Peters Burt Dies Suddenly Pioneer Physician of Burt
Warren Tecumseh Peters a longtime Kossuth county doctor died suddenly Monday evening at his Burt home from a heart condition. He planned a Pacific coast trip with wife and daughter Mary Lee to visit Russell and family. He practiced 42 years after Rush Medical College graduation and is survived by wife, Mary Lee, daughter Mrs. Gordon French of Philadelphia, and son Russell of Washington. Funeral services set for Friday at 2:30 in the Burt Presbyterian church with home services at 2.00.
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Warren Tecumseh Peters
Kossuth
Burt
Peters
Mary Lee
Pacific Coast
Russell
Rush Medical College
Chicago
Gordon French
Philadelphia
Washington
Presbyterian Church
Silver Wedding Anniversary for Mr and Mrs Henry F Meyer
Mr and Mrs Henry F Meyer celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary Sunday August second at their home near Wesley with relatives arriving from Ackley Alden Steamboat Rock and Aplington among others. Visitors brought baskets of food served cafeteria style and presented many useful gifts. A fine time was enjoyed by all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Meyer
Wesley
Sinning Gir
Elizabeth
Ackley
Arend K. Arends
Aplington
Henry Sinning
Steamboat Rock
Harry England
Arthur Nelson
Alden
Meyer
Three Weeks Tour Out East by Rev and Mrs Schnucker
Rev and Mrs Calvin Schnucker and family plan a three week eastern tour leaving yesterday. They will travel through Northern Town Wisconsin across Lake Superior by ferry into Michigan and Canada, then southeast to Niagara Falls and the White Mountains Vermont to visit relatives before returning by a southern route. They expect to call on friends and spend time with a brother in law along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ands
Calvin Schnucker
Canda
Wisconsin
Lake Superior
Michigan
Canada
Niagara Falls
White Mountins
Vermont
Revind
For Sale 160 Acresin Portland Area Farm Listing
For sale 160 acres in Portland area described as well improved and cheap. Includes 120 acres joining the town of Titonka and an acre farm in German with improvements. Additional 60 acres and 144 miles from Woden. Located southwest of NE Rock near McNroe Arm. Make an offer.
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Portland
Titonka
Woden
Ne Rock
Mcnroe
Reformed Church Appoints Interim Preachers for Sundays
During a three week pastor absence the Reformed Church will have Marvin Aukes preach Sunday August 9 and Rev Kuehne DD preach Sunday August 16. No evening services. Weekday meetings planned for the same period.
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Marvin Aukes
Oe WI
K. Kuehne
John
Ice Cream Social at Immanuel Lutheran Church
Immanuel Lutheran Church will host an ice cream social on Tuesday evening August 11 at the church. Attendees will enjoy assorted flavors and fellowship in a community event hosted by the church program committee.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
German Valley to face Burt on Titani g diamond
The German Valley nine will meet the Burt baseball team on the Titani g diamond August 9. A good game is promised. German Valley beat Ledyard 12 to 11 last Sunday.
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German Valley
Burt
German Valley Nine
Ledyard
Fire Destroys Tool House At Van Hove Home
Firefighters were called Saturday morning to Ted Van Hove’s home to extinguish a tool house and shed. The blaze spread from an engine and was partly controlled by neighbors before the department arrived. Loss covers the building and tools.
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Ted van Hove
Hamstreet Family Begins Week at Leach Lake Vacation
Dr and Mrs W F Hamstreet and family left Tuesday for Leach Lake Minnesota to join Dr Watson and wife for a week's vacation and fishing The Watsons arrived from Pittsburg Pennsylvania to visit the Hamstees and went to Leach Lake last Wednesday They plan to stay three weeks for vacationing
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W. F. Hamstreet
Leach Lake
Minn
Watson
Watsons
Pittsburg
Penn
Hamsteers
Franzen and Sonnenberg Travel to Illinois on Visit
Mr and Mrs Henry Franzen and Mr and Mrs Geo Sonnenberg left Saturday night for Freeport Illinois and other points to visit relatives and friends until Friday.
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Freeport
Henry Franzen
Geo. Sonnenberg
Illinois
New Chevrolet Bought by Alice in Curious Romance
A local item reports that Alice, a confirmed bachelor, has purchased a Chevrolet and is seeking a suitable partner for countryside jaunts. The note says car purchases are common, but this one promises lasting happiness for Mr. Alice, deemed newsworthy for its romantic angle.
