Activities of Public Schools for the Week
Kindergarten and First Grade work in reading books and rehearsing songs for the May Festival. Second Grade perfect spellers were David Adamson Sharon Callies Shirley Callies Caroline Lund Benjamin Meyer Vernadell Willis and Ronald Young. They enjoyed spring flowers and heard Story Hour on the radio Friday morning. Third grade learns long division in arithmetic and wrote letters to former classmate Dale Koestler who moved away March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Adamson
Sharon Callies
Shirley Callies
Caroline Lund
Benjamin Meyer
Vernadell Willis
Ronald Young
Dale Koestler
Students map a cross country trip with garden visits
A group sketches people working in gardens on Friday, traces a route from New York City to San Francisco visiting Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Omaha. They will tour Yellowstone Park and a ranch in the West next week while continuing arithmetic with fractions.
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New York City
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Omaha
Yellowstone Park
Iwest
Fifth grade girls play soft ball in near even game
Reading notes describe six new lights in their room after a Monday visit. The fifth grade girls faced the fourth grade in a softball game with a close score. Students Esther Robert John Fred Delores Edith Wavonne Ralph Hart Gerald and Geraldine all scored 100 in spelling last week. A spring bulletin board scene was created by the girls. Last Friday a history test was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther
Robert John
Fred
Delores
Edith
WaVonne
Ralph
Hart
Gerald
Geraldine
Sixth Grade Gains and Game Results Card
Students finished English pronoun lessons and shared book reports for six weeks. Sixth graders and eighth graders played a ball game last Monday, with the boys losing 17 to 15 and the girls 28 to 10. Irwin Schmidt attended the Thursday Titonka Rodman baseball game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iboys
Irwin Schmidt
Titonka
Rodman
Seventh Grade Report on Class Activities and Absences
Seventh grade progress highlights math with compasses and rulers while history covers the Gettysburg Address. English reviews punctuation and capitalization, geography moves to Africa, and music explores songs about different countries. Several students were absent two weeks and Friday. reading centers on lyrical poems The Mountain Daisy The Tulip Garden and Sweet Peas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Fannie
Gene
Eighth Grade Algebra Test Given Last Friday
The eighth grade took an algebra test Friday morning focusing on the country level material.
Titonka High Commencement Caps Debate Clarified
Titonka High School clarifies that no faculty member influenced the class vote on caps and gowns. A second student meeting produced a 15 to 7 vote in favor, with some members opposing regardless of outcome. Superintendent Cheever states the student body will follow the democratic majority rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonky H. S
M. F. Cheever
Supt. of
Local Officials Dismissed For Ball Game Duty
Officers and their duties in government assigned to attend a ball game Thursday from eight to four if a dime was paid. Rodman and Tike played with Tike winning by six points, ten to four. The junior high tournament last week saw the 6th and 7th graders play with the 6th grade victorious. The 6th and 8th grades then faced off and the 8th grade won fifteen to seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodman
Tike
FreshmenAce General Science Test Honors
Thursday the freshmen earned A grades in general science with Donna Krominga Drusilla Hansen and Donald Budoing. They also took several hikes studying plants twigs and insects while algebra and English reviews continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Krominga
Drusilla Hansen
Donald ‘Budoing
What the War Means to Us in World History Class
The world history class completed a unit series titled We start from where we are We look back What we and they stand for What are we doing now Where do we go from here The program was supplied by the School and College Civilian Morale Service of the US Office of Education and tied to current events in Our Times Students drafted topic outlines and wrote themes from those outlines under instructor guidance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Office of Education
Our Times
Juniors Picnic At Call Park Then Dance At Chrome
Junior students held a Friday evening picnic at Call Park in Algona, then all moved to the Chrome for the rest of the night’s dancing. Earlier Thursday, juniors faced a stiff English test.
