Rambling with Phill Weather turns seasonable after near ninety
Rambling notes spring time at state parks Gull Point Pilot Knob and Port Defiance near Estherville. Visit Fort Defiance for woods hills and brooks. Polio booster advised before summer season. Family church on Sunday urged. Portland Boys 4 H News reports April meeting delegates to 4 H camp and short course. tests on livestock terms. germination test noted.
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Titania
Pilot Knob
Gull Point
Lake Okoboji
Port Defiance State Park
Estherville
Ft. Defiance
Portland Boys
Sparks
Tom Lampe
David Harms
Jim Sparks
Titonka Locals Share Births and Weekend Visits
Titonka residents note the birth of Linda Sue Kroon born Friday April 22 weighing 7 pounds 32 ounces. The report also lists weekend visits from Amos servosinks Diane, Homer Ryan of Brooklyn Iowa, Robert Lang family and others, including birthday celebrations for Russ Krominga and Katie Rode with friends and relatives attending.
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Crystal Lake
Carl Ludwig
Charles Reed
Delmar Kinseth
Robert Kinseth
Amos Krominga
Gene Krominga
Russell Krominga
Russ
Katie
Tena Bruns
Amanda Brung
Amanda
Flora Ullmann
Verla Brandt
Bea Callies
Terry
Valida Bruns
Marie Rode
Erna Spear
Maggie Boekelman
Salina Stott
Anna Ubben
Ellene Schutter
Ella Brandt
Forrest Rode
Walter Haack
Britt
Fred Kasner
Des ‘Moines
Walker McDonald
Kevin Hamilton
Fred Jennings
Jeffrey Boyken Receives College Scholarship
Jeffrey Boyken son of Mr and Mrs Edward Boyken has won one of Des Moines Register and Tribune college scholarships worth 30000. The award will be handed at a May 6 Scholarship Presentation Banquet in the Savery Hotel in Des Moines. Dr Howard Blanchard will be the main speaker. Allan Boyken, his older brother, has previously won a similar award and attends Town State University.
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Jeffrey, Boyken
Edward Boyken
Des, Moines Register
Tribune
Des Moines
Savery Hotel
Jeffrey
Sylvan Thiesse
Howard Blanchard
Des Moines Public Schools
Carlier
Allan Boyken
Jeff
Town State University At
Ames
Union Slough Digest Recreation Area Cleanup Planned
For ten years Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge has been run with local group support. Titan ka and Bancroft chambers, Algona Kiwanis, and Lakota Commercial Club sponsor a spring cleanup on April 28 to ready the area for thousands of visitors including schoolchildren and picnickers.
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
Chambers of Commerce
Titanka
Bancroft
Kiwanis Club of
Algona
Commercial Club of
Lakota
Elmore Saddle Club
League Bowling Tourney Held Monday Evening
A handicap league tournament was held Monday night for the Monday night men. Chuck Ingals won with 629, followed by Dr. Lesiak 627 and Hap Peterson 619. Dutch Leek 616 and 613, Gerald Bahling 616, John Intermill 608, Martyn Brinten 603, and Elwood Nelson also posted 600-plus totals. Another tournament occurred for the Wednesday bowlers amid hopes to publish results next week as AH leagues conclude schedules this week.
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Chuck Ingals
Dr. Lesiak
Hap Peterson
Dutch Leek
Gerald Bahling
John Intermill
Martyn Brinten
Elwood Nelson
Titanka Women's Bowling Banquet Set for Friday
The Titanka Women's Bowling Association will hold a banquet for its members Friday evening April 20 at 7 00 p m at Van s Cafe in Algona Tickets cost 125 and may be secured from Leola Miller or Trudy Budlong Reservations must be made before noon Thursday April 28 The last annual meeting will be held in May to elect officers for the 1960 61 season and discuss other business notice will be sent of the meeting date.
