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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1936
Page
4
Local briefs note visits among Fort Dodge Humboldt Ames and Des Moines residents. Family trips, parlor gatherings, a beauty shop ad, and a planned wedding are recorded along with the 1935 railroad retirement ruling and regional Fourth of July celebrations featuring Eagle Grove Humboldt Algona and Des Moines events.
Local dealers quote Wednesday markets for July 1 and report on weekend visits by families from Esgle Grove and Algona. A piano sale via Finance Company, Lake Cornelia skating party, Lutheran youth event, and several visits among area residents are noted. Bancroft dust control measures with calcium chloride prompt discussion of Renwick street treatment costs and feasibility.
RL Yeager, pastor. Renwick notes list Sunday School with AL, Supt. Martin. Morning Worship at 12 2. a. Hardy leads Morning Worship at 10 a. m. Sunday School at 11 a. m. Wm. James, Supt.
Laurence Soh pastor conducts Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship at 7:30 p.m. BU. C. EB. service at 7 p.m. Ladies Aid meets first Wednesday monthly. W. M. S. meets the second Wednesday each month.
St Pauls Lutheran Church invites parishioners to Sunday service at a.m. led by Pastor J H Reents. Maurice Nissen to supervise Sunday School at the school house. Divine service at lla a.m. Choir rehearsal Thursday at 8 30 Be a. St Pauls invites you.
First Baptist Church led by Pastor J A Hurley held 10 am Bible School led by James Nelson and teachers, then 10 am morning worship. Visitors included Duane King of Thor, Mrs. Marva Erickson of St Joseph, Mr and Mrs Irvin Chapman and Mrs Will Biging of LaVerne, Mr and Mrs Leo Piper and daughter Merion of Marshalltown, Mrs Gladys Bishop and son from Dolliver, Otis Sanders family of Lone Rock, and Oscar Swanson visiting from Stenhope with hosts R M S Goettsch. Quaker Oats picnic attendance in Cherokee noted.
The regular Town Council meeting was held June 12 1936 led by Mayor Eluier. Minutes from May 5 and June 4 were read and approved. Bills totaling various small amounts were read and approved by the finance committee. Residents Olaf Lanning and John Swanson visited local homes this past Sunday.
In Topeka Kansas Gov Alf M Lane declares the GOP ready to press the campaign into enemy territory after Landon’s nomination. Kansas leaders back the move as the national convention names Hamilton of Topeka and a slate of campaign aides from Chicago Cedar Rapids Missouri New York and Connecticut to support Landon’s efforts.
In Philadelphia John Hamilton, chairman of the Republican National Committee, predicted the Republican nominating process in Cleveland would be enthusiastic and unanimous, while the Democratic nominating will be unanimous through fear. He noted no patronage considerations influenced Cleveland.
The article notes the U S national debt near 341 billion, with deficits widening to over 2.6 billion for the year ending June 15. It cites Treasury figures from June 1 and Roosevelt era New Deal spending surpassing prior years, highlighting federal payroll growth and the high cost of public works and relief programs.
The note argues that at a million dollars daily, the US would need over four years to pay its national debt, even if interest charges were removed, highlighting a strained fiscal posture and ongoing outlay pressures.
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