Activities Of Titonka School For The Week
First Grade notes progress in number books and primers, with new readers "Tommy Grows Wise" about vegetables and snowman crafts. Second Grade reports perfect spelling scores, story hour on "Little Brown Koko," and reading work on "We Grow Up" with love for workbooks. Third Grade covers ruler measurements, fractions, Pilgrim stories, Valentine crafts, and a planned post office room project. Fourth Grade finishes health booklets, works on Lincoln silhouettes and valentine decor, with A in spelling for Alvina and others. Fifth Grade praises perfect spelling honorees and bond purchases for defense stamps, plus English plays and a history unit on English colonization. science on heat, light and water. Dorothy's birthday and class maps of Southern States. Sixth Grade reviews simple subjects and predicates, reads eighth graders' stories, and notes Doyle Reager's hospital return. Seventh Grade studies budgets, writing, digestion, blood circulation, Europe and Sahara. safety posters created. Eighth Grade finishes history, begins Good Citizenship, writes about The City of Tomorrow and Community in 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Amesbury
Pitth
Nancy
Heather
Dorothy
Jean
Christina
Larry Boyken
Japan
LeRoy
Douglas
Gwen
America
Iowa
United States
Doyle Reager
Iowa City Hospital
Europe
Sahara Desert
Titonka Falls Short In County Final To Seneca
Titonka girls lose 41 to 27 in the Kosauth county final against Seneca, a fast, accurate upset by the northern powerhouse. Earlier, in Wesley tournament play, Titonka defeated Wesley 35 to 29 and Luverne 36 to 31, with Donna Krominga named top scorer of the Wesley event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka
Seneca
Kosauth County
Burt
Tyke
Up North
Wesley
Wesley Lo
lLuverne
Donna Krominga
Circle to taxation themes in school as grades study work
A long school column outlines weekly student work across subjects. English studies poems and essays, while math covers circles rectangles and taxation. Science reports electricity experiments, a copper plated spoon, and an electro magnet. Sports note: Titankcsa Indians beat Wesley 35-25 and Luverne 36-22 in county tournament.
Henry Harringa rites at Ramsey last Wednesday
Henry Harringa died January 22 1944 at Lakota Iowa aged 76 years 6 months 9 days after heart disease. Born in Ostfriesland Germany July 13 1867 he emigrated with his parents to Ackley then Alexander and Lakota Iowa. Funeral services were held January 26 at Schutter funeral home Buffalo Center and Ramsey Reformed church. Interment in Rumsey Reformer cemetery. He leaves three sisters Anna Neumeyer Carrie McDougle Etta Uken and other relatives. A brother and two half sisters preceded him in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Harringa
Harm Harringa
Ostfriesland
Germany
United States of America
Ackley
Iowa
Alexander
Lakota
Anna Neumeyer
Aplington
Carrie McDougle
Sedan
Minn
Etta Uken
Titonka
John Harringa Sr
John Harringa
Grace Dirkson
Allie Sunken
Immanuel Lutheran Church Annual Report Highlights
The Immanuel Lutheran church reports Benevolence splits with amounts for Lutheran World Action 326.00 and Lutheran Welfare Society 117.18, plus a large donation to Lutheran Children's Home at Waverly totaling 160,371. Rev. Bendrat retired pastor accounted for 2318.62. Current congregational expenditures listed at 2699.02 with unusual 504.60. Membership shows baptized and confirmed counts, with four marriages and one death reported. Services average attendance listed as about fifty in German and English services combined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran World Action
Lutheran Welfare Society
Lutheran Children's Home
Waverly
Ccs
Lutheran Hour
Rev
Bendrat
Good Sportsmanship in Athletics and Soybean Plans
Sharon Adanigon urges good sportsmanship in athletics, noting fair play regardless of victory or defeat and stressing strong character over winning. The piece shifts to a future crop goal, calling for more soybeans to reach a 2 to 1 acre plan for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titanka
