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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1937
Page
5
December 6th Thursday is the annual Fathers and Sons Banquet for men and boys in the community. The Ladies Aid serves in the church dining room with a program by the organizing men. Hanery Stewart will lead songs and Rev W L Patter son will serve as toastmaster.
Vacation breaks on Friday December 17. Seniors have rings and class pictures. Freshman home economics knit dresses and sewing wool and silk outfits. Titonia Indians beat Hast Chain 33 to 10. Hansen and Rippentrop score eight each. Second team won 28 to not specified. Rickless scores eight. A Christmas program is set for Friday December 17 at 1 45 pm in the high school auditorium. Junior High notes mention Beryl Bonacker not yet back and an aquarium clam that died.
Methodist Church notes list Sunday School at 10, morning worship at 11, Haworth League at 7 30 at Dorothy Budlang's home. Doan church has 9 30 worship, 10 30 Sunday School, Ladies Aid at Mrs J P Larson's home with Mrs Harvey Johnson assisting. Titanica Dorcas Class all day meeting Friday at Mrs Martin Larnen's. potluck at noon. Gift to Methodist Hospital White Cross requested for poor, all creeds. Herman Tjarke honored with farewell at Odd Fellows hall, heading to Louisiana.
Mr and Mrs Henry Smith of Buffalo and Copter were there Saturday afternoon on business and greeting their nephew Alvig Hopken and family.
Rev. F. Volske of Corning was preached at the Algona Baptist Church Sunday both services and a following business meeting. he accepted an unanimous call to become Algona pastor. He is highly recommended, with former governor Dan Turner among his supporters.
Lee O Wolfe tendered his resignation as mayor to the Titonka town council in regular session Monday evening December 6. He has served as mayor multiple times with a consecutive term since 1926.
Monday morning in bitter cold Henry Harrenga arrived from La Kota to pay his subscription. He holds the honor of receiving the first receipt for 1939 and is one of the paper’s longtime subscribers who never failed to pay, even during lean years. He has retired from farming and now lives in town.
Slack of Deer River Minnesota came Thursday evening to visit his daughter Mrs Bradford Buffington and old friends. He hopes to see his grandson David who is almost a year old. Slack has spent the past four years at resorts in Deer River and Winnebegoshish.
The National Re employment Service of Algona last week secured jobs for five men and five women and transferred two men out of the county for work elsewhere.
Mrs Henry Gogndgs from south of town and her brother Walter Geerdes Were, Algona visitors Wednesday of last week. Powers and son Steven were business visitors at Blue Harth one evening last week. Mrs Fred Dorsey was an Algona visitor last Wednesday. Mrs Stevan Powers, Mrs Wade Ball, Catherine Powers, Arlene Heet land and Mildred Halverson went to Algona to have senior class pictures retaken. Mrs Peter Bruer entertained the Lutheran Ladies Aid at her home last week. Mrs Sam Warburton drove to Estherville Friday to meet her sister Mrs James Warburton returning from Chicago. The Legion Auxiliary will meet Monday evening Dec 13 at the home of Mrs Fred Schroeder. gifts will be exchanged.
The regular monthly meeting led by Dr Sartor as chairman accepted minutes and approved payments totaling 400.00 for materials and 605.94 balance, with numerous petty items listed for gravel hauling ice machine surveying and salaries. Lee C Wolfe resignation as Mayor was accepted and the meeting adjourned.
District Court sat most of last week with Judge F OC Davidson presiding. Divorces, damages, and auto collision cases noted. several matters dismissed for lack of evidence or prosecution. Next term opens January 24 with Judge James DeLand. various new civil and probate cases listed.
All brush piles on the streets and alleys must be removed immediately or they will be removed by the town and the costs taxed to the adjoining property by order of the town council.
Hillside School under Mrs. Mary Oesterreicher schedules a Christmas program for Friday December 10 at 7 PM. The event invites all interested community members and will offer refreshments after the program for ten cents.
The annual Christmas Seals are being distributed this season to fund tuberculosis prevention efforts. Proceeds from the penny seals go to child welfare programs. Local committee members include Mesdames Mary Oesterreicher and Magdalene Bleich.
