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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1951
Page
4
Severe snowstorm forces Community Club Father and Son banquet postponement from last Monday. It will be held Friday night March 16 at Renwick High School gym starting seven. Frank Rodenbrodt of Humboldt, state conservation officer, will be guest speaker with some illustrated talks.
Five Wright County firemen attended the Wright County Firemen's Association meeting in Dows last Thursday evening. Fritz Brrr served as president and Oto Swanson was fire chief. Representatives from Hardin County firemen's group joined, exchanges of ideas occurred, and a couple of films were shown.
The Evangelial United Brethren Church held its quarterly conference last Thursday evening in Des Moines. Mrs. Sanford Anderson was elected delegate to the conference and Lena Geigel was elected alternate. Steward Board members chosen include Sanford Anderson as chairman Ernest Eggerth as treasurer Ed Anderson John Baunt Walter Attig Chris B Duane McCurry Robert Nelson. Mrs. Elizabeth Klassi was elected communion steward.
Severe snow storm hit the state for several days with 15 to 18 inches of snow and high winds. Schools and programs were canceled. meetings postponed. Plows worked to clear drifting, but steady wind kept roads difficult. By Wednesday noon winds subsided and normalcy was hoped to return soon.
A prayer service was held for Wayne Emery Bottelson son of Mr Lind M and Mrs Bottelson of Mason City. The Rev Alvin Rogness of Trinity Lutheran Church officiated. The infant born March 5 died March 5 at Mercy hospital in Mason City. Committal service at Elmwood cemetery. Wayne Emery was the grandson of Mrs Ellen Bottelson of Renwick.
In the Hardy Selvor election held Monday Raymond Ogan was elected director to succeed Mrs Olaf Kieve land and Paul Weyer was re elected director. Lee Wilson was elected treasurer.
Mr and Mrs Clark Heiple welcome a baby boy weighing seven and three fourth pounds born in March. The mother is Cleobelle Mimbach formerly.
The Fertilizer and Soil meeting scheduled for Friday night March 16 has been cancelled in cooperation with the postponed Father and Son Banquet. The event was to be sponsored by the Farmers Cooperative Company.
The American Legion County Association will meet in Humboldt on Monday evening March 19 at eight o'clock at the American Legion Hall.
Wright County Farm Bureau items report a 4-H delegation from Wright County appearing on KSMN Mason City on Saturday March 21 at 11:45 am. Members include Kenny Tillman Clarion Bob Marshall Clarion Harold Anderson Lincoln Leaders Charles Espe Goldfield Glen Lyons Clarion and State Fire Prevention record holder. Art Hibray will interview them.
The Boone Valley Junior High tourney at Vernon Consolidated School runs Monday March 19 through Thursday March 23 with boys and girls teams. Competing schools include Goldfield Corwith Gilmore City Bode Vernon Renwick LaVerne and Livermore. finals Thursday night with four games.
Rev Herman Senft will be a special speaker at the Lenten service at St Pauls Lutheran Church tonight. His topic will be The Two Commands. The service begins at 7:30.
Mrs Eddie Bigness presented ten of her music pupils in a recital at her home Sunday afternoon. The parents brothers and sisters were the guests. A lunch was served at the close of the recital.
The Band Rooters Club will meet Monday night, March 19, for their regular monthly gathering. The meeting will be held at the Renwick school house.
County residents and friends gathered in nearby towns for weekend visits. Mr and Mrs Marvin Nerem and family visited Algona. Chas Brown and family joined relatives at Carl Werling’s Rutland home for Sunday dinner. V E Macha and daughter Mina visited Ernest Macha. Detmering and Knight families plus others from Fayettsville Goldfield Eagle Grove attended Floyd Keiling’s home for Sunday dinner.
Rev E F Thompson will speak on Joy and Gladness In The Upper Room at the Union Lenten Service conducted by the Methodist church. Rev CG BE Custer is chairman and Rev HL Sunderman will lead prayer and scripture with music by the Methodist Church.
The 62 voice College Choir of Jews State College will sing nine concerts over three days in late March in northcentral Town. They will appear in Renwick on Friday evening March 30. Miss Roselyn Attig of Renwick is a member of the choir.
Local residents gathered for meals and visits through the week. Notable events include Donald Martin’s emergency appendicitis operation in Ames, multiple Clarion and Des Moines hospital references, birthday dinner for Mrs. Lewis Behounek, and gatherings at the Kleen, Martin, Heide, and Behounek homes.
Ber Theater owner Ben Willis Knight says The Black Rose is held over and will screen Saturday night March 17. The Technicolor picture stars Tyrone Power Cecile Aubrey and Orson Welles. No show Thursday and Friday March 15 and 16. Further dates for March 18 19 21 and March 29 are to be announced later.
A digest of social news from Renwick listing births visits and illnesses. Names include Gladys Altmen Bathyle McGowen Gar Ballard Walter Hoffmans Gerhard Nerem I. Turner Jake Zizamerman Carroll Gillespie Hermen Krane Walter Bloom Everett Winter and others. Events cover family arrivals hospital births and community well wishes with occasional travel notes to Des Moines Minneapolis and Fort Dodge.
A March 12 blaze at Hardy killed Susan 4 Ann 3 Rebecca 2 and Merrill David 1, children of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill L. Vickroy. Funeral services planned for March 15 at Hardy Methodist Church with burial in Vernon Cemetery. The house burned completely. neighbors and Hardy firefighters assisted as rescuers battled the flames. Keith 7 and Gary 5, the couple’s other children, were away shopping at the time.
Voters in Renwick approved a tax levy for the schoolhouse fund despite poor weather. Wilbur Nissen secured 49 votes and Duane C. Anderson 48 with other write ins noted. The measure to authorize the board to levy up to 225 mills failed, garnering 3 yes and 15 no.
The office of Dr W H Long will be closed from Friday March 16 to Wednesday March 21. No appointments or services will be available during these dates. Patients are advised to reschedule accordingly and contact the office for any urgent needs.
In Vernon Consolidated School election held Monday a total of thirty one votes were cast. Ray Larson won the directorship with seventeen votes while Francis Krause received thirteen. One spoiled ballot was reported.
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