Busy week at local school with absences and lessons
The week features many absences, student awards for spelling and reading, various class activities in geography, history, arithmetic, and health, and notes on projects such as animal books, subtraction practice, and preparing songs. Orla Jane is ill and hospitalized, while Ronald Huisman won county contest.
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He Fadley Castor
Bruce Keil
Margaret Ann Schrader
Orla Jane
JoAnn
Frances
Peggy
Ky Lou
Betty
Karen
Ger
Rodney
Dicky
Richard
Paul
Pat
James
Jean
Lyn
Craig
Lloyd
Kenneth
Beverly
Marianne
Sharon
Belle
Charlene
Marilyn
Julia
Norma
Doris
Rita
Judith
Harlan
Gerald
Ronald Huisman
Algona
Eiveryone
Giater
David
Frank
Gamiene
Ners
Patsy
Marion
Valley Farmettes 4-H Meet at Stecker Home
Valley Farmettes held a March 17 meeting at Beverly and Marlys Stecker home. Seven members attended as signs of spring appeared. Demonstrations on cleaning woodwork and a talk on a cleaning kit were given. Rally Day planning and district and state conventions were discussed. Reading included Nature Matures and The Wedding Dance. The next meeting will be at Dar lene Franzen’s home. Reported by Marlys Stecker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Farmettes
Beverly
Marlys Stecker
Marlys
Marjorie Watben
Pablo Ricasso
Peter Brieghel
Darlene Franzen
Titonka Chamber of Commerce Meeting Monday Night
Titonka Chamber of Commerce will meet Monday evening April 10 at the skating rink. Club President Harry Meh ran plans a rare movie program featuring the 1849 World Series and the 1949 Indianapolis 100 mile race. Lunch will follow with Herman Fritz Frank Fisher and Lester Callies in charge. Members urged to attend.
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Titonka Chamber of ComMerce
Harry Mehran
Indianapolis
Herman Fritz
Frank Fisher
Lester Callies
Census Takers Open Drive Across Kossuth County
Uncle Sal’s census effort continues nationwide this week with enumerators listed for north half of Kossuth County. Fenton Fenton and Lone Rock areas are covered by Mrs Gladys Smith, Miss Myrtle Hanna, and Mrs Florence Butterfield among others. district supervisors include Lars Skaar and Dick Meinders with several townships served. residents are urged to complete questionnaires before enumerators arrive to save time.
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Uncle Sal
United States
Kossuth County
Wm. Barry
Algona
Fenton Township
Fenton Town
Lone Rock
Gladys Smith
Fenton
Burt
Burt Town
Myrtle Hanna
Harrison Township
Swea City
Florence Butterfield
Swea
Eagle
Pat M. Berkness
Armstrong
Grant Township
Lars Skaar
Ledyard
Springfield
Buffalo Township
Titonka
Mary Schrader
Dunard Trenary
German
Dick Meinders
Buffalo Center
Ramsey
Lakota
Nick Behrends
Lincoln
Belle Koppen
Greenwood
Bancroft
Frances McCarthy
Hebron
Margaret E. Hauge
Elmore
Portland
E. Lorraine Campney
Seneca
John V. Crowley
Barty
Junior Auxiliary Makes Baskets for State Hospital
Lakota group members met Friday to crochet and assemble Easter baskets for the State Mental Hospital at Cherokee. They are planning a style show set for April 29 and have invited girls from Lone Rock Burt Swea City Titonka and Buffalo Center to participate, hoping for a successful event.
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Cherokee
Lone Rock
Burt
Swea City
Titonka
Buffalo Center
Budlongs Return From Florida and California Trip
Mr and Mrs Jay Budlong returned last week after travel since January 10 through Florida California and other southern states. They crossed Texas 875 miles on the road and visited Edith Mae Budlong and her husband in Hermosa Beach California.
