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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1948
Page
4
Local investigators in Fort Worth rejected an offer from a healer after a bad check charge. The board of survey noted the exchange as part of ongoing police activity. Detectives described a shift in the force’s energy and youthfulness as they pursued leads.
Admitted: Thiele Oelwein Ewald Maker Invader Mrs Kirk Garrison Gelwein Donald Schmidtke. Discharged: Mrs Wayne Butterfield and baby Randalia. Medical notes include names and places with partial fragments.
Mr and Mrs C B Parker were guests of her sister Mrs John Adams for two weeks then left Thursday for San Pedro California Irene Drilling returned to Tulsa Ohio after two weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs John Drilling Aniceta Drilling and Mrs Bonnie Mann, sisters of the former, were home for the weekend Mrs Mary Murphy will return to Waterloo to live with her son Francis following the Murphy sale to James E Scallon Weekend relatives visited the Murphy home including Mrs Margaret O Brian Decorah and granddaughter Shirley Olson of Baraboo Wis Mrs Matt Radloff Sanborn Mrs J Douma Le Mars and Mrs Josie Merrit Galtna visited their brother and his wife Mr and Mrs George Strib jey Saturday Mrs Rosamond Luce and H M Lovrien and O C Luce with Dr Luce Decorah spent Sunday at Lansing and Harpers Ferry Mr and Mrs Walter Pierce Dr Fayette were guests of Mrs Emma Bradley and son Sunday Mr and Mrs Lowell Seailon returned from Ozarks weekend visit Mrs Mary Balk and family Mr John Lynch Spencer spent Sunday at the paral T Fy in home Vernon Perry his sister Mrs Phegbe Smittle and daughter
A dinner Friday evening honored Mr. and Mrs. Keith Thoma on their wedding anniversary with guests including Mrs. Louis Miller and Lillian Riha and many others. Sunday visitors traveled to Niagara cave Harmony Ruth Krueger Marion Probert and others returned from the Iowa Baptist young peoples convention at George Ta.
Obituaries detail Decutee Bect Schrack of Blackhawk County born Dec 24 1872 died June 16 1948 survived by Bertha Knowlton wife daughter Fern Powers and relatives. Earnest E Kelly born Oct 21 1869 Fayette County died June 19 1948 survived by Libbie Durfey wife eight children and many grandchildren. Mary Glass of Strawberry Point died after long illness aged 88 survived by husband Fred Glass and five sons, twelve grandchildren, eight great grandchildren. Funeral services held at First Church of Christ Randalia and Emanuel Lutheran Strawberry Point.
James B Archer 70 son of Lorrenzo and Jane Archer born June 14 1878 on a farm near West Union. He married Nora Olsen who died in 1928 and they had one infant child. The couple farmed in South Dakota from 1905 to 1923 before moving to Platte South Dakota where he was life and career details end in fragment.
William Archer, longtime West Union meat market employee, died June 16 at home from a heart attack. He married Laura Foster in 1928, lived on a farm, moved to West Union in 1944, and worked as a meat cutter. Survived by wife Laura and brother Jack Archer of Vancouver, Washington. predeceased by five sisters and two brothers. Funeral services were held June 19 at the First Methodist Church, West Union, with burial in Platte, South Dakota.
Warden Frank Sain reported a prisoner released by mistake, freeing an accused murderer. Two prisoners named James White shared a day room, a jail clerk called the wrong James White, and the man charged with killing a policeman walked free after a $5,000 bond had been posted for the other inmate.
Mrs Wayne Alderson hosted EB and G club at her home with a potluck supper and 508 at five tables. St Sebald Lutheran church held a three weeks vacation bible school ending Friday with a picnic enrolment 37. Vera Bock conducted the school assisted by Eunice Baum. Various local residents visited and traveled, including families from Guttenberg Cedar Rapids and Independence, with multiple attendees and weekend trips noted.
Lamont E E Everett with F A Kirsch and W Glenny of Fakimers State Savings bank Independence conduct their quarterly review of the Lamont office Tuesday morning. Mr and Mrs Grover Markham welcomed a baby boy Terry Lee. Training classes begin Wednesday night at the Baptist church at 7 30. Diverse family notices recount weddings picnics and gatherings across Marion and Town City with references to the Pfranger and Staton families.
Phyllis Davis returned home after missing the Russeuls Bait home at Cedar Rapids and the Harlan Staton home near Dundee. Rev and Miss Alfred Christensen visited their daughter Mrs van Dattisman in St Louis, while others visited friends in Lamont.
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