Local News Items from Carville to Fort Dodge
A jumble of notes reports visitors from Carville to Humboldt, Cedar Walls to Sioux City, and trips through Omaha and Des Moines. Local residents attend Dairy Cattle Congress, discuss box elder bugs, and share family visits from St Peter to Storm Lake. A blood test for fever symptoms is planned. Tongue-in-cheek bets on the World Series circulate amid curious local miscellany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deen
Minbach
Misaea
Faith Clint
Vern Mc. Dones
Carville
Wis
John Callesen
Anita Blesie
Martin McGowan
Jongs Hoovler
Cedar Walls
John Reed
Thevise Barbour
Humboldt
Effie. Lockwood Iast
Find
John Kerr
Pred Rasmunssen
Sioux City
Omaha
Neb
Des Moines
Georga Lateh
Childred
Thos. Miller
St. Peter, Minn
Carl Kraftin
Maltafever
Tony
Cardinal
Detroit Tigers
Wm. Buchner
Webster City
Augusta Ishimatoshi
Renwick
Fred Gugger
Belden Weikel
Leo Mimbach
Soony
Alfred Peterson
Carl Lernon
Turtle Lake
Sonny
McGowan Family Reunion Held at Dames McGowan Home
The McGowan family reunion gathered Sunday at the Dames McGowan residence with 25 attendees including James McGowan Sr and many descendants. Guests from Goldfield Renwick Latrville Cedar Falls Algona and Soldotna joined distant relatives for dinner and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dames McGowan
Ley Dickendanes
Dames McGowan Sr
Damel A. McGows
Donald McGowan
Cmd Myra
W. J. McGowan
Mia Mradon Stonkes
Goldfield
George Bolland Gong
R. 1. McGowan
Mire
Arlo McGewat
WW P bridge club opens season with dinner and games
The WW P bridge club entertained by Mr. and Mrs. John Zimmerin and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Goeltueh at the Forrey Ines home Thursday evening with a 7 o'clock dinner. Six tables of bridge followed, W. Miller winning the ladies high score, Wo. Beenen the men’s top score, and Mrs Harold Goettech and S. C. Maurer tying for the traveling prize with Maurer gaining possession. It was the club’s first meeting of the season and a very enjoyable affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Zimmerin
Harold Goeltueh
WW. P
Mauver
Ownership Statement for Renwick Times Published Weekly
The Renwick Times prints its statement of ownership management and circulation as required by law. Publisher and owner is L W Miller with no mortgages. The document is sworn and subscribed before Notary Public 3 H Klassie on October 4 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renwick
Congress
Town
L. W. Miller
H. Klassie
Onions and local visits noted in Eagle Grove area
Community highlights include onions priced at 1.19 for 60 pounds at Mimbach's. Miss Melva Black's visit with friends in Indianola, various residents visiting relatives, birthday club entertaining at Fork Dodge, and multiple family visits across Port Dodge, Des Moines, Sions City, Perry, and Renwick. Dairy Cattle Congress attendance and post season ball games planned amid pleasant weather. 25th wedding anniversary celebrated with a covered dish cupper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.O. Strain
Eagle Grove
Strains
Renwick
Mr. Strain
Local Funeral Directors Attend City Embalming Clinic
About 1,000 embalmers and funeral directors from Minnesota to Wyoming attended a Municipal Auditorium clinic on September 26 to 27. Professors from Boston New York and Cincinnati discussed modern embalming, restorative art, and dermasurgery, emphasizing protecting public wealth and easing sorrow through better mortuary techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aly
Win
Buenen
Berwick Ware
Alieipolla
Ray J. Sloewin
Hoston
Lloyd W. Mowe
New York City
Paul Ti
Cincinnati
Ohio
Minnesota
Dnkata
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Nebraska
Montana
Wehming
Civic
Win Guy Casket
Eenen
Lethals
Ianley
Ia Abla
Bazaar and Supper by Lutheran Aid Planned at Hall
The Lutheran Bodies Aid will hold an animal bazaar, food sale and supper at the QO hall on Saturday October 18. The food sale begins at 1 p m with supper at 5 30 p m The menu includes chicken pie mashed potatoes vegetable salad baked beans cranberry sauce pickles homemade brown bread and rolls cherry pie and coffee Prices 20 cents and a dime
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aid
Hall
Renwick Markets Open for Wednesday Oct 10 Dairy Hogs Butterfat
Local dealers approved a list of market quotes for Wednesday October 10 with prices for hogs and butterfat presented as cash bids. Data appears preliminary and subject to correction.
