Al Falkenhainer Dead in Titonka Tuesday
The death of Al Falkenhainer Tuesday from heart disease shocks Titonka area residents. A pioneer trader, he opened Titonka’s first drug store and built the town’s first building, telephone exchange, and he organized the Titonka Savings Bank in 1916. Survived by son Melzar, daughter Mrs Eugene Murtagh, and wife, funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at the Congregational Church in Algona.
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al Falkenhainer
Tionka
Algona
Falkenwainer
Titonka
iHa
Titonke
Main Street
Ball
Savings Bank
Wesley
Titania
Falkenhamer
Rotary
Rotary International
Ostend
Belgium
Kossuth County Red Cross
Algona Rotary Club
Melzar
Eugene “Murtagh
Truck Car Collision Near Ubba Winter Farm
A Saturday forenoon crash at the intersection just north of Ubba Winter farm involved a truck driven by Wilbur Schram of Titouka and a Model 1A Ford driven by Joe Hilens of Armstrong. Ellens, driving a truck tied to Buffalo Center, attempted to beat the car across the intersection but struck the Ford broadside after misjudging the timing. The Hilens car was insured. the Schram truck, with a load of sixteen hogs, was damaged and turned east. hogs unharmed and moved to John Plaister farm for later market.
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Wilbur Schram
Titouka
Joe Hilens
Armstrong
Ubba Winter Farm
Harry Harris
Buffalo Center
Wilbur
Ellens
Harrs
30 Ag
Schram
John Plaister
Hilens
Methodist Church Notes Christmas Service Change
Christmas draws near as the church urges peace on earth and goodwill. The Christmas daylight service is next Sunday at 10 00 with no evening service. A Christmas program is planned for Saturday at 7 30 donated by Bapacker Aros.
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Chioiat
Bapacker Aros
Titonka Town Basketball Team Loses At Woden
Woden hosts Titonka on Monday night as the hometown team trails 20 to 30. In other notes Mr and Mrs J H B Wilson announce a kiddies party on Saturday afternoon December 24 with candy balloons and coffee cookies for all attendees as a yearly tradition.
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Town Tons
Woden
Tho ‘Titonka Town
J. HB. Wilson
Wilsons
Telephone Co Lowers Rates At Directors Meeting
Titanica Teleplate Co directors cut residence telephone rates by 25 cents monthly and reduced farm line switching to six dollars yearly. Farm rented phones stay at one dollar monthly. business rates unchanged. Oyster supper and New Year watch party planned by American Legion with games and poultry prizes.
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American Legion
1984 Calendars Ready for Community Distribution
The 1984 calendars, purchased last year by business and professional men, are ready for distribution at the Town Topic Office. Every business in town except Titania Savings Bank and W. J. Dentons is represented on the calendar, with the bank and the drug store offering their own calendars.
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Tople
Titania
Bank
W. J. Dentons
Community Christmas Tree Event With Santa Arrival
Children are invited to a Christmas program at 3 PM Saturday December 24 with a practice session before the tree lighting. Santa Claus will arrive at 3:15 in a sleigh. Parents are urged to keep children quiet to hear sleigh bells and to answer Santa about good behavior.
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Santa Claug
Santa
Donner
Blitzen
Dagher
Prancer
P T A Emphasizes Helping Children For A Happy Childhood
The National Congress of Parents and Teachers urges parents to actively support child health and welfare. Supt Hoon and Mrs Worster were appointed to secure a speaker at the Algona meeting. Future meetings are planned for September November and April.
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National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Algona Wadnes
Hoon
R. R. Worster
Bargain Sale Continues One More Week at Panukuk's Store
Full Blast Sale extends for seven days at Panukuk's Store inviting shoppers to come in and grab shares of wonderfully low prices on a wide range of goods. The ad urges immediate action to secure bargains before the event ends.
