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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1927
Page
7
Saturday August 13 features a thrilling display of the new Western Thi McCoy in a dynamic segment from Rosa Avihy and Mudeline Ruthven. Charley Bayyurs appears in a behind the scenes look offering a vivid set of scenes and dramatic moments.
A comic event titled The Mystery Club presents Matt Moore and Faith Robart. The Saturday Events Post reviews My Crimes of the Arm Chaty Club by Arthur Snnftrs Rovhe. The first show opens with Snookanta layne.
Merchants claim top quality bedding hosiery rain coats towels footwear and underwear available at consistently low prices in the hometown. buyers urged to compare against college towns for best value.
Tall Corn and Big Three offer high quality Gul fruits at low prices. Peaches and blackberries, crushed pineapple, Royal Ann cherries, and pitted black cherries priced at $0.85 to $1.25. Red and black raspberries featured, with $1.10 to $1.25 ranges.
Fragmented OCR records a town council meeting with motions, approvals, and payments to several businesses. Names such as Hille reals 191 Bienes and Globe Machinery & Supply Co appear alongside property maintenance directives and adjournment actions.
C W Yeoman died after a long illness Tuesday afternoon in Renwick. He was a longtime resident, remembered as an old-time local figure who settled here over forty years ago before cars were common. The community mourns his passing and his friends recall his steady presence through the years.
An obituary notes the passing of a long time resident known for raising hogs and broad knowledge of local politics and affairs. Survivors include Mrs Yeatda and children, with George Yeon of Alsons and Wilt of Motticello among relatives. Mrs Frank Sueserich remains in Hemp· ton hospital. Obituary to be continued next week.
The note records a church schedule with an 10 00 a m service and apprenticeing event on Sunday August 7 and 21 due to Pastor M 1 and family being on vacation. Epworth League at 7 pm, four quarterly conference to be held in the evening. The year end closing will precede the conference.
The Evangelical Church announces tonight preaching by Pastor Granney Geran with Rev AL A Consor to preach Friday August 12. An Iv Conferens follow service. Sunday morning worship at 11 with Commonton and Evening services August 13 led by BL G B Tp me.
St Pauls Lutheran Church led by Rev Br Githmann held Soulay morning services at 11 00 in English and celebrated Holy Lord Supper with a Scripture reading Matt 7 15 28. Visitors included Mr and Mrs G Ribb Hayes and daughter from Des Moines and others from Quincy. Local gatherings featured social visits at Palmer home and Burns home as well as missionary circle meetings from Renwick Holmen and others. A county notice issue caused by publishing in a single paper drew concern for cost and validity.
A new corn strain at the Town agricultural experimental station in Ames yields 112 bushels per acre while other varieties reach 76 under similar conditions. Professor H D Hughes of Iowa State College says seed cannot be released to farmers for four years pending development of first generation hybrids.
Fragmentary lines describe a porter charging fifty cents for fegwater and a terse warning that if anyone takes a fee the corpse in the baggage car isn’t worth guarding. The text is incomplete but hints at travel era baggage rules and petty charges within a train context.
Mrs. Jake Blasie of Gladbronk visited Oscar Engatramy’s home with mixtures of guests including Miss Viva Johnson of Doon and Oko Berg of Alvord. A death notice reports Hersian Lavine dying in Des Moines with funeral planned in Davenport. A hotel incident at Renwick ends with a guilty plea for intoxication and a car accident near the Womans Club event.
Report from National Geographic Society notes Africans, including a Mopi Indian lifter and Watussi athletes of Nangancika, excelling in high altitude trials. A 8 feet 2 inches mark and a 5 feet youth performance are highlighted, with a claim that temperate climates may enable remarkable feats.
The article notes a lite shop near Piccadilly Circus selling odd delicacies from China Korea and Bulgaria. Items include edible nests of a swallow species dried water lily petals shark fins slugs and dried yak milk praised as beauty aids while pickled cocks combs and tinned buffalo necks tempt the bold.
