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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1948
Page
4
Renwick High School presents the senior class play Tattletale on Friday May 7. The comedy follows how wrong material in newspapers upends lives with a cast including Patty Joy Anderson Elaine Blumbagen Andrew Oppedahl Ida May Wanda Clancy and Bob Doolinde the detective. Principal Mrs Nixon and board president Braden Richardson lead the production with local teachers and students participating.
A large crowd at Waterloo heard Dr Hans Lilje bishop of the Lutheran Church in Germany speak in English on Courage Obedience and Attentiveness. About 5000 to 7000 attended with a white clad Luther Leaguers cross display and singing Oh Christians League Together To Battle For The Right. Wartburg choirs and band enhanced the service with anthems and music. Proceeds funded Lutheran World Action. Local attendees included numerous residents from Remwick Corwith and nearby families.
A fire of unknown origin occurred at Green's Food Market Monday evening. Mrs Jeanette Darland discovered the blaze shortly after seven. Renwick fire department extinguished the fire quickly. The blaze confined to the store room partition and ceiling with a large hole burned. Estimated damage has not been determined. Early discovery prevented a potentially disastrous fire.
Renwick Public Library shelves new titles through courtesy of a library friend. Readers may borrow All About House Plants by Montague Free, The Book of Animals by Alfred Hartes, The Purple Plain by H E Bates, and So Dear To My Heart by Sterling North among others.
April DHIA figures show Wright County testing 24 herds with 351 cows. Total milked 306 cows and average production of 323 pounds per cow. High herds listed among the ten top producers.
Mrs. Jessie Merson Buswell, sister of Mrs. A. Packard, died May 2 in Fowler Colorado. Burial was in Pueblo. Buswell was born and raised in the local community.
This week's Ren Theater schedule features Desert Fury in Technicolor with Lizabeth Scott and Burt Lancaster and a tale of a racketeer tied to a town tragedy. Burt Lancaster hunts the alleged killer as May 7–10 showings unfold alongside Danny Kaye in The Private Life of Walter Mitty.
The Vernon Consolidated School holds a baccalaureate service Sunday evening May control at eight o clock in the schoolhouse for the graduating class. Commencement exercises follow Tuesday evening May 11 with Myron Olson of Ft. Dodge as speaker and former Fort Dodge High principal. Rev S C Blumphagen Renwick Baptist Church will give the invocation and benediction. The school year ends Friday May 14 with a press event.
Lutheran Brotherhood sponsors a congregation get-together this evening at the church. Rev Langholz of Waverly presents Wartburg College pictures, with a flute solo by Ruth Martin Donald Tesdahl and Charles Lut, a vocal duet by Janice Helmke and Curtis Lua. A jovial hour follows with refreshments. all families are invited.
Memorial service for Martenus A. Kerman observed Sunday afternoon May 2 at 3 oclock in Renwick Iowa Baptist Church. Dorothy McGowan sang two solos with Mrs C Blumhagen at piano and vibra harp. Pastor cited 2 Timothy 4 and Psalm 23. Communion table symbols noted his faith, devotion, and mission ties including a sister who served in the Belgian Congo. Born November 10 1862 in Sheboygan County Wisconsin he was one of fourteen children. He married Ada French December 2 1885.
Obituary notes Martha Abernathy Phoebe Stringer and Esther Goodhart as daughters of Mr and Mrs Ketman of Renwick Iowa later residing Des Moines Palo Alto and Pella The couple lived on farms near Humboldt before retiring to Renwick then moved to California in 1985 Mrs Ketman died in 1945 and Mr Kerman in 1928 both were active Baptists with strong missions ties and local church service leaving memorials and surviving siblings and daughters.
Fred Kraft uprooted a tree on District No 2 grounds and found a bottle placed April 15 1932 by teacher Lola Haas. The children named include Leonard Kubly Leslie Kubly Lester Kubly Marvin Kubly Velva Kubly Helen Kubly Ethel Kubly Lucille Nerem Floyd Nerem Aldeane Nerem Arnold Hiedecker Dorothy Hiedecker Harold Yanney Verven Kraft and Marian Hansen.
The 18th annual meeting of the Evangelical United Brethren Church opened in Story City on Wednesday May Sth and will run through May 9. Mrs Sanford Anderson lay delegate Florence Hoff and Rev H L Sunderman are attending from the local church.
Renwick High School contestants shine at the Late Music Contest in Emmetsburg with three firsts and five seconds. Winners include Marjorie Anne Gugisburg, Ruth Martin, Marilyn Paine, Henry Hefty, and groups like the Girls Glee Club and clarinet quartet led by Renwick instructors Charles Hemmer and Mrs. G. Hemmer. The Rotary Art Show at the Methodist Church drew 75 attendees and featured Grace Osborne on art interpretation and music from A Sharp club of Eagle Grove.
The Eastern Star Banquet for mothers and daughters was held Tuesday evening at the Masonic Buildings with about 160 attendees from the Evangelical United Brethren Church. Mrs. Carl Flemmig presided as toast mistress and Mrs. Genevieve Carter delivered the response. Mrs. Entre Pearson spoke on Mothers as Gardeners while five girls portrayed nature scenes. Physis Tank spoke on flowers and Jessie Hebmke displayed her doll collection amid musical numbers.
Vernon Consolidated School earned five seconds in the Steie Music Contest held last week. Entries included Alto solo Shirley Jergenmsoz Alto solo Jo Ann Kreuses in Girls Glee Club Girls Saxterte and Mixed Chorus. Mrs. Donald McGowan is the music instructor at Vernon School.
The Renwick unit hosts the Humboldt County Spring meeting on Tuesday May 11 at 2 pm. District President Miss Clara J. Sea will attend and County President Mrs Coyle will preside. The auxiliary extends a warm welcome to all Humboldt County members.
Several from here attended the County Democratic Convention held at Humboldt last Friday. Dr. N. R. Yarbrough Leg Mim Sach and Harold Goettsch were named delegates to the State Convention to be held in Des Moines May 15.
AMVETS Auxiliary District Meeting set for Tuesday at the Congregational Church in Emmetsburg. Registration at 8 o clock and the session to start promptly. State President Rubens Jesperson to speak on the Organization Platform. Mercia Gard to report on hospitals and work. District officers to be elected and installed. delegates from locals expected to attend. alternates listed.
The Annual meeting and election of officers were held at seven o clock with Treasurer Mrs O E Staite as candidate. Secretary Charles Trask Financial Committee Oren Ruri and Ona Marie Engstrom flower and social committees named Grace Engstrom Dorothy McGeran and others. Ushers Jim Nelson Jr Omer Davis baptismal Frees Word Everett Nelson church school leaders Wilbur Nissen Marvin Nelson and Mrs G S Peters treasurer Glenn Riggins Betty Heiling pianist Gloria Stratford Ruth Martin Leah Kuriman librarian Betty Belling.
Local youth from the Methodist church attended the Sub-District Youth Rally at the new Methodist Church in Clarion on Sunday. Attendees included Phyllis Helmke Bob Doolittle Roger Yarbrough Allan Dean Brayton Richard Clancy Jerry Rasmussen Marilyn Pardon and Rachel Parnell. Rev. Paul W. Neal accompanied them. Activities included registration recreation supper and song fellowship at the tales followed by a worship service led by Goldfield M Y P Rev Buckwalter from Humboldt gave a talk for youth. The evening closed with a film on the Prodigal Son story.
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