Father and Son Banquet at Methodist Church Honors Family Bonds
The annual Father and Son Banquet was held Thursday evening at the Methodist church with Christmas colors, dinner by the Ladies Aid, and a program chaired by Willis Phelps. Wayne Miller and Watson Hamstreet led toasts on father and son roles, followed by responses from Will Schram and Luther Miller. Dr. Earl A. Roadman, president of Morningside College, gave the main address titled “Questions Boys Ask Me” and was warmly received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Ladies Aid
Willis Phelps
Rev
W. L. Patterson
Wayne Miller
Will Schram
Luther Miller
Emery Stewart
Earl A. Roadman
Morningside College
Sioux City
Roadman
Round Lake residents jailed for muskrat spearing
Lester Eaton and W E H Hott of Round Lake received jail sentences at Spencer on charges of illegally spearing muskrats on the Round Lake game refuge. Hachman was given 60 days. 45 days of Haton's and 50 days of Hott's sentences were suspended on good behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Eaton
W. E H. Hott
Round Lake
Spencer
Hachman
Haton
Hott
Postmasters Retained Under Civil Service Proclamation
The Presidential Proclamation places postmasters in civil service with long term protection. The article lists salaries for the presidential class in Iowa towns, plus rural carriers averaging $2400 with equipment allowance. Rural carrier age limit is 65 with pension on retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Belmond
Bode
Britt
Clarion
Clear Lake
Mmetshore
Hstherville
Fonda
Fort Dodge
Forest City
Garner
Gilmore City
Goldfield
Humboldt
Hampton
Iowa Falls
Jewell
Radele
Kanawha
Williams
Webster City
Eagle Grove Eagle
John Deere Show Attracts Large Local Crowd
A Thursday educational movie and lunch event hosted by Jerry Schutter and John Deere drew a large crowd in the trading area. Four screenings were held with the final one for consolidated school pupils at 3 pm. The program traced Deere from the steel plow to modern tractors and combines. About one thousand sandwiches and twelve hundred doughnuts were served by the M.E. Ladies Aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Deere
Jerry ‘Schutter
John Deere Company
Winter Weather Driving Tips From Local Notices
Winter weather is coming with fog ice sleet and snow. Prepare now by conditioning your car for winter driving and reconditioning windshield wipers. Use devices to improve visibility, control speed on slick roads, and drive carefully to stay safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phink
Joint County Meeting of American Legion and Auxiliary
A joint county meeting of the American Legion and Auxiliary will be held in Burt on Wednesday, December 16 at 8:30 PM. All county posts should be represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion and Auxiliary
Burt
Marriage Licenses Issued in Algona Week
Four marriage licenses issued during the week include Clifford Potts and Clyda Thompson of St. James Minnesota Myron H Gilbert of Mallard and Lyla M Thompson of Fenton Peter Gord of Humboldt and Karen Christensen of Corwith George K Lewis of Blue Earth Minnesota and Lulu Ingebritson of Frost Minnesota
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Potts
Clyda Thompson
St. James, Minn
Myron H. Gilbert
Mallard
Lyla M. Thompson
Fenton
Peter Gord
Humboldt
Karen Christensen
Corwith
George K. Lewis
Blue Earth
Minn
Lulu Ingebritson
Frost
Algona Team Staggers Weat Bend Then Falls to Emmetsburg
Algona beat Weat Bend 30 to 18 last Tuesday in Algona. Friday night Emmetsburg defeated Algona 44 to 19 at Algona. Algona seconds beat Emmetsburg seconds 18 to 11. St Cecelia academy fell at Swea City 27 to 15.