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Titanka Women’s Bowling Association
Van's Cafe
Algona
Leola Miller
Trudy Budlong
American Legion Auxiliary
Wm. Peterson Town
Irene Petersen
Alta Norland
Thelma Higgins
Ollie Bruns
Louise Mechler
Humboldt
Swea City
Wm. Petersen
Federated Club to Meet on April 28 at Krantz Home
The Titonka Federated Club will meet Thursday April 28 at the home of Mrs Hetty Krantz. The lesson will be presented by Schwerin and Joann Hi.
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Federated Club
Titonka Federated Club
Hetty Krantz
Schwerin
Joann Hi
Fox Lake Plant to Add 84 000 KW Generator in 1960
Interstate Power announces a 12 million dollar addition to the Fox Lake Power Plant near Sherburn Minnesota. Construction starts around June 1 1960 and finishes July 1962 expanding capacity to 109 000 KW. Over 150 workers will be employed with a new 10 story boiler and generator to use natural gas or oil.
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Fox Lake
Interstate Power Company
Sherburn
Minnesota
Interstate
Illinois
Iowa
South Dakota
Water-Soluble Phosphorus Use in Corn and Oats
County Extension Director Dean Barnes notes Iowa State agronomist J A Stritzel says water-soluble phosphorus matters mainly for row-planted corn and for oats on high lime soils. High solubility boosts yield only modestly and primarily when applied in the corn row. 50 to 80 percent suffices, with no added gains beyond 80 percent.
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Kossuth
Dean &. Barnes
Algona
J. A. Stritzel
Iowa State University
Stritzel
Farm Shorts on Variety Demonstration at Bancroft Farm
County Extension Director Dean L Barnes describes an April 22 plot at Art Droessler’s Bancroft farm with ten varieties planted to compare maturity dates, straw strength, and height. A public meeting is planned for early July. He notes high weed-chemical costs limit use to extreme cases and mentions a Town Experiment Station Ames record showing pigs follow a 24 hour day with group behavior and leader following.
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Art Droessler
Bancroft
Town Experiment Station
Ames
Grace McKim and Burt Win Iowa Scholarship Awards
Grace McKim a Burt High School senior was named one of eight winners in Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs ninth annual freshmen scholarship contest. Each recipient receives 3500 dollars based on top ten percent class rank references intellectual curiosity and need Grace is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm McKim of rural Burt.
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Burt
Grace McKim
Iowa
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Grace
Wm. McKim
Local Churches Set Summer Service Times May 1
Several local churches shift worship and Sunday School to summer schedules starting May 1. Ram sey Reformed Church Good Hope Lutheran Church Titenka Methodist Church and Dean Methodist Church are among those changing times. Check church notes on page 5 for new schedules.
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Ramsey Reformed Church
Good Hope Lutheran Church
Titenka Methodist Church
Dean Methodist Church
New Times
Savings Bond Sales Reach $466,934 Mark
Kossuth County reports savings bonds sales totaling $46,934 in the first three months, reaching 28 percent of its 1960 quota. Nitchals of Algona, chair man of the bonds drive, notes March sales are to come.
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Kossuth County
United States Savings
County Education Ass'n Holds Dinner Meeting
The Kossuth County Education Association met Wednesday April 20 at Algona High School Annex with nearly 150 attending the 6:30 dinner. Supt. W. P. Truesdell led the meeting as president while the Algona music department performed an eighth grade girls vocal group and soloist Kim Beal. Dr Alfred Schwartz of Drake College spoke on Never Look Behind, outlining challenges educators will face from international tension to urbanization and world mindedness. Local faculty attendees included Mary Lee Baade Betty Brandt Velida Bruns Art Chris singer Betty Gartner Bruce Hill Irene Haugh Clep Nelson Sylvan Thiesse Carrie Torgerson and Doris Sathoff.
