City in Brief highlights regional visitors and shoppers
City in Brief lists visitors and shoppers in Oelwein Fayette and surrounding towns. Entries note Taephone visits by Taephone 28 or 29 and various travelers including Jamies Fancon from Greeley and Mrs. Wing from Spirit Lake visiting relatives California. Other mentions include local calls by Mrs. Cowles, Peck, and Lillery with several interstate movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Brigham
Spirit Lake
Idaho
E. A. Wing
Social Roundup of Local Residents and Visitors
A dense list of social notes from Oelwein and nearby towns reports callers, visitors, and travelers. Names include Clifford Baker, Don Buhr, Louie Gileh, Elaine McCue, Marvel Wolfgram, Eldon Thompson, Miss Bitt Donovan, Miss Maurine Smith, Mrs. A. Porter, Vins Hazel O’Brien, Mr. and Mrs. L. Williams, Harold Mason and family, Mrs. Major S. Newton, Arlene, Wally Bently, Johnny Brunnett, Loyd Gipp, Seaman Berbert Guot, Charles Werdel, Lowell Bond, Mrs. George McFarlane, the J. Jensen family, J. McVay, Mrs. T. Keller, Anna, Burdell Atrens, Richard Venter, Interstate Power Co representatives Fred Myers, Bob Simmons, Miss Margaret Porter, Rov Thompson, Miss Helen Benson, Miss Darlene Blume, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weigel, Fred Lynes, John Stasi, Neva Pond, Mrs. Marjorie Taylor, Mrs. Harry Kemmerer, Miss Ida Kemmerer, Dick Bernhart, Mrs. Joel Farmer, and various accompanying travels and errands.
Mercy Hospital Admitted and Births Report
At Mercy Hospital admitted list includes Roger Sodini Oelwein with tonsil surgery Pete Kalb Arlington tonsil Mrs Fred Peeper Arlington surgical Mary MacKean Strawberry Point medical Gary DeWitte Arlington surgical Mrs Elmer Schaefer Oelwein Gary Davidson Arlington tonsil Sharon Kay Corbin Wadena tonsil Gend Town Stanley tonsil John Griffith Elkader tonsil Births to Lloyd Smith Elkport and Harford Moyle Strawberry Point boys Discharged Bessie Jennings Arlington Leonard Bartels Strawberry Point John Lenz Oelwein Joan Behrens Oelwein
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Sodini
Oelwein
Pete Kalb
Arlington
Fred Peeper
Surgical
Mary MacKean
Strawberry Point
Medical
Gary DeWitte
Elmer Schaefer
Gary Davidson
Sharon Kay Corbin
Wadena
Gend Town
Stanley
John Griffith
Elkader
Bessie Jennings
Leonard Bartels
John Lenz
Joan Behrens
Veterans Administration Office to Adopt 40 Hour Week
The Oelwein Veterans Administration contact office will switch to a 40 hour work week from July 1, Monday through Friday. Employees will still work a 48 hour week by adding Saturdays in Elkader. Currently the office closes at 12 noon on Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vets
Veterans Administration
Oelwein
Elkader
Comes Home After 36 Years
Grace Pollard, longtime office assistant to doctors in Waterloo, returns to Strawberry Point after 36 years away. She sold her Waterloo home and will live with cousin Nell Westfall, reuniting with family kin who have long shared close ties across Strawberry Point and Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry Point
G. G. Bickley
Waterloo
William Bickley
Grace Pollard
Nell Westfall
Maude Hody
Funeral for Fred W Bigler in Clermont
Fred William Bigler, born December 3, 1868 in Clermont and died June 21, 1946, aged 77, was a harness maker and walnut wood aficionado. He married Kate Sullivan in 1896. they would have marked 50 years of marriage in October 1946. Survived by daughter Mrs Nick Jurgens, sons Floyd and Charles, sisters Lena Aagschliman and Herve Robbins, seven grandchildren. Funeral held Monday at St Peter’s Catholic Church with burial in the adjoining Catholic cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Bigler
Clermont
Fred William Bigler
Fred
Susan Bigler
Alfred
Kate Sullivan
Mary
Cornelius Sullivan
Nick Jurgens
Minneapolis
Floyd
Charles
Cedar Falls
Lena Aagschliman
Wadena
Herve Robbins
Elgin
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Fr. Cooney
Edward Burt
Burkhart Riegal
Dan Burke
Charles Regan
William Sheehy
Frank Leahy
Luxury Food Scarcity Raises Terrapin to Luxury Status
Years of careless unplanned fishing have driven terrapin into the category of high priced luxury foods. Officials urge restraint and suggest thrift in consumption while markets face scarcity.
