Post War Planning Meeting Opens Series in Renwick
The Renwick Booster Club will host the first of a county postwar planning series at Renwick High School auditorium Monday at 8:00 p.m. Dr. A. H. Stafford chairs a panel led by Harry Bryson of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. Panelists include Edward Oppedahl Everett Winters Sam Klassie Mrs. Walter Attig Mrs. F. H. Montgomery and Mrs. Floyd Lane. The program aims to plan jobs and better living as veterans return, with Homefront readjustments and community improvements on the agenda. Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion will provide refreshments.
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Renwick Booater Club
Wilh
A. H. Stafford
Harry Bryson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Des Moines
Edward Oppedahl
Everett Winters
Sam Klassie
Walter Attig
Renwick
Women’s. Auxiliary
The
American’ Legion
Brayton Family Rites Held After Paralytic Stroke
Will Brayton 77 died Friday morning at his Hardy home after a short illness from a paralytic stroke. Funeral services were held at the home and burial followed in Somers. Survived by wife Gertrude and eight children including Viola Tripper Somers Dorothy Apley Callender Fern Wyatt Hardy Roy Brayton Luverne Asa Brayton Pearl Harbor CM 2-c Fay Brayton Great Lakes Glenn Brayton Hardy Donald Brayton Somers Billie Mitchell heads to Mankato for business college. Relatives and friends noted during weekend visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Brayton
Hardy
Somers
Gertrude Brayton
Viola Tripper
Dorothy Apley
Callender
Parents Celebrate Their Fiftieth Anniversary in Kanawha
Mr and Mrs Clarence Hippen and son Billy joined Albert Hippen and family for the golden wedding of Clarence Hippen’s parents Mr and Mrs John Hippen at Kanawha on Tuesday August 29. Their six children were home: Mrs Reika Green Corwith, Clarence Renwick, George Kanawha, Mrs Rose Willey Colorado Springs, Mrs Johanna Vens and Mrs Madelyn Adamson Kenosha. A large dinner was provided by family and served to Rebekah members at the Odd Fellows hall. Mrs Clarence Hippen made the wedding cake. Open house followed at the Hippen home with ice cream and cake.
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Clarence Hippen
Billy
Albert Hippen
John Hippen
Kanawha
Reika Green
Corwith
Clarence
Renwick
George
Rose
Willey
Colorado Springs
Colo
Johanna Vens
Madelyn Adamson
Kenosha
Wis
Foy
Rebekah
Odd ‘Fellows Hall
Hippen
Packard Picnic Cites 49 Members At Smith Park
The Packard reunion and picnic held last Sunday at Smith Park registered 49 clan members. Lyle Packard was elected president and Mrs Guy Ballard secretary for the coming year. Attendees from away included Mr and Mrs Will Sheridan of Rutland, Mr and Mrs Ed Loobey, Mrs Madge Christengen of Goldfield, and Mr and Mrs Donald Lambie of Lincoln Neb.
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Smith Park
Lyle Packard
Guy Ballard
Will, Sheridan
Rutland
Ed Loobey
Madge Christengen
Goldfield
Donald Lambie
Lincoln
Neb
Relatives In Switzerland Send Birthday Greetings and Visits
Mrs. Fred Gugger received a telegram last Monday from nieces and nephews in Switzerland with birthday wishes. Funeral for a relative was held in Calumet last Tuesday attended by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kraft. Des Moines visitors Aunt Chas Burk family. Kansas Neb. North Platte visitors. Baby girl born Aug 29 at Fort Dodge Ther Theran Hospital. Elmer Starr on leave from St. Louis to visit family. transferring to Chicago. Miss Joyce Sandvold visited Edward Oppedahl home. Ruth Oppedahl and Miss Sandvold to Mayo clinic Rochester Minn. Miss Gladys Persons from New York City visiting Howard Persons home. Fifty years ago Parsons brought family to Renwick Prairie home.
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Fred Gugger
Switzerland
Henry Kraft
Calumet
Patty Lou
Dilldine
Wilberta Jutte
Des Moines
Chas
Burk
Robert
Watson
North’ Platte
Neb
Nissen
Joyce’ Sandvold
Soldier
Edward Oppedah
Gladys Persons
New York City
Howard Persons
Miss Persons
Roosevelt High School
New York
Reading Clinic
Rearder’s Digest
Iowa
W.B. Parsons
Renwick
Twenty One Years Ago Itema Recap From Renwick Times
Falcon of Miami Florida visits B G Griebel home. Methodical Sunday school picnic held at Staith park. Baby boy born August 30 to Mr and Mrs Harry Packard. Fern and John Lockwood of Evangeline Louisiana visit. Death of Mrs Barbara Marty at Monticello Wisconsin mourned. Mr and Mrs Grognicklaus of La Platte Nebraska visiting the Hefty home. Olaf Kinseth of Columbus South Dakota visits Nissen home. Dr and Mrs J E Foster travel to Minneapolis for dental clinic. Mr and Mrs Weinands Parker South Dakota visit Ed Klasse family.
