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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
3
Planning commission members must be able to view problems over 10 20 30 years benefiting the whole community. Oelwein’s commission seeks long-range goals, accepting hard decisions and occasional mistakes. A policy focused on the city 25 years ahead guides daily steps toward that future.
The piece traces television from cocktail bar chatter to broad public awareness, noting that two thirds as many TV sets were made in Q1 1948 as in all of 1947. It compares TV’s ascent to radio’s early boom, with conventions shaping its debut and TV starting to parallel radio and cinema in function and influence.
Open Forum letters are welcomed but must be signed and capped at 300 words with authorship kept on file by the newspaper. Anonymous submissions may be edited or rejected to prevent abuse, per editor guidance.
From Southbridge, Cpl. George Lamontagne mailed his wife a letter seventy dates long and containing thirty six thousand words. It took him eighteen hours to write it. In Holyoke, Mount Tom Golf Club adds a new hazard as caretaker William Carter reports hearing a cry of a wildcat on the lake.
A compact list presents across and down crossword clues with mixed language variants and abbreviations. Entries include invalids food river bottoms melodies exclamations and various geographic and nautical terms alongside common crossword helpers and wordplays.
Miss Lillian Thompson reports from Fairbank as Paul Fratzke Jr and John Berry visit. Weddings anchor the weekend with Miss Mary Lou Tudor and Robert Shimp wed in Dunkerton First Baptist Church. Local gatherings include showers for Frank Goldsberry and kin.
Mrs Harriett Winter and family left for Fremont Nebr after a week with parental Mrs Nina Richardson. Herman Curtis and daughter Katherine Quinby IA and the Smiths with two children from Holstin IN were guests in Robi Proctor and Nina Richardson homes. Henry Ott August Winter Arch Tessemer and families attended Plegenkuhle reunion at Westgate. May Sturch Cedar Falls and Pat O'Brien La Porte City visited Will Conklin’s family. Emma Baumgartner, visiting Alpha, returned home.
West Union party guests at a luncheon and bridge in Clermont feature Mrs. Robert Steele and family. Carrington visitors join Otto Krueger and Gordon Hoopmen. Elmer Esler honored at dessert-bridge with many locals attending. Also notes Richmond VA visitor and tips on cooking dried beans in soft water.
Thursday radio lineup lists CBS MBES and multiple stations with 6:00 to 12:00 program blocks. Shows include News at 6:00 and 10:00, Jack Smith at 6:15, J Wayne Show at 6:30, FBI in Peace & War, Mr Keen, Dick Haymes, Crime Photographer, Readers Digest, First Nighter, Sports and Auto Race News, Music Shop, Off the Record, and Sign Offs.
Friday radio lineup lists CBS MBS and NBC programs from 6:00 p.m. through 12:38 a.m. including news, variety shows, dramas, and music segments. Notable items feature Mr. Ace and Jane, Danny Thomas, Crosby Time, Mystery Theater, Judy Canova Show, and Riviera Ballroom with Don Reid’s Orchestra.
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