Nye Tries Again Coins Minted Here in 1652
The article notes Boston established North America’s first mint in 1652 with silver coins minted there. It mentions coins tinted and references aluminum foil as a recognized vapor barrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Boston
Rancher Kills 820 Rats in Day and Night Battle
Adolphe Bufe of Sacramento California a rancher killed 820 rats during a day and night battle after sighting a drove moving toward his hay field and chicken house He substituted rat poison in feed hoppers then clubbed the rats while his dog and cat chewed them The story comes from International News Service Want Ad column style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolphe Bufe
Sacramento
Cal
Bufe
Buchanan County Sends 22 to Army
A group of 22 men left Independence Monday evening for a pre induction physical at Ft. Snelling. Named individuals include Peter Laurence Amhr Everett Lee Franck Roy Nicholas Miller Howard Percy Strong Gale Lavern Ludwig Richard Clinton King William Henry F. Schmidt Harlan Loat Campbell Lawrence Edward Fenner Aloysius Charles Trebon Leland Cecil Schutte Loren Chester Frasher Patrick Vincent Monaghan Max J. Lindsay Kenneth Wayne Cole Robert Modust Van Daele La Verne Henry Grimm Norman Scott Frye Jr Leonard William Schultz Lyle Edward Luloff Bernard Howard Brennan and Raymond Leo Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan County
Army Independence
Independence
Ft. Snelling
Peter Laurence Amfhr
Everett Lee Franck
Roy Nicholas Miller
Howard Percy Strong
Gale Lavern Ludwig
Richard Clinton King
William Henry F. Schmidt
Harlan Loat Campbell
Lawrence Edward Fenner
Aloysius Charles Trebon
Leland Cecil Schutte
Loren Chester Frasher
Patric Vincent Monaghan
Max J. Lindsay
Kenneth Wayne Cole
Robert Modust van Daele
la Verne
Henry Grimm
Norman Scott Frye, Jr
Leonard William Schultz
Lyle Edward Luloff
Bernard Howard Brennan
Raymond Leo Miller
Shrimp Text Highlights Value of Fishery Resource
Shrimp is described as the most valuable fishery resource for the south Atlantic and gulf coasts, underscoring its economic importance to regional fisheries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Atlantic
Gulf
Hardware heart condemned cattle due to swallowed objects
More than 5,000 beef carcasses were condemned in a single year because of a condition called hardware heart caused by cattle swallowing wire nails or other sharp objects. Cod Banks the cod resource perhaps the largest of the North American banks yields a billion pounds of fish per year to fishermen of the United States Canada and Newfoundland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Newfoundland
Smoked Fish Varieties Defined in Brief
The article defines three smoked fish types: cold smoked, hard smoked, and kippered varieties, outlining distinct processing methods and flavors for each category.
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Tom
Marry Wardman
Mrs. L. B. Hardman
Harold Corcoran
Fairbank
City
Greeley
J. L. Ritchie
Ed Jenkins
Wisconsin Dells
Millard Pines
Tripoli
Elmer Scheafer
Jerry
Alvin Thode
Eileen
Fayette
George Cowles
J. A. Peck
Chicago
Aurora
William Ladewasser
Mildred
J. A. Lillery
Kansas City
S. Lubbock
Cedar Rapids
Arnold Baker
Alex Moser
Manchester
Jack Bush
Dubuque
Kerwins
Sacony
Clifford Baker
Don Buhr
Sumner
Louie Gileh
Fredericksburg
Elaine McCue
Marvel Wolfgram
Central City
Eldon Thompson
Aant 1
Bitt Donovan
Maurine Smith
L. Williams
J. Jensen
Harold Mason
Wilmington, Call
Major S. Newton
Arlene
Tacoma
Wesh
Wally Bently
Johnny Brunnett
Loyd Gippe
Drom
Memphis
Tenn
Seaman
Berbert Guot
San Diego Naval Training Station
Elle Gust
Charles Werdel
Lowell Bond
Gamble’s
George McFarlane
Kirk Garrison
J. McVay
Milwaukee
Wis
T. Keller
Anna
Westgate
Burdell Atrens
Richard Venter
Davenport
Delwern City Park
A. I. Maitlie
Pine River
Mirm
Yis
Margaret Porter
Askaloosa
Anc Mis
K. W. Porter
New Arlington
Rov Thompson
Hom
Melita
Cdeughter
Carl Rasehhe
Watleton
Helen Benson
Minnieéapuis
Terrali
Darlene Blume
Charles Weigel
Drees-Weigel
Dyersville
Fred Lynes
A. J. Maillie
John Stasi
Ceteran’s Hospital
Des Moines
Neva Pond
Marjorie Taylor
Ontario, Ore
Henry Kappes
Mrs. Kappes
Harry Kemmerer
Max Crain
Ida Kemmerer
Los Angeles
Dick Bernhart
Joel Farmer
Fred Voelker
U. S. Army
Army Recruit Station
PT Tae Ee
Rors
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N.Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Waterlac
Diweia
Daily Register
Mercy Hospital
Lloyd Smith
Elkport
Harford Moyle
Fcoe
the Sea
New York Beach
Gail Carlinger
Alan Kay
Miami Beach
Nye
Gerald P. Nye
Senate
North Dakota
International
Ath District Legion
Thur
Legion Hall
Redgate Park
Little
Legionaires
Iheign
Young Coal
Just
Glock
Rabhbun Brothers
Jewelers
Oclwein
Datigna
Vir Tred
Tricky
Thermzo
Penelope Pentwerp
Ondo
Atom
Wits End
Maie Drug Co
Walgreen Agency
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