Local Students Head to Colleges Across Iowa and Kansas City
A large number of local youths left last week to pursue higher education. Names include Shelby Nelson Helen Latch Richard Walker and Marlin Klassie heading to the State University at Iowa City Ruth Oppedahl and Marguerite Oppedahl at Waldorf college Forest City Elaine Flemmig Norma Bogard Cleo Ball Mimbach and Lois Rasmussen attending Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls Jake Bram John Siemens Redaidae Engstrom Lois Marti and Robert Oppedahl bound for Iowa State College Ames Earl Zimmerman to study radio and television in Kansas City From Hardy Fae Mae Notestine and Roderick and Roger Carr to Cedar Falls Dean James to Iowa City Andrew Clancy to Coe College Cedar Rapids
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby Nelson
Helen Latch
Richard Walker
Marlin Klassie
State University
Iowa City
Ruth Oppedahl
Marguerite Oppedahl
Waldorf College
Forest City
Elaine Flemmig
Norma Bogard
Cleo Ball Mimbach
Lois Rasmussen
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Jake Bram
John Siemens
Retaidae Engstrom
Lois Marti
Robert Oppedahl
Iowa State College
Ames
Earl Zimmerman
Kansas City
Hardy
Fae
Mae Notestine
Roderick
Roger Carr
Dean James
Andrew Clancy
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Renwick High School Football Schedule Opens Sept 18
The Renwick high school football season for 1942 starts Friday September 18 at home against Livermore. Eight games are planned with four at home and four away, including dates with Alden Rolfe Pocahontas Dows Livermore Gilmore City and others. Support your home team all season.
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Renwick High Seton
Livermore
Alden
Rolfe
Pocahontas
Dows
Gilmore City
Humboldt Draftees Called for Examination Today
A large group of draftees from Humboldt County departed for induction centers to take medical exams today. Those passing proceed to a camp or may receive a two week furlough. Local recruit Fred Henry Bram, 23, of Renwick heads the list alongside Hardy residents Darrell Arnold Sorlie Lile Hamilton Kirley John Helmer Sorlie and John Spencer Stevenson. A second item notes a surprise party for Bob Turner from his Sunday school class and Rev F A Pieper on the eve of his departure for Wentworth Academy in Lexington Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
Fred Henry Bram
Renwick
Hardy
Darrell Arnold Sorlie
Lile Hamilton Kirley
John Helmer Sorlie
John Spencer Stevenson
Bob Turner
Rev
F. A. Pieper
Lexington
Wentworth Academy
Bob
Floyd Lane and visitors visit Chicago livestock trip
Rudolf Schipull Ed Oppedahl and son Bob joined Floyd Lane on a trip to Chicago last Saturday night with several carloads of livestock. Mr and Mrs Andy Kelling of Kansas City and Miss Lucy Kelling of Mason City visited Geoge Kelling's home over Labor Day with relatives.
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Floyd Lane
Rudolf Schipull
Ed Oppedahl
Bob
Chicago
Andy Kelling
Kansas City
Lucy Kelling
Mason City
Geoge Kelling
Local Farmer Named On Resolutions Committee of Iowa Farm Bureau
Edward Oppedahl of Renwick, president of Humboldt County Farm Bureau, is named to the 1943 resolutions committee of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation. His appointment reflects his long leadership and knowledge of agricultural issues in the second district. He has led Humboldt County Farm Bureau since 1937 and was vice president two years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Oppedahl
Renwick
Humboldt County Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Bureau, Federation
Oppedahl
Farm Bureau
Lowe Farm Bureau
Annual Packard Reunion Held Here Last Sunday
The annual Packard family reunion and picnic was held last Sunday at Smith Park with more than seventy members present for the big dinner. Visitors came from Lakota Sherburne Minn Goldfield Eagle Grove Corwith and Britt among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packard
Smith Park
Nick O’keefe
Lakota
Lford Gaiser
Elmer Forstrum
Sherburne
Minn
Ed Loobey
Shirley
Bertha Loobey
Goldfield
Madge Christenson
Harold Amosson
Eagle Grove
J. Packard
Corwith
C. H. Packard
Phyllis Packard
Britt
Farmer Injured In Crash At Goldfield
M. H. Boge a Renwick area farmer suffered back injuries when his car collided with a vehicle owned by three Clarion men at the south end of Main street Goldfield last Thursday. Boge was thrown from the car and his son Ralph and Chester Robb of Hardy plus Mr and Mrs Wm Gash of Luverne were involved but uninjured. Both cars were badly damaged.
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M. H. Boge
Renwick
Clarion
Main Street
Goldfield
Fire Prevention Week Campaign Calls for Nationwide Fire Outlaw
A historic appeal ties Fire Prevention Week to wartime needs, urging citizens to cooperate in a nationwide campaign to outlaw fire from October 4 to 10 and emphasizing the destruction fires cause to materials vital for the war effort.
