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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1932
Page
18
Mrs J H Tanck, Mrs Wy U Long and Mrs Henry Poster mail Mrs M Kirk Sperry together for Algona visitors function.
Dang argues for elimination of busingas while expressing gratitude for a favorable week, noting temperatures around 90 and implying improved conditions or sentiment.
Local denizens note market items for Wednesday November 16 including corn hogs and corn meal. Ames, Iowa speaker Holbrook discusses fawn defense at Men’s Community Club meeting. Birth announced of Belly Jean Martin daughter to Melvin and Mrs Martin of Kearney Nebraska. Fortnightly club hosted by Mrs Goettsch with talk on three leading American women Addams, Shumann-Heink, and Woolsey. musical segments and tea served.
Obituary notes the death of Petér H. Helmke Poley Hy Helmike at his Renwick home after a two week illness. Born in Germany February 20 1852 he immigrated to the U S with his brother Claug and settled in Wright County Iowa before farming at Renwick. Survived by wife six children two brothers and ten grandchildren, he was prominent in Lutheran church life and a trusted neighbor. Funeral held November 14 at the Lutheran church with burial at Blainwood cemetery. Card of thanks from his family expresses gratitude for sympathy and aid.
Officials from the Iowa Department of Agriculture report Humboldt county cattle show TB negative results after extensive tuberculin testing. Inspector Dr J C Wall notes 27 410 tests conducted with only two reactors found locally and no reactors in Verlion township after three years since prior testing.
A Union Thanksgiving Service will be held at the Methodist church on Thanksgiving Day at 7:30. The Amalgamated Choir is expected to sing and other musical pieces will be rendered. The Rev Dirks Lutherans, Rev Hurley Baptists, Rev Salil Evangelicals, and Rev Hebenyaks Methodists will read scripture, offer prayer, preach, and pronounce the benediction.
Stanley Heggen accepts editor role at a bi monthly farm bureau publication based in Ogden. He is a St Olaf College graduate from Northfield Minnesota and formerly edited the college newspaper and wrote features for the Renwick Times.
The Renwick to Wealey graveling project on highway No 60 was awarded to Ben & Sons of Sumper Iowa for 8966.95 dollars. Work has progressed for several days but was slowed this week by weather conditions.
Mrs. Calla Tanck hosted a gathering of ladies at her country home yesterday afternoon. A 1 o clock Inaehean followed by bridge marked the social event after reprinting the town’s centennial context and the Sept. 24 1882 treaty note.
A reader suggests titles for Children’s Book Week noting editions and prices. Recommendations include The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, Courtney Riley Cooper titles, When They Were Boys by Carroll Everett and Charles Reed, and Boy and girl selections from Rainbow Bindings. Also mentions Admiral Byrd’s Boys Skydward, Rob in Hood, Treasure Island, and Kidnapped with focus on original illustrations by John Tenniel.
Mr and Mrs Hunt and their twin daughters from Davenport are visiting this week at the home of Mrs Claus Helmke with other relatives.
Nelden Weikel leads a growing church with sermons on Manifesting The Christ Life. Attendance rose by 12 from last Sunday, with 149 present. schedule includes Holy Communion, Epworth League, and Wednesday orchestra practice. Rust College singers tour Hardy and Renwick in December concerts.
The note highlights Pastor H. G. Wells at First Baptist Church Hurley with a message about finding God, followed by a Sunday program: Bible School at 9:00 am, Morning Worship with a Thanksgiving message, 6:45 pm Young People's Meeting, and 7:00 pm Evening Worship on the theme Unfaltering Allegiance, promising a forty minute service.
The notice invites worship at St Pauls Lutheran Church. German services 9:00 a m on the last Sunday each month. Tubher League Devotional on the first and third Sundays at 7:80 p m. Ladies Aid meets first Wednesday at 2:00 p m. All are welcome.
Evangelical Church led by Pastor Laurence Sohl schedules Sunday School at 9 16 068 tr Morning Worship 41 00 a m and Evening Worship at 7 30 p m Special music and a play Phankagiving Comes Back will be rendered The Woman's Missionary Society and Ladies Aid Society announce their meeting times Everyone is welcome to attend the programs and offerings for mission causes are noted
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