Sharon Adanigon
Red Cross plea seeks furniture for Algona guard camp
A Red Cross appeal asks for furniture donations to equip recreation centers for soldiers guarding the Algona prison camp. Donations of chairs, instruments, books, card tables are to be taken to the Titonka school barn. a truck will pick up items Thursday. Emma Callies reports 13 pairs of scuffies from local women and many bedside bags and pajamas due by March 1. County chairmen were named at Algona High School for multiple Red Cross services and a county fund drive planned, with local contact points Mrs Emma Callies and Mrs Tracey Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Titonka
Emma Callies
Kossuth
German
Buffalo
Algona High School
Home Service
C. A. Phillips
Joe Bloom
Agatha Hansen
Beardsley
Ray Andersen
Bob McCullough
Red Cross
Miss Show
Eva Smith
Ted Larsen
H. A. French
Wm. Batt
Titonka Red Cross
Mra
Tracey Ward
Sergeant John Gartner Returns to Marines From Army Tour
Titonka Iowa readers receive a letter from John Gartner a sergeant in the United States Marines dated January 24 1944. He notes a brief Army stint at San Luis Obispo California but praises the Marines for rapid landings and effective control. He reports promotion to sergeant on returning to Camp Elliott and asks to update the address for The Titonka Topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka
Iowa
Clark
United States Marines
U. S. Army
San Luis Obispo
California
Army
U. S
Camp Elliott
John
Gartner
USMC
Car Stolen at Wesley Is Found near Lake Andes
Local undertaker Tom McMahon discovered his car missing while preparing to visit the home of Leo West who died Saturday night. The vehicle, with four new tires and a full tank, had been taken from Main Street in front of his funeral home. It was found late Monday afternoon on a side street near Lake Andes and towed to Sioux City after a wrecked condition noted by Mr. and Mrs. McMahon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
Tom McMahon
Leo West
Garner
McMahon
Lake Andes
Sioux City
No Overseer Hamburg Mayor Grants Police Chief Leave
Hamburg Mayor Woods authorizes Chief William Stacy to a 30 day leave of absence. While away, Stacy plans to open a cafe in Sidney during his vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Woods
William Stacy
Stacy
Sidney
Promising Corm Borer Control Shifts to Cultural Practices
Introducing parasites and diseases for corm borer control holds less promise than developing cultural practices that will destroy the overwintering places for the borer.
Women Clubs Lead War Bond Drive in Titonka
Titonka s War Finance Campaign mobilizes school and women s organizations as bond chairmen coordinate participation for the 1944 drive. Local clubs pledge bonds and stamps while schools push Schools at War Day and the National School Program, with 1944 goals rising from prior year sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka
State Club
W. S. CS
Roy Ball
Legion ‘Auxiliary
Wm. Peterson
Thonka Federated Woman's Club
Miller Nelson
Titonka! Woman's Club
Harold Gartner
United Service Organization
Mayme Clark
Lutheran Ladley Aid
Wrank Fisher
Titanka
Lew Helfner Ends 35 Years as Rural Mail Carrier
Lew Helfner served 35 years on rural route No 2 starting February 1909 under Postmaster Lee O Wolfe and substitute Roy Budlong. He faced a 61 mile route after 1932, rode horses early, used many cars, endured a 33 percent salary cut in the depression, and missed only eight days sick in 15 years, with 10 miles of mud still on his route. He joined the 26 year service club and remains active despite aging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis C. Heifner
Lee O. Wolfe
Roy Budlong
Lew
Humboldt R E A Meeting Set For Feb 8
