Activities of Titonka School for the Week
A long, scanned school bulletin covers Titonka High and lower grades. It lists weekly subjects from typing to sociology and biology, notes mis-typed words and playful quirks, praises progress in chemistry and band, and reports on student names, birthdays, projects, and a chicken pox case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lote
U. S
Priddy
Kip‘ding
Dunmire
Delores F
Delores
Diana
Edith
Arlene
Billy
Anna
Bonnie
Joan
Elvin
Catherine Doyle
Christine
Larry Boyken
Heather
Gwen
Albert
Danny
Leona
Harvey
Donna
Kenny
Dean
Nanryl
Richard
Lincoln
Burt Soldier Bags a Nazi Tank With Rifle
Second Lieutenant Roland Laurenz of Burt fired at a German tank during the St Vith battle, starting a blaze that forced the crew to flee. Tech Sergeant Henry Longmier of Highland Wisconsin corroborates the claim and notes Laurenz husbands a Algona native with three children. Laurenz has served at St Vith and Aachen and has three brothers in the military, two of whom are prisoners in Germany and in the Philippines.
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Associated Press
Des Moines Tribune
Roland Lavrant
Burt
St. Vith
Henry Lorigmier
Highland
Wis
Larenz
Longmier
Lieut
Laurenz
Marjorie Otto
Algona
Belgium
Aachen
Richard
Germany
Ernest
Texas
Raymond
Philippines
Wesley Girls Capture Renwick Sectional Crown
The Wesley girls won the Renwick sectional on Saturday with a 48 29 victory over Goldfield. Bernadine Johnson led scorers with 85 points across games, followed by 21 and 31 point efforts in subsequent wins. They advance to district pending location.
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Wesley
Renwick
Goldfield
Bernadine Johnson
Johnson
Vernon
Fourth Grade Hears Of Plants And Fractions
A school column notes science experiments showing plants give off oxygen and transpire. pupils learn fraction reduction by dividing top and bottom. valentine boxes fill, cleanliness contest praised, and Lincoln stories studied. birthday toast for Carol Callies. spelling perfects listed.
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Shirley
Sherry
Sharon
Vernon
Laurence
Patty
Merle
David
Verlyn
Verna Dell
Ronnie Dian
Janice
Valentine
Lincoln
Carol Callies
Carol
Neal
Betty
Wanda
Gale
Norma
Paul
John L Studer WWI veteran dies in Des Moines hospital
John L Studer a World War I veteran died Saturday morning at the veterans hospital in Des Moines He was born November 7 1891 on a farm south of town He married Viola Luken in 1918 at Junction City Kansas They had five children and he is survived by six sisters three brothers and two grandchildren Funeral services were conducted at St Josephs Catholic Church Wesley with American Legion Post No 428 in charge Burial followed at St Josephs Cemetery McMahon Funeral Home assisted
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Whiley
John L. Studer
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Rev. L. N. Klein
Defeased
Amandus Studer
Dakota
Sioux Falls
Viola Luken
Dell Rapids
Junction City
Kansas
Camp Funston
Wesley
Studer
Vivian
Julius) Kelch
Dsbherville
Robert Studer
Gayle Studer
Jeannine
William
Rose Berrie
Platsmouth
Nebr
Lucy Schleusner
Garner
Mona Bohn
Las Vegas
Nevada
Agnes McClosky
Eugene
Oregon
Lillian Dalgetty
Mason City
Alf Studer
Max Studer
Henry Studer
Sioux Palls
Gloria
Bobby Kelch
Anna Haverly
Dennis
American Legion
Julius P
Ben G
Herman J
August
Joe Studer
Victor Loebig
St. Joseph's Cemetery
McMahon
Boy Scout Circus at Burt Thursday
Prairie Gold Area Council of the Kossuth District hosts a Boy Scout Cub Circus at Burt high school gym Thursday at 8 PM. Events include band concert, Melting Pot of Scouting, Grand Entry, Pyramid Building, model airplanes, first aid, obstacle race, signaling, rope work, fire building, Court of Honor, and a Finale Circle of Democracy. Maureen Quinn went to Washington DC after a three week vacation with the Quinn family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Gold Area Council
Kossuth
Burt High School
Erna Baars
Paul Figge
Allen Buchanan
Pyramid Building
Ralph Beane
C. W.reynolds
M. R. Vanderwaal
Marshall Torgerson
Elmer Franks
The
United Nations
Jack Quinn
Richard Sorenson
A. B. Tweeten
Court of Honor
Harold Meyers
Circle of Democracy
W. B
Maureen Quinn
Washington, D. C
Jury Trial Set For Hefti Case In Laverne
A jury trial for Walter L. Hefti of Laverne was scheduled to begin this term. The State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co was named in the case. Members of the January petit jury panel were ordered to report on Tuesday.
