Kossuth County Fair Opens Next Sunday Aug 20
Preparations for the 81st Kossuth County Fair advance as education and entertainment expand. Thrill Day on Sunday features Jimmy Lynch Death Dodgers, Algona Concert Band in the Grandstand, and a multi act program with hippo drome performances.
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Kossuth County
Kossuth
Jimmy Lynch
Death Dodgers
Algona
Middle West
Revealig
Swea City
Karl L. King
Fort Dodge
Karl King
National Motor Contest Association
Illinois
Indiana
Wimmy Lynch
Swea
Theatre-Duffield Factory
August Krieger 73 Found Dead at Farm Home
August Krieger of Thompson, aged 73, was found dead at 5 30 a m Thursday August 10 at the foot of the basement stairs of his farm home by his son Ervin. A doctor cited heart disease and that death occurred between 1 00 and 2 00 a m. He lived alone and was preceded in death by his wife Bertha. Survived by three brothers Ben Davenport John Climax Michigan Will Eureka South Dakota two sons Pred Buffalo Center Irwin and three daughters Mabel Mason City Lois Ames and Mrs Orville Erdahl Rake Four grandchildren. Services were held at Buffalo Center with burial at Bing ham township cemetery Woden. He once owned and operated a local garage.
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Wodhn
August Krieger
Ervin. Krieger
Thompson
Ben
Davenport
John
Climax
Michigan
Will
Eureka
South Dakota
Pred
Buffalo Center
Irwin
Mabel
Mason City
Lois
Ames
Orville Erdahl
Rake
Buffalo ‘Center
Bingham Township
Woden
Krieger
Kossuth Farmers May Access Farm Security Loans
Kossuth County will participate in the Rural Rehabilitation phase of the Farm Security Administration for year ending June 30, 1940. Loans aid farmers, laborers and sharecroppers needing operating capital but lacking security, with farm and home management assistance. Loans are secured by chattels, repayable in up to five years at 5 percent, with emphasis on family owned farms and planning for future years. Estherville office invites eligible farmers to apply.
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Kossuth County
Warm Security Administration
Farm ‘Security Administration
William H. St. Clair
Estherville
Farm Security Administration
St. Clair
Three Farmers Named on Tenant Purchase Program
A committee of three farmers selected by Secretary Wallace will assist in the FSA Tenant Purchase Program in Kossuth County. Albert H. Johnson Corwith Gottlieb W. Bleich Burt Harry W. Bode Angona will help St. Clair administer 40 year three percent loans for farm tenants or laborers. Applications are taken in Estherville and Algona until August 31, with forms available by mail.
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William H. St. Clair
Kossuth County
Farm Security Administration
Wallace
FSA
Secretary of Agriculture
Albert H. Johnson
Corwith
Gottlieb
W. Bleich
Burt
Harry W. Bode
Angona
St. Clair
Kossuth
Iarm
Estherville
Brown
Algona
Iowa sweet corn industry trims idle plants this season
Nine Iowa factories are packing sweet corn this season while twenty eight factories that usually process the crop sit idle. Sweet corn acreage in Iowa is estimated at 4,300 acres, a drop from 18,000 last year.
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Iowa
Titonka Indians win Sunday in Kossuth League
Titonka Indians defeated Wesley 10 to 8 Sunday at Wesley, moving to three wins and three losses in the second half. With one game remaining against Swea City on August 27 at Titonka, they can finish in the upper division. Junior Hansen pitched the game, allowing eleven hits with solid support and a favorable defense behind him. Box score follows.
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Titonka
Wesley
Swea City
Junior Hansen
RI T. Bleich
Kunz
Erdman
Rf & P
Weig
Cere Nue Lichteig
Lloyd
P Evarded
M. Bleich
If Studer
Ss & Rf
Cne OE
Titonka Oe
Fenton
Whittemore
Lotts Creek
Bancroft- Burt
Burt
Bancroft
Totonka
Whitte
A. Menke
Shane R. Menke
W. Menke
Becker
Tb .Welp
Naloe
Murray
Bolster
Ackerson
Ae Serene
Patterson
AB Rippentrop
Wieg
Vogel
Enee
Wichtendall
Keene
Callies
Keens
County Farm Bureau Serves Many Groups
The Kossuth County Farm Bureau coordinated educational activity with 52 different organizations over 18 months per a survey by County Agent JA L. Brown. The groups ranged from branches of the U S Department of Agriculture to state departments, growers and producers, agricultural credit groups, civic, educational, religious and professional organizations, fairs, institutes, and marketing bodies.
