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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1941
Page
8
Kent Taylor headlines the stage in Repent at Leisure with Tuesday and Tuesday only showings followed by Wednesday through Thursday performances by Bara Sienwyck and Pay-Thursday dates noted for patrons.
Miss Mari V Zwanziger and Miss Betty Hosave served as maids at the wedding of Andreae Nuptials in Strawberry Point. The bride Walter Weger. was the groom in a ceremony featuring several form gnates and pride.
At the Ritz Theatre a Sunday through Wednesday double feature presents Guy Kibbee in Scattergood Pulls the Strings and William Boyd in Border Vigilantes. Thursday to Saturday show Binnie Barnes in Angels with Broken Wings Tex Ritter in The Pioneers and Jungle Girl. A Theater committee led by C. W. Bus and others announces a Bepe mer meeting on July 14 at Backbone State with screenings and new film plans.
The Kremer family annual picnic drew about 150 attendees from the community. George Kremer, Mr and Mrs Carl Mer and Esther were among those who attended at Sty Wood School grounds.
Abridge column discusses the value of doubling to deter opponents from a takeout overcall when facing a weak No Trump opener and fourth hand decision, with an example ending in a double against 1NT. The page also lists a jumble of family visit notes from various Iowa residents and towns, detailing weekend visits and travel.
The ninth annual Gamm reunion drew 71 attendees with representation from Fayette, Waverly, Sumner, Arlington, Volga, Elkader, Aurora, Manchester and Strawberry Point. Anna Brockens of Strawberry Point was reelected chairwoman, Carl Gamm of Arlington named secretary treasurer, and a program by younger members preceded strawberry ice cream and cake.
Gabrielle Petit, serving under Edith Cavell in 1916, betrayed by an unknown person and turned over to military authorities refused to divulge information. She was executed after being condemned by the court with eyes bound, crying a final wartime appeal and dying as Cardinal Mercier presided at her funeral, later hailed as a national hero.
A historical note recalls eyeglasses invented in the fourteenth century with prices from 75 to 100 dollars, making spectacles affordable only to the wealthy for more than a century.
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