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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1936
Page
6
Renwick high school juniors staged the three act comedy Love A la Carte Friday night in the school auditorium. Cast included Mary Lois Fleming Merrill Block Clara Larson Charles Heggen Nadine Shores Blanche Jones Raymond Amerson Louana McCurry and Kenneth Knutson. Proceeds fund the junior senior banquet.
Orris French was seriously bruised after a fall from a hay mow door at his farm. A physician ordered him to stay in bed for a few days, with the note that bed rest will be long for him and two days may be the limit.
The Renwick Womans Club met last Thursday at Mrs. Wm Beenen s home. Mrs C A Packard planned a lesson on Curtains and Draperies but illness prevented her from attending, and Mrs J A Hurley presented her paper. Miss Gene Potter returned from Rapid City SD where she had visited relatives the past month. Mrs John McQuaid and daughters Mildred and Grace of Scranton visited over the weekend at the W W McCurry home.
Walter Craig of Renwick and his sister Mrs. Percy Neace of Stanhope locate their mother in Colorado Station 219, Alaska, after more than fifteen years of searching. The mother plans to visit Iowa in winter, sending $80 for photos to help recognize her children and grandchildren.
Dr J A Hurley resigns after seven years as pastor of the Renwick Baptist Church. He hands the notice to the paper stating he will step down effective on or before January 1987 so the membership may elect a successor after study and guidance. Trustees will issue a call to the church to consider the statement and decide.
Mrs M Kirk Sperry and Mrs L W Miller hosted a 7 o clock dinner Tuesday at Sperry's home as the Womans Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church opened its conference year. Mrs A D Gimer gave the devotional, Miss Ethel Lindsay the stewardship lesson, and Mrs R E Mc Gowen the program lesson, with six new members received.
The Fortnightly Club gathered last Thursday at Mrs. J. B. Jones's home. Leader Mrs. S. C. Maurer presented an engaging lesson on Music of Foreign Lands. Reports from Mrs. W. H. Long and Mrs. B. H. Kassie covered the District meeting at Algona on October 10 and 15.
A digest from October 28 1915 notes John Kerr shipped 150 cattle from Omeana for winter feed and Mrs L M Smith’s sister in Ohio grew ill. A baby girl joined R M Gillespie’s family October 22. Jas Merson returned from Crookston Minnesota. Mayme Rier Maude Campbell Ray Rier and Percy Brink visited Britt for Evangelist Ludgate’s farewell sermon. The Engstrom brothers hosted about twenty five youths. Four carloads attended Ludgate’s farewell in Paton. John Calleson damaged a new electrolier by backing into it. Wiring at several homes and the new schoolhouse began. Funeral for Miss Mary Blazil at LaVerne. County fair by Epworth League was a success with receipts around $35. Andrew Meyers and daughter Lydia returned from Fergus Falls. Alfred to farm March 1. A shower honored George Bell and Winifred McGowan. mantel clock given. Mary Blain died in Colorado aged 16. funeral at LaVerne. City Cafe hosted a wagering eating contest won by Claude Cole. Mrs Fennie Bram died October 18 at 64. funeral at Evangelical haven with multiple pastors.
Mrs Alex Miller and Ray Murray, both Democrats, will address a gathering at Kelling's Hall in Hardy Iowa on Friday evening October 30 at 8 pm. They are slated as the only speakers in the area with refreshments provided. Sherrill Oppedahl returned home for the weekend from Forest City.
The Renwick Times announces its establishment in 1884 and its Thursday morning publication by L. W. Moller with a subscription rate of two dollars per year, noting post office filing as second class matter.
A portrait of a mystery reader who devours a single copy of the hometown paper from front to back, returns to the ads, and rereads it with emotion, yet balks at paying for a yearly subscription.
The text recalls pioneers enduring tough conditions with no fountain pens, telephones, motor cars, radios, brush salesmen, or newspapers. It notes that real men stood up under these hardships, highlighting resilience in a bygone era.
A nearby town’s editor cites Mark Imein on campaigns arising from two opinion gaps. He notes speakers as minded individuals. the paper calls the address a partisan political barrage of personal invective, reflecting heightened local tensions.
The hearts of all A. E. P. veterans still rum in two sizes too large and too small, reflecting a lingering joke about uniforms and fitting gear that carried through the veterans’ circle.
The marriage of Velma McPeak daughter of Mr and Mrs Velni McPeak to Marion Huntley son of Mr and Mrs Bert Huntley occurred Sunday at the Little Brown church in Nashua with Mr Palmer of Sumner attending. A wedding supper followed that evening.
Q O P Morton and Miss Mae Morton of Clarion hosted a birthday dinner at the C A Overhauch home. Mr and Mrs John Overbaugh attended, honoring Mrs Overbaugh on her birthday with family and friends present.
Laura Smith came back to Renwick last Monday after spending the summer in New Hampshire and is visiting at the Jens Callesen home. Geigel and daughter are out with friends at Scott, a former Islegraph Opera.
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