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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1956
Page
6
A hint suggests Warran T. may see Linda L. of Burt frequently. Beverly R. hopes her cousin visits more often with her two boys, noting the cousin can handle only one.
Editorial notes the school paper’s name Tepee Tidbits chosen from five options by a large majority. Announces weekly events schedule and a new News Briefs column highlighting student achievements and alumni topics. Banquet plans for April 28 are advancing. Darlene Callies writes this week’s piece. Cora Belle Stecker reports on a Student Council trip to Mason City.
The Titanka boys baseball team traveled to Algona for their first game on Monday April 6. Despite solid play they failed to score against a strong Algona squad. They travel to Lakota on Friday April 13 and seek support for a hopeful season ahead.
The North Central District of Town Association of Student Councils met Thursday April 5 at Mason City. Four Titonka students attended with adviser Mr Thiese and four delegates named Den nis Krominga Beverely Richter Cora Stecker and Betty Hatten. F A Landruth LeMars High School spoke. Morning entertainment included a trumpet solo and ventriloquist. Panels discussed attendance publicity council authority and relations with the public. Lunch followed, then afternoon panels on same topics plus handbook parliamentary procedure and new projects. The group thanked the hosting council and noted Cora Stecker’s message.
Shirley Arndorfer discusses post graduation goals and interests. She aims to become a telephone operator in Algona and lists hobbies such as sewing. She notes her height as 5 2 and brown eyes, with Latin as a favorite subject. Her favorite sport is basketball and she admires Rock Hudson and Debbie Reynolds. Her favorite food is caramel dumplings and her favorite song is Boll Weevil.
Reporter Jo Baade notes the Joe Frankens of Sion City welcomed twins on February 29. Their mother Mrs Franken gave birth to two healthy dark-haired daughters in a rare leap year delivery.
A string of gossip questions centers on local students and staff. The notes ask who drove whom home Tuesday night, potential romances, school party attendance, crushes, dance exits, dating history, and rides with friends in small town settings.
Titonka High School girls softball opened spring schedule by defeating Burt High School by 31 to 5 last Wednesday. Key hitters Dawn Beenken Sharon Rippentrop Darlene Callies Marilyn Welhousen and Donna Beenis en starred while pitcher Donna Beenksen allowed five hits no walks and three strikeouts. Burt committed nine errors and Titonka three. Coach Lyle Opheim leads the team. Box score follows.
Friends and former classmates greeted Wanda Parcel and Charles Albright at the skating rink to celebrate their engagement ahead of a late April wedding. The issue notes student declamations by Ladies Night in Storm Lake, district contests, intramural ping pong champions, safe driving reminders, and upcoming skating at Harold's rink. It closes with guidance on filing precise plant orders with botanical details for spring nurseries.
School calendar lists finals at Storm Lake for State Speech with Craig Sathoff in humor. May activities include vaccines for Whooping Cough, kindergarten visiting day, and a mother’s conference. Lake Park hosts a state music contest for band and large vocal groups. The state vocal and instrumental contest covered a trip to Ventura with forty participants, weather noted as cold and muddy, and numerous solo and quartet ratings across divisions.
CLASS BRIEFS describe a Tuesday viewing of Willie the Skunk in which the kindergarten class followed the skunk’s food hunt and farm adventures. A hatchery visit offered insight into baby chick incubation and the students drew scenes. On April 4 Gary Rippentrop celebrated a birthday and shared candy bars with the class.
A Miss Gorman taught second graders about number facts thirteen fourteen and fifteen while pages of word problems appeared. Students mention March and early April visits by Michael Hatten Linda Budlong Vaughn Krominga and Bonnie Isebrand. They welcomed Marlene Hovey from Havelock Iowa.
Miss Dontre Jt's class notes signs of spring with softball, jump rope, birds returning and snow flurries. They report hard work on cursive writing learning half the letters and a health unit on cold prevention and care amid chilly winds and rains.
The report describes two rats Tom and Jerry fed different foods over a week. Jerry gained half his weight while Tom did not. initial weight was 2 grams. Tom now weighs 82 grams and Jerry 24s grams. The family keeps a pet garter snake Curly in a glass-front cage and hosts many visitors. They also note trips to other rooms and time spent on rock collections during free periods.
The sixth grade worked with decimals and multiplication, studied heart and capillaries, and enjoyed a Blue Earth band concert with a jug band number. The fourth grade finished electricity, studied the body, civics lessons, and taxation. Judy Meh ran Sharon Schmidt Sandra Gartner and Margaret McDonald represented Titanka in Ventura music contest with their jelarinet quartet Snow Birds earning a two rating. Class colors red and white, flower carnation, motto Life is what we make it.
The seniors lay out plans for a big year end trip to Minneapolis with tours of the Ford Company, Minnesota State Capitol, and the Minneapolis Star and Tribune. They will attend Ice Follies Saturday afternoon and discuss future careers and world issues in class while preparing a term paper on government.
Linda Nelson writes about the Friday end of a school week and a due date two weeks away for a term paper. The student contemplates weekend time, library research, and the possibility that many events could unfold before the deadline. The note ends with an indication of continued discussion on page 6.
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