City in Brief updates from Oelwein area residents
Local notes list numerous residents visiting, traveling or returning home, including Mrs. Donald Retz and son Dick to Moline Illinois, Margar ete Anderson R N visiting from Moline Public Hospital, Mrs. J A Dickens and Mrs. Howard Jensen, and Ensign Art Napier heading home to Detroit after visits. Several shoppers and guests from Winnebago, Denver, Tucson, Fairbank and Fayette are mentioned with moves to and from Oelwein and nearby towns. A pony bite incident involving Helen Pitchmer is also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
meMis
Donald Retz
Moline
Illinois
Margarete Anderson R. N
Fred Logeman
Manley
Frank Christen
Lansing
4Th District
Eve
Oscar Juhl
Mason City
Oelwein
H. W. Gaunitz
State Department
R. €. Patrick
Ford Lee
Cleark Lake
Local Shoppers and Visitors Report from Oelwein Area
West Union businessman Guy Donaldson was in town yesterday. Shoppers include Mrs Ray Vande Vorde and daughter Patty of Stanley and Mrs Frank Huber of Hawk Eye. Others visiting or transacting business span Cedar Rapids, Independence, Fairbank, Fairfax, and Des Moines with several families mentioned by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Vande Vorde
Patty of
Stanley
Oelwein
Joe Hall
Earl Hall
Marilyn
Fairfax
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital Admits and Births in Iowa Drifts
Admitted: Anta Daniels Oelwein tonsil Harry Daniels Oelwein tonsil Dean Blair Oelwein medical Mrs Richard Westendorf Strawberry Point surgical Birth: Mr and Mrs Royal Perry Oelwein girl Discharged: Mrs George Strempke Fairbank Sharon Korbin Wadena Gene Town Stanley Gary Davidson Arlington John Gribb Elkader Mis Elmer Sehader Oehyein Roger Sodini Oelwein
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anta Daniels
Oelwein
Harry Daniels
Dean Blair
Richard Westendorf
Strawberry Point
Royal Perry
George Strempke
Fairbank
Sharon Korbin
Wadena
Gene Town
Stanley Gary Davidson
Arlington
John Gribb
Elkader
Elmer Sehader
Oehyein
Roger Sodini
Medical Mission Sisters Visit Local Parishes
Two Medical Mission Sisters from Philadelphia Sister M Fred eric and Sister M. James visit Archdiocese of Dubuque parishes and schools to spark support for mission work. They recently spoke at Sacred Heart Oelwein and will visit Lamont and Strawberry Point next Sunday. The Sisters run hospitals and clinics in India and the United States under the Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries founded in 1925 by Dr Anna Dengel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
M Frederic
M. James
Archdiocese of
Dubuque
Sacred Heart
Oelwein
Lamont
Strawberry Point
Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries
Mission
Tands
India
Government
Dacca
Bengal
United States
Catholic Maternity Institute
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Catholic Clinic
Catholic Colored Clinic
Atlanta
Orient
Anna Dengel
America
Europe
Rawalpindi
United
Pacific Salmons Highlighted as Key U S Fishery Resource
A brief note emphasizes Pacific salmons as the most valuable fishery resource of the United States. It also mentions a job department that can print letter heads envelopes calendars circulars with quiet delivery and guaranteed work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Methodist Pastor Prepares Final Sermon In Oelwein
Grace Methodist Church to host Dr. F C Witzigman for his final sermon on Sunday marking 50 years as a church worker and 11 years as pastor. He departs to become executive secretary of the Iowa Wesley Foundation and has guided the church through major repairs and charity drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Methodist Church
F. C. Witzigman
Towa Wesley Foundation
Grace Methodist
Witzigman
Crusade For Christ
Ministerial
Cornell College
Upper Iowa
Iowa
Oelwein
Washington
Mercy Hospital
King Brothers Secure Packard Franchise in Oelwein
Claude and Harold King of the Oelwein Implement Company announce they have acquired the Packard franchise. Packard cars are on display and open for inspection. The brand remains popular with incremental design updates and a range of styles from affordable to upscale sedans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Brothers