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Panukuk
Pannhuk's
Lutheran Church Christmas Program Attracts Parishioners
Lutherans extend Christmas wishes and invite worshipers to a seven o'clock service marking Christ Child’s birth with declamations dialogues and songs by children and choir. Viola Rike reads and the choir performs. Choir rehearsal is planned next Wednesday. Confirmation class skips next Saturday. English service is Christmas day. Qeyman service on December 26 at 10 80.
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Christ
Barrior
Viola Rike
Qeyman
Forest City Christmas Living Tree Dedication
A Wednesday evening ceremony on the courthouse grounds marked Forest City's living Christmas tree dedication. The 15 foot white spruce, carrying blue, green and white lights, was presented by the Woman's Club with thanks to donors and helpers. Local officials expressed appreciation as the tree was blessed and dedicated to community Christmas spirit.
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Court House
Thorwald Thorson
Alice Mragetedt
Waldorf Choir
Ovid Hagen
Waldorf Girl
Mather Thorson
Ada Colby
Ingeborg ‘Neshom
Thorson
L. D. Prawitt
Sarylce
Woman's Club
B. J. Thompson
Forest City
Severson
Board of Supervisors
Chanson
A. J. Hill
Segmon
Mre M. Thorson
Forest City Sunnit
Direct Descendant of Ethan Allen Dies in Kansas
John Allen of Galena Kansas a nephew of Hd Bartlett died last Tuesday after influenza. Born near Charley Wheeler farm west of town he was 63. Survived by his wife three sons and one daughter. He was a direct descendant of Ethan Allen and his three sons are the living Allen descendants.
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John Allen
Galena
Kansas
Hd Bartlett
Mr. Bartlett
Mr. Allen
Charley Wheeler
Ward Austin
Allen
Hoe
Ethan Allen
The Drug Store Ad Offers Cream at Stations
An old drug store ad promotes quality merchandise at low prices with a bold offer for “Cream at the stations 1 cents,” signaling a bargain emphasis and local commerce cues.
Portland news round of village trades and events
A collection of local notes from Portland and surrounding areas lists Monday through Saturday activities. Items include purchases of geese hogs and fake gold hogs sold to Burt buyers, visits by families to relatives in Burt and Algona, shoppers in Mason City Garner and Woden, new hires at Collisson's and hospital duties, and a party at D B Fitch home with dancing and midnight lunch. Also mentioned are Christmas programs, illnesses, birthday celebrations, and the Portland Peppy Pals electing officers. Stationary values and a weather note mark the issue.
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Collisson
Will Grover
George Cattman
Burt
Albert Bunko
Bernice Larson
Patline Blakely
Charley Larson
Algona Shoppers
Jim Stow
Burt Ware
Charles Phelps
Iva Lowman
MD Collisson
Arch Burger
Titanica
Chicago
Lorna Peterson
Clarence Larson
Mason City
Lauretta Larson
Jim Shiplar
Woden
Ray McWhorter
Garner
Verna Stewart
No. 7
George ‘Patterson
Patera
W. Stott
Will Ringsdorf
Ed Wolf
Wesley
Clarence
Stanley Larson
Bill
Ben Stewart
M. Holmes
Myrtle Larson R.I
Algona
General Hospital
D. B. Fitch
Kenneth Trenary
Howard Sigsbee
Clansaddle
Wilbur Stewart
Anthony
Portland
Tony Jandal
Iona Godfredson
Darlene Stott
Lether Mann
Dlda Dettman
Goss Mann
Mann
Christmas Program Set By Sunday School at 6 PM
The Reformed Church Sunday School will hold its annual Christmas program on Christmas Eve December 24 starting at 6 o'clock. Recitations dialogs music and playlets will fill the evening. Basement broadcast will carry the program if seating is unavailable. Christmas Day features a single morning service at 10 30.
Remembering Twenty Years Ago In Titonka and Surroundings
AWAY BACK TWENTY YEARS AGO REMEMBER A.M. Petersen and wife visited Sexton land and banking work. many notes of births, marriages, moves, and local business activity ripple through Titonka area. Chatter recalls Miss Clemant teaching in German Valley, Mrs. Gersinga’s illness, and Col. L A Matern in town.
