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City In Brief Telephone 28 or 29 --Mrs. Charles Mishler of this city, Mr and Mrs. Adrian Lockard, Peggy and Sandra, of Baltimore, and Mrs. O. Troupe of near Oran spent yesterday in the home of Mrs.

George Waterman in Oran, --Dean and Rose Marie Boyinff- ton of Oehvein and Mrs. George Waterman and children of Oran visited Mr. and Mrs. Merlwin Lindner and son, Eddie, in Hudson Sunday. --JHrs.

Lottie Hunter visited over Sunday with her daughter and family in Waterloo. --The Roy B. Thompson family returned yesterday from a weekend visit in the home of their daughter, Marcella Roschke, in Waterloo. --Mrs. Lizzie Young: returned this morning after visiting her son, E.

C. Young, and daughter, Mrs. J. C. Stoddard, in Cedar Eapids for the past several days.

--Word has been received that Pfc. Milton C. Gonzales and Wilbur Nading are together in Seoul Korea. Gonzales" address is Pfc. Milton C.

Gonzales. 17184095, Co. 31st Inf. A. P.

O. 7. Post Master. San Francisco, Calif. Louis Rose of Waterloo visited over the weekend in the home of her daughter, Mrs.

Anthony Rubmo. --Mrs. Lorai Pratt is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. iVctor Fisher at Clayton this week.

--D. R. Annis is confined to his home by illness. --Mr. and Mrs.

E. W. Anderson were callers at the Dean Tessmer home at Alpha Sunday to see the new twin girls. --Loren Strawn, Jr. left for Iowa City Sunday where he will enter the University of Iowa.

--Clair Corbin of Wadena is a caller in Oelwem today. --Mrs. Lloyd Jensen and Mrs. G. M.

Wassom went to Cedar Falls Monday after Arlo Jensen who was taken suddenly ill there. --Lt. Joe Meyers left Saturday, after a delay enroute visit with his wife and daughter Marlys, for New Mexico where he will be stationed, --Waterloo visitors in the Sam Alloway home Monday werer Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hurlbut.

--Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gay, Mrs. Alice Gay and daughter Helen of Oelwein and Mr. and Mrs.

Wayne Mueller of Independence spent Saturday and Sunday with rela- tives and friends in St. Paul and Minneapolis. --E. P. Halver returned to Cedar Rapids last evening where he is employed at Collins Radio, after spending the weekend with Mrs.

Halver. --John Hernandez, Jr. spent the weekend in Gary, Ind. with relatives. Buy Grassfield Store Here OtLWEDf WIATHtt (J4 hour period preceding p.

last Yesterday's maximum 69 Yesterday's minimum Today at 2 o'clock 70 --Visiting in Oelwein for a few days is Mannette Jacobs of Elkader. i Visitors in the Frank Alello home Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Pete Napoli of Waterloo. --Mrs.

Phyllis Sheeley of Momes will return to her home tonight after a visit in the J. A. Dahl home. --Mrs. V.

A. O'Brien and daugli- ter Maribeth leave this evening Emer Zahn Virgil New owners ol Grassfield shoe store are Elmer Zahn and Virgil Gibbs who come to Oelwein from Jacksonville, 111. Grasslielti sold the store order to devote full time to the soft water business which he is operating here. Schoolmasters Hold Meeting at Clermont CLERMONT (Special) --Twenty-seven school men attended the regular meeting of the Fayette County Schoolmasters club held at ter manoeiii leave uiis Clermont last Thursday night. Alfor Chicago to attend the wedding a A i nnt i of Mrs.

O'Brien's sister, Miss Virginia Gebhardt. --Mr. and Mrs. K. C.

Dawson and Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Lennon spent Sunday at Decorah. --Mr. and Mrs.

Lester Boots took Lynn Marie to Mt. Vernon I today where she will enter Cor! nell college. --Cpl. James Aversa is visiting relatives in Des Moines for a few days. --George Waters of West Union was a caller in town Monday.

--Mrs. Jim McGee of Hazleton was an Oelwein shopper today. Arlington) Clermont Hawkeye, Maynard, Randalia, Stanley, Wadena, Waucoma a West Union were represented. After a 6:30 served by the Creamy Crest Lunch, the fol- American Legion and Auxiliary COLUMN Tuesday, Sept. 17, 6:45 p.

