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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1931
Page
7
A rustic promotional note mocks hope and market schemes while urging readers to place orders for a car shipment tied to threshing season. It hints at retooling with steam power, coal use, and a truck arrival to deliver a “guppy streak” from the car, ending with a call to call for a callback.
The Bouse Pioneer Clothing club met at Clara Leulwyler's home on Thursday. Members announced roll call by where they live, heard a health talk on the ear of the car, and watched a demonstration by Oralene Rickens and Tistine Mantle. Outdoor games were played, club pictures were taken, refreshments served, and Loch Manthey was named hostess for July 2. Ray Godfrey of La Verne attended.
Thieves forced entry through a window at the Farmera Elevator outer office in Thor Friday morning and stole attachments, a radio, a typewriter, a riftog, and other articles. Mr and Mrs Charles Schewell and daughter Putay, and Herbert Hurley of Stormy Lake visited the Hurley home last Sunday.
The Town Council held a regular meeting on July 4 1931. Mayor Elmer called the session and all council members responded. Bills were read and tabled. finance committee approved payment. A skating rink permit was granted conditionally for Renwick for ninety days at $8 per 30 days, hours set to 1 am. A $25 contribution to Vernon Cemetery Association was approved. Permission granted for Renwick Centennial Celebration street closure August 20 21 with possible license fees. Meeting adjourned.
Evangelical Church J Haehlen with Pastor leads Sunday School at 9 00 Worship at 7 30 Sunday and mid week service every Tuesday 7 00 with Myre hamt Annal Schneider. Junior BL C B meets first and ord Sunday at 12 00 noon. Lares Aid Society meets first Wednesday monthly Woman's Millionary Society second Wednesday. Choir practice Thursday 7 30.
Pauls Lutheran Church led by Pastor Geo F Dirks hosts Sunday School at 10:30 am, American Service at 1 pm, German Worship on the last Sunday each month at 9:06 am, Luther League Devotional on the first and third Sundays at 1:30 pm, Ladies Aid on the first Wednesday at 2:00 pm. You are welcome to our place of worship.
The program for next Sunday lists morning Sunday School, worship by the pastor, a 7:15 p.m. Young People's Meeting, 8 p.m. Evening Worship with sermon by the finder, and 8:40 p.m. choir rehearsal after Thursday prayer meeting.
Local church events list Sunday worship times and invitations. News snippets include Ruth Figi visiting Wintergel, Guy Crossen visiting Eddyville, Renwick semi-centennial August 20-21 with community planning, a dog bite incident at Omer Davis farm, and the Renwick Rebekah lodge semiannual installation with named officers and roles.
Miscellaneous notes report Mil ford McPeak's tonsil removal at Eagle Grove, visits by Byron Virtue of Ames and others, Mrs John Hotti seeking facial infection treatment in Cherokee, and various family visits. Social life includes a Royal Neighbor social at A P Gorrell and a large birthday party for Mrs A Plumley near Renwick. Weather praised for warm spell aiding corn threshing. editor B W Koob visited from La Farge.
Mr and Mrs George Latch and their children met De and Mrs Soane of Des Moines at Webster City last Sunday for a shared picnic.
A national reserve in southern Beance along the Rhone delta protects about 50 000 acres with plans to expand to 100 000 acres. It supports migratory waterfowl and rare birds including pink flamingoes, with the area described as a marshy savage region hosting storks herons and egrets and attracting birds as a last hopping-off spot for many species.
In this London Mail article a debate centers on erecting statues for figures who introduced foods to Britain. It cites Spain, France, Germany, and Japan with existing statues, while noting the mystery of who first brought oranges to Britain around 1290. Benjamin Devill is noted as publishing the first map claiming oranges in quantity. The piece highlights Sir Richard Weston for introducing turnips, clover and other grasses, underpinning modern agriculture.
A muddled discussion notes Venetian blinds are not truly Venetian. It cites American invention of the blind’s mechanism, traces tilting slats to the West Indies about 800 years ago, and suggests the name may honor a Venetian character rather than Venice.
Mrs AL ML recounts a five year old in her class who claimed all three of us were born in Egypt while discussing Moses. The child mixed birthplaces and linked Jewish heritage, prompting questions about origins in a brief report from Konsag City Star.
A Montreat Family Herald quotation urges young people to choose their own path and accept responsibility. It argues thrill lies in forging movement rather than following others, and that individuals must confront wrongs or evils within themselves to grow.
Sir Thomas Comyn-Platt told the Council for the preservation of Karat England in London that new buildings are ungodly and the devil made the towns. He lamented the architecture and claimed England owes everything to the country as he walked through the city.
A revived discussion at Washington Missionary College examines the economic strain on students. It notes four weeks on food costs at 28 cents a day, with physicians finally deeming the situation perilous due to worsening health among young women.
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