Renwick Notables Portraits and Family Roots in Humboldt Co
Obituary style notices recount Bertha Elizabeth Potter Theil born February 12 1872 northwest of Renwick during a blizzard. She married Peter Theil in 1898. mother of eight with six living. Ward Prank French born 1877 near Renwick, never married, long time resident with parents, later elder home and school ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Elizabeth Potter Theil
Renwick
Fort Dodge
Cordelia, M. Brink
Wm. ‘Harrison Potter
Peter Et. “Theil
Nellie Tvedt
Montour
Iowa
Mildred Mills
San Bernadino
California
Eva McClure
Belmond
Florence
Pieper
Marshalltown
Homer Theil
Corning
Blanche Mayer
Prank French Ward
Harriet Lucinda French
Chapman Ebenezer Ward
Effie Lockwood
Commercial Club Meets in Council Room Monday
The Commercial Club met in the Council room Monday evening August 26 with President Harold Gartisch presiding. Those businesses closing Labor Day will be announced in this week's Times. Heggen reported kit fixtures for lights were in poor condition making field use inadvisable. A lighted football field or combined lighted football kittenball field was discussed. Heggen and Hall were appointed to meet the School Board to discuss costs and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gartisch
Tjuran Heggen
Tieran Hegeen
Keith Hall
Anna Mae Schoolcraft Hurt in Farm Accident
Anna Mae Schoolcraft ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs George Schoolcraft suffered a broken right leg in a farm accident Tuesday afternoon One bone broken just above the ankle Dr Turner set the bone and placed her leg in a cast She is being cared for at her home.
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Anna Mae Schoolcraft
George Schoolcraft
Dr. Turner
Labor Day Tribute and Local Closings Ad
A column praising Labor Day as a day for all workers and noting the importance of labor in railroads factories farms and offices. It lists area businesses closing all day for Labor Day Monday September 2 with several stores and services remaining open until 10 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Long
Perle Selgelid
Quaker Oats Co
A. H- Stafford
Wisconsin Lumber Co
Nerem
Brothers
Shorty’s
Northside Service
N.B. Stevens
M-M. Green
SH. Elassie
Farmers Cooperative Co
Leo Mimbach
Louis Heetland
McGowen
Renwick Savings Bank
Rudy's Station
H.R. Luchsinger
Local Exhibitors Place In Junior And State Fairs
Renwick 4-H groups excelled at the Junior Fair in Eagle Grove with Carl Martin’s Grand Champion Steer and Jerry Helmke’s first with his Duroc boars. Ay Yapney and Roth teams earned reserve demonstration, heading to Mason City. At Des Moines State Fair W. H. Belmke & Sons displayed grand champion Duroc Jerferson and took first and third on Durco Jersey sows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renwick
Grove
Carl Martin
Jerry Helmke
Durog
Baulay Yapney
Mason City
Des Moines
W. H. Belmke and Sons of
Duroe Jerferson
Silver Wedding Anniversary and Community News in Lake News
Mrs E Bygness and Mr Eddie Breness celebrate their 26th anniversary with an open house from 2 to 5 p m. Their child Barold is in the armed forces. Orton Lerdal visited Denver to see his brother Dr Joe Lerdal. Lake Ladies Aid meets Sept 4 at Edward Oppedahl home with Miss Opperah as assistant hostess. Oppedahl family reunion held at Harvey Tesdahl home with many local and distant relatives attending. Mrs Hilda Wilson remains ill after a heart attack. Susan Kay Bates, three weeks old, returned home from Lutheran Hospital. Frank Olson spent time in Sioux Falls on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie L. Breness
Barold
Orton Lerdal
Denver Colp
Joe Lerdal
Lake Ladies Aid
Edward, Oppedahl
Sherri
Opperah
Foreign Mission
Ole Skiye
Hilman Skiye
James A. Wilson
Los Angeles
Calif
Des Moines
Hilda Wilson
Susan Kay Bates
Orville Bates
Lutheran Hospital
Herman Harvey
Roger
Robert Morse
Fort Collins
Colo
Frank Olson
Sioux Falls
S. Dakota
Local Girl Receives Scholastic Honors
Cleo Bell Mimbach Heiple, a Cedar Falls graduate, earned the Purple and Gold Award for meritorious scholarship in Kindergarten and Primary work. She was valedictorian at Renwick in 1941, joined Purple Arrow Honorary Society, taught at Dallas Center, and returns to Cedar Falls to complete her four year course in three years. She will teach in Waterloo this fall alongside Martha Mitchell and Virginia Tvedt, other Cedar Falls graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Bell Mimbach Heiple
Iowa
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Cleo Bell
Dallas Center
Waterloo
Martha Mitchell
Sloan
Virginia Tvedt
Montour
Miss Mitchell
Elroy Selgelid Guest of State Fair Board
