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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1943
Page
3
Rev Figgee and family hosted by Mr and Mrs Ray McWhorter with missionary Miss Moffet returning from China. Many entries record visits, dinners, and card parties across Algona area households including Ringsdorfs, Burgers, Grahams, Bristows, Larschens, and others with shoppers, shelling, and church circle meetings noted. health and caregiving mentions appear among routine social rounds.
The W. 8, C. 8 group meets with Mrs. Van Hansen and co-hostess Mrs. Percy Brink. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Struthers accompany Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mertz to Ames to visit Corporal Ernest Mertz on a four week furlough from a California camp. A post-nuptial shower for Ela Peterson Bentley is held at the Le Me-Enroe home near Algona. Harry McElroy of Eagle Grove visits his daughter Mrs. Gorton Hansen. Mrs. Guy Carlson and children visit Giddings in Burt. Rovney Carlson returns home on a Texas furlough. Dean Andrews and Mrs. J. D. Andrews of Burt attend with Forrest Christensen family. Mrs. P. C. Hansen and son Lloyd visit Burt for business. Lloyd has a physical.
A village notes various military and family updates. Louis Buffington is at Camp Young California, Paul Ukena returns from university and awaits army call, and Mrs. Ley visits St Petersburg with her army camp son. Several locals travel, visit hospitals, and attend events including Lakota girls basketball wins and disruptions from storms. Community members send greetings, host visitors, and prepare for future moves or health checks.
Local society notes report visits and departures with Lt Ralph Anderson stationed near Miami, plus Irvin Brandt recovering from an appendix operation. Des Moines and Minnesota travelers, Red Cross dressings work underway, naval promotions for Paul Goslin, and teens en route to Great Lakes training. Community events include visits, bridge club, and a Britt basketball tournament attendance.
Robert Beemer of Lakota enlisted in the Marines in Des Moines and is home awaiting his call to service. He had faced illness with scarlet fever during a previous attempt to join after leaving for Des Moines. Also on furlough home are George Weringa Marvin Klocke and Leon Steenhard.
Good Hope Lutheran Church in Alfred invites parishioners to Divine worship at 11:00 AM with Sunday School and Bible Class at 10:00 AM. A German language service is planned this Sunday afternoon at 2:00 PM led by Pastor Alfred Mardorf.
Mrs. Alfred J. Mathebat of Alameda California national president of the American Legion Auxiliary challenges American women to support the new food rationing program. She urges abstention from panic buying and to declare pantry stocks, asserting soldiers fight for fair play and that women must do their part without hoarding.
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