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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1923
Page
2
Anni Hetty reports community happenings at Codar Falls with schoolers and families visiting relatives. George Yeoman notes moves and upcoming elections as officers are to be elected. A mixed cache of personal notices, mispellings, and local events reflects small town life in a 1923-era column.
In a hamlet Sunday gathering Vernon Lems and family along with Mr and Mrs Green joined the Heft and Knult families for a church service at Ham Bons. The group later attended a community event and discussed school matters and new bus routes. Route chains and driver assignments were outlined for routes 1 through 7, with specific drivers named.
Old Settlers Picnic at Livermore scheduled for Saturday September 1 features a band concert on Main Street at 1400 hours, a log cabin welcome at 1130, picnic dinner with coffee at 115 p.m. and a program including music by Swiss Volunteers and Mrs N. Tinkham, readings, solos, and a historian report. Bring families and lunch baskets and enjoy an afternoon in the shade of the historic log cabin.
Gerald P Norton pastor leads Sunday School at 10 a.m. Morning Worship on the subject The Mystery of Iniquity, a prophecy on present conditions in Christendom and nations, with evening service at 8 p.m. Sonship is the theme. Choir practice Friday 8. Prayer meeting Thursday 8:06 with John 16 lesson.
The Twentieth Annual Peak of the Boone Valley Oil Sellers Association will be held at Riverside Park in Goldfield this Friday August 3. Roast beef and coffee will be served at noon. Mrs KL Turner and daughter Latricia visit Des Moines this week. Mr and Mrs H Klassie and children visited Spirit Lake and Minnesota last week.
Ad copy notes a selection of men's sweaters with names like Cather's Hair in various weights and colors. Prices range from $2.98 to $8.95 with shades described as beautiful and cream-like. Expected to entice shoppers to compare lines and pick quality knitwear.
Fragmented observations mix satire and social notes as an Ohio valley drug store scene wanders through jokes about miners wages, fashion, temptation, and a mistaken book query. The narrator references a Republican or Democratic tilt, vague gossip, and a stray line about Who's He and Whats He Got, ending with a joke about misremembered titles.
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