Local News Items Spread Across Family Visits and Events
Mrs. George Merson of Webster City weekend at Moine Yanney home. Mrs. Monte Fleming reports mumps recovery at Storm Lake. Lloyd Pool of Golden Colorado helped with corn picking on Carl Flemmig farm. Merwin Maurer naval cadet from Oxford Ohio to Brooklyn transfer. Gamp Fire group hosted by Jacqueline Sadler after school. American Legion Auxiliary served meals for about 25, raising $112 at Legion hall. James Lerdal Kingman and others attended training for Sunday school teachers at Humbelat. Marpay’s Vig-O-Bay ads promote high protein meals. Mrs Norman Hofmeister of Denver visiting J.B. Jones. daughter Laura Janes from Des Moines visited. S.C. Maurer family received telegram announcing birth of I. Michael to Ivan Maurer and Grace Clancy in Corpus Christi. Ivan is a radar instructor there. Misses Dorothy Blesie Waterloo, Dolores Blesie Iowa City, Lorraine Blessie Cedar Falls spent weekend with Wa. Blesie family. siblings Dale, Donald Blesie home on furloughs. first time all Blesie children home together in nine years.
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Lloyd’ Pool
Golden
Colo
Carl Flemmig
Merwin Maurer
Oxford
Ohio
Brooklyn
N. Y
Gamp
Jacqueline Sadler
American Legion Anatery
the Legion Hall
al ‘B. Richardson
Des Moines
Everett Graber
Andy Mra
Ray Feltis
Gay Neen
Andaughter Gloria
Gene Potter
Hans Bannick
Katherine: Markman
Ered Gugger
Dorothy Blesie
Waterloo
Dolores Blesie
Iowa City
Lorraine Blessie
Cedar Falls
Blesie
Dale
Donald Blesie
Mre
Glidden
First Methodist Church Service and Sunday School
Paul W. Ness pastor leads morning worship at 10 00 a m and Sunday School at 11 00 a m Renwick also hosts Sunday School at 9 30 a m worship at 10 00 a m with a children sermon A House is Nazareth sermon Prohibition and the War from Isaiah 28 9 includes crown of pride and drunkards of Ephraim Youth Fellowship meets at the church with Richard Simpson and Jimmy White leading devotions and discussions period Bring your New Testaments election of officers will be held
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Renwick
Nazareth
Ephraim
Richard Simpson
Jimmy White
First Baptist Church S.C. Blumhagen Pastor Seeks Sunday gatherings
The First Baptist Church invites all to Morning Worship at 12 o clock with a sermon on Christian Stewardship by Pastor S.C. Blumhagen. Evening service at 7:45 will feature The Story of Adoniram Judson with stereopticon pictures. Choir practice Wednesday evening at the church.
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Engstrom
Adoniram Judson
Stereopticon Pictures
Thank You Note From Maurice Winsen Family
A message expressing gratitude to friends and relatives for cards flowers gifts and kindnesses received after Maurice Winsen and Miss Bernice Laursen hosted a weekend visit at Peter Laursen's Des Moines family home with appreciation for support and hospitality.
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Maurice’ Winsen
Bernice
Laursen
Des Moines
Epent
Peter
Local notices from Klemme Kanawha and vicinity
Mr and Mrs Clarence Johnson visited relatives at Klemme on Sunday. For sale pure bred Hampboars four miles east of Luverne. Mr and Mrs 0 Telle and son Jerrs were Sunday dinner guests at the George Bell home. Aire Fred Maier entertained the Swiss Coffee club at her home next week Wednesday afternoon. For sale purebred Duroc boars new blood for old. M J Howlett & Sons five miles north and one mile east of Kanawha. Mrs Ea Mason and son Burl of Charles Guy visited the Cearge Schoolcraft home over the weekend. Mrs S Hellangie left for Minneapolis to visit her daughter Mra Elina Arne and family. Mr and Mrs Edward Oppendahl visited the home of Mrs Louise Verland last Sunday evening. For sale Doroc Jersey boars. We have new blood for old stock. Conie and inspect them. W H Heimke & Sons. Mrs Harold Amerson and children of Eagle Grove visited her mother Mrs ASA Martin. TS Philip Stoddard recently and Mrs Ray Better Paulette Sharon visited relatives at Laverne on Tuesday. The weather the past week has been just right for combining beans and many fields have been harvested. Corn picking is also getting along.