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Jay Budlong
Florida
California
Texas
Hermosa Beach
Calif
Jay
Edith Mae
Everett Bissell
Bissell
Arr Research
Los Angeles
Bissells
Budlongs
Harold Cogswell
Klondike
George Cogswell
Harold
San Diego
Pendergast
Ole Dahl
Albuquerque
Titonka
Ramsey Church Announces Easter Cantata The Thorn Crowned King
Ramsey reform ed A Koskamp pastor outlines schedule for Good Friday and Easter services. Sunday School and Bible Class at 8 30 A M Morning Worship at 10 30 A M Evening Worship at 7 30 P M Good Friday Service at 10 30 A M includes baptism. Sunday evening features the Ramsey Senior Choir cantata The Thorn Crowned King.
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Ramsey Reformed A. Koskamp
Ramsey
Former Woden resident dies in Denver Colorado
Mrs. Theo Fredrickson, 66, longtime Woden area resident, died last Thursday in Denver after years of ill health. She lived on a Woden farm, then moved to Mason City and later Denver. Survived by five daughters and two sons. funeral held Tuesday at the Woden Methodist Church with Rev. C. B. Mitchell officiating. Burial in Bingham Township Cemetery.
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Woden
Theo Fredrickson
Denver
Colo
Fredrickson
Mason City
H. H. Hunt
Dorothy
Decorah
LeRoy Viola Eaton
Fort Collins
Cole
Doyle Arlys Mills
Salt Lake City
Evelyn
Betty
Howard Fredricksen
Worden
Maurice Fredricksen
Methodist Church
C. B. Mitchell
Titanka
Bingham Twp
Easter Services and Programs at Good Hope Lutheran
Good Hope Lutheran presents Easter Festival service at 10 30 with Sunday School and Bible Class at 8 30 Special Easter offering for American Missions Lenten self denial envelopes collected Maundy Thursday service at 8 o'clock Maundy Thursday and Good Friday communion services announced Final Lenten service Friday 10 30 a m Confirmation class Saturday 8 45 Luther League executive committee meets Monday April 10 Brotherhood Area 12 holds meeting in church parlors Friday night April 14
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Good Hope Lutheran
A. Mardorff
Luther League
Brotherhood Area 12
Vir
Sparlors
Relax and Write Your Nonsense For Our Page
The editor invites readers to submit short essays for a weekly sense of nonsense column. Readers should include their name for attribution, as efforts will be considered publishable and kept confidential between writer and editor. Witty quotes from J W Darling and references to Franklin appear as framing content.
Legion Auxiliary Holds April Meeting at Denton Home
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary met Monday evening at the Denton home for the regular April business meeting hosted by Cleo Nelson and Sadie Denton. Cash contributions were made to the cancer fund and officers discussed United Nations, Americanism, Rehabilitation, and Pan American topics. Mina Miller reported 75 poppies produced by Iowa Soldiers Home veterans and wheel chair patients. The group sponsored a poppy poster contest with prizes for two grade groups, posters to be delivered to the local drug store by May 10 for Poppy Day windows. The unit seeks feed sacks and blanket pieces for wheel chair quilts and pads. Titonka unit praised for veteran hospital work. County chairman requests a full report for the next county meeting for use at the district conference.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Denton
Cleo Nelson
Sadie Denton
Cancer Fund
United Nations
Americanism
Rehabilitation
Pan American
Mina Miller
Poppy
Iowa Soldiers Home
Marshalltown
Alfred Madson
Ray William
William Davis
Supt. Metcalf
Titonka
Public meeting on drainage proposal in Lakota village
Taxpayers in Drain No 82 Fifth District Kossuth county are called to a public discussion on cleaning out open ditch No 62. The meeting will be held at Lakota Town Hall at 7 PM Friday evening April 14 to review the drainage proposal and hear opinions from residents and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bancroft Register
Kossuth
Lakota
Misdirected Drive Sees Car Rally Perceived as Funeral Procession
A Madrid resident driving home from Des Moines mistakenly followed a line of cars thinking it was a funeral procession. After several miles he realized the group was not in mourning but attempting to avoid passing a drunken driver leading the procession.
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Des Moines
Madrid
More Figures On New Methodist Church Building
The building committee awarded the main contract to Fagre Construction Co of Estherville with Frank Griffith of Fort Dodge as architect. Estimated total for the main, heating, and other contracts about 40000 dollars, work to start May 1 and hoped to be finished by October 1. The church on parsonage lots, brick Vinson Golden Matt, shingles Carey Fire Chex, radiant floor heating by M E Jones & Son of West Bend. boiler Weil McLean oil unit. Electric and plumbing contracts not yet let. Circle IX Bake Sale set for April 6:30 at Reed Hardware. General WSCS meeting April 12. leaders and hostesses named.
