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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1930
Page
8
Fragmented garbled text describes Gray's Corner and a Farmer Co-Op involved with the Great Heart brand. It mentions heated consumer sentiment, branding disputes, and calls to return to prior products amid dissatisfaction with current offerings. The piece hints at loyalty, fair pricing, and customer backlash.
A program titled Tail Messiah by an evangelical choir features pieces including Gaort Tidings, There Were Shepherds, A Glory in the Highest, Me Shall Wave Dominion, Crown Him with Many Crowns, The Glory of Israel, Song to the Christ Child, and Hai Messiah. Performances include sopranos, tenors, bass solos, and mixed choir, with an 8 o'clock start and multiple choir arrangements.
A Monday afternoon fire of unknown origin razed the Benton Olson Chevrolet garage in Kanawha, consuming the frame structure and contents including three new cars, two good condition used cars, and one new car. Loss estimated at 16 900 with limited insurance. The adjacent farming station west of the rear corner damaged as the fire raged for three hours before control.
Public sale at the August Helmke farm two miles southeast of Renwick on Friday December 19 starts at noon. Machinery and household goods, 5 horses, 20 spring shoats, 39 young ewes, chicken and seed corn, plus a pilachg line of farm tools. Boughton Uhr as agents. Goldfield State Bank Trust Co will clerk. See Harvey sale bills for details.
The Evangelical Sunday School will present a Christmas program on Wednesday evening, December 2 at 7 o clock. Organizers say a very interesting and interatial program is in preparation.
Myron Martin of Bert Dodge furtively of Renwick Clarence Perry of Clarion Harris Damon of Holmer and Virgil Stuart of Web City were sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Edwards in Allison after pleading guilty. The four implicated in eighteen holdups include a Saint Benedict bank heist, with two others previously sentenced at Algona. The group’s confessions covered Livermore restaurant, Cartercate and Anderson grocery at Goldfield, among others. They were sent to the Anamosa reform school.
A pheasant struck a North Western railway motor car breaking glass and injuring the engineer who required medical aid. The incident caused the train to run about an hour late into LaVerne as passengers watched the event unfold.
The Post Office will be closed on Christmas Day December 25 across the United States. Mail will not be distributed or delivered in town or on rural routes. Special delivery mail will be delivered as usual while all other classes are held for delivery the following day. Patrons should mail parcels early to insure delivery by December 28.
A note announces no preaching service at the Evangelical church on Sunday morning. The congregation will attend the Methodist church to hear the Christmas cantata performed by others.
The Detroit News reprints a bitter, unsettled commentary on George IV’s passing. The author contrasts two camps arguing about persecution and ascendancy, finally asserting the king’s lasting impact on English taste and public opinion over his 63 years.
Hagel Berry of Geneva becomes the local Northwestern Bell agent succeeding Louise Nichola who retired. Berry, a native of nearby, was born on a farm near LaVerne and is a high school graduate from Impton. She has fourteen years with the company, eleven as Geneva agent.
Authorities report Clear Lake is completely frozen with seven inch thickness. A surge of ice boats debuted recently as winter sports fans note the lake froze earlier than usual this year.
Local fans attended a wrestling match in Garner while visitors from Minneapolis and Dexter frequented Humboldt area spots over the weekend. Holiday sales and parties spread cheer with Legion Parvals, Snyder's Cafe candy offerings, and a piano party at Eagle Grove. Petit jurors for January Humboldt County district court include Clarence Heggen and others from Hardy. O. Lagson drawn for grand jury.
In a reflective passage James Norman Call recalls reclaiming a long lost wrist agate from sand and sea near the South Seas. He describes the tyrannous device and the sense of release after its return, the memory of pursuit, and the quiet drift of the object back to the water.
Janina Morgan recalls a gray-haired Saxon keeper of Mayflower relics in Plymouth town as she hears varied tales of a beaver from 1820s pilgrim era. The scene includes locals debating the significance and origin of objects claimed to be Mayflower heirlooms and a woman’s forceful remark about novelty.
The inheritance tale centers on Dowe Unhicky and a $30,000 legacy in Prague. A heir named Jobaoo Tyagiaann receives a letter saying he is the wealthy relative and heir. Shortly after, Jaogunna falls ill and dies, his elder son inherits the fortune, then falls ill and dies within a week. The younger son inherits the property but refuses the legacy, risking it reverting to the state.
A Capper's Weekly fragment recalls a dentist sent by Flodson's Bay company with an Eskimo nicknamed Siberian Mike who learned the trade. Mike wandered the Arctic and beyond performing extractions, dying recently in the Verty river region, mourned by many settlements that knew him.
A wristwatch that never needs winding is described as fully automatic. With each wrist movement a balance swings to tensions the mainspring. After about half an hour of wear the spring winds, and an overwind guard protects the mechanism for up to forty turns before it stops, restarting once worn again.
A fragmentary quipset passage features a milonalve and a young man discussing a daughter's potential match. The miltan alve allows the union if the girl declines gently yet notes she should not expect charity, claiming a good education and interest in newspapers justify her independence. The stylized dialogue hints at social expectations and marriage negotiation in a dated voice.
A England report notes doctors plan to examine a nineteen year old with a strangulated condition described as elastic gird. The unusual ailment is linked to exaggerated medical assertions and labor strain.
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