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A.M. Petersen
Sexton
Reith Samens
Chris Brandt
Wesley
Gus Richter
Plorence Clemant
Tjaden
German Township
J. Gersinga
German Valley
Paul Clement
la Port City
Col. L. A. Matern
Chas
Zola Colgan
Cedar Falls
Hlaine Christensen
H. P. Christensen
Portland Township
B. S. Pannhuk
Titouka Motor Company
Hutton and Westphal
Bancroft
Bancroft Register
John Emerson
Oscar Haettwick
Cedar Rapids
Ernest Gallmeyar
Barnay ’S
Wm. Senne
August Leek
Almena
Wisconsin
Callies
Fred Hefty
Renwick
Ball
Chicago
Good Old Town
Kobus Tjaden
Dean Church
Larson
Denmark
Col
Paul Kruger
Jones Auctioneering School
Albert Mayers
Crookston
Minn
Iron River
Wis
J. Williamson
Doran
T. M. Hoffner
L. ‘A. Bolenus
Titonka
Anton Pannhuk
Hisle Stewart
Alden
John Phelps
Willistan
N. D
Chas. Phelps
Mra. M
Cunningham
EB. Reynolds
Lee Tuttle
Iron Klgar
Land of Paradise
Titankaites
Henry Meyer
Lennox
Ley
John W. Denul
M. B. Church
Sale Now on Full Blastful Bargains at Pannhuk's Store
George Amn and Donald Bacon drove to Cedar Falls Wednesday to bring Myrtle Anna and Edith Reynolds home as Christmas holidays approach. Special values in toys and dolls are offered at the Drug Store with real Christmas gift values.
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George Amn
Donald Bacon
Cedar Falls
Myrtle Anna
Edith Reynolds
Merchants Plan One Dollar Merchandise Giveaway
Local businesses announce a Friday evening event to give away merchandise valued at one dollar to customers. The distribution occurs Friday at 8 30 pm, with open stores and organized plans to serve shoppers. Participants include Bonacker Brothers J B Kail Titonka Topic Stott Pannkuk s Store Titonka Savings Bank Reed Hardware Wilson Cats Callies Estate Store Batts Barber Shop Denton s Drug Store K H O l Co French Lumber Co J B Falk Hank Allis North Iowa Grain Co Farmars Elevator Ntonka Cafe Mid Continent Oil Co Standard Oil Co Harold Johnson and Chet Thomas.
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Bonacker Brothers
J. B
Honor Roll Names From Small Iowa Towns
A list of local honorees includes Alice Holtzhaust from Algona and Adolph Missal from Titonka along with several misspelled or garbled entries such as Mrs Ernat Schmidt, Mrs Ray Oosterreicher, and J G Newville. The OCR shows Jan 1 dates around 1934 to 1994, with towns including Titonka Tonka and Mtonka Iowa, German Valley Store, and Geo G Eden among scattered names.
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Alice Holtzhaust
Algona
Towa
Yyad Anderson
Tonka
Iowa
Adolph Missal
Titonka
Ernat Schmidt
German Valley
Theodore Rike
Litonka
Frank Franzen
Jake Moyer
Mtonka
J. G. Newville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Falkenhainer
Organized Savings Bank
Methodist Church
P. T. A. Notes
Lutheran Church Notes
Lela Wolfe
Prowitt
Forest City Woman's Club
Ticonderoga
Portland News
George Swalve
Titonia
Reformed Church News
Garret D. Welhousen
Mary Rippentrop
G. Haken
W. C. Dewel
Wesley ‘Newa- World
Edna Tucker
Mesdames Schram
Klonle
Anna
Atep
Glen Hoelfner
Mina Ferne Shepley
Northwood
F. L
Colgan
Elmore
Wm. Cooper
Hilsdale
Wyoming
Kossuth County
Cooper
Mary K. Hanson
Woonsocket
C. J. Hansen
R. C. Whitcomb
Monroe
Mr. Ball
Phil Nelson
Danter
Raleigh Ward Gingerich
Gertle Welhousen
John Welhousen
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