Titonka Topic highlights spring hints and local notices
The column notes unseasonably cold weather gives way to greening pastures and oats appearing. Titonka Savings Bank marks its first anniversary in enlarged quarters. The community honors the Boykens for their work and condemns dumping dead hens. Stores now open Wednesday evenings. A summer program is in development. The Topic expands printing services including wedding invitations. Condolences are offered to Mrs Schroeder on Leland Schroeder's death.
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Titanka Savings Bank
Boykens
Titonka
Topic
Leland Schroeder
Cunninghams Observe Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs C G Cunningham plan a community Golden Wedding Anniversary at Elmore Methodist Church on Sunday April 29 from 2 30 to 5 30 PM with a 2 45 program and reception to follow. They will not send individual invitations and extend a general invitation to the entire community.
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C. G. Cunningham
Elmore Methodist Church
Mrs. Cunningham
Titanka Fire Department Meets Tuesday Evening
The Titanka Fire Department will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, May 1 at the fire station. All members are urged to attend as the siren will blow at 7 00 p.m. to call them to the meeting.
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Titanka Fire Department
Perfect Attendance Recognition Award List
The article lists students with perfect attendance across grades from Kindergarten to 12, noting Grade 7 with the best record at 7 of 36 present, Grade 9 second with 6 of 33. It names numerous students and several families with two children never absent or tardy.
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Miss Bruns
Mavis
Harms
Mrs. Nelson
Miss .Meyers
Gregory Miller
Miss Stenzel
Judy Rippentrop
Miss .Taylor
Dick Buffington
Roy Hutchison
Myrna Rike
Oesterreicher
Kathleen Eden
Reginald. Schutter
Mrs. Baade
Betty Gigler
Lewis Giesking
Mrs. Budlong
Claude Bilsborough
Jeffrey Boyken
Marie
Giles
DeGolias
Bilsborough
Junior Senior Reception Announces April 28 at High School
The Junior-Senior Reception will be held in the high school gym on Saturday April 28 from 4 to 6 PM for the public to view decorations. Parents of juniors and seniors are invited to the gym for the dance that evening. Craig Sathoff serves as toastmaster. Duane Beenken gives the invocation and Sharon Carrol welcomes. Geraldine Ullmann presents the senior response. Sid Buffington presents Memorias. Music by a girls trio and quartet. Principal S Thiesse delivers farewell. Harold Rood oversees arrangements.
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Sid Buffington
S. Thiesse
Harold Rood
Arangements
Carol Callies Elected Sority Officer at Simpson College
Carol Callies a Titonka junior was elected house president for the coming year at Simpson College She majors in elementary education and will lead the sorority as its social officer in the new term
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Carol Callies
Simpson College
Carol
No Change in Corn Allotments for 1956
The Kossuth County ASC committee reports no change in national or local corn and other grain allotments for 1956. President Eisenhower sets a $1.50 per bushel price support for compliant corn, with higher rates for other crops. Farmers urged to align 1956 plans with these supports to maintain income and curb overproduction.
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Richard I. Anderson
Kossuth County
ASC
Anderson
Iowa
Everyother
Eisenhower
Titonka Fire Dept Fights Grass Fire Near Bartlett Hatchery
Titonka firemen responded Tuesday afternoon to extinguish a small grass fire on the west edge of town behind Bartlett Brothers Hatchery. Only fence posts were burned. authorities warn to be careful burning leaves during dry, windy weather to prevent fires.
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Titonka Fire Dept
Titonka Fire Department
Bartlett Brothers Hatchery
Raymond Heifner Prepares Two Year Naples Italy Stay
Raymond B. Heifner son of L. C. Heifner sails May 26 with family and household goods for a two year stay in Naples Italy. A Titonica High School graduate 1932 he led the local band and engaged in school activities. He later served in the Navy and now resides in Winston Salem North Carolina as a Warrant Officer. He has two daughters Nora Ann and Susan.
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Raymond B. Heifner
L. C. Heifner
Naples
Italy
Raymond
Titonica High School
Capital City Commercial College
Navy
Chicago
Pacific
Washington D. C
Winston Salem
N. C
Will Winston
Spring Rally Day at Thornton Led by Miss Haas
Miss Dorothy Haas of Columbus Ohio national W M F and president will be the featured speaker at the spring rally day in Thornton Iowa May 2. She will discuss the work of the W NLF in the American Lutheran Church and address local church women about the allied role in the ALC.