Fire Alarm Sunday at 3a.m Smoky Motor No Fire
A fire alarm woke residents at 3 o clock last Sunday morning on the Art Streeter farm as a smoking motor filled the house with smoke. The fire truck was halted before reaching the farm as no fire was found. Marilyn Long hosted a slumber party for Rose mary Nellis of Waterloo at her home last Saturday night.
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Fie
Art Streeter
Marilyn Long
Rosemary Nellis
Waterloo
Local residents visit kin and plan birthday gathering
Mrs Naska Bock and Mrs Ket ehen Sehlawin of Klemme were Sunday visitors at the Mrs P H Thiel and Gerhard Mayer homes. Mr and Mrs Wm Nissen plan to attend a birthday dinner at the Henry Gregerson home in Livermore Friday evening. Mrs Gregerson birthday celebration noted. Mr and Mrs Frank Block moved back from Eagle Grove to their Renwick area farm to oversee affairs until spring when Malcolm Clowes will move onto the place.
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Naska Bock
Ketehen Sehlawin of
Klemme
P. H. Thiel
Gerhard Mayer
Wm. Nissen
Henry Gregerson
Livermore
Gregerson
Frank Block
Eagle Grove
Renwick
Frank
Malcolm Clowes
Twenty-One Years Ago Items from Renwick Times 1921
Renwick residents recall a busy period with teaching assignments at Dalles Center Primghar Adel and Cedar Falls. Local fare includes funerals at Burr Oak Glenville and Meservey, high school students visiting Morse Lake and Smith Park, and a Colorado honeymoon trip for newlyweds. A Renwick blacksmith gains regional fame while local police handle a Luverne car incident. Henry Bloom family notes and a construction job for Hoppe in Oakdale are mentioned.
Renwick Times notices and subscription line
The Renwick Times, established 1884 and published Thursdays, lists L. W. Miller as publisher and notes post office entry. Subscription rate details incomplete, indicating one year term remains to be specified.
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Renwick Times
L. W. Miller
Renwick
Reflecting on a Cow Analogy and Federal Spending
A child’s memory of a cow eating barley echoes a public warning about gorging on Federal Treasury funds. The piece argues Congress inflates deficits, harming corporations, dividends, and future reserves, urging restraint to avoid economic collapse.
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Federal Treasury
Congress
Striker Compared to Saboteur as U-Boat Threat Grows
In wartime rhetoric a striker is likened to a saboteur landing on our shores. The argument stresses disruption of production at crucial times. Families of armed service members criticize strikers who stay home, earn good wages, and enjoy hours, while their relatives face danger in service.
Local Irreverence Sparks Talk of a $25,000 Income Exile
A fleeting remark shifts focus to a potential $25,000 exile on incomes as residents react with mixed humor and concern in a quiet community. The quote highlights anxieties about tax burdens and economic strain affecting households and local businesses.
Humboldt County Farm Bureau Meeting Set for Oct 1
The annual Humboldt County Farm Bureau gathering will be held Thursday October 1. Speaker for the day is Mrs Raymond Sayre chairwoman of the state Women's committee of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt County Farm Bureau
Raymond Sayre
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
First Aid Classes Organized in Renwick
First Aid classes are being organized in Renwick with Mrs. D. J. Christenson arranging enrollment. Those wishing to take the course should report by September 14.
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Renwick
D. J. Christenson
New Superintendent Relocates to Town Light Plant
Harry Hubbel, new superintendent of the town light and power plant, arrives with his family from Gowrie this week. Mr and Mrs Fritz Britt spent the weekend in Des Moines visiting daughter Barbara Jane enrolled in a business college and calling on friends.
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Harry Hubbel
Gowrie
Fritz Britt
Des Moines
Barbara Jane
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Renwick Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Goa
H. S
Humboldt County
REN Theatre
Gal Sal
Rita Hayworth
Victor Mature
Martindale
Jane Withers
Marjorie Weaver
Committee
Iowa Farm Bureau
Farmer
Otie Sandera
Bantcroft
Mary Speich
Dalles Center
Boyd Thompson
Cornell College
Mre
C. A. Richardson
Primghar
Trene Stenffacher
Adel
FL J_ Potter
Burr Oak
Louise Nichole
Eaton
Colorado
Lena Elmer
Matilde Heggen
Desi Moines
Commercial College
Halvor Johnson
Glenville
Renwick High School
Morse Lake
Lois Thompson
Metta Tanck
Sarah Heggen
Jessie Bleasner
Alagona
Kossuth
E. M. Smith
Alfred Peterson
Smith
Henry Bloom
Monticello
Wis
Sylvia
Bert Jenkins
Harry Lambertson
Oakdale
Hoppe Construction Company
Clarence Michelson
Isabelle Johnson
Clarence Westre
Bernice Michaelson
W. H. Rice
Mr. Rice
Luverne
Schvitz
Luverne J
United States War Bonds
Farm Bureau Meeting
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