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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1957
Page
1
Sunday services and Sunday School times listed for RAMSEY REFORMED, WODEN PRESBYTERIAN, GRACE GOSPEL, Titonka Doan Parish Methodist, and First Bible Presbyterian. Holy Week services planned with Lenten and Good Friday events. Meetings and classes include Intermediate Supper, Official Board, Membership, and Bible Club sessions across Doan Titonka and surrounding towns.
Worship with confirmation at 10:00 a.m. includes Leon Buss Kenneth DeWard Beverly Haack Edward Mayland Ronnie Meyer Mil dred Ultmann. Sunday School and Bible Class at 5:00 a.m. Thursday April 11 7:45 p.m. Senior Choir rehearsal Friday April 12 7:30 p.m. Junior Choir rehearsal. Easter chorus party same evening. Palm Sunday announcements after service and April 7 Wednesday.
Good Hope Lutheran notes 9:30 Sunday School 10:30 Worship. Youth confirmation and Benevolence offering. April 13 rehearsal 9 a.m. April 15 18 and 17th confirmations. Communion announcements at parsonage mornings. April 16 Women’s Missionary Society 7:30 p.m. De votions and hostesses listed. Holy Thursday April 18 7:30 p.m. Holy Communion. Good Friday April 19 7:30 p.m. worship.
Doan WSCS met at Mrs. Harvey Larson’s home on Thursday afternoon April 5 with 16 members present despite snow. Mrs. Ray Cunningham led the lesson. Several visits and social events are noted including birthday observations for Ho Buffington and attendance at district meetings. A wedding in Humboldt and hospital notes are also mentioned.
Amos Bergman of Bancroft was charged with non support after county officials learned his wife and children depended on the county while he worked in the Dakotas. The information was filed by the county attorney and a warrant issued, with Sheriff Lillie handling enforcement. Local notes mention junk dealer Frank Hagen shipping a carload of old iron and a school party planned for next week at the Tjarks school with teacher Mrs. Clarence Cunningham.
John Welhousen hosted a gathering in honor of his daughter Miss Gettle with games and a late supper creating a merrier mood for the young attendees. A quarter century ago records note a related social context and a recent incident involves John Hoekelman of German Township traveling for a medical company. While returning from Buffalo Center he reportedly forced to drive an unknown man believed to be a bandit toward Mason City, with two men involved in the incident.
A damaged text fragment describes men stopping a car and forcing a driver to move toward a masonry site. One man demanded action and ordered the driver to unload a stranger, then to take off. The fragment lacks names, dates, or location.
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