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Kossuth County Farm Bureau
JA. ‘L. 'Brown
Farm Bureau
Ifive
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Lions Club Meeting Highlights Titonka Community Pride
Harold Clark editor of Bancroft Register spoke to the Lions Club Thursday evening. He urged an inventory of local assets before criticizing, praising Titonka's strengths noted in recent years. After lunch, members discussed town needs and priorities.
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Harold Clark
Bancroft Register
Lioas Club
Mgr. Clark
Titonka
Reunion of Studer Family Heirs at Goldfield Park
A Wesley family reunion of the heirs of Amandus Studer Sr. gathered at Chau tauqua park in Goldfield on Sunday with one hundred seventy present. The Studer family once lived on land later developed near St. Benedict and resided where the Lawrence Ternes family now lives.
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Wesley
Amandus Studer Sr
Studer
Chautauqua Park
Goldfield
Lawrence Ternes
St. Benedict
Government to buy butter again but not peg prices
The government plans another butter purchase this year but will not attempt price pegging. Officials say the move aims to ensure supply while avoiding artificial price control.
Mr and Mrs Ben Pannkuk 57th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Ben Pannkuk celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on August 12 with family gathering on August 18 1939. Attendees included Clarence Pannkuk Werry Kramer Anton Pannkuk Henry Butler Carl Veer Bev Pannkuk George Pannkuk Herman Sweers E J Buss and Tom Hinders unable to attend. Picnic dinner and desserts were enjoyed in the afternoon.
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B. A. Pannkuk
Clarence Pannkuk
Werry Kramer
Fairmont
Minn
Anton ‘Pannkuk
Garner
Henry Butler
Estherville
Carl Veer
Mason City
Titonka Band Boosters Visit Neighbor Towns
The Titonka band and about fifty people toured neighboring towns last Friday inviting residents to Indian Day. Louis Bartlett used a loud speaker to urge attendance as crowds in each town grew, with Lakota Shea City Bancroft Burt Algona Wesley Britt Crystal Lake Woden and Buffalo Center among stops. The trip, postponed from Thursday due to rain, is part of an annual booster tradition drawing thousands.
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Titonka
Louis Bartlett
Munday
Lakota
Shea City
Bancroft
Burt
Algona
Wesley
Britt
Crystal Lake
Woden
Buffalo Center
Burt Lady Injured in Auto Wreck Last Week
Mrs Leonard Klocke of Bear Burt injured when her car was rear ended by Frank Hansen of Algona near Burt last Thursday. Klocke broke a shoulder, three Klocke children injured, Mrs Klocke taken to Kossuth hospital. Hansen’s car left the road. his two daughters in the car, Mrs Hugh Ward and Mrs Ray Gross of Algona, one sprained ankle. Both cars heavily damaged.
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Burt
Leonard Klocke
Bear Burt
Frank Hansen
Algona Cllideg
Hanson
Klocke
Kossuth Hospital
Hugh Ward
Ray Gross
Algona
Marriage Licenses Issued in Kossuth County List
A two week tally of marriage licenses shows multiple couples from Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska. Names include John Ekeberg and Margaret Dewey of Chicago Illinois, Dale M. Carr of Tegal Iowa, and June Adele Overmeyer of Algona along with others such as Gerald E. Cooley and Doris Hauskins of Minnesota and Iowa pairs like Bernard Horenfeld with Arlene Woltz, Amyle echner with Caroline Warmbier, and Paul Vandusseldorf with Pearline Britt. The report reflects diverse out of state and local liaisons with ages ranging from teens to early thirties.
