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Oelwein Daily Register

Location

Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1946

Page

3

Oelwein Weather Report Summary Card

Oelwein weather data covers a 34 hour period ending 8 PM last evening. It lists yesterday's high and low temperatures and today’s reading at 2 PM.

Oelwein

City in Brief highlights local movement and visits

Local shoppers and callers frequent Oelwein, Fayette, and surrounding towns. Residents travel to Minneapolis, Des Moines, Rochester, and Florida for visits, business, or relocation. Notable notes include births, weddings, and seasonal trips among families and friends.

Local residents and visitors listed in Oelwein social notes

The column records numerous visits and travels among local residents and guests. Names include Marsie Stapp, Jacob and Mrs Hoover, Menneth Whalen, Dewey Miehe, Vic Coble, Ted Welp, Col A A Gladden, Paul Buenneke, Allen Schmidt, Wayne Riser, A J Mallie, Hank Ross, K L Fry, George McFarlane, Everett and Loren McFarlane, Jack Powers, Merle McFarlane, L A Schmitt, Joanne, Maureen, Paulie, Marilyn Mariner, Dora Tann, Robert Tann, Jimmy Peters, Hershell Ohls, Hilda Marcucci, Bob Payne, Conrad Wertz, Don Howts, Don Maas, Paul Ford, Herbert Weber, Frank Odekirk, Ina Borland, Mrs Don Sperry, Mrs Roy Graves, Amos Zabriskie, and others. Trips mentioned include fishing at Waskish Minnesota and stays in Washington, Chicago, St Paul, Fayette, Alta Vista, Maynard, Independence, and Stanley with relatives or for church and university activities. Several residents attend district meetings and plan worship services.

Rites for Eck Lohrer Set in Independence

Eck Lohrer 72 a longtime Independence resident died suddenly at the Peoples hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p m in the Buchanan county courthouse court room with Rev Jones officiating. Interment Mt Hope Cemetery. Surviving: wife Eva Statson Lohrer daughter Ramona Garner Stockton Calif son Claus Independence five grandchildren. Also noted: OPA assessed Pure Food Grocery $25 000 for over pricing on tomato juice corn and pears in a local rationing crackdown.

Independence Eck Lohrer Peoples Hospital Buchanan County Court House Lohrer Court House Baliff Claus Eckland Lohrer Jacob Sophia Kuhn Lohrer Eva Statson Ramona Garner Stockton Calif Claus Rev. Jones Mt. Hope Cemetery OPA Pure Food C. W. Rueffel Libby Rose-Dale

Divorce Petition and Guardian Appointment Notices

Court News District reports a petition for divorce between Harlan Sprague and Joyce Sprague for cruel and inhuman treatment, and Mercy hospital seeks the appointment of Fred S. Rule as guardian for Fannie Steggall, 67, a patient there. Marriage licenses issued at West Union list multiple couples with dates in June and partner names from Fayette, Hawkeye, Oelwein, Sumner, Randalia, and West Union.

Harlan Sprague Joyce Sprague Guardian Mercy Hospital Fred S. Rule Fannie Steggall West Union Viola Schmidt Charles Webb Fayette Arlene Anfinson Warvey Schreiner Wes Union Edwin Wurzer Hawkeye Earlyne Croatt Waycoma Alvin Gorman Maxine Nelson Edgar Buenger Gretchen Pellner Oelwein Eugene Lauer

Westgate Post Holds Meeting with Hawkeye Boys State Guest

Harvey A. Messerer presided as the American Legion post met Thursday evening. Guest Ray Mahoney spoke on his Hawkeye Boys State experiences while Charles Underwood attended returning from overseas service. Quality Printing with the Union Label at the Register.

Harvey A. Messerer American Legion Ray Mahoney Hawkeye Boys State Ray Charles Underwood

Lamont Hotel Sold to L E Jones in Lamont

L E Jones bought the National hotel in Lamont from Mrs Frank Svoboda this week. The hotel had been run by her late husband Frank Svoboda for 45 years, with assistance from Agnes Lanturn. The new owner will keep meals and lodging, plan a full modernization, add a new heating plant, and offer Sunday dinners, renaming it the Jones hotel.

Lamont L. E. Jones National Hotel Frank Svoboda

Clermont Man Fred Bivler Dies At 77

Clermont, Special. Fred Bivler, 77, of Clermont, died Friday morning at 9:30 from a stroke suffered years earlier. Funeral services will be Monday at 9:30 in St. Peter’s church. He is survived by his wife and three children Floyd and Charles of Cedar Falls and Mrs M B Jergens of Minneapolis, two sisters Mrs Herby Robbins of Elgin and Mrs Lena Aeschliman of Wadena, and several brothers and a sister predeceased him. Bivler was a lifelong Clermont resident and a harness maker until his stroke.

Clermont Fred Bivler St. Peter’s Church Floyd Charles Cedar Falls M. B. Jergens Minneapolis Herby Robbins Elgin Lena Aeschliman Wadena Bivler

Horse throws man on slippery roads near Westgate

John E. McSweeny was thrown from a horse on the McSweeny farm road near Westgate after a slip. He suffered a cracked leg bone and bruises and is resting at his parents home, Mr. and Mrs. John McSweeny.

Westgate McSweeny John E. McSweeny John McSweeny

Auto dealers gather in Oelwein for piston ring talk

About 35 auto dealers and mechanics from Northeast Iowa attended an auto motive meeting in Oelwein hosted by Ash Motor Supply and the American Hammered Piston Ring Company. The discussion focused on a new porous comb ring and chrome plating, noting its reliability and a record wear gap of 0.003 inches per 100,000 miles. The ring’s wartime use covered 81 aircraft motor types.

Iowa Ash Motor Supply Company American Hammered Piston Ring Company Oelwein

Eight Fayette County residents join Flying Farmers charter list

The Flying Farmers of Iowa reports eight Fayette County members were accepted as charter members at Iowa State College on June 11. Names include L. H. Appelman Walter Follett Clarence B. Kittelson Clarence T. Thorson Veryl D. Coffin Arlington DeWitt Hoffman C. K. Johnson and Ray Lauterbach. Herbert Arnold of Walser serves on the district board. Members who missed cards can obtain them by sending a $2 fee to Lyle Abbott, Information Service, Ames.

Flying Farmers of Iowa Organization Fayette County Iowa State College L. H. Appelman Walter Follett Clarence B. Kittelson Clarence T. Thorson Clermont Veryl D. Coffin Arlington DeWitt Hoffman Westgate C. K. Johnson Aurora Ray Lauterbach Sumner Flying Farmer Directors Herbert Arnold Walser Lyle Abbott Information Service Ames

Kokomo Mayor’s New York Visit Warns of Risky Recruitment

In a satirical piece by Jack Gaver, New York warns of Kokomo mayor Charles V. Orr inviting New Yorkers to visit and potentially relocate, joking that Kokomo’s basketball culture could infect visitors with endless games and fervor. The column notes Orr’s CBS broadcast tied to a Merit Award plaque for Kokomo and hints at hoped recognition for New York someday.

Jack Gaver New York Charles V. Orr Kokomo Ind Orr Greenwich Village CBS

Train aids car victims near Zanesville

Five individuals were injured on a dirt road east of Zanesville when a fast passenger train from Columbus to Pittsburgh stopped after spotting an auto accident. The engineer alerted the signal tower and requested assistance.

Zanesville Ohio Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Columbus Pittsburgh

Crystal ball missing from Anaheim garden

Sheriff officers hunt for the person who entered the fortune telling business after a crystal ball mounted on a pedestal in a landscaped garden in Anaheim was reported missing.

Anaheim Cal

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