Political Meeting At Vernon Township Schoolhouse
A political meeting focused on the New Deal will be held at the Vernon Township schoolhouse tonight. F. Hopley, candidate for State Senator, will be the main speaker, with the Young Democrat Club organizing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Hopley
Chub
Vernon Township
Rent inquiry and local visits in Renwick and Ames area
A young man seeks a house rental in Renwick at once. Local notices mention Garatd Mayer of Davenport visiting last Sunday, Walton Dewit from Westland, Mr and Mrs Dean Nellis and Rosemary visiting Waterloo relatives, Candice Packard’s weekend in Ames, and Mr J H Caak preaching at the M ethodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airs
A.D. Gimer
Thomas
Thelma Gimer
Gibbs
Sions City
Orville Carlson
Perry
Chay, Schipull
Times Office
Renwick
Mr. and
Myre
Mal Metcalf Andl Ian Clifford
Rapid City
inKi al Ames
Nevada
Dean Nellis
Rosemary
Waterloo
Tev
J. EH. Caak
Lakers
Mev. Caok
Meookaw
The American Boy magazine cuts prices and odds for 1900s readership
In a dated editor’s note The American Boy announces new subscription rates and scope. It touts high quality imagery and adventure content, with writers across the country, aiming to attract boys with travel, exploration, and sport features. The piece promotes direct subscriptions through Detroit and emphasizes enduring values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Usys
America
O pivanLove
Font
Coxty
Griffth Oschen Wilts
CH American Hgy
Atoll
Ure
Laitt
Afric
Sautt Sous
China
Anlview
Detroit
Mich
Wilbatart
Council Proceedings October 5 1994 meeting minutes
The routine meeting of Abe Town Council was held October 5, 1994 with Mayor Macknard presiding and all council members present. Regular minutes from September 4 1934 were read and approved. Several bills were read and approved by the finance committee, including payments to Dr James Palmer Munford Saxton Mary Vickard and many suppliers and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Canneil
Macknard
Conncil
James Pabmer
Munfold P
Saxton
Marry Fl
Vickard
U.S. Peters
LW. Millee
N. W. Bell Tel. Co
L. Gonder
Farmers Co-Op Co
Michardson
Pigher
Goettseh
Renwick
Hank
Chas
Dearhar Ghensien Co
Chas. A. Walker
KR. Blesie
Gen
Elec. Supply Corp
ASR
Marlin Dale Blesty Chan
Her A.B. Richardson
Alten Allp. Gn
Kendrick
Kendrick O31 Co. 201.02 Terry-Durin Company 8,10 John Keenes
Altos
Anahee Committee
Bell Call Llaye
Qarried
Prilz Britt
Wingless Rooster Research Sparks Zoology Debate
A garbled account discusses a wingless rooster and its implications for bird evolution. It references Dr Herbert Prlotinnn and the Sinttigonian Istitolian, noting attempts to explain the absence of wings and the creature’s development. The text hints at archeopterys and embryology while detailing speculative anatomy and behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Zoologicit
Mght
Nlela
Rome
Nny Ottier
World's Largest Crane Rises in San Francisco
A massive 100 foot cross rises atop Mount Davidson as the city begins construction on a stone cross structure to mark over a decade of lighted sunrise services. The project, funded at 13000 dollars by the city park commission, will feature a 414 foot shaft with a 100 foot cross on top and 89 foot arms. three wooden crosses previously served as the region’s observance print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Mount Davidson
Slount Gauldson
Mice Eat Money in Germany Farmer's Field
Fragmentary report notes mice consuming money and a farmer in Hone, Germany, amid a dispute over a field aid. The tale references a pocketbook and coins, with unclear names and outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humburg
Germany
Wilts
Keilycaverell
Moving Mountain Phenomenon Described Near San Mercelle
