Indian Day at Titonka Titonka August 18 1952 biggest festival
Indian Day at Titonka Iowa on August 18 1952 described as a top sales event with ideal weather and full participation. Parade ensembles including Titonka and Algona bands showcased extended routes and strong floats and horse pony entries. Havana Cuban Giants beat Mason City Legionnaires 10 8 in baseball with large crowds at midway and shows. Parade winners listed across floats horses ponies and organizations with many local participants and sponsors noted.
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Titanka
Towa
Merriam
Iowa
Titonka
Algona
Titania
Havana Cuban Giants
Mason City Legionaires
National Conventions to Guide Legion and Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary members prepare to monitor the national conventions in New York City August 24 to 28. Delegations from Iowa and other states will participate as officers are elected and policies set for veterans care welfare and national security.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Sfiaite
Legion
Auxiliary i
Legdion
Pny the Nod
Thacker
Theresa ‘ Dreesman
Ramsey Reformed Church to Welcome Pastor John Ailts
Ramsey Reformed Church will hold regular services next Sunday with Rev. John Ailts of Ellsworth in charge. A. Roskamp is listed as pastor.
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Ramsey Reformed A. Roskamp
Ramsey Reformed Church
Sunsey
John Ailts
Ellsworth
Immanuel Lutheran Worship Schedule Change Notice
Pastor Diers announces worship at 10 a.m. and Sunday School at 9 a.m. Vacation plans will pause services on August 24 and 31. No Sunday School at the church those Sundays. worship and Sunday School attendees should visit nearby churches.
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Immanuel Lutheran H. A. Diers
Colorado
Good Hope Lutheran Church Event Schedule
Pastor B. H. Schwerin conducts Sunday School and Bible Class at 9 am followed by Worship at 10 am. Brotherhood plans fishing trip to Lost Island on Tuesday August 19. Sunday School teachers meet at 8 pm on August 15. Women’s Missionary Society gathering at 8 pm on August 21.
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Good Hope Lutheran
B. H. Schwerin
Lost Island
Women’s Missionary Society
Titonka and Doan Church Notices and Services
Methodist churchs announce Doan and Titonka schedules with Church School and morning worship times. Doan WSCS meets at the parsonage next Thursday. August 24 joiners meet August 19 in the chapel. Grace Gospel Church lists services with Evangelist Lloyd R. Smith preaching and Bible study Thursday at 8 pm.
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J. EB. Albertson
Titonka
Doan
Doan -Wscs
Titonksa
Grace Gospel Church
Orville R. Brooks
Lloyd R. Smith
Des Moines
Pam
Local names listed in community notice
The fragment lists individuals including Robert Trop, Cy Hanmis, Boek elman, Jaret Nesset, S.C. Olson, Chuck Fox, Emery Schaffer, Gus Bock, Mrs. James Knudson, Mrs. James Brown, James Brones, Gary Knnudson, Jay Graham, Joyce Graham, Pat Relling. No context or event provided.
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Trop
Robert
Hanmis
Boek
Elman
Jaret
Nesset
S.C. Olson
Chuck Fox
Emery Schaffer
Gus Bock
James Knudson
James Brown
James Brones
Gary Knnudson
Jay Graham
Joyce Graham
Pat Relling
Indian Day Preparations Highlight Community Effort
A long standing one day Indian Day celebration in Titania drives months of planning. Committees arrange rides, free acts, baseball grounds, platforms, and street cleanup with volunteer help from new and returning workers. The community praises young and old volunteers for their dedication and notes the event benefits from last minute support and a traditional watermelon feed.
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Titania
Chon adGantiainisz
Chambers of Merce
Immanuel Lutifer League Meeting Highlights
The Immanuel Luther League held its monthly meeting with a "Growing Spiritual ity" slide show. Plans for the float were discussed and Alvin Holtons and Ambhur Diers were named delegates to the Iowa district convention in Davenport. Volleyball preceded social hour hosted by Theresa Kathryn Wilda and Franklin Schutter with the Diers family.
