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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1977
Page
5
The City of Oelwein invites seated bids for the Municipal Swimming Pool Concession Stand for summer 1977. Bids due 7 30 p m June 27 at City Clerk, bid opening and award to best bidder. Restrictions limit offerings to food and soft drinks. minimum bid is 200. Published in Gelwein Daily Register June 17 20 22 24 1977.
The Oelwein Board of Adjustment will meet June 30, 1977 at 1 p.m. in City Hall to review two variance requests. Ray Connolly seeks to build within 2 feet of the west property line at the northeast corner of Lincoln Drive and Second Avenue NE. Ron Luckerath requests an elevated patio on the south side of his property at 478 First Ave SE. Objections may be raised at the meeting.
Public notice announces the incorporation of Oelwein Elevator Company under Chapter 496A of the 1975 Iowa Code. It lists the official name, filing date, registered office at 222 South Frederick Avenue Oelwein Iowa, 50682, registered agent Joseph T Hall, and directors Joseph T Hall Maxine P Hall Joel B Hall Dianne M Hall Bradley D Hall. The article notes 10000 shares of common stock at $100 par and perpetual corporate existence unless dissolved.
Elkhader News notes guests from Tucson Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Dubuque visiting local homes for weekend reunions and ceremonies. Multiple families gather for graduations receptions and weddings in Postville Decorah Monona and Dubuque with out of town relatives from Sheboygan Wisconsin and Plymouth.
The Kid's Corner weekly contest invites entries from children of all ages with no upper limit. Participants must submit a bordered plain paper drawing with ink only, including name age street address city and title. Entries become The Register property and are not returned. Winners are announced each Saturday. entries close the previous Wednesday.
A report by the State Office of Planning and Programming summarizes Iowa land use in 1970 35.8 million acres with 95.5 percent agricultural. Cropland dominates 82 percent of agricultural land led by corn and soybeans, while housing and manufacturing occupy small shares. Transportation remains the largest nonagricultural category at 52 percent, with public recreation expanding significantly.
Sunday dinner guests at Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rohrig included Louis Martke Jr of Grundy Center Arthur Medberry and Lenard Canfield and Dennis Darrel Lynn Leslie and Duane Lee. Clara Magirl returned home after Mercy Hospital Oelwein. Lee Drewelow Bret Brad Jennifer and Boyd joined in New Hampton for Gary Ferkin’s graduation. Arthur Medberry hosted visitors Du Wayne Medberry of Clarksville and others. Rose Brewer hosted a birthday dinner for Shirley Williams in Oelwein with Ernest Brewster Elsie Clue Myrtie Shannon and David Diehl. Fourth grade Stanley School participants Ricky Hassman Danielle Hansen and Carol Meuich on KWWL Community Quiz. Stanley team lost by four points. Betty Follmer visited with William Follmer. weekend guests included Shirley Follmer Rodney Christy Iowa City and Oscar Dielon Cocoa Beach Florida.
Agents Bob and Virginia Larimer of Oelwein report that American Family Mutual Insurance Company maintained its fifth position among the nation's mutual auto insurers in 1976. The 1976 premiums reached about 152 million dollars, up from 116 million the prior year, a 30.5 percent increase the largest among the top 10 mutual auto insurers. The firm has rapidly grown, eightfold since 1956, and quadrupled premiums since 1946 from 37.9 million to about 151.96 million last year.
About 60 youths leaders and adults joined the annual 4-H garden and livestock tour Monday. The group started at Matthew and Mitch Gordish's rural home near Oelwein and toured member vegetable and flower gardens as well as market sheep horses and hogs. A potluck dinner followed at Arlington Park. Andrew Schlumbohm presented retiring club leader Frank Duckett with a plaque honoring six years of service.
Mrs Sherry Mueller reports funeral services for Tina Hagen at Elbow Lake Minnesota attended by Mr and Mrs Ollie Hustad and John along with the Hustad granddaughter Melinda Kay Bailey at Fran Lutheran Church Starbuck. Saurbry family members attended Maelene Christen and Stewart Saurbry wedding at St Joseph Catholic Church Elkader including Max Saurbry Tigard Ore David Saurbry Debbie Saurbry Atlanta and Mike Laurbry Portsmouth NH visiting Ralph Hoover home.
Mr and Mrs James Foxwell of Dubuque welcomed a son named Lance James born Monday May 9 at University Hospitals Iowa City. Baby weighs 4 pounds 2 ounces. Grandparents include Mr and Mrs Thomas Foxwell Elgin and Harvey Walke Guttenberg. Also visiting Nora Robinson midweek, and Mrs Roger James from Pullman, patient at Central Community Hospital.
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