A fragment of red granite, inscribed with Pharaoh Meneponneptah and Tayb fay campaign, was transported to the Cairo museum after e book work. The block weighed eight tons and sank aboard during transit. The stele mentions Meheptah and an early reference to the children of Israel in Palestine.
A 1926 survey shows 187 treating plants in the United States actively preserving timber to deter decay, with plant capacity expanding about 50 percent since 1920. In 1925 the industry used 18,048,639 gallons of petroleum oil and 381,501 gallons of miscellaneous preservatives along with zinc chloride and other compounds.
A garbled report describes a flock migrating from Central Asia into India and along the Gulf of Cambay. The heavy birds moved in large companies of 600 plus, spreading from the Indus to distant rivers as they arrived in new regions.
A Clar diner woman is described as having her car number plates redone to match a deep orange shade that dominates her expensive ear. The color is darker than the official Maine plates and appears close enough to be sanctioned by authorities.
A Christian Science Monitor report cites controversy over which bird species help farmers and which harm crops. Experts note birds’ diets vary with season and region, making a clean division between beneficial and harmful unreliable. The royal society’s stance on black tint birds is discussed as lawmakers hear testimony nationwide.
The passage describes a colossal 100 kilowatt vacuum tube used by a broadcasting station. It stands 744 feet high with a 3 ft 5 in grid, housed in a glass envelope, and weighs heavy copper components. Heating needs about 1 horsepower of electrical energy, and its high-frequency output could light 8,800 ten-watt lamps. The tube is cooled by a water jacket in operation.
A caricatured grotesque policeman blows a whistle and signals entry at the new Princeton Gragnate College addition. A radio, loudspeaker, and other figures including youths in a speeding car with smoking cigarettes appear, one with a girl resting her head on the driver's shoulder.
This piece notes Burback? Burbank's rare popcorn sent world by famous plant scientist before his death. A single half cup of such grain is valued over 2000 dollars and kept in a steel safe at his Santa Rosa home. The variety traces to seeds from an ear gifted by a South American collector.
In Rompus Ridge top Johnson references a troubling scene after a man named Dodd Durnitt allegedly shot his brother in law in the back. Mrs Johnson expresses shock while noting local tensions and incomplete details from the county seat.
Steam wells in Sonoma County California could unlock vast power and light sources for new cities in a sparsely populated district. Wells range from 200 to 600 feet deep, with capacities averaging 1000 kilowatts and one producing 60000 steam tons an hour though powering plants presents engineering challenges.
The chalk figure on Brattondown Weebury Wiltshire, one of the country’s largest hill figures, has become overgrown and stones dislodged by vandals. Local authorities discuss repair with owner Lori Rath of Gleland, aiming to restore the horse’s shape with routine cleaning and stone replacement.
A historical note details annual stamp production materials. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing uses about 2,000,000 pounds of paper, 600,000 sheets, 600,000 pounds of detines, and 20,600 pounds of glucose each year. It also reports a shortfall of 1,000,000 pounds of ink annually.
Between July 1, 1922 and May 1, 1927 the U S Navy flying service logged TI accidents and 116 fatalities over 340160 hours, yielding one fatality per 2933 hours as accident rate declines per mile. In the ten months to May 1, 1927 the Army Air Force flew 86745 hours with 25 fatalities, about one death per 3470 hours.
German radio engineer Dr. Alexander Mingehet verified a rotating motor using a small quartz crystal slice. Placed in a radio circuit the crystal vibrates creating air currents that cause rotation and keep broadcasting stations on a precise wavelength.
Graves of unidentified dead from several nations are interred in prominent memorials: France at the Arc de Triomphe, Britain at Westminster Abbey, Italy at the Victor Emmanuel Monument on the Piazza Venezia, Portugal at Batalha Monastery, and the United States at Arlington Cemetery.
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