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Algona
Reuben Tjaden ordained as minister at Kamrar meeting
Reuben Tjaden, son of Mr and Mrs Jello Tjaden of Woden and a senior at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary of the University of Dubuque, was ordained by the Presbytery of Waukon at its spring meeting at the Kamrar Presbyterian church on April 21. A charge was given by Dr Klaas Strate, head of the New Testament department at the seminary. He has accepted a call from the Norwood and Burgess Churches at Alexis, Illinois, and installation is set for June 9. He will receive his Bachelor of Divinity degree on May 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jelle Tjaden
Margreete
Anna
Bonno Schutter
Titonka
Ralph Tjaden
Wesley
Stephen Tjaden
Woden
Rewben Tjaden
Norwood
Burgess Presbyterian
Alexis
Illinois
Tjaden
The
Theological Seminary
Dubuque
Mr and Mrs DeBoer Celebrate 40th Anniversary
The fortieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Claus DeBoer was celebrated at their home last Thursday. Attendees included Rev. Okko Peters of Kesley and numerous relatives from Titonka Ackley Wesleys Hutchins and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WODPN
Claus DeBoer
Okko Peters
Kesley
John Humke
Ackley
William ‘Tjaden
Titonka
Ralph ‘Tjaden
Wesley
Forest Heckels
Hutchins
Claus Trarks
Anna Ubben
John ‘Greenfield
Ih. J. Kuizema
George Pommer
Hanna Mae
Ted DeBoer
Seventeen Promotes First Communion at St Josephs
Seventeen boys and girls will receive their first holy communion at St Josephs church next Sunday eight oclock mass. Names include Marlene Bauer Lorraine Drummer Madonna Froelich JoAnne Goetz Fidelis Kellner Betty Lou Koppen Shirley Kouba Anna Mae Labenthaul Margaret Weber Marvin Berger Franklin Bode Harold Drummer Stanley Hanig Paul Waverly Keith Haverly Kenneth Kellner Donald Kleinpeter Mary Ann Eggert Rosemary Yesve Roger Doughan Conrad Wingert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
Wibsly
St. Josephs Church
Ilags
Marlene Bauer
Lorraine Drummer
Madonna Froelich
Joanne Goetz
Fidelis Kellner
Betty Lou Koppen
Shirley Kouba
Anna Mae Labenthaul
Margaret Weber
Marvin Berger
Franklin Bode
Harold Drummer
Stanley Hanig
Paul Waverly
Paul Waverly, ‘Keith Haverly, Kenneth Kellner
Donald Kleinpeter
Mary Ann Eggert
Rosemary Yesve
Roger Doughan
Conrad Wingert
Bartletts Coincidence Tied to Old Tile Job
Lloyd Bartlett tells Ripley he has a story for Believe It Or Not. Thirty three years ago Olaf Finnemark did the surveying and Lloyd and George Graham worked on a tile job in the Bartlett neighborhood. Recently re laying of tile led to renewed activity by Ole re surveying and Lloyd with George relaying the tile. Lloyd calls it a notable coincidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Bartlett
Ripley
Bartlett
Olaf Finnemark
Lloyd
George 'Graham
Ole
George
Graveling and Road Maintenance Bids Sought in Algona
County Auditor Kinsey announces sealed bids due by 2 p.m. May 5 at the courthouse for gravel surfacing of about 44 miles of county secondary roads and for maintenance gravel on about 60 miles of county roads.
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Algona
Kinsey
Patricia Ball To Sing At Veishea Chorus
Patricia Ball daughter of Dr and Mrs R C Ball of Titonka will sing in the Veishea Chorus during the Iowa State College Veishea this spring. The nightly performances are held in the Clyde Williams Field stadium. Ball is a junior in applied art at Iowa State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Ball
Veishea
Ames
R C. Ball
Titonka
Stans
White Breasted Robin At Pollard Place In Montezuma
A white breasted robin has made its home on the A. K. E. Pollard place in Montezuma. The bird shows only a small patch of red at the throat.
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Montezuma
Miss Imogene Neuroth Weds Nate Studer at St Joseph's
Miss Imogene Neuroth youngest daughter of Albert and Mrs Neuroth wed Nate Studer son of Ben Studer in a nuptial mass at St Joseph's Catholic Church at eight o'clock Tuesday morning April 28 Rev I N Klein officiated The couple were attended by Alberta Grant and Fred Studer The bride wore a white silk chiffon gown with pearl tiara and pink roses bouquet The bridesmaids wore blue silk chiffon dresses with pink roses The groom and attendant wore dark suits with sweet pea boutonnieres A three course wedding dinner for fifty at the bride's home followed by a wedding dance at Klein Peter Hall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf Studer
Mae
Julia Studer
Delores Hauptmann
Roman Ricke
Bancroft
Jim Gibson
Thompson
Roy ‘Sherman
Austin, Minn
Don Lickteig
Fort Snelling
Roland Waldschmidt
Fort Dodge
Urban Neuroth
Gilmore City
Bernadette Studer
Des Moines
Kleinpeter Hall
Methodist Church Women Lead May Banquet At Local Pastorage
Rev W L Patterson presides as Methodist Church plans mother and daughter banquet on May 7 with committees for menu dining room decorations and program. Tickets 50 cents. Doan services May 8 at 8 pm. Spring bazaar and chicken supper April 29 from 6 pm with candy booth fish pond and goods sale at 50 and 25 cents. all welcome.