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Algona
Weat Bend
Emmetsburg
Algona Seconds
Emmetsburg Seconds
St. Cecelia’s Academy
Swea City
County agricultural planning committee meeting planned
The county agricultural planning committee will meet Friday afternoon at the Farm Bureau offices in Algona. They will study the 1937 outlook material and decide on topics for later meetings. Last year focused on land use in the county and forming recommendations to the state committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Algona
ISU Economist Galloway to Speak on Algona Outlook
Prof J C Galloway extension economist from Iowa State College will address the Algona Chamber of Commerce and local business men on the 1937 business outlook in Algona. A dinner is set for 6 30 pm in the Methodist church basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
J. C. Galloway
Iowa State College
County Supervisors Meet in Algona for Drain Repairs and Tax Adjustments
The county board met last Tuesday approving bills and issuing pauper notices to eleven nonresidents to avoid county charges. Tax refunds and adjustments were recorded. Supervisor Baum headed a committee to repair drains 4, 27, 60, 166 and 166 while Supervisor W. E. B. McDowall handles drains 95 and H. K. Jt. 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
County Board of Supervisors
Baum
W. EB. McDowall
County farmers submit 1680 grant applications to Des Moines
The Kossuth County golf conservation committee, led by chairman W. J. Frimm, completed 1680 farm grant applications and filed them with the state committee in Des Moines. About 2600 farms in the county have been measured, with roughly 3500 total expected. Iossuth is the 41st county to file a sizeable batch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Golf Conservation Committee
Kossuth County
W. J. Frimm
Des Moines
Iossuth
W P A Review Sought by Algona County Committee
The state W P A organization asks the Kossuth county committee to review all cases and update data. A Sioux City questionnaire requests each employee to report current financial status so ineligible workers can be removed from the list. The review must be completed by January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.P.A
Algona
Kossuth County
Sioux City
Salesman Died Sudden in Algona
Algona salesman Charles T. Ellsworth died of heart failure Saturday morning after walking three blocks. Witness Homer Anderson notified a doctor but Ellsworth was dead on arrival. He is survived by his wife Emma Sorenson Ellsworth and six children. Funeral held Tuesday at McCullough's parlors with Rev. J H Hdge officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Charles T. Ellsworth
Homer Anderson
Emma Sorenson
Bancroft
Peter Sorenson
J. A. Frech
Forest City
McCullough
J. H. Hdge
Methodist Church
Drunk Drivers Sentenced in Algona District Court
Ed Germann of St Benedict faced Judge Heald on charges of driving while intoxicated at Titonka during a town celebration and was fined plus court costs. George Noone of Irvington pleaded guilty and received three months hard labor in county jail with a $1000 appeal bond. Roy McConnell, south of Algona, waived arraignment on an impost of mortgaged property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Ed Germann
St. Benedict
Heald
Titonka
Germann
George Noone
Irvington
Roy McConnell
Wife of Orthel Twp. Farmer Dead
Mrs Engle Van Dusseldorp of Orthel township died suddenly Tuesday night after years of heart disease. Funeral held in Britt with Rev Henry Kruze presiding. Born July 1 1891 in Grundy county, she married Engle Van Dusseldorp Jan 24 1918 and had four children Melvin Florence Pearline Carl. Survived by husband, parents, four brothers and three sisters. buried Evergreen cemetery Britt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engle Vanusseldorp
Orthel Township
Britt
Henry Kruze
Presbyterian Church of
J. Schutter
German Township
Grundy County
Hancock County
Ufe
Engle van Dusseldorp
Kanawha
Melvin
Florence
Pearline
Carl
S. J. Schutter
George
Henry Syrug
Jake
Frank Pommer
Lillie
John Olthoff
van Dusseldorp
Evergreen Cemetery
Britt News
Council Proceedings December 8 1936
The town council met at Mayor Wolfe's house at eight p m with Mayor Wolfe and councilmen Bonacker Callies Downs and Sartor present. Bills were approved for K and H Co op Oil Co Leighton Supply Co Lee O Wolfe W H Ricklefs Rasmus Hansen, and warrants ordered. The meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfe
Bonacker
Callies
Downs
Sartor
Ayasg
All. K. & H. Co-op. Oil Co
Leighton Supply Co
Lee
O. Wolfe
W. H. Ricklefs
Rasmus Hansen
WM. Boyken
Townsfolk Notes and Local Events Chronicle