A Christmas gift card campaign invites readers to send the Topic to an old hometown friend. Donor names are printed on cards and mailed so recipients receive a message on Christmas Day. Readers are urged to visit the office to leave a subscription.
The Kossuth County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting at Burt school on December 20 starting at 10:30 a.m., with a noon lunch for attendees. The morning session covers business and reports, followed by officer elections after lunch. Wayne Keith was elected delegate to the Farm Bureau Federation Convention to be held December 13-16.
Mrs. Mabel Schott reports thirty years of severe constipation with gas bloating headaches and back pains. After using Jerika she can eat pausage bananas pie and anything else without discomfort, claiming immediate relief and improved well being.
Harold Breen and Billie Kennedy left late week for points in the west by automobile. They expect to reach California, stopping at various points along the route for rest and sightseeing.
Mr and Mrs Burlington Reibsamen welcomed their first child a girl named Terry Joan born on Thanksgiving Day. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn Reibsamen of Marshalltown.
Portland residents lingered over weekend visits as Fred Henken’s family shipped Herman Spear to Texas for winter plans. A large crowd attended Mrs A Haupert’s sale while District No 1 reopened after scarlet fever. Numerous gatherings followed including card parties, showers, family dinners, andCommunity events with the Portland Progress Club planning a December 15 banquet in Burt. Families, CCC members, and neighbors filled the week with visits, reunions, and local activities.
Ralph Miller suffered a painful wound Monday while finishing inside work at the Mra, Uken home on North Main Street. While sanding he drove a long splinter between the index and middle fingers of his right hand.
Fred Gray, who has been seriously ill following complications after scarlet fever, is improving.
A brief item notes a Tom Thumb wedding event with a talk and slides on Alaska presented by Dorothy Brooks. The program also includes miscellaneous music performed by the high school glee club.
Wm Denton James Winter Ube l Hott Dr Ball L G Gartner and Luther Miller attended a Masonic meeting at Corwith Tuesday evening, reflecting active fraternal involvement among regional leaders.
The text notes Brandt celebrated his 89th birthday Monday December 6. He remains in good health for his age and is living with his daughter Mrs John Rode and Mr Rode as visitors came to wish him well.
Doan residents recount a weekend of visits and small gatherings. Marte Christenaén Mabel Christensen and Ralph Harris called on the Rosa Buffingtons Sunday evening while Don Buffington and Ralph Smith joined Edgar Rippentrop to Burt for a 4-H club banquet.
Titonka business men outline holiday activities to boost shopping. The Tyke Theatre offers free shows for children on December 22 with Santa on the street and gift day plans. Matinees are set for December 11 and 18 at 2:00 pm, plus a January meeting to discuss plans and notes. Officers include J. L. Miller president, Wred Hagen secretary treasurer, Geo. Borocker, J. F. Fisher, and Louis Bartlett.
Jerry Schutter was entertained at John Deere Day drawing about 400 people for a free movie and lunch at noon. The ideal warm day drew hundreds to town and visitors, making the event feel like a holiday with neighbors socializing.
No marriages were issued from the clerk’s office during the past week. No records show any wedding licenses or certificates processed in that period.
James Hilferty, farmer between Titonka and Woden, was badly injured Tuesday afternoon when a load of feed caused him to fall. He sustained a broken collar bone and was treated in Titonka then sent to Algona for X rays. A prior accident involved another farmer, George Peterson, who had no broken bones.
Lutheran church notes outline Sunday School at 9:80 a m with an annual Christ-Mag program on Wednesday December 22 at 7:00 a m Rev Kolberg to lead English service Sunday at 2:00 pm with Rev Boese as speaker Christmas practices scheduled for Saturday December 11 at 1:00 pm and Sunday December 12 with all participants to attend and be on time for Sunday School and practice
The County Board of Supervisors met last Wednesday and approved Don Nugent as certify ing officer of the WPA. Ira Wyre Hanson of Burt received a cigarette sales permit. Numerous tax and Homestead exemptions were approved. The bond of Harry Schroeder, Assessor of Ledeyard Township, for 500 dollars, was approved. The November 8 action to improve Drainage District No. 7 was rescinded on motion.
The young son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hansen was taken to Algona Sunday night for an emergency operation for appendicitis. He is awaiting recovery with health reported as satisfactory.
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