American Legion social dinner and program. Chicken and all the trimmings. Friday, Sept. 20, 2:00 p. the Auxiliary Sewing Circle will meet at the Legion hall.

Lunch will be served by Sylvia Morrison and her committee. Let's have a good attendance. Monday, Sept. 23, 8:00 p. joint county meeting at Westgate.

Meet at the Legion hall for transportation at 7:30 p. Note change in date. The Fourth District school of instruction will be held in Independence, Wednesday, Sept. 18, with Mrs. Ella Muchl, fourth district president, presiding.

The meeting will begin at 11:00 a. m. followed by a luncheon and the birthday party at the state hospital. Mrs. Cyril King, Fayette county president from Oelwein, will attend.

Funeral Services For George Halsted STRAWBERRY POINT (Special)---Funeral services were held Legion and Auxiliary members, dues are due. Please contact your membership officers as these dues must be in the department office, the auxiliary by Oct. 20 and Lethis afternoon at the Harry Stiona glon OV 11. Please! Burial association home in Decorah for George Halsted, 73. He died Saturday at Decorah where he has been employed for some time.

Burial was at Calmar. Son of -Russell and Margaret Halsted, he was born Oct. 3, 1873, on a farm near Independence, and when 10 years oi age went with lowing program was presented in his parents Amswoith, the high school assembly under I where he llved before returning to the direction of Mrs. M. H.

Moore: Vocal solo, A Heart That's Free, Lois Olson; piano solo, Romance, Elsie Nesset; vocal solo, Villanelle, Marion Probert; girl's sextette, Spirit Flower. The numbers were accompanied by Miss Joyce Amundson. The business meeting followed the program. A sound film "Tips to Teachers" concluded the evening's program. --Mrs.

Jim Glotzbach and son i nin in Louisville Ky. i are vacationing in Louisville, Ky I --Mrs. Lucie Ashby of Long Beach, Calif, is visiting relatives and friends here. --Joan Wilson resumed her For Waucoma Man WAUCOMA-- (Special) Funeral services were held at 9:30 this morning at St. Mary's Catho- lowa.

On Nov. 29, 1900 he was married to Ella Case. One son was born to them, who died in infancy. They farmed in this community until the death of Mrs. Halsted on Dec.

6, 1930. Survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Hazel Harris of Waterloo and Mrs. Lily Waring of Arlington, two brothers, Rufus of Jerome, Idaho, and William of Strawberry Point. His father, mother and a brother Walter preceded him in death.

studies at Iowa State college at jlic church, Waucoma, for Frank J. Ames the latter part ol last weeK. Rausch who died at New Hampton Saturday. Burial was in the --Mr. and Mrs.

Lawrence Fox Ft. Atkinson cemetery with the are showing a large selection of Ladies' ALPAGORA COATS of Dallas Center and Mr. and Mrs. i Robert Bush of Des Moines re! turned to their homes this morning after a visit the W. Palmer Wilson home.

--Mr. and Mrs. Bert Larson and Mrs. Helen Nelson of Radcliffe relatives in Oelwein yesterday. --Velma Peters of Fairbank is a new employee at Mercy hospital.

--Mrs. Laverne Steffen and son were Waterloo callers recently. --Weekend visitors in Aurora were Mr. and Mrs. Bert Irvm.

Rev. Fr. Clarence Drummy officiating. Pallbearers were all nephews Roman Rausch, Calmar, Clarence Rausch, Jackson Junction, Leo emphasizing the workmen FULL SCHEDULE Bernharl, cemocratic candidate for congress, spoke in seven Iowa communities last week. On Tuesday he talked to the Decorah Rotary cluV; Tuesday night, before the Monona Legion; Wednesday afternoon, a democratic rally at McGregor; Thursday night, a democratic meeting in Cedar Rapids; Friday noon, a democratic women's luncheon at Vinton; Friday night, a women's democratic group at Belle Plaine and Saturday morning at Des Moines at the convention of Young Democrats.

and Ben Jaeger and Irvm and Adrian Huinker, Monona. Rausch, member of the Rosary society and St. Mary's church, was vice president of the Rausch Oil company of Fort Atkinson. A resident of Waucoma since 1919, he was an employee of the Ford garage until he took over the Skelly Oil service business in Waucoma and vicinity. The son of Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Rausch (Mary Loesch), he was born at Fort Atkinson, Nov. 1. 1882. He was married to Miss Minnie Lensmg of New Hampton, Nov.

