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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1930
Page
7
The text recalls a community scene at Gray's Corner with talk of harvest, grain, and a banker's loyalty. References appear to a farmer's year, a partner, and a cautions note about potential financial strain. The voice echoes rural concerns and historical phrases about harvest and credit.
Pioneer Clothing Club meeting held at Clara Leutwyler's home featured demonstrations on bias tape by Genelle Vannon and Maybelle Seimena, a health trick by Grace Pohl, and a program by Jana Sprigg Velina McPeak Selah Streeter. Nine refreshments were served. Next meeting set for Louise Stanley's home on August 7.
A noon fire at Chris Schneider’s started from a bonfire flame that leaped to a dry grass area and a woodpile. Town firefighters and a chemical cart quickly attacked the blaze, preventing damage to the granary and seven nearby farm buildings.
An attempt by an unnamed team to run away from Walter Martin ended near Luchsinger's cream station when the wagon struck Walter Cleveland's wagon. The tongue dropped to the ground and slowed the pair, causing only a broken window in the car.
Mr and Mrs J BE celebrate their fifteenth wedding anniversary with a family gathering at their home last Sunday. Relatives visiting included Mr and Iris Henry Packards and Mr and Mrs Byron Virtue of Ames and Mr and Mrs Ben Asche of Heitt.
The First Baptist Church of 4A Hurley reports a recent leave of absence to attend the Iowa Maple Assembly in Mulbs where friends were met and refreshed. Next Sunday services include Sunday School at 10 a.m. Morning Worship on faith. 7:16 p.m. Young People meeting on What did you see and hear at the Algerntsly Spa. Evening Worship on Italaai. Everyone is invited to the church with a Friendly Hand.
Sunday School at 10 a m Worship 11 C J Trom Worship 7 30 p m Midweek service Tuesdays at Mrs Anna Sehneker home 7 p m Junior Bible class lat andard Sunday each month 11 a m Ladies Aid first Wednesday each month Woman's Missionary Society second Wednesday Choir practice each Thursday at 8 p m
Next Sunday pastor Jacobson will discuss The Theology of the Christian Life. Sunday School attendance remains strong despite warm weather. A Bible Conference at the Methodist Camp on Lake Okoboji Aug 3 10 promises a fine program and a vacation spot.
St Pauls Lutheran Church announces Sunday School 9:30 a.m. and American Services 10:30 a.m. Luther League 7:30 p.m. The Ladies Aid meets with Mrs Hans Bannick on Aug 6. Choir meets Friday at the usual time and place. Beloved psalm invites all to the house of the Lord.
Last Saturday night Mr and Mrs Howard Granner Harold Granner and Genevieve Kitley were in a car that overturned north of Callender due to loose travel and bad lights. Mrs Granner suffered cuts and bruises while Howard and Harold were only slightly hurt. They were taken to Callender for treatment before continuing to Paton where Rev B G Granter and his wife joined them at home the next day.
McGowans Grocery started a new refrigeration plant. Walter Martin shipped six cattle cars to Chicago Saturday night. Mrs. Sells Everett’s daughter and Mr. George Orr of Chicago visited the Kad Queary and Wm Anderson homes last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. George Meters and daughter Huth with Mig Moya Alnser of Goldfield visited the Town Baptist Assembly at Town Falls Tuesday. Chace Stickel of Aus returned home with them for a few days.
Dr Caddington treated fifteen members of the McVarlane family at Bektell Park after a Sunday picnic suffered food poisoning from chicken fried Saturday night and kept in a tight container until Sunday morning. All affected were recovering, with the doctor expecting full recovery.
A thunder storm cooled the area on Saturday morning with light rain in town and heavier falls in the surrounding countryside. A second shower arrived Saturday evening with more rain in town and substantial hail and crop damage reported to the north.
Duane Hanwell, employed by Terry Mitchell this summer, was badly cut last Saturday while stringing barbed wire. A quick truck turn threw him and entangled him, injuring his arm legs and back requiring a surgeon and eleven stitches to repair.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy tokens during a family sorrow. Local social notes report visits by neighbors and relatives to Linn Grove, Eagle Grove, Livermore, and Webster City, plus club meetings, birthday celebrations, and road improvements near Smith Park. Individuals named include the Griebel family, Maybelle Huntley, Sylvia Schleaselman, Karl Altier, and Gene Potter, among others.
Accounts tell of a July voyage from Leghorn to Spezia in which Shelley and companions perished when their schooner foundered off Varégelo Italy. Bodies washed ashore and were cremated near the town with a monument by Italian sculptor Ucbarn Lucebes. A later cremation took place at the shore and ashes laid in the Protestant cemetery in Rome.
In 1885 the Trans Pacific review notes Japanese relite ships using wooden cannons near Kyushu. British ships watch as harmless shots miss and Japanese cannons float in water. The incident Amuses English sailors until a thunderous cannon boom echoes from allied ships.
Flora MacDonall a Scottish supporter of Charles Stuart aided his escape after the 1745 rising. She helped disguise the princess and traveled through Europe to Skye before the prince fled to safety. She was imprisoned, released in 1747, later emigrated to America, and died in 1790. The Flora MacDonald codex was later organized as memorial in 1856.
In a fragmented account the region known as the Battle Riviera is described as heavily forested with over a third of its land cover in pine fir and beech. Seaports towns and villages guard distant livelihoods as travelers seek wild lands.
A historical notice describes Grohestra s Real Meaning Au orchestra as a band of performers on various instruments especially viols adapted for large concert music including operas and masses and for theatrical performances. It contrasts with military or street wind bands and with groups of solo players for ekumber omsiv.
An awkward fragment paints Nero as a young, compassionate ruler in early legend. It describes him as kind and tender by nature, trained by human sensibilities to respect others, with complex ties to Germanic peoples and a distant brutal lineage.
Fragmented OCR describes different pencil lead types and a device resembling a phonograph or turntable with a center disk and belts. It mentions electrically driven mechanisms, drawing paper cover, rims with metal tubes for inserting leads, and mechanical components linked to a rotating assembly.
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