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Newspaper
Renwick News
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1968
Page
3
Ronald Cowles announces church activities at Mrenwhek Baptist Church in Corwith. Prayer group meets Thursday at 7 30 p m. Morning Worship at 9 00 a m Church School at 10 00 a m Remember to set clocks ahead one hour for daylight saving time this Saturday night. Contact Faster Phone 533 2105 for details.
Renwick Iowa and Hardy area church notices list choir rehearsal Thursday at 7 and maybe Saturday confirmation class at 9 30 with Sunday School at 9 45 and Morning Worship at 11 00 plus Bible reading group Tuesday at Hardy United. Woman's Society of Christian Service meets at 8 with Mrs Walkner.
Church calendar lists confirmation classes at 4 10 pm and 9 30 am on Saturday with worship at 9 am Sunday and Bible study at the parsonage. May leaders include Mrs C O Stansbury and Mrs Larry Rasmussen plus student activities from Eagle Grove Fort Dodge conference and Luther League at 7 pm.
In the seventh grade confirmation class, Mrs. MW M. Green, Mrs. Clarence Xanders, and Mrs. Arthur Larson are listed as leaders for May. The schedule includes a worship service at 10:30 and a Sunday church school at 2:00 pm. Martha Circle hosts the program with Donnie Kraft and Mrs DeWayne ites assisting. Cont’d on back page.
Norian L Helmksson of Maine and Mrs Norman B Helmke completed helicopter pilot training at Hunter Army Airfield Savannah Georgia. He earned a warrant officer commission and Army aviator wing on April 9. He will report to South Vietnam as a pilot with the 1st Cavalry Division. Family members Norman B Helmke Miss Carol Olson and Mrs Ann Telkamp attended graduation and traveled to the event.
John D. Jack Shelley, WWII correspondent and longtime WHO radio news director, spoke at the Boone Valley All-Sports Banquet on April 19. He urged quick, wise decisions, called for vigor to overcome handicaps, and advocated faith in the human race while noting his career move to academia at Iowa State University in Ames.
The High School vocal department schedules a pre-contest concert at Renwick Gym on Tuesday April 30 1969 starting at p m Students will perform large group numbers in front of an audience prior to the May contest weekend in Valley The Junior High School band will also perform half the concert with marches dance music modern music and suites as part of the program
An entry notes SP-4 Michael MicPeak of the 1073 D SPT BN ABN Brigade Seperate APO S. F. 96250 being separated or reported in transit. The record provides unit designations and an APO mailing code, reflecting a military administrative notice. The terse line preserves the service member identity and station reference without expansive context.
Humboldt County joins the nation in Share in Freedom Week to promote United States Savings Bonds and Freedom Shares. Chair C H Lewellyn notes former bond buyers from the 1940s now save regularly and highlights Series E bonds at 4.15 percent with seven year maturity and Freedom Shares at 4.74 percent maturing in four and a half years. He also cites tax advantages when bonds are issued in a child's name to fund college education.
Janet Kraft, nine, daughter of Mrs. Dal Kraft, was rushed to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Badge Tuesday afternoon for an emergency appendectomy.
Mrs Rex Woodsey is a patient at Belmond Hospital with a concussion and three puncture wounds from a two car accident last Friday afternoon.
Mrs Perry Uht Deb tie and David of Story City joined the Kraft family for a weekend at Car Kraft. James Robert Kraft, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Kraft, was baptized at St John’s Lutheran Church in Corsvith. A family dinner followed at the Robert Kraft home with guests including Mr and Mrs Uhl and family Mr and Mrs Carl Kraft Jr and family Mr and Mrs Robert Ward and Robert Jr of Clarion and the Carl Kraft Jr family. Sponsors were Mr and Mrs Uhl and Robert Ward Jr. All attended the service.
Mr and Mrs Duane McCurry attended worship in Kanawha's Wright Christian Reformed Church for the baptism of their granddaughter Theresa Eekhoff daughter of Mr and Mrs Ronnie Eekhoff A post service potluck followed with attendees including Pane McCurry Howard McCurry Henry Eckhoff and the Raymond Eckhoff family from Kanawha and others.
Friday evening guests for Lynn Nelson's eighth birthday included Dennis Philipp and Calvin Eilers. At the Marvin Nelson home Karen Anderson and Anne Nelson were hosts, with Miriam Nelson returning from Iowa State University Ames to help celebrate before leaving Saturday morning.
Mr and Mrs Jim Yungelas Paoved moved to their Ventura home and Mr and Mrs Kenneth N Fuhr with Sheryl and Douglas relocated to Goldfield from a farm. William Tincher entered PastroNeD hospital. Clean Up Day was postponed from April 20 to April 27 due to rain with a rain date May 4. Larry Packard and family baptized Michael Lee and Melissa Kay at the Methodist Church.
Engaged Judith Alin Henriksen to Robert Ganderson of Yankton South Dakota with Judy teaching vocal music in Fort Dodge and Ganderson on the Iowa Central Community College faculty A June wedding is planned. Adelle Dorthea Jensen to John Wesley Wills son of Caldwell New Jersey with both pursuing graduate work at the University of Northern Iowa. Wedding set for June 2 at Nazareth Lutheran Cedar Falls.
Miss Erdman daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Erdman of Renwick competes in the Miss Hamilton County Pageant to be held May 7 and 8 at Webster City High School. A Webster City Junior College graduate and former Renwick Homecoming queen she plans to model dresses as her talent.
Hell Iowa photographer Al Bell brings his 1968 movie Song of Scotland to Renwick Auditorium at 3 p.m. April 25 with a kiddie-friendly introduction. Admission is free.
Funeral services for Augusta Bertena Thompson Palmer, 84, were conducted April 20 at Renwick Methodist Church with Rev. C Wilbur Egel officiating. Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery. Mrs Palmer, born August 3 1883 in Kendall County Illinois, moved to Iowa and lived near Kanawha before settling near Renwick. She married Steve Palmer on October 27 1908 and had three children Ferne Melvin Severns Donald and John. She retired to Renwick in 1943. her husband died March 4 1985. She leaves three children, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren, plus siblings and other relatives.
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