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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1923
Page
6
Local groups hold afternoon meetings with Mrs Lioya Pool and Mrs Har ry Bohwell. Misses Hie Nellie and Laura Packard visit Montolir and Gott field. Livther League social at Adolf Krawse home. Several residents travel to Britt, Webster City, or Columbus Junction and stock shipments bound for Chicago. A quarantine news item and a curious incident with a startled man in a freight car is noted.
A jumble of village items lists events and people from Renwick and nearby towns. Mentions of cattle, a Swiss bull for sale, visitors Dora Tesh, Ted Priday, and multiple trips between Cedar Balls, Vernon, Renwick, and Des Moines. Also notes rain distribution, church events, a nature show, and changes in town water service.
The council met in regular session with minutes read for May, bills presented and approved. Listed payments include Darling Blow 1.98, Freight 1.80, Pittshweg Meter Co. 2.01, Frank Ward Headligs 6.00, GA Walker supplies 2.00, Ne WoBell Co. 74.80, and others. Finance committee found all bills OK and the treasurer's report was read. roll call completed.
The First Baptist Church Gevikl Place Nowton invites worshippers to a Sunday morning sermon and a 1 a.m. worship, with an orchestra and choir on Sunday. Children’s Day program is planned for Sunday evening at 6 o'clock, plus prayer meeting and Bible story Thursday at 8. Choir practice Friday at 8. Bring friends to worship.
A string of winter gatherings and visits across towns includes Mrs Overbaugh entertaining and Mrs Davis hosting at home. Attendees from Galdata to Webster City share Decoration Day visits, school events, and Sunday gatherings. A large Boone turnout featured graduation exercises with diplomas presented by Miss Rock. sports and races accompanied the program.
M E Church notes a special Sunday morning service at 1 o'clock with member reception by letter or confession of faith and baptism for those who wish. Parents invited to bring children to the Junior League Friday at Men Flemmig's at 2 o'clock followed by a social hour. Choir practice Saturday to prepare for the service with preaching in the evening.
The annual meeting of the stockholders will be held at Richardson's Hall on Saturday June 6 at 2 p.m. Three directors and the secretary treasurer are to be elected and decisions on repairing the old or building a new write are to be settled along with other business. All stockholders should attend this meeting. Frank Seetress is noted.
Lee Nonior returns home from oil Dodge for Sunday visit as Grace Richardson joins Des Moines University radiation exercises with the Richardson family in Des Marnen. A squirrel attacked Mrs. Walker in the yard injuring her arm. a physician treated the bites and silenced the animal.
An aged advert claims Halvs Catarrh Medicine has helped for over forty years. The product consists of an ointment for external use and an internal medicine described as a tonic. It is marketed by Fd. Chaney & Toledo in Gate and Toledo with claims of reducing inflammation.
Vernon notes describe visits by Mrs Fred Barney of Nelrayke and Mrs P W Cochrane of Ely Minn to Green Bros home. Mentions large crowd at Commencement Exercises last Thursday and a banquet for Seniors. Also reports Annual Shoot Picnic with class day program and various amusements.
Miss Laura Norder visits Henry Norder home amid World War veteran posthumous note. Lightning damages Conrad Blmer’s house last Friday. repairs begun. Editor’s quip about past ads noted. Bell, ex-editor, now Southwest Topics advertising manager in Los Angeles. Kellings return from wedding trip and cigar celebration. wife visits Waterloo before Penton trip. One-year-old Bogard boy killed by lightning. barn damaged. Gator with rifles scarce. police window hole blamed. Carnival window breaks noted among many incidents.
After centuries, Salisbury Cathedral spire shows a 23 inch lean from the perpendicular, traced to water traffic and decay. Police ban heavy trucks near the church while funders plan foundation work and repairs. In 2 years 9100 pounds were used to renew apex clamps causing brick damage, while 15th century glass and carvings face risk. Restoration and reinforcement are proposed using international experts.
Two enthusiasts praise their radio gear claiming superiority as they discuss hearing scenes from the Merchant of Venice with applause and cries from an audience, suggesting a shared interest in performance audio.
A tailess aircraft has been presented to builders. The machine lacks a long tail with rudders located behind the cockpit and features protective fairings along the lower fuselage to aid stability and guidance during flight tests.
A kitchen range linked to the French "Bluebeard" figure Landen supposedly used to dispose of bodies was auctioned at £60 and later sold again for a substantially higher sum, according to London Answers.
Vernon Theatre screens A Prince There Was featuring Thomas Meighan in a strong life tale with a touching performance. Also showing Ladies Must Laugh with Melly Compson in a near lifelike story about bars and home life across 7 reels starting Wednesday June 13.
Notice states that the executor has been duly appointed and qualified as Executor of the estate of Ursula Kubli, late of Humboldt County. All creditors must present debts for payment and file duly authenticated claims with the Clerk of the District Court for allowance. Dated May 37, 1923. Probate No. 1498.
A broken, partial narrative shows a boy and a girl reacting to a hard blow amid muddled dialogue. The scene mentions a little echo between a collar and a shoulder and a character named Hoy Blue, with uncertainty about crying and truth in the moment.
A collage of humorous and critical jabs on politics townsfolk and daily life. The prose riffs through jokes about politicians, hard luck, cows, and social vanity. Amid slang and caricature, it touches on marriage, punishment, and odd courtroom claims about kissing.
A quirky, fragmented set of lines contrasts gender roles and social norms, joking about marriage, shaving routines, and humorous asides on men and women. It muses on communication, past loves, and odd analogies like a channel catfish, reflecting a satirical, archival newspaper tone.
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