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Mayme L. Petersen
Mona Bonacker
Fay ‘Callies
Thelma ‘Miller
Beatrice Callies
Evelyn Dunmire
Ethel Downs
Mary Budlong
W. L. Patterson
George ‘Bonacker
J. IL. ‘Miller
R. CG. Ball
Womans Society
Good Hope Lutheran Sunday Services and Meetings
Divine services Sunday May 3 at 10 30 with Sunday School at 9 30. Ladies aid meets Wednesday afternoon May 6 hosted by Harm Wibben Telko Stacker Heyo Breekel man and John Welhausen. Confirmation class Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm. Pastor will be away next week attending the Minnesota district convention at Cresco. In emergencies contact Rev L W Moench at 147.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Hope Lutheran American Lutheran Church
M. A. Schulz
Ladies Aid
Harm Wibben
Telko Stacker
Heyo Breekelman
John Welhausen
Minnesota
American Lutheran Church
Cresco
Town
L. W. Moench
Immanuel Lutheran Update Services and Schedule
Immanuel Lutheran announces English service at 10:30 with Sunday School and Bible Class at 9:30. Luther League meets in the evening for devotional and business. Ladies aid gathering is Thursday at the chamber parlors. Choir rehearsal Friday. Located four miles east and one mile north of Titonka. Pastor Wm Plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran
Wm. Plant
Titonka
Luther League
Ladies Aid
Chureau
More draftees enter service during week
Contingent from Kossuth county leaves as Selective Service list names Algona residents Aubrey Pullam WarW Meier Harvey Regal Clarence Codden Emmet Hegarty Lloyd Muller Helmuth Iuenhold Truman Simpson and others from Whittemore Wesley Tonka Fenton Bancroft Laverne Armstrong Hanford Mexico Montreal Lakota and nearby locales. Six men Johnson Fenske Stainbrook Bertels Hatten Knowles depart from boards closest to their homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Kossuth County
Selective Service Board
Aubrey Pullam
Warl W. Meier
Iarvey Regal
Clarence Codden
Emmet Hegarty
Lloyd Muller
Helmuth Iuenhold
Truman Simpson
Alll
Twoenry F. Hahn
Clarence Wiltgen
Donald Crawford
Melvin Walker
Joseph Fuchsen
Clarence Zumach
Wilbur Roeber
Whittemere
Albert Knowles
Edmond Washington
William Mangarell
Ewen City
Arthur Boyken
Titonka
Bernard Mertz
Olttosen
Leonard Johnson
Turtle Lake
Minn
Reinhold Fenske
Inglewood
California
Charles Gollner
Lawrence Wiese
Wesley
Philip Stainbrook
Alhambra
Maynard Nemitz
Ivin Brass
Carl Haack
Fenton
Joe Droessler
Albert Harms
Howard Simmons
Harold N. Farrow
Bancroft
John Westlund
Laverne
William ‘Belhrends
al Ibert
Thilges
Joseph Hatten
Montreal
Canada
Raymond Nelson
Ienton
Johnson, Fenske
Stainbrook
Bertels
Hatten
Knowles
Wesley Relatives Attend Funeral in Sterling Illinois
Charles Fox 45 of Rock Walls Illinois died Friday in Sterling after weeks with pneumonia and complications. Wesleys attended his funeral including Lizzie Fox his mother and siblings Lawrence Otto and others. Burial was at Walnut Illinois. survived by wife and a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
Sterling
Ili
Charles Fox
Rock Walls
Ill
Tilima“hospital
Lizzie Fox
Lawrence
Otto Fox
George Isx
Jake Lolling
Will Eden
Carol
Prank Hauptly
Elmer Hauptly
Will Hauptly
Walnut, Ill
Engineer Balek Falls From Tender at Algona
Charles W Balek aged 60 an engineer on the Milwaukee Railroad was killed when he fell from the tender of a fast meat train stopped at Algona around 11 p m on Thursday He was fireman and tried to free lodged coal from a chute with a rod when overbalanced and struck his skull local officials said
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Charles W. “.Balek
Milwaukee Railroad
Balek
Dewel and Peterson Wed in Missouri Ceremony
William Dewel senior editor of the Algona Advance and Eva L. Peterson of Algona were married April 16 in Bethany Missouri by Rev. H. Ward. The couple returned to Algona to reside with Mrs. Ole Peterson of Algona noted as Mrs. Dewel’s mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C. Dewel
Algona
Eva L. Peterson
William ©. Dewel
Algona Advance
Bethany
IT. W. Ward
Dewel
Ole Peterson
Heiko Huisinga 84 Dies at Woden Home
Heiko Huisinga a retired farmer of several miles southwest of Woden died suddenly at his home on Friday April 24 at age 84 Surviving are three sons Imko Harm and Louis all of Woden and a daughter Mrs John Limberg of Woden Funeral services were held Tuesday at 1 30 p m at the Christian Reformed church with Rev H J Kuizemag officiating
