Flower Festival Faces Rain in Fortnightly Display
The annual Flower Festival and Victory Garden display by the Fortnightly club was smaller due to rain yet drew ninety flower entries. No judge due to war, prizes awarded for top entries. Dick Elmer family won most flowers and Mrs. Fred Gogger won most diverse victory garden. Tea and cold drinks were served to visitors and children respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Elmer
Fred Gogger
A. H.martin
L. W. Miller
Open House Honors Paul Oppedahl A S and Wife
Mr and Mrs Edward Oppedahl held an open house for their son Paul Oppedahl A S of Farragut Idaho and his wife who had been visiting. About seventy local guests attended and were served refreshments Relatives from away attended the event including Mrs T E Buileson and Ruth Lois of Lee Kansas Mrs Arthur Oppedahl and two children Des Moines Mr and Mrs Harvey Tesdahl and family Huxler Mr and Mrs J A Nelson and daughter Harriet and Mrs Bette Schwartz of Luverne
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward. Oppedahl
Stndar
Paul Oppedahl
A-S
Farragut
Idaho
T. E. Buileson
Ruth Lois
Lee, K
Arthur Oppedahl
Des Moines
Harvey Tesdahl
Huxler
J. A Nelson
Harriet
Bette:Schwartz
Luverne
Kanawha Man Electrocuted on REA Live Wires
George Campbell farmer near Kanawha was killed last Thursday after hitting live REA wires while trying to disengage them from a barload sled. He grounded the lines in the barnyard causing instantaneous death. Burial at Britt after funeral Sunday attended by relatives from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Campbell
Kanawha
Emma Campbell
Alvin Engstrom
Renwick
Percy Brink
Burt
REA
Britt
Old Settlers Picnic Program at Log Cabin Park Livermore
Humboldt County Old Settlers Picnic returns after two year gap due to gas and tire rationing. September 2 program at Log Cabin Park Livermore includes dinner 12 to 1, invocations, readings, solos, a ladies quartet, and a historian's report. G E Briggs presides, Frank Ward secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt County
Old Settlers
Log Cabin
Livermore
A. R. Smith
Bernice Reed
Misa Arlene Richardson
M. E. Heiman
Dewey Morse
Geraldine Rolland
S. C. Blumhagen
Ben .W. Olson
Father Dubbigg
Humboldt Singera
G.E. Briggs
Paul Leaverton
G-E. Briggs
Humboldt
Association
Frank Ward
Renwick
Twenty One Years Ago Items From Renwick Times
A Renwick Times dated August 30 1923 notes Miss Ora Phippa visiting relatives in Wisconsin Mrs Hugh Pierce visiting her mother Lena Lisenman in Enid Oklahoma Bertie Martin family at the Des Moines State Fair Dick Hefty and Cecil Brown visiting relatives in Grand Forks North Dakota J Wohlwend of Salina Pa staying with S B Hefty nine pound baby boy born to Millard and Mrs Martin at Eagle Grove E A Ralston and wife with new baby boy in Palmer house Gladya Persons returning to New Jersey after summer here Many youths attended a dance at Walter Krafts home J Schneider and daughter Nola with Conrad Elmer visiting Des Moines state fair Fred Bellenda copying Southwest Topica There was a social at Kinney farm and one at Will Andersons Mrs Wm Been entertained guests in honor of sister Loraine Heisig of Rock Valley Reunion of Southwick families at Nate Loobey Goldfield home and another at M B Richardson home News of Nate Loobey’s death after throat operation at Clarion Mr and Mrs John Holek of Detours Minnesota and Mr and Mrs J H Tanck visiting West Bend Relocation of Al Trommel back to Renwick from Goldfield near September 1 and Carl Flemmig house Lavonne Helmke daughter of Mr and Mrs Will Helmke broke her arm after a porch fall now in a sling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Pierce
Enid
Oklo
Lena Lisenm
Bertie Martin
Des Moines
Dick, Hefty
Cecil Brown
Grand Forks
N. D
J. Wohlwend
Salina
S.B. Hefty
John Schneider
Nola
Conrad Elmer
Fred Bellaenda
Southwest
Topica
Los Angeles
Calif
Bei
Kinney
Will Anderson
Southwick
Nate Loobey
Goldfield
M. B. Richardson
Goldfzia
Clarion
Mrw
John Holek
Detfers
Minn
al Tromme
Renwick
Carl Flemmig
Frank Block
Lavonne
Will Helmke
Mon
Pensioned Eagle Grove yard master Art Packard
Art Packard, yard master at Eagle Grove, was placed on the C N W pension list August 1. He served 46 years with the Northwestern, earlier leading the Eagle office in 1893, later becoming conductor and yard master in Eagle Grove, then transferring to Mason City. A Renwick native, he is the son of Mrs A A Packard and often visited Renwick.
