Titonka School Weekwrap Kindergarten and Holiday Verse
Notes on politeness and Christmas week at Titonka School. Kindergarten recites a verse about presents and behavior, reflecting on Christmas vacation and starting the new year right. Second grade shares an ITS CHRISTMAS poem by Grace T. Barnett with colorful alphabet verses and a closing Merry Christmas and Happy New Year message from Roger Akkerman and Nicky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Dontse
Miss Gorman
Grace T. Barnett
Holly
Santa
Christ
Roger Akkerman
Nicky
Buffalo Township Homemakers Meet
The Buffalo Township Homemakers met at Mrs. Wm. Nothwehr’s home on Friday December 17 with co hostess Mrs. Earl Stott. Eighteen ladies shared Christmas family stories while Mrs. Lester Eden demonstrated cake decorator uses. Homemakers may order decorator tops through Mrs. Clarence Brandt as an order is being prepared. Mrs. Art Rode presented textile painting and showed her work. Gifts were homemade and exchanged as carols were sung before lunch. The next meeting is January 21 at Mrs. Dale Finer’s home with co hostess Mrs. Erwin Oden. the lesson will cover legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Township
Wm. Nothwehr
Earl Stott
Lester Eden
Clarence Brandt
Art Rode
Dale
Finer
Erwin Oden
Woden Presbyterian Church Christmas Service Plans
Simon Fred Wenger pastor leads a Christmas service Friday at 7 30 p m with the theme When Christ Was Born An offering will be received Sunday School at 9 30 Worship at 10 30 with reception of members and the theme Qualities of Church Membership
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Fred Wenger
Christ
Christmas Services at Emanuel Lutheran Church
Emanuel Lutheran announces a Christmas Eve service at 7 30 pm with Sunday School program Worship the King and a special offering for Lutheran Children's Home at Waverly Iowa The Christmas Day service is at 10 30 am Holy Communion on Dec 25 and the following Sunday includes a 10 30 am service and Bible class Announcements for the Lord's Supper will be at the church office after Christmas Eve and Day services A blessed Christmas from Pastor Diers and the congregation Corinthians 8 9
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
Iowa
Towa Lutheran
Jesus Christ
Titonka
Titonia
GeorGe LarsonS Golden Wedding Observed With Open House
George Larson and Miss Lou ise Bolenous celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Married in Davenport on December 19, 1904, they now live on a farm near Titonka with five children, thirteen grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. A family dinner at the Johnson House in Algona preceded an open house at their Burt area home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Larson
Louiise Bolenous
Davenport
Washington
Kossuth County
Titonka
Tey
Hey
Shipler
Neva
Algona
Clarence
Waterloo
Rex Austin
Myrtle
Crystal Lake
Stanley
Sterling Johnson
Bernice
Garner
Johnson
Burt
Lewis Larson
Mason City
Bill Marshall
Nemaha
Iowa
Christmas Program at Titonka Church School
The Church School of the Methodist church in Titonka presents a December 24, 1954 Christmas program at 7 30 p m featuring a nursery through second grade music, a Fourth to Sixth Grade pageant, a youth play The Christmas Story and a concluding reading by Rev Goldmann with a cast including Orla Anderson Dawnl Beenken Marty Ann Smith and Gary Steper along with a pantomime and solo items ending with I Came Upon the Midnight Clear and a benediction by Rev Roskarnq.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church School of the Methodist Church
Titonka
Harlan Krominga
Nola Rae Boekelman
Judy Isebrand
Stuart Goldman
Valerie Miller
Bobby Carroll
Jesus
Linda
Cyrghia
Easton
Goldman
Howard Sparks
Karen van Hove
Clinton Asche
Duane Beenken
Joseph Larry Gray
Mary Donna Beenken
Angels
Orla Anderson
Dawnl Beenken
Marty Ann Smith
Beryl Tjaden
Marian Meyer
Shepherds
Bob Roskamp
Carol Asche
Larry Tapper
Gerald Harms
Garry Steper
Gordon Heyer
Diane Roskamp
Marlene Heyer
Beverly Gelder
Lucille Heyer
Lavonne Beenken
Darlene Gelder
Virginia Gray
Rev
Roskarnq
Christmas Eve Program Recital At Local Church
On Friday evening December 24 at 7 pm a church program featured a Prelude by Mrs John Smidt a congregational hymn Hark the Herald Angels Sing scripture and prayer by Rev Roskamp a welcome by Maxine Huisinga and multiple performances including recitations solos and a playlet with a large group of participants spanning families Beenken Rippentrop Harms Gray and others. The program closed with a gift offering and a series of Christmas carols and scenes performed by the senior and junior choirs and a mission recital by Myrna Rippentrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smidt
