Winners for Poppy Poster Contest Announced
The American Legion Auxiliary sponsors the Poppy Poster Contest announcing results. Thirty entries were submitted from Renwick and Vernon schools with winners in grades 5 and 6 and grades 3 and 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Renwick
Vernon
Marjory Ann Guginberg
Francis Davidson
Betty Davidson
Agnes Bennett
Lavonne Erwin
Wanda Johnson
Darrell Johnson
Beverly Frank
Deloria Ogan
Maynard Davidson
Joyce Weston
Lola Pool
Bennis Olden
Betty, Kruse
Donna Nissen
Rev Granner to Retire After 46 Years at Laverne Church
Rev E C Granner, longtime pastor of the Evangelical church in Laverne, preached a farewell sermon as he retires after 46 years in the ministry. He previously led the Renwick church and his family, noted in the community, values the move to Hubbard where they will reside in a new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EC. Granner
Evangelical Church
Laverne
Granner
Renwick
Hubbard
Pfc Ralph Boge Weds Fort Dodge Girl in Texas
Pfc Ralph Boge son of Mr and Mrs Mike Boge of Renwick married Rose mary Waldburger daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Waldburger of Fort Dodge on a Wednesday in San Antonio Texas where Ralph is stationed as a mechanic with the air corps ground crew Several Humboldt county men went to Des Moines for army eligibility examinations Milfred McPeak volunteered and was accepted for service Corwith and Renwick area sports and local incidents noted including a dog bite injury to Oren Lerdal and a Liberty ship crewman Frank Franklin Paskin survived a torpedo attack in the North Atlantic with lifeboats and a British destroyer救
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Boge
Mike: Boge
Northwest
Renswick
Rosemary Waldburger
Robert Waldburger
Fort Dodge
San Antonio
Texas
Ralph
Trew
Air Corps
Humboldt County
Des Moines
Shelby Nelson
Milfred McPeak
Clarion
Oren
Lerdal
Orten Lerdal
Renwick
Canning Sugar Limited to 25 Pounds per Person
The Office of Price Administration sets a 25 pound per person cap on sugar for home canning and freezing of this year's fruit crop. Sugar allocation follows roughly one pound per four quarts of finished product, enabling five pounds per person for jams jellies and preserves. Applicants must present ration book No 1 for each family member and specify finish fruit quarts and sugar used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
Pvt Tjeran Nerem Completes Tech Training at Amarillo AAF
Pvt Tjeran Nerem son of Mrs Carl Nerem of Renwick completed aviation mechanic training at Amarillo Army Air Field Texas. He is prepared for aircraft maintenance and will report to an airbase to support Allied victory in WWII.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Army Air Field
Amarillo
Texas
Tjeran Nerem
Carl Nerem
Renwick
Army Air Forces Technical
America
Pvt
Robert Nelson
Army Air Corps
Miami Beach, Fla
Twenty One Years Ago Items From Renwick Times May 11 1922
Mildred Thiel visited with sisters at Montour. Grace Hoffman underwent appendicitis operation at Sama hospital in Clarion. Fritz Britt went to Algona for appendectomy. Mr and Mrs W R Nissen and children visited Elders. Dorothy Luchsinger went to Des Moines for Drake University summer term. Rural carriers collected pig census on routes. pigs crop short. Av Bo Clark imported professional horse shoes for pitching. A man from Clarion left car on Lake Cornelia bank. car slid into lake after wind. two horses dragged it out. Renwick high school track team scored poorly in Humboldt meet. girls won most events and two cups. Tools stolen from new Ford at Baptist church. owner unlikely to recover them. Harry Bonwell delivered tire to patron on rival route. thief stole tire. inspector cites regulation infringement. Harry must pay $15 for tire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Hoffman
