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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1946
Page
3
Oelwein records a 34 hour period ending at 8 p.m. yesterday with maximum and minimum temperatures listed. Today's 2 p.m. observation notes the current conditions as of that time.
Local brief lists numerous visitors and events from Fayette Oelwein and nearby towns. Names include Harold F King family, Lula Francisco, Leroy Steele, Jack Bush, BM Hawken, Clarence Carter, Jimmy Truer, Doris Mac Heim, Clarence O Riddle, La Verne Gremmels, Dale Borland, Mary Doty, Frank Gates, Red Michaels, Norbert Murphy, Bob Werdel, Danny Voelker, Leo Roberts, Donald Hurmence, Howard Bly, Lelang Hunt family, Herbert Hunt, Nancy, Stanley Hunt, George, William Morris, Howard Parker, Paul Hunt, Paul Heth, Idella Stuart, Fayette. Yellowstone Park trip, Ames travelers, and various callers.
Numerous residents were noted visiting relatives and friends across Iowa and nearby states. Highlights include Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs visiting Vernon in Marion, Darwin Burco returning from Chicago, and several families vacationing in Delhi and Oelwein. Others attended picnics at Backbone State Park and visits to Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, St. Paul, and Ames.
Admitted include Teletha Frank Randalia tonsil. Allen Hughson Oelwein tonsil. Robert Hughson Oelwein. Mary Burrach Ocelwein. birth noted for Mr and Mrs Bernard Hammond Volga City a boy. Discharged include Mrs Augusta Keeler Oelwein. Mrs Eugene Wilbur and baby Randalia. Charles Schenk Oelwein. Mrs John Wiley Littleport. Colleen Anfinson Fayette. Mrs Floren Gilson Oelwein. Beryl Duke Oelwein. Stash Weepie Fairbank. Mrs Floyd Manson Fayette.
Dick Clark, chair of the Oelwein Recreation Association, says city officials fully cooperate with the council. A double tennis court is planned at Red Gate and Wing's Park will be surveyed for a second court. The program serves 500 to 600 people with strong donations and community support. Lawrence Liebe of Iowa Motor Co offers a bus for youths to nearby pools at his expense. The rec council meets the first Monday monthly and invites participation.
Those eager to learn baseball rules meet Tuesday at 7 30 pm in the Chamber of Commerce basement. Dick Clark, approved Iowa Athletic Association official, will explain the rules. Open to all persons from fifth grade up. Fayette county real estate transfers listed for June 20 21 1946 include several WD deeds to different grantees.
The Pep Parade a four star production by the American Legion auxiliary opens Thursday June 27 at 8 15 pm in the Ingh school auditorium. Judy Peck is sung by Ruth Anderson with Don Shaw as her father and Mrs Don Walrath as Mrs Peck. Cast includes Dwayne Weston Keith Trevelyan Lois Pillhaupt Margaret Doty Roseola Margarine Ricketts Joan Wilson Floraine Blake and others in a three act comedy with musical numbers. Performances continue Friday June 28 at 8 15 pm.
The Charles Busse family held its first reunion in 30 years gathering nearly 100 members at the John Becker farm south of Dundee. Oldest attendees were Mr and Mrs Charles Busse from north of Oclwein while infant Douglas Kinne was the youngest. Attendees traveled from Los Angeles Milwaukee Clinton and Chicago among others.
Californians traveled to attend the reunion planned before the war. Organizers Mrs Floyd Kline of Dundee and Miss Doris Hahn of Lamont coordinated letters and plans. The Busse farm near Independence hosted the event two miles from Littleton. Charles Busse has lived in the area 60 years. A fuller report and photos will appear in an early DAILY REGISTER issue.
Officials of two airlines serving the Western States agreed at a meeting in Denver that the city is the logical air freight hub for the West Coast and 11 other Western states. They cited Denver’s strategic location as unmatched for a Western air terminal.
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