THS Weekly Activities and Music Contest Results
The Sayre Winkie led THS report covers a state music contest at Emmetsburg with top ratings for the mixed chorus and brass sextette while several groups earned second place. Teammates Titonka and Lone Rock schedules are noted amid poetry and drama plans, and a busy school week across grades from first to sixth highlights birthdays, class rings, and student projects.
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Emmetsburg
Fenton
West Bend
Rolfe
Titonka
Ene
Pennings Silver Wedding Celebration in April
On Sunday afternoon April 7 relatives gathered at the B Penning home to mark their 26th wedding anniversary. A program featured a song, scripture reading, prayers, and duets, with many guests from Hankinson to Buffalo Center. A two tier rose and silver cake plus a social hour and buffet followed.
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B. Penning
Calvin Schnucker
Rev
C. Schnucker
Menno ‘Redenius Jr
Mirian
Magdalene Lupkes
Ben Limberg
Menno Redenius Sr
Wesley
Rey
Boyd Tieden
Rake
Ole Redenius
Spencer
Fred Redenius
Henry Redenius
Dick Betten
Ackley
Rudolf Rutgers
Albert Penning
Austinville
Minn
Pete Smoot
John Uhlenhopp
Keley
Dick Franzen
Dorothy Sloper
Titonka
Hannah Mae
Henry Pommer
Harl Newbring
Klemme
George Heyes and Sons
Bancroft
Henry Meinders
John Ennen
Will Kardoes
Buffalo iCenter
Marriage Licenses Reported in Kosuth County
Marriage licenses issued in Kosuth county last week include Harold M. Bockes of Algona and Wilma Jorgensen of Spencer with Semen Amundsen and Janet Roberts of Minneapolis Minnesota, both 39 and 16, plus Frank Droessler and Agnes Illg, both of Bancroft.
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Kossuth County
Harold M. Bockes
Legal
Algona
Wilma Jorgensen
Spencer
Semen Amundsen
Janet Roberts
Minneapolis, Minn
Frank Droessler
Agnes Illg
Bancroft
Flash Man Kisses Wife on Highway Stop Near Cole
A highway patrolman stopped a one armed driver near Cole last week. The officer found the driver with a young lady and a husband in the vehicle. The incident involved the man making love to his wife while the patrolman investigated the scene.
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Cole
Kossuth Students Attend Iowa State College Enrollments Rise
Winter quarter enrollment at Iowa State College hits 6,483 with Kossuth and other Iowa county students among 13 foreign nations and all states. Engineering leads with 1,874. Agriculture Home Economics Science and Vet Medicine follow. Home Economics posts the largest gain. A list of Kossuth enrollees includes Willard Schwietert Burt and many others across engineering, veterinary medicine, science, and agriculture fields.
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Iaamds
Kossuth
Iowa
United States
Iowa State College
Division of Agriculture
Willard Schwietert
Burt
James Donovan Andrews
Titonka
George Schroeder
Harlan Hutchinson
Lone Rock
Arthur Miller
Robert Fraser
Sexton
Frank ‘Bartley
LaVerne
Perry Jensen
Fenton
Andrew Monlux
Algona
Garner Anderson
Swea City
Ada Fiene
Lone ‘Rock
Edmund Capesius
Wyle Skromme
Curtis Ward
William Chapman
Robert Schutter
Wesley
Science
Virginia Patterson
Wayne Moore
John Kohlhaas
Mary Devine
Bancroft
Mary ‘Gilmore
Anthony “Lichter
Dorothy Peterson
Ruth Dreyer
Penton
Durwood
Baker
Patricia
Ball
Itonka
Wergenia Little
Wilma ‘Preston
Dorothy McDonald
Ida ‘Halpin
Paul Harms
Howard Media
Edward Thompson
Douglas Patterson
Ervin Seely
Farm homes reach electricity via central stations in 1989
An estimated 1.7 million farm homes in the United States accessed electric current from central stations in 1989, reflecting the reach of rural electrification efforts and the ongoing expansion of power networks to rural areas.
