Renwick Twenty One Years Ago Items Listed Events
Twenty One Years Ago items copied from the Renwick Times dated Sept 7 1516 cover local moves teaching openings and school news. Names include John Senecture Grace Webb S C Maurer Lena Elmer Mathilda Heggen and Henry Bloom with school faculty and enrollment figures. Renwick public school opened Sept 4 with oath of allegiance and flag ceremony. festival activities and ball games are noted with winners and prizes.
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Renwick Times
Packard Families Hold Two Separate Reunions
Two distinct Packard family reunions were held last Sunday at Smith Park and Goldfield Park. The Charles Packard gathering drew more than sixty local and visiting relatives, including Mrs. Ray Bonnefetter and Corwith's three daughters and several Packard in‑laws from Minnesota and Nebraska. The A A Packard picnic honored Miss Ruth Packard of Chicago, visiting locals, and guests from Sioux City, Fort Dodge, and nearby towns, bringing the total to about forty.
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Charles Packard
Smith Park
Ray Bonnefetter
Corwith
Emmett Packard
Maquoketa
Donald Lambie
Fremont
Neb
Maybelle
Prais
Ceylon
Minn
Will Packard
Livermore
Tom Dye
Onamia
Will Sheridan
Rutland
Chas. Packard
Welcome
E. A. Simpson
Rabeo
Mountains Lake
A. A. Packard
Goldfield Park
Ruth Packard
Chicago
Shanghai
China
C. H. , Packard
Walter Pattee
Sioux City
John Butzier
Fort Dodge
Blesie
McCurry
Mrs. B. J. Saxton Rites Held in Hardy
Mrs. B J Saxton 67 died last Friday at her Wabedo Minnesota home. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Hardy on Monday September 6 at 2 PM with Rev JC Yeager preaching. Burial followed in Vernon cemetery. Ella May Carr born November 1 1869 in Cedar Springs Michigan died September 3 1987 at her Wabedo home aged 7 years 10 months 2 days. She married Gilbert J Sax ton of Hardy October 15 1890 and they had six children all living and married: Raphel Park Rapids Percy Minneapolis John Barnum Rex St Louis Roy Wabedo and Mrs Grace Maabs Balaton. Fourteen grandchildren survived as well as her husband. The family resided in Hardy until twelve years ago then at Wabedo. She joined the Hardy Methodist church soon after marriage and remained a member.
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B. J. Saxton
Wabedo
Minn
Hardy
JC. R. Yeager
Vernon Cemetery
Ella May Carr
Cedar
Springs
Michigan
Gilbert J.saxton
Raphel
Park Rapids
Percy
Minneapolis
John
Barnum
Rex
St.Louis
Roy
Land
Grace Maabs
Balaton
Methodist Church
Town Council Alerts Water Users On Chlorine Safety
The Town Council issued notices to water users announcing the city supply has been treated with chlorine and is now safe for shrinking purposes. It notes drinking water would likely have caused no harm, but the precaution protects the public.
Child Swallows Ant Poison in Iowa Visit
Little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Foley swallowed ant poison while visiting relatives near Bradgate. She was taken to Mercy hospital in Wort Dodge and recovered in a few days. Other notes list Mr. and Mrs. Vernal Swanson returning to Clinton after two weeks with Jennie Swanson and relatives, and Fritz Britt driving to Davenport to meet friends from Chicago for a weekend visit.
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Roberth Foley
Bob Foley
Duane Benge
Bradgate
Mercy Hospital
Wort Dodge
Vernal Swanson
Clinton
Jennie Swanson
Fritz Britt
Davenport
Harry Harrison
Helen
L. J. Kreiss
Larry
Chicago
Saturday Flower Show At Fortnightly Club Hall
The Fortnightly Club sponsored event drew 147 entries at the 1.0. C. F. hall last Saturday. Judge John Buhner praised the displays, noting a single dahlia basket as state-fair caliber. Awards across many divisions honored Mrs. Alfred Martin, Mrs. C. R. Yeager, and others for numerous vase, display, and bouquet categories.
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Alfred Martin
Dick Elmer
Oral Phipps
J. H. Tanckst
John Kerr
Carmen Peer
Snawdragons
Katherine Markman
Calendula
L. W. Miller
Lena Geigel
Gaillardia
Katherine Merkman
Wm. Higgins
Alfred Peterson
Squirrel Season Opens September 15 to November 15
The squirrel season runs from September 15 to November 15 with a daily limit of six and a possession limit of twelve. There are no set shooting hours. Also noted, Mrs. and Mrs. Sanford Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mills attended the Minnesota state fair at Minneapolis earlier this week, and Mills visited John Schneider.
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Sanford Anderson
Clyde Mills
Minneapolis
John Schneider
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm at Renwick Theatre
Two nightly shows at 7:30 and 9:15 on Saturday and Sunday September 11 and 12 feature Rootin Tootin Rhythm with Gene Autry, False Alarm, Uncle Sol News, John Boles and Doris Nolan Looking for Trouble. Wednesday is Drawing Night with Tuesday registration for Wednesday drawings. Drawing night ten cents to twenty six cents other nights ten cents to twenty cents.
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Gene Autry
Uncle Sol
Federal Register flood of 4802 do's and don'ts hits business
The National Archives reports 39 federal agencies issued 4802 documents with general applicability and legal effect on American business from March 12 to May 13, 1987. Analysts note a relentless barrage of rules, averaging one every 40 minutes over 16 months, raising concerns about compliance burden on businessmen and managers.
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National Archives of the United States
Federal Register
Washington
Do’s
Don’ts
Campaign to eradi cate the weed and discourage its rise
A public call urges strong action against marijuana as awareness grows about its accessibility. Protests at university and pharmacy circles highlight long-standing prevalence, urging newspapers and officials to sustain campaigns to eradicate the weed and prevent its spread.
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University College
Pharmacy
Kindness and caution on shortcuts to success
A reflective note warns against easy paths to advancement and false prophets. It urges asking whom it harms, noting real security and progress rely on others succeeding, as those who profit by harming others ultimately lose what they sought.
Roosevelt to Speak at Constitution Anniversary Ceremony
President Roosevelt will deliver the address at the ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution. A Kansas paper complains that the three R's have been replaced by the three G's gas, gals, and gin, while Ellison Bay Wis opens a school without books and ponders Treasury budgeting.
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Roosevelt
Ellison Bay
Wis
U. S. Treasury
Kansas
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Henry Hygerth
Lon Winter
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Bode
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Albert Gugisbers
Harvey Hawthorne
Thelma Nordez
Lole Peters
Chris Nelson
Ed Eggerth
Crris French
Renwick Savings Bank
Insurance and Farm Loans
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Ike
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Cactus Center
Highway No. 10
Alvin Engstrom
Packard
Feld
Alfred Mertin
Vivian Hadwell
R. M. Goettseh
Will White
Wm. Beenen
J. H. Tanck
Jim Kelling
Mertirn Long
Clara Elmer
Will Blesie
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Keith Lateh
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