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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1915
Page
2
A mix of advertising rates appears with stray editorial lines and poems about townbuilding. It notes political notices and quotes Senator Cummins remarks. It mentions Wilson and Mrs Galtare’s wedding and a borrowed phrase from the Courier.
John Werzema and wife returned from two short visits to Ackley and other eastern towns. Many locals attended visits and calling at neighbors homes including the Limhberg sale. multiple families and individuals stopped by Wessels, Hippin, Jutting, Sleeper, and Simons households. Christmas visit by Theresa and Ida Simons with uncle J H Schoon completed a week of festive social rounds.
In a reflective notice, the columnist recalls the old fashioned class meeting era. Testimonies, crowd warmth, and social turns defined evenings with Father Shoeman and Mary Blank as memorable pillars amid neighborhood disputes and budding romances.
Mrs. Simon Goeke was seriously ill last week and under nurse care but is somewhat better now. Will Schaumberg of Pilot Grove is filing in this vicinity. Henry Patterson Sr. was quite sick but is much better now. Margaret and Fred Schaumburg of Fee Grove and Guy Stott of Titonka attended the dance Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Welp and Jennie spent Sunday at the Johnson home near Ledyard. Mr. and Mrs. John Hill visited at Mrs. S. Julius home in Dudfalo Center Saturday. Carl Burrow has been tearing hay from the vicinity to his place at Led yard. Mr. and Mrs. C. Rippentrop and daughters Miss Alice Flanigan and Adolph Hertsk spent Sunday at Chas Seifold home. A set of young folks enjoyed a party at the Hol Klindet home Sunday evening. Frey Nolte of Elmore, a German Lutheran minister, will conduct services in Germania every third Sunday. Tillie Split has been employed at the Zing home for some time. Miss Anne Trasamer returned home.
The class reports readers like Welford Lamoreux and Loraine Tierney improving in reading and others doing well in writing. Several students, including Maurice Keil and Welford Lamoranx, were briefly on the sick list. Lena Callies and Lorna Longbottom helped during Christmas work as the room decorates a Santa Claus scene. A program in Miss Nelson's room on Thursday December 23 at 1 15 PM features acts by Maynard Lamoreux and others.
A listing of Christmas themed performances and songs from Room two including recitations such as Buying Christmas Gifts and A Christmas Mending Bee and songs like Away in a Manger and Happy Christmas Bells.Participants include Bernard, Doris Flier, Myri Ye Sachau, Mabel Wolfe, and Harvey Shultz among others with roles and dialogues across rooms one and two.
Mrs Anna Johnson returned from California after an extended trip to the exposition and Intercity points, visiting her daughter in Garden Grove. Numerous neighbors and relatives dropped by for gatherings, birthdays, and church events as the community prepares for Christmas while residents travel to see kin and attend services.
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