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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1954
Page
6
A parade of relatives and friends from Mason City Eagle Grove Des Moines Minneapolis and Des Moines converged on area homes for Memorial Day visits and Sunday meals. Hosts included the McGowans Braden Stoakes Rudys Amossons and numerous Nelsons with frequent spins to Goldfield Humboldt Livermore and Perry as residents hosted dinners and attended services.
An old advertisement urges readers to open a savings account at Renwick Savings Bank in Renwick Iowa. It promises interest earnings and a more secure life for the depositor and family. The ad mentions Passer Deposit Insurance Corp. and encourages immediate action.
The record lists numerous Fort Dodge visitors and Memorial Day guests visiting in Fort Dodge area towns. Names include Clarente Xanders Al Trummel LeRoy Selvig Sandra Selvig and others from Bode Manson Portland Oregon Titonia Des Moines and Des Moines area. Memorial Day activities span LaViewne Fairmont Smu netsburg Algona and Fort Dodge with various family social and hospital visits noted.
Mr and Mrs D E Rawley of Des Moines spent the weekend at the Clarence Hefty home. Mr and Mrs R Meyers of Pocahontas were Sunday guests at the Mrs S B Foxey home. Sunday dinner guests at the Zentner home included Mr and Mrs San Zentner and Mr and Mrs Leo Keele of Winnebago Minn and Mr and Mrs Walt Zentner of Algona. Dale Cole and daughter attended the Cole Lee wedding at Havelock Saturday then traveled to Trent South Dakota to visit Mrs Cole's sister Mrs Walter Baedke. On Monday they visited Dale Wille's home at Sioux Rapids. A picnic was held Sunday at Smith Park with attendees including Lieyd Pool of Golden Colo Mrs Emma Pool Algona Mr and Mrs Vernon Johnson and family and Mrs Edna Kelling of Marshalltown Mr and Mrs Gene Kelling and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kelling of Des Moines Mrs Henry Friday of Humboldt and Mr and Mrs George Mills and family. Others joining in the afternoon were Mr and Mrs Ray Millis and daughter and Mr and Mrs Marvin Anderson and sons. Isen visited last week at Lewis Valen's home Estherville Me and Mrs Antone Sneich of Glosen were Saturday supper guests at Eldon Walters home. Mr and Mrs Hugh Pierce of Algona visited Sunday at the home of Mrs Fannie DeMooy. Thaeron Doolittle was home from Ames over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Wayne Doolittle visited Monday at the HLML Doolittle home. Mr Webster City Mr and Mrs Carl Flemmig visited Memorial Day at the W C Pink home at Hampton. Mr and Mrs Carl Flemmig were Sunday dinner guests at the Edward Devie home at Humboldt.
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