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Falcon
Miami
Fla
B. G. Griebel
Methodi al Sunday School
Staith Park
Barbara Marty
Monticello
Wis
Grognicklaus
la Platte
Neb
Olaf Kinseth
Colton
Won. Nissen
Wm-- Weinands
Parker
S. D
Governor Dewey Visit Plans For Iowa Monday
Governor Dewey Republican candidate for president comes to Iowa on September 11 for a cross country campaign. He will meet with Governor Bourke B. Hickenlooper, hold press interviews, and confer with farmers labor and businessmen. Local residents Ann and Mrs Percy Brink of Burt and M E Millions of Oskaloosa are noted among attendees.
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Iowa
Tom’ Dewey
United States
Ilowa
Bourke B. ‘Hickenlooper
Dewey
Towa
Measles Surprises Community as Lone Case Reported
Mrs Harl Gimer contracted measles last week astonishing family and neighbors marking the sole case in the area. Fred Rasmussen and relatives visited Swea City and Fairmont Minnesota recently while attending the silver wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Nick Scoft. Donald McGowan and Wilbur Nissen families traveled to Des Moines last Friday with their daughters Karen and Donna returning home with them.
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Fred Rasmussen
Swea City
Fairmont
Mion
Nick Scoft
Donald McGowan
Wilbur Nissen
Des Moines
Karen McGowan
Donna Nissen
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Federal Deposit Insurance.Corporation
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C. V. Mangle
Livermore
Dale Fraser
Humboldt
Billie Mitchell
Mankato
Lee
Norder
Everett
Roger
Waterloo
Cledis Anderson
Elsie. Erdmann
Fort Dodge
Jake Erdmann
Otto Block
Crystal‘Lake, Ill
Times
Otto
Crystal Lake
Sgt
Marvin Gugisberg
Lubbock, Texas
Air
G. Gugisberg
Owatonna
Minn
Connie Block
Iowa City
State University
Anna Potter
Kenneth
REN Theatre
Shine On
Harvest Moon
Ann Sheridan
Dennis Morgan
Jack Carson
Irene Manning
Paramount News
Henry Ald
Jimmy Lydon
Joan Mortimer
Rich Haunts
Charles Smith
John Lite
Packard
Peter E. Hefty
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Theran Hospital
Elmer. Starr
St. Louis
Will Starr
Chicago
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Renwick Times
Bort
Harry Packard
Fern
John Lockwood
Evangeline, la
Tom Dewey
Ann
Percy’ Brink ‘of
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M.E. Millions
Fred Southwith
Heo -Mimbach
West Bend
Mimbach
Lee-Nordér
Henry Norder
Thelma
Nordar
Minneapolis
Frank ‘DeVoe
Jehildren
Fred Mayer
Browntown
Roy Witham
Marshelltown
the. M‘. Babler
Ruby Hyenes
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Hartford
Earth Dawson
Badger
Ethel
Alpha
Dolliver
G. A
Richard
Hartley
Grace Richard
Garner
J. A. Tyedt
Eve
Thiel
Montour
Russ
Ellen Dawson
Delmar End
Lois Thompson
Esther Vera
Nelson
Peter
Baptist Parsonage
Nicholson
Albert Nelson
Stoakes Farm
Gilbert Hefti
Webster City
John
Zimmerman
Johnnie
DeMott
Andrew
Sabe
Des‘Moines
Alvin” Mayberry
Buffalo Canter
Paul W. Neal
Marjory
Thomas Gimer
Literary Guild
Jake ‘Stanacher
Terry Mitchell
Verla Jean, Mitchell
Lucille ‘Earnhardt
Ed. Lunde
Sioux City
Leonard ‘Davids
Ito
Army Air Field
Amarillo
Texas
Ignow
Aday Adr
Rgne In- Atmaril- To
Walber Phipps
Orvis Schlesselman
Cedar Falls
Phipps
Rev. Schlesseliman
Mary
Leif Fiemmig
Sioux Center
Misa Anna
Biesie
LW. Miller
W. H. Long
Renwick, Lows
LR. Turner
A. H. Stafford, D. V. M
Renwick, Iowa
F. M. Crawford
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