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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1930
Page
6
Vernon Township considers starting a Vernon Quality Egg Club to market poultry and eggs through a central Vernon market. A 4 member committee will study conditions and draft a constitution while bids from poultry houses are sought for a neutral market operated by the Farm Bureau of Vernon Township.
Miss Velva Blanche Gillespie and Mr Guy L Crosson wed in a noon ceremony at the bride's mother's home in Eddyville Iowa Rev Paul Zieke officiated in a single ring ceremony The couple will reside in Eddyville where Crosson works in a grocery store after a short honeymoon Attending relatives and locals from Eddyville included Rev and Mrs Zieke and Mr and Mrs Gillespie with their baby The article notes community ties and mentions education and insurance themes.
The Highth Grade staged a Thanksgiving themed program in the High School auditorium featuring songs by the Junior High Girls Glee Club and Junior High Boys Glee Club, a playlet Tommys Thanksgiving Proclamation, and a costume duet When you and were young by Leis Saxton and Merton Blesie. The event included a skit about a Proclamation inviting those with nothing to be thankful for to attend a Thanksgiving dinner.
A young rooster curious about the world discovers ostriches next door and steals a massive egg. He returns to his yard and urges the hens to learn from distant news and strive for greater effort. The tale uses a playful parable to encourage ambition.
Iowa Department of Agriculture reports a Des Moines area grower earning a premium of over one dollar per bushel for top grade home grown apples. He sprays seven times, tends the orchard carefully, and packs fruit to enhance flavor color and taste. Other growers with similar care find strong home markets, while less attentive growers see weak demand.
Algona Republican reports Merle Wellendorf’s mink farm lost forty seven breeding mink and one ferret last Friday night. Kin used gas to sedate pens, thieves took only breeding stock, left twenty seven for pelts, gas can found, $8000 value total with $3000 mink value. Authorities statewide seek suspects. pelting season may seal fate of many animals.
The Weather and Crop Bureau notes large corn surpluses and yeilds in makeshift storage, with ample feed but limited local sale outside Iowa. Farmers may delay selling surplus at current costs, fearing higher prices as corn demand rises and wheat supplies interact with corn substitution pressures.
An advertisement touts THE AMERICAN BOY YOUTH S COMPANION as the ideal gift for boys aged ten to twenty. It promises exotic experiences from distant lands, adventures with sled dogs and warplanes, and vivid learning that builds imagination and character. Orders are mailed to Detroit Michigan with gift card options and prices listed for one year or three years.
J L Wheeler district manager for the Public Service company urges in an ad that electricity saves money and effort compared with pills for backaches. He notes many underestimate electricity’s economy and that women especially overwork manual tasks that electricity could handle, costing more in the long run.
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