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United States
Women’s All Day Contact Meeting at Burt Hotel
Mrs Win Jacobs of Forest City will host an all day contact meeting at the Burt hotel on Thursday April 11 with county committee township chairmen and 4 H club committees attending. The session aims to promote better understanding of home project study work. Ruth Seaton Hicks notes a final 4 H leaders training school set for April 19 at Bancroft public school. The last home project women training was held Tuesday at Mrs Otto Jensen’s home in Seneca.
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Win Jacobs
Forest City
Farm Bureau
Burt Hotel
Home Project
Algona Editor Receives Master Editors Honor in Iowa
The Algona Advance reports W IC Dewel, longtime editor of the paper, was named a Master Editor at the Iowa Press Association meeting in Des Moines. The event marked the association's 25th anniversary with sessions, a luncheon, a banquet, and multiple publishers present.
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Iowa Press Association
Des Moines
Western Newspaper Union
Iowa
Bankers Life
Des ‘Moines
Algona Advance
Dewel
Forest City Doctor to Speak at Lions Club Luncheon
Dr J F Colby of Forest City will address the Lions Club Thursday evening at 6 45 with a business meeting to follow He has been active in politics and conservation and is versed in many subjects The topic is not fixed but he is described as well qualified to speak on diverse matters
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J. F. Colby
Forest City
Lions Club
Uuneh
Irene
Carmel
Vanch
Mrs. Dick Boyken Surprised by Neighborhood Friends
About thirty five neighbors and Lutheran ladies aid members staged a Wednesday afternoon surprise party for Mrs. Dick Boyken. They brought baskets and shared a visit, presenting her with a thoughtful gift and wishing many returns of the day.
Woden Presbyterian Ladies Elect Officers
WODEN The Presbyterian ladies met at Mrs. Henry Kruse's home for the annual business meeting. Mrs. Henry Kruse was elected president and Mrs. P. Ben Atzen became vice president. Mrs. J Helm was re elected secretary and Mrs. Dale Rittenhouse was named treasurer. A luncheon followed hosted by the hostess.
Mrs Denton Recalls Western Tour Highlights
Mrs W J Denton, president of the Titania Chapter of the Womens Auxiliary of the American Legion, writes from Monterey California detailing scenic drives near Carmel and the coast, visits with friends from Missoula to Seattle, surprise reunions in Mount Vernon, and plans to travel to Los Angeles New Orleans Greenwood Mississippi Chicago and home. The letter celebrates hospitality, scenery, and companionship encountered on the western and southern journey.
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W. J. Denton
Titanica
Womens Auxiliary of the American Legion
Monterey
Calif
Lois
Los Angeles
New Orleans
San Antonio
Greenwood
Mississippi
Chicago
Huband
Sadie Denton
Whittemore Girl Hurt In Algona Auto Wreck
Avis Wilson of Whittemore was hospitalized after a Monday morning crash in Algona. She occupied the Paul Springer car, which collided at McGregor and Minnesota Streets with Everett Stevens of Sexton driving another vehicle. Wilson suffered head cuts bruises and knee lacerations.
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Alagona
Avis Wilson
Whittemore
Paul Springer
Mce-Gregor Street
McGregory
Minnesota
Everett Stevens
Sexton
Marc Moore
Stevens
Miss Wilson
Gartner Reelected P T A President At Meeting
Gartner was reelected president of the Parent-Teacher Association at Monday evening's meeting. Mrs Ray Miller was re elected vice president, Mrs J L Miller treasurer and Miss Thompson became secretary. Committees for the year were named including picnic Program Refreshment and Finance Membership and Hospitality Publicity and History Band and Christmas Seal. Mrs Hoon reported on the Fort Dodge district convention and speaker Mrs Rendall spoke on How Good A Parent Are You.
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L. G. Gartner
Parent-Teacher Association
Ray Miller
J. L. Miller
Treksier
Miss Thompson
Mids Voight
Gartner
George Bonacker
Ray Hansen
Mark Bacon
Ray Oesterreicher
Hoon
Chris Brandt
H. Snyder
Leonard Callies
Fort Dodge
J. L. Rendall
Forest City
Rendall
Harrington Seeks County Attorney Post in Titonica Visit
R J Harrington of Algona campaigned in Titonica for county attorney on the Republican ticket. A son of the late T P Harrington, he was born in Algona and educated at State University and the University of law. He has practiced in Algona with Joe Lowe and served as county chairman the past four years. This marks his first bid for public office.