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Walter L. Hefti
Laverne, Va
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co
Gordon Gammack Describes Seeing Paul Bruns On Duty
Des Moines Register correspondent Gordon Gammack, on the western front with a U S Heavy Artillery battalion in Germany, describes meeting Paul Bruns, Mason City-born former Titania basketball forward drafted at 17. Bruns, now in artillery after a paratrooper birth, recalls a makeshift bed rigged from a German sofa and longs to return to parachute duty.
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Gordon Gammack
Des Moines Register
U.S
Germany
Iowa
Paul Bruns
Titania
Henrie Bruns
Mason City
Garmmack
Paul
Bruns
United States
Johnnie Wilson visits Titonka on home visit from Oregon
Johnnie Wilson, longtime Wilson Cafe owner in Titonka, toured the area last Friday and Saturday visiting friends after recovering from a stomach ulcer operation in Rochester. He traveled from Algona via California and Oregon, praising the climate and business prospects, and plans to return home by Friday.
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Johnnie Wilson
Wilson Cafe
Titoka
Algona
Rochester
Wilson
Titonia
Bartlett Brothers
Norris Keil
Mr. Wilson
Califoria
Johnnie
Oregon
Amos Bonackers
Oscar Blanchards
Forest City
Milwaukee
Prominent Kossuth Resident Dies at 69 in Mason City
Julius Kunz, 69, longtime Kossuth resident and former banker, grain buyer, and real estate dealer, died at Mason City hospital Monday evening after a stroke. Survived by widow, three children, a sister in Des Moines, another in Danville Illinois, and a niece raised in the Kunz home. son Lt. Julius Kunz Jr. serves in Italy, June Adele Kunz with FBI in Miami, Mary Adina Kunz at Evanston Illinois National College. Esther Burke, a San Francisco niece, was raised in the Kunz household.
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Wesley
Julius Kunz
Mason City
Kunz
Art Corey
Des Moines
T. J. Carmody
Danville, Til
Julius Kunz, Jr
Army Air Corps
Italy
June Adele Kunz
FBI
Miami
Florida
Mary Adina Kunz
National College
Evanston, Ill
Esther Burke
San Francisco
Cal
Good Hope Lutheran Church Plans World Day Service
Divine worship Sunday at 21 with Sunday school at 10. World Day of Prayer service Friday evening at 8. Sunday school children and choir will take part. Second Lenten service Wednesday evening Feb 21 at 8. Theme What Is That To Do. Special offering for America missions.
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Good Hope Lutheran American Lutheran Church
Alfred Q. Mardorf
America Missions
Gladys Goetz weds Robert Trenary at Wesley
Gladys Gertrude Goetz and Robert Trenary married at St. Joseph's Church on February 7 in a single ring ceremony. The bride wore white silk chiffon with a fingertip veil and carried roses and snapdragons. the groom wore a brown suit. A three course dinner for 66 followed at St Joseph's hall, with a wedding dance that night at Kleinpeter hall. The couple will reside on the Trenary farm southwest of Corwith.
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Wesley
St. Joseph’s
Gladys Gertrude Goetz
M. P. Goetz
Robert Trenary
Fred ‘Trenary
Corwith
L. N. Klein
Marjorie Ann Trenary
Clarence Goetz
St Joseph's Hall
Kleinpeter Hall
Buffalo Boosters 4-Hers Meet at Bonnie Schutter Home
Buffalo Boosters 4-H club met February 10 at Bonnie Schutter’s home. Girls answered roll call with a patriotic prompt. Catherine Orthel led a picture study, demonstrations on posture by Bonnie and Patty Schutter, and a talk on washing feed sacks by Patty Stockwell. Mrs. Nelson donated a scrapbook for the historian. Last meeting discussed color blending. next gathering set for Nanryl Nelson’s home on March 1.
