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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1937
Page
5
The Methodist Ladies Aid society collected 118 dollars at their bazaar and supper held last Saturday. Mrs Dorothy Gangstead of Ames and Mr and Mrs George Krise were Sunday dinner guests at the S B Hefty home.
Mrs. Jeanette Wigans of San Francisco announces the marriage of her daughter Leona M. Wigans to Robert Monsburg of Des Moines. The wedding took place November 17 at a San Francisco Methodist church with Harold Wigans as an attendee. Leona, a Vernon Consolidated School alumna, will reside in San Francisco where Monsburg will manage a coffee shop.
State representative Frank Lovrien will speak at the Men’s Community club meeting at the schoolhouse Monday evening December 13 at 8 o’clock. Swiss singers and the boys’ glee club will perform. Open to all men and young men of Renwick and community. Lunch will be served for a small charge to non-season-ticket holders.
The Humboldt county board of supervisors awarded the excavation contract to Lippert Bros. of Boone for 990 dollars. Work must begin by Saturday December 11 with no specified completion deadline. The current courthouse is described as dilapidated, and the new building will be a county asset once finished.
The Messiah will be presented Sunday at 8 o clock in Renwick high school auditorium. Chorus exceeds sixty voices with soloists Sherrill Oppedahl Dorothy McGowan Ruth Middleton Irvine Peer and Thomas Miller. Directed by Mrs D J Christenson. No church services that evening to allow full attendance.
Cold snap and heavy winds sweep the area with subzero readings and unmeasured snowfall after a few warm days. Mrs. Henry Kraft mourns her mother Mrs Abe Carr with a funeral attended by Kraft and Packard families. The Little Nine banquet in Livermore gathers superintendents coaches and captains from Bode Corwith Goldfield Humboldt Livermore La Verne Renwick and West Bend. The Little Nine basketball tournament is set for February 11 and 12 at Livermore’s new field house.
Mrs Everett Nelson hosted the B T W club at home on Wednesday afternoon. Thanksgiving travelers include Vonia Merson visiting from Tracey, teaching there. Local sports note: Renwick high and Wesley high split wins in basketball, with details of scores and players. Nort Mills and Elwyn Kelling leave for Chedwick Mo to spend winter cutting wood, Nort operating the saw and Elwyn pulling.
Wright County supervisors acquire five snow plows at about 34860 dollars. Three are maintenance or patrol units and two will service crawler tractors across Eagle Grove Renwick Clarion Galt and Belmond. Total plows rise to 23, including a February 1936 Caterpillar tractor unit. last purchase was December 1938.
Mr and Mrs Howard Betton are parents to a nine and a half pound son born December seventh. The note mentions decorations on Our Main Street with Christmas lights and a planned stereopticon lecture at the Baptist church by Rev Ewing Holland on Thursday at 7:30 PM. The SDS bridge club met last Friday at Mrs A H Stefford's home with high score won by Mrs Walter McPeak, travel prize to Mrs Cats Tanek, and draw prize to Mrs A D Bleck. Ivan Madher seeks a place on the Cedar Palis freshman basketball team. 63 men on the squad, reduced to about 20 after a semifinal by December 18. A seven year old son of Mr and Mrs R Roosema broke his left arm Tuesday night. Dr K B Turner casted it and he is recovering. Mrs George Krise hosted a surprise birthday party with guests including Mr and Mrs Krise, Mr and Mrs Jim Belline, Mrs Fannie Baungarmer, Mr and Mrs Dick Himer and daughters Ciara and Martha, and Mrs Henry Geiger and daughter Lene.
WMT radio will broadcast Cass theatre circuit news with free admissions details every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at 12 35 noon. The program informs listeners about exhibition policies and ticket offers tied to the Cass circuit.
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