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Alice
Wisconsin Vacationers Plan Northern Wisconsin Trip
In Wisconsin on vacation Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Ball and daughter Patty and the R. C. Whit combs of Monroe Wis are resting vacationing and fishing in northern Wisconsin this week. They were to meet at a point in Wisconsin before traveling north to the wilds of northern Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin
R. C.C. Ball
Patty
R. C. Whitcombs
Monroe
Wis
School Board Accepts Resignation of Music Teacher
Claude BE Rose, last year’s music teacher at the local school, resigned last week to take a similar post in Toledo Iowa. The board met that evening and accepted the resignation. A new teacher will be elected.
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Claude BE. Rose
Toledo
Iowa
Mrs Ubbe Winter Taken To Algona Hospital
Mrs Ubbe Winter fell ill last Friday and was taken to the hospital at Algona where she underwent an operation for cancer. She is reported as doing as well as expected.
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Ubbe Winter
Algona
Lone Rock man dies in South Dakota accident
Glen "Chip" Sharp long-time Lone Rock resident and former manager of the local colored baseball team died after a crowbar impaled him at Redfield South Dakota. He had loaded stock from a truck when the tool struck him and he pulled it out before collapsing. He died Tuesday morning after being hospitalized.
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Glen “Chip” Sharp
Lone Rock
Redfield
South Dakota
Will the Harvest Be In Iowa This Year
The article notes uncertainty about corn yields this year, with opinions varying among farmers. It cites eight weeks of torrid heat and hot winds from the southwest that damaged vegetation and caused many deaths, labeling the year one of the most disastrous in history.
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Iowa
Towa
Mr and Mrs John Rode Visit Mason City on Saturday
Mr and Mrs John Rode conducted business in Mason City on Saturday, meeting local associates and handling routine errands during their trip. The outing highlighted the couple's engagements in regional commerce and social visits.
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John Rode
Mason City
Iowa Boy Kumzak to Demonstrate Flight at State Fair
Iowa youngster Roland Kumzak, a Milford resident, will perform daily demonstration flights at the Iowa State Fair from August 28 to September 4. He will launch from 10,000 feet, execute loops and glides on homemade bat wings, with a smoke trailer to highlight movements, as part of a Thrill Circus lineup alongside other daring acts and auto and horse races.
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Iowa
Roland Kumzak
Fuly
Kumzak
Milford
Towa
United States
Mayor of Wesley Weds Traer Girl
Dr. L. L. Pfeffer of Wesley wed Miss Pauline Young of Tracy in a St Josephs parsonage ceremony conducted by Rev A J Wagener. The couple, who met in Corwith where she taught, planned a Minnesota honeymoon and will reside in the German residence after returning.
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L. L. Pfeffer
Wesley
Pauline Young
Tracy
St. Josephs Parsonage
A. J. Wagener
Pfeffer
Corwith
Miss Youngs
John Pfeffer
Minnesota
Mrs. Pfeffer
Grass growing in streets quote stirs debate in weather
A Dispatch remark recalls Herbert Hoover's warning about grass growing in streets if Democrats win. The piece quips that anyone capable of growing grass in such weather deserves any request they make, reflecting on political rhetoric and current conditions.
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Hoover
Dispatch
Bee stings Wesley mayor amid marriage rumor
A rumor says Dr. L. L. Pfeffer, mayor of Wesley, is to marry and that he obtained a marriage license on Monday. Reportedly upon returning home he was stung by a bee on the hand in front of Braley drug store, as villagers link the two events.
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Wesley
L. L. Pfeffer
Braley Drug Store
Doc
Town Council Proceedings August 1936 Ledger
The August council session approved bills for the town and construction account. Items include Beed Home supplies 3.72 Titania Topic printing 20.06 jail cell rent 60.00 marshal 20.00 storage 6.00 and League of Iowa Municipalities 10.00. Taxes were levied per the budget estimate and the meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callies
Downs
Titania
J. B_ Keil
W. H. Rickless
K & H_ Oil Co
League of Iowa
UCR
Neeens
A. B. Purdy
Bonacker
Titonka, Telephone Co
Bonacker Bros
Titonka Topic
G. D. Hart
WM Boyken
Methodist Church Notes Election Notices
Methodist Church notes services Sunday at usual hours. Election of delegates to conference after morning service. Delegates elected for four years. Members encouraged to attend and vote.
Britt Man Hurt In Fall From Manhole
Britt Man Britt Fred Haleck was injured Wednesday afternoon after falling twelve feet into a twenty one foot deep manhole. He landed on a ledge and suffered severe bruises and was confined to home for treatment. Robert Halleck was with him during the work on the new sewer project.
