Indian Day Celebration Promises Big Titanka Event
Next Tuesday August 12 marks Titanka s Indian Day with a full program. Merriam Shows will set up Monday and operate through Tuesday including a 10 30 a m parade and 12 30 and 8 p m free acts on Main Street. The Mason City Legion meets Havana Cuban Giants at 2 15 p m in a baseball game touted as the best ever. Roller skating at Harold s Rink Tyke Theatre show Aaron Slick From Pumpkin Creek with Alan Young Dinah Shore and Robert Merrill starts 7 p m. Food stalls and rides abound promising a day of good weather and big crowds.
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Tifanka
Mason City Legionaires
Iowa State Baseball League
Mason City
Giants
Titanka
Harold's
Tyke Theatre
Aaron
Slick
Pumpkin Creek
Alan Young
Dinah Shore
Robert Merrill
Businessmen urged to join Indian Day parade floats
The parade committee appeals to every businessman and organization to participate with a float in Indian Day. Officials say the organizations have never failed to show public spirit and support for the event.
Elmore Cement & Tile Furnishes Tile for Seating
The Elmore Cement and Tile Co will furnish tile to lay a plank seating along the street and at the ball grounds for Indian Day. No local dealers had tile, a delegation of Indian Day workers arranged with the company to supply and deliver the tile, with trucking cost only.
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Elmore Cement & Tile
Elmore Cement & Tile Co
Elmore
Change in Time of Morning Mail Delays Arrival
The morning mail arrives about 8 45 instead of 8 o'clock after the mail truck began leaving Britt 45 minutes later from August 1. Afternoon mail time remains unchanged.
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Britt
Clean Up Your Yard Before Indian Day Observance
Instructions urge residents to tidy yards especially back yards and alleys before Indian Day. The goal is a neat town appearance to impress hundreds of visitors arriving for the event.
Help Needed to Place Plank on Main Street Friday
Call to volunteers to place a platform on Main Street on Indian Day and install the plank for seating at the ball grounds. Businessmen and public spirited citizens urged to assist Friday evening, followed by a watermelon feed at the city pump station lot.
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Main Street
Titonka Saddle Club Meets Ahead of Indian Day Parade
The Titonka Saddle club invites members and other saddle clubs to gather Sunday afternoon at the Elmer Peterson farm southeast of Titonka. Meet at the rodeo grounds at 1:30 PM for the parade on Indian Day.
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Titonka
Elmer Peterson
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Highlights Community Roles
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary met with strong attendance. The gathering featured hostesses Cleo Nelson and Tena Bruns, a program on women in politics, and updates on members' health and local civic activities.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Cleo Nelson
Tena Bruns
Thelma ‘Higgins
Edith Hagen
Wesley
Angie
Mary Westerreicher
Bert Doran
Boone
Doran
Mildred Boyken
Stella
Lois Peterson
Mary Sartor
Pank Hospital
Mason City
Elizabeth Kennedy
Minnie Oesterreicher
Fenne Higdon
Mercy Hospital
Gary Luetenberger
Ellen Woodward
Federal Security Agency
Office of International
Girls Nation
American Legion Auxilary
School of Citizenship
Valley Farmerettes Achieve On Local Day Show
The Valley Farmerettes met at leader Mrs. H. Plasier's home on Friday August 1 for an achievement day. Darlene Franzen repeated the 44H pledge and demonstrated \"Lovely Sweaters Deserve Lovely Care\" with Shirley Osterman. Mrs. F A Drone judged sewing items while a buffet luncheon closed the evening hosted by Marlene Stecker with Judy Stecker reporting.
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Valley Farmerettes
H. Plasier
Darlene Franzen
Shirley Ostermann
F.A. Drone
Marlene Stecker
Judy Stecker
Puppets and Comedy at Titanka Stores Indian Day Hours
Titanka stores stay open until 10 in the morning on Indian Day August 12 and then close for the rest of the day. John Shirley Puppets and Comedy featured in promotions that day at participating locations.
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Titanka
Methodist Church Services at Titoaka and Doan
Methodist churches announce services next Sunday at Titoaka and Doan in the usual hours.
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Titoaka
Doan
Immanuel Lutheran News and Upcoming Events
Worship with communion at 10 am. Announcements for communion to be received Saturday. Ladies Aid and Mission Society meet Thursday at 1 30 pm. Luther League to attend Bible Camp this Thursday. assemble at church 6 30 pm. Luther League monthly meeting Sunday August 10 at 1 30 pm. Mission Festival at the Cor with August 10 at 2 pm. Missionary Mrs Diemer from New Guinea speaks. Next Sunday evening August 10 St Pauls Lakota 7 30 pm ordination of Mr Lyle R Darnaver to serve as missionary in India.
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Ladies Aid
Mission Society
Luther League
Clear Lake
New Guinea
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Lakota
Lyle R. Darnaver
American Lutheran Church
India
Kossuth County Fair Opens Next Week
The 1952 Kossuth County Fair runs August 12 to 16 with entry day on August 12. 4-H girls will have demonstrations and exhibits judged August 12–14 in the armory. A hog show proceeds after a vesicular stomatitis related ban, with swine moved under strict precautions and Iowa rules permitting local show at the fair.
