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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1932
Page
5
A severe rainfall with lightning and thunder drenched the area, flooding rivers and low lands. Boone River rose to nearly twelve feet as streets and roads washed out waterlogged crops faces losses to corn and cattle. some autos were rescued from floodwaters while drainage systems struggled but began receding Sunday.
Algona hosts a July Fourth celebration at the county fair grounds featuring the Demnatni Troupe from Aqaba Arab strongman Abdu el Donati. five burlequin performers. Deluceti Trio singers and instrumentalists. Harpers Novelty Circus with Gertie the trained goat Jock the bareback rider and Zatlio the bucking mule. Afternoon ball games Britt versus Swea City and Bancroft versus the winner end with a grand fireworks display celebrating American history and the Father of our Country.
A surprise reception at the I O O F hall honored Pastor L Sohl and his wife on their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Their son and daughter from Omaha joined the event as 240 attendees enjoyed a musical program and a welcome address by Howard Granner. S C Maurer presented a gift basket from each family.
The plan coordinates state and county agencies to deploy poison bran bait to control grasshoppers. Contracts fund bait at fifty cents per hundred pounds, with transportation paid by the state for large orders. County agents supervise demonstrations and application in waste areas to curb outbreaks quickly. Local residents and officials comment on the urgency and efficiency of the effort. The article also records social notices and a Hoover nomination headline from the same period.
Prices on almost everything are cut to cash terms at Gray's Corner. Ewino orders at seven cents per pound, Decker's tankage arriving, and Bran prices offered with discounts for bulk sacks. Call to place orders and arrange delivery as stocks last.
The article argues unemployment as the paramount issue affecting Americans and world conditions. It contends blaming officials or parties is hypocritical, calls for real, concrete results over partisan rhetoric, and urges cooperation across all parties to restore prosperity.
George R. McDowell, pastor of M E Church, leads Sunday School at 10:15 and Morning Worship. The sermon tackles repeal and proposes clarification on the Eighteenth Amendment. A church social is planned on the church lawn Friday evening.
Lawrence Shi pastor leads Sunday School at 10 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Midweek service every Tuesday at Mrs Anos Schneider's home at 7 p.m. Junior E L C meets 1st and 3rd Sundays at 11 a.m. Ladies Aid first Wednesday, Woman's Missionary Society second Wednesday. Choir practice Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Stormy Friday afternoon causes a bolt to strike the hall creating a hole but no major damage other than the wrecked interior. Alt Marsh of Cedar Rapids now heads Wisconsin Lumbar Co replacing long time manager G S Peters with assistant Wic Daywsan.
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