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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1931
Page
4
Mrs Elias Carlson and son Stans Joy visit Chicago. several families from Arnolds Park Corwith Laverne and LuVerne host and travel for reunions. A Renwick Band tour promotes Golden Anniversary. Kanawha Bank obituary. community picnics and harvest notes accompany local life and upcoming events.
A famed clown from Moines will headline the highdrome show at the State Fair this summer, leading the acts from August 26 to September 4. Loretta, a noted entertainer, is highlighted for a village policeman sketch, as organizers promise an elaborate program at this year’s exposition.
An autumn auto exhibition at the Lawn State Fair in Wes Moines showcases a historic collection of old-time automobiles. Highlights include a 1897 Roduck Whysy with a back seal steering wheel and other antique models, drawing visitors to the 1931 Tawe midecaann Automobile Show portion running August 26 to September 4.
Four robberies occurred at Galt last Saturday morning targeting the Galt Cooperative Grain office Hurt Grain company and Jake Lampert Limber yards. Robbers opened safes at all sites with about twenty dollars found at the Galt Grain office while the others had been emptied the night before. They broke the gas line pump and loaded their car before leaving. John Poolman witnessed the car from across the road near the elevator office but dismissed it as an employee. No suspects have been identified yet.
The note from Mayor B. Eimer stresses examining chimneys carefully to prevent fires caused by defects.
Mrs Laura M Smith of Algona visited over the weekend at the John Callesen home. The brief note records a social call and mentions no additional details or events.
Forest Miler Iai filed a suit against Wattevick to collect 166.08 tied to an automobile collision near Grove on Nov. 27. The Goldfield Gazette editor Paul S. Walterick faces a claim as the case moves through Wright County court, with local sentiment mixed and aimed at balancing editor duties and legal action.
John Zweifel and Ann Kennealy of Ames visited yesterday and Saturday in the B and B Hefty Howe area. C T Dunking and Frank of Omaha, Neben, and old friends were here visiting relatives at the start of the week.
Fragmented text notes Mr and Mrs Mans Bannick Mrs Kathering Markman and others sent as vigilars in Minnesota. Mentions Danny White Leghorn Corkerets and Swanson Leghorn Marin with names G W Bar racks Gorwith Lon. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
Fred Jansen rents tiny Gho stubaugh Ciem for next year. Dr. Turner and family retired hip week from birth to the Black Wilks. Miss Bila Griebet and Melon and Lovize Kinorow of Cayton visit. Last week at John Carle son home Virginia and Maynard Lee of Morris are visiting grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Q. M. Kee and Mrs. Josie Brink, Balmer of the Chicago and North Western railroad from Mason City last Saturday visited local merchants with Agent Epencs.
A fragmented discussion of fox hunting customs critiques the sport’s decline amid high taxes and changing attitudes. It notes masters and packs across neighboring areas, calls for reform, and mentions kennel visits as observers reflect on tradition and safety.
The text describes English merchants and posters printed in a distant locale, mentioning a wide artwork, a Borim service, and a colonial era context. It references a ministery and a revolution era, with ads and goods associated with certain ages and regions, all embedded in a corrupted OCR fragment.
Fragmentary account describes a renowned English potter from Staffordshire, Josie Wedgewood or a similarly named figure, praised for mastery on the wheel. It references lineage, a family craft, associations with Trylouse pottery, and proximity to Dresden style influence, with unclear dates and details.
A fragmentary tale discusses warnings of death and superstition, noting beliefs about night dangers and omens. It references a book of fables and a night scene where a room is observed for signs. The snippet hints at urging readers to heed warnings and seek clues amid fear.
Fragmented OCR text hints at a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper item with scattered names and places. It mentions events around Sunday and Tuesday, a festival tone, and references to people and locales tangled by garbled letters, presenting little coherent fact to summarize beyond a traffic of names and days.
A blurred reminiscence poem hints at a lifelong affection for Hugh E, recalling joyful laughter and love. The speaker notes a deep desire to capture earth’s beauty and a memory of a pale, white-haired figure. The text appears as a hazy archival fragment from a personal exchange.
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