Five Year Old Planz Drowns At Pender Pool
George Sherman Planz five year old son of Rev William Planz died in the municipal swimming pool at Pender Nebraska last Thursday after he leaped into deep water and could not be rescued. The funeral at Immanuel Lutheran church drew about 500 mourners including relatives from Austin and Waltham Minnesota. Burial followed in the Immanuel Lutheran cemetery with multiple pastors and hymns remembered from his brief life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sherman Planz
William Planz
Pender
Nebraska
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Paul Kuehner
Nebr
W. H. Hanzelmann
Wykoff
Minn
Wim. Langholz
Lakota
M. A. Schulz
Stewart, Minn
Kohlberg
Rosemont
Paul Pilgrim
Austin
J. Mohr
Britt
Children of the Sunday School
George
Jesus
Waltham,Minn
Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Waltham
Minnesota
W. H. Hantzelmann
WyRoff
Titonica
Lillian
William
Job
David
Finishing Touches On Titonka Main Street
Title town crew finished work on Titonka main street last week rolling and removing loose gravel. The street is smoother and harder though dust will persist until washed off. Mayor pledged periodic flushing to curb mud and keep the surface clean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka
Johnny Cosgrove Visits Old Home and Friends
Johnny Cosgrove, annual visitor to his sister Mrs. Jennie Breen and brother Bill, joins friends for Indian Day. He teaches at the Eldora Boy's School, describing its diverse student body and noting Eldora ranks among the top such institutions in the United States alongside Minnesota's Red Wing school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Cosgrove
Jennie Breen
Bill
Titanka
Johnny
Eldora
Iowa
United States
Minnesota
Red Wing
Bartlett Car Damaged In Ventura Collision
Louis Bartlett's car was badly damaged when another vehicle rammed it on Friday evening near Ventura while Beulah Bartlett and family were returning from Mason City. Roy Kingsburg of Ventura drove the other car, slight damage to his vehicle. The Bartlett family includes Mrs Beulah Bartlett and relatives in Iowa and Ontario. The notice also mentions memorial poems for George Plant and a church upgrade club named the Diggers Club in Elkader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Bartlett
Ventura
Elkader
Brienghip
Diggers
Titonka School Textbook List for Next Year
Buffalo Consolidated School board sets August 31 start. renovation nears completion led by Otto Falk. A detailed grade by grade list of textbooks and workbooks is published for pupils to purchase, with only Reading Workbook required for first three grades. Parents with used books urged to sell at Denton drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Buffalo Consolidated School
Otto Falk
Denton Drug Store
Gates-Huber Peardon
Newton Hanna
Landa Speller
Newton-Hanna
Elson-Gray
Newton-Hanna Speller
The
United States
McCall's
Town and the Nation
Palmer
Rural and Consolidated School Book Exchange Listing
Rural and Consolidated School announce book exchange details for August 10th and 11th with fumigation from August 12th to 16th. All books must be priced by the owner before bring-in. Consolidated school list appears in this issue and rural grade list is at the drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural and Consolidated
Titonka Team Wins Another Ball Game
Titonka wins another ball game Sunday for the third win of the season. Batt and Batt were the battery duo with bolster from older players once thought past their prime. Next Sunday Titonka travels to Lone Rock as Lotts Creek meets Bancroft and Armstrong faces Algona while St Joe hosts Wesley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Itonka
Algona
St. Joe
Batt
Battery
Titonka
Lone Rock
Lotts Creek
Bancroft
Wesley
Armstrong
Titonia To Host Saturday Evening Band Concert
A local street band under Mr. Griffin of Britt will perform Saturday evening in Titonia. Members have practiced for weeks to form a new ensemble after a year without a band or director, aiming to give at least one concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonia
Griffin
Britt
Nurse Dr C C Shirk Announces TB Aid Drive in Kosguth County
Red Cross nurse Dr. C C Shirk, president of the Kosguth County TB Association, states Flossie McBride RN will visit the county to examine new cases, X-ray service, and follow up on neglected patients. Those needing service should notify their local physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C .C. Shirk
T. B. Association
Kosguth County
Flossie McBride
R. N
Titania School Opens with Two New Teachers Added
