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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1952
Page
3
Read about Titonka school activities for the past week across grades one through six. Students earned music letters from singing and instrument entries. A combined band and glee club concert is planned for Sunday April 27, 1952 at 2 p.m. in the auditorium.
The senior class presents a three act comedy Comin Round the Mountain in the high school auditorium set in hill country. Corney Bell loves a resorter while her family schemes a shotgun wedding for a dowry pig Pansy Sue. A hillbilly band provides music as the show opens at 8 pm with ticket prices 50 cents adults 25 cents children. afternoon attendees may pay 25 cents more for the evening performance and younger students attend free with parental attendance.
Doan and Titonka churches schedule Thursday and Friday 8 PM candlelight communion services with choir singing All in the April Evening. Sunrise service Sunday at 6 30 AM. Easter morning worship and church school times at 9 45 and 11 AM. MYF and MYE events, missions offerings, antique show April 22.
Six hundred thousand patients are under treatment for cancer nationwide. In Kossuth County the American Cancer Society aided three victims in the past year, with one loan and a closet provided for another. Thirteen educational meetings drew over 1100 attendees, and 700 copies of New Horizons are mailed yearly to residents. One local girl receives an ACS nursing scholarship. April is cancer month with volunteers seeking gifts for the crusade. Cancer touches one in five families. donations may save a neighbor.
The April 7 Boy Scouts session at the Prairie Gold area near Okoboji included Billy Abbas Dennis Krominga Allen Boyken David Rippentrop and Craig Satholif. They discussed a June to August camp and will share ideas for community improvement at the April 21 meeting in the Methodist Church basement.
Wesley orders a new fire truck from Rock Island Co and expects delivery within a week. Contracts sold at 50 dollars each raise funds to cover the purchase and provide rural fire protection for ten years. High winds near Independence last week destroyed the municipal airport hangar and an airplane.
Young Adults of the Methodist church sponsor an antique show in Fellowship Hall on Tuesday April 22 from 8 to 11 AM. Exhibit heirlooms and treasures with proper labeling as volunteers insure no damage or loss. Items sought include glassware furniture shells and tools plus firearms and Indian relics. Admission 50 cents includes a meal. call Rev Albertson or Florence Reynolds for details. Cub Scouts held bake contest. winners listed and lunch served.
The Portland girls 44H club held its April 7 meeting at Carol Rasmussen’s home with 16 members and four visitors. Discussions covered sewing machine care, a sleeve roll project, and a health talk on Foundation of Good Posture. A Mothers Day tea program was planned by a committee including Glenda Black, Mary Hellen Black, Carol Rasmussen, Edith Smith, and Ellen Steward.
The article lists church events for Holy Week at Ramsey Reform, including Sunday services at 9 30 am and 10 30 am Sunday School Easter Communion at 8 pm choir performances and Lenten services with Rev KK F McKenzie and Rev E Bossenbrock. It notes a farm transfer to Belmond hospital trustees creating Luick Hospital.
Holy Thursday communion at 7 30 pm announcements at parsonage Wednesday evening or Thursday. Good Friday private home communions. Saturday confirmation at 9 am Easter sunrise service 6 am sponsored by Luther League. Congregation invited. Sunday School 9 30 am. Divine service 10 30 am.
Maundy Thursday service and Good Friday communion at 10 a.m. Announcements at the parsonage on April 9. Easter Sunday Sunday School at 9 a.m. and Easter service at 9 45 a.m. Henman Diers to preach. Special offering for the ALC treasury. Ground-Breaking and Blessing of the New Church site at 10 30 a.m. after the service. The diamond is the hardest stone.
The Titankola Parent-Teacher Association will hold its final regular meeting on Monday evening April 21 at 8 o'clock. The program topic is How Children Acquire Morale with discussion by Rev. Albertson Rev. Diers and Rev. Roskamp, plus special music.
The Woden Legion and Auxiliary held their annual birthday card party at the Legion hall on Tuesday evening March 25. Attendees included Dudley Weible of Forest City state commander of the American Legion, Mrs. Frank Green of Forest City department chairman of Junior Activities, C I Younie and wife of Manilla Iowa district Auxiliary president, Gilbert Hefti and wife of Crystal Lake Hancock county Auxiliary president, with Weible giving a talk on current and future Legion and Auxiliary projects. Mae Tweet served as publicity chairman.
Mayor H A French and the new town council assumed duties Monday evening. New members Frank Fisher Dr H E Torgersen and Herman Schutter joined a mix of returning and longtime officials. Retiring members included J R Schutter J L Intermill and W H Rickless. Florence K Reaser was reappointed town clerk and Fred Baden named marshal and water commissioner as W H Stobt had stepped down due to illness.
Mr and Mrs Fred Schroeder hosted Kos suth Co Rural Mail Carriers and their wives at 7 pm pot luck supper in Lakota with 35 attendees. Auxiliary members make toys aprons for hospitals and raise funds by auctioning gifts each meeting. The night featured men bidding and a twice sold item that boosted the treasury.
Court opened Monday morning in Algona with Judge G W Stillman presiding. Petit jurors for the April term include Donald Asa Algona Iowa Herman Askeland Armstrong Iowa Frank Becker Burt Iowa Rhoda Bonar Algona Iowa and many others across Iowa towns such as Whittemore Wesley Swea City Lakota Bancroft Fenton LaVerne LuVerne and Corwith.
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