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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1918
Page
2
Local notes recount a Clonk Sale at Al H Richardson's Store, visits by Mrs. Osethawel and Mrs. Renne, plus town events from Boone Township, Thanksgiving reflections, and a brief wartime-tinged vignette from Paris. The mix includes remarks on liberty loans, crime, weather, and community notices from various residents and towns.
Mrs C19 Weedmnit and several others have joined the Great Western Young House as engine wipers and workers. The group showcases patriotic spirit through domestic labor and railway-related duties, reflecting community mobilization during the period.
The document lists grade level studies and coaches for basketball and English classes, notes on attendance due to illness, and upcoming exams. It records freshmen and sophomores, student travel for scholarships, and lead contributions for the Red Cross. A Parent Teacher Association meeting is announced with a program and invitations.
Neil McPeak and family greet friends in the vicinity. G I Thrdy and Grace Turner returned from Minnesota last Wednesday. Chris and Nelson Nelsons visited Webster City Thursday. Ruby and Irwin Palmer returned from Cedar Falls with relatives. The Sunshine Hespera group donated quilts for the Babes Ward at the Christan Home Orphanage. Cemetery Society officers were elected: Will Packard president, Chris Nelson vice president, S. M. Packard secretary, Henry Martin treasurer. The Red Cross met with Mrs. Witte Friday. meeting place lease accepted from Mrs. Overhaugh for Tuesdays. Mrs. John Korr was
The chairman appointed the Work committee with Mrs. 41, Paeke lind, Mes. Uli Kustriannd, Miss Lena Haugen. the Finview committee with Mrs. RW, Wank, Mrs. Homer Copeland and Mrs. Willie McPeak. and the Home Service Committee with Browshire as chair, and assistants Aly, Mya, Joe Abernathy, Mrs. S. J. Gillespie, Mel Qverbaugh and Tl Overbaugh.
The community lists visits and gatherings around La Verne with residents traveling to Burnside Hort Dodge Livermore and Des Moines. A theater show at the Strand drew a crowd. A sudden death of Jacob Koenig shocks locals as his wife Mrs Koenig returns with the remains.
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