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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1937
Page
5
The SOS bridge club opened the season with a Friday luncheon at Mrs. H. D. Black home. Four tables played. High score prize went to Mrs. W. A. Long, low score prize to Mrs. S. H. Klassie, and the draw prize to Mrs. A. R. Martin.
The Renwick High School sophomore class will host a skating party at Lake Cornelia next Friday evening September 10. Sponsor for the event is Lauren Morton and this is the class’s first activity of the school year.
A short urging to parents as schools reopen across the country. It emphasizes children crossing streets only at marked crossings, walking on the left side when on highways, and daily reminders to teach safe walking habits to reduce dangers on the way to school. Eddie Cantor’s plea to drive slowly is cited to stress care.
Local dealers publish market edits for September 8 listing corn No 3 at 85 100 appears, oats 2d hogs 10.85 to 10.85, cream sweet 2 0 36e and cream first grade 2 6.26 85e.
We thank friends for kindness after our loss. Grateful for flowers and help. Mrs. and Mrs. Henry Groh, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gorrell and son Jerry.
The Evangelical Ladies Aid society will hold a bake sale at the M B Richardson Co hardware store on Saturday September 11 starting at 2 o clock p.m. Proceeds support church activities and community programs.
Miriam McCurry traveled to Des Moines at the start of the week to enroll in a business college for the year. Otto Swanson and Elwin Kelling have been touring the country the past week with unclear purpose or destination.
Divine service at 9 30 a m Rev Huck of Belmond will preach Sunday School at 10 30 a m Maurice Nisser Supt Please notice the change in time of services Choir practice Friday evening at 8 o clock at the church St Pauls invites you
Pastor Yeager presides as Hardy morning worship begins at 10 a.m. Sunday School held at 11 a.m. with Renwick and ALA Martin serving as superintendents. Wm James leads Sunday School. choir rehearsals set for Thursday at 7 30 p.m.
Morning worship at 9 30 a m with Rev BE R Walter of LaVerne in charge Sunday School at 10 30 a m led by John Zimmerman Supt No evening service observed at Evangelical Church WJ Lawton pastor serves as officiant for morning worship and Sunday School.
Sunday School at 10 a.m. Morning Worship at 12 p.m. Evening Service at 8 p.m. Prayer Meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday at the church. James Nelson listed as pastor. Wry closing line notes that a blink takes tiny time but long consequences.
Experts deny handwriting reveals character and argue the real test is how a person behaves when money is lent and collection attempts begin. The remark highlights trust, behavior, and social judgment in financial dealings.
Washington report notes air travel as a widespread cross continental method despite disasters. Scheduled services span the Atlantic and Pacific, with routes to the Mediterranean Caribbean and India Ocean. Pan American Clippers link California to China, Orient Express sails Asia from San Francisco, and Bermuda bases plan transatlantic service via Portugal and the Azores.
Sydney reports the invention of RK J Lyttle that enables mechanical detection of fake coins. The machine processes about 1,000 coins every three and a half minutes, counts and buys acceptable coins, and rejects all bad ones automatically.
Mrs. Jerry White claims her Oakland terrier has an asbestos nose and jaw. The dog supposedly noses the lit cigarette end and chews wire insulation to feel the sensation.
The CCC will plant 20 million tree seedlings in nation and state parks under National Park Service supervision. The program aims to protect landscapes and restore primitive conditions, with nurseries expanded or added in Great Smoky Mountains and Mesa Verde national parks.
Mrs. Bessie Davies Kennedy, wife of renowned trapper Robert Kennedy, dominates southwest trapping. They live in Maverick county near the Indian country, where the Kennedys work mountain wolves coyotes and bobcats. Their seven year old daughter Bessie attends school at La Pryor. The couple was married in Crystal City in 1928 and moved to Maverick county in 1934 to begin trapping.
In Flassans-sur-Issole Emile Guigou a sergeant from the police squad refused to blow the mayor's horn or publicly announce orders. The mayor Mors Magne charged him with disobeying but the court ruled the sergeant was in the right and reduced damages to 4000 francs. Villagers question who leads the town after the ruling.
A white Leghorn hen rode into town on a car running board driven by Joseph Gross. Gross parked the car, returned an hour later, and found the hen pecking at a freshly laid egg near a street lamp. The incident, seen as a curious local oddity, drew puzzled looks from onlookers.
The Atlanta Parks Committee replaces sentimental polar bears with a pair of kangaroos. Keeper Matt Leonard says polar bears pair bond, while the new kangaroos are expected to cope better with southern summers. Jerry the polar bear mourned mate Madge recently.
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