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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1937
Page
6
A parade of local visits and events fills the column from Renwick and nearby towns. Stanton Yeager, Gen Potter, Clarence and Melva Black, George Bornholt, and the Packards are listed among frequent movers in Humboldt Rockwell City and Mason City areas.
The writer mocks drivers who obsess over tiny car noises and take excessive time to fix harmless rattles while neglecting others on the road. A safe driver keeps car condition in check and maintains calm, considerate behavior ensuring proper driving and respect for others on the highway.
Local dealers publish market quotes for Wednesday March 17 with a note of possible corrections. The credit lists Gorn No 4.02222-22- as part of the report.
Crosley Xerra promotes a hair growth device that also removes dandruff and restores hair to its natural condition. The Perley Selgelid Barber Shop invites customers to see and try the product.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy from Ida Foley and family. Vivien Rockwood visited from Webster City. Eli Broberg recovered from illness. Dick Hefty and family visited Rutland. Found car license 46-103 left at the office. Howard Berton attended his brother's wedding in Fort Dodge. Order Bester Ham from Mimbach’s Hardware. J F Kelling visited Renwick and F H Trowbridge, with C W Chapman of Clarion visiting. Fuzz's weight gain noted. Renwick Creamery paid 39 cents per pound for sweet cream via route, 1 cent less for hauling. price a year ago was 24 cents.
The Town Council held its regular meeting March 12 1987 with Mayor Elmer presiding and all councilmen present. Bills were read and approved by finance committee and the treasurer's report noted. Local residents visited over the weekend and relatives called on neighbors.
Sunday School at 109 and Morning Worship at 119 lead by Pastor James Nelson Supt. Evening Young Peoples Meeting at 7 30 Evangelistic Service. Midweek service Thursday March 18 at Orris French home. Volunteers needed for Easter music rehearsal.
Evangelical Church with Pastor Laurence Sohl offers Sunday School at 10 am and Morning Worship at 11 am. Evening Worship follows at 7 30 pm, with E L G E at 7 pm. Ladies Aid meets first Wednesday, W M S second Wednesday, and Lenten services are held Thursday evenings at 7 45 pm.
The M E Church notes C R Yeager as pastor with morning worship at 11 a.m. Sunday School at 11 a.m. Renwick and Wm Mes supervise Sunday School at 10 a.m. R Martin supervises. Epworth League meets from 6 36 to 7 15 p.m.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered references to district sections and zoning labels such as NES and SES with grid-like codes. The readable bits imply a legal or planning document outline describing a district including Section Two and various subsections, but concrete facts are sparse. The item lacks clear events, dates, or named entities to anchor a fuller summary.
Surgeon General Parran notes lower death rates for typhoid fever and diphtheria in 1935, with the general death rate at 10.8 per 1,000. Tuberculosis deaths declined, while chronic diseases like heart disease and cancer rise. Poliomyelitis and smallpox cases increased, and a massive 1935 36 health inventory analyzed 865000 families in 90 cities and 23 rural counties. The report commends the Social Security Act's public health provisions and federal state cooperation in expanding health services nationwide.
Pa Six thousand chickens at State College studied over four years to measure effects on hens. Hens fed twice the usual vitamin D from cod liver oil reportedly increase egg production, suggesting a new feeding principle to raise profits amid high feed costs and low egg prices.
Engineers in Cheyenne Wyoming used a 8600 pound wooden plug filled with concrete and covered with felt to block the Shoshone dam penstock tube. The water force swung the ball into the opening, stopping flow and allowing workers to enter through manholes to clean the tube.
Rare twin mules were born on the George Foster farm at Kelloggs Corners near Kenosha Wisconsin. Only one other pair of these animals is known to have been born in Wisconsin.
Minneapolis doctors report in Lancet that ideal weight depends on individual body build and hip width rather than a universal chart. They cite width of hips from outer crest to crest divided by height to form a wide index guiding personal healthy weight assessments.
Ernest Hatton retires after 43 years in the postal service recalling memories from Windsor and Windsor Castle letters to Queen Victoria, a tsar visit, and royal moments. He once slipped through a private door as Queen Victoria arrived, then later served during King George’s time in the castle chamber.
A new cemetery to be built at Waringhem will avoid tombstones and cover about two acres. It will be run by a trust prioritizing natural beauty with small bronze tablets set flush with the turf. Memorials will be limited and sections reserved for Anglican, Non Conformist, and Roman Catholic faiths.
Berkeley center launches a new course in thinking at the University of California. The program aims to enhance critical analysis and problem solving among students, with emphasis on logical reasoning and evidence-based discussion.
A call has gone to Gov. Martin L. Davey to save an aged apple tree planted 108 years ago by Johnny Appleseed. The tree, one of the few remaining planted by the legend, has cracked down the center and is vulnerable. The governor, a tree expert by vocation, has been asked to intervene from his Kent home to treat the tree’s condition.
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