Sama
Clarion
Fritz Britt
Algona
Wrb. Nissen
Laat
Harry Bonwell
Fred Rasmussen
Bo Clark
Lake Cornelia
Renwick
Humboldt
Baptist Church
Ddex
Harry
Bonwell
Poppies to Honor War Dead on May 29 in Renwick
Poppies will be worn in Renwick on Saturday May 29 to honor men who died in the current conflict and those who fell in France and Belgium years ago. Ethel Stevens and Marie Mills lead the Renwick American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Day preparations, with volunteers distributing crepe poppies and proceeds aiding veterans and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Renwick
Ethel Stevens
American Legion Auxiliary
France
Peigiur
Ethel, Stevens
Marie
Mills
Anxi
Dar
Flanders
Des Moines
Visitors and military moving through Humboldt area families
Local social notes list visits by Mr. and Mrs. J A Parker of Humboldt to the Thomas Gimer home and other relatives. Military transfers, leaves, and training moves include Corp Lawrence Lerdal to Port Knox officers school and Pvt Clarence Hoovier on leave from Camp Crowder. Community members attend Wright County firemen meeting at Renwick. a baby boy Tony Cledis Anderson born at Fort Dodge Lutheran hospital. Orlando Olson on leave from Norfolk naval duty. multiple family dinners and guest at the Zimm erman and Hefti households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Damon
Minneapolis
Clarence
Hoovier
Tony Cledis
Cledis Anderson
Lutheran Hospital
Fort
U.S. Navy
Southwest
Pacific
Casablanca
Bermuda
Dudley Blesie
Marshall Clancy
Wm. Hefti
Albert Hefti
Joan Hefti
John Zimmerman
Gilbert Heftn
Webster City
Zimmerman
Fortnightly Club Hosts Mothers Day Party
Fortnightly club members gathered last Friday at Mrs. Floyd Lane’s home for their annual Mothers Day party hosted by Mesdames Ole Tjelle and L W Fleming. The program featured rhymed roll calls, two vocal solos by Mrs. R J Huck, and a review of Our Hearts Were Young and Gay by Mrs. A H Martin. Hostesses served refreshments. out of town guests included Mrs B W McElhinney of Goldfield and Mrs C J Lane of Eagle Grove. Additional notes mention Pet Walden Gorham in an army camp at Ft Kearn Utah, and visits by Dr and Mrs A H Stafford and daughter Gloria in Eagle Grove and Mr and Mrs George Mills visiting Anna Lutz in Fort Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Lane
Mesdames
Ole Tjelle
C. E. Johnson
L. W. Miller
R. J. Huck
Also Mentioned on This Page
Axis
Renwick Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
U.S. War Bonds
Army
Navy
North Western
Chicago and North Western Line
E. C. Granner
Pfc
Howard Persons
Iowa
Pearle Eggerth
Ren” Warblers
Perley ‘Selgeled
Pearle’ Eggerth
Myrtle. Hewitt
Barbara Johnson
Betty
Lou Black
Shirley Flogstad
Dick Heftys
Dick Hefty
A.W. Gray
Bode
Wnona
Dick Arthur Hefty
A W. Gray
George Yeoman
Corwith
Melvin Heggen
Helen Gray
Wm. Bleasner
Willard Duer
Kanawha
Maine
Yanney
A. D. Black
L. R. Turner
D. J. Christenson
Eastern Star Chapter
Smith Park
Arthur Stanffecher
Evangelical Missionary Society
Henry Helmich
Shirley Ann
Donna
Jean
Fred Helmich
Woden
Carl Helmich
Sandra
Kenneth
Martin John
Roger
Alfred Anderson
Flora Voas
Renwick Times
Mildred Thiel
Montour
Harold Egenes
Luverne
Dorothy Luchsinger
Drake ‘University
THE
Renwick. Times
L.w.miller
J. A. Parker
Thomas’ Gimer
W.J. Krause
Theo
Weisbrod
Fenton
Pet. Walden Gorham
Ft. Kearn, Utah
A. H. Stafford
Gloria
Eagle Grove
George Mills
Anna Lutz
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