Elroy Selgelid attends the state fair as a guest of honor with his companion, joining a group of veterans and spouses from the South Pacific era. The Des Moines Register notes multiple couples from Davenport, Oxford Junction, Des Moines, Norfolk, Wilton Junction, and Blue Grass, plus Detailing friends and local figures at the exposition. Shorty Selgelid travels for a reunion with New Guinea friends, accompanied by N S Mills and Elwyn Kelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
South Pacific
Harry Rolfe
Davenport
John Pashek
Oxford Junction
Charles Larger
Des
Interest In Flower Show Grows More Entries This Year
Mrs James Kelling won the prize for the most entries at the annual Flower Show held Saturday at Masonic Hall. 112 entries registered by 8 pm. Gladioli baskets in yellow white orange red and purple were the most colorful exhibits. Visitors came from Ostosen West Bend Corwith Humboldt to view the display. Sponsors, the Fortnightly Club, hope for a professional judge next year to revive prewar class distinctions and spur lively competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kelling
Masonic Hall
Hans’ ‘Bammick
Old Settlers Picnic Scheduled for September 7
Humboldt County settlers picnic set for Saturday September 7 at the Log Cabin in Livermore. A basket dinner will be served at noon and ice cream will be provided. Afternoon program details were not completed in time for this issue but will be printed next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canval Humbold
Livermore
Vernon School Off To Good Start Mon
The Vernon Consolidated School began the week with twenty beginners enrolled. Betty Reigelsberger of Gillmore City is the new seventh and sixth grade teacher. The school will close Thursday for Centennial Day at the Humboldt County Fair and will reopen Friday.
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Vernon Consolidated
Betty Reigelsberger
Gillmore City
Humboldt County Fair
Fire Department Meeting Postponed For Centennial Celebration
The regular monthly fire department meeting is moved from Thursday to Friday night due to Humboldt Centennial Celebration.
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Fire Department
Humboldt
Donna Maddock Wins Many Swimming Honors
Donna Maddock, 18, daughter of A H Goettsch, entered in three events at the National Amateur Athletic Land Meet and won a gold medal for first place. Her aim is to reach the Olympics, and she will begin her second year at Michigan State College in Lansing, Michigan.
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Mise
Donne Maddick
A.H” Goettsch
Maddock
Michigan
Stete. College
Lansing
Hardy family returns from extended vacation to multiple states
Mrs CLL Mack Hardy and Mr and Mrs Harold Smith plus other related families return home Friday from a two week vacation visiting Tropi Minnesota with Mrs Smith's sister Mrs dess Casey and other relatives in Wyoming and Colorado. They attended reunions and visited many relatives across Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota including Great Lakes area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold. Smith
Fridey
Tropi
Minnesota
Cledis Anderson
Tour
R. B. Smith
Howard
E. J. Earh
Gary
Indiana
Sorensen
Waterloo
Merton Blesie
Seattle
Washington
RR. Blesie
Renwick
Robert McKenna
Leonard Birnbaumer
Reymond Birnbaumer
Dakota City
Des Moines
Mary Esther
Myrie Birnnbaumer
Oraig French
Merle Birnbaumer
William Steil
Elmer Steil
Mary Steil
Watkins, Mina
Wever-Enfield
State Park
Clear Lake
Paul Wever
Curtis
Roger
Jimmy
Harry Enfield
Hardy
Mary Wever
Howard Dash
Marilyn
Vernon King and Queen Named for Centennial Day Parade
Vernon Township announces Mrs Bertha Hunt as queen and Faward. Klasse as king for Centennial Day. The king queen and princess Mary Alice oe will appear in the Hum boldt parade this afternoon amid centennial celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Township
Bertha Hunt
Faward
Local News Notes From Hefty Visits and Area Events
Dr and Mrs C A Hefty of Los Angeles visited at Rose Hefty's home on Friday and were supper guests of Mire and Mrs Gilbert Hefty at Webster. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Gilbert Hefty of Webster City and others from Laverne. Mrs John Palmer a medical patient at Fort Dodge. Several residents plan decorating before a movie at their new home.
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C. A. Hefty
Los Angeles
California
Rose Hefty
Mire
Gilbert
Webster Gy
Gilbert Hefty
Webster City
Walter ‘Hefti
Albert Hefty
Fawn Heft
Laverne
John Palmer
Fort Dodge
Grace Uhr
Great Fails
Montana
Robert
Cornelia
Barrick
Nirs Atunai Peterson
Walter
Hanson
Bamicks
Clarence. Iewin
Fred. Aachessen Ieetkin
Des Moinnes
Velvra.Jones
Patricia
Fritz Gugger
Richard
Helen Gray
Charhés Eiseker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Humboldt Co
Commercial Club
Lake News
E. Bygness
Elroy Selgelid
State Fair Board
Old Settlers
Donna Maddock
Des Meires
Exslerd
Vernon King and Queen
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