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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
8
Mrs Alva Mahoney entertained the E. O. T. club at her home with a prize game. A delicious lunch was served by the hostess. Mrs Velma and Mrs Door were among guests. The club meets again in two weeks.
A June article notes a regular Amer celebration at St. Ann’s Circle with prizes and games, a Queenchain hostess shift, and a June 20 picnic planned by the Royal Neighbors at the park. It also details a birthday gathering for L. T. Miller with 133 attendees and card games at Hayes home in Dubuque, plus a Northeast Circle meeting incomplete in text.
A fragmented note discusses study routines and teaching methods, noting how focus and perseverance affect learning outcomes. It mentions a condition offering alternate approaches and hints at a regional reference to Niowara. The text is unclear but centers on education and effort.
Worthy lecture and demonstration drew questions and clear answers from Mr Kuhns, leaving members greatly benefited. Guests declared hosts exemplary as plans for future gatherings formed. NW De First Baptist C members shared work updates, new devotions, and fellow ship cooperation. Elration, E Stanley Jones quoted on country conditions, asserting devotion to God and eternity over time.
The article notes Eucharistic Congress Week continuing with sectional meetings for employers next Tuesday. Rev. Francis J. Gall of St Paul Seminary leads arrangements, with Georg Secretary, Raymond Secretary at the Baye Moonglade. The piece includes reflections on the water and mosscade imagery.
Soviet German forces dominate the war news as an ultimatum for surrender expires regarding a historic city. Free French sources indicate possible Beirut occupation completion within the week and reports of movement toward a state government formation amid ongoing regional tension.
The report outlines adjustments to income taxes and a new profits tax aimed at defense contracts. It notes changes to personal exemptions and surtax rules, with credits revised and rates altered. The committee revises the base inclusions and credits, detailing implications for individuals and corporations under the proposed plan.
Statement outlines changes in income tax under a proposed plan. A single man earning 2000 would pay 44 now 116 under the plan. A married man with no dependents earning 2500 would pay 11 now 38.50. A married man with two dependents earning 3000 now pays nothing would pay 11 under the new rate.
Paris and the United States may break relations with Vichy and threaten a seizure of French possessions in the western hemisphere according to a non-controlled Paris press report. The story notes intensifying tension and impending action amid wartime diplomacy.
Des Moines reports State WPA Administrator George Kellier announced a 4500 reduction in Iowa WPA rolls from 18,500 to 14,000 effective July 6. Administrative staff will drop by 47 to 186, with some local offices closed. Absorption into defense and private industry will do little to cushion the loss.
June 19 text recalls a hold up at the Savery Hotel lobby where two bandits attempted to seize 3500 from the vault. Clerk Ray Thom locked himself in a door as Detective Joe Mallett, unarmed, ran for police. One bandit brandished a gun while the other sought the cash. the detective diverted their attention briefly before exiting.
The last surviving member of the Epps quadruplets died at Duke Hospital in Durham at 1:30 p.m. today, 42 hours after four infant girls were born to an Indian tenant farm couple near Roxboro, North Carolina. Attendants said the mother, Mrs. Ian Epps Jr., was recuperating excellently.
In Oskaloosa on June 15, a 15 year old, Everett Brady of Madrid visiting grandparents Charles and Mrs Thomas, drowned in the M and St. L reservoir. A transient rescuer, 35 year old Thomas Tovrea of Albia, also died.
Analysis of artificial finesses in bridge by SI Shepard Barclay. A risky opening lead in dummy’s diamonds is contrasted with a sound club lead. South leverages dummy and intermediates to force a finesse sequence, limiting losses and aiming to make the contract. Includes a problem setup with dealer North and vulnerable North-South.
Brady and a companion were swimming when the former stepped into a hole. Torren was not mentioned further in the accessible text.
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