Primary Results Show Both Parties Pleased In Iowa
Iowa Republicans nominated L. J. Dickinson for senator and Democrats chose Clyde L. Herring as their champion. Governors nominees Nelson G. Kraschel and George Wilson lead both parties, with expectations of a hot fall contest over the New Deal. Renwick precinct results favor Republicans, statewide turnout leans Republican, rain improved crops, temperatures cooled at night.
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Iowa
L. J Dickinson
Clyde L. Herring
Besl
Nelson G. Kraschel
George Wilson
New Deal
Renwick
Dickinson
Brookhart
Baker
Wilson
Grimes
van Buren
McBirnie
Edson
Devine
Hanson
Williams
Shaw
Silver
Benson
Evans
Dist
Gilchrist
Oppedahl
Lovrien
Nielson
Byrne
Parsons
Laverade &6
Winter
Wigan
Blockhart
Divine
Gilchristi
Oppedahe
Nielsen
Darwin Maurer Receives B A Degree at IS Teac
Darwin Maurer of Renwick was awarded the bachelor of arts degree by the Iowa State Teachers college at the sixtieth annual commencement in Cedar Falls on Monday June 1. The 1936 class of 336 graduates included events from a president’s reception to a cap and gown breakfast. Maurer will be employed as supervisor of music in the Rudd schools next year.
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Darwin T. Maurer
Renwick
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
O. R. Latham
George T. Baker
Earl A. Roadman
Morningside College
Teacher A College
C. H. Oldfather
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Latham
S.C. Maurer
Ivan
Merwin
Darwin
Rudd
Seven Local Students Enter Cranium Derby
One thousand sixty two students qualified for entry representing 270 schools at the University of Iowa eighth annual brainiest contest in Iowa City. The two hour exam began Monday with grades nine to twelve tests in English correctness government and Latin followed by two more sessions Tuesday. awards were announced at a Tuesday dinner. Renwick entrants included Beryl Mimbach in algebra, Carmen Peer and Meriam McCurry in Latin, Kenneth Knutson geometry, Calvin Haas physics, Dale Peterson general science, Alan Bonwell English literature. Incan contestants were transported to Iowa City by Supt M Kirk Sperry and Miss Ethel Lindsay.
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Iowa
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Renwick
Beryl Mimbach
Carmen Peer
Meriam McCurry
Kenneth Knutson
Calvin Haas
Dale Peterson
Alan Bonwell
M. Kirk Sperry
Ethel Lindsay
Announcement Party Honors Dorothy Richardson Marriage
Mrs. Wilbur Nissen hosted a Monday announcement party for her sister Miss Dorothy Richardson, whose marriage to Donald McGowan is set for Thursday, June 1. A three course luncheon featured a yellow white and green color scheme with guests from Goldfield Dows Eagle Grove Auburn Mason City and Thor.
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Wilbur Nissen
Dorothy Richardson
Donald McGowan
Braden Stoakes
Goldfield
Guy Peterson
Dows
Bruce Middleton
Eagle Grove
Caroline Roach
Auburn
S. H. Paulson
Mason City
Marion Carter
Thor
Former Renwick Girl Married at Algona
Elsa Friday and Vernon John Johnson were wed last Saturday morning at the Algona Methodist parsonage. They will live in Iowa Falls where Johnson works in the artificial seed plant. The bride, sister of Mrs. Edne Kelling and Mrs. Lloyd Pool, lived in Renwick as a child.
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Elsa Friday
Vernon Johnson
Iowa Falls
Algona
Methodist Parsonage
Johnson
Edne Kelling
Lloyd Pool
Twenty-One Years Ago Items From Renwick Times 1915
Notes from Renwick Times June 3 1915 include visits from Miss Millie Rettig and Miss Venus Fisher, travelers from Spirit Lake Webster City Ankeny and Ames, a wolf capture by E J Simpson, six young wolves by Albert Nelson, a postponed Boone township picnic due to rain, a farewell party for Amy Scheffel, and college departures for Louise Overbaugh Lillian Tanck with trips for commencement and summer school. Mr Turner retrieved a car at Goldfield after rain delays. a near drowning incident involving Henry Eastman and Mrs E J Palmer occurred while crossing Prairie creek and the horses slipped into water but escaped to dry land.
