Big Market Day set for Good Friday in Fitonka
Community notes temper excitement for a large town event as Market Day Sales return with Al's Repair Shop hosting. Kindergarten visiting days May 6 and 7 draw attention amid Iowa bill talk on entrance ages. Local candidates Titania and Mrs. America join the race. Spring energy fills streets and shops as preparations begin.
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Fitonka
Iowa
Titania
America
Wayne Mechler
Nebraska
Wade
Area contest yields three top winners at Cozad event
Mrs Mechler a contestant from the VFW Auxiliary won from four entrants in a local area contest. Other entrants included Mrs Hime and Mrs Elmer Jensen sponsored by community groups. All three earned BSTe wards Wear Ever Aluminum kitchen utensils. Mechler's husband Wayne runs Culligan Soft Water Service in Cozad. they have two children, Craig three and Paul two months.
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Gethenbure
Mechler
V.F.W
Aula
Wilb Daniels
Robert “Hime
Legion ‘Auxiliary
Elmer Jensen
American Lutheran Church Troup
Wayne
Culligan Soft Water Service
Cozad
Mechlers
Zad' A
Craig
Paul
Poppy Day Pledge And District Plans At Meeting
Members urged to submit ballots for 1957 Golden Mike and mail reports by May 1s. Pink annual report forms to be turned in, with emphasis on memorial poppy symbolism and aiding disabled veterans. May 6 meeting program covers poppies while May 7 8 district Spring Conference is noted.
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Jong
Ltful. Society
Univ
Ben Garret
Hos Iiene
Petersen
Norland
Gamer
Five youths confirmed at Good Hope Lutheran Palm Sunday
At Palm Sunday services five youths of Good Hope Lutheran Church were confirmed communicants. They will receive their first communion on Holy Thursday evening. The youths Ardith Brandt Sharon Schmidt Marybeth Steck Sherry Wenger and David Willet join the Luther League and plan to participate in the annual Easter breakfast at the church parlors.
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Good Hope Lutheran
Good’Hope Lutheran’ Church
Ardith, Brandt
Sharon Schmidt
Marybeth Steckas
Sherry
Wenger
David Willet
Good Hope’ Luther League
Iowa State Fair futurist meat contest to judge on hoof and packer cuts
Iowa State Fair unveils a new two-animal beef competition. Entries are judged first on the hoof then slaughtered for packing plant evaluation. Coolers will house carcasses for later exhibition on August 25. Judging emphasizes heavily fleshed carcasses with desirable cuts and meat quality. No entry or stall fees. Rules available by writing Des Moines.
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cretary_ eisningham
Nounced
Iowa
Des Moines
Farm Outlook 1957 Corn and Soybean Market Notes
The 1956 corn crop topped prior years with 61 percent grading number 2 or better from December 1956 to February 1957, up from 34 percent the previous year and above the 5-year average of 29 percent. Soybean stocks remained high but processors had 56 million bushels on March 1, 1957, down from 71 million the prior year, with prices depending on CCC sales and farmer decisions before the May 31 deadline.
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C.C.C
Kutish
O.C.C
Engaged couple Shirley Ostermann to Duane Boyken in June
Mr and Mrs John Ostermann Jr of Woden announce the engagement of their daughter Shirley Jean to Duane Boyken son of Mr and Mrs Henry Boyken also of Woden. Shirley works at Miami Hospital in Miami Arizona and Duane works for Hatendorf Construction Co in Belmont. The wedding is planned for June at Immanuel Lutheran Church Bitonka.
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John Ostermann
Woden
Shirley
Jean
Duane Boyken
Henry Boyken
Miami Hospital
Miami
Arizona
Duane
Hatendorf Construction Co
Belmond
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Bitonka
Woden Junior Class to Present Play The Susan Plot
The Woden Jr. Class presents an act comedy The Junior Class of Woden High School stages The play focuses on Susan Albright who seeks publicity with a $5000 donation from a wealthy eccentric to aid a worthy cause. The fable follows Mr Dunberry and the Albrights as comic chaos unfolds during a Friday performance.
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Woden High School
Susan
Cis
Albright
Hamondville
Stephen Dunberry
Dunberry
Albrights
Albrights ‘Instead, Panic Results, ‘Because Mr. Dunberry
Bonnie Anderson
Susan Albright
Charles Missman
la- Vonne Wood
Della Eden
Madge Weaver
Forrest Kramer
Ronald Hinders
Keith Halverson
Emily Devine
Katherine Stoddard
Titonka Market Day Sale At Al's Repair Shop
A Market Day Sale will be held at Al's Repair Shop in Titonka this Saturday starting at 1:00 p.m. continuing until everything is sold. Bring items you do not need and join a big day of trading. Call Al Boelkes for further details.
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Titonka
al Boelkes
Don's Pay High Prices for Ropped-Up Feeds
Glenn Thacker Iowa State College extension poultryman argues farmers need not pay premium for “hopped-up” chick feeds. He says a starter with many ingredients does not guarantee better results and that nutrients for maximum growth are well known and used by the industry. Most Iowa chicks begin on standard priced commercial starters.
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Iowa
Glenn
Thacker
State College Extension Poultryman
Towa
Stores Close Friday Afternoon Businesses Quit at Noon
Titanica merchants will close their places of business at noon Friday and stay closed the rest of the day. Most merchants will handle emergencies for customers. The two taverns and the cafe will stay open.
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Titanica
Cancer Drive Completed in Buffalo Township
Marie Orthel cancer fund chair announces the Buffalo Township drive raised 118.00. She thanks Ernest Hofman, Mrs. Clifford Krantz, Mrs. Clayton Whalen, Mrs. Maurice Bilsbo rough, Mrs. Bernard McGuire, Mrs. Sophus Nelson, Mrs. Herbert Rakow, Mrs. William Petersen, and Mrs. Sylvan Hanna, plus all donors.