The Titania school will open on Monday, August 31, with two new teachers joining a full staff. Superintendent M. F. Cheever leads, while new instructor Julius Tesch comes from Osage and Belmond graduate Novella Beier joins from Belmond. existing teachers include Beulah Mae Thompson, Helen Rodgers, Lois Ames, Rosslyn Hough, Dorothy Bringleson, Doris Leymaster, Maryon Nielson, Zelda Keidel, Isabella Miller, and Gladys Groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titania
M. F. Cheever
Beulah Mae Thompson
Helen Rodgers
Lois Ames
Julius Tesch
Rosslyn Hough
Dorothy Bringleson
Doris Leymaster
Novella Beier
Maryon Nielson
Zelda Keidel
Isabella Miller
Gladys Groom
Tesch
Osage
State Teachers College
Miss Nielson
Belmond
St. Ansgar
Scarville
Cheever
Mission Festival at Woden Aug 9 at St John’s Lutheran
WODEN The annual mission festival of St John’s Lutheran church will be held Sunday Aug 9 Speakers include a Missionary Mayor of India in the morning service Rev E Nelson of Algona in charge of the afternoon service and in the evening the Missionary Mayor will show slides of India A pageant Pass On The Torch by Britt Lutheran youth and dinner will be served by the ladies aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woden
St. John's Lutheran Church
India
Rev
E. Nelson
Algona
Ladies Aid
Immanuel Lutheran Pastor Plans Special Congregation Meeting
Reverend Wmn Planz of Immanuel Lutheran hosts a special congregational meeting after the English service at 10:30 a m and Sunday School and Bible Class at 9:30. He will preach at Good Hope church in Titanics Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran
Wmn. Planz
Rev. Planz
Good Hope Church
Titanics
Kossuth Men Sent to Camp Dodge in 1-B Class
The Kossuth Selective Service board sent 17 men on Monday to Camp Dodge for limited service in the 1-B classification. Volunteers include Emil J. Vaske Bancroft Merrill Edberg Swea City Alvin H Weaver Irvington Newton Taylor Titonka and others from Whittemore Algona Corwith Ames Sioux City Luverne Jamestown and Mitchell transfers. If approved for general service they will be inducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Kossuth Selective Service Board
Camp Dodge
Emil J. Vaske
Bancroft
Merrill
Edberg
Swea City
Alvin HH
Weaver
Irvington
Newton
Taylor
Titonka
Henry Fo Hahn
Eugene J. Marnach
Richard 4d. Shelliyer
Whittemore
Ervin F. Schwartz
Joseph John Bruning Jr
Corwith
Eugene H. Kelley
Leonard Siepmann
Guy Bever
Carrol D. MclIntosh
Cherokee
Thomas D. Clark
Ames
Harold G. Jones
Sioux City
Gerald EH. Flaherty
Luverne
North Dakota Board
Jamestown
Thomas B. Bruns
South Dakota Board
Mitchel
Kossuth Court News Highlights Multiple Civil Yet Fatal Accident
Rosella Prideres, administratrix of Ervin Prideres estate, sues George Faber and J J Jaeger executors over a April 28 1942 collision near West Bend that killed Prideres and H M Mantz. Filing cites reckless driving at 50 mph and a sunlit east intersection with a northbound train. Also covers a motorist DUI case, a divorce decree, a writ of replevin, minor fines, a jail sentence for intoxication, and a new probate filing with no marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Rosella Prideres
Ervin P. Prideres
Kossuth
George Faber
West Bend
J. J. Jaeger
Margaret Faber
Frideres
H. M. Mantz
Chicago
Martin Monson
Wesley
Kossuth District Court
C. H. Ostwinkle
G. W. Stillman
Mathilda G. Weaver
Irvington
Elmer E. Weaver
Stileman
Blue Worth
Minn
Raymond Gardner
Clarence
Sadie Gardner
Joe Erdman
Justice of Peace Court
Charles Reefer
Emil J. Vaske
Bancroft
Army
Josephine Walters
Wesley Auxiliary Names Committees at Meeting
At the Wesley American Legion Auxiliary meeting Mrs Leo Bleich named committees for Child Welfare Rehabilitation Americanism Poppy Radio and Publicity Community Service Music Membership and Tumor Activities Citations Emblems and Awards Lillian Johnson. Mrs Bleich elected delegate to the state convention at Des Moines August 20 and 21 with Mrs Lease as alternate. Miss Lillian Johnson was hustled at the gathering. The next meeting, August 31, will be a membership party with a pot luck lunch and a program. eligibility is open to all auxiliary members. Butter production this year trails last year by about 6 percent but yearly output is forecast to rise 4 to 10 percent over the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Auxiliary
Wesley
American Legion Auxiliary
Leo Bleich
Helen Johnson
R. C. Bauer
Jack Studer
George Aldrich
Lester Lease
Tom Forburger
Ruth Mary Bauer
Jon Meurer
Lillian Johnson
Dex Moines
Lease
Tractor Service Clinic at Algona Bradley Bros August 13