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Immanuel Luther League
Alvin Holtons
Iowa
Davenport
Ambhur Diers
Theresa
Kathryn
Wilda
Franklin Schutter
Buffalo Boys 4-H Club Holds August Meeting
The Buffalo Boys 4-H club met at the Borough home on August 4. Six members answered roll call. Minutes were read and approved. Members completed their damankial sheets in record books. The meeting adjourned and Mrs. Bilsborough served a good lunch. Arlen Bilsborough, club reporter.
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Buffalo Boys
Bufffalo Boys
Billborough
Bilsborough
Arlen Bilsborough
Miss Fitzpatrick Weds Jerry Harvey at Britt Church
Miss Fitzpatrick daughter of Mr and Mrs James Fitzpatrick Woden Iowa married Jerry Harvey son of Mr and Mrs W C Harvey Britt Iowa in a Wednesday ceremony at St Patrick s church Britt The couple will reside in West Liberty after a wedding trip supported by family members and local clergy activities and educational details highlighted the couple s backgrounds and plans.
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Charlotte” Fitzpatrick
James Fitzpatrick
Woden
Jenny Harvey
W. C. Harvey
Britt
St. Patrick’s Church
John P. Smith
Catherine Orthel
Titonka
Ronald Lechelt
Janice’ Watson
Michael Handenfelt
Storm Lake
Charles McLaughlin
Evelyn Colter
Earl Hesley
Marie Cosgriff
William Orthel
Titonia
Vincent Smith
Buffalo Center
Woden High School
Towa State Teachers College
Atkins
Iowa
Britt High School
Armed Service
College of Dentistry
The
State University
West Liberty
Serene Ee Eee
Herschel C. Lovellssticyor
Ottumwa
Hedrick
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company
Milwaukee Road
Mr. Loveless
John Morrell and Company
Fie
Milwaukee Raiload
Lovéless
Milwaukee
Des Moines
Loveless
Alan
Sandra
First Methodist Church
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
the Lions Club
Ottumwa Lodge No
B.P.O.E
F.O.E
Aerie No
Iowa Engineering Society
Southeastern Iowa
Boy Scouts
Wapello County
March of Dimes
League of Iowa
League
Sixteen New Cars And Trucks Licensed In Kossuth County
Sixteen new vehicles were licensed in Kossuth county last week. New owners include Hudson John J Dunn Algona A R Willett Algona Ford E F Immersall Irvington pickup Walter Garaczkowski Algona two trucks W P Tripp of Algona Chevrolet Mary Griese Algona F J Hauptman Wesley Edward L Johnson Wesley Marvin Kienitz Lakota Mrs Elmer A Manhs Whittemore Kaiser Walker McDonald Titonka Mersey Moore Algona Rudolph Steblitz Algona DeSoto T J Reith Titonka Chrysler W E Allen Algona.
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Kossuth
Hudson
John J. Dunn
Algona
A. R. Willett
Ford
E. F. Immersall
Irvington
Pickup
Walter Garaczkowski
W. P. Tripp
Dist. Co
Chevrolet
Mary Griese
F. J. Hauptman
Wesley
Edward L. Johnson
Marvin Kienitz
Lakota
Mercury
Elmer A. Manhs
Whittemore
Kaiser
Walker McDonald
Titonka
Plymouth
Mersey
Moore
Rudolph Steblitz
DeSoto
T. J. Reith
Titanka
Chrysler
W. E. Allen
Former partner dropped in and talked old times
Algona residents Mr and Mrs W C Dewel visited the Topic office last Thursday on their way to Clear Lake. They recalled early days of the Kossuth County Advance partnership begun 43 years ago. Dewel is the county's oldest newspaper man in service. The article also notes Dr Harold W Schultz credited with scraping beef canning and Mrs Sadie Scheinest injured in Colorado Springs.
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W. C. Dewel
Algona
Topic
Clear Lake
Dewel
Kossuth County
Des Moines
Garner
Burt Monitor
Ait Goldfield
Dewels
Harriet Radmaker Named Candidate for Algona Horse Show Queen
Harriet Radmaker chosen by Titonka Saddle Club to represent at Starlite Theatre Algona August 22 for Labor Day show queen selection. Radmaker, 1950 Titonka rodeo queen, noted for appearance on horse. Club met at Elmer Peterson farm with riding drills and a lunch.