Thirty five years ago Merry Grover returned from Des Moines for her cousin Glen Davisson’s wedding. J F Fisher went to buy buggies. A baby operated on at Mason City. J Hansen visited his wife in Toledo. Mrs A Q Smith died suddenly on the German Valley farm. August Schram returned from Chicago. George Schutter ill in Grundy county. A literary society to be organized at the school Friday. Archie Masters new timer at Hall Hardware. J J Cosgrove advertised a special sale in the Topic. Rev H G Koenig to pastorate in North Dakota. A J Bleich lost ten cattle. P and W on the way to California. Henry Shmels filing on government claim in North Dakota. Ward and Breen run a meat shop on Main Street. Kobus Tjaden and Katie Hopkis wed December 10. Rev W T Janssen officiated. Henry Weigand advertises 28 sale of personal property December 20 near Titonka. D A Haggard auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Grover
Des Moines
Glen Davisson
J. F. Fisher
Wm. Buckholdt
Mason City
J. Hansen
Toledo
A. Q. Smith
German Valley
August Schram
Chicago
North Dakota
A. J. Bleich
P. &. Johnson
California
Henry Shmels
Ward & Breen
Main
Kobus Tjaden
Katie Hopkis
Notiuch to Farmers Shelling and Haul Service Update
Farm contracts completed and shelling and grain hauling services are ready. A new truck has been added to the fleet. Signed by Wm Ricklefs, 49-50, pd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Ricklefs
Itonkaites Seen On Mason City Streets
Tuesday sightings in Mason City included Mr and Mrs Evert Post Carl Gelsking Leong Gelsking Mrs Senne and Mrs Kilian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Evert Post
Carl Gelsking
Leong Gelsking
Senne
4. Kilian
Truck Driver Fined For Stop Sign Violation
Algona Mark Teague of Council Bluffs was fined one dollar and three dollars costs after failing to stop at a stop sign last Friday. Justice Ht. B. White imposed the penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Mark Teague
Council Bluffs
Ht. B. White
Williams Takes Lead at Goldfield Gazette
Russell Williams, formerly co publisher of the Lakota Record, now heads the Goldfield Gazette. The Luverne News notes he is a young hustler who, given support, can restore the paper to prominence after years of instability and turnover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldfield Gazette
Russell Williams
Lakota Record
Williams
Goldfield
Luverne
Luverne News
Aukes Buys Bingham Farm in Bingham Township
Theodore Aukes of Buffalo Center buys west half of section 29 in Bingham township and will occupy March 1 1987. The Crone family tenants for 17 years now reside on the Skinner farm northeast of Woden. Current tenants are Mr and Mrs Henry Dirksen who lived north of Hutchins and plan to move to a Kossuth county farm near Doan church next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo. Aukes
Bingham Farm
Theodore Aukes
Buffalo Center
Bingham Township
John Crone
Skinner
Woden
Henry Dirksen
Hutchins
Kossuth
Doan Church
Britt News
Marriages and travel notes from the week
Thirty years ago word arrived that Olvert Michaelson and Miss Mary Melissa Heifner, a Kossuth county teacher, wed on Tuesday November 22 in Breckenridge Minnesota. Mrs Michaelson had taught locally before moving to North Dakota to teach again. J P Gunningham returned from Granville North Carolina after farming there for a year, selling his claim for 2800 dollars and bringing home money. Jacob Jaspers Jr of Wellsburg visited the Dowd Smith family north of town, reporting 18 inches of snow in Wellsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olvert Michealson
Mary Melissa Heifner
Kossuth
Breckenridge
Minn
Michaelson
North Dakota
J. P. Gunningham
Granville
N. C
Jacob Jaspers Jr
Wellsburg
Dowd Smith
District Court News in Brief at Algona
Judge Heald of Spencer presided in Algona all week with a active petit jury. Ruth Corbet of Geneva Lake Wisconsin sued H R Jenkinson administrator for 6038 damages from a winter auto collision west of Algona. Jury awarded 850 to Corbet after days of trial. Several cases followed including State vs G C Knight for driving intoxicated. New filings featured landlord attachments and probates for Warren H Laird and Rosa Arndorfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heald
Spencer
Algona
Ruth Corbét
Geneva Lake
Wisconsin
H.R. Jenkinson
Jenkinson Senior
Jenkinson
Shumway &Kelly and
Cornwall & Cornwall of Spencer
Sullivan, McMahon & Linnan
State
G. C
Knight of
Armstrong
North Iowa Finance Co
Roy McConnell
Jens Knudsen
Howard Juchem
Glen Funderburk
A. J. Berens
Adolph
A. T. Roth
Attachment
Iowa National Fire Insurance Co
John
Christena Drew
Five at Burt Wednesday Morning Fire at Burt Residence
Harvey Thompson residence at Burt caught fire about nine fifteen yesterday morning. Fire department arrived quickly and had flames under control before the building burned. Considerable damage was done to the structure.