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Kossuth County
John Ekeberg
Legal
Margaret Dewey
Chicago
Dale M. Carr
Tegal
Oskaloosa
June Adele Overmeyer
Algona
August Petratz
Mildred Oltragge
West Gate
Carlton G. Stevens
Alice Glaus
Fenton
Melvin LeRoy Attig
Wesley
Amyle
Echner
Denver
Caroline Warmbier
Luverne
Allan J. Murphy
Winthrop
Julia Vaske
Bancroft
Bernard Horenfeld
Arlene Woltz
Winnebago
Minn
Francis A. Stebritz
Cherokee
Mary Frances Dunlap
Albert KE. Kent
Anna M. Nelson
Chadron, Nebr
Betty House breaks collar bone in tree nap mishap
Betty House of near Delhi dozed off while reading the funny papers and fell from a tree, breaking her collar bone in the mishap during a nap. She was sitting in a tree when the accident occurred.
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Betty House
Near
Delhi
Open meetings planned for home project study
A county meeting of township chairmen announced ten of fourteen Open Meetings to launch the home project study Keeping the Home Well Furnished and Attractive. September and October dates cover Seneca Grant Eagle Dledyard Lincoln Sherman LaVerne Fenton German Buffalo Greenwood Ramsey Prairie Irvington Cresco Riverdale Plum Creek Wesley Plum Creek and Wesley hosts. Local homemakers are invited. program includes Color Units Easy on the Pocketbook, tea or coffee, plus talks by Mrs Hicks and other officials.
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Home Project
Call State Park
Aligona
Ruth Seaton Hicks
Hicks
Jerry Heetland
Ulaknota
C. Weisbrod
Fenton
Jay Godden
Seneca
C. Inman
Greenwood
Ed Zweifel
Buffalo
John ‘A. Sloper
German
Paul ‘Wille
Cresco
Robert ‘Masterson
French Auto Upset Injures Three Near Buffalo Center
Russell French was injured when his car tipped over Friday evening on the German Valley road west of Buffalo Center. George Boekelman and Donald Callies suffered bruises. Russell and George were bedridden the next day.
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Russell French
Buffalo
George Boekelman
Donald Callies
Russell
Buffalo Center
German Valley Road
George
Warburton elected president of Kossuth W C T U
Mrs. Samuel Warburton of Lakota was chosen as president at the Kossuth County W C T U annual convention in Bancroft replacing ill health retiree Mrs. J C Skow of Wesley. New officers include Mrs J J Anderson Swea City as vice president, Mrs Prank Gelger Algona as secretary, and Mrs Jennie McCray Swea City as treasurer. About 35 delegates from Swea City Bancroft and Algona attended the sessions at Bancroft Baptist church where Rev D R Martin spoke. a noon pot luck dinner followed.
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Bancroft
Samuel Warburton
Lakota
Kossuth
W. C. T. U. Society
J. C. Skow
Wesley
J. J. Anderson
Swea City
Prank Gelger
Algona
Jennie McCray
Bancroft Baptist Church
D. KR. Martin
Algona Congregational Church
Bancroft Union
Several Hailed to Court on Minor Offenses-Fined
John McCormick of Emmetsburg paid 6.36 for driving without a license. Robert Steven of Algona paid 3 for driving without a license. Dick S Hood of Des Moines paid 4 for running a stop sign. Robert Black of Algona paid 34 for improper registration. In district court Mary Schiltzus and John B Schiltz divorce decrees granted. Virginia Beaman vs Bruce Beaman divorce decree granted. Mary M Clarke vs Inma D Adams to set aside deed. Lewis Bosma vs Buffalo Center Lumber Co to quiet title. Leslie O McEnroe vs Laura McEnroe to quiet title.
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Algona
Justice of Pance
P. A. Dawson
John McCormick
Emmetsburg
Della Welter
Robert Steven
Dick S. Hood
Des Moines
Robert Black
District Court
Mary Schiltzus
John B. Schiltz
Virginia Beaman
Bruce Beaman
Mary M.clarke
Inma D. Adams
Lewis Bosma
Buffalo Center Lumber Co
Leslie O. McEnroe
Laura McEnroe
4-H Girls Booths at County Fair Schedule
Ten girls from 4-H clubs will display booths and exhibits at the county fair with an eight demonstration program starting 9:30 Monday in the 4-H club building. Demonstrations cover Home Efficiency safety shining metals and more, judged Tuesday with some exhibits advancing to the state fair.