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Britt
Fred Haleck
Robert Halleck
Garner Herald
167 Taxes In Funeral Bill
A News World brief notes a study showing 167 hidden taxes in funeral bills illustrating how taxation can be unavoidable even after death. The piece highlights the ubiquity of charges that are not immediately visible to consumers.
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News World
Youths hurt in Burt crash on farm road
Burt region youths riding a motorcycle left the pavement near Burt and crashed into a ditch. The impact broke a telephone pole and several fence posts. They suffered numerous cuts from barbed wire as two riders were injured while Wallace Winkie escaped unharmed.
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Burt Burt
Robert Esarey
Lyle Fraser
Burt
Wallace Winkie
New Bids For Algona Post Office Building
The Treasury Department procurement division advertises for bids for the third time on the new Algona post office building after site purchase last winter. Previous bids were rejected as they exceeded the appropriation. revised plans aim to meet the funds. Bids will be opened August 25.
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Post Office
Algona
U. S. Treasury Department
Ater
Marriage Licenses Issued In Algona Area
Weekly licenses list multiple couples from Minnesota and Iowa, including Shirley Payne and Doris Gudahl, Leroy Pfeffer and Pauline Young, Floyd Bettell and Mary Hutchins, J W Madden and Josephine Olson, Harley Hammond and Lois Lillebo, and Robinn Ritchie with Marle Gersdorf. Deaths note Otis G Moore, a 30 year old farmer from Algona.
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Algona
Shirley E. Payne
Bricelyn
Minn
Doris ©. Gudahl
Blue Earth
Leroy Pfeffer
Wesley
Pauline Young
Traer
Floyd W. Bettell
Lakefield
Mary IE. Hutchins
J. W. Madden Legal
Halfa
Josephine Olson
Legal
Estherville
Harley H. Hammond
Lois Lillebo
Belmond
Robin$. Ritchie
Marle A. Gersdorf
Minneapolis
Otis G. Moore
Farmer
Lutheran Church
Ladies Aid Hosts Practice for Childrens Day
The Ladies Aid met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Albert Fritz Mrs Will Fritz and Mrs Jerry Boekel man as hostesses. They planned a practice for Children's Day next Saturday at 1 30 PM and requested parents to send their children. Herman Bartelt of Grimes IA attended church services here. Winglish service is next Sunday at 10 o'clock with Sunday School at 9:00.
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Ladies Aid
Albert Fritz
Will Fritz
Jerry Boekelman
Herman ‘Bartelt
Grimes
Iowa
Twin girls and two more births reported in Bancroft area
Twin girls born Monday to Mr and Mrs Rudolph Nelson of Bancroft weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces and 7 pounds 6 ounces. Edward Hulme of Woden reports a son Ronald Dean at 7 pounds 6 ounces born Monday. Reinder Aykes welcomed a son weighing 9 pounds 1 ounce born Monday. BE. Tribune.
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Rudolph Nelson
Bancroft
Edward Hulme
Woden
Ronald Dean
Reinder Aykes
Tribune
Dunn and Bradstreet touts growth since 1929
The agency says business is bigger and better across most lines than in 1929. It questions why voters would revert to high tariffs and protectionist policy, promising an answer at the November polls.
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Dunn & Bradstreet
Miss Leona Clark Visits Algona With Mrs Wolfe
Leona Clark of Algona spent Monday with Mrs. Lee O Wolfe, sharing a day of companionship and conversation in an informal visit.
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Leona Clark
Algona
Lee O. Wolfe
District Court News in Brief
Judge F C Davidson held court to try Town Livestock Marketing Assoc of Des Moines vs J H Jensen over 72 head of white faced Herefords bought November 1935 for 3867. Jensen contends cattle not as bought. twelve lame. he offered return, suit valued at 6742 for care and for disinfection. Attorneys Stephens Wisdom for the assoc. Kelleher Linnan for Jensen. Case held under advisement with potential written briefs. New cases filed include Smith Lumber Co vs Larson on contract and Anderson vs Anderson writ of attachment. In Probate Court, August 1 Melz estate will probate.
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F. C
Davidson
Town Livestock Marketing Association of
Des Moines
J. H
Bull Moose
Association
Stephens and Wisdom
The
D. M. Kelleher
L. B. Linnan
Jenen
Jas. A. Smith Lumber Co
Stanley I. Larson
Nellie R. Anderson
Dewey Anderson
Melz
Fires Hit Algona. Clover Field Burns Near Sumner Quarton Home
Over the past week Algona firefighters battled three incidents. A ten acre clover field owned by John Franks south of the Sumner Quarton property was surrounded, watered, and chemicals applied to control the blaze. Earlier, Monday morning the Raymond Neurath home roof fire was contained with minor damage. Tuesday evening a fire at Henry Becker’s residence caused by an electric hot plate left on was extinguished with little damage.
