This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1955
Page
3
Editorial reflects four weeks of school with a large staff list and notes on routines. Students resume classes and band activity builds toward athletic hopes as Judy Kraft signals marching practice. The piece recounts a Denver versus Iowa State football game and a crowded postgame return home.
Early Saturday the Renwick High School Band rode to Ames arriving at nine after a four hour trail ride. They marched and practiced at the stadium forming the word Sousa and joined a mass band concert with fifty six bands. After-hour picnics followed as the group rested and prepared for the performance.
A reader's excerpt outlines music room tips and performance etiquette, warns against private lessons on trombone, and advises staff to avoid missteps. It promotes football season tickets priced at 3.80 for four games covering Livermore Thompson Gilmore City and Alden, highlighting gate speed and support. The vocal music program expands with a girls sextet led by JoAnn Espe and additional voices.
The article lists the Renwick High School glee groups with named members and new accompanist Judy Henriksen. It notes Boy’s Glee Club with 15 members and Girls’ Glee Club with 37, both accompanied by Rachel Mandsager, while Mixed Chorus is not yet fully organized. It also covers Iowa Every Pupil State Tests taken by nine subjects over four days, each 40 to 60 minutes, to assess talent and compare with other schools.
Rachel Mandsager new editor in chief says a tentative contract with a new company will cut production and speed results. Garry Kraft elected business manager. rest of staff not yet known. Advanced Homemaking warns do not enter while demonstrating. Demonstrations on food preservation run Friday to Wednesday with teams of two and three inviting guests. Kindergarten class celebrates David Hebner birthday with choral speaking and Mother Goose readings and nursery rhyme pictures colored by students.
Mary Ann Cole creates picture standups featuring classic Mother Goose characters. The display highlights familiar figures in a playful scene suitable for children and families.
First grade students are making September calendars and collecting leaves for the fall unit. Second grade classes are divided into three groups Robins and Blue Jays with ten children each and a third unnamed group. they study reading phonics safety and diary a field trip to Livermore noting a deer sighting on the return trip.
Sixth graders study British territories with bulletin board pictures posted. Spelling honor roll includes Fred Hanson Don Kelling Jeri Kraft Dennis Kubly Daruis Mullins Clair Nerem Steve Packard Gary Neram and Richard Tate. Reading and math texts emphasize adventures and basic division and sentence parts.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.