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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
2
Local column reviews community items including a proposal that Germania change its name to Belgium amid talk of Belgian representation. The piece notes a petition and suggests the town consider the suggestion while recounting other local notices and upcoming meetings.
Edith Claussen was absent due to sickness last week. Walter Long and Glen Martin of the 12th grade visit the Intermediate room. Jessie McGowan, 11th grade, acts as basketball coach for girls in the same room. The first primary enrollment is 18 with few absences or tardies. John Pagge joined the 6th grade. Cecil Kelling entered the 10th grade. There are BB enrolled in high school. The 12th grade Physics class requests seniors to aid with notebooks. The first literary program of the term was presented by the Senior class. The class of 1918 has two teachers in rural schools Miss Eva Theil near Livermore and Miss Tazel Potera in Wright county, starting Sept 2. Miss Julia Johnson plans to teach near Hardy next Monday. High School girls formed the Glen Club. selections from each grade include Ott 1st grade Hilda Black Thelma Norder Marv Gillespie Violet Hanson, 10th grade Lucife Isher Edith Dawson Sarah Hegeen Grace Saxton.
A Clarion Monitor item describes a round house worker finding an awl on a coal chute bean. He chased a bird, cooked it later, and fell ill. When questioned about the cause he claimed the wall-eyed chick made him sick at the bell.
A donation list shows Alvin Cooper two dollars ninety cents M Baumpartner two dollars Henry Lyethie one dollar and J H Kelling five dollars. Annual election of Red Cross officers set for the first Tuesday in October all members urged to attend.
Enrolls 280,603 Iowa men under the new draft law as of last Thursday, state adjutant general’s office reports. Federal estimate for the state stood at 288,354, with 280,203 men officially registered.
The list includes Edda Wiek desato McCowan Ruby Agted Ellen Datson 12th grade with Boulal Mersoi Alpha Packard Esther Keluiuti Nelle Kelling as part of the class roster.
Fragments show a Boone Iowa community page with names like Mrs James Nelson and Mrs W T Kishor, a school weigh in day for Bodie children, and Sunshine Society plans and a Red Grass Auxiliary meeting. A Des Moines relief letter thanks a donor in Repwick Iowa for aid to Belgium amid wartime strain.
The letter warns that limited supply and rising prices leave millions needing garments. It notes past efforts providing clothing to millions and urges contributions to avert a winter shortfall for about six million people.
Stith of Renwick purchased the netar of Whyte and Son Corp. Hans Madson returned home for his sister Cleo’s funeral after a year away. Renwick residents A Ny Overbingh and Mildred Gyerbaush visited relatives. Sandy Bandy, married to Captain Bandy, stationed in France, visited. Peter Rasmussen’s son suffered lip and ankle injuries from a cart accident. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Klatson recovered from a weeklong illness. The funeral for the infant was held Wednesday at 2 pm, burial in Glenwood Cemetery.
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