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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1949
Page
4
Funeral services for Severt Orvick aged 68 will be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock at Lake Lutheran Church near Kanewhua with Rev. T J Severtson officiating. Mr Orvick, a former local resident, died at Mercy Hospital in Mason City.
Good progress in the current search for unknown tuberculosis cases in Humboldt County is reported by Miss Ruth Van Austine, public health nurse. To date over 30 persons have been advised to have tuberculin tests and have consented to chest x-rays. A conference by the State Health Department and the Iowa Tuberculosis and Health Association will promote the effort. Miss Van Austine emphasizes early detection and treatment, noting many cases are unsuspected, with residents responding to skin tests and x-rays if needed. She visits contacts of known cases at the request of family physicians to ensure proper examination and treatment.
The Renwick Raiders girls and boys basketball teams open their season at home against Bode on Tuesday night November 28. Expected to be strong contests, fans are urged to attend the season opener at The Renwick Searle.
Mr. and Mrs. R W Smith of Hardy will observe their 50th wedding anniversary at their home Sunday November.
Mrs. Jeanvize Darland reopened her Coffee Shop after a lengthy closure. The business has undergone rearranging and modernization to offer new, updated neutron-friendly services and a neutral customer environment.
The Renwick Commercial Club will meet Monday night for a seven o'clock dinner and business meeting at the People's Cafe. The event is scheduled for November 25.
Vernon high schools teams defeated Gilmore City last Friday night. The girls won 70 to 20 in a one sided game while the Vernon boys edged to a 39 to 26 victory. Vernon travels for four upcoming games starting Tuesday night November 29 at Corwith.
A letter from A J Love undersecretary urges farmers to participate in township PMA meetings to elect three community committeemen two alternates and a delegate to county PMA to ensure continued price supports loans and conservation services. The notice treats participation as both obligation and privilege and calls for broad farmer turnout in 1950.
Edith Mae Kiley daughter of Mr and Mrs Clark Kiley of Ren and John Clayton Pohlman of Clarion were married in a double ring ceremony at the Methodist parsonage in Page Grove on Wednesday afternoon November 16 21 at four o clock. The bride wore a grey suit with pink and white carnations corsage, attended by Lena Mae Nelson in a navy blue suit. The groom wore a grey suit with a brown attendant Joe Morphew. They will reside on the Clark Hisey farm northeast of Wenwick.
The W S C S of the Methodist Church will hold their annual dinner on Thursday evening December 1 at the Renwick School House. Dinner starts at 5 30 pm with a menu of fried chicken mashed potatoes sweet potatoes baked beans cabbage salad bread butter jelly pie and coffee. Prices are 1 00 for adults and 50 cents for children. Afterward an auction of needlework food and other articles will be held.
A large crowd attended Renwick High School junior class play Our Girls last Friday night. The production was well cast with strong performances and lively audience response indicating widespread enjoyment. Director Miss Welty and the backstage crew earned notable credit for the show’s success.
Bright fires glow in churches across the nation as children sing and families set the table for Thanksgiving Day. The holiday brings united family gatherings and cherished traditions.
The Union Thanksgiving Church Service will be held November 24 at 10:00 AM at the Evangelical United Brethren Church. Rev C. E. Custer, pastor of the Methodist Church, will speak with the Baptist Church in charge.
National Book Week was observed Saturday with a library program for children from one to three reading stories and cookies served. From four to five coffee hour featured coffee and cookies on decorated tables with chrysanthemums and autumn leaves. Mrs Alfred Martin chaired the committee with Mrs S Hi Blassie assisting. Recent books were discussed and a group of ladies had cleaned the library the prior week.
The Ren Theater will show the technicolor classic Little Women featuring June Allyson Peter Lawford Margaret OBrien and Elizabeth Taylor from Thanksgiving night through Saturday. A second feature, City Across The River, an intense tale of youth, will play Sunday night.
J W Lite of Eagle Grove and S H Klasse accompanied by Mrs Little and Mrs Klassie attended two Pontiac dealers meetings and three pre showings of the new 1 50 Pontiac in Omaha Nebraska on Tuesday of that week.
Hale and Lee Plunkett hold a closing out farm sale on the farm five miles east and one mile north of Renwick on Tuesday November 29. Sale starts at 1 p m. See the ad elsewhere for items to be sold.
The Band Boosters Club held its monthly meeting at the school house Monday. The treasurer reported funds earned by hard work. A committee of four band members and four parents proposed purchasing forty uniforms after executive board review. 26 members attended.
Renwick stores and business places will be closed all day for Thanksgiving. There will be no school at either Vernon or Renwick on Thursday or Friday. The post office lobby will be open any day with only first class mail distributed in the stores. No rural route deliveries or window service. Mail will be dispatched late in the afternoon.
The County Family Living Training School for all county and township chairmen is cancelled for Tuesday December 6 due to Miss Dee Maier inability to lead. A committee meeting for the county, township, publicity and health chairmen will be held in the RES office at Clarion on Tuesday with an interesting program planned.
Miss Madaline Foley daughter of Mr and Mrs Verne Foley of New York City was presented in a cello concert at Town Hall on Friday evening November 15th. She recently returned to America from abroad where she studied with Pablo Casals. Mr Verne Foley was a former Renwick resident.
November 21 marks the start of the 1949 Christmas Seal Sale run nationwide to fund tuberculosis and heart disease programs. Herbert Meyers, a Leonia, New Jersey artist and Pratt Institute graduate, won $1,000 for the seal design depicting a dove and holly. Meyers, German-born and a veteran, plans to use prize money for further commercial art studies.
Rural Youth Group in Humboldt hosts Alaska moving pictures and a talk by Miss Day with Benelia Kanan from Ames, lunch served after. Vernon H Club plans a December hike and grab bag at the school, with lunch by Mrs. Eliy. Lake Clippers 4-H installs officers and welcomes two new members. Mrs. Raymond Sayre will speak at the Iowa Farm Bureau Convention in Des Moines from November 28 to December 1.
Mrs Henry Luchsinger aged 59 died early Monday from a heart attack while at home. She was found on the floor near the door by her husband as she did her washing. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2:30 p m at the Evangelical United Brethren Church. Burial at Vernoo Cemetery.
The Renwick firemen postpone their regular meeting from Thanksgiving night to Friday night November 25. All firemen are asked to remember and attend the meeting on Friday night.
The Evangelical Ladies Aid Bazaar at United Brethren Ladies Sid’ is postponed indefinitely after being scheduled for Tuesday November 29. No new date is given.
A fragment describes attendees at a barn dance frolic including Mrs Ermest Macha Mr and Mrs Tom Kiley Edwin Marty and A Gorrel with John Kiley noted among the participants at the event.
Northwest Iowa Bel Telephone Co announces December 1 1949 increases to general rates to fund improvements and attract capital. Long distance calls within the state see modest hikes while night and Sunday station-to-station and person-to-person rates rise.
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