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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1936
Page
5
Nine tickets appear on the general election ballot this year including democratic republican former labor communist prohibition socialist socialist labor union and independent. The overall ballot measures thirty by twenty five inches with township courthouse and constitutional amendment ballots also provided. Voters should study how to mark the ballot before going to the polls.
Officers of the Men's Community Club and others met at the town hall on Monday night and organized the season. Meetings will be held the second Monday of each month at the schoolhouse. The first meeting is set for November 9. Committees were appointed to handle season ticket distribution and a large attendance is expected at the opening meeting.
About fifty singers from Renwick and Lake churches under Mrs. D J Christenson will perform Handel s Messiah at the high school auditorium in mid December. Rehearsals are ongoing and the work has been staged locally for several years except last year. Public invitation emphasized.
Mrs John Korleski formerly of Renwick and Corwith died last Saturday morning October 17 in Mercy hospital Mason City after pelvic tumor operation. Funeral at Corwith Methodist Church September 19 conducted by Rev Karl W Hiller. She was 25. Survived by husband son three brothers two sisters. Burial at Ermetburg. Born Minnie Louise Phelps December 14 1898 near Duncombe moved with family to Emmetsburg Fort Dodge Renwick then Corwith four years ago. Active in American Legion Auxiliary Woman's Christian Temperance Union and local community work.
Mrs. Henry Kraft and Miss Irma Kraft hosted a party for first and second graders after school last Friday to celebrate seven year old Donaldeene Kraft. Children enjoyed games and refreshments, and Donaidesne received many gifts.
The SOS bridge club met last Friday at 2 o'clock for a luncheon at Mrs. A. H. Stafford's home. Four tables competed with Mrs. S. C. Maurer winning high score, Mrs. R. E. McGowan taking the draw prize, and Mrs. Dean Nellis earning the traveling prize.
A miscellaneous shower was held at the country home of Mrs. Maurice Nisges last Friday afternoon in honor of Miss Lucille Anderson daughter of Mr and Mrs Jim Anderson who is reported to marry Norman Oberhkelmen of Kanawha at the Lutheran church in LaVerne next Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur Brown of near Yakima Washington visited Ames area for a few days last week staying with Ed and Mrs. John Overbaugh and other relatives. She has a son in school at Ames and has been in Iowa several weeks. Mrs. Brown was formerly Nellis Overbaugh.
Mrs George Kraft hosts a post nuptial shower at her home Wednesday afternoon with many guests. Her sisters in law organized the event. Refreshments were served and Mrs Kraft received many gifts including four place settings of dishes.
Twenty-one years ago notes from the Renwick Times report Miss Sarah Quinn ill in Estherville. Local visits occur among Antrim, Block, Stauffer, and Kerr families. Marriage invitations for Winnifred McGowan and George Bell announced for October 28. Funeral announced for Mrs. Jacob Bram in Renwick. John Egenes named agent for CO M Ry with Julius assisting. mayoral return cheered. Community updates cover roads, trades, fairs, and cattle awards with Brown Swiss prizes. Notable deaths include Mrs. Nancy A. Lockwood in Louisiana at age 70.
The Renwick Times, established 1834 and published Thursdays, notes mailing details and a subscription rate of 32 dollars and 60 cents for one year. It also lists L. W. Maller as the post office entrant and a second class matter status.
Quite two numbers from Beaches and vicinity attended the Humboldt fairgrounds event hosted by the Young Republican League last Saturday. Bernarr MacFadden won the speaker slot. Reports say a peck of Roosevelt buttons were snagged near the grandstand after supporters of the former candidate tossed them. A Livermore Democrat postmaster-elect joined in the event, while hot dogs were served to attendees by league members. The piece notes stark contrasts in political expression across nations and emphasizes free speech in the United States.
The passage argues that taxing all income above $100,000 would finance government for about ten days and taxing all income above $5,000 would cover expenses for less than four months, asserting the scale of taxation as a solution. It includes a concluding garbled line.
In less than two weeks the election ends and the public will continue building for the future. The country will not go to the dogs and it will take more than one man or group to persuade the average citizen that progress is impossible. We may hope for improvement, yet the reality remains it could be worse.
A columnist argues that campaign speeches, though tiresome, are still a better method for informing the public than the approach used in Suein, emphasizing discussion over other techniques.
A commentator quips that political campaigns resemble a hop skip and jump onto the bandwagon, signaling rapid shifts in public backing and party momentum as candidates seek staying power ahead of elections.
Dr Mayo argues that using a trait or method to avoid taxes is flawed. He contends you cannot escape taxes, only transfer them from realty to gas, implying a loophole concept with limited practicality.
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