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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1944
Page
5
Lois Martin returns from Ames to visit in town. Numerous local families hosted relatives from Des Moines Albert City and Den ver as well as Humboldt, Eagle Grove and Waldorf college attendees. Quarantine and army service notes, births, visits, and shop updates fill the weekend page.
Sunday School at 10 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. Children’s Sermon "A Story by Your Spoen" and morning sermon "Guided By The Spirit" with text Galatians 6 1. 7 p.m. Methodist Youth Fellowship in the Hardy church. Hardy: 10:00 a.m. worship 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 7:30 p.m. youth fellowship. Wednesday 8 p.m. Adult Bible Study. Last Sunday service at Renwick led by laymen with piano by C A Richardson and a men’s choir. three addresses on "The Church At Its Best" by Gimer, Gorrell, and Forrest Montgomery. Boy Scouts closed with benediction.
The Republican Granty Convention will be held at the Court House in Dakota City Iowa on Friday March 1 at 10 a.m to elect delegates to the Republican State Convention. Precinct caucuses occur March 13 and March 17 1940s while fees and filing procedures are noted for delegates. Delegates to the State Convention to be held March 17 must pay a $1 registration fee. Dr R J Onecan is chairman and Mary H Johnston secretary attest the notice.
Iowa voters in Renwick Humboldt County will elect two school board directors for three years and a two year treasurer at the Town Hall Renwick on March 18 1943 from noon to ten pm Ballots will also cover routine district business Dated February 28 1944 Mrs Margaret Goettsch
Notice to qualified electors of Renwick Humboldt Iowa that a regular election will be held March 27 1944 to elect a Mayor to succeed Hart D Gimer a Treasurer to succeed C A Richardson an Assessor to succeed R E Cook and five Councilmen to succeed M M Green resigned S H Klassie C A Packard Peter Sadler and Chas A Walker Polls open 8 00 A M to 8 00 P M at Town Hall Fritz Britt Town Clerk
Paris era报道 describes French resistance using a butterfly label on traitors, threats by underground committees, and a detailed sabotage log. It recounts Operation No 1 targeting Chalons-sur-Saone power station pylons, with saboteurs crawling through fields and triggering explosions, amid gendarme and German guards.
Pvt Bruce Gedea seeks annulment after marrying Muriel, 16, at Fort Sill before his deployment. Judge Dunne hears plea to save the marriage, noting civilian objections and one party’s insistence they love each other and wish to stay married.
London reports a judge dismisses use of slang terms in court citing the preference for English words. The exchange centers on what constitutes proper address for a defendant and how the language should be maintained in proceedings.
London reports that radiolocation radar could cut fog related wrecks and collisions, aiding navigation after the war. The national expenses committee urged universal life saving radar and cautioned against speculative salvage booms, noting Britain now has enhanced salvage capacity with ships and cargoes worth about 70 million pounds rescued.
Vice Admiral Adolphus Andrews announced in New York that no American soldier has been lost while crossing the Atlantic in navy escorted troop convoys. He said the U S navy is now the mightiest in the war and has begun to push the Axis with hundreds of thousands of soldiers transported safely overseas.
Washington reports potential rise in women's shoe mileage from 13 to 40 percent if wax and oil coatings prove effective for cement constructed shoes. An interdepartmental WPB committee notes bond issues with oil or wax treated soles and seeks a process to prefit and cement leather outsoles before treatment.
NESQUEHONING PA Sergt Edward Koomar read by the hut door in Greenland as comrades play cards. A 165 mile gale ripped the roof away leaving the hut bare. He is glad to be home on furlough after eighteen months in Greenland life.
Philadelphia officials report measurements for the average American hog at the quartermaster depot. The hog stands about 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 144 pounds, with a chest around 3344 inches, a waistline, a 12 shoe, and a size 7 hat. After months of army chow, most measurements except waist and hat remain unchanged.
Algiers reports Col Joseph I Mertin of Rockfort HL says families should expect psychological shock when crippled and wounded soldiers return home The Fifth Army surgeon notes mines booby traps and bombs increase maimings yet more victims survive He urges acceptance of disabled veterans as part of victory and warns the war continues for these men as long as they live
London endures a severe labor shortage with widespread help-wanted signs across offices stores and streets. Jobs exist in many roles from cooks and janitors to clerks and drivers as hours shrink amid rising demand.
Magnetized checkers are now being made for the blind by the Foundation for the Blind in New York. Dr Robert, executive director, announced the invention to amuse those without sight. The board is designed to resist jolts, with sunk active squares and wooden inactive pieces. One set uses round checkers, the other square pieces.
Alfred Davis, aged 55, is noted as one of the oldest in an army basic training cycle, having completed the program five times. The text highlights the toughening process, with Halpin and Helfernser mentioned as others who switch outfits and adapt, while WatheeY remains in active service with the public relations staff.
An unidentified complainant reports fleas on Cleveland street cars biting riders. She alleges the insects hide in straw seats and emerge when passengers sit, citing multiple bite incidents as she travels to work.
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