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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1949
Page
5
A reflective piece on national spirit during football season, emphasizing fair play, diverse tastes in music and drink, and mutual respect for differing choices. The text treats sportsmanship as a defining American value and a source of gratitude.
Wright County 4-H members won blue ribbons at the Iowa State Fair. Leroy Watts led with first on a Poland China market hog, with three-pig pen winning grand champion. Maurice White earned red for his Duroc Jersey senior boar. Holstein and Brown Swiss heifers placed, and the judging team earned an honorable mention. 1948 Iowa farm census shows Wright County with 1,832 farms, 64 percent land cropped, corn yield 64.6 bu/acre, soybeans 23.4 bu/acre, and over 131,000 spring pigs farrowed.
Vernon and Mrs John Swanson and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Swanson were Sunday dinner guests at Oscar Swanson's Stanhope home. Nearby visitors included Mr and Mrs Arnold Danielson of Algona, and Mr and Mrs Chas Holland of Forest City. LaVonse Erwin traveled to Cylinder Falls to attend CSTC this fall, and several families visited hospitals and homes in Fort Dodge Des Moines Ames Kanawha Corwith and other towns over the weekend.
A motion, seconded by Gueger, directs Mayor Klassie to clear all walks and streets in Renwick Iowa at once, to prevent obstruction. The motion passed unanimously with all council members voting aye as Fritz Britt, Tower Clerk, recorded the vote.
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