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Harriet Radmaker
Titonka Saddle Club
Starlite Theatre
Algona
Harriet
Elmer Peterson Farm
Wreck Victims Recovering At Mason City Hospital
Mrs Minnie Oesterreicher returned home from Mason City after a weeklong stay following a highway crash on August 2 that seriously injured her daughter Mrs Kenneth Higdon and grandson Gary Lichtenberger. Gary remained in serious condition with liver injuries, while his brother Stephen had minor injuries. Mrs Higdon faced crushed facial bones and required surgery, but no facial lacerations. The Higdon family home is in Washing.
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Craig
Phe
Higdons
Iowa Safety Council offers car emblems for safe drivers
The Iowa Safety Council announced a program inviting drivers with three years of accident and violation free records to join. Qualified motorists receive emblem decals, membership cards, and a monthly bulletin for a $2 individual or $5 business membership, with over 5 000 letters mailed.
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Iowa Safety Council
Claude V. McBroom
Safety Council
McBroom
Loveless to Speak at Bancroft Political Rally Monday
Herschel Loveless a Democratic gubernatorial candidate from Ottumwa will headline a Bancroft Legion Ballroom rally Monday night August 18. The event includes a free dance by Al Menke and orchestra with county officials and candidates introduced.
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Herschel Loveless
Ottumwa
Town
Bancroft
Legion Ballroom
al Menke
H. J. McNertney
Young Democratic Club
Kossuth County
Joe Bradley
Algona
Burl Ridout
Casey Loss
Clara Walker
Ralph Lindhorst
Lloyd Elston
Rosella Voigt
Alma Pearson
Board of Supervisors
Two Couples Receive Marriage Licenses in Kossuth County
Two couples were granted marriage licenses in Kossuth county last week. Virgil Gunder of Algona weds Meta Carlson of Chicago Illinois. Walter Stranger and Barbara Schaer of Minneapolis Minnesota also obtain licenses. Mr and Mrs Larry Hill of Adel Iowa visit Dr Hill home with two sons. Larsy and the doctor are brothers.
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Kossuth County
Virgil Gunder
Algona
Meta Carlson
Chicago, Ill
Walter J. Stranger
Barbara D. Schaer
Minneapolis, Minn
Larry Hill
Adel
Iowa
Dr. Hill
Larsy
Dootor
IOWA FARM KERNELS USE TCA ON QUIET QUACKGRASS
Extension weed control specialist E P Sylvester of Iowa State College recommends using T C A to treat small quackgrass infestations. He notes it is very effective at this time of year. Weekend visitors include Mr and Mrs George E Everts and Esther of Parkersburg at the home of Ben Siehlman.
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T.C.A
E. P. Sylvester
Iowa State College
George E. Everts
Esther of
Parkersburg
Ben Siehlman
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David Rippentrap
Doug Swan
Sonmenbeng
Farmers Elevator Co
Farmers Creamery Co
J. R. Schutter
American Legion
Immanuel Lastheran
Methodist
Joice Graham
Forest City
Elmer Peterson
Janet Ackerman
Burt
Wanda Young
Michael Fox
Harold Harms
Joyce MecGuire
Harry Harms
Harry Sloper
Bob Reynolds
Charlie Gollner
K & H Oil Co
Earl and Hazel’s Cafe
Immanuel Luther+ League
Frank Fisher
Valley Farmerettes
Boyken Insurance
Titonka Savings ‘Bank
Titonka Telephone ‘Co
Titonka Creamery
J. L. Intenmill
Callies Brothers
George Graham
Reed Ha
Immanuel. Lutifer League Meeting
Miss Fitzpatrick
Jerry Harvey
Britt Church
Reader's Digest
Harold W. Schultz
Chicago
Schultz
Sheldon
Seymour
Colorado Springs
Sadie Scheinest
Ralph Joy
Queen OF Algona
Mason Hospital
H. E. Loveless
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