Goldfield Man's Body Found In Boone River
The body of Guy Agard of Goldfield was recovered from the Boone river south of the railroad bridge around 4 postmeridian Tuesday. Agard, 58, had been in poor health and had vanished from home Monday morning. his body was found by a search party. He lived in Goldfield most of his life and is survived by his wife and nine children, plus several brothers and sisters.
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Guy Agard
Goldfield
Boone River
Mr. Agard
Besie
Devene Agard
Toledo
Ohio
Frank Kincaid
Ames
Burdette Agard
Algona
Gerald
Leo Agard
Wilbur
Kenneth Agard
Des Moines
Ray Agard
Gowrie
Walter Phipps
Renwick
Mrs. Conrad Elmer Dies At Waterloo Hospital
Mrs. Conrad Elmer died at Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo at 1 30 p.m. Monday June 29 aged sixty three. She moved from Monroe Wisconsin to Renwick forty seven years ago. Survived by husband five children Dietrich John and Jacob Elmer brothers funeral at Evangelical church Thursday at 2 00 p.m.
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Conrad Elmer
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Elmer
Switzerland
Monroe
Wis
Henry Blesie
John Baumgertner
Frank French
Renwick
Albert Smith
Fort Dodge
Peter Hoesly
Madison
Neb
Dietrich Elmer
John Elmer
Jacob Elmer
Hebron
N. D
The
Evangelical Church
New Proprietor Takes Over New Home Cafe
Chas. Kelling has taken over the New Home Cafe from his brother Loren and is already behind the counter. The Kel ling family will miss their Renwick store business as they move to Hardy. Local man Kelling is expected to maintain the cafe’s usual patronage under his management. The piece also notes visits and travels of area residents and a goodwill dinner for Renwick business leaders.
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Chas. Kelling
Loren
Loren Kelling
Hardy
Renwick
Adequate Food for Ail Would Solve Problem
Two speakers at the Country Life Institute at Iowa State College urged expanding U S farm output to ensure adequate nutrition for all. Dr Mary Swartz Rose said more food would improve health and longevity with 46 percent more dairy cows and 22 percent more hogs. Dr Edwin G Nourse argued for 10 to 15 percent higher total agricultural production and linked farm growth to broader industrial growth and higher workers’ incomes.
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United States
Country Life Institute
Iowa State College
Mary Swartz Rose
Columbia University
Rose
Edwin G. Nourse
Institute of Economics
Brookings Institute
Washington, D.C
Dr. Nourse
Counterfeit Coins Sweep Dimes and Nickels Warned
Bogus coins circulate as counterfeiters flood the market with fake dimes nickels quarters and halves. Once dies are built the profit tops nine cents per dime. People often pass them on reducing chances of immediate complaints and making tracing the maker difficult.
Odd Proposals and Parables on Supply and Politics
A satirical reflection contrasts Al Smith’s barter of a brown derby for a professor’s black hat with law of supply and demand ideas. It warns Republicans could win by promising auto loans via bonds while lampooning modern mortgage minded Beatitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Smith
Renwick Theatre Weekend Show Featuring The Harvester
Gene Stratton Porter presented play The Harvester with Alice Brady and Russell Herdie plus accompanying musical acts and Pathe topics in a Saturday and Sunday program at Renwick Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Stratton-Porter
the Harvester
Alice Brady
Russell Herdie
Pathe
Twenty-One Years Ago items from Renwick Times July 1 1916
Clergy baptized a class at Goldfield. Henry McCurry digs two new wells near Alfred Martie. Local births, marriages and travel notes include a Lindstrom baby June 27 and trips by Mrs. Hanna, Chaz Lane, Bert Charlston, and Ed Mason. School plant wiring, a new power hookup for J F Kelling, and Krieg taking the Bode high school principal post at $95 monthly are reported. Revivalists Streid and Ludgate leave Wheaton after three weeks of tent meetings with seventy two conversions.
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Henry McCurry
Alfred Martie Erm
Schedtler
Goldfield
George Hanna
Glenwood
Minn
Verne Lindstrom
John Kerr
Jas. McGowan
Chicago
Chaz, Lane
Illinois
Bert Charlston
Randall
Plorell Potter
J.F. Kelling
John Liscum
Estherville
Anna Engleby
Eagle Grove
C. E. Ward
Streid
Ludgate
Wheaton
Ill
John Egenes
Received
L. W. Miller Subscription Notice at Ranwick Post Office
L. W. Miller is entered at the Ranwick Post Office as second class matter for mailing. The subscription rate is one year for $2.00.
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L. W. Miller
Ranwick
Business Prospects Rise Despite 1930s Odds
The piece notes that from 1930 to 1934 business magazines showed mostly bad news with a bleak economy. Yet amid gloom there is optimism as leading industries edge up after seasonal adjustment, and forecasts hint at improvement ahead. They expect the election year to ease uncertainty and shield business from drastic new legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roogeel
Congress
Landon
Telephone Co Reduces Charge on Hand Sets
Northwestern Bell announces July 1 cuts in hand telephone charges. The monthly fee rises to 60 cents for 36 months, plus a 5 cent two month charge for those with fewer than 36 payments. Existing 25 cent payments continue until 36 full payments are completed, with up to four months gap allowed if within Iowa exchanges. No charge for desk or wall phone replacements. This marks the third reduction since handheld service was introduced.
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Bachelor
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Northwestern Bell Company
Iowa
Fragmentary historical quip on aging and society
A garbled reflective piece contrasts old fashioned virtues with modern habits. It hints at a man given a first watch on twenty first birthday and a son who has worn out three cars before voting age, with stray references to the Dutchess of Kent, British leadership, and fashion and money.
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Kent
Britten
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T. B. Trieschman
Jean
Preston
A. C. Thompson
Mason City
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Clarion
Frank Gibbs
Douglas
Lews City
Gibbs
Sr.u.s
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Lorraine Klassie
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Ledges Park
Boone
L. R. Turner
Bobby
Leo Mimbach
Lola
Dewitt
Thomas Gimner
Phi Kappa Psi
Virginia Beach
Thomas
Washington, D. C
Robert McGowan
J. H. Tanck
Renwick Theatre
Margot Grahame
Walter Abel
Dionne
Renwick Times
Ed Mason
LaVerne
Christian Young ‘Men
Our Town
Methodist Church
Young ‘Men’s League
Abner Thompson
L. RB Turner
Webster White
Charles Eggerth
Calla Tanck
James Nelson
John Zwiefer
Otte, Engstrom
Sam
Heck
Washington
Frederick B. Robinson
City College of New York
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