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Kossuth
Armory
Cresco
Deanne Eisenbarth
Beverly Gerber
Greenwood
Sheryl Wiskus
Marilyn Wiskus
Prairie Pals
Mary K. Smith
Fenton Forwards
Benora Mitchell
Lita Barker
Grant Go-Getters
Gwendolyn Link
Mildred Engstrom
Blue and White Crusaders
Chic
Denise McGee
Marlene Ferguson
Plum Creek Elite
Marlys Long
Emilie Bode
Wesley Wizards
Carrie Engen
Darlene Bentele
Seneca Stars
LaVelle Kauffman
Janet Garrison
Portland Princesses
Mary Ann Bartlett
Betty Harms
Valley Farmerettes
Shirley Ostermann
Darlene Franzen
Swea Sunbeams
Virginia Bormann
Carol Wagner
Buffalo Booster
Lady MacBeth
Jane Amesbury
Beverly Stecker
Iowa
Simonn
Clyde Spry
Valley Farmerettes Hold Outing at Call State Park Algona
The Valley Farmerettes 4 H club enjoyed a day at Call State Park Algona with a matinee at State Theatre and swimming at Algona pool. Parents joined the girls for a picnic supper in the park and another outing is planned for August.
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Valley
Call State Park
Algona
The
Valley Farmerettes
the Call State Park
State Theatre
Algona Pool
State Park
Judy Stecker
Ordination of Lyle Darnauer at Good Hope Lutheran
The Good Hope Lutheran Church invites the congregation to an ordination and commissioning service for Candidate Lyle Darnauer of Lakota. The service is at 8 p.m. and includes a missionary voyage planned for August 28 with his family to India.
Twelve Thousand Girls Trained Annually in Citizenship
The Auxiliary trains twelve thousand specially selected girls each year in citizenship. Their upcoming August work meeting will be hosted by Helen Thacker and Theresa Dreesman. There will be no September business meeting as it marks the first day of the school year.
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Helen Thacker
Theresa Dreesman
Indian Day Parade Route Update
The Indian Day parade forms at the school house grounds and travels south on Main to the Post Office corner, west one block, south one block to Locker corner, north two blocks, east to Main, and north again. Formation is at 10 30 with a note that the route is shortened for better viewing.
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School House
Main Street
Post Office
Indian Day Advertising Covers Large Territory
Indian Day advertising will appear this week in all newspapers for many miles from Thonka. Filacards have been distributed from Lake Mills to the northeast, Armstrong to the northwest, West Bend to the southwest, and in every town in Hancock county. Four groups were out Monday afternoon putting out advertising.
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Thonka
Ronnie Young
Paul Thacker
Garl Glesking
George L. Schmidt
Dr. Torgersen
Risius Dies After Prolonged Illness in Buffalo Center
Menno J. Risius a Buffalo Center citizen died Saturday July 26 in the local hospital after a six month illness. Born January 28 1898 near Iowa Falls he lived on the Buffalo Center home farm before moving to town in 1947. He leaves his mother and six brothers among many relatives. Funeral services were held July 29 at Ramsey Reformed Church with Rev. A Roskamp officiating. He had long served as church elder and was known for his devout Christian life.
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Buffalo Center
Menno J. Risks
Shont Llness
Ramsey Reformed Church
Fourjal
Ramsey Cemetery
A. Roskamp
Herman Janssen
Andrew Harringa
John H. Winter
Dick Boeenken
L. H. Boekelman
John Pink
Menno J. Risius
Wif
Joe Risius
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Buffalo Center Hospital
Klaus
George
John
Wilmette
Harm
Frank
Jacob Risius
Johanna
Eddie
Eldred Dudekirk
Brownsdale
Minn
Harry Risius
Bricelyn
Fred Westendorf
Lake Mills
Marriage of Lillian Planz and Howard Rand in Iowa
The Rev William Planz officiated the double ring ceremony for Lillian Planz of Waterloo Iowa and Howard Floyd Rand son of Mrs Leona Rand at Zion Lutheran Church La Porte City Iowa. The couple plans a honeymoon to Clear Lake Iowa then will reside in Dubuque where Rand attends Wartburg Seminary and the bride works as a nurse at Binley hospital.
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William Planz
Lillian Planz
Waterloo
Tsonga
Howard Floyd Rand
Leona Rand
16Th St
Zion Lutheran Church
Jubilee
LaPorte City
Iowa
Planz
la Porte City
Lohengrin
L. A. Orth
Delaine Walters
Verona Orth
Maxine Baack
Allen ‘Memorial School of Nursing
Carol Rand
Oshkosh
John Plant
Luther Siekes
Wartburg College
Waverly
Raymond Pokrandt
Anna Rand
Oshkosh ‘High School
Wart‘burg College
Dubuque
Rand
Wantburg Seminary
Binley Hospital
Girl Scout Trip to Clear Lake Campout
Mrs Swan and Mrs Kippentrop led twelve Scouts and leader Lois Peterson to Clear Lake State Park on July 26. They camped, swam, and enjoyed a weiner roast then rode to Bayside for rides and skating. Sunday included breakfast, Sunday school led by In termill, Richter, Beenken, and Hipp, followed by more swimming before returning home at 6:30 p m.
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Janice Intermill
Beverly Richter
Awn Beenken
Doris Hipp
Loren Willemssen
Mrs. Swan
Mas Rippentrop
Lois Peterson
Mr. Willemsson
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Eddie Jestor & CO
Francis Dainty & Co
John Shirley
Immanuel Lutheran
H. A. Diers
Kossuth County Fair
Good Hope Lutheran
B. H. Schwerin
Cadidate
Lyle Darnauer
Howard F.rand
Girl Scout News
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