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Buffalo Boosters
Bonnie Schutter
United States
Catherine Orthel
Bonnie
Patty Schutter
Patty Stockwell
Nelson
Nanryl Nelson
Ramsey Reformated Obituary and Church Schedule
No morning or evening worship at Ramsey Reform ed church. Sunday school at 2 p m. Worship at 8. Rev J Engels of Buffalo Center Congregational will lead services in pastor absence. Catechism classes not held Saturday. senior catechism Wednesday. choir Wednesday 8 30 pm. Young people meet Tuesday Feb 20 at 8 for meeting and social. Officers to be elected. Join the waves to serve four country.
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Ramsey Reformed Obrurch
Snuttler
J. Engels
Congregational Church At Buffalo Center
Choir Mets
Young People's Society
Robert Carr recounts months in the Aleutians at Lions meet
Robert Carr, oldest son of Mr and Mrs Alan Carr, spoke at the Lions Club last Thursday about 27 months spent in the Aleutians. He described dense fogs barren islands and locating former Japanese positions. He noted an American fox trapper who spent seven years on one island and recently learned of his father's death in Belgium.
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Rolt. Carr
Alan Carr
Lions Club
Aleutians
Robert
Aspother
Belgium
Don Krause Weds Jeanne Ketchen at Emmetsburg
A wedding in Emmetsburg joins Don Krause of Wesley and Jeanne Ketchen, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Ketchen of Himmatsburg. Rev Arthur Schuldt officiated at the Methodist church with organ preludes and vocal selections. The couple planned a Chicago wedding trip before Cpl Kraus returns to overseas duty.
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Wesley
Dick Frost
Byron dam@a
Lavonne Stanverson
Miss Ketchen
Spencer
Harold Brooke
S J. Paul
Chicago
Iowa
Cpl. Krang
Wesley High School
Towa
State College
Hmmelsburg High School
Iowa State Teachers College
Wesley, Laurens and
Mra. Riggs
Chas. Kraus
F. A. Diekmann
Raymond Hansen
Myr
Mira
87 year old grandma aids war effort with quilts
Gandina Rippentrop, soon 87, donated a third quilt to the United Service Women’s organization for veterans' hospitals. Her family notes 19 grandsons in service or discharged, with one gold star on a potential service flag, including Morris, Merlin, Herbert, Richard Isebrand, Art and Clarence Loats, Virgil Isebrand, Eddie and Jim Rippentrop, Joe Boekelman, John Slepar, Ubbe Ubben, Will Ukena, Marcus Rippentrop, Court and Herman Rippentrop, and John Isebrand. Herman died in the navy.
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John K. Rippentrop
Gandina Rippentrop
United Service Women's Organization
Mr. Rippentrop
Morris
Merlin
Herbert
Richard Isebrand
Senus Isebrand
Art
Clarence Loats
Court
Herman Rippentrop
Court Rippentrop
Herman
John Rike
Ted Rike
Joe Rippentrop
Ole
John Isebrand
Hstherville
Tyke Girls and Boys Triumph at Leland Thursday Night
Tyke boys edged Crystal Lake 91 11 in a late sectional tuneup while D Krominga led Tyke with 23 points and Scanlan topped Crystal Lake with 20. Girls fell 43 39 to Crystal Lakers in Thompson, as Tyke trailed most of the game before a late rally. Crystal Lake won the semifinal against Lakota, then Leland defeated Crystal Lake 46 30 in the final.
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Tyke
Crystal Lake Sextetta
D. Krominga
Scanlan
Crystal Lake
Dowsing
Robinson
Armstrong
Spear
Ward
Downa
Titonka
Ledyard
Leland
Martin
Eagle Grove
Hayfield
Titanka
Thompson
Crystal Lakers
Scyilan
Former cadet given commission as pilot at Moody Field
Victor Wayne Bolle son of Mr and Mrs Chris Bolle of Burt is commissioned second lieutenant at Moody Field Georgia February 1 He will be assigned to piloting multiengine aircraft including light medium or heavy bombers and transports Gateau planoo
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Burt
Victor Wayne Bolle
Chris Bole
Wea
Secondieutenant
Moody Wield
Gateo Planoo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Titonka School
High School News
Renwick Sat
Betty Ann Miller
Jenny
Marilyn Callies Qarol
Doris
Donald Rippentrop
Hlvin
Kathleen
Margaret
Birdelle
Diane
Frank
Garlene
Ronald
Karen
Renny
Bobby
Rosemary
Ardith
Alice
Gladys
BOY Scout Circus
Coast
Gladys Goetz
Join Ther Waves
Robert Carr
the Aleutians
Don Krause
Jeanne Ketchen
Emmetsburg
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