Hark
Herald Angels
Rev. Roskamp
Maxine Huisinga
Our Gift
Carolyn Risius
Jesus
Jo Ann Smidh
Joyce Abben
Carol MelGregor
Larry Ites
Mavis Harris
Judy Gray
Paul Gray
Ronald Penning
David Rick
Dennis Raidal
le Ann Gingrich
Allen Janssen
Keven Heyer
Patricia Gruis
Marvin Harms
Rodney Gray
Darrel Penning
Carol Smith
Lester Risius
Donna Raidal
Linda Wirtjes
Joyce Gelder
Verlus Burkhart
Joyce Beenken
Wayne Cordis
Sharon Herms
Richard Lear
Avilys Pannkutk
Solo
Dayle Risius
Kenneth Ubben
Stanley Tjaden
Linda Smith
Goren Pannhuk
Judy Berg
Harley Beenken
Acrostic
Rodger Tjarks
Mike Isebrand
Ardith Harms
Lanita Gingrich
Audrey Boelkes
Ellen Smith
Judy Rippentrop
Bruce Tapper
Royce Gray
Elaine Falkers
Rodger Huisinga
Sheryl Gray
Verlyn Ubben
Myrna Rippentrop
Ongan
John Smildt
Rose Cordes
Patsy Tjaden
Marilyn Rippentrop
Joan Been
Abe Sandra Gray
Juanita Corles
Kenneth Leats
Harold Harms
James Meyer
David Smith
Ed Wirtjes
Glenn Meyer
Arthur Meyer
John Cordes
Arde} Gray
Clarence Harms
Melvin Gray
Christmas Eve Service at Immanuel Church 1954
A Christmas program by the Sunday School at Immanuel Church unfolds on Christmas Eve December 24 1954 at 730 PM with processional carols organist Geraldine Ullmann songs including Joy to the World and O Come All Ye Faithful readings by Joan Schmidt and Myrna Boyken a manger tableau with Beverly Haack as Mary and Edgar Stohr as Joseph and a range of junior and senior choir performances plus various individual readers and musicians involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Geraldine Ullmann
Joan Schmidt
Worship the King
Linda Krause
Carmen Brandt
Mavis Buss
Thelma Stohr
Linda Rode
Lillian
Myrna Boykon
Manger
Beverly *Haack
Mary
Edgar Stohr
Joseph
Leon Buss
Kenneth de Waard
Mildred Ullmann
Richard Mayland
Floyd Ullmann
Shepherds
Edward Mayland
Gary Meyer
Arden Englebarts
Ronnie Meyer
Precious Child
Carole Englebarts
Henry Ullmann
Darrell Isebrand
Gregory Giesking
Dennis Schmidt
Paul Heesch
Dale Buss
Darlene Post
Caral Haack
Mary Ann Schmidt
Bonnie Isebrand
Susan Mayland
David Isebrand
Alfred Rode
Arthur Mayland
Marlene Boyken
Harriet Ullmann
Bette DeWaard
Sharon Stohr
Mary Holtorf
Judy Ostermann
Elaine Stohr
Carolyn Schmidt
Rosslyn Heesch
Rosslyn Heesch. Song—O Little Town of Bethlemehm, Sunday School. IN Heaven
Myrna Boyken
O Savior
Precious Savior
Christmas Eve Program at Inn Bethlehem Theme
On December 23 1954 at 7 30 p m greetings by Jane Bulfington scripture reading by Rev Gold siah the Inn at Bethlehem hosts two act plays by the MYF with hymns from the Kindergarten Primary and Juniors. The program features Little Town of Bethlehem Come All Ye Faithful Away in a Manger It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Silent Night and Jingle Bells marks the start of the Christmas party for the Sunday School with gifts to be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Bulfington
Goldman
Inn At Bethlehem
MYF
Little Town of
Bethlehen
Christmas Eve Program 1954 Processional Joy to the World
The congregation presents a five part Christmas Eve program including processional hymns, readings, dialogues, and scenes from the Nativity with names of participants such as Schwerin, Thacker, Sachau, Brandt, Stecker, Stecker, Welhousen, Rakow, Nothwehr, Plaster, and various Sunday School and youth participants. The program features Silent Night and Come Hither Ye Faithful and closes with gifts for Jesus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schwerin
Bokby Thacker
Phyllis Sachau
Brenda Brandt
Dale Bartelt
Wayne Senne
Noel Brandt
Mark Boyken
Emmanuel
George Bockelman
Teddy Stecker
Claudia Moore
Dannie Rike
Tabeaux
Sherry Stecker
Margaret Moore
Virginia Fritz
Cora Belle Stecker
Belle Tjaden
Angel
Marilyn Welhousen
Daughters of Zion
Little Town of Bethlehem
King
Angels
Janet Welhousen
Janice Rilke
Bethlehem
Linda Jo Tryon
Allen Redenius
Kristin Rakow
Rose Stecker
David Meyer
Naevella Stecker
Elden Rike
Sharlene Miller
Donald van Hove
Victoria Rakow
Sherry Wenger
Jamont Strecker
James Stecker
John Brandt
Barry Wenger
Shepherds
Jimmy Thacker
Arnold Schutter
Harlan Hanna
Shephrds
Manger
God
Sherry Boyken
Celine Miler
Cynthia Rakow
Hyrna Rike
Rachel] Kinseth
Diana Boeckelman
Guiding Star
Kathleen Miller
Sue Callies
The
Orient Star
Janet Plaster
Marie Gigler
Wise Men
David Willemsen
Jeffrey Boyken
Maurice Sathoff
