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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1931
Page
7
Renwick gears up for its Golden Anniversary celebration with lively concessions on Main Street and a strong committee effort. Officials pledge quality, decor, and a top program as sunshine and good weather are hoped for the big event.
A article critiques a new town law requiring physicians to report suspected crimes by patients. It argues the law makes physicians allies of law enforcement but will likely fail, as doctors can simply claim no suspicions to avoid entanglement, and predicts the measure will clutter case records without real effect.
Bankers quoted in the American Bankers’ Magazine urge every town business to feature its name and trade in local papers. They argue a newspaper should signal which businesses operate there, even if only modestly, to reflect and support the town’s vitality.
In a reflectively old fashioned tone the piece praises the real man in Iowa farming who endures heat and drought, handles price drops, and remains steadfast. It laments political and historical curiosities, noting five presidents who died in office in 1840, 1860, 1880, 1900, and 1920, suggesting superstition might rise around such patterns.
A 300 member cast from Humboldt County prepares for the Mammoth Historical Pageant at the fair on Aug 31 and Sep 1 to 3. Rehearsals under Harry Carrington of Rogers Producing Co. promise a grand, mythic series of episodes with dance, dialogue, and tableaux. The stage will loom before the Grand Stand for a sprawling, patriotic finale titled America The Maceque of Nations.
A reader criticizes the Iowa five day notice marriage license law as a foolish and useless bill. The letter laments lawmakers and argues the statute harms state interests, noting Iowa roads and automobiles as well as license and ceremony fees. The piece reflects local newspaper commentary from Eagle Grove.
Farmers and fair managers stress that success hinges on exhibitor numbers more than the display. Farmers should enter at least a few items even if a prize is unlikely, while home demonstration agents push more farm women and girls to exhibit. Encouragement to represent every farm in local fairs is urged.
Albert Schneider of LuVerne sustained six broken teeth and a wound when W E Titus Algona pilot struck a telephone wire while landing a Eagle Rock biplane west of LuVerne Sunday. The plane crashed into a cornfield after the wire broke a pole. Schneider was the sole passenger during the pleasure flight.
A town wide display of relics in shop windows attracts visitors and promotes Renwick's Golden Anniversary. The collection includes farm implements, touts, household articles, silverware, dishes, clothing, keepsakes, and hundreds of photographs fifty years old or more, creating much interest in the celebration.
The speaker notes that most men understand neither short term nor long term credits. He says their familiar experience is a daily payment plan of a dollar down and fifty cents weekly for life, contrasting it with broader credit terms.
The First Baptist Church in Renwick marks its Golden Jubilee with a program for next Sunday. Activities include 10 a.m. Sunday School, 11 a.m. Morning Worship by Pastor J. A. Hurley, 2 p.m. Young People's Meeting, and 7 p.m. Evening Worship as the pioneer church recalls its role in the community's growth.
George R. McDowell is the pastor of the M E Church with Sunday School at 10:16 am and Morning Worship at 11:16 am. The note invites those who do not regularly attend elsewhere to worship with the congregation.
Report of a rare albino sparrow seen along the road between the Chris Schneijer and Conrad Elmer farms. Observers waited for corroboration before going public. Oscar Swanson says another sighting near the Quaker Oats elevator about a mile away, suggesting two birds or the same bird returning.
The author muses on irregular verb forms in English. They compare speak spoke spoken to seek soak spaken and get gotten to see lot lottent, proposing alternative pasts and participles in a playful, exploratory style.
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