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Eagle Grove
Eagle
Packard
Mason City
Northwestern
North Western
Bagie Grove
Meson City
Renwick
A. A. Packard
Soldier Potter Receives Good Conduct Medal in Aleutians
Dispatch from Eleventh Army Headquarters announces M. Sgt. Carroll M. Potter Renwick, now with the Eleventh Army Air Forces in the Aleutians, awarded the Good Conduct Medal after 17 months service. He enlisted at Fort Des Moines on March 28 and also holds American Defense, Asiatic Pacific Ribbon Star honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleventh Army
Carroll M. Potter
Renwick
Eleventh Army Air Forces
Aleutian Islands
Army
Fort, Des Moines
Isi Labd
Aleutians
Mother Dies at 87 in Whittemore Funeral Held
Mrs. Louisa Nissen, 87, died Friday at her daughter Mrs George Meyers home in Whittemore where she had lived for 17 years. Mr and Mrs Wm Nissen and son Herman attended, as did Mr and Mrs Wilber Nissa. All children present with grandsons as pallbearers. Burial followed in Luverne cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Nissen
Herman
Wilber Nissa
Louisa Nissen
George Meyers
Whittemore
Luverne
Local Socials and Accidents Reported Around Town
Mr and Mrs Laverne Stretton hosted guests at a George Schoolcraft home chicken dinner. Cpl Lowell Myers Liberator radio operator from Pueblo Colo visited his mother in Humboldt and old friends. John Hantley, aided by a crutch, injured a knee after a hog rammed him while feeding pigs. William Brayton Hardy suffered a paralytic stroke and is critically ill, cared for by daughters Mrs Sate Tripp of Somars Mrs Frank Apley of Callender and Mrs Fern Wyatt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Laverne Stretton Land
Charles City
George Schoolcraft
Cpl
Lowell ‘Myers
Puebblo
Colo
Carrie Myers
Humboldt
John
Hantley
Wm. Brayton
Hardy
Sate Tripp
Somars
Frank pApley
Callender
Fern Wyatt
Army and Navy Baseball Gear Purchases Highlight Demand
OWL reports the Army can field 50 000 baseball teams and 100 000 softball teams with annual equipment purchases, while the Navy stands at 11 000 baseball and 22 000 softball teams. Civilians see little impact on war-related budgets as last year’s sports paraphernalia spending reached 38 million dollars, leaving roughly one glove per 17 Army men and one per 28 sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
OWL
United States
You Can Draw It Aims at Quick Family Moment
A fragmented notice notes a temporary relaxation of ammunition sales to hunters. It mentions counts of various cartridges and shells and lists animals to be discouraged from disclosure. The tone imitates a public advisory with scattered OCR errors and unclear dates or places.
Double Birthday Dinner Belatedly Enjoyed
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Peer and Mr. and Mrs. Corwin Peer and son Gary of Algova were Sanday dinner guests at the Maine Yanney home. The dinner honored Mr. Peer and Harold Yanney whose May birthdays were postponed due to the Yanney family quarantined for scarlet fever. Mrs. P. C. Selgelid and Mrs. Loren Kelling returned from California after three weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bittner of Webster City, Mr. and Mrs. Marx Schwyter, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gogger were Sunday dinner guests at Philipp Dangelier’s near Livermore. Miss Lucile Barnhardt visited early in the week with her brother Pvt. Harold Barnhardt at Fort Sill and Pocahontas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Peer
Corwin Peer
Gary
Algova
Maine Yanney
Mr. Peer
Harold Yanney
Yanney
P. C. Selgelid
Loren Kelling
California
Wm. Bittner
Webster City
Marx Schwyter
Fred Gogger
Philipp Dangelier
Livermore
Lucile. Barnhardt
Pvt
Harold Barnhardt
Fort Sill
Okla
John Barnhardt
Pocahontas
Veterans Rights and Benefits Booklet For Veterans
The Office of War Mobilization and the retraining and reemployment administration announce a booklet titled Your Rights and Benefits A Handy Guide For Veterans Of The Armed Forces And Their Dependents. Nearly 2 506,000 copies are available through draft boards and Community Veterans Information Centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of War Mobilization
Veterans Administration
Italian prisoner of war on peanut farm in the South
An Italian POW described work on a peanut farm in the South Tecantry. He recalled Mussolini signaling a march across the United States but noted the twist that peanuts would be picked up along the way.
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Tigt
Miss Dorothy Biesie Heads to Waterloo for Teaching Post
Miss Dorothy Biesie departed yesterday for Waterloo to teach at the Whittier school next year. Colonel and Mrs. Tieren Nerem returned to Kingman Arizona last Friday after a furlough with relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Biesie
Waterloo
Whittier School
Col_n
Tieren Nerem
Kingman
Arizona
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U.S
Renwick Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
U.S. War Services
Renwick Community Creamery Manufacturers of
Boone Valley
The
Sigecoon Cort
C. V. Mangle
Dale Fraser
L.J. Kréissl
Chicago
Fritz Britt
Clyde Mills
Minneapolis
Fred Schwandt
A. H. Packard
Robert Watson
North Platte, Neb
REN Theatre
Marseille
Humphrey Bogart
Michele Morgan
Claude Rains
Paramount News
Margaret O'Brien
Marsha Hunt
James Craig
Renwick Times
Ora Phippa
Wisconsin
Gladya Persons
New Jersey
Walter Kraft
Loraine Heisig
Rock Valley
Art Packard
W. H. Long
Renwick, Iowa
L. R. Turner
A. H. Stafford, D. V.M
Renwick, Laws
F. M. Crawford
Iowa
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