Humboldt Rural Electric Cooperative holds its annual meeting February 8 at Humota Theater. The cooperative spans 460 miles of line serving 1,000 farms with three Humboldt County directors up for election H F Kramer Floyd Lane Carroll Adama and two Kossuth directors J C Shaw Henry Eischeld. Carl Malone of Town State College will speak on Post War Planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth County
Humboldt
Humboldt Rural, Electric Cooperative
Ita
Humboldt County
H. F. Kramer
Floyd Lane
Carroll Adama
J. C. Shaw
Henry Eischeld
Humota ‘Theater
Carl Malone
Town State College
Wallace Anderson Earns Diploma At Harlingen Air Field
Wallace R. Anderson, son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Anderson of Titonka Iowa, earned a diploma and Aerial Gunner wings at the Harlingen Army Air Field gunnery school. He received a promotion during brief exercises and will join an aerial combat team or serve as a gunnery instructor. The six week course covered weaponry, turret work, target firing, and maintenance of guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlingen Army Air Pteld
Texas
Army Air Forces
Harlingen Army Air Field
AAF Training Command
Wallace R. Anderson
Clarence Anderson
Titonka
Towa
Harlingen
America
Veteran editor Lee C Wolfe dies at Forest City aged 75
Lee C Wolfe, longtime publisher of the Forest City Summit since 1915, died after a brief illness at Forest City. Born July 11, 1868 in Freedom Indiana, he edited papers in Irwin Gilmore City Fontanelle Marengo Victor and Onawa and served as postmaster at Onawa and Forest City. He led northern Iowa journalism and was a Rotary member and Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Prewitt
Titanica
Lee C. Wolfe
Forest City
Forest City Summit
William R. Prewitt
Freedom
Owen County
Indiana
June Ringler
Marengo
Iowa
Alvin Hankens Happy In Home at Bluffton Ohio
Alvin Hankens writes from Bluffton Ohio dated Tan 22 1944 expressing contentment with family in the Signal Corps unit. He notes light snows and little rain, farmers lacking moisture for winter wheat, and encloses a 2.50 check for a missing issue of the Topic. He hopes to stay at Bluffton with family nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Hankens
Bluffton, Ohio
Tan
Clark
Signal Corps
Bluffton
Alvin L. Honken
January 1944 Weather Record Set for All Time
The January 1944 weather broke long standing records with temperatures reaching 66 degrees above zero on January 25. Two days earlier on January 12 and 21 the thermometer hit notable highs before a light rain on January 26. Snow was scarce, with November snow still lingering in some places where drifts remained shaded.
Lee O Wolfe, longtime Titonka editor, dies at 73
Lee O Wolfe 73 former Titonka Topic editor and 40 year postmaster died at his Algona home from heart disease. He moved from Titonka last fall after a career as editor publisher and public servant including state representative. Survived by wife Inez and three daughters, he also held mayoral duties and served in the Spanish American War. Funeral services were held in Algona and Titonka with notable attendance from veterans and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea O. Wolfe
Titonka
Algona
Wolfe
Inez Wolfe
Lela Prewitt
Forest City
Carrie Torgerson
Titonia
Mabel Durland
Davenport
Puerto Rico
National Hdritorial Association
IPA
Kossuth County
W. L. Patterson
Carl F. Callies
R. C. Ball
Will Schram
M. FP. Cheever
Stella Mae
Wes Dutton
W. Ly’ Whitney
A. E. Clayton
E. J. van Ness
W. H. Gilbride
Joe Bestenlehner
George Spongberg
Paul Wille
Clark Armstrong
Britt
Lee O. Wolfe
Titanica
Miles Spound
Titania
Titanka
Lee O, Wolfel
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Titonka School
Tommy
Lincoln
Alvina
Sharors
Shir
Joy
Lawrence
Benjamin
Verna Dell
Ronald
England
Thomas Carlyle
Mark Twain
Silas Marner
Litonka
Titankcsa Indians
Luverne
Ramsey
Immanuel
Lutheran Church
The
Immanuel Lutheran Church
RED Red Cross
John Gartner
S.D
Lew Helfner
Humboldt R.E.A
Wallace Anderson
Air Field
Lee
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