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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1946
Page
11
The Oelwein centennial will close with a union church service at the high school stadium at month’s end. Mrs Lyle Pleshek will select music and direct the city choirs in two anthems. Russell Brant chairs the committee. the ministerial association aids in finalizing plans.
Community members visited in several homes over the weekend and during weeklong trips. Families from Dubuque Waterloo Independence and Denver gathered for dinners and weddings while local residents hosted guests from Tonopah Mason City and Topeka. Military service histories and airline career plans are noted for several individuals amid multiple family visits.
Mrs Leonard Roberts hosted a shower for her daughter in law Margaret wife of Leonard Roberts. Leonard served with the U S army in Ireland when they wed and Margaret could not join him for months after his return due to transportation issues. A program featured gifts and attendance by Elgin American Legion auxiliary members. Roy Heyer celebrated a birthday during visits with friends in Cedar Rapids and Dubuque.
In east Waucoma Miss Leona Roger reports that Mr and Mrs Albert Wilber and their sons Jerry and Robert moved Friday from the Luce tenant house to West Union where Albert and Earl Wilber brothers will operate a Ford sales and service station. Bernard Deeny a Bark’s garage mechanic and family moved from the Baker cottage to the Wilber vacated residence. A surprise visit was staged Friday.
A brief notice highlights quality printing work carrying the Union label at the register, signaling standards and provenance for goods or services.
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