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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1957
Page
2
Sharen Hansen reflects on opening day and the new school year. Students adjust after break and should value education, pursue learning, and begin 1957 with renewed vigor and commitment to do their best.
The Bobcats B squad announces games on January 12 at Twin Rivers 10:00, January 19 at Corwith 2:00, January 26 at Wesley 2:00, February 2 at Twin Rivers 2:00, and a tentative move to Corwith in February with a tentative time.
A calendar note lists an early January squad game with Twin Rivers at Goldfield on January 11 and a Little Nine Tournament in Goldfield spanning January 14 through 19. The fragment references event timing and venue but lacks full details.
The menu for the week of January 14 lists daily meals including Monday chili with corn bread and fruit cup, Tuesday lima beans with ham and salad, Wednesday turkey loaf with peas and mashed potatoes, Thursday maid rites with vegetables and prune filled cookies, and Friday baked beans with eye salad and dessert. Bebcats.
After December 21 school dismissal, CM Gillespie the high school principal and his family traveled to Texas and beyond. They stayed in McAllen near the Mexican border and visited the Philean Dam on the Rio Grande, witnessed irrigation and fresh produce, and noted few polio victims in Mexico amid minimal sanitation.
While traveling through Corpus Christi, families formerly from Renwick viewed a snake skin killed that morning. The snake was 6 feet 9 inches long and 12 inches wide. The travelers logged about 3600 miles on their journey.
A reader describes a senior candidate, born September 24 1939 in Queensland Appleton. A tall athlete with football as favorite, he becomes class president, studies chemistry physics and typing, and enjoys Audie Murphy in theater. He dreams of a future in meat cutting and college, ending as a standout among seniors.
Boone Valley B-team defeated Wesley B-team 53 to 36 on Saturday afternoon at the Bobcat gym. Ron Anderson led with 22 points, Dennis Zweifel 12, and Daryl Hansen 10 as Boone Valley built a 22-15 halftime edge and extended it to 17 points.
The document lists staff positions including Editor-in-chief Sharon Hansen and editors Linda Munthy Arthur Heggen Adelle Jensen with multiple named editors and staff such as Shirley Amusson Marvin Cameron Mary Ann Cole Jeanne Espe Joe dy Gillespie Virginia Gimer Nadine Greboer John Guy Imogene Heggen Paul Heggen Judy Henriksen Char lene Hooker Barbara Kamp Sharon Kay Kraft Marilyn Lerdal Janet Martin Kay McGowan Anne Nairn Shirley Nelson Barbara Ogan Heverly Vrilipp Lois Popye Jecry Kaber Vir RU Rasmussen Eleanor Schwidder Judy Skiye Roger Thompson Martha Trask Virgins Wig Richard Vangelas and Sharon Zentner.
Renwick area residents hosted and visited multiple families during holidays and weekends. Guests included Mrs Kenneth Olson and daughter of Radcliffe, the Folkerts of Forest City, the Putnicks of Britt, Gene Gimer, Ronald Bennett, Don Lester, Curtis of Britt, Ahwad Isiner, Ronald Skugerbee, and many others. Attendees attended funerals, vesper services, and New Year dinners at various homes and facilities, with several couples and families traveling from nearby towns.
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