Renwick Plans Asphalt Streets with Hargrave Contract
Renwick town council approves a Hargrave Construction contract to pave all 40 blocks this summer. The project costs about 20000 dollars funded by bonds retired over 10 years. No local tax increase. street fund and state gasoline tax refund cover maintenance and final surfacing steps.
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Renwick
Peoples Cafe
Hargrave Construction Company
Cedar Rapids
Carleton D. Beh Company
Hargrave Company
Hargrave
Warren Garrigan
Joan Louis Heerland
Heetland
Srore
R. L. Rossman
Rell Cal
Abe Rademaker
Fritz Britt
Wayne Christofferson
Cosmopolitan Club Carnival Plans Grow Steadily
The Cosmopolitan Club moves forward with a February carnival in Boone Valley High School Kenwick area. King and queen candidates from Boone Valley High School include Gilligan Huntley Douglas Huntley Jolene Gregory Myron May Charlene Hoake Ronald Larson JoAnne Seger. Net proceeds go to fund a future Kenwick recreation slab.
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Boone Valley
Seyied
Boone Valley High School
Paul Gilligan
Ruby Huntley
C Lass
Douglas Huntley
Jolene Gregory
Myron May
Charlene Hoake
Ronald Larson
JoAnne Seger
Cosmopolitan Club
Kenwick
Renwick Depot May Close Temporarily Under Plan
DES MOINES The Chicago and North Western railroad proposes consolidating 84 Iowa one man stations into 27 central offices. Iowa Commerce Commission Chair John Ropes calls it the most sweeping move yet in Iowa rail service. Renwick would close briefly then reopen as a central station while other towns like Dayton Goldfield Gowrie LaVerne Thor Farnhamville Havelock Irvington Rutland Bradgate and Woolstock lose local offices.
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Des Moines
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Iowa
John Ropes
Iowa Commerce Commission
Dayton
Goldfield
Gowrie
LaVerne
Thor
Farnhamville
Havelock
Irvington
Rutland
Bradgate
Woolstock
Renwick
Turners Called Back to Iowa by Brother's Death
Dr and Mrs L R Turner of Denver Colorado were guests at the John Zimmerman home and visited until Friday. They were summoned to Kellogg Iowa by the death of Dr Turner's brother Ed Turner aged 83 years and six months. Burial was Tuesday in Kellogg. The Turners returned to Fort Dodge after visiting their son Robert and family.
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L. R. Turner
Denver
Colo
John Zimmerman
Iowa
Dr Turner
Kellogg
Turner
Renwick
Turners
Fort Dodge
Robert
Twin Rivers Dominates Little Nine Tourney Titles
Twin Rivers girls defeated Boone Valley 72 47 to reach the finals and win 61 34 over Corwith in the championship. Twin Rivers boys swept to the title with a 67 53 victory over Corwith after a 63 60 win over Gilmore City in a high scoring semifinal. Mary Gilligan led Boone Valley with 25 points in the girls event while Donna Layton and Sharon Holmberg totaled 57 and 51 points for Twin Rivers in the girls two games. Dennis Trowbridge and Rolland Christiansen starred for Gilmore City in the boys event with 39 and 52 points respectively across three games.
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Twin Rivers
Boone Valley
LaVerne
Corwith
Myrna Larimer
Lions
Mary Gilligan
Bobcats
Cor
Gilmore City
Rolland Christiansen
Pirates
Chuck Garman
Goldfield
Dennis Trowbridge
Tigers
Mickey Freeman
Tom Sawyer
Tom Garman
Ron Stroup
Donna Layton
Sharon Holmberg
Bech
Twin sons born to Mr and Mrs Lyle Zeigler at Belmond Hospital
Dennis Lee Zeigler weighed five pounds ten ounces and Douglas Lee Zeigler weighed six pounds four ounces. Parents Mr and Mrs Lyle Zeigler are from Belmond with grandparents Mr and Mrs Richard Arends and Mr and Mrs Elmer Zeigler of Kanawha.
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Lyle Zeigler
Belmond Hospital
Dennis Lee
Douglas Lee
Richard Arends
Elmer Zeigler
Kanawha
Local Loan Closet Aids Renwick Community Since 1940
The Community Loan Closet provides wheelchairs beds crutches and more for sick and convalescent residents. Began December 12 1940 when nurse Miss Huisenfeldt offered the idea to the Renwick Woman's Club which sponsored the project. By April 22 1948 over 100 loans had been issued and demand grew into the thousands serving Renwick Hardy LaVerne Corwith Liver more and surrounding communities with donations from clubs Red Cross and individuals.
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Community Loan
Humboldt County
Huisenfeldt
Renwick Woman's Club
Renwick
Hardy, Goldfield
Esgie Grove
Katawha
LaVerne
Corwith
Livermore
BTW Club
KYN Club
Fortnightly Club
The
Literary Guild
Red Cross, Legion Auxiliary
Renwick Woman’s Club
Twirllette corps to perform at final home basketball game
Mrs Court Hooton announces the Twirlettes baton corps will perform at the final home game versus Wesley next Tuesday February 4. The community cheers as students prepare a choreographed routine before the basketball action.
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Court Hooton
Twirlettes Corps of Baton
Wesley Here
Hospital Notes on Edwin Erwin Recovery
Edwin Erwin son of Mr and Mrs Virgil Erwin remains in Louth Era n Hospital at Fort Dodge recovering from injuries from an automobile accident four weeks ago He expects to be returned home the latter part of next week.
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Edwin Erwin
Virgil Erwin
Loutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Cosmopolitan Club Seeks Prize Items for Carnival Night
The Cosmopolitan Club requests prize donations as the Belles of Boone canvassed town. Some items donated cannot be used, so residents are urged to check homes for suitable white elephant prizes and drop them at Mrs Larry Liscum or Richardson Hardware or the Renwick Times office.
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Cosmopolitan Club
Renwick
Lloyd Swanson
N. H. Hesse
Bert Sankey
Wayne Christofferson
Wilbur Nissen
Larry Liscum
George Mills
Lloyd Jensen
Thomas Gimer
Harl Gimer
Red Green
Shorty Selgelid
Sam Never
Kenneth Burk
Elmer Schnetzer
Marvin Anderson
Wilbur Moore
Daryl Friday
Duane Wilshusen
Tuffy Riley
Woman's Club
Lake Girls
KYN
BTW
Hi Neighbor
Belles of Boone
Tanak Walton
Vig
Belles of
Boone
Richardson
Bobcats Split With Titonka In titonka doubleheader
Boone Valley teams split a double header with Titonka at Renwick. The girls lost 61-45 while the Bobcats boys won 91-45 led by Bruce Wigans 23 and Ron Larson 17. Titonka’s Mary Gilligan scored 32 in the girls game.
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Boone Valley
Titonka
Renwick
Boone Valley Girls
Mary Gilligan
Bess
Indians
Bobcats
Bruce Wigans
Ron Larson
Ron Anderson li
Mike Huntley
Myron
Asche Hsa
LaVerne
Wesley
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Renwick’s
Council
C. B. Pilcher
Roger Hahn
Robert J. Beh
Carleton D. Beh Bonding Co
Pilcher
Imere
Scar High
Vernon
Orous Vernon
Renwick Commercial Club
Ropes
North Western
M. E. Simpson
Webster City
Harley Schaeffer
Abcove
Webster City Hospital
Adeile Jensen
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