7. 1921. and began living at Waucoma where they have lived since. Surviving besides his wife arc one sister, Mrs. Alfred Huinker, Fort Atkinson, and four brothers, Leo at Jackson Junction, Will, Julius and Ed, all of Ft.

Atkinson. His parents and one sister, Mrs. Anna Nolte, preceded him in death. employed on his --Want-Ads Bring Results. Race With Death Keys Duplicated The key to your house or the key to your car just bring it iu to us.

AYe are equipped to duplicate almost any key. Oelwein Battery Electric Co. 212 South Frederick, Phone 40 John Eikenberry Charles Smith At Mercy Hospital J- Check That RADIATOR Before you Buy a Furnace LENNOX has clean-out and smoke pipe opining the fuel travel young Coal Co Ten-Nine-O Admitted; Mrs. Susan Haas, Maynard, medical. Mrs.

Henry Phihpp, Arlington, surgical. Fred Hocger, Maynard, medical. Orin Manchester, Arlington. Mrs. Harriet Payne, Oelwein, medical.

Mrs. Theodore Miehe, Maynard, nedical. Edgar Fralzkc, Westgate, medical. Discharged: Mrs. Earl Lemcke and baby, Oelwein.

Mrs. Nelson Stimson, Stanley. Brown Shell Eggs Remember brown shell eggs are just as good as white ones, and vice versa. The color ol the shell has nothing to do with the food value of the egg inside. DOOMED to die from a brain m- tnor which surgery failed to aid, Mary Rose, at the Logan airport in Boston in the arms of her father.

Leo, prepares to fly tc Grand Falls, Newfoundland. Boston doctors report the baby will lie within a week. (International) Play Safe! Order Your Coal Now! Coal im't plentiful this year and a why it's first i i served. Order your coal from ns today. We'll deliver when you need it.

(IMM) WUERCOAICQJ PAPER DRIVE People wishing their paper picked up should call 61-M sometime before Saturday. The drive, a project of the Parkside PTA, began Monday. COURT NEWS DISTRICT and J- P. Officers Elected, Actors Chosen At Clermont CLERMONT--(Special)-- During class meetings held Friday, student officers and student council representatives were elected. Instructions concerning proper selections of candidates were issued by Supt.

M. H. Moore ten days ago in order that the students would keep in mind eligible candidates. Character, scholarship, and participation in activities were some of the points Mr. Moore stressed to the electing bodies.

The presidents of each class and regularly-elected student council representatives make up the student council, the student-represented body in high school. Results of the elections follow: Senior class, president, Elsie Nesset; vice president, Kenneth Johnson; secretary-treasurer, Marion Probert; student council, Gladys Yauslin, First delegate, and Henry Follett, second delegate. Junior class, president, Millard Nelson; vice president, James Martin; secretary-treasurer, Ruth Anderson, and student council delegate, Franklin Shipton. Sophomore class, president, Lavonne Swenson; vice president, Donald Kamp; secretary-treasurer, Lorraine Kittleson, and student council delegate, -Norman Sampson. Freshman class, president, Joanne Gerner; vice president, Barbara Appelman; secretary-treasurer, Ardis Olson, and student council delegate, Howard Stumme.

Work has begun in earnest on the sophomore class play, the Hills." The cast for the play is: Mr. Martin, the last of his line, Kenneth Tatro, Gerald Schupa- gradei? arc learning various things about the Old World. Miss Demo is reading the book, "Letters to Channy" to the room for opening exercises. The eighth grade literature class is reading stories about animals and animal life and the seventh graders are reading narrative poems. Both grades went for a hike to the woods Wednesday.