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Kossuth County Education Association
Algona High School
W. P. Truesdell
Algona Music Department
Kim Beal
Alfred Schwartz
Drake College
Mary Lee Baade
Betty Brandt
Velida Bruns
Art Chris
Singer
Betty Gartner
Bruce Hill
Irene Haugh
Clep Nelson
Sylvan Thiesse
Carrie Torgerson
Doris Sathoff
Hutchins Attends Regional Conference In Des Moines
E H Hutchins manager of the Federal Land Bank Associations of Algona and Forest City returned Friday from a two day regional conference of managers and Lang Bank appraisers in Des Moines at the Hotel Kirkwood. About 80 managers appraisers and fieldmen from Iowa attended. The meeting featured talks by Thomas A Maxwell Jr president of the Federal Land Bank of Omaha and Hugh E McEvoy senior vice president. A $4000 check from the Iowa associations to the Iowa 4 H Club Foundation was announced for a Boone area cabin. Buffalo Boosters 4 H Club met at Joyce Giesking's home with 20 members and 2 leaders. Continuous committee assignments were announced for Mothers Day Tea Rally Day and other events.
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E. H. Hutchins
Federal Land Bank Associations
Algona
Forest City
Lang Bank
Des Moines
Kirkwood
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Towa
Thomas A. Maxwell, Jr
Hugh E. McEvoy
Federal Land Bank Associations of
Iowa
Iowa 4-H Club Foundation
Boone
Kossuth
Winnebago
Hancock Counties
Buffalo Boosters 4-H Club
Joyce Giesking
Nola Ree Boekelman
Valerie Miller
Linda Budlong
Sharon Eden
Cynthia Rakow
Kristin Rakow
Bliz
Rabeth Watson
Brenda Eden
Kathleen Eden
Jane Buffington
Diane Gartner
Nola Rae Boekelman
Aud
Rey Boelkes
Judy Hamilton
Phyl
Hs Sachau
Janet Buffington
Threese ‘Hamilton
Elizabeth Watson
Linda Fritz
Audrey Boelkes
de Buffington
Clarke Miller
Gutknecht
Lakota
Democrats to Meet in Algona This Saturday
The Kossuth County Democratic convention will assemble in Algona this Saturday to discuss presidential caucus strategy and local campaigns with party members expected to attend from surrounding townships.
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Algona
Kossuth County
Sandra Gartner Named for SUI Honors Program
The third annual Kids Day at Char lie's Trap Shoot near Titanka on Hiway 226 promotes safety with a 2:00 p.m. lecture by Bill Ayres. Sandra Gartner of Titonice is named among the students granted Honors status at The State University of Iowa, with about 150 freshmen expected to join the Honors Program next fall.
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Charlie’s
Titanka
Hiway
Bill Ayres
Goodell
Ion
SUI
V. F. W. Insignia Exalted As Sacred Emblem In Week
The Knights of St. John inspired Cross of Malta emblem is praised by Commander of William H. Kennedy Post 4071 as the VFW joins 10,000+ observing National VFW Week May 17. Post members urged to wear insignia during the week highlighting future programs.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cross of Malta
Wm. H. Kennedy
V. F
Knights of St. John
V.F. W
Farm Outlook Released Through the Kossuth Extension
Farm economist J Marvin Skadberg of Iowa State University notes the predicted rise in US business activity for the first half of the year did not fully materialize. Costs of living rise while housing and other goods offset declines. unemployment falls from record highs and fertilizer stocks remain tight in some areas.
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United States
J. Marvin Skadberg
Iowa State University
Skadberg
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Phill
Jeffrey Boyken
Union Slough Digest
Harold H. Burgess
Fish and Wildlife Service
Bowling Ass'n
Interstate Plans
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Jay Lush
Orange City
Brooks Hays
Titonice Federated Club
Dick Cosgrove
Harley Lehman
Frank Fisher
Vernon Wenger
Farm Shorts
Dean L. Barnes
County Education Ass'n
Buffalo Boosters
Sandra Gartner
American Legion
Clarence Brandi
Max Goldman
B. H. Schwerin
Elmer Nicholson
C. Fcallies
Raymond Bartlett
R. L. Krantz
Kossuth Co
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