Standard schools progress in Kossuth County
The report outlines standards for rural schools, teacher contracts, and rating criteria to achieve Standard School status. It notes a state appropriation of 100 for each qualifying school and county warrants totaling 3 474 distributed to 35 Standard Schools for the year ending 1940, with a list of schools, teachers, and directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jnst
Kyssith County
Schidgis
Latis Creek
Theresa Radig
A. Kressin
Burt
Tessie Staley
Teacer
CG. H. Simmons
Union Two
Dorothy Long
W.H. Dodds
Laverne Twpa
Bakkie
Ge Scharlach
Hebron Two
No.k
Neva Hooker
Chris Oswald
Cresco
Bovasze
Alice Stel
Fred Zeigler
Buffalo Two
Mabel McHlroy
D. DB. Turner
Irvington
Amma Mg. Diwee
H. P. Weber
Woe
Lincolp
Dora Glorfeld
Carl
Satbold
Luvernd
Twp
Mra
Ties
Teather
Geo
Eisher
Lincoln
Rural school directors named in county report
A fragmentary list shows multiple individuals with roles as teachers and directors in various districts including Irvington, Portland, and Riverdale Two. The text notes several names and titles and mentions attendance issues and county comparisons in standard schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Jordan
Directo
Ni ‘Lusille- Bankin
Gregor
Union Two
Cleora Norton
Marrow
Lotts
Irene Shaben
Brt
Portland
Dacken
Cresca
Typ
Edythe Wright
Ben’ H, Potter
Hebron
Davin
Rey Leibrand
Irvington
Ellen M
Kell Raney
Portlang
Tryp
Mapel Tutton
H. A. . Nelson
Laverne Two
Dist
Edith. Yohn
HabrapTp
Yosie
I. Be Thompson
Riverdale Two
Tradel Caughlin
Patterson
Emma*f. Johnson
Ada. Merriam
Teackiars
Zana “Small
Teg Thompson
Inez
Hooker
Teac
Thas
Crawford
Pottawattamle
Kosauth
Saaleisa
Vaudeville Offered At Kossuth County Fair
A vaudeville program will open the Kossuth County Fair in Algona Iowa September 5 9 featuring the Cornalla Troupe Alexander Melford Trio Freddie Baader and his Cycling Beauties with acrobatic acts equestrian displays music and firework features Also includes educational exhibits on women and youth work and a large number of livestock entries expected to compete The program aims to be the finest entertainment yet for the fair
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciicus
Kossuth County
Algona
Iowa
Alexander-Melford
Risley
Freddie Baader
Official weed notice for Alabama landowners and renters
Fragmented notice references codification of midwestern grass year on premises listed as 1921 and a failure to comply with law. Details are unclear but indicate enforcement action and required compliance by landowners and renters.
Indian Celebration Draws Large Attendance on Thursday
Indian Day 2921 event drew thousands to Mason Oley and McWhorter Lane attractions. The weather stayed mild from early morning to night as locals reunited, with booths and entertainment pleasing attendees despite scattered reports of an accident nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Wesley
Beere
Tronka
Cate
Brate
No church services next Sunday at German Lutheran Church
Absence of Pastor Rev. P. Mueller and his family who are away visiting results in no church services at the German Lutheran church next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Mueller
Tler
County Fair Teems With Events At Kossuth Day
The Kossuth county fair announces Grilden's Day on Tuesday September 6 with free admission for all county youth. Special attractions for youngsters include judging of boys and girls clubs by the Farm Bureau, heifer and gilt judging, and prizes totaling four hundred fifty dollars. The fair aims to educate and entertain, urging families to visit for the best county fair in Iowa. Also classified notices advertise two Shetland ponies for sale and a request to buy two small farms of twelve to twenty acres in Titonka area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grilden
Kossuth
Farm Bureau
Kossuth County Fair Association
Iowa
Dean M. E. Church Program Cast and Scenes 1921
