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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1931
Page
7
An archived note discusses seed orders and pricing, urging early purchase to secure stock. It mentions seed types, brooders, and a cost reduction for bulk buys, with plans to match demand as supplies and hog feeding prices influence choices. The writer asks for confirmation on available brooders and suitable seed for various slave labor contexts.
Mr and Mrs Jhoythorne quietly marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary on March 15 in Wat Sandiy with three of their eight children present. Guests included Eka and Homer Hawthorne of Goldfield Ada Hawthorne and Me of Renwick. The celebration featured a yellow and white decorated table and a large wedding cake centerpiece. The couple married March 6, 1881 in Sohne il, later moving to Prentien County Nebraska and settling on a farm near lon wick. Present were extended relatives from multiple states and countries, reflecting a long life in this community. A daughter Nancy Jean was born Thursday March 12, with former Lucile Pier as the mother.
The General Assembly enacts House File 247 to validate seventeen thousand dollar refunding bonds for Vincangolidated School District in Humboldt County Iowa. It authorizes levy of an annual tax to pay principal and interest, declaring the bonds valid obligations of the district. The measure takes effect upon publication in the Bode Bugle and Ranwick Town papers.
Firat Baptist Church led by Pastor J. A. Flurey announces a series of worship services starting next Sunday. A repeat sermon on "The Govershe Marth" will be preached Sunday night at about 7 30, with about fifteen requests noted. Choir rehearsal Saturday at the parsonage. Public invited.
Evangelical Church J Haehlen hosts Sunday School at 1 am and worship at 7 80 pm with weekly services at Mrs Anna Schneider home Tuesday evening. Junior ELL CE meets first and third Sunday each month at Ha. m. Ladies Aid first Wednesday, Woman's Missionary Society second Wednesday, choir practice Thursday at 7 80 pm.
St Pauls Lutheran Church announces Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. American Services at 11:00 a.m. German Worship on the last Sunday each month at 9:00 a.m. Luther League Devotional on the first and third Sundays at 7:30 p.m. Ladies Aid meets first Wednesday of each month at 2:00 p.m. Worship invitation extended.
M E Church notes list George R Melowell as pastor with Sunday School and morning worship times. Fort Dodge state veterinarian Dr Smith visited, plus local visitors from La Verne Engle Grove and Renwick, with various social calls, hospital trip, and Stout activities noted.
A historic opening of the early rail line drew about a thousand people near the capital. Four trains paraded along the new route, with bands and civic crowds. Citizens from Baltimore Westingted and nearby towns attended. the event featured music, speeches, and a grand procession as cars arrived and departed around 1 o clock.
The St Louis Post-Dispatch reports on Jefferson importing sculptor Jean Mondon to create works for Monticello. It notes praise of Mondon's genius and questions about his influence on American art and politics.
The article notes Nebraska’s shift from a treeless plain to a forested state aided by historic settlement policies. Settlers could claim 160 acres and an additional 160 acres with a “timber allotment” if they planted trees, expanding woodlands that boosted rainfall and altered the landscape.
Cher Ami, famed messenger pigeon, delivered a vital message on October 2 during heavy artillery fire. Despite wounds, Cher Ami reached 40 kilometers in 93 minutes to warn Allied forces. The bird later crossed the seas with American troops aboard the transport to safety in July.
A fragment describes Europe’s oldest tree said to lie between Laeh Nabmech and Tuy, near Glen Lyon in Scotland. It notes its mysterious beauty, historic aura, and long history tied to early Christianity, drawing tourists to Perthshire who often overlook the tree’s storied origins and iconic status.
The work Daya of Rest and Joy Mary UW notes a calendar listing 77 holidays including special days and seasonal festivals. It excludes four days tied to sulita or constitution and statehood, while other holidays in the states and regions are observed and counted.
The author notes kinship as a strong southern force shaping society in Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia. It explores how marriage, social ties, and family expectations influence behavior, politics, and culture, warning that traditional kin networks face strain as the family unit appears to fracture.
In Miller's Weekly a summer drought in Georgia prompts a rural church gathering where Black congregants chant for rain. A fraught sermon has parishioners debating patience and divine aid as a stately old woman challenges others, amid fragmented dialect and ceremonial plea.
A Detroit Free Press note recalls belief in curses from Egyptian tombs. In Ireland some residents fear touching graves or disturbed gravesites may invite misfortune. A visiting American woman faced permission hurdles to drain a family cemetery. A west coast superstition links post burial body decay to storms.
A tour guide recalls a grisly historical crime where a man waited for his rival, attacked him with a fiendish pistol, and later vanished to a village. The guide notes the visitor’s ignorance of the tale and hints the villain might have escaped to the same place, standing on the exact spot.
A telegram to a woman on her wedding day misquotes scripture from Job and misreads First John, altering the text. After revival of the woman, a telegraph operator’s omission of quotation marks and letters is noted, revealing corrupted scripture.
A historical notice details a remarkable tree in Marte Ohio. The giant specimen stands about twenty seven feet high with a trunk twenty seven feet around and a ground spread of roughly thirty three feet. It splits into three large branches above the ground, each as large as a full grown elm, indicating an unusually sprawling form.
In the United States the population is 82 persons for overs. The text compares with people to bay surge in Chicago and Ogura, noting recent events.
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