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Newspaper
Renwick News
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1966
Page
1
Bess Foley died this morning at 2 nursing home in Humbokn. Funeral services are pending with Blake Funeral Home handling arrangements.
Church notes list New Year morning service at 10 30 with sermon Bind ing Word from Deuteronomy 11 18 hymn numbers 423 422 and 292. Evening service at 7 30 and Thursday 7 30 pm choir rehearsal. No Confirmation Class or Sunday School this week. Local Conference votes to discontinue Church and Home magazine in family plan. replaces with individual subscriptions at 4 dollars for the year. Members urged to use offering envelopes arriving for next year and to collect any if not received last Sunday.
The Methodist Church schedule lists Sunday School at 8:45 and Morning Worship at 9:45 with Holy Communion. A 11 o'clock service includes the Holy Communion. Activities include a choir rehearsal at 4 and a Women’s Society program with guest speaker Mr Rudy Schi pull. St Paul Lutheran Church details follow.
Mr and Mrs Merrill Kelling of Humboldt announce the birth of a son, Craig Steven, on Christmas Day at Lutheran Hospital Ft. Dodge. He joins three brothers. Grandparents are Alfred Kleen of Renwick and Lorun Kelling of Humboldt.
Mrs. Wilbur Egeland was taken to Belmond Hospital on Thursday following a fall. She received on arriving care for injuries and is listed in stable condition. Local authorities report the incident occurred at her residence with no further details released.
The children of Mr and Mrs Lyle Kitkey host an Open House in observance of their parents 25th wedding anniversary. The event is Sunday January 8 from 2 to 5 p m at the Renwick Public Library with friends and relatives invited though no invitations are sent.
Mr and Mrs Donald Clowes visited Mrs Tiflie Hunt in Rockwell City over Friday and Saturday while she stays as a patient at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Dodge.
Mrs Any Larson is celebrated on her 93rd birthday with a Thursday afternoon gathering hosted by her daughters Mrs Marie Gangstead and Mrs Rose Riggs. Attendees include Mr Howard Larson of Vincent Mr Gee Larson of Goldfield and Mrs Nellie Brown and Carol of Eagle Grove plus Mrs Carl Fremme Mrs Fritz Gugisburg Lena Geipel and Mrs Irene Peer.
The Literary Guild Chap hosted a Monday Christmas party with Mrs Seevena Mrs Maurice Nisen and Mrs Elmo Ames presenting. a decor demonstration by Mrs Alfred Hanson of Goldfish followed by asides and movies about Hawaii and Pago Pago. Also noted are service member addresses and Capt Cameron assigned to Thailand with wife remaining in Omaha.
By order of the Renwick Town Council all vehicles on Main Street shall be off. R W Hoppesworth Pastor Remick lows Worship Service at 9 30 a m Church School at 10 45 Tuesday LAY Catechists meet with Patior at Parish House at 7 30 pm Watnesday ALC Men meet at 8 pr Don Will Hosts
Mrs Roger McCormick Wass is listed as a medical patient at Mercy Hospital in Ft. Dodge from Tuesday to Friday. The notice confirms her hospital stays and dates.
The Renwick Cafe will close at 5 p m on Christmas Eve and open Tuesday morning December 27 at usual time. Similar hours apply for New Year holidays closing at 5 New Year’s Eve and reopening Tuesday morning. 1968 waterfowl season wrap up shows hunters experienced better than average success, with blue and snow geese common in southwest Iowa and high goose counts late in the season near Forney’s Lake and Riverton.
Richard Vorland of Clear Lake was admitted to Mercy Hospital in Mason City on Saturday December 17 for treatment of pneumonia. He is the son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Krause who visited him with their children on Christmas Day and spent the afternoon with Mr. Vorland.
The Delta Deck Bridge Club met on Tuesday for a 1:30 dessert luncheon with Mrs. Mary McPeak. High score went to Mrs. Pearl Querbaugh. draw to Mrs. Alice Henriksen. and shes to Mrs. Myron Collins.
Mrs. Maury McPeak and Mrs. Guy Ballard attended the funeral services of Mr. Guy Christensen in Britt on Wednesday afternoon. Christmas dinner guests at the Gale Lawe home included Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Reed and son of Clarion and Raymond Thompson of Badger. Afternoon callers were Larry Crouse of Denver, Cole, and Mirand Mr. Floyd Lowe of Humboldt. Mr. and Mia Paul Paine and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Sherri Oppedal and Roger attended Christmas dinner at the Louis Ostebloom home in Ft. Dodge.
Iowa sportsmen are reminded that pheasant Hungarian partridge and squirrel seasons close January 2, 1967. Mink and muskrat seasons end December 31, 1966 on statewide and all state game management areas and federal refuges. Bag and possession limits: pheasant three, Hungarian partridge six, squirrel twelve. Hunters urged to take advantage of mild weather to harvest surplus game before winter worsens food shortages.
About 35,000 Iowans were sent annual income questionnaires with their November Veterans Administration checks. The card must be completed and mailed to the pre printed address on the enclosed envelope. The VA Center Adjudication Officer said that expanded use of automatic data processing equipment will determine income until 1966.
Immigration official Mr. Grove K. Callison announces January as the reporting month for aliens to register addresses. Forms will be available at post offices and INS offices. failure to report could bring serious consequences. Separate item notes Christmas gatherings in Goldfield Newton Humbolt Pella and Iowa City with multiple local families.
Snowstorm prevented Skip from filing the game story for this week’s publication. No detailed recap or box score is available in the current issue.
Congressman-elect William J. Scherle named two assistants for his Washington office to begin January 10. Richard H. Gimer of Clive, a Renwick native and GWU Law School graduate, and Calvin Hultman of Straton, join office manager Muriel I. Biggs of Washington DC. Gimer, 26, is a Des Moines law firm member and former contract administrator for Atlantic Research and Labor Department analyst. He and wife Millicent have two daughters. Christmas dinner guests at Pete Sadler home included Gimer’s parents and multiple local families.
The column recalls a trucker Dave Stevens from Winona Minnesota aiding locals after a 180 mile call for help. A generous return comes as fruit baskets and a Christmas card from Stevens Trucking. The writer reflects on giving and receiving kindness on life’s road, noting past missteps yet remaining committed to helping others.
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