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Clarence Johnson
Klemme
Will
Luverne
Telle
Jerrs
George Bell
Fred Maier
M. J. Howlett & Sons
Northland
Kanawha
Ea Mason
Burl
Charles Guy
Cearge Schoolcraft
Edward Oppendahl
Philip
Mra
Louise ‘Verland
W. H. Heimke &Sons
Harold Amosgon
Eagle Grove
Mra Asa
Martin
TS Philip
Stoddard
Ray
Paulette Sharon
Laverne
Renwick Town Council October 13 1944 Proceedings
The Renwick town council met October 13 1944 with Mayor Harl D Gimer presiding and all councilmen present except M M Green. Bills were read and approved, notes on salaries repairs and supplies listed, Green’s resignation accepted, lease extension for Mid-Continent Petroleum property discussed, library and treasurer reports read, Leo Mimbach named assessor for the remaining term, and the meeting adjourned. Also small ads and notices appear at end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rendwick
Harl D. Gimer
M. M. Green
Town Electric Supply Co
Standard Oil Co
Vortex Mfg. Co
Tarey-Durin Co
We G. Brown Supply Co
General Electric Co
Sioelis
R.M. Goettsch
A. B. Richardson
Carl
Jacobson
Burk
Colector
Internal Revenue
Renwick Savings Bank
Saunders
W. “Ho Attig
Babler
Marx Schwyter
Do Hickey
M. D.hickey
Paul Northrop
James ‘Trask
Marx Schwier
MNS
Walter Hansen
Hubbell
Nibes
Finance Committee
Azid
Mid-Continent
Pegtretenet Corporation
Front Street
Main and
Smith Streets
Renwick
Iowa
Leo Mimbach
R. E. ‘Cook
Fritz Britt
B 29 Grew Up in Second Air Force
Colorado Springs report notes the B 29 Superfortress grew from Second Air Force training and planning begun in 1943. Major General Ent leads a crew with deep heavy bombardment experience, training bases in Kansas developed from scratch, and strict field controls for this new bomber program.
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Second Air Force
Colorado Springs
Colo
Air Force
Northwest Air District
Spokane
Wash
Kansasarea
St. Clair Street
Uzal G. Ent
Ol Fields
Beer and Then Lose It in Leghorn Brewery Tale
In Livorno Italy a brewery once turning out beer for Nazi troops was seized by locals. Word spread quickly through the ranks as two military policemen faced a grueling task explaining the find to hundreds of thirsty soldiers standing under the scorching sun.
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Livorno
Ptaly
Leghorn
Italy
Erst- Ameri
Oecord
Soga
Nazis Booby Trap Bodies of Dead in France
American troops report authenticated instances of German booby traps on dead U S servicemen in France. Hidden wires connected to charges inside trouser seams would explode if bodies moved. A sergeant and another soldier detail discovering and removing the charges.
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France
Fmans
GI artists hold post art contest at Aberdeen Proving Ground
Aberdeen Maryland soldiers staged an art contest for GI personnel stationed on the post. Entries included paintings drawings prints and sculptures created as hobbies for non commercial purposes. Ninety six dollars in purchase orders from an artists supply store were awarded to fledgling Rem Brandts in khaki.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Army ‘Ordnance Proving Ground
Rembrandts
Safe-Crackers Jump on Arrival of a Patrolman
Patrolman Claude Jones discovered two men bending over a downtown store safe at midnight as he entered through an open rear door. One man was the store manager and the other a hired stock clerk, both in the act of cracking the safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponca City
Okla
Claude Jones
Rubber Rafts Now Have Searchlights
Washington reports rubber rafts are equipped with a midget searchlight projecting a 1500 candlepower beam visible for 60 nautical miles. The compact lamp, powered by a hand cranked generator, marks the strongest beam from such a small incandescent unit.
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Washington
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Norman Hofmeister
Denver
J.B. Jones
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Norman Bermeister
Buckingham Field
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Waboud
First Methodist Church
Paul W. Ness
Hades
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Robert Naefke
Clarion
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