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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1948
Page
5
In a high scoring contest at Danville and Springfield, Quincy hung on to defeat the Town team 14 to 3. A three run rally in the eighth inning by Water Joo could not overcome the early lead as Quincy surged ahead and extended its league lead.
In a rain soaked contest the team secured a narrow first win in the fourth place and fought hard for second, finishing just one point behind Dan after a tense seventh inning.
United Press reports Indianapolis Indians end a four game skid to return to form in the American Association. The team led the circuit by 24 games after a win over Toledo. Milwaukee Brewers topped Minneapolis 11 to 4 and Kansas City defeated St Paul 10 to 2 in other games.
Local residents from Stanley and Waterloo report visits and gatherings. Families including the Neons Pond Gunstone and Clark households hosted and attended events. Travel paths reveal relatives from Des Moines Fayette and Council Bluffs visiting Waterloo, Oelwein, and Independence area pairs.
Iowa delegates travel to Philadelphia for the 1948 Republican National Convention with front row seats in Convention Hall apart from Kansas and Missouri proximity to the speakers platform. The 23 delegates and most alternates attend as Iowa headquarters distributes scarce tickets, while other states also face ticket limits and visitors. Michigan and New York delegate badges feature distinct slogans and colors, with Michigan’s "The Bell Tolled Twice" badge drawing curiosity amid reports of a delegate’s death just before the event.
Res. Ben notes Sen. George Wilson of Iowa is missing as the convention opens. The senate didn’t adjourn until 7 am Sunday and Wilson plans to reach Philadelphia later in the week. In campaign crowds a story of Taft clover tokens and Stassen headquarters interaction appears with W. S. Rupe of Ames declining a token.
Mrs Gordon R Williams correspondent reports a sequence of visitors and callers in Lamont area towns. Eileene Jenks of Oelwein visited her mother Mrs Gertrude Jenks over the weekend while Mrs Esther Richmond and Evelyn Hawley came from Waterloo to see Ada Hawley at Allen Memorial hospital. Mrs Charles Fisher and daughters from Independence called on Mrs Warren Howland. Mrs Albert Kapke and daughter Jacqueline visited Cedar Rapids. Merry and Terry Smith stayed at the Bowers home near Oelwein during a vacation period.
Sunday visitors and dinner guests are listed across Cedar Rapids Delhi Lamont and surrounding towns. Families like Sliter Stewart Webber Deighton Pettson Murphy Howland appear among motioning gatherings. The column notes moves and overnight stays including Maude Windenburg relocating to Donald Murphy’s home near Wadena.
A midweek gathering described as a Thursday picnic occurred at a state park near La. Charles Harrison and family attended a Toledo reunion Saturday. Elaine Schoenbeck of Oelwein visited the parental home of Richard Schoenbeck on Monday. Sisters reunite as Mrs Laura Rhines of Greeley attended events in the area.
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