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New Methodist
Fagre Construction Co
Estherville
Frank Griffith
Fort Dodge
Vinson Golden Matt
Carey Fire
Weil McLean
Clarence Seefelds Celebrate Silver Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Clarence Seefeld marked their 25th wedding anniversary on March 24 with a home gathering of friends. Guests included Clarence's mother Mrs Laura Seefeld, Mrs Seefeld's father John Weiland of Britt My, Mrs Vern Ricklefs of Titonka, the Namen Seefelds, Ben Edens and John Harringas.
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Clarence
Titanica Indians Open Baseball Schedule With Tough Print
The Titanica Indians high school baseball season starts with early practicing in gym groups for pitchers catchers infielders and outfielders. Senior veterans Heifner Amesbury and Elvin Moore lead a strong slate featuring games at Wesley Bancroft Crystal Lake Woden Hayfield Lakota Burt Ledyard Algona Fenton and a sectional tournament through May 19.
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Titanica Indians
Heifner
Amesbury
Elvin Moore
Wesley
Bancroft
Crystal Lake
Woden
Hayfield
Lakota
iMay
Burt
Ledyard
Algona
Fenton
Lakota Britt music contest yields top youth vocal groups
Lakota and Britt schools held a music contest on Thursday and Friday. The girls trio won first place, the boys vocal quartet second. Dorothy Winkleman earned a two with trombone, Paul Darnauer a two for tuba, and Fern Stenzel two for a soprano solo. Mrs. Lewis Young of Tripoli sympathizes with the dress struggle of her two year old daughter who dislocated a shoulder during dressing.
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Lewis Young
Tripoli
Scout Jamboree explained by scout field executive
James Waint a field Scout executive met with Boy Scouts headed for the Scout Jamborees their parents and organization representatives in Titania Monday evening to discuss funding and support. Howard French John Hamilton Clark Miller Howard Andrews Robert Schenk represented the Legion VFW Lions Club Chamber of Commerce and Mrs Miller Nelson Auxiliary. Forrest Willis the Scout committee and Mr Waint with Scout Masters Schenk and Andrews outlined fund use and equipment like tents for later troop use.
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James Waint
Titania
Howard French
John Hamilton
Clark Miller
Howard Andrews
Robert Schenk
The
Legion
V.F.W
Lions Club
Cham ‘Ber of Commerce
Miller Nelson
Forrest Willis
Waint
Schenk
Andrews
Adel airplane crash near city limits last Sunday
Adel residents report a plane crash near the rodeo grounds at Harold Miller's airport. Mr and Mrs Anderson of Adel were aboard as they visited Dr and Mrs Hill. The aircraft hit the fence, damaged the plane, but no injuries were reported and repairs are needed before flight. Mr Anderson is an International Harvester dealer. the incident occurred just outside town.
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Tilonka
Wmits
Ti, Anderson
Adel
J. K. Hill
Harold Miller
Rodeo Ground
Anderson
International Harvester
Thirty three new cars and trucks sold in Kossuth county
Thirty three new vehicles were sold in Kossuth county last week, including two trucks. Buyers include H J Arndorfer Corwith, John W Cook Lakota, Fred A Dickman Jr Algona, O T Cherland Lone Rock, Elmer Hellman Bancroft, Edward H Hint Laverne, Kent Motor Co Algona, Ray S McWhorter Burt, Donalan Shillington Bancroft, Ortwin Tutt Fenton, Benjamin Beenken Titonka, John Bestenlehner Algona, S E Stangland Swea City, Alfred Bierstedt Whittemore, William B Murray Fenton, Dale Blair Swea City, John A Carlson Swea City, Wilbur Christensen Wesley, Dettering Garage Bancroft, Ray Goodman Algona, Anthony J Guzowski Algona, John E Merrill Bancroft, Swift & Co Algona, Harley E Hanson Algona, Harley Hoeck Armstrong, Joe E Lynch Algona, Mrs Earl Ogren Lakota, Edward A Stecker Titonka, Lloyd Pratt Algona, Lawrence Presthus Bancroft, Richard G lof Algona.
