Titonka High School Alumni Banquet Draws Large Crowd
The Titonka high school alumni banquet on November 27 in the school auditorium drew about 280 alumni their spouses and former staff. Memorial remarks and a style review highlighted the program along with tributes to fallen alumni. Officers elected include Fern Kitzinger president Edward Brandt secretary Mildred Schutter Yates treasurer Jack Stott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka High School
Harry Mehlan
Mona -Bonacker
Merlin Bartelt
Fern Kitzinger
Florence Reynolds
Frank Tienan
Clarence ‘Cooper
Truesdell
Betty Brandt
Titanka
Herman Ulbben
Evélyn
Willemssein
Harris Sonnenberg
Edward Brandt
Mildred Schutter Yates
Jack Stott
Walter Crisseys
Webster City
Allene Johnson
Thoreson
Great
Falls
Montana
Lois Boyken Raney
Hayward
California
Hazel Miller Williams
Boone
Lela Stephens
Des Moines
Blockton
Twyliah Hamstreet
Washington, D. C
Pat Ball Roberts
Dallas
Texas
Louis Huber
Clarence Turner
Magdalene Bleich
R. L. Krantz
Frank Newville
George Bonacker
Earl Stott
Stella Mae. Breen
Methodist Youth Fellowship News
Fifteen attended the MYF gathering on Sunday night. The group aims for full attendance next Sunday. Watson Trundie led the lesson and Dennis Wabben and Marlene DeBoer led worship. Darlene Callies oversaw recreation and played the organ. Jackie Gerdls and Joyce Isebrand served lunch. A candy sale is planned for Saturday in the church parish. Reporter Marlene DeBoer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Youth Fellowship
MYF
Watson ‘Trundelie
Dennis Wabben
Marlene DeBoer
Darlene ‘Callies
Jackie Gerdls
Joyce Isebrand
Darlene Calnes
Marlene’ DeBoer
Methodist and Lutheran church notices in Titonka Lakota
Local church bulletins list events for Methodist and Good Hope Lutheran congregations. Activities include choir, Bible study, youth meetings, WSCS bazaar, fish pond, candy bar, and Sunday services with pot luck fellowship. Christmas organ recital at St Paul in Lakota and Dec 4 bowling in Forest City noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
J. E. Alberston
Titonka
Doan
WSCS
Lakota Band Benefit Raises Funds for Uniforms
A large crowd attended the Lakota Band Benefit Monday night sponsored by Band Mothers. $159.20 was collected, boosting the treasury to clear the band uniform deficit. The program featured five numbers and two plays "Thursdays at Home" and "Cute and Peppy" with humorous readings. Mrs. V. A. Barrett directed the event and received a gift from the two casts, presented by Mrs. Rena Ukena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. A. Barrett
Rena Ukena
Santa to Visit Lakota With Treats on Dec 19
Word from Santa Claus says he will arrive in Lakota on Saturday December 19. A free show is planned at the Lakota Theatre at 1 30 in the afternoon with sacks of candy and treats for children. Rex Beresford Iowa State College extension animal husbandman notes corn cobs may substitute for part or all of the hay ration of beef cow herds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Lakota
Santa Claus
Rex Beresford
Iowa State College Extension
Spear Brothers Operate Home Built Spear Special
David Spear age six and his nine and a half month old brother drive a yard and lane in their Spear Special built by their father Raymond W. Spear. David, a polio patient, was in Fort Dodge for a check up on Saturday November 21 and is recovering nicely. The vehicle uses a 6 volt tractor battery, an electric motor, horn and lights, with a wrecking crane on the rear for rescue duties if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Gary Spear
Raymond W. Spear
Spear
Methodist WSCS Bazaar and Bake Sale at Fellowship
The Methodist WSCS Bazaar and Bake Sale will be held at Fellowship on Saturday December 5 at 2 p.m. An evening lunch will be served featuring beefburgers, pie and coffee. Homemade baked beans will also be available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Wscs
Fellowship Tall
Supt and Mrs Hoon Recall Titonka Friends at Alumni Banquet
Supt C A Hoon and Mrs Hoon of Nashua visited Titonka for the alumni banquet where he spoke. They visited former graduates scattered nearby. their eldest son Jack serves in Alaska, Mary has a son and daughter, and David is a junior at Upper Iowa University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Air Service
Alaska
Mary
Nashua
David
Upper Iowa Universiity
Tilonka High School Sport Fund Drives Magazine Campaign
Tilonka High School athletic squads report total magazine sales of 1228.85 and donations of 41.20, yielding 480.06 for new uniforms. Freshmen lead with 287.25 plus 8.00 in gifts. seniors 177.00 plus 18.20. Frank Folkerts tops sellers at 148.90 earning a wrist watch and set. Roger Rippentrop 109.50 wins a Parker 21 pen and pencil set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilonka High School Athletic
Frank Folkerts
Roger Rippentrop
Titonka Savings Bank Increases Capital to Sixty Thousand
Titonka Savings Bank raises its capital stock to sixty thousand dollars as per official publication in this issue. The latest bank statements show deposits of two and a quarter million, making it the largest capital of any bank in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka Savings Bank
Titonka Savings. Bank
Atry Bank
School Population Survey To Be Taken By District
Message from Superintendent W P Truesdell explains a district census of children birth to 21 is planned to determine future class sizes and bus routes. All families will be asked to list children and birthdays with forms sent home. aims to finish before Christmas vacation.
