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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1930
Page
5
A fragmentary column surveys 19th century odds and ends. It cites Philadelphia ordinances banning cold water bathing and a Beaton man jailed for excessive bathing, plus odd trivia on fish coverings and a jokey drift about Bolshevik professors and an imagined gold famine.
Town State College will host the thirtieth annual Farm and Home Week in February 2007 attracting farmers and their wives. The five college divisions offer demonstrations, meetings, banquets, exhibits, and mass gatherings. Housing plans aim for reasonable rates while addressing visitor needs. events include swine day, horse and sheep day, dairy cattle day, corn day, fertilizer day, poultry and feed marketing, and a major farm business conference with an agricultural outlook presentation. Mass meetings open the week, with a Farm and Home Week banquet featuring national speakers, music, and plays.
Iowa State dairy expert notes that beating a cow for kicking reduces butterfat output. A case shows September production 414 pounds dropping to 27 after a beating in October, then 37 in November. Experts advise humane handling and milking machines with proper operation to prevent kicking.
In Grontly County, two inches of snow fell on Monday night and Tuesday morning, November 21 and 25. J Vander Wicken of Grontiy Center says the wind rolled the snow into thousands of heavy snow balls scattered on open fields. Residents recall no similar day of rolling snow, and some observers note hardship from sixte en payments and soggy clothing, hoping for more peace and prosperity.
Renwick School closes for a two week Christmas break with teachers visiting homes and friends. Students report on activities including basketball trips, the Juniors presenting Silas Marner, class projects, and a Christmas party with gift exchanges and maps. Several students win weekly awards and two English clubs form under Lyle Thompson and Betty Beenen.
The third and fourth grades enjoyed a program by the Morningside Boys Glee Club. Clarence Hofty was absent last Wednesday due to illness. The grades held a Christmas tree event Friday afternoon with name drawing and gift exchanges. Laura Jones celebrated a birthday with candy and good wishes. Albert Nelson visited the room in December.
Reports say Overseer Yoliva has begun another world tour with chatter about work being flat and long journeys, noting it has stretched quite far around for some time.
A Livermore man was approached by a stranger in Algona who offered two cases of whiskey for 60 dollars to fix a car. After counting out 50 dollars in a car with an accomplice, a pistol was shown and the man was driven away, with the assailants fleeing and not seen since. The car’s county number was not recalled.
A fragment from the Livermore Gazette and Fortalge Messenger hints at readings that appear fishy to readers, suggesting possible irregularities or questionable content in the papers’ reporting. No further details are provided.
The Itnocker Britt News-Tribune denounces the knocker as a by-product of dyspepsia and malice. It attacks his face and motives, condemning his opposition to all for personal gain and urging communities to shun him as a danger to progress and hope.
A Belgian residence marks Archduke Otto’s eighteenth birthday with a playful note that had there been no war he might have been king of Hungary. He bears the title Archduke and many given names including Prang Joseph Otto Ruprecht Maria Anton Kari Maximilian Heinrich Sixtus Xaver Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignaz.
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