Speeding, $7, Robert Steel, Westgate. his wife, Gloria AVE'RE SORRY Thiough an erroi in Friday's Register the name ol John Kolb was omitted from the list of American Legion baseball team personnel. ENTERS SAFETY CONTEST J. T. Ryan, general highway contractor, has enrolled in a national safety contest sponsored by the Associated General contractors of America.

Since there are many hazards imolvcd in operation of heavy equipment, contractors have tried and tested rules tor saicty to remove the causes of these accidents. It is these regulations which Mr. Ryan I I A A PAPER SALE A i i wishing to i paper to the Harlan PTA paper sale which i continue Tuesday is asked to phone 582 or bring their papers to the garauc at 410 1st avc. NW. nitz.

Mrs. Martin. Buraas. Edna Mae, his daughter, Darlene Olson. Zula, his a Mary i Tschantz.

Jed, their son, David Appelman, Norman Sampson. Grandma, Mr. Martin's mother, Loraino Kittleson. Sam Pruitt, Edna Mae's suitor, Roger Amundson. Dina Pruitt, his sister, LaVonne Dr.

Ambecrombie, student of philosophy, Daryl Sampson, Don! aid Kamp. Myrtle, his daughter, Paula Handgartner. The rltite lor the presentation has not been set as yet. Potato Feed Potatoes make an efficient feed when cooked for hogs. Experiments have been carried out in which potatoes were fed to fattening hogs in three different ways: as potato silage, potato meal, and raw potatoes.

In general it was found that cut potatoes as silage were more palatable and were fed with less waste than were the raw potatoes. Conclusions are, however, that in feeding potatoes to hogs, the spuds almost have to be cooked if hogs i are to make efficient use of them. MoMSKUlt OHIO- DEAR WILUTHE FAMIL.T" MICE THE "ALL FUTUEE ARCHIE TECT bvnjiratr Inr A tool box is a good thing in its place but there are times when doesn't always do too much good. For instance, Sunday, Wheeler and seven of his buddies went to Fontana for'a fishing trip. Although each of these prospective tsaac Waltons had brought a fish- pole, they were all depending upon Rod for the hooks and other equipment.

And his b'ox which was supposed to be filled with fishing tackle, didn't help them much. All ended happily, however, when Rod drove back to Oelwein and rectified his error. G. S. -FOR THE RECORD A sailor in a chapel was seen to bow silently whenever the name of Satan was mentioned.

One day the minister met him and asked him to explain. "Well," said the sailor, "politeness costs nothing--and you never G. S. -A was keeping the bowling score for her father and partner. The partner gave her the directions about adding on numbers.

School is out," she replied testily. "You just tell me the ans- Pre-Fab Hold Open House Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lowe held open house Saturday evening at their newly constructed hdme at 219 6th Ave. S.

E. Friends and neighbors saw a new type of home--that of a prefabricated building finished Off into a beautiful place to Situated on a spacious lot 50x 140 feet this little cottage-like home was the envy of marjy who were shown through it. From the outside it appears small. Its dimensions are 18x24 feet. But when you enter the living room, which is 12x20 feet, the feeling comes that you are in a moderately large Neatly arranged, the room couldn't be more inviting.

One bed room is 9x16 feet with a clothes closet. It is roomy a comfortable. Another bedroom is 8x9 feel and accommodates a bed and dresser. Down the hallway is bathroom 6x8 feet and arranged in the most convenient way, complete with all fixtures. The kitchen and dinette are both 6x10 feet, separated by a doorway.

There is no doorway between the living room and two rooms, dinette, adding much more room and comfort to large living room. The house sits over a well-constructed basement, which will soon be completed with a furnace installation and fruit cellar. Not too much lumber goes into the construction, but it still is a substantial and well-put-together structure. Heavy insulation between the walls adds to its warmth. Mrs.

Robert King and Mrs. Royce King helped with the serving of punch and cookies. Mr. and Mrs. Max Jensen and daughter Virginia also assisted the hosts.

wers." G. i a and sophomore girl.s have been studying color and color combinations in home cc. The freshmen have been making color charts. The sophomores are also studying dross design and color combinations to match their characteristics. The Ireshman and sophomore boys have been Scinding and var- rushing the tables, to be used for the hot lunch program, during their manual training class.