August 25 1921 program for Dean M. E. Church presents a play titled Cast of Characters featuring Rev Johs Dayton Aunt Hester Hartley Betty Knowles and Gabberdete Gabber with scenes in Sitting Room and Dining Room Intermezzo and choruses. The plot centers on a new minister rumored to be married and to have a large family prompting Aunt Hester to host a reception while Gabberdene Elvis Snodgrass and Miss Betty Knowles seek to influence the minister as Eldon Harriss performs between acts. Junior and children under six admitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johs Dayton
Carol ‘Andrews
Hzeklel Huidout
Fer Anderson Obadiah Hartley
Mae Anderson Annie Matilda Squalls
Ladies' Aid
Amy’ Larson
Ladies’ Aid
Hester Hartley
Ruth Sparks
Leide Ledfoot
Celia Scott
Nancy Knowsit
Clara Worsley
Tleana Thinn
Louise. Krantz
Dlyla Snodgrass
Betty Knoowles
Squire
Elains Chrlatenson-Myrs
Ethel Johnsin
Fergreeeees
Mary Hansen
Heater
Gabberdene
Elvis Snodgrass
Betty’ Knowles
Hartleys
Rey
Dayton
Eldon
Harriss
Wedded pair begin life in Ft Dodge after Algona ceremony
Miss Townsend of Ivanhoe Minnesota wed Ray Anschutz of Fort Dodge at Algona's parsonage with Rev Tow officiating. The bride taught in Titonka for five years and the groom worked in a Fort Dodge barber shop. They left by train for Fort Dodge to start married life and plan to settle there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Nin Townsend
Ivanhoe
Minn
Ray Anschutz
Ft. Dodge
Tow
M.E. Church
Tilde
Titonka
A. M. Paterson
Local News Notes From Wellsburg And Nearby
Ben Sonnenburg of Wellsburg visits Titonka and his brother Henry Sonnenburg, helping on the farm and painting. Geo Renner of Wesley attends Indian Day, plans not to travel far again, while Geo boasts a productive year on his Wesley farm. W.K. Campbell now in Nebraska, Wm Nelson and family visit from Rudd for Indian Day. Horse racing at the Kossuth County Fair Sept 5-9 features strong fields and lively harness action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Sonnenburg
Wellsburg
Ontjes
Henry Sonnenburg
Garman
Wm. Nelson
Rudd
Iowa
Geo
Nélson
W.K. Campbell
Nebraska
Geo. Renner
Wesley
Titonica
Ylgor
Modern Hold Up West of Britt
A botched attempt at a holdup occurred west of Britt near Pika east of Hutchins on Sunday evening. Shots were exchanged as assailants tried to stop a car, Britt Marshal and two assistants pursued toward Wesley to overtake them. They stopped Jake Johnson Kouba and Relph to search for weapons, but the attack failed and the would‑be robbers fled. The victims were relieved their lives were spared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchins
Abmé
Wade
Britt
Britt Marshall
Wesley
Fite
Wesley Fiheyi
Jake Johnson
Kouba
Relph
Bek
Borg
Ralph
News World
Monster elk skeleton found in Irvinton along river
In Irvinton on August 20 Albert Butterfield found a giant elk or bear skeleton near the Das Moles river opposite the Isjana ford. Part of the skull and antlers lay in the river, with bones strewn in shallow water and deep loam. Antlers may have spanned seven feet with fourteen prongs, suggesting a massive ancient animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington
Albert Butterfield
Jana
Das Moles
New
Butterfield
Boal
Dutterfield
My. Butterford
Buthar
Lowa
Snow Hound Grat Lakes
Globe— Gazette
County Fair Slashes Admission Prices Ahead of Event
Price reductions at the Kossuth County Fair September 5 to 9 lower admission from The to He. Officials say the cut invites broad county attendance and funds have been raised by fair earnings to improve facilities and entertainment. Also a notice: Fred Korte of Woden Teasa offers fall plowing with two outfits at reasonable rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Korte
Woden
Tawa
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Kossuth County Fair
Tianks
Juht Bros
Claire Meachene
Dean M. E. Church
Mimself
Obediah Hartley
Mister Dayton
Reese
Tres
Luke Townsend
Titan
Kossuli
Kossuih County
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