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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1955
Page
3
Renwick girls defeated Vernon 44 38 after a tight contest with Vernon leading 20 18 at halftime. Marge Long scored 29 for Renwick while Marty netted 25 for Vernon. Vernon boys topped Renwick 44 33 as Kraft scored 11 and Wilhelm 15 for Vernon.
Tickets for the SCD banquet on February 17 in Humboldt Legion club rooms are distributed to county ticket salesmen. The event targets farmers and wives and is billed as a highlight of the year. Local sellers include Lloyd Swanson Frank Fresich Virgil Erwin Earle Hanselman Mac Clowes Joe Heggen Sherri Oppedahl Lorne Michaelson Alva Hill Milton Nelson.
Boone Township and surrounding communities saw a flurry of Sunday and weekday gatherings. Mr and Mrs Glen Martin and family visited R P Rutger and Mrs Evelyn McCormick in Perry, while Open House celebrated a 40th anniversary for Mr and Mrs Joe Duitscher in Eagle Grove. Multiple families attended funerals, dinners, and social events across Eagle Grove, Clarion, Britt, Council Bluffs, and nearby towns, with numerous mentions of neighbors hosting, visiting, and traveling to Des Moines and Topeka for events and duties.
The seventh grade class has completed Iowa Every Pupil Tests and now explores geography, arithmetic percentages, reading comprehension, reading speed, English antecedents, and science topics such as living machines, cells, bones, and food preparation. In eighth grade arithmetic, time between tests is used to learn graphs and ratios.
Rural and town folks of Humboldt County plan a Family Night gathering on Monday February 7 at 7:00 PM in the Legion Building Humboldt. Mrs M E Goldman of Titanics will speak about her life in Japan and challenges of starting a home in the United States. The talk aims to educate and engage both young people and parents.
County line notes show Mr and Mrs Jack Shirman and Jenny of Corwith as dinner guests at the Gerhara Nerem home. Maurice Nissen returns from Wartburg College with friends for a weekend visit at Maurice Nissen home.
Mr and Mrs Andrew Fuhr and Karen were Sunday dinner guests in Fort Dodge at the Loyd Hanson home. Don Lerdal and family visited Goldfield with the Lerdal family. Stan Sampson and family were guests at Bob Opendahl home in Renwick. Clarence Peterson and N P Peterson visited Reedman Peterson at Corwith. Chet Edwards attended a shower at Memorial Hall Eagle Grove for Bill Gray and Nancy Dinner. Hi Wig Virginia and Alfred Rasmussen visited Ivan Rasmussen in Swea City.
The Bred Low Sale is scheduled for February 9 at W. H. Hein and Sons with livestock consignments and bidding details to be announced.
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