Notes on 50th anniversary in Titonea
Reprints from Titonea area notes cover wrestling matches in Mason City and Bancroft with draws, Howard Andrews and Prefin, wartime duties, and a 40 year wrestling career. Includes wagon and stream crossing memories, Indian Day rodeo bucking horse Sunfish, rodeo at Roy Rogers show, and other horse details. Mentions local co op leaders and grain elevator capacity, plus Union Slough hay scarcity, then previews August rodeo with events for families and clowns.
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Lssue
Howard ‘Andrews
Young Reli
Mason City
Garner
Bancroft
Howard
Titonia
Sunfish
Chicago
Brunes
North Dakota
Winnebago REA at District Meetings
The Iowa Rural Electric Cooperatives association with 84 co-ops plans seven district meetings for members of the boards statewide. Winnebago REA will appear on each program. Thompson event set for August 10 features manager Glenn Bergland on farm electrification and Art Mitchell on farm wiring. Mitchell previously demonstrated the wiring concept at the Minnesota state managers association in Alexandria on July 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Rural Electric Co-operatives Association
Iowa Rea Co
Breams
Winnebago Rural Electric Co-Operative
Haseen
Thompson
Glenn Bergland
Art Mitchell
Alexandria, Minn
Playground project ends with 70 children enrolled
The supervised playground closed with 70 youngsters enrolled. They made crafts, learned new games, heard stories and songs. Their handiwork, including umbrellas and wooden figures, was displayed at Reed hardware store. The club thanks the schoolboard, Mr Metcalf, Reed hardware, Timer Harms and The Topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed Hardware
Mickey ‘Mouse
Donald Duck
Minnie Mouse
Pluto
Draft Board Opens Half Days for Weekdays
The Draft Board Office will be open from 1 to 5 PM each weekday Monday through Friday. It will operate part time until further notice. All 18 year olds must register for the draft within five days of their birthday.
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Draft Board
Kossuth
Selective Service
Four Couples Receive Marriage Licenses in Algona Area
Four couples were granted marriage licenses by the district court clerk’s office in Algona last week. The pairs are Bert Baldwin and Beverly Ann Lewis of Algona, Gerald Hentges and Vera Rogers of Whittemore, William R. Hilton and Gen eva Scharlach of Algona, and James Schermerhorn and Neva Gerberding of Blue Earth.
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Algona
Bert Baldwin
Beverly Ann Lewis
Gerald Hentges
Vera Rogers
Whittemore
William R. Hilton
Geneva Scharlach
James Schermerhorn
Neva Gerberding
Blue Earth
Immanuel Lutheran Service Time Change Notice
Immanuel Lutheran announces Divine Service at 10:30 on Highth Sunday with Sunday School and Bible Class at 9:30. Note time change for Thursday August 11 Ladies Mission Society meeting at 1:30. Every Yangtze river section bears its local native name.
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Immanuel Lutheran Wm
Plant
Ladies and and Mission Society
Yangtze
Chamber of Commerce Meeting Slated at Legion Rooms
The Chamber of Commerce plans a Monday night gathering at the Legion rooms. Leaders promise several items of interest will be discussed and urge a large turnout for the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber OF Commerce
Legion Rooms
Thirty seven new cars and trucks licensed in Kossuth county
Thirty seven new cars and trucks were licensed in Kossuth county last week. The new owners include individuals from Algona Burt Burt Wesley Armstrong Swea City Fenton and West Bend among others, with many makes such as Chevrolet Plymouth Pontiac GMC Ford Studebaker Hudson Buick and Frazer listed alongside dealer entries.
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Kossuth
Chevrolet
Clarence Arndorfer
Algona
Erna Baars
Burt
John Brandt
Ledyard
Dettering Garage
Bancroft
Laura Edan
Wesley
J. A. Harry
Marcus Holm
Ralph Hurlburt
Done Rock
Harvey Larson
Armstrong
Jens Madsen
Swea City
Richard Meehan
Lawrence Schumacher
Buffalo Center Hosts August 5 6 Buffalo Day Festivities
Buffalo Center plans a two day Buffalo Day celebration August 5 and 6. The American Legion and VFW sponsors bring Jay Gould Million Dollar Circus for three free acts Friday night Saturday afternoon and Saturday night. A 2:30 Friday baseball game features Klos ter Minnesota against Buffalo Center. Parade Saturday morning includes circus elephants clowns and bands from nearby towns.
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Buffalo Center
Buffalo
Cental With
American Legion
Jay Gould
Kloster
Minnesota
Dairy Queen
Gould Circus
Rake
Titonka
Bricelyn
Buffalo Center Business Places
Bancroft Lions
van Dyke House of David
Lynn Kerns
Rhythm Club Orchestra
Methodist Church Services and Bible Conference Notes
Donald H. James, pastor, leads morning worship at 1 and Sunday School at 10. Young adult fellowship meets Thursday August 4 at Pam and Mia Heiko Boekelman home. Titonka and Doan highlight North Iowa Bible Conference at Methodist camp grounds Lake Okoboji all week ending with final program Sunday evening. Doan morning worship 0:45 and Sunday School at 2:16. Note mentions tanks with small fish to eat mosquito larvae.
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Pam
Mia
Heiko Boekelman
Titonka
Doan
North Iowa Bible Conference
Lake Okoboji
Titonka Defeats Buffalo Center 7 to 2 in Border League
Sunday afternoon Titonka baseball club won a Border League game on the local diamond defeating Buffalo Center 7 to 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka
Buffalo Center
Lightning Strikes Wesley House Damaging Lines
Lightning struck the Everett Ackerson house on Monday evening damaging telephone and electric connections at Wesley.