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Thornton
Dorothy Haas
W. M
Columbus
Ohio
Iowa
Women’s Missionary Federation
American Lutheran Church
Miss Haas
W.nlf
ALC
A.L.C
Wesley News Misses Boat
The Wesley News will not appear this week due to a postal mix up. Our correspondent confirmed the item was posted on time but did not reach Titanka in time to make the issue. If it arrives late, we will publish it.
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Wesley News
Wesley
Titanka
Agricultural Engineering Field Day Set for June 2
The fifth annual Agricultural Engineering Field Day will be held Saturday June 2 at the Iowa State College research farm near Ames. Hobart Beresford says the parade of progress will showcase mechanized feeding usage practices field tours and demonstrations. A special exhibit of new experimental and commercial machines used to apply granular insecticides will be displayed. registration begins at 8 30 a.m. and the program ends by 3 p.m. to accommodate long-distance travelers.
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Iowa State College Agricultural Engineering Research
Ames
Agricultural Engineering Department
Iowa
Hobart Beresford
Beresford
Farm milk production forecast and hog market outlook
The USDA projects 126 to 127 billion pounds of milk in 1956 led by rising output per cow, with 123.5 billion pounds produced last year. Kutish notes milk production rose 13 percent in the first quarter, while hog prices face a digesting period and feed costs remain well below a year ago.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Francis A. Kutish
Iowa State College Farm Economist
Kutish
Chicago
Katish
Federated Club Plans Second Flower Show
Titanka Federated Club sets the last week in July for the summer flower show to help residents plan plantings. The show committee lists chairs for various roles and invites community participation.
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Federated Club
Titanka Federated Club
Dick Cosgrove
Harold Reod
Miller Nelson
Frank Fisher
George Alice
John Hamilton
Walker McDonald
Bob Budlong
Edward Brandt
Slyvan Thisse
Sharon Eden Weds Dewey Valentine in Al gon a Methodist Church
Miss Sharon Eden daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Eden Wesley Iowa and Dewey Valentine son of Mr and Mrs H E Valentine were married April 4 at 4 30 pm in the Methodist Church in Algona. Double ring ceremony with Lohengrin march and prayers. Bride wore lace and tulle gown. bridesmaids flower girls and ushers listed. 200 guests attended a 6 pm buffet at Johnson House Algona. After a short wedding trip to Minneapolis the couple will live near Truman Minnesota on his father’s farm.
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Sharon Eden
Ben Eden
Wesley
Iowa
Dewey Valentine
H. E. Valentine
Algona
Herman Welhousen
Ardith Eden
Gayle Sleeper
Mr. Valentine
Mar
Orie
Carol Carlson
Bonnie Burgess
Marlene Dedrickson
Pamela Wilke
Diana Schwabe
Gregory Wilke
Wm. Welhousen
Johnson House
Raymond Schutter
Alvin Eden
Harold Bode
John Boehm
Barbara Dedrickson
Minneapolis
Fairmont
Mankato
St. James
Welcome
Lewisville
Truman
Minnesota
Mason City
Corwith
Britt
Titonia
Renwick
Duncan Community Hall
All Thebride
Titanka High School
Mankato Commercial College
Standard Oil
Truman High School
University of Minnesota
Valentine
Lutherans Ship Ton Of Clothing
Nearly a ton of used clothing and shoes was shipped by truck Monday morning for overseas relief. The items loaded onto a freight car in Fort Dodge will be processed in New York. They came from four Lutheran congregations St John Corwith St John Woden Good Hope and Immanuel Titania with most from Good Hope and Immanuel Titania.
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Fort Dodge
New York
St. John
Corwith
Woden
Good Hope
Immanuel
Titania
United States
Federated Club to Hold May Picnic at Algona Shelter
Titania Federated Club schedules the May Picnic at Call Park Shelter House in Algona. The Department of Agriculture in Washington announced a 12 month extension of farm stored loans on the 1955 crop, with storage payments of 15 cents per bushel for 1955 56, to be paid at extension time and full storage payments at the end of storage. 1953 corn reseal loans will not be available, and 1955 oats reseal is announced with purchase agreements convertible to loans. Notify Kossuth County ASC Office to reseal 1955 oats.
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Federated Club
Titania Federated Club
Call Park
Algona
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Kossuth County
ASC
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Ramblin
Phil
Abadet
Florence Reynolds
Kossuth Community Concert Association
Concert Association
Alece Templeton
Kossuth
Wes Bartlett
Eugene Murtagh
Barbara Haggard
Kent Motor Company
Kossuth Co
Missal
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