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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1936
Page
4
Local notes report a two week Christmas vacation for the school and a string of holiday visits. Families, teachers, and friends from Fenton Albert City Livermore and Webster City mingle, with events including musicales, showers, lessons, and a Camp Fire Girls charity box to an orphanage. A funeral in Webster City is noted and several travel plans to California Peru and Minnesota are mentioned amid festive activities.
AUR urges drivers to stay to the right and drive at a safe speed. Middle-road driving is poor reasoning as it risks leaving the road during tire trouble. Safety is 99 percent common sense and 99 percent thought, not haste.
Five year old Betty Selgelid sustained a severe elbow injury after riding her tricycle and tumbling from a front porch. An Fort Dodge x ray showed no bone break, but the elbow required taping and a sling for an extended period.
The U S bridge club held a 1 PM luncheon at Mrs Maine Yanney's home last Tuesday with three tables of bridge play. Prizes went to Mrs Floyd Lane high score, Mrs Clarence Johnson traveling, and Mrs Walter McPeak draw. Also notes visits by Mrs Fritz Krause and local business updates and family visits.
St Pauls Lutheran Church announces Christmas Eve program Christmas Everywhere by Sunday School at 7 p m. Christmas Day service at 9 30 a m with Holy Supper. Sunday December 27 Sunday School at 10 a m Divine service at 10 30 a m annual meeting follows service. attendees urged to be present. Maurice Nissen Superintendent.
Local dealers quoted prices for Wednesday December 23 including cream and hogs. News items note visits by Mrs Wenek of Waterloo to George Krise, Miss Katherine McKenna of Davenport in Des Moines, and trips of the Louthans to Sioux City for the holidays. Families mentioned include the Heggens, Zentner, Alderson, Beenen, Zimmerman, and Louthan households as they prepare for the season.
The undersigned has been duly appointed and qualified as Executor of the estate of Helen Brink deceased of Humboldt County. All persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those with claims will present them duly authenticated to the undersigned for allowance and file in the Clerk of the District Court's office. Homer Thiel, Executor. William P. Housel, Attorney. Dated December 17, 1936.
An order approves the dissolution petition for the Consolidated School District of Hardy Iowa also known as the Consolidated Independent District of Hardy WA. Hearing occurred December 21 1926 in Dakota City Iowa with no objections. The order directs publication in Renwick Times and retains jurisdiction to call an election on the petition for dissolution.
LaVerne visitor Will Biging stops by Tuesday evening. Methodist ladies and society plan to meet Mrs Dean Nellis on Wednesday, December 30. Mrs Marion Darland and daughter from Des Moines visit Andrew Wigan home this week. Mr and Mrs Orelle McWilliams of Paton visit niece Mrs R E Cook last week Wednesday. Mrs Edward Earl and two children of Cedar Rapids and Mr and Mrs Carl Sorenson of Eldora visit R H Smith home at Hardy. Miss Marie Knopp, who played at Fort Dodge, is home for the holidays. Charlie Packard of Welcome Minnesota visits C H Packard home last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Virgil Erwin host the 500 club last Thursday. Miss Louise Egenes is home from Minneapolis for the holidays at John Exenes.
STATE OF IOWA Humboldt County appoints and qualifies Herbert T. Hurley as Administrator of the estate of J. Arthur Hurley deceased. All persons indebted to the estate must pay immediately and those with claims must present them to the administrator for allowance to the Clerk of the District Court. Dated December 19, 1936. C. W. Garfield, Attorney. M.A. Wallakiat.
Levi Krutsinger of Dakota City visited relatives Monday. The Vernon consolidated school closed yesterday for a week’s vacation over the holidays.
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