Ben Wesselman Anniversary Honored in Titanka Note
Relatives friends and neighbors attended the twenty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Ben Wesselman in Titanka on Sunday November 22 The list of attendees includes John Wesselman Joe Wesselman Bill Mullen Adolph Hatten Ed Everhard Jack Krebsbach Don Schmidt Bill Swyter Irvin Schmidt Dick Franzen Marlyn Darlene Herman Franzen Dale Finer and family Roy Ennen Alfred Schadendorf John Istler John Zimmerman Hartzell Margy Britt Al Menke and Jane, all from Titanka and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Wesselmans
Ben Wesselman
John Wesselman
Joe Wesselman
Bancrogt
Bill Mullen
St. Louis
Adolph Hatten
Ed Everhard
Bancroft
Jack Krebsbach
Don Schmidt
Bill Swyter
Irvin Schmidt
Dick Franzen
Marlyn
Darlene
Herman. Franzen
Dale Finer
Baby
Titanka
Wm. Schadendorf
Lakota
Roy Ennen
Alfred Schadendorf
Lone
Ground observers urged to serve December duty
Readers are asked to volunteer for Ground Observer duty on December 6 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The call urges participation to share the guard shift, with organizers Howard Andrews and Junior Hansen coordinating schedules and remembrance of Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Howard Andrews
Junior Hansen
American Legion Auxiliary Meets for Christmas Party and Toy Drive
The Denton unit hosts its regular meeting and Christmas party on Monday December 7 with Thelma Higgins in charge of the program and Dorothy Nothwehr handling decorations. Members bring sturdy toys or small items for prizes, and Butternut Coffee strips for shipment to children and veterans hospitals. The article notes widespread Auxiliary efforts to support disabled veterans with gifts and hospital visits, plus the national Wood Church Crusade project and a call for church attendance and prayers for peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Denton
Thelma Higgins
Parley
Dorothy Nothwehr
Elizabeth Kennedy
Sadie Demon
Leona Schutter
Auxiliary Department
Iowa Department
Iowa
rThe. Nano
Onginiey Tonay
Free America
Iron Curtain
Germany
National Fund
Mse
Wesley Women Attend Farm Bureau School
About 30 women from Wesley joined an all day farm bureau leaders training at the KC hall in Algona on Monday November 23. Plans for next year include study of blood and mental hygiene along with music by Jerome Kern citizenship training and civil defense and extracurricular activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
Farm Bureau School
Farm Bureau
KC Hall
Algona
Jerome Kern
Immanuel Lutheran Congregation Christmas Plans
Worship at 10 30 a m Sunday School and Bible Class at 9 30 a m. Christmas party with pot luck lunch on Thursday Dec 3 at 1 30 p m. First rehearsal of The Glory of Christmas Thursday at 7 p m. Confirmation instruction Saturday 8 a m. Brotherhood dartball contest Monday Dec 7 at 8 p m with Woden at Woden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran
Ladies Aid and Mission Society
Brotherhood
Woden
Oyster Trap Shoot at Jim Huber Farm Sunday
Trap shoot at Jim Huber farm one mile south and 1.5 miles east of Titonka runs from 1 to 5 PM next Sunday. Entrants shoot at den birds then teams are drawn and scores totaled. Losing team members pay for an oyster supper for winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Huber
Titonka
den Birds
Titonka School Weekly Activities Show Student Learning
Week roundup from Titonka School highlights first to eighth grades. Reading progress and grammar focus, Pilgrim theme crafts, geography timber unit, Nathan Hale history, Revolutionary War notes, Continental money, and Christmas project plans. Thanksgiving essays praise freedom, home, church, and country. Lunch counts are listed. honor rolls note B averages across grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Nathan Hale
Ellen Nelson
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HLS
Good Hope Lutheran B
H. Schwerin
Ami
Pam
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Forest City
Burt
Burt High School
Kmiullen
Gresham Roskamp
Frank Folerts
Indians
Krominga
Betty Miller
Thelma Ullmann
PF Miller
Boever
Ullmann
T. Hammond Ullmann
J Smithwatt Callies
Doughan Callies
D. Korte Oases Miller
Peter Madsen le Brun
Angus ‘Mitchel Ackerman Fairbanks
Keith B. Green
Green Bussie Ratchut
Hoons
Hoon
Supt
W. P. Truesdell
Titonka School
Mary Jane Trunnelle
America
Lora Willemssen
Marilyn Callies
Shirley Eden
Robert Hofmann
Doris Kuchenreuther
Rita Miller
Marilyn Peterson
Donald Rippentrop
Marlys Stecker
Phyllis Swyter
Evelyn Willemssen
Betty Carlson
Garlene Gray
Gracie Heifner
Kenneth Loats
Lynn
Sharon Rippentrop
Cora Belle Stecker
Junior Red Cross
Mary C. Oecestenreicher
Chm
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