A tractor service clinic will be held at Bradley Bros Implement Co in Algona on Thursday evening August 13. The session covers tractor operation, preventive maintenance, lubrication, fuel, and other service items with slides, movies, and live demonstrations. Two tractors will be tested on a dynamometer to measure power. The event, chaired by the county agent and Extension Service, is presented with Ethyl Corporation support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Thurs
Bradley Bros. Implement Company
Ethyl Corporation
Dayle Craven Hurt When Rock Falls at Rapidan Dam
Dayle Craven manager of the local telephone exchange suffered fractures of both bones in his left forearm when a rock fell on him while fishing at Rapidan Dam near Mankato Minnesota. He was assisted by BM Ward and a Red Cross nurse from Minneapolis. He remained in St. Joseph's hospital in Mankato, likely several days before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayle Craven
Rapidan Dam
Mankato
Minn
Dayle
BM Ward
Mr. Ward
Doyle
Algona Man Finds Long Lost Relatives Through Ad
Algona resident Harvey D. Graham learns his birth name is Dwight Harvey Crill after replying to a Oska loosa ad seeking a coon hound. Through correspondence with Des Moines birth records and an Oska loosa aunt, he discovers four brothers a sister and another brother living in Oskaloosa based on a tale begun two years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Harvey D. Graham
Graham
Des Moines
Dwight Harvey Crill
Oklaloosa
Mahaska County
Anna Cyril
Osleuloosa
Silo
Four Wesley Children Serve in Armed Forces
Four Lawson children, all former Wesley residents and grandchildren of Mrs. Susan Gray, join the armed services. Dorothy Lawson is a second lieutenant in the Army Nursing Corps in California, Russell serves as a sergeant at Chanute Field Illinois, Richard holds First Class Private rank at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri, and Robert reported to the Army on August 1 in California. Typing paper work at the Tapic Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
Lawson
Homer Lawson
Susan Gray
Armed Services
Dorothy Lawson
Army Nursing Corps
California
Russell
Chanute Field
Illinois
Richard
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Robert
Army
Demonstration teams chosen for county 4-H events
Miss Alma G Schultz and the county 4-H club committee are selecting demonstration teams as the first local achievement days for 15 girls 4-H clubs open. Teams will compete at the county fair in Algona August 22 to 26, with project judging and team demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma G. Schultz
Kossuth
Hest
Algona
Aboal
Buffalo Boasters
Titonia Methodist Church
Ledyard Loyal Lassing
C. A. Gutknecht
Seneca Stars
Township Lutheran
Plum Creek
Center School
Union Alethians
Good Hope Church
Laverne Live Wires
Fairview
Greenwood
Herman Soderberg
Portland Peppy Pals
Whittemore Whizzers
Cresco Chums
Lotts Creek Lassies
Fenton Forwards
Burt Blue Birds
Sugar Rationing Details From Kossuth County Board
The Kossuth County rationing board outlines the family unit plan for canning sugar. One pound of sugar covers four quarts of fruit canned, and one pound per family member requires a certificate. Threshing sugar issuance was halted by state authorities. Stamp seven works as a two pound bonus, cashable by August 22. Those with canning certificates should cash them within 60 days at local grocers. Canning sugar under this plan aims to be finished by August 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth
Boy 11 Struck by Car While Bicycling Near Burt
Dennis Mulligan 11, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Mulligan of near Burt, was hit by a car driven by Mrs Br G C Rippentrop about 1 pm Saturday. He suffered shock and a brain concussion. taken to Algona hospital where x rays showed no broken bones. He remains in hospital for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hileven
Dennis Mulligan
Paul Mulligan
Burt
Br. GC. Rippentrop
Algona Hospital
Hospitski
June campaign to be pushed for metal drive
Dr. KR C Ball attended a county chairmen meeting in Algona to plan a three week drive for scrap metal and rubber. The county quota is 78 pounds per person with prices expected to be stable. a county-wide rally will close the effort on August 28 in each town. Further announcements will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KR. C. Ball
Algona ,Wesday
Lakota
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Bartlett
Dora
John
Hugo
Henrietta Zimmerman
Mina
Georgia
Christ
Kingdom of Heaven
Georgie
Titonka School
Red Cross
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