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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1954
Page
1
Titonka school reports festive activities for the week. Kindergarten recites politeness and a Christmas message about sharing, with second grade spelling Christmas and Santa, while students anticipate vacation and returning in the new year.
The Buffalo Township Homemakers gathered at Mrs. Wm. Nothwehr's home on Friday December 1 with 18 members attending. Mrs. Earl Stott co hosted. Members shared Christmas celebration stories while Mrs. Lester Eden demonstrated cake decorator uses and Mrs. Art Rode spoke on tile painting. Gift exchange featured homemade items and the group closed with carols.
Simon Fred Wenger will lead the Christmas service Friday at 7 30 PM with theme When Christ Was Born An offering will be received Sunday School starts 9 30 Worship at 10 30 with reception and sal members Theme Qualities of Church Membership
Immanuel Lutheran H A announces senior choir rehearsal Thursday December 23 at 8 pm. Christmas Eve service special titled Christm Det on Friday December 24. Christmas Day services and Sunday School Bible class at 9 30 am. All invited to attend.
George Larson and Miss Louise Bolenous celebrated their golden wedding, married December 19 1904 in Davenport Washington. They live on a farm near Titonka with five children eleven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. A family dinner was held at the Johnson House Algona and an open house followed at the Burt area home with many relatives present.
Titonka Methodist church will present a Christmas program Friday night featuring a church school pageant with songs from nursery through second grade, a musical by fourth to sixth graders, a ten minute Christmas play by youth, and a concluding reader with hymns and a benediction by Rev. Roskamp.
Fragmented program listing a Friday December evening service with preludes and hymns. Congregational readings, recitations, acrostics, musicales, and a playlet performed by church groups. Names of participants include Huisinga, Smith, Beenken, Rippentrop, Gray, Harms, and others.
A 1954 Christmas program by the Immanuel Lutheran Church Sunday School will be presented on December 24 at 7:30 p.m. The event features a medley of carols, a manger scene tableau, reader segments, choir performances, and offertory songs with numerous participants including Geraldine Ultmann and Myrna Boyken.
On December 23 1954 at 7 30 pm Greetings Jane Buffington presents a two act Inn at Bethlehem play by the MYF with scripture reading by Rev Gold siah Hymns by the Kindergarten Primary and Juniors feature the Little Town of Bethlehem O Come All Ye Faithful Away in a Manger It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Silent Night Jingle Bells ushers in the Christmas party for the Sunday School with gifts to be presented.
A brief record of the Good Hope church Christmas Eve program 1954 featuring processional hymns responsive readings and dramatic tableaux. Children and adults perform roles including The Babe of Bethlehem The Shepherds The Wise Men and nativity hymns with narration and a town Bethlehem theme throughout.
Good Hope Lutheran services listed with times 9 am worship 10:30 am church service and 9:30 am Sunday School. Weekly rehearsals and programs include Sunday School Christmas program on Dec 24 and Dec 28 Luther Welfare Society offering. Officers and instruction sessions noted with hostesses and choir rehearsals.
Titonka Methodist Church holds several services December 26 1954 with 9 am Sunday School 10 am morning worship and 11 am worship. Student Recognition Day features students in worship. Activities include 7 30 pm Senior MYF meeting December 28 MYF planning at Titonka 8 pm December 29 breakfast for college students and servicemen home at 6 0 am New Year program at Titonka and film A Little Child Shall Lead Them. Girl Scouts Christmas party at Donald home caroling and lunch. Reporter Gayle Sleper
Swea City hosts Class A sectional games February 8 to 12 with Armstrong meeting Titonka at 8 30 p m Monday and Swea City facing St Johns Bancroft Tuesday finals set for Thursday 7 30 p m The event lists local teams and schedule details. The Brownie Scout News notes craft gifts party and club readers led by Mrs Truesdell and Mrs Cos Breve with a January meeting and Christmas gifts by Mary Ann Chenille Dolls and names several participants and a charity gift effort.
Santa Claus visited last Saturday with a free theatre program for hundreds of children. After the show a truck arrived bearing sacks of candy and nuts for the kids, provided by Titanics merchants who praised the turnout and good cheer. Santa promised to return next year.
The notice lists midweek and weekend church activities at Ramsey reformen AY Toskamp including Wednesday 7:30 p.m. meetings Thursday caroling 7 p.m. and Friday Christmas program with 6 48 p.m. church arrival. Special offerings for orphans and a Christmas Day service are noted along with Sunday services 9 30 a.m. and 10 30 a.m. worship with guest minister David Jungens. Red Cross campaign donor totals from various classes are included.
The Kossuth R Y P annual Christmas party and officer election took place December 14 at Ronald and Beverly Gerber's home with 20 members present. New officers include President Dick Kuecker and Vice President Ron Gerber, with Beverly Gerber as treasurer and Shirley Shipler as secretary. The past year’s officers were Stanley Sorensen president and Helen Gade vice president amid games, gift exchange, and carols.
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