Mrs Dora Gorrell Dies After Rochester Hospital Operation
Mrs Dora Gorrell 61 of Renwick died following surgery at a Rochester Minnesota hospital. She had been ill with hemalytic jaundice, was taken to the hospital August 22, funeral services were held at the Baptist church, and burial was in Newton Illinois. She was born November 10 1875 near Bogota Illinois and married Andrew P Gorrell December 21 1899. She leaves two children Raymond and Ruby Helen, a grandson Jerry Gorrell, two sisters and a brother, and many relatives. Her husband had died years ago and the family had lived in Renwick area for 25 years.
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Dora Gorrell
Rochester, Minn
Rochester Hospital
Baptist Church
Ewing ‘Holland
Newton, IL
James
Martha Reed
Bogota
Jasper County
Ilinois
Andrew P.gorrell
Raymond Andrew
Ruby Helen
Renwick
Hazel
Russell
Gorrell
Fellowship of the Baptist Church
Jerry Gorrell
W. F. Garnier
Newton
Ill
Tom Gillison
Randolph
Iowa
Aron Read
Effie’ Reed
Tuscola
Johnnie Reed
Albert Reed
Goldfield
Gorrells
Ater
No. 10 Paving Crew Man Killed Instantly Friday
John C. Hanson, 51, of Elk Point South Dakota, father of ten, was killed when struck by a paving truck while setting forms on highway No 10 south of Renwick. The driver said dust blinded him and he did not see Hanson. Dr J K Coddington Humboldt county coroner ruled the death accidental. Hanson is survived by his wife.
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John C. Hanson
Elk Point
S. D
Renwick
Hanson
South Dakotan
J. K. Coddington
Humboldt County
Train Truck Crash Wounds Mike Boge and Daughters
Mike Boge and his two daughters Velma and Opal were seriously injured when their farm truck was struck by a freight train at the Dunphy crossing near Livermore. The trio was thrown 200 feet, suffering back and leg injuries, chest and shoulder injuries, and broken bones, then transported by box car and ambulances to Lutheran hospital in Fort Dodge.
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Mike Boge
Velma
Opal
Livermore
Boges
Renwick
Vernon Township
Dunphy
St. L
Boge
Lutheran’ Hospital
Fort Dodge
Twenty-One Years Ago Items From Renwick Times 1916
Renwick Times items from August 31 1916 note visits by Mrs Fred Meyers and Rev and Mrs Mall of Mason City to local homes. Families and neighbors travel between Minnesota and Iowa as Grace Harvey returns from Cedar Falls and a Kanawha paper change is announced. The piece laments the local newspaper merry go round and mentions Ed Palmateer laying gravel for a new residence.
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Renwick Times
Fred Meyers
Minnesota
Rev
Mrs
Mall of
Mason City
Gus Rohwer
Community Notes From Local Fair And Events
Mrs S H Klassie and Mrs L W Miller visited with their parents at the state fair. Local boosters toured neighboring towns last Monday distributing bills and folders for the celebration. The Jolly Birthday club met August 24 with Mrs Will Hoffmen and the club presented her with a handsome drug. Fritz Kruse took a few days off carpentry after being struck on the head by a falling 2x4. Edna Black and Wilma Bloom fell from a horse near Frank Anderson's. Edna had minor bruises, Wilma was seriously injured. Mrs and Mrs Clyde Holden rented rooms in the Martin building. Renwick baseball beat Dows 2 to 01 on the local grounds last Thursday. the fifth game will be played during the tour moment here tomorrow. Vernon Township Rural Improvement Club program set for Friday evening, September 5, at the new Vernon Consolidated School building. Participants include the Swiss quartet and many named local women and girls.
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Dora Helmke
Andrew Mevery
Pergua Falls
Mion
Grace Harvey
Cedar Falls
J. H. Vanner
Webster City
Ed Palmateer
A. C. Kingsbury
St. Anthony
Hardy
Stanley T. Johnson
New Sharon
Kanawha
Wright County Monitor
Williams
Goldfield Gazette
New Sharon Star
Goldfield
Jolly Birthday Club
Will Hoffmen
Fritz Kruse
Edna Black
Wilma Bloom
Frank Anderson
Edna
Wilma
Renwick
Dows
Vernon Township
New Vernon Consolidated School
Jessie Bleasner
Maine Yauney
Meeding
Jobn Notestine
Hllen Larson
Marthe
Helen Elmer
Fairfield Dean
Esther Ketmen
Alice Merson
Town Council issues Renwick water boil warning
Under date of August 30 residents in Renwick city were mailed a notice from the Town Council. The latest analysis shows the water supply unsatisfactory for drinking and all water must be boiled for drinking until the problem is resolved.