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Wesley
Everett Ackerson
Methodist WSCS Meets in August Meeting Notes
The regular Methodist WSCS meeting is set for August 10 at 2330. Lesson leader is Mrs. James. Hosts include Mrs. George Bonacker and Jay Budlong. The birthday offering will be taken at the meeting for those with birthdays in June, July, or August and they may opt to sit at the birthday table.
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Mra
James
Hostensen
George Bonacker
Jay Budlong
Big Street Parade Planned for Titonka August 15
A large parade is planned for Titonka on Monday August 15 to celebrate Indian Day and the rodeg the Thronke- AM Wronky business house. Entries invited including hay, livestock, farm machinery, and any items of interest. Participants must confer with Kenneth Swan, parade committee chairman, to confirm plans. parade forms at 12:80 and starts promptly.
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Kenneth Swan
Big Hat Nite Brings Large Crowd With Local Talent
A Big Hat Nite on Saturday drew a large crowd for street entertainment near the hail corner. Master of ceremonies Harry Mehlan led acts by Wanda Folkerts Gary Kenttz Floyd Huisman and others with solos duets and an accordion. A Costumed Indian chief Herman Tharka spoke in a settler tongue. Rodeo dates August 14 15 with Indian Day events August 18.
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Mere
Hail Corner
Harry Mehlan
Wanda Folkeorts
Gary Kenttz
Floyd Huisman
Earl Zwiefel
Thressa
Kathryn Schutter
Phyllis Ullmann
Irvin Rippentrop
Wanda Folkerts
Phyllis Uthmann
Gary Kenitz
Herman Tharka
Thonka
Harry
Ella Graham
Leo Wolfe
Titania
Jerry Stockwell Marries Former Wave in California
Sgt. Jerry Stockwell of San Francisco son of Mr and Mia Stockwell married Dorothy McGee of Modesto California on July 27 at Half Moon Bay. The bride is a former Wave. They will reside in San Francisco where Jerry is stationed with the Marine Corps.
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Sgt
Jerry Stockwell
San Francisco
Mia. Lem Stockwell
Dorothy McGee
Modesto
Calif
Half Moon Bay
Jerry
Ramsey Church Service Schedule and Activities
A. Roskamp, pastor, leads Sunday School at 8:00 am and Bible Classes. Morning Worship at 10:30 am. Evening Worship at 8:00 pm. Ramsey Young Peoples Club to meet Wednesday at 40 pm. Ramsey Canal story event planned for Saturday at 8:00 pm.
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Ramsey Reformed A. Roskamp
Ramsey Young Peoples Club
Ramsey Canal Story
Good Hope Lutheran Church Service and Changes
Good Hope Lutheran Mardorf Pastor announces Divine Worship Service. Sunday School at 10 15. No Bible Class. Please note change of hour. Brotherhood meets Thursday evening April 4 at 6.
Titonka Indian Days Rodeo invites all to town
The Titonka Chamber of Commerce sponsors a three day rodeo from August 14 to 18 with rides, roping, and bull riding. Tickets sold at Ann's Cafe J R Schuster and Albert Davis. ages 5-12 pay 75 cents and over 12 pay $1.00. Community event marks anniversary celebrations and aims to provide affordable family entertainment.
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Jay Budlong
John Stott
W. Palmer
J. P. Gray
Titonka
Loge
Union
Titanka Chamber of Commerce
Urat
Anu
Ann's & Toin's
J. R. Schuster
Albert Davis
Titania Chamber of Commerce
Girl injured as Angus bull gore horse on farm show
Miss Joyce Baas, visiting at the Graham brothers farm, helped with cattle when an Angus bull turned and gored her horse. The horse fell and she suffered a dislocated shoulder, treated at Fort Dodge hospital before returning home.
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Owas
Grahams Brothers Farm
Joyce Baas
Lime
Albert Baas
Alfond
Grayam
Jay
Angus
Miss Baas
Fort Dodge
Johnson Brothers Booked for Lakota Sauerkraut Day
The Johnson Brothers softball team of Ledyard is set to perform as a feature attraction at Lakota Sauerkraut Day on August 27. Committees are formed, sauerkraut ordered, noon meals planned, and entries for the amateur contest are already being received. In other notes, 76 year old Frank Grant of Cambridge Illinois built a three wheeled scooter powered by a former washing machine engine and covered 20 miles from Davenport to Charlotte in an hour. A fire near Schalster was started when lightning struck a catalpa tree, and local resident William Demers helped extinguish flames after the tree reignited.
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Johnson Brothers
Ledyard
Charlotte
Iowa
Frank Grant
Cambridge
Ilinois
Grant
Davenport
William Demers
Schalster
Catalpo
Schaller
Mr. Demers
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Titonea
Winnebago Rea
Leona Hofman
Mildred Schutter
Florence Willis
Missal
German Valley
Ramsey
Bucks
Maylands Grays
Intermill
Methodist Church
Donald H. James
Keith Stott
Keith Young
Bob Downs
Keith Bruns
R. Downs
Downs
Young Ss
Bruns
Norland Vf
Fritz Rt
Wesselmann
Johnston
Methodist Wscs
California
Good Hope Lutheran
Mardorf, Paator
Angus Bull
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