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Millie Rettig
Spirit Lake
Jansen
Grace
White
S. D
Casper Norder
Minnie Steuffacher
Webster City
Venus Fisher
Ankeny
E. J. Simpson
Albert Nelson
Boone Township
D.co. Strain
Amy Scheffel
Louise Overbaugh
Lillian Tanck
Ames
Jas Merson
Des Moines
Pete Hoesly
Baby
Catia Wenek
Madison
Neb
Nellie Thiel
Cedar Falls
George Stoddard
C. C. Bunch
Dr. Turner
Goldfield
Frog Ponds
Henry, Eastman
E. J. Palmer
Loren Kelling Buys Hardy General Store
Loren Kelling purchases the Hardy general store on Main Street from Kenseth Brothers of Bede. He has run the New Home cafe in Renwick since January 1 and will likely relocate his family to Hardy soon. His Renwick restaurant fate is not yet known but possession of the Hardy store has been taken.
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Ernest Eggerth
Curtis Rockwood
Newark
N. i
Mr. Eegerth
Loren Kelling
Main Street
Hardy
Kenseth Brothers of
Bede
Kelling
New Home
Renwick
Mr. Kelling
Renwick Times notes publication details and rates
The Renwick Times announces its establishment in 1824 and its Thursday publication schedule. It lists subscription at one year for $2.00 and notes entry at the Renwick Post Office as second class matter.
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Renwick Times
L. W. Miller
Renwick
Former Renwick Man Dies in California
Mrs. Raymond Sexton of Hardy learned of the death of her brother Guy Wood of Anaheim California. He died suddenly on Sunday May 24. Born on the Emil Eggerth farm near Renwick he lived there until about 35 years ago. He was the son of the late Mr and Mrs Ed Wood. Survived by his wife and one son, and three sisters and one brother Rev D W Wood of Chicago, Winnifred Quackenbush of Corwith, Zora Smith of Waterloo, Violet Sexton of Hardy.
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Raymond Sexton
Hardy
Guy Wood
Anaheim
Calif
Mr. Wood
Emil Eggerth
Nesr
Renwick
Ed Wood
Winnifred Quackenbush
Corwith
Zora Smith
Waterloo
Violet Sexton
D. W. Wood
Chicago
Small Fire at Richardson's Hardware Store Yesterday
A gasianck leak caused a torch left burning to ignite gasoline on a work bench at Richardson's hardware store. The blaze drew the fire department yesterday morning but was quickly extinguished with a few squirts of chemicals and no damage reported.
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Richardson’s
Richardson
Alumni Banquet Draws Large Crowds At Local High School
The town welcomed returning alumni as E B Kirk and Will Anders visited yesterday while Mrs Maynerd Yeakel and children spent several days with relatives at Clear Lake. Dr and Mrs Albert Gugisberg and daughter from Des Moines joined relatives for the weekend. The population swells as graduates, teachers and students return for summer, with nearly two hundred attending the alumni banquet, program, dance and card party at the high school gym.
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E. B. Kirk
Eagle Grove
Will Anders
Maynerd Yeakel
Clear Lake
Albert Gugisberg
Des Moines
G. Gugisberg
State Rural Credit sale promotes 3,900 Minnesota farms offered
January 2, 1956 notice from the Division of Rural Credit announces state owned Minnesota farms for sale. Some with substantial down payments, free field service from 32 district offices, and no commission by buying directly from the state. Over 1,200 farms expected to be sold this year across all sizes.
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Minnesota
Eet
Deetenet Rural Credix
Ofice Bubling
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Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Renwick, Iowa
Mr. Smith
Weekly News
Edward W. Pickard
Ike
Golden West
Cactus Center
Clarion, Iowa
Sigman Produce Coal Co
Darwin Maurer
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Cranium Derby
Harry Packard Land Children
St. Ansgar
Fred Williams
Meson City
C. H. Peckard
Smith Park
John Schneider
Nola
Walter Breen
Minneapolis
Will Losee
Lake City
Heart Norder
California
Renwick Theatre
Bing Crosby
Ethel Mermen
Charlie Ruggles
Bride
Claudette Colbert
Fred McMorrar
Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Sylvia Sydney
Henry Fonda
Fred Stone
Pathe News
Department of Rural Credit
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