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Renwick City
Renwick
Towa
PWA Grants 83250 for New Court House Dakota City
The PWA has granted 83250 toward building a new court house in Dakota City. The project has been authorized by an election, plans and specifications are prepared, and work may start this fall.
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PWA
Dakota City
Frances Langford and Cab Calloway in Stranger Than Fiction News
Frances Langford Cab Calloway and Eddie Duchin star in unusual entertainment segment titled Stranger Than Fiction as News coverage highlights their performances and public appearances casting a glow over a bustling cultural scene.
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Frances Langford
Cab Calloway
Eddie Duchin
News
Renwick Times announces subscription rate change
The Renwick Times notes it has been established in 1834 and published every Thursday by L. W. Miller. It lists a subscription rate of one year at 32.90, indicating ongoing post office registration and periodical details for readers.
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Renwick
L. W. Miller
Full 25 Bill Refund on Property Tax Ordered
State Tax Chairman Louia E Rod dewig notifies Iowa county treasurers to prepare to pay the full 95 mills property tax refund to Iowans in their own homes, under the homestead exemption act. Distribution to county treasuries will occur in a few days, with refunds credited on second half taxes or paid in cash if eligible. Second half taxes are due September 30, and town taxpayers share in two refunds next year. The maximum refund per taxpayer on second half taxes is $62.50, based on $2,500 valuation and 25 mills.
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Louia E Rod‘dewig
Iowa
Humboldt man fined for gambling device possession
Circlé Coyle of Humboldt pleaded guilty after a raid on a Lake Okoboji nightclub led to discovery of roulette wheels dice and bank games. Judge James DeLane fined Coyle 300 on the information filed by Dickinson County Attorney Virginia Bedell. Sheriff Pavison led the raid and nightclub proprietor W. J. Elwood operated the venue.
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Circlé Coyle
Humboldt
Virginia Bedell
Dickinson
James DeLane
Coyle
Lake Okoboji
Sherif George Pavison
Raiders
W. J. Elwood
Fommer Dudge
D. F. Coyle
Northwest
Lowe
Lewis Scott Couple Wed in Clarion Presbyterian Parsonage
Dorothy Lewis daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Lewis Ren wick and William Scott of Eagle wed at Clarion Presbyterian parsonage on Wednesday August 18. Mrs Scott is Ren wick high school graduate class of 1837. Scott manages Eagle Grove Roofing Co and plans a new house in Eagle Grove next spring after tearing down the old residence. They reside with his parents.
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Dorothy Lewis
Frank Lewis
Renwick
William Scott
Eagle
Presbyterian Parsonage
Clarion
Scott
Renwick High School
Eagle Grove Roofing Co
Eagle Grove
Mr. Scott
Narrow path to Supreme Court seat for Hugo Black
The piece notes Hugo Black’s limited qualifications for the Supreme Court, citing his 1910 Birmingham police court judgeship after leaving Clay County in poverty. It also remarks on wartime brutality, stating civilians blown apart are dead whether or not a war is declared in the Far East.
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Hugo Black
Alabama
Carrant
Supreme Court
Birmingham
Clay County
University of Alabama Law School
Far East
Americans Fear Shanghai Life Mirrors US Streets
In a stark comparison, residents claim living in Shanghai now resembles danger found in American cities. The article notes rising peril and traffic hazards while recounting a boxing reference to Brown Bomber facing Tommy Farr on a recent Monday night.
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Brown Bomber
Tommy Farr
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Insurance and Farm Loans
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Renwick, Iowa
Kossuth County
Algona
Gertrude Avery
Diamond Review
Happy Harrison
the Valentines
Spiller’s
Capt. Webb
Beautiful
Baseball Games
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Thurs
Frank R. Winkley
J. Id. Tanck
Herman Tullberg
Morrison, Ul
Paxil Kummrow
S. H. Klassie
Clyde Holden
Martin
Straight
Bert Hunt
New Court House
Log Cabin
American Legion
Renwick Theatre
Cappy Ricks
Walter Brennan
Mary Brian
Lyle Talbot
Betty Boop
Clyde Coyle
Lewis-Scott
Shanghai
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