Herod and
Scribe
Dverg Krantz
Richard Fritz
Glorious Star of Bethlehem
Joan Bande
Mary Beth Stecker
Georgia Godfredson
Ardith Brandt
Dennis Fritz
Harlan DeWall
Kermit Brandt
Christmas Belly
Lorraine Stecker
Carol Ann Swan
Sarabeth Brandt
Betty Gigter
Linda Ricks
Margaret Brandt
Jesus
James Rode
Glenice Godfredson
Thelma Mil
Christmas Week Services at Good Stope Lutheran
At Good Stope Lutheran B MW Schwerin pastor. Christmas Day service at 9 am with Lutheran Welfare Society serving. Sunday services at 9:30 am and 10:30 am with Bible class. Various events listed: junior choir rehearsal after school, Christmas program Friday night, Lutheran Welfare Society offering on Dec 28, newly elected Luther League officers meet Jan 23 at 7:30 pm, confirmation instruction noon to 8, Junior Mission Band 1:30 pm, senior choir Dec 28 1:30 pm, Holy Communion announcements at parsonage Dec 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Welfare Society
Lutheran Welfare Society of Iowa
Luther League
Janice Alice
Dorothy
Ardith
Margaret Brandt
Dee
Phoir
Methodist Church Titonka Doan Parish News
December 26 1954 notices list student revival day at both churches with youth participation. Titonka and Doan Sunday schedules include classes and worship, plus a New Years Eve film. Girl Scouts hold Christmas party with caroling and lunch. Boy and Brownie scouts report activities and gifts. Local events include a girls basketball sectional in Swea City with Titonka facing Armstrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Titonka-Doan
Max E. Goldman
Santa Claus Here Saturday for Kiddies Treat Show
Santa Claus visited Titanka last Saturday with a free theatre show for children. A packed crowd watched as Santa arrived on a truck bearing sacks of candy and nuts for the youngsters. Local businesspeople organized the event, which drew hundreds of kids who enjoyed the afternoon and heard Santa pledge to return next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sung Claus
Santa
Titanka
American Legion Auxiliary Spreads Christmas Cheer to Hospital Patients
The American Legion Auxiliary units ran a four day gift shop for 225 patients selecting gifts for about 700 relatives. Gifts valued at 1090 dollars were provided free, with postage and carts to bedsides. Forty volunteers, known as Ladies in Blue, operated the shop. Agnes Bridget Garrett is announced as a new member. Membership drive continues as a Merry Christmas message closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Eye Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Ladies In Blue
Agnes Bridget Garrett
Ramsey ReforMan A Roskamp Weekly Church Schedule
Pastor Ramsey ReFOORMan A Roskamp hosts midweek services and catechism classes with caroling on Thursday, a Christmas program Friday, children’s arrival at 6:33, special offerings for orphans, a Christmas Day service, Sunday School and Bible class at 10 30, and guest minister David Jurgens at 7 30 pm. JR Red Cross campaign noted with school donations totaling 201 dollars and Mary C Oesterreicher listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey Refoorman A. Roskamp
David Jurgens
Kossuth R Y P Christmas Party Elects Officers
The Kossuth R Y P held its Christmas party and officer election on December 14 at the home of Ronald and Beverly Gerber with 20 members present. New officers include President Dick Kueker, Vice President Ron Gerber, Secretary Shirley Shipler, Treasurer Beverly Gerber, Reporter Deanne Elsenbarth, Recreation Chairman Dorothy Gade, and Music Chairman Janice Brustram. Existing officers from the past year were Stanley Sorensen, Helen Gade, Shirley Metzger, Jim Lindhorst, and Laura Jean Barr. Games, a gift exchange, and carols followed the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth HR. Y. P
Ronald and
Beverly Gerber
Dick Kuecker
Ron Gerber
Shirley Shipler
Deanne Elsenbarth
Dorothy Gade
Janice Brustram
Stanley Sorensen
Helen Gade
Shirley Metzger
Jim Lindhorst
Laura Jean Barr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Titonka School
Woden Presbyterian Church
Mmanuel Lutheran H. A. Diers
GEO. Larsons
Ramsey Reformed
Immanuel
the King
Doan Methodist
Stanley L
Ruse
U.S
Co. C
AEB
5Th Armored
Camp Chaffee
Arkansas
Good Stope Lutheran B. MW. Schwerin
Girl Scout News
Girl Scouts
McDonald Home
Gayle Sloper
Swea Clty
Armstrong
St. Johns
Bancroft
Santa Claus
JR. Red Cross
Titonea Consolidated Independent School
Bruns
Kettwall
Gorman
Donteco
Mary C. Oesterreicher
Kossuth R. Y. P
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