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Kossuth
Buick
H. J. Arndorfer
Corwith
John W. Cook
Lakota
Fred A. Dickman, Jr
Algona
Ford
O. T. Cherland
Lone Rock
Elmer Hellman
Bancroft
Edward H. Hint
Laverne
Kent Motor Co
Ray S. McWhorter
Burt
Donalan Shillington
Ortwin Tutt
Fenton
Pickup
Benjamin Beenken
Titonia
Pontiac
John Bestenlehner
S. E. Stangland
Swea City
Hudson
Alfred Bierstedt
Whittemore
William B. Murray
Chevrolet
Dale Blair
John A. Carlson
Wilbur Christensen
Wesley
Dettering Garage
Ray Goodman
Anthony J. Guzowski
John E. Merrill
Bancroft, Swift & Co
Plymouth
Harley E. Hanson
Mercury
Harley Hoeck
Armstrong
Joe E. Lynch
Earl Ogren
Edward A. Stecker
Titanka
Oldsmobile
Lloyd Pratt
Kaiser
Lawrence Presthus
Ernational
Richard G. Lof
Notice of Hearing on Proposed School Gymnasium Auditorium
A hearing is set for April 18, 1950 at 9:00 PM at the high school on the Buffalo Two Consolidated School Districts proposed gymnasium auditorium. The brick exterior and clay and cement block interior structure measures 108 by 735 feet with a full basement under the main level. All interested parties may file objections or recommendations and a full explanation of drawings and specs will be given as allowed by Section 23.2 Iowa Code of 1946. Harold E. Gartner, Secretary Buffalo Two Consolidated School District.
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Buffalo Two
Consolidated
Harold E. Gartner
Buiffalo
Consolidated” School District
High School Sextette and Trio Earn II at Britt Contest
On April 1 the high school sextette and trio, featuring Joan Johnson and teammates, traveled to Britt for their first and last contest of the year, both rated II. The sextette sang Play Gypsies and I Hear You Go By with Miss Hanselman as accompanist. the trio performed The Alphabet Song and Lass with the Delicate Air. Joan Johnson also entered the high soprano solo division and rated I, performing The Swallow. Mr Castor and Miss Hanselman receive top credit for their guidance as the groups faced a field of 25 sextettes and 20 trios. The event was well attended and enjoyed by all, with broad appreciation for the help received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britt
Mary Ann Nordman
Joan Johnson
Nangil Nelson
Sharon Callies
Wanda Tolkerts
Shirley Calies
Lass
Castor
Hanselman
H. S. Music Reporter
Methodist Church Services and Activities Schedule
Ti tonka and Doan church notices list morning worship at 11 in Titonka with Easter sunrise at 6 15 and Sunday School at 10 am. Doan reports 9 45 worship and 9 15 Sunday School with membership training. Events include Good Friday services, candlelight at 8 pm, WSCS meetings, bake sale, and mission coin drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paisdonage
C. B. Mitchell
D. H. James
Pam
Young Adult Fellowship
Beed Hardware
WSCS
Erwin Eden
Maurice Keil
L. Moore
Wm. Schram
Titonka
Doan
Mission
W. J. Denton
Titanica
John Miller
Emmanuel Lutheran Wa Print Pastor Weekly Easter Services
Emmanuel Lutheran Wa announces Easter Sunday divine service at 10. Spring and summer time changes noted. Holy Week services include Maundy Thursday and Good Friday with Communion. Sunday School and Bible Class, choir rehearsals, Ladies Aid and Mission events, and council and teachers meetings planned with specific dates in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ylow
Ladies Aid and Mission Society
New Guinea
Brotherhood
One License Issued In Kossuth County Last Week
One marriage license was issued in Kossuth County last week to Kenneth Henry Haverly and Mary Joyce Kollarch, both of Wesley.
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Kossuth County
Kenneth Henry Haverly
Mary Joyce Kollarch
Wesley
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