Besides, this work the freshman boyt have learned how to use planes they have also received the assignment of two projects to be completed i the year. Mrs. Bertha Hartman, Detroit Mrh. Ruth Olbon have loaned piano for use in (he high st'hoo assembly. J.

B. Shipton and Son have twice given their trucking service to the school free of charge. The first grade is studying about the four seasons of the year in science and pupils have been bringing pictures to illustrate them. In art they haVc been doing free-hand drivings and working with modeling clay. The second grade has colored squirrels to help decorate the room in an autumn scheme.

They rilso have leaves mounted on the boards. The fourth grade is studying an activity unit in connection with their social studies. They arc working in committees and arc constructing miniature houses, representing various countries. The third grade has decorated the room with leaves and planning to make a booklet for social In geography the fifth graders have begun the study of the New England states while the sixth Visitor: "And how old arc you, my little man?" Little Man: "Well, the latest personal survey shows my psychological age to be 12; my normal age, my anatomical age, and my physiological age, which is 6. I suppose, however, that you refer to my chronological age, which is 8." SOCIAL LIFE In a wasteland section of Southern Idaho, Nell Murbargcr drove i day without sight of a tree or stream.

In desperate need ol' water for the car radiator, she halted at a forlorn homestead shack. A bewhiskered old man came to meet her. "Water?" he said. "Shore you can have water, but I'll thank yc to go easy on it. I have to haul it thutty miles." "Thirty miles! Just for water? Isn't that an awful chore? Wouldn't it save a lot of time if you dug a well?" suggested Miss Murbargcr.

"Reckon 'twould, but y'bce," he said, as the shadow of a smile crossed his face, "I got more time than I got neighbors. It it weren't for haulin' 1 water, I never would have no social life a-tall." BUDDIES "I just out of prison i morning," a traveler told a man on a train. "It's Roinfi to be tough, facing old friends." "I can sympathize with you," commiserated the other. "I'm just getting home from the State Legislature." G. S.

-A shop in Mexico City had a little sign on display in its window which read: "All languages spoken here." A curious friend asked the proprietor: "Do you really have that many interpreters?" "Why, no." answered the proprietor, "I don't have any at all." "But who speaks all those languages?" "What a foolish question," answered the proprietor. "My foreign customers, of course." WESTGATE AUXILIARY? MEETS WESTGATE (Special) The regular of the American Legion Auxiliary will be held Thursday alternoon at the home ol Mrs. George Hyde, Sumner. --Don't forget mat we have a lob department and can print your letter heads, envelopes, calendars, circulars. Quick doliverj and all work guaranteed.

RHEUMATISM and ARTHRITIS I suffered lor years and am so thankful that I am free from pain and able to do my Work that 1 will gladly answer anyone writing me for information. Mrs. Anna Pautz, P. O. Box 825.

Vancouver. NOW1 ANYONE CAN HAVE PLENTY OF HOT WATER WE URGE EVERYONE GIVE Waste Paper To The Parkside P.T.A. Monday Through Saturday Phone 94 or 61-M and someone will pick il up. Levin Auto Parts --We've learneo to save, let- keen on with NEW POCKET-SIZE PORTAILl WATER HEATER COSTS LESS THAN SI.M BOILS FASTER THAN GAS Merely Blare Wo FAST-WAY Kleoln. Wntor Mentor in lub, pnn, pull, or Kfltui ronlnminK wnter.

Plus ncnresl nrostn- in few minutes hot. wntrr! A ium. i i bulbing.washm* neruhhinK etc Fnr faster I 'nvcrnRf pan nuf yet contn lew. than $2.00. No fires to l.uilo hot wnter lo tnrrv.

No running up nnj down No lop heavy fuoIbilla. Portable' Inexpensive! Originally JJO less 52 00. Rundle Hardware Specials on Lawn Seeds Sow 1 I I Si-ud for. a i next Royal Green GRASS SEED-- 42V 2 Blue Ib. Magicol LAWN SEED 5-lb.

bag $1.45 Ib. White CLOVER SEED Ib. Shady Terrace SEED 1.10 49c CHIVi-.

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