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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1971
Page
3
The Titonka United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall hosts a pot luck dinner Monday April 5 at 12 noon. Swea City Senior Citizens will be guests. attendees should bring food and table service for an afternoon of fellowship and a planned program.
Rambling notes welcome Ernest Carlson family to Titonka as Major Carlson heads to Vietnam for a year. The column cites spring sports plans with Titonka track set to open April 18 and the Minnesota Twins starting their 1971 schedule at Met Stadium next Tuesday. The writer weighs Lt Calley verdict and reflects on outdoor sports and local memories.
Cheryl places first in a Mason City hairstyling contest and earns a chance to compete in Fort Dodge against top finishers from Spencer and Mason City. Mason City also wins the traveling team trophy.
A J Budlong won the singles with a 666 series amid 43 entrants. In doubles Paul Hasse and Howard Batt led with 1259 pins, while Judy Junkermeier and Lamont Junkermeier topped mixed doubles with 1203 pins including handicap.
The Titonka Cub Scouts met Monday at 7 30 PM in the school multi purpose room opening with a flag ceremony led by the Webelos Den II presented a skit Hi Low Braves and awards to Brian Higgins Scott Smith Tony Asa Brad Ricks Greg Hoover Darin Jorgensen The meeting included a wildlife refuge program by Steve Berlinger and closed with a Living Circle Mrs Anna Rippentrop broke her hip Tuesday morning and was taken to Park Hospital in Mason City for possible surgery.
Local Pony Express Riders will participate on Good Friday to raise funds for Camp Sunnyside near Des Moines, a camp for crippled children. Area shops will host collection boots and more details will follow in next week's issue.
An open house Sunday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church honored Mr and Mrs Meindert Ullmann for their 40th wedding anniversary. Relatives and friends attended as Floyd Ullmann led the program with Rev Hanson, songs were performed, lunch followed, and remarks noted long marriage rooted in local life and a 1931 wedding in Immanuel Lutheran Church.
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 465 will meet April 5 at 7 30 p m in Henry Orthel home with Marie Orthel as hostess The Juniors meet April 12 after school Gene Krominga and Bradly rm attended the Sparrow in Des Moines over the weekend.
The Prairie Gold Council Boy Scout drive will collect bags from Titonka homes this Saturday morning. Scout Master Rev Paul Hansen leads the effort with two guest speakers and expects usable clothing bedding shoes and toys. Do not include newspapers magazines or furniture.
The Titania Woman's Club met on Thursday March 25 at Fern Kitzinger's. Ellien Schutter gave a talk on Organic Gardening and Health Foods while Ethel Downs reviewed the book Since Silent Spring by Frank Graham. The next meeting is set for Thursday April 1 at Ellien Schutter's home with Maree Krantz giving Easter Traditions and Hazel Budlong reviewing None Of These Diseases by I. McMillan.
The Titania Federated Club plans an Easter Breakfast on Saturday April 3 at Karen Krantz home. Shirley Amesbury and committee will serve. program led by Mabel Dunmire with Joyce Hanson and Shirley Boyken. Jennie Rode to report on County Convention. Roll call asks How can I know it's spring.
The week of April 5 features daily meals including orange juice and chicken noodle soup on Monday, creamed dried beef on Tuesday, baked beans with wieners on Wednesday, beef burgers on Thursday, and no school Friday. After school Monday Arlene Redenius hosted guests for her seventh birthday. Sunday visitors came from Buffalo Center to Clarence and Mrs Schutter. evening guests included Ralph Bierstedt and Roxanne from Lane Bock.
Jack Trankhill of Titonka Elevator bowled a 278 game in Tyke Lanes action the highest this year in the league. He added 184 and 192 for a 654 series and carries 173 and 175 season averages in two leagues.
The April calendar lists events from band mothers and senior trip to open house and art show. Key activities include junior high concerts, assemblies, relays for girls and boys, honor society carnival, senior prom, round up, hawkette relays, home ec shows, and a student council election.
Titonka residents watched the firemen burn the old Rock Island Railroad depot on Main Street. Built around 1898, the landmark had stood unused for years and become dilapidated, drawing a large crowd at about 7:30 PM to bid farewell to a familiar town symbol.
Titanka Lions Club plans its annual Light Bulb Sale but directs proceeds to Titanka Swimming Pool area improvements after meeting its annual ILSCF donation quota. Lions officials say a club member will visit local businesses seeking support for the community project.
The Titonka TOPS Club met at the Methodist Fellowship Hall with 18 members attending. Officers installed for April terms include leader Mabel Dunré, co leader Esther Christensen, secretary Louise Stockwell, treasurer Judy Van Howe, weight recorder Vivian Dietrich, and Virginia Orthel as program director. June Attig and Hannahbelle Carlson are February and March weight loss queens.
Allan Meyer son of Mr and Mrs Eugene Meyer Burt Iowa has been awarded an Academic Scholarship at Waldorf College Forest City for the 1971 72 school year Scholarships vary from 100 to full tuition and depend on ACT score class rank and financial need The program renews automatically for eligible recipients
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