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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1944
Page
4
A long list of community updates from Renwick and nearby towns covers visits, family events, travels, and local happenings. Notes include relatives visiting Kiemme, Des Moines business trips, a dental convention in Chicago, a move to Humboldt for Melville Wilson and REA work, weddings in Wisconsin, military mentions, housewarming, enlistment, farm sales, and local elections.
Sunday will be a day of special interest as laymen take a larger role in worship at First Methodist Church. Robert McGowan plans the service with pastor Paul W. Neal, inviting all members and friends to attend. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. World Day of Prayer observance Friday at 2:30 p.m. at the Baptist church.
Emmanuel Evangelical Church F A Pieper, Pastor, announces Sunday services at 10 00 a m Sunday School 11 00 a m Divine Worship 45 p m Y P U 3 00 p m Evening Service 7 45 p m Thursday mid week service followed by choir rehearsal All are urged to attend Sabbath services Also notes Mrs Chas A Walker returned home from the Methodist hospital in Des Moines and R Kenneth Smith of Ames visited at the home of his aunt Mrs Omer Davis and family
The February 11 meeting was postponed to February 18 with Mayor Harl Gimer presiding. Quorum present aside from S H Klassie. Minutes approved. numerous bills itemized for fuel, services, supplies, and salaries. The finance committee reported, all bills approved, motion to adjourn carried.
New York report at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers outlines revolutionary high speed cutting for BF lanes engines and gun mounts. Cemented carbide and tantalum tools enable metal removal at extreme speeds, cutting airplanes aluminum 15 to 20 times faster and steel duralumin like stock, with heat carried away by chips. Kettering urges teaching inventors to endure failure and stay relentless, noting protection comes from others thinking you are crazy.
In Erie Pennsylvania Commodore Oliver Perrys flagship the flagship fags ra has found a place on the public square. After the War of 1812 the ancient battleship rotted in Misery bay for nearly a century and was raised and refitted with a tour to mark the centennial battle. The ship section underwent restoration at a cost near sixty six thousand dollars. During the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie Perrys ensign was raised aboard the Niagara and the vessel continued to victory despite the Lawrence being shot.
In Washington a Treasury idea envisions a fictional Squander Bug that eats money meant for war bonds and stamps. The campaign centers on starving this insect to protect financing for national efforts.
In Wichita Kansas Mrs Margaret Frampton, 65, woke to a barking dog under her pillow and heard noises from the house. A thief fled with about 2700 in two packets dropped nearby a weed patch as investigators closed in, the dog’s alert helped guide authorities.
In New York a colorful vignette follows two men, Brogan a Seminole former sailor and Charlie a talking snowbird from Murmansk, as they recount wild sea ordeals near Murmansk Halifax and the Caribbean before returning to New York and then Africa.
London report states the U S Navy medical corps has boosted seagoing strength over a hundredfold since the war began and keeps combat wound deaths far below World War I levels. Rear Adm Luther Shelton Jr credits improved shock treatment new gases sulfa drugs and penicillin for the improvement.
Denver notes describe army neurosurgical work at Fitzsimons Hospital where wounded soldiers with brain tumors spinal injuries and paralysis are treated with advanced tools. Maj. J M Cameron says operations are similar to other tumor removals and detail includes X rays electroencephalographs and nerve repair efforts.
Fragmentary wartime note mentions Pacific operations with references to Solomons and Melatia. Report hints at ongoing combat and caution about a detour in the island hopping plan toward Tokyo. Names and specifics are obscured by OCR errors.
Tulsa real estate agent Bert Whitestine replaced a usual Bowery style ad with a stark listing saying Six tiny rooms ratty decorations leaky event muddy street no bus No furnace 5000 dollars. Six attentive buyers called and he sold the house, highlighting blunt listing effectiveness.
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