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heiko Huisinga
Woden
Wioden
Imko
Harm
Louis
John Limberg
Christian Reformed Church
H. J. Kuizemag
Deputy Ralph Lindhorst Reported to Army Service
Algona Kossuth deputy sheriff Ralph Lindhorst was summoned to join the U S Army. He received his call to the colors Friday and was ordered to report in Omaha the next day after recently enlisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army
Algona — Kossuth
Ralph Lindhorst
Omaha
Army
Woden Class Play Daisy's IDiet Planned for April 29
Woden presents senior class play Daisy's IDiet in the community hall on Wednesday April 29 at 8 PM. The cast features Carrie Benson Viola Isebrand Mertie Hinders Erna Schmidt Carrie Brass Daisy Dalton Mary Ann Wisenmann Harriett Vander Smythe Dora Plant Anna Limberg Martha Lincoln Jefferson Davis Washington Burdella Brunson Frances Tegtmeyer among others in a comedic production about overeating and temptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woden
Daisy
Carrie Benson
Viola Isebrand
Babs Benson
Mertie Hinders
Betty Benson
Erna Schmidt
Gyshia Giddy
Carrie Brass
Daisy Dalton
Mary Ann Wisenmann
Harriett Vander Smythe
Carrie
Dora Plant
Essie Hstabrook
Anna ‘Maria Limberg
Martha Lincoln
Jefferson Davis ‘Washington
Benson
Burdella Brunson
Alonzo B. Goldmyne
Frances Tegtmeyer
Former Garner Titonka Dentist in Limelight
Dr Paul M Barth a former Garner Titonka dentist and army major drew sensational divorce headlines. He began the suit in Des Moines in 1939 with a 200 dollar monthly support vow, amid claims of his misconduct with Polly Powell and other affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul M. ‘Barth
Boone
Titonka
Garner
Dr. Barth
Des Moines
Arkansas
Barth
Lightning Strikes Algona Pair Fishing Near Emmetsburg
Algona report says Mrs. William Shackelford was struck by lightning Sunday near Emmetsburg during a rainstorm while fishing at Medium Lake. She suffered burns to the left thigh and leg and clothing damage. her husband and an Emmetsburg boy were stunned but unhurt. The trio were taken to Emmetsburg hospital. Mr. Shackelford was released later that day.
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Algona
Williams. Shackelford
Emmetsbore
Shackelford
Medium Lake
Emmoetsburg
Io Algone
Sugar rationing registration at H. gym Monday
Registration for sugar rationing stamps will be held Monday May 4 in the Titanka school building from 8 am to 9 pm. Schools will be dismissed for the day and teachers used for registration. Each family registers one member to cover all members and provide full personal details for each registrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titanka
Heigis
Titonka Woman's Club Enjoys Good Meeting
Titonka Woman's Club gathered at the Roy Budlong home last Thursday afternoon. Mrs J J Budlong, the club's oldest member, gave engaging remarks on the program as Barbary Thompson of Burt performed numbers and Miss Rodney of Burt accompanied on piano. Guests included Mrs Herian Rachut of Burt Mrs Clair Wiffle and Mrs Oscar Blanchard and members of the Junior Federated Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapan
J. J.budlong
Titonka
Roy Budlong
Budlong
Barbary Thompson
Burt
169 Men 45 65 Register Here in War Service Drive
One hundred sixty nine men aged 45 to 64 registered for government service Saturday and Monday at Legion Rooms under the direction of FI French, Mayor. assistants listed. All work for this wartime service is without pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion ‘Rooms
Fia
FI French
M. F ‘Cheever
Thompson
J. L. Miller
Dantes
Burt Boy Injured in Motorcycle Accident Near Burt
Burt Wilfred Faulstick, 22, of Burt, suffered serious injuries after falling from a motorcycle about a mile southwest of Burt while riding separately toward Algona with his brother John. He was found unconscious in a ditch, brought to Kossuth Hospital with exposure, a brain concussion, and a fractured hip, and remained in serious condition with some improvement reported days later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt
Wilfred Faulstick
John
Algona
Fyiltred
Faulstick
Ile
Kossuth
Maulstick
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J. L. Rendahl
Waldorf College
Forest City
Freshman News
Junior News
Reuben Tjaden
Imogene Neuroth
Nate Studer
Topic
W. Earl Hall
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Garner-Titonka
Burt Boy
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