Claude and
Harold
Oelwein Implement Company
Packard
Praise Cooperation In Centennial Plan
Oelwein merchants cooperate with Iowa Centennial plans in the fourth ward. Don Strang and Art Schneider say most merchants want the program to succeed. The Centennial celebration is scheduled for July 28 29 and 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Iowa
Don Strang
Art Schneider
Fourth Ward
Mr. Strang
Wesley Foundation grows to nearly ten thousand students
The Wesley Foundation will have between nine and ten thousand members next year, serving as a religious fellowship for Methodist students in the three state schools. It travels widely in its work and supports Methodist student life across campuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Foundation
Methodist
Divorces Granted for Clothier and Sprague Couples
Mary Clothier and Robert A Clothier divorce on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. They married at Galena NL on April 27, 1935. Harlan Sprague and Joyce Sprague divorce on cruel and inhuman treatment. They married on June 10, 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Clothier
Robert A. Clothier
Galena
Harlan Sprague
Joyce Sprague
Foot Injury Rumor From Broken Bottle Incident
The small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Vargason stepped on a broken bottle while on her way to town this week, cutting her foot quite badly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuts Foot
Ted Vargason
Garnier vacation through Yellowstone and California visit
Mr and Mrs W C Garnier travel west by vacation trip stopping at Yellowstone National Park en route to California to visit relatives and friends. A stock sale attracted a fair sized Tuesday crowd at the sales barn with bay horses selling for 98 dollars and pigs at 16 percent per pound. One cow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Garnier
Yellowstone National Park
California
Quality Printing with the Union Label at the Register
A short notice highlights the adoption of union label printing practices at the register, emphasizing quality standards and labor-friendly assurances. The piece notes how the label signals authentic workmanship and fair work conditions for customers.
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R. ©. Jones
West Point
Nebr
W. L. Hicks
Jones
Ames Whitemire
Walter Berg Jr
Joan, Sumner
Adelia Marie Martens
Washington, D. C
Olive Dayton
Denver, Colo
Sadie Gillman
Winnebago, Minn
J. A. Dickens of
Minneapolis
Mrs
Howard Jensen
Bernard J. Schwing
Detroit
Mae Schneider
Bessie Schneider
Chris Knoss
Fayette
George Schneider
Robert Walker
Edgewood
Maxine Hurd
Verne Darnell
Est! Union
George Belen
Elknort
Harold Cook
Tucson
Ariz
Bob
Harry Kenniston
W. E. Miller
T. J. Kirby of
Littleton
Ralph Spraiue
Gaslen
Carol
Worcester
Mass
Mr. Sprague
Howard Sprague
Fred Smith
Geraldine
Oran
J. Brady
D. J. Napol
Minnesota
Frete
Sally Stebbins
Lake Okoboji
Ensign Art Napier
Mich
Leon Knapp
Angeline Fridgen
Mary Katherine
Ten Mile Lake, Minn
Kathleen Knapp
Joan Hanken
Nick Carmello
Independence
Helen Pitchmer
Jake Kosher
Kerwins
Socony
Guy Donaldson
West Union Yesteray
Mrs. W. E. Miller
Des Moines
W. E. Duff
Frank Huber
Hawkeye
Lyle Kelly
Waverly
E. P. Faber
Rudy Pollock
Marion Faber
Phil Lazio
Faye Robertson
Sumner
Manuel Jimmenez
Roseville, California
Elizabeth Milks
Bertha Walgamot
Wilma Lowry
University Hospital
Town City
G. Wees
Ben Meissen
Downey, California
B.C
Leo Adair
Backus
Minn
Legionnaires
American Legion
Register
Karl F. Hass
Clear Lake
Legion
Decorah
Fayette County
St. Lucas
Alpha
Young Coal Co
Maynard
Funeral Home Ambulance Service
Delwein
Moose Country
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Wr McCoy
West Charles
Gunderson Plumbing & Heating
Col Phone
R. L
Bob) Ridihalgh
Betty Grable
Ull
Swan
Fuructlore
Land of the
Free
Brave
Cain
Oflwein
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