The report narrates a strange event where a mountain appears to move about twenty feet daily toward the village of San Mercelle Watollere. Soil shifts deepen and topple trees and structures as the mass slides slowly, drawing wide attention. Residents watch as the ground unsettles, with heavy debris and disturbed vegetation indicating a significant, ongoing displacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Mercelle
Watollere
Oringha Conte
Maui
Blarney Stone Kissers Vault Through Opening Ceremony
An archaic description recounts the Blarney Stone kiss tradition. The stone sits atop a 120 foot tower above surrounding grounds. A hole allows a person to be tied in and slid to kiss the stone, with spectators and guards ensuring safety during the perilous ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mors
Peéracan
Ceriae Aine Carthy
Carl
Diuray Sons of
Erin
Turnips Through History From Ancient Roots to War Time
A fragmented account traces turnips from ancient Creeks and Raman diatorian influences to medieval Europe. It notes European cultivation, renaming for class use, and 19th century shifts, with World War I Germany using turnips as a staple in famine food and meat accompaniment.
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Euldence
Europe
Enzinni
Germany
I Hussia
Scandinarian
Giant prehistoric oysters on display at Field Museum
Field Museum in Chicago showcases giant ostracized oysters from the aligacene period. Fossil shells range up to 12 inches in diameter and weigh as much as ten pounds, found in Southern Argentina and transported inland, illustrating ancient coastal seas and fossilized mollusks over millions of years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smoof Chase
Chicago Field Museum
Argentina
Déyernt Hundred
Field Museum News
The Nature of Braille and Its System Details
The six dot Braille code, arranged like domino pips, forms 63 combinations for an expansive tactile alphabet. The Brallin system, named after its inventor, enables reading and writing across literature and music, including punctuation and contractions, with numerals and music symbols adaptable through concise study.
Safety First Slogan Adopted Nationwide After Demonstration
A garbled historic note describes a national safety demonstration in Pittsburgh that popularized the phrase Safety first as a slogan. It mentions earlier usage on stationery at the C. Erick Coke and Steel Co in Pittsburgh and the Illinois Sipe Co in Callao Ko, but the passage is unclear and filled with errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Thea
Bureau of Minx
Pittstren
2. C. Erick Coke and Steel Company
Pittsburgh
Trinois Sipe Company
Cafcoko
Great Ming
Epidemic Threat Triggers Colony Burn and Disinfection
A report warns of widespread bee diseases affecting beekeepers. The outbreak spreads to multiple colonies, prompting experts to urge burning affected hives and thorough disinfection to prevent further spread and protect apiaries.
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A. T. Richardson Ors
George Krise
Ruth Figs
Wernek
Weterlon
Dairy Cattle Congress
George Halverson
Georgana
Geo, Hilton
Fort Dodge
Misse Figh
Bronx City
M. Bebler
Nea
Wilbur Phipps
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Douge
Mia
Wayne Lueta
Ida Bloom
Storm Lake
Charles Persons
Washington, D.C
Persons
Seattle
Portland
Oregon
Mra
Stafford
Stallard
Magle Grove
Kanawha
Mev. R. le
Michiguan
Cook
McGowan
Reunton
Mimbach's
Melva Black
Indianola
Ia Stauffacher
Harrisburg
Laura M. Smith
Humboldt Birthday Club
Fork Dodge
Birs
Alfred Smith
Port Dodge
Conrad Elmer
Welter Attig
Des Moinés
Emil Eggerth
A. A. Stafford
Gloria
Guach Briggs
Bode
Wacore
Florence Phipps
Hamet
Tonia
Eheid
Mra. Belden Weikel
Ben E. Schulze
Beaver Township
Humboldt County
Renwick Markets
Walton Dewit
Weatland
Leo Adithteh
Candice Packard
Ames
Candace Ran
Grinnell College
Council Proceedings
Mickie
Alan
Wie Crake
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