Local News Items From Almanac Area Fortunes
Local notes report visits by Mes. Hen Allison and others at Alpine and nearby towns last Saturday. Thanksgiving plans include a box social at Oakdale School on Friday November 28. Auctioneer Hoyt A Smith of Renwick promotes services. several pig breeds for sale and a Chester White and Duroc Jersey line advertised. Rebekah meeting to aid Mason City Home gifts and a booster edition of Altona Upper Des Moines Republican praised. A county court dispute involves Walter Porter and Frank Way over a horse trade. A lighthearted war on rats anecdote closes the snippet.
Stockholders Meet at Richardson's Hall Dec 4 at 2 PM
Stockholder meeting notices for Renwick Farmers Exchange Co. set for Saturday December 4 at 2 PM in Richardson's Hall. Frank H. Reed, secretary, notes this semiannual gathering and urges attendance by all stockholders. The document also contains erroneous promotional text about a patent medicine and a sworn affidavit from Frank J. Cheney, unrelated to the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renwick Farmer's Exchange Co
Richardson's Hall
H. Frank
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lacks County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Chiney & Co
Eald Orin
Allis Catarra Medione
Community Notes and School Events Highlight Lone Rock Week
Miss Brage visited Lone Rock on Saturday and Miss Oleson stayed at home over the weekend. Ninth and tenth grade Domestic Science girls cooked and served a Thanksgiving dinner Tuesday at noon. A Humboldt book box arrived for county use. Bode boys and girls basketball teams played here Friday. Renwick girls won 36 to 12 and the bigs 89 to 12, with proceeds of 38 dollars from ticket sales. The operetta Bobby Brewster's Rooster, staged Tuesday in the Auditorium, drew praise with a large cast and scenes including Land Scene and Granny Bobbin's Hot Folk Dances. Proceeds totaled 38 dollars 50 cents after expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bode
Altho
Renwick
Bobby Breweter
Bobby Brewster
Roy Bornholt
Tom Alton Olson
Billie
Bobby
Marion Carter
Jimmie Robert Thompson
Clara
Candace Packard
Bess
Ada Friday
Janet
Chums
Mildred Collins
Mr. Brester
Obby
James Palmer
Selmer Olson
Ada Queary
Granny Robbin
Melba Black
Fanny
Diamond Gray
Gertie Bonita Gray
Olenn Floggen
Metta Gugger
Caroline Beckman
Vada Norder
Granny Bobbin
Mrs. Richardson
Migsex Warinan
Reid
Dorothy Luchsinger
De Mon's Ark Shirts Offer Special Value Deals
De Mon's Ark Shirts advertise special value deals with limited time pricing. The ad highlights discounted apparel items for casual wear and team shirts available in various colors and sizes. Prices are listed as 95e with emphasis on quick sale and store hours.
Vernon school visit notes and health updates
Dorothy and Doris Hayestrom visited the Vernon School last Friday. Mrs. River is sick for several days, Paul Casely is ill with diphtheria. Engstrom children spent the weekend with grandparents M. and S. Smith. Harding family traveled to Forest City. Mrs. Harding stayed with ill mother Ellsworth. Public Health Nurse Connelly spoke at the high school praising students for good dental care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. River
Doris
Dorothy
John Engstrom
M. Smith
W. CG. Harding
Forest City
Mrs. Harding
Miss Connelly
Humboldt
County
Vernon School
Cleaners and clothing drive amid varied notices and musings
A ragbag of items appears from a mid-century page: an ad for Modern Cleaners in Algona urging coat suit and clothing shipments, a weary father yawning at a crying baby, a solemn meeting to banish pernicious practices, a Pennsylvania town obituary noting a woman who bore 15 children and served in wars, reflections on consumer rewards and industrial problems, and a mock comparison of fried chicks to rolled chicken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Jostarta
Erasia
Pennsylvania
Suy Ive Genertonsy
Excontanda
A Broken Spell in Western Newspaper Upton
A fragmented report describes Wilden root lid’s troubled state and a looming nervous breakdown. Characters including Miss Bartlett and Aunt Ophellia discuss care plans while a tense, dreamlike sequence unfolds across Elsinore and nearby rooms as relationships form and strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilden
Ora Aurlet
Cowitey Lowe
Neltaytow
Root
Nordlett
Tha
Kletwore
Bao
Miss Bartlett
Amif
Elsinore
Rex
Ophellia
Walloon
Maral, Thy Sun Atelalia
Pest
Sleuph
Bonfolen
Della Azul
Pan
RN Aires
Secon
Sammy
Xen
Gould
Elxhierd
Mao Iuley
Anc
Kbsyore
Walder
Seni
Pat Adagder
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Allison Aid Daughter
Alpin
A. Baty Jensen
Hafabolel
Jobin Callésen Haiud
Dri
Mrs. C. Hefty
S. 1. Hefty
Chicago
Oakdale
Roby Egenss
Oakdale School
Baskets
Ruby Genes
Hermke
Hoyt A. Smith
Jones’ National School
Iowa
Chester White
Duroc
Jersey
Frank Anderson
Corwith
Jows
Alfred Peterson
With
J Ash-pole
Rebekahs
Rée
Bekah Ghele
Grace McCurry
Mason City
Altona Upper Des Moines Tepublican
Kossuth County
Paris
Miss Brage
Lone Rock
Miss Oleson
Washington
Mon’s Ark
Ross. & Maurer
Renwick, Towa
Vernon
Dororthy
Doris Hayestrom
Paul Casely
OiPull
GitPuil
OiPuil
Henry Claussen
Gribal
Thouston
W.H. Palmer
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