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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1942
Page
1
Recaps weekly work across grades from kindergarten to freshman. Students created posters for Haster themes, showcased bulletin-board crafts, and practiced spelling, art, and science projects. Highlights include 13 perfect spelling papers in fourth grade, Easter scenes in fifth grade, health talks, and upcoming exhibit-day preparations.
The March issue of the Iowa Agriculturist at Iowa State College uses a graph and a large front page illustration. The accompanying story appeared in the prior issue of The Topic.
Des Moines trip for the basketball squad ended in a morning crash involving Art Boyken Dale Bruns and Lawrence Miller. Dale suffered a forehead wound and minor skull fracture, was taken home by ambulance, while Lawrence had a cut head and Art a forehead bruise. Coach Gragy and Merle Korte in back. Merle injured an ankle. Car sustained heavy front end damage though tires survived.
An in-house bulletin reports sophomore review of verbs and tenses, history on the Industrial Revolution, and a current events test. Junior notes cover religion as a social institution, with Mr Cheever attending the boys basketball tourney in Des Moines.
Hank Korte and Lee Bruns traveled to Des Moines on Friday returning Saturday night. Guy Bruns Dale’s father and Kenneth Swan went Friday with Kenneth’s ambulance staying until Saturday. Dale’s accident kept him from the games but allowed Swan Bruns and Dale’s father to see portions of them.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Goetz left by train for March Field near Los Angeles after being informed Corporal Lawrence Goetz is seriously injured in a fall. Lawrence has served over a year in the army, formerly at Chanute Field and Menioreans, now at March Field since January. Phillip, another son, remains at the Goetz farm with his family. Three Goetz children at Dean school are recovering from measles, Phillip has had Malta fever since last fall.
Wesley Leonard Alne, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Sam Alne, has reported to Scott Field Illinois and begun work as a student instructor in the Army Air Corps technical school. He holds a BA from St Olaf’s College and studies logic and actuarial theory at the University of Town Graduate School.
Frank Miles, nationally known Iowa Legionaire from Des Moines, will speak at a patriotic night sponsored by the Rotary Club of Algona 18 at Alpong high school auditorium Monday evening. Leon Merritt leads the event as a progressive Legionaire, with city officials and community club members invited to attend.
Bankers Life Insurance agent Ed Thaves hosted a dinner for Titonka High School basketball players coached by Gnagy and Superintendent Cheever, with the Phetopic editor in attendance. Thaves has shown strong interest in local athletics and regularly attends county athletic events, using the courtesy to acknowledge widespread community interest in the boys’ season.
War Board Chairman Robert C Boss urges farmers in Iowa to expand sugar beet acreage for 1942 to match plant capacity at Mason City and Waverly. Contracts cover 9,500 acres, need 14,000. farmers must add 4,600 acres. Beet price about 9.00 per ton, up from 7.00. Minimum wage rates for blocking thinning and hoeing set, harvesting rates forthcoming. Officials promise labor and transport cooperation to prevent shortages and keep plants running at full capacity.
Mr and Mrs Theodore C Thompson of Algona received a telegram from the War Department in Washington stating their son Donald B Thompson aged 24 has been seriously wounded in action in the Philippine Islands on March 22 He is in the Army Air Corps and enlisted December 14 1939 This is the first communication since a radiogram greeting on December 28 with further updates expected as progress is made.
The Sixth District Wesley meet had about 23 attendees. Officers elected were Martin Bleich Ban croft president Irvin Seeman Algona vice president and Chamberlain West Bend secretary. Members joined their wives for a 6 30 pot luck supper at Paul Engens home.
Announcement of the forthcoming marriage of Miss Myrtle Olson daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Olson of Algona to John R Alke son of Mrs Anna Alke of near Titonka. The wedding is set for April 8 at the Algona First Lutheran Church with Rev H K Nelson officiating. They will reside on a farm near Buffalo Center. The bride elect is an Algona high school graduate and has worked in Algona.
Albert and Wm Martinek hosted fifty guests at Arlo's Grill in Algona to mark the fiftieth anniversary of their arrival in Kossuth County. They came to the farms from Wort Atkinson in 1892 with parents, joined by siblings Minna and Viola, and relatives including Anna Franzen. The event featured Martinick music, reminiscing talks, old songs, lunch, and dancing with progressive 600.
In a low turnout town 82 votes were cast Monday with Howard A. French elected mayor. Councilmen named Frank Fisher H Torgersen Fred Hagen K W Swan and J R Buchutter. Camilla Cooper re elected assessor Edward Boyken re elected treasurer. Several write ins noted, some unknown to the voters.
A public hearing before Secretary of State Earl G Miller as judge was held last Thursday in Algona to decide whether D L McDonald an Algona real estate dealer should lose his broker license The hearing stemmed from alleged real estate law violations connected to a January suit McDonald filed against John and Mrs Fuhr A number of witnesses testified for both sides and a dismissal of the Fuhr case was filed by McDonald The decision was pending with a report due within ten days or fifty at most
Nick Wilson returned to his Woden home after several weeks in an Irish Forest City hospital due to a fractured hip from an automobile crash. The accident occurred some time ago and prompted his hospitalization.
The Algona pair John Frank and Mrs. Nadia Frank announce Helen Frank’s marriage to Russell French son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard French of Titonka. The ceremony occurred Sunday in McNary Arizona where the bride teaches and the groom works. Russell, born in Titonka, is a high school graduate who studied at Iowa State College and has since worked for his father.
Andrew Petersen reports a late land sale in Buffalo Township from 1884. Fred Rei hsam en Sr. bought the north half of section 24 and the northeast quarter of section 23 for 1,080 plus 6 tax. the sale receipt by George W. Bassett is noted. The land included multiple owner plots and the wording references a Yale Hill and a 888 sale. Auctioneer D. A. Haggard led the April 6 sale with terms: cash up to $10, eight months on larger sums with 10 percent interest if paid late.
Marriage licenses segued in Kos suth county the past week were to Ralph Harms 29 and Lena Margaret Sunken 23 both of Titonka Tony Wiben 25 Mtonka and Mae Thelgen 23 Burt John R Alice 27 Buffalo Center and Myrtle Olean 24 Asgong
In Algona aideneth Conway and Teavold Conway of Swea City were released on bond, each fined 190 dollars and costs, and committed to jail for six months. The judge suspended sentence if the fines are paid and parole to the sheriff. Bonds set at 500 dollars each. They were charged with stealing binding twine from Adolph Martensen’s feed store and selling 1600 pounds in the Gowith area after being employed by Martensen.
George L Eden and Faith Reed of Elmore were united in a 2 pm Saturday ceremony at the Inmore Methodist parsonage, officiated by Rev Mundale. The bride wore a soldier blue street dress with roses for a corsage, and Florence Hash of Corwich attended as bridesmaid. The couple will reside east of Titonka where they farm and teach in a rural school nearby.
Lena Sunken daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Sunken married Ralph Harms son of Mr and Mrs John A Harms in a Thursday afternoon ceremony March 26 at Ramsey Reformed Church. Pastor J C Schnucker officiated with a double ring rite attended by Gernlee Spear and John Boeckholt. The bride wore pink rayon alpaca with black accessories, bridesmaid in navy blue. both grooms and brides in dark attire. Best wishes go to the couple as they begin life together.
Titonka Junior Federated Club sponsors a hobby show at the Methodist church on Tuesday April 7. Exhibits open to the public from 11 to 1 in the morning and 5 to 6 in the evening with all welcome to display their hobbies.
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