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Marie Orthel
Cancer Fund
Buffalo Township
Orthel
Ernest Hofman
Clifford Krantz
Clayton Whalen
Maurice Bilsborough
Bernard McGuire
Sophus Nelson
Herbert Rakow
William Petersen
Sylvan Hanna
Obituary: Harry O. Boelkes of Forreston Dies at 67
Forreston Illinois resident Harry A Boelkes died at 4 30 p m Friday at his home after a lingering illness. A retired farmer and meat market operator he was born December 15 1878 near Forreston. He married Kathryn Wagens November 6 1907 and is survived by his wife two daughters Mrs Hodge Binkley Pearl City and Mrs Kenneth Fleischer Forreston two sons Harry Boelkes Freeport and Alfred Titonka a sister Mrs Helen Gerschbaugh and many grandchildren. Funeral 2 00 p m Monday at the Forreston Reformed Church with Rev Merle Hanbecker officiating burial White Oak Cemetery friends may call Sunday at DeGraff Roe Funeral Home.
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Forreston
Harry A. Boelkes
Johann
Fredrica Boelkes
Kathryn Wagens
Hodge Binkley
Pearl City
Kenneth Fleischer
Land
Harry Boelkes
Freeport
Alfred
Titonka
Helen Gerschbaugh
Grant
DeGraff-Roe Funeral Home
Johann Tapper
Germany
United States
Hamilton County
Iowa
Harmka Stoppelmoor
Twue
Algon
Lydia
Everett O. Rippentrop
Swea City
Herman
Clear Lake
Minnnie
Jim McQuiston
Cedar Rapids
Esther
Harm Huisinga
Henrietta
James Reed
Lillie
Raymond Greene
Donald
Buffalo Center
Jake Tapper
Webster City
Tapper
Ramsey Reformed Church
William Kroon
Ramsey Cemetery
Farm extension notes and crop outlook from Dean L Barnes
County Extension Director Dean L Barnes reports slow spring field work but welcomes moisture to start oats and seeding. Discusses protein concentrate price changes, soybeans, cottonseed meal, and potato planting timing around Easter. Notes testing Israel sweetclover seed with Ernie Heidecker and uses heptachalor granules for weevil control. Recommends bluegrass as best lawn seed. one pound seeds 1,000 sq ft.
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Shane
Ernie Heidecker
Lakota
Ernie
Israel
DeVries Auction Changes Evening Sales Start
DeVries Auction Company of Buffalo Center will move weekly sales to 2:00 p.m. starting Tuesday April 23 and continue through the summer months.
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DeVries Auction Company of
Buffalo Center
Summer Activities Planned By Junior 4-H Leaders
Local 4-H leaders announce summer activities and leadership meetings in Algona and area, with reports on teen programs, state assemblies, and summer camps. The article notes guest speaker Buena Mockmore on handling teen and parent relations, plus plans for Weishen Celebration at Iowa State College and a Goodwill program thank-you from Scouts.
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Buena Mockmore
Town State College
Algona
Kathy Hilbert
Alma Mig
Roger Dreyer
Arlen Benscheter
Mary Staudt
County Extension Home
Robert Johnson
County Extension
Weishen
Iowa State College
Don Froehlich
Leon Dumstorff
Jean Rahe
Betty Lansing
Call State Park
Jame 11
Conservation unit field trip plans and tile intake sketch
Junior High students at Buffalo Center and Algona plan a field trip to study conservation. Bob Harrison discusses a novel tile intake device using a barrel and water heater, with a disc blade and iron supports. Survey and layout work included Menke, Ras mussen, Shipler, Harrison, McGuire, and Raney son on open ditch and contour lines.
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Buffalo Center
Algona
Whittemore Junior High
Bob Harrison
Plum Creek Township
Lawrence Menke
Harrison and Ledyarg
Ivan Rasmussen
Swea
C. S. Shipler
Union Township
Plum Creek
Gene
Leonard McGuire
Ben McCarthy
Hugh Raney Ison
Telephone Directories Due Next Month
Announced release of new telephone directories is set for early next month. Readers are asked to verify their names in an old directory and report any misspellings by calling the telephone office for corrections.
Brownie Troop Holds Meeting and Gifts Project
A Brownie troop met at the home of Mrs. Krantz on Wednesday after school. They conducted their regular business meeting and then spent the remaining time working on "Mother's Day Gifts." John Cosgrove served as the reporter.
County Concert Association Membership Drive Under Way
The Rosuth Community Concert Association begins its annual membership drive. It has hosted groups like the Columbus Boys Choir, Whittemore and Lowe, Alec Templeton, and Vivian della Chiesa. Memberships run to April 28, $6 for adults and $3 for students. Contact Florence Reynolds at Titonka for details.
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Rosuth ‘Community Concert Association
Columbus Boys Choir
Whittemore and
Lowe
Alec.Templeton
Vivian Della Chiesa
Florence Reynolds
Titonkag
Trees to Suit Planting Purposes in Iowa
Foresters at Iowa State College advise selecting trees by planting purpose including windbreak erosion control reforestation and wildlife shelter. They recommend obtaining Pamphlet 151 from county extension offices and note conifers generally perform better on eroded fields with hardwoods as successors.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Iowa State College Extension Service
Missouri
County
Ofice
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L. B. Cunningham
Kossuth Co
Woden Jr
Harry O. Boelkes
Shoritf Dean L. Barnes County Extension Director
Devries Auction Company
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