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R. J. Harrington
Algona
Titonica
Bob
T. P. Harrington
The
State University
University Law School
Joe Lowe
Prominent Algona Women Pass Away During Week
Funeral services were held for Mrs. George Hackman, 64, who died at Kossuth hospital from heart disease. Survived by husband, former Kossuth sheriff, daughter Mrs. Fred Geigel of Irvington, and George Hackman Jr. of Knoxville. Separately, services were held for Mrs. Richard A. Palmer, 78, longtime Algona resident of 71 years, who died at home Thursday night.
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Algona
George ‘Hackman
Kossuth Hospital
Kossuth
Fred Geigel
Irvington
George Hackman Jr
Knoxville
Butterfield duo plead guilty in Iowa conservation case
Albert Butterfield and his son Ben B. Butterfield of near Bancroft pleaded guilty in Kossuth County justice court to violating Iowa conservation laws for shooting ducks in the sand plain west of Bancroft with two bluebills in possession. Fined $50 and costs, charges filed by conservation officer BE Pierce of Algona. Other hearings included fines for stop-sign and registration violations, a new district court case, probate filings, juror additions, and the Schreck trial with a verdict for the defendant after deliberations.
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Algona
Albert Butterfield
Ben BH. Butterfield
Bancroft
Justice Court
P. A. Dawson
Hach
BE. V. Pierce
Cangeht
W. B. Schroeder
Minneapolia
Delmar
Hugi
Galen A.sharp
Humboldt
Kossuth
G. H. Cretzmeyer
John Leinenbach
Lillian Galan
Sanford Rowe
Maribault
Minn
G.W. Stillman
Schreck
Schreck Brothers
Edward L. O'Connor
Des Moines
Schrecks
Jens Grothe
William Oswald
Near Whittemore
Oswald
John Mosbach
Ide Sapei
Highway 44
W. C. Trelan
A. M. Helgen
Ommersburg
W. G C. Irelan
Irvington Farm Hand Hurt in Disc Runaway
Alvin Weaver, 26, a Irvington farm hand, was seriously injured last Wednesday afternoon when a disc tore into his right calf as horses bolted on the Iddl Mawdsley farm. Fellow worker Peul Dremel stopped the team and helped Weaver to lossuth hospital. Doctors found a chipped bone and he faces six weeks in bed if no infection or complications arise. Weaver is married with two young children.
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Irvington
Alvin ‘Weaver
Irvington Farm
Iddl Mawdsley Farm
Weaver
Peul
Dremel
Iossuth Hospital
Algona Man Killed on Colorado Electric Job
Funeral services were held at St. Cecelia's for Babe Dutton 32 of Algona who died from injuries after a fall at Fort Morgan Colorado while working on an R A line. He was replacing a transformer on a light pole when his safety belt relaxed and he fell 28 feet. He died Wednesday afternoon after internal injuries from an electrical shock and a dust storm, with the shock thought to have numbed his body.
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Amgiona
St. Cecelia’s Catholic Church
Bwire
Babe) Dutton
Fort Morgan
Colefiadd
Library Notes Newbrary Hours and Board Meeting
Library notes report new Saturday hours from 2:00 to 6:00 p m and 7:30 to 9:00 p m. The library board held its final quarterly meeting on Wednesday night April 3, with annual reports presented and fiscal year business closed.
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Newbrary
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Duntor Batt
Jacqueline Callies
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Betty Dreesman
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Senior News
Andrew Peters
Junior High News
MHS
New England
England
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Highgate
Edward Coleman
B. Pennings
Iowa ST. College
Ames
Russell French
Jesse Blanchard
James Schwartz
Robert Black
Donald Barger
DR. Colby
Dick Boyken
Woden Presbyterian Ladies
Mrs. Denton
Hansen
San Francisco
Oakland
Vernon Cooper
Missoula
Stevens Ville
Madelene
S. L. Lamoreux
S. L
Lamoreux
Ford
Montana
Ferdie Schram
Mayme Kleist Lamoreux
Mona
Mona’s
Reuben
Seattle
Fred Callies
Mt. Vernon
Herb
Co. Atty
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