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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1931
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss Iowa coal and upcoming deliveries, with garbled phrases about payment amounts and quantities. A neighbor’s radio anecdote mentions late night noise and a person named Kristany. no clear events or dates emerge from the unreadable text.
Fragmented OCR note describes reports about Arkungus Anthracite with claims of adulteration and health concerns. It mentions goat and bad conditions, alleged deception of Irain people, a price of one dollar seventy five cents per bag, and a half ton shipment in Lisle with panic buying cues.
A Sunday evening program at Myuniyedival church features performances under Mrs. Chrivlenton with Heysur presenting choral and solo pieces including The Wattig World Avian Sting for the Light in Came and The Voice jet Une Wildaziusg. The event opens at 8 o clock with a Bloodless chant lineup by Margauret Christenson Parc and others as the choir and soloists perform selections such as That Glorious Song of Old and Sleep Holy Babe. No offering will be taken.
The women’s clubs of Renwick raised a Christmas tree in Main Street square. Josh McGowan supplied the tree and local citizens helped decorate with colored lights. A program is expected that evening before Christmas. Mrs. Will Hisher and Mr. and Mrs. Dake Hehnke of Eagle Grove visited Monday.
Post Offices will be closed on Christmas Day with no ordinary mail delivery and limited window service. Special Delivery mail will be chronicled and promptly delivered while outbound mail will be dispatched locally. Citizens should mail early to ensure delivery before December 23 and help postal workers handle the holiday rush.
The marriage linked Violet Pehl daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Ph of Helmes to Julius Jacobsen of Harlan took place Thursday afternoon December 10 at the Baptist parsonage in Gold field. Mrs Jacobson once worked in Renwick and the couple will reside on a farm near Hardy. Mr and Mrs John Kerr headed to Chcléville Ohio for six weeks with relatives after testing their auto Tuesday.
Mrs Katherine Wiess born in Kaye Canton Glarus Switzerland on November 18 1846 died December 13 1931 in Renwick Iowa at 16 years 25 days after marriage to Peter Wiess on December 3 1877. She came to America in 1891 to Renwick with six children two sons died in infancy Anna died 1903. Funeral at Evangelical church with Rev J Haehlen buried in Vernon cemetery.
Eighth grade pupils are nearing completion of the Social Science book and will likely finish before semester end. Arithmetic topics include bonds and mortgages, described as quite interesting. Nine students earned high marks on workbook drills: Velina Luehsinger, Delores Blesie, Paul Oppedahl, Stanley McCurry, John Flemmig, Moyd Palmer. A Junior High music contest between girls and boys offers a prize to the hardest workers.
Fifth and Sixth Grade children planned a candy day and exchanged gifts. Laverne Kurleski Béaryt Mimbach and Carwin Peer scored 9 in their work book. A. A. McCurry gave a growing bulb for Arithmetic work. Spelling totals reached 100 percent for Blanche Jones Eunice Klaessy Bery Mimbach and Merton Packard.
Third and Fourth Grades Mrs McPeak and Mrs Clanseen visited the Second Primary Monday. Ronald Stevens and Clarence lefty have been absent from school due to illness. The following pupils made 100 percent in Spelling Friday Cleo Bell Mimbach Blaine Fleraring Calvin Packard Donald Craig Richard Walker Ronald Stephens Anna Mills Connie Block Helen Latch Laura Janes Patsy Turner. Lorraine Klassie Patsy Turner Helen Latch and Laura Janes made a rating of in their Arithmetic iworklooks Friday.
Godfred Gugisberg and Robert McGowan are drawn for the January term petit jury and cited to appear January 12. Meinard Babler is drawn for the grand jury and must appear January 3 for duty.
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