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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1931
Page
3
Local society notes, visits, and entertaining events across Renwick and nearby towns. Notable items include births, family visits from Des Moines and Wisconsin, a large Evangelical Sunday School picnic, a Hancock county home visit, upcoming Hardy celebration events, a Madison Wis death, farm and fishing reports, and community notices. The week sees church activities, a mower and gas promotion, and local accidents with minor injuries.
Britt News-Tribune reports a novel flight as about fifteen hundred carrier pigeons released from an express car at the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul station at 6 40 am. Birds, numbered individually, soon headed south then east toward Milwaukee three hundred miles distant. Attendant and four locals released them, each bird returning to its home cage with a timing device recording departure time.
Mr and Mrs S J Hefty marked fifty years of marriage with a large celebration at the Hefty home attended by about 400 guests. The event featured a dinner, gifts, and a program including remarks from relatives and friends, a Renwick band, and various readings and musical performances. The couple, long respected in the community, were toasted for their 50 years of peace and harmony and their role as devout, civic-minded residents.
A list of residents and relatives connected to Creston Nebraska and surrounding towns including Columbus Madl Ans, Willmar Minnesota, Winner South Dakota, and Dumont Iowa. Names span many households with relations noted, tied to ongoing community acknowledgments and social ties.
Four year old Arlene Richardson daughter of Mr and Mrs C A Richardson was badly bruised but not seriously hurt when a Bord sedan driven by Gerald Nelson struck her near Main Street as she crossed from her father's land to her mother's hardware store. The driver braked to stop the car before it ran over the child.
Vitonka B W Shepard of Morkarige leased the $10,000 Coliseum at Titon ka and will host an opening dance Friday night June 20 with George L. Lees Brunswick Recording Orchestra featuring thirteen colored artists. The event promises top orchestras and value for dancers. The Anderson clan enjoyed a Crystal Lake picnic Sunday. Ason was born to Mr and Mrs Gary Schipull last Tuesday Jane Ldih. The Eastern Stars held their Vast Matrons meeting Tuesday evening. Former Carnicore dealer D C Strain visited from Helmond hat Monday greeting friends. Frank Price spent days this week at Alfred Price home with old friends. Chené Stauffagher returned from Minneapolis where she taught. She was accompanied by Jayer Olson who will visit relatives. Mea utterfield and Mra Riel drdyan widebirdran of Kendal Wid and Mra WH Medatur and Mra Monadorm ofows visited Jal Mon day at the Orris Preach and We Ih Mardin bones.
Iowa motor vehicle department announced new automobile license plates are being distributed statewide. Plates were produced at the state reformatory in Annas, featuring white figures on a red background. Visitors Br and Mrs WV Stephens toured the facility. Two car funds of prime Walnut were shipped to the Chicago market last Saturday. Des Moines visitors Mrs SH Klassie and Mrs Ralph Anderson spent time with relatives in Lupter.
A local notice warns that selling fireworks is prohibited on Mit Street until further order. Officials enforce the rule to maintain safety and public order.
The fragment mentions frequent revision on Agies files and a visit by Packant to Dex Martion on the first Monday. It also notes Honey Arindua and two sisters from Chirenwa visiting at the Wy jp Martin home last Saturday.
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