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Burt
Harvey Thompson
D. W. Stagg Dies in Iron River Wisconsin
C W Stagg formerly Titonka farmer died Friday at his Iron River Wisconsin home from old age and asthma. Funeral was held Sunday. He leaves a wife two sisters three daughters and one son. He was near 80 and known to many in the Titonka area through relatives John K Rippentrop and Court Rippentrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Stage
Titonka
Iron River
Wis
Mr. Stagg
John K. Rippentrop
Court Rippentrop
Lakota
Chas, Reynolds
Milwaukee
Wm. 4Enar
Gertrude Lavern
Jas, Stagg
Stagg
Hig
Guido Sartor's Chicago internship in children's department
Guido Sartor is appointed to a second year internship in the children's department at Chicago University Hospital after completing his first year at Iowa University Hospital. He specializes in diseases of children, and friends praise the opportunity for superior training in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago University
Guido Sartor
Chicago University Hospital
Iowa University Hospital
Chicago
Ama Couple Welcome Baby Son Gerald Keith
Mr and Mrs George Ama are parents of a baby boy born November 24 at the Charles Ama home. This is the first child for the couple. The newborn has been named Gerald Keith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ama
Charles Ama
Gerald Keith
High School Basketball Schedule Card
Ledyard plays here December 10 and January 16 while Swea City, Bancroft, Crystal Lake, Lakota, Woden, Rake, Britt, and Wesely host or visit on listed dates. County tournament runs January 28 to 30 at Algona with playoffs February 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledyard
Sweat City
Bancroft
Crystal Lake
Lakota
Woden
Rake
Britt
Algona
Wesley
Swea City
Beef Cattle Prices Seen Higher In 1937 Despite Dips
The article forecasts higher average beef cattle prices in 1937 with fluctuations from light to heavy marketing. It notes feed efficiency and marketing timing as key profit factors, possible spring price rises for medium and common grades, and a potential first-half plateau for pork while hog scarcity supports prices. It cites 65,600,000 cattle on farms Jan 1 and urges rebuilding herds, plus availability of a 1937 Iowa Farm Outlook circular from the Farm Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Iowa Farm Outlook
Farm Bureau
Cedar Rapids Woman Cans Mushrooms As Hobby Venture
Mrs John Petranek of Cedar Rapids pursues canning mushrooms as a pastime. She gathers mushrooms herself, earned 26 quarts canned and dried 3 pounds of herbs this year for a select circle of friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Petranekl
Cedar Rapids
Longtime Minnesota resident Susan Doolittle dies at 103
Mrs Susan Carroll Doolittle aged 103 died on Armistice Day at St James She had dived for 45 years and lived through pioneer days when Indians roamed southwest Minnesota She recalled feeding the Younger brothers during their capture day after their robbery spree She quilted as a hobby and finished five quilts in her 99th year She marked her 100th birthday when Franklin D Roosevelt was inaugurated in 1933 Elmore Bye
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Susan Carroll Doolittle
St. James
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Elmore Bye
Which Way Next Which Way Now in Mitchell County
The St Ansgar school and superintendent H F Risse run an annual life work conference guiding Mitchell county high school seniors on choosing a path after graduation. Hundreds of students over three years have explored occupations and gained clarity on the right fit, a pioneering service praised as a model for Iowa schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ansgar
H. F. Risse
Mitchell County
Lfe
Risse
Iowa
Mason City
Think This Over World War Costs and Social Progress
The Agitator argues that even a fraction of World War costs could transform society. It computes 400 billion dollars as enough to build homes for every family in major nations, fund libraries and universities, and lavish salaries for teachers and nurses, highlighting war's chaos versus potential social progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Murray Butler
United States
Canada
Australia
England
Wales
Ireland
Scotland
France
Belgium
Germany
Russia
Lutheran Church Notes Re dedication service next Sunday
The annual Re dedication service will be held next Sunday marking eight years since dedication. Last year the remaining debt on the church was paid. A special thank offering will be lifted for the church treasury. Special music will be provided by the choir. Confirmation school is Saturday at 1 00 PM with practice for Christmas Sunday at 1 30 PM.
Titonka 4-H Club Holds December Meeting
The Titonka 4-H club met at the schoolhouse Monday night December 7. Edgar Rip pentrop gave an 1A talk on the breaking of a Galt. Members discussed the Ames convention set for December 28 29 and 30 with several attendees. The next meeting is scheduled for January 4 at the schoolhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Rippentrop
Ames
Honor Roll Names from Buffalo Center and Titonka Areas
A dated honor roll fragment lists individuals such as Murra from Jan 1, 1938 in Buffalo Center Iowa and Mrs Anna Christensen born 8 20 1957 along with Weasley Iowa Robert Jangsen born Feb 1 1937 John R danesen born July 1 1987 and Roland Rabel from Titonka Iowa with partial Iowa localities. The readable items reference Buffalo Center and Titonka communities with several names and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pick Murra
Buffalo Center
Iowa
Anna Christensen
Weasley
Robert Jangsen
John R., Danesen
Roland, Rabel
Titonka
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Orthel
Council Proceedings
Notiuch
District Court News
C. W. Stagg
Tron River
Lutheran Church Notes
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