Seven year old dies from burns in rural accident
Leila LaVonne Hefty daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry C Hefty of six miles northwest of Renwick died Friday morning at Luth eran hospital Fort Dodge from severe burns suffered when a gasoline can was mistaken for kerosene. Flames burned her face hands and hair as she ignited the fire with a match after an explosion. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Presbyterian church in LaVerne with burial in the Swiss cemetery northwest of Renwick.
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Leila LaVonne Hefty
Henry C. Hefty
Renwick
Lutheran
Fort Dodge
Lightning Strikes Barn Near Renwick Causes Major Loss
A barn tenanted by Carl Werling, three miles north of Renwick, burned to the ground after a lightning strike during a storm last Friday evening. The loss is estimated at $3,000, with about forty tons of new clover hay and some equipment destroyed. Firefighters from Renwick could not save the structure, though adjacent buildings were spared. The barn was insured. contents were underinsured.
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Carl Werling
Mrs. Q. M. Lee Dies at Eagle Grove in Illness
Mrs Q M Lee died at her Eagle Grove home Wednesday afternoon after a short illness. Funeral held Friday at Kubitschek Kastler with Albert S Kilbourn in charge. burial at Cass Cemetery near Webster City. Survived by husband and four children including Mrs Robert De Vorak of Chicago and Mrs Fay Snader of Belmond. The Lees lived on a Boone township farm before retiring to Eagle Grove. A large attendance from Renwick and nearby areas attended. Also note: Mr and Mrs Donald Brayton visited maternal home. town residents Clem Block welcomed a baby boy named David Merrill born July 7. first grandchild for Claus and Mrs Block.
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Q. M. Lee
Eagle Grove
Kubitschek & Kastler
Albert S. Kilbourn
Cass Cemetery
Webster City
Robert de Vorak
Chicago
Fay Snader
Belmond
Robert
Beltrami
Minn
Will
Alberta
Clem Block
Town City
Claus Block
Obituary of Mrs. Mamie Larson of Renwick Iowa
Mrs. Mamie Larson of Renwick area died at home on Monday July 13 1936 after a long paralytic illness. She was born September 20 1876 near Des Moines Iowa married Curl Isaac Larson August 5 1894 and lived in Duncombe Des Moines and finally near Renwick. Survived by daughter Jeanette Wigans and son Arthur two deceased siblings and three grandchildren. Funeral at Renwick with Rev J H Reants of St Pauls Lutheran officiating. Burial Vernon Cemetery.
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Mamie Larson
Renwick
Jeanette Wigans
Mayme Severson Larson
Des Moines
Iowa
Curl Isaac Larson
Webster City
Duncombe
Clara Irene
Fannie Luella
Arthur
Harold Glenn Wigans
San Francisco
Calif
Marion Darland
Leonal Maye Wigans
Beverly Jean Derland
Larson
Susan Lang
Evanston
Chicago
Christian Lutheran Church
J. H. Reants
St. Paul’s Lutheran ‘Church
Vernon Cemetery
Card of Thanks for Arthur Larson
We thank friends neighbors and relatives for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of our beloved mother Jeanette Wigans and family express gratitude for support.
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Arthur Larson
Jeanette Wigans
Twenty One Years Ago Itema from the Renwick Times
Cyclone causes property damage at Goldfield last Saturday night. Several local visits and travels noted including Brown family from Chicago visiting O M Hansen residence. Community updates on births, schooling, church notes, and local visits across towns in Minnesota and Iowa.
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Renwick Times
Goldfield
E. A. Brown
Chicago
O. M. Hansen
Jan. McGowan
Viend
J. W. Merson
A.M. Plumly
Sylvan
Minn
Will Anderson
Quaker Oatal Co
Duane Bonwell Writes of Cruise to Hawaii
Duane Bonwell in the Navy on the U S S New York describes a cruise by the New York and two destroyers from Seattle to Hawaii and back. The voyage took eight days each way with two days in Hilo and three in Honolulu. A man fell overboard and was rescued after about thirty five minutes. Bonwell visited an active volcano near Hilo that had erupted weeks earlier. He sent a copy of The Knickerbocker ship paper with a cruise diagram and drawings of events along the 5000 mile route. The narrative mentions a whale and rough weather and ends with glimpses of dusky maidens in grass skirts.
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Duane Bonwell
Navy
U.S.S. New York
New York
Seattle
Hawaii
Hilo
Hawai
Honolulu
Duane
Knickerbocker
Renwick Times publication details and pricing
The Renwick Times, established in 1884 and published every Thursday morning, lists L. W. Miller as printer. It notes second class mailing at Renwick Post Office and a subscription rate of one year for 2.08 dollars.
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Renwick
L. W. Miller
National debt noted as burden on citizens and future generations
A viewer warns readers of the growing national debt and its toll on households, estimating per person and per family burdens while urging awareness of future tax impacts. The notice contrasts debt with essential expenses and cites possible near term increases. Local social notes follow, detailing family visits and community events. Weather remarks mention heat and corn crop concerns.
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Renwick Savings Bank
Insurance and Farm Loans
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Renwick, Iowa
Mr. Smith
Weekly News
Edward W. Pickard
Washington
William Bruckart
Bruckart
Golden West
Cactus Center
Donald Brayton
Somers
Myrtle Gillespie
Hat Hardy
Mrs
Tressa Brink
Fergus Falls
North Dakota
Alice Merson
D. O. Strain
Strain
Allison
A. C. Tompson
George Jacobson
Hardy
Reynolds
Orchard
Town
Reynold
Topeka
Kansas
Will Blesie
Ernest Gugger
Omaha
Neb
Fritz Gugger
Bert Jenkins
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Lane
Harold Goettsch
Keystone
R. M. Goettsch
Britt
Robert DeVorak
Will Lee
Robert Lee
Beltrami, Minn
G. A. Stoddard
Sunder
Frank Lewis
Austin, Minn
Laura
Marilyn Schneider
John Schneider
Joe Olson
Minneapolis
Gay Johnson
Raymond, Garrel
Ely
Donald Burns
Timmie
Port Arthur
Texas
A L
Tipton
Charles Seace
Sanborn
Towa
C. R. , Yeager
Renwick Theatre
Fred Stone
Jean Parker and
Moroni Olsen
Gene Raymond
Helen Broderick
Wendy Barrie
Will Rogers
Connecticut
Shirley Temple
Uere
Arthur, Stamfeeher
Caria
Monroe
Wis
Stenffecher
Dubuene
Perley Selgelid
Claretta Bilbrey
Betty Selgelid
Tve
Hilks
Carl Swenson
Spirit Lake
Jennie Swenson
Oscar Swanson
Stanhope
Vernal
Swanson
Muscatine
Agein
Humboldt County
Mary C. Yeoman
Dakota
District Court
Said County
Dakota City
M. A. Wallakait
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