and Hugo L. Black after reviewing a cablegram in which Jackson accuses Black of pressuring the court. Committee chair Pat McCarran said the panel unanimously found no action possible. The report notes the case centers on judicial policy and internal tensions within the high court.
Wallington UP Conferees fail to settle teenage draft details as they extend the selective service deadline to March 31, 1947. A four category proposal would place 17-year-olds last, with options for volunteers and draftees 20 and older, 19, and 18-year-olds, subject to presidential certification for 18-year-old drafts. The pay raise aim to boost volunteers was not decided, with further talks expected after resolving the teenage draft issue.
Dr J and McVitty of Council Bluffs was elected commander of the Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars at the 25th annual encampment closing sessions. Other officers include Howard Welsh of Fairfield, Thomas Nelson of Dubuque, J Allen Orr of Sioux City, and Max Van Horn of Des Moines. The group urged a special Iowa legislature session to address veterans housing and asked colleges to stay open 24 hours to serve veterans seeking education.
Funeral services for Robert L. Brodie will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Baptist Church. The body remains at Brant Funeral Home with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery.
In Moundsville and Braxton county West Virginia evidence suggests Norse explorers reached the upper Ohio Valley long before Columbus. Over the past century only two rune stones have been found in the state, implying white presence 400 years before Columbus.
Four Iowans drowned during a hot weekend as thousands swam in pools creeks and rivers. Victims include Jesus Ochoa 9 in Hampton and Gene McGinnis 10 in Shenandoah with Cedar River drownings of a 10 year old boy and a 17 year old girl.
About 950 people received driver’s license renewals last week. Renewal hours run 8 to 5 with a lunch hour from 12 to 1. The office will stay open for about three more weeks.
Iowa consumers face butter at 64 to 67 cents per pound and natural cheddar at 48 to 50 cents as OPA raises ceilings by 11 and 6 cents effective at 12:01 a.m. Today the OPA district office in Des Moines explained state variations due to two market areas and four store classes. The dairy price move, first announced May 29, also includes new milk ceilings for manufacturers and bulk cream sales controls aimed at stabilizing dairy markets nationwide.
DES MOINES AP The youthful American Veterans Committee elected Charles Bolte 26 of Greenwich Conn as national chairman at its constitutional convention final session Bolte who lost a leg at El Alamein led as temporary chair since the group's formation three years ago The delegates adopted a platform calling for UN control of atomic energy cessation of atomic bomb manufacture a league of veterans of all United Nations a world army force immediate restoration of food rations a break with Spain and continued opposition to Argentina.
Maine eyes will reach consumers in patriotic dress with red white and blue cartons like those used for Maine potatoes. The change aims to evoke national pride in product packaging across the state.
E A McElree 81 former editor and publisher of the Fayette County Union died yesterday at 3 am after a three week hospitalization for a stroke. Funeral set for Tuesday at 2 pm in West Union Presbyterian church. He retired in 1937 after 35 years publishing the Union. Survivors include two sons Paul in Honolulu and Vance in Dubuque, daughter Ruth Thompson in Miami, four grandchildren.
Paris reports the four foreign ministers open resumed talks focusing on economic aspects of the Italian peace treaty. Delegates planned an afternoon session after deputies drafted the agenda, with reparations not expected to be addressed today.
More than 1,000 representatives from U S and Canada are expected at Town State College for the 44st three day national meeting of the American Dairy Science Association. The major portion of the event will cover scientific sessions on production manufacturing and extension.
CHICAGO UP A 60 year old Michael Kasper creates a hand inlaid desk from 1269 A475 pieces of wood with blue accents as a wedding present for his son age 15. Kasper has also produced an inlaid house model in under seven years and an inlaid cocktail table in about 1014 hours.
Uniformed Jewish extremists used automatic weapons and bombs to blow up four road and four railroad bridges along the Palestine Transjordan frontier during the night. At least four people were killed and 14 seriously wounded in the raids, as police fought gun battles and authorities mobilized forces across the region amid rising tensions. An unrelated Arab British clash in Gaza left two British soldiers and seven Arabs seriously wounded.
An army plane carried Col. J. W. Durant and his wife WAC Capt. Kathleen Nash Durant to Europe. The couple linked to the Kronberg castle crown ewers theft valued at 1.5 million dollars were moved secretly after their attorney demanded formal charges or release, with the transfer announced two hours after takeoff.
J D Spece, former Oelwein resident for 12 years, died yesterday at Independence hospital. Brother of Mrs Wilbur Morrison, employed at Hub City Bakery. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Swan Funeral Home in Independence. Survived by two brothers and four sisters.
Due to the weather the Work Day planned for today will be held tomorrow at Wing's Park. Everyone is asked to report there and dedicate one hour to the recreation program.
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