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Algona Fire Department
John Franks
Sumner Quarton
Raymond Neurath
Henry Becker
Cosgrove Improving in Algona Hospital Stay
Cosgrove of Titanica shows improvement in condition and can sit up briefly daily after a bout with intestinal flu and gall bladder troubles. The Algona Grays extend a winning streak as a leading semi pro team, with recent 6 to 4 win over Charles City Lions and 4 to 0 shutout of Lake View. The schedule lists upcoming games against Forest City Collegians and Des Moines Prager beer team, plus ทาง Charles City Lions at Charles City and Forest City Collegians again at Belmond.
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Cosgrove
Algona
Titanica
Algona Grays
Charles City Lions
Riddle
Carrick
Algona Battery
Weber
Finch
Charles City
Scrubby Anderson
Lake View
Lichliter
Ryan
Iowa Falls
Atwell
Ferkins
Braga
Forest City Collegians
Prager
Des Moines
Belmond
National Reemployment Service Aids PWA Workers
The National Reemployment Service in Algona secured jobs for five PWA workers and transferred five men out of the county in PWA projects. It also arranged private employment for three men and one woman.
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National Reemployment Service
Algona
Algona Plans New Store Between Existing Buildings
Charles 8 Johnston plans a new store on the lot between his current shop and the Algona Creamery. Algona has built more new structures this year than any town of its size in Iowa. The Algona brass band was named the official band of the state Veterans of Foreign Wars organization. County 4 H clubs will hold health examinations this week and the county 4 H boys will meet next Saturday afternoon for judging and preparations for their state fair exhibit.
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Charles
Johnston
Algona Creamery
Algona
Iowa
Algona Brass Band
State Organization of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Iowa plans to designate drought counties in coming emergency aid effort
A plan from Iowa State College extension officials details how counties may be named emergency drought areas. Actions start with county supervisors, with applications signed by local relief and agent directors. Designation follows review by R K Bliss and Leslie M Carl, leading to USDA approval and possible Rural Resettlement and Works Progress Administration assistance.
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Drouth
A. L. Brown
R. K. Bliss
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Board of
County Supervisors
Leslie M. Carl
Des Moines
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Rural Resettlement Administration
Works Progress Administration
Grouth
Mr. Brown
Iowa Drouth
Algona Reforming Community Club into Chamber of Commerce
The Community Club of Algona reorganized as a Chamber of Commerce under Iowa law last week. Oliver S. Reiley was hired as full time secretary and treasurer, and the new board includes Milton G. Norton as president and P. J. Kohlhag as vice president. Directors named are C. R. La Barre J. D. Lowe R. H. Miner John Beiser Joseph Bloom W. G. McCullough G. F Patit Lyle Reynolds D. E H. Dewel and P. I. Christensen. The group plans pavement celebration backing and supporting the county fair association in selling season tickets.
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Community Club
Algona
Community Club of
Chambery of Commerce
Iowa
Oliver S. Reiley
Red Oak
County Fair Association
New Chamber of Commerce
Milton G. Norton
P. J. Kohlhagas
Reiley
C. R. LaBarre
J. D. Lowe
R. H. Miner
John Beiser
Joseph Bloom
Algona Mayor Tops Parking Law Push With Fines
The Algona mayor tightens enforcement of parking laws. about a dozen people have been brought before him and fined. A new parking facility has been provided and if obeyed, there will be far fewer accidents.
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Algona
Rode and Tegmeyer visit Britt on Sunday afternoon
Mr and Mrs Wm Rode with family visited Sunday afternoon with the Wm Tegmeyers at Britt, enjoying the afternoon together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Rode
Wm. Tegmeyers
Britt
Hoppers More Numerous In Northern Iowa
Hoppers are showing up in greater numbers across northern Iowa per H C Aaberg assistant secretary of agriculture. Farmers report many young hoppers hatching recently and advise immediate poisoning to protect crops and hay as roughage and grain demand rises. Poison bran is available free through the Farm Bureau office for grasshopper control.
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H. C. Aaberg
Asst
Farm Bureau
Honor Roll Entries for Titonka Figures Across Years
A fragmented listing shows names connected to Titonka Iowa with dates such as March 1 1928 and Aug 1 1936, including Mrs Eric Petersen and Mark Racyn. Other entries mention George Breen with July 1 1987 and locations in Titonka Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wars Blakeley
Titonka
Towa
Eric Petersen
Iowa
Mark’ Racyn
Lowe
George Breen
Mtonka
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