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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1942
Page
5
Algona’s Kossuth County Fair unveils a varied outdoor program with world famous acts and daily changes. Greyhound races, harness horse events, 4-H demonstrations, a Golden Wedding Day, a Campfire Girls Allied Nations pageant, and fireworks feature through four days.
George Dille, a Kellogg farm hand aged 96, spent a long day pitching bundles in a harvest field. He arrived in town the following day none the worse for wear, still feeling as fit as ever after the demanding task.
The newspaper notes a celebration of longevity as John K. Rippentrop, nearing 89 in October, gets a complete new denture set after years with a worn plate and only five natural teeth. The writer observed him eating with the updated teeth, remarking on the momentous change for the town’s oldest resident.
The Tyke Theatre led Iowa theatres in July by selling war bonds and stamps totaling 4133.75 in a town of under 1000 residents. Louis Bartlett attended a Des Moines meeting to hear of the success, with plans for a larger September drive and a full contest announcement next week.
Immanuel Lutheran schedules German services next Sunday at 10 30 a m with Pastor Wm Planz in charge. Sunday School and Bible Class meet at 9 30 a m. Mrs John W Boyken hosts. Congregation invited to Britt mission festival.
Funeral services for Mrs. C R Rippentrop were held Tuesday at the Lakota Presbyterian Church with Rev O H Frerking of Dubuque officiating. Born June 28, 1874 near Grundy Center she later lived in Buffalo Center Wesley Titonka and Lakota. She leaves ten children fourteen grandchildren and many relatives.
Rev Calvin Schnucker to lead Sunday services August 16 at Rameey Reformed Church with church school at 9 30 and English communion at 10 30 no evening service. Aug 21 ice cream social and parcel post sale mark last pastorate. Ramsey Young People Club meets Tuesday. ladies aid gathering August 19.
Lee Roscoe of Farragut reported his car stolen after ordering the garage to overhaul it when they got around to it. The sheriff found the car at the garage undergoing repairs, after Roscoe had apparently forgotten the arrangement.
Funeral services were held Saturday for Frank Franzen who died Wednesday morning. The service was at his home at 1 30 and at Immanuel Lutheran church at 2 00 with Swan Funeral Home in charge. He was born November 5 1864 in Ostfriesland Germany and came to America at age four, later settling near Titonka. He married Tetje DeBoer on July 4 1892 and lived on a farm one mile west of the church. He leaves a wife six daughters two sons one brother and nineteen grandchildren. Memorial wreaths were sent by local families and church groups.
Wheat priced at 74c per bushel will be sold in Kossuth County in August. As a corn replacement it offers a favorable price relationship and helps with corn supplies. Recommended feeding ratios cover hogs, dairy cattle, poultry, and beef cattle, with wheat cracked or ground.
Four pounds of coffee mailed last fall by Anerd Grant of Marengo to Sweden were returned to sender. The shipment appears to have endured a long voyage but failed to reach its destination.
A big campaign for junk collection is underway with Dr. R. C. Ball as local chairman and W. E. Ley of Lakota as county chairman. People are urged to phone Dr Ball at No 49 Titanka to arrange pickup of scrap iron steel old rubber rags Manila rope burlap bags and waste cooking fats. Trucks will visit to collect usable junk and trips will be arranged as possible.
The German Township Up and Coming 4-H club held Achievement Day on August 6, 1942. Activities included a pledge, roll call on benefits of 4-H, songs, and panels on war efforts and health. Demonstrations on canning and table setting were shown, with Magdalen Harringa and Shirley Bunkofske presenting a bean project and Mr Brown photographing the event.
Relatives in Algona learn Harold B Quarton who served as United States consul general in Keijo Japan at the war outbreak is safe aboard a ship and returning home he has 29 years in the diplomatic service Mrs W B Quarton of Algona and the late Judge Quarton are his parents and his wife and son William live in Madison Wisconsin
Kossuth County Selective Service Board reports Ernest E. Eichenberger 23 Lakota delinquent after failing to report for induction August 5. He cites conscientious objection and willingness to go to a work camp but not bear arms. The group leaving for Camp Dodge near Des Moines includes numerous volunteers from Algona Swea City Titonka and surrounding towns.
Wesley Johnson of Buffalo New York arrived Saturday to spend ten days with his mother Mrs Anthony Johnson and family. He is joined by Paul Gorazkowski visiting his parents at Swea City. Both boys work at Bell Aircraft Co in Buffalo. A family reunion at Call State Park honored William with many Goetz and Johnson relatives present.
Titonka fell 4 to 1 to Lone Rock on Sunday ending a brief unbeaten stretch. Bancroft beat Lotts Creek 3 to 1 and St. Joe downed Wesley 3 to 1 while Algona defeated Armstrong 16 to 1. Next Sunday Titonka visits Armstrong and St. Joe goes to Bancroft among others. season concludes barring rainouts. The local team will play at the county fair on a date not yet named.
Tillie Fritz died Monday August 8 at 5 o clock in Springfield Minnesota after a July 28 stroke. Funeral services set for Thursday August 13 at 1:30 at Mrs Bertha Callies home and 2:00 at Good Hope Lutherans church, with Rev. Max Van Fisher officiating. Interment in Lutheran cemetery. Miss Fritz lived much of her life in Titonka before moving to Springfield about a year ago.
Good Hope Lutheran Church invites worshipers with Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and Divine services at 8:00 p.m. Rev. Langholz of Lakota will conduct the service. Welcome to worship with us at Good Hope.
Joseph Hanig bound over to the district court on forgery charges after a nonposted $1,000 bond. Harry Baker, bound over on operating while intoxicated charges, received a $1,000 bond and was later sentenced to at least 90 days at Cherokee for inebriety. New probate filings include estates of Josephine Walters Mary Fuhrmann and August Bremer.
The Buffalo Boosters 4-H club held a regular meeting at Drusilla Hansen's home. The demonstration team presented their final demo before Achievement Day. Posters for the county fair were started, Marjorie Mechler presiding. Achievement Day was decided for Marietta Norland's home. Next meeting set for August 13. Drusilla and mother hosted a buffet luncheon.
Two boys under ten, Eugene and Sylvanius Wachter, near Dyersville, used an old animal catching method to trap a gray fox that threatened their chickens. One boy leapt onto the fox while the other seized the tail and pulled the animal away. The fox was later killed by Mr. Wuchtes.
Clifford Willis son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Willis drowned after slipping from a raft in a gravel pit west of Union Slough on Bancroft road Tuesday afternoon. Help arrived after more than five hours. body recovered in ten feet of water at about 8:30. Efforts to revive him failed. funeral arrangements pending. Clifford is the second child in the family. siblings include Florence, Wilbur, Verna Dell, and Patricia Ann.
A band concert begins in Titanica every Saturday for four weeks at 8 pm lasting one hour. The first performance met with praise and marked by the band’s long layoff and many new members. Mr. Griffin, Britt High School band director, has been guiding the ensemble and may take over during the school year.
A Sunday picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Schrauth honored their son Paul who will soon depart for the Army. Attendees from Algona, Bancroft, Spencer, Batavia and nearby areas included numerous families and individuals such as Chris Jensen, Jerome Beisenbarth, Henry Nelson, John Mahoney, James Anderson, Philip Goetz, M. P. Goetz, Henry Bailey, Zita Studer, and Leo Miller among others.
Marriage licenses issued in Kosauth County in recent days include Donald O Graves 20 of Washington DC and Joyce Lillian Graham 19.5 Burt Robert Black 26 and Mildred Richard json 21 of Algona.
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