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Ray Miller
County 4-H
Esther Scheppman
Hila Hart
Cresco
Betty Foth
Betty Sillington
Bancroft
Betty Eggerth
Pearl Lands
Ledyard
Ruth Meine
Gertrude Kuecker
Lotte Creek
Winifred
Myrtle Plumb
Lone Rock
Dorothy Dreyer
Shirley Frank
Fenton
Hazel
Mangel Jenkinson
Union
Phyllis Vaudt
Helen Meyers
Whittemore
Kossuth
Merwyn Hansen Weds Ella Kozak in Pine City Minnesota
Merwyn Howard Hansen son of Mr and Mrs Ernest P Hansen Titonka and Ella Sylvia Kozak daughter of Mrs Rosie Kozak Pine City Minnesota married Saturday at eleven in the Methodist church Pine City The couple received a wedding dinner for immediate family at the home of the bride's sister in Pine City Afterward they left for a honeymoon along Lake Superior toward Canada They now reside in Titania in the newly purchased cottage of Clarence Cooper Mrs Hansen is a Pine City High School graduate and former department store clerk Mr Hansen is a Titonka High School graduate and works at a White Rose station Their attendants were Mr and Mrs Forrest Rike.
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Pine City
Minnnesota
Merwin Howard Hansen
Ernest P. Hansen
Titonka
Ella Sylvia Kozak
Rosie Kozak
Minn
Forrest Rike
Thhe Pride
Winfield Stephan
Hansen
Titanka ‘High School
White Rose
Lake Shore
Lake Superior
Canada
Titania
Clarence Cooper
Good Hope Lutheran Pastor Officiates Elsewhere Sunday
Good Hope Lutheran Church announces no services on August 20 as Pastor M. A. Schulz preaches at a mission festival in Thornton and Rockwell. Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. Choir practice Thursday at 8:00 p.m. Hogfish communion August 27 with confessional at 9:30 and divine service at 10:00. Communion announcements should be made Friday or Saturday August 25 or 26.
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Good Hope
Indian Day at Titania Draws Big Crowds and Fares Well
Titania celebrated thirty fifth Indian Day with large crowds and a lively program. Young contestants won acclaim for their titles while amusements like the Joop-o-plane thrilled some guests. The day remained warm yet bright as band concerts under Miss Krantz drew praise, and a single accident occurred when Howard Stevens of Crystal Lake crashed a car near the school, sustaining facial cuts and receiving local medical aid.
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Titania
Miss Krantz
Howard Stevens
Crystal Lake
Indian Day Celebration Draws Big Crowds in 1939
An Algona community day featured a Junior Legion game and local boys in the morning, an airplane rides event, a balloon ascent, and a forced landing west of the Wm. Stenzel farm with no injuries. Tyke Theatre shows and a Coliseum dance filled the afternoon and evening as 3000 litter was cleared by dawn.
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Algona Junior Legion
Wm. Stenzel Farm
Tyke Theatre
St. John's Lutheran Woden Mission Festival Invite
The members and friends of Good Hope are cordially invited to attend the mission festival at St. John's Lutheran church in Woden on Sunday August 20. English services are at 10:00 in the morning 2:30 in the afternoon and 7:30 in the evening.
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Friends of Good Hope
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Woden
Iowa's oldest courthouse gets a face lift
Van Buren County headquarters, built in 1842 and believed to be the oldest Iowa courthouse still in use, undergoes renovation and redecorating by a WPA labor crew.
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Kbeauty
Iowa
van Buren County
WPA
Also Mentioned on This Page
Titonka Indians
Wu Petweene
Sweat City Eas
Titanke
County Farm Bureau
Lions Club
Mrs. A. Studer
Ben Pannkuk
Burt Lady
French
Merwyn Hansen
Pine City, Minn
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