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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1938
Page
5
Homer Downs purchased the Sonnenberg grocery and general merchandise store from owner Sonnenberg who is moving to a farm north of town. Sonnenberg’s sister Ann helped as clerk during his tenure. Downs, long prominent in Titania and formerly with Mid-Continent Oil, plans to reopen after invoicing.
Seymour Maurice Hansen traveled from Seymour to Titonica on Tuesday night and plans to head to Obeydan Wednesday morning to reunite with his wife and family. He operates a pool hall and beer parlor at Seymour and reports he is getting along well.
The Hamilton Hatchery formal opening Saturday attracted a large crowd from town and country. Orchestra by the Hamilton family accompanied talks on poultry raising. Lunch served in the basement. Four hours in the afternoon the building was crowded with visitors.
The Band Mothers Club will hold a bake and food sale on Saturday at 1:30 PM at Callies Bros. Store. Members are asked to contribute food or 50 cents for the band fund to purchase a drum. Nonmembers may contribute if they wish. contributions are appreciated.
Mr and Mrs Gordon Nelson of Clear Lake visited Titania relatives over the weekend to attend the farewell for the Donald Bacons.
Attendees included Myr and Mrs Ben A Meyer and B station men with wives salesmen and office staff. The Standard Oil company event was hosted at the Hanford Hotel Mason City Tuesday with afternoon and evening sessions and dinner for over 400 people followed by dancing.
Unintentionally omitted guests Mr and Mrs Dick Janssen were added to the list after the error was found last week. Mrs Severson aged 95 of Rake was buried last week born March 8 1843 in Ocel Norway she had lived in Rake for many years and had been in Mason City for care.
Notice is given to stockholders that the annual meeting will be held February 28 1938 at the I O O F Hall at 1 30 P M. Officers will be elected and other lawful business brought before the meeting. Jay Budlong secretary. 6 7 8
W L Patterson pastor notes include Sunday School 10 00 morning worship 11 00 Epworth League 7 30 choir Thursday 8 00 and Tuesday February 22 annual Washington Supper Everyone invited prize quilt by Ladies Aid Society on sale Hogver aggiating remains unclear. morning worship 9 30 Sunday School 10 30 Ladies Aid meets at Mrs Bryan Asa home.
Ben Beenken Sr. last week purchased a 200 acre farm in Lincoln township located near the Albert Doden home. The deal adds a sizable tract to Beenken's holdings and underscores ongoing land activity in the area.
Saturday morning boys flew kites as a sign of spring but this year cold days Monday and Tuesday make the season seem only half arrived. The piece notes a delayed early warmth and suggests inconsistent weather dampens expectations.
At Sunday School Convention Sunday afternoon the Rev. W. L. and Mrs. Patterson, Miss Dorothy Brooks and Miss Alice Chittick attended the district Sunday School convention at Algona. L. G. Gartner was also in attendance.
A chicken house sized 12 by 42 feet with 8 and 6 foot posts on the side will be auctioned Saturday Web 26 at 1:00 PM on church grounds. Sale is by order of the committee.
Il l. Gartner and son W Harold returned Saturday from Italian Ohio where Mr Gartner was summoned by the critical illness of his mother She died Monday and the pair came back after the funeral
Burt editor J. Gus Thaves is ill and receiving medical treatment at Kossuth Hospital in Algona. He has not felt well for some time and should have rested earlier. Wishing him a speedy recovery.
Meinert Ullman bought the Hilferty quarter section located one half mile north and one mile west of Woden on the Titonka Woden gravel highway. The farm is described as highly improved with practically new buildings.
A half grown mole was found caught in a mouse trap in Dr Pierre Sartor's basement last Friday. The odd entry puzzled him as to how the rodent reached the baited device through the tile. One less mole to burrow in the editor's ginseng patch next summer.
Loren Byers his wife and children Bonnie Donald and Wayne left this week for the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. The family travels in a truck converted for the trip hoping the region aids asthma. If not to their liking they will press east from Missouri seeking milder weather. They sold their possessions at auction on the Seneca farm early last week.
Mrs A H Coffin, aged 96, a Burt area pioneer who settled in Portland township long ago, was buried last week. Funeral services were held at her home at 1 30 PM and at 2 PM at the M church where she belonged, with Rev C B Mitchell of Buffalo Center in charge. Music was provided by Mrs Gerald Brace and Phyllis Brooke singing Beautiful Isle of Somewhere and Sweet Bye and Bye.
Moss Hart and George Kaufman present their Pulitzer Prize comedy to Mason City theatergoers for two nights March 1 and 2. The Sycamore family’s goofy antics promise two and a half hours of hilarity, with performances by separate New York and Chicago companies. Ticket prices range from $2.80 to $1.12.
A local shop promotes a long-lasting charge service inviting customers to bring their batteries to Egesdal's Standard Service for renewal and testing. The notice underscores practical maintenance for vehicle or equipment batteries and suggests on-site assistance.
The Ramsey Reformed Church shared an award with three other Iowa churches for an aggressive community program and received a certificate during Farm and Home Week at Iowa State College in Ames. Ministers of the selected churches were invited to a radio broadcast on station WHO to present their church programs, with Rev. Calvin Schnucker slated to broadcast at 10 a.m. on March 19.
A special Town Council meeting was held at 8:00 p m with Mayor Andrews and councilmen Callies Sartor Missal Downs and Hagen present. absent was. The water records were checked and all past due accounts ordered collected at this quarterly period. On motion the meeting adjourned. A L Honken Town Clerk.
Word came last week of the death of C. G. Lamoreux at his Milledgeville home, Illinois. He formerly lived in Titonka for a number of years and operated a blacksmith shop there.
R J Smith buys the Helko Freeark farm east of Woden and plans to take possession on March first. Ralph Smith and family will relocate to the property located one and a half miles east of Woden.
Clarence Turner, formerly of this place and more recently of Cherokee, has a new role in the civil service within the soil erosion department. He began his duties on February 1 and is stationed in Knoxville, Iowa.
A general caucus to nominate candidates for the upcoming town election will be held at the K and H garage on Monday evening February 21 at eight oclock. All town voters are urged to attend.
German Township farmer Menno Risius has purchased a half section of land along the east line. The property requires improvements, and Risius plans to carry out the necessary work to enhance the site.
Mr and Mrs Henry Sleper announce the birth of their first child a baby boy born Sunday weighing eight pounds both mother and baby are doing nicely at home neighbors report.
Sunday School at 1:00 pm and preaching at 2:00 pm led by Rev. A Kilan in English. Baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Radmaker. family now has two children. American Legion Auxiliary county meeting set for Feb 17 in Swea City with speaking and entertainment. Kossuth County Council of Christian Education to sponsor illustrated texts and parables on Feb 20 at 8:00 pm at Algona Presbyterian Church. P.T.A. met for Founders Day program. L G Gartner spoke. musical numbers by several families. Neighbors Visit: John Pannhuk, Tom Hinders, Abbe Winter, Don McCarty. Weert Asche to move to Titonka from Lakota farm.
District court actions include Herman Hinz Jr bound to grand jury on driving while intoxicated charges with $1000 bond. Edward Fosnaugh receives up to ten years for statutory rape at Fort Madison. Judge DeLand adjourns court after minor details. Barbara Schroeder granted divorce from Carl Schroeder. A H Mann acquitted in embezzlement case. bond released. New cases filed include notes against Walsh and Devine. Probate will filed for Susie Bockes.
A summary of Algona notices reports 204043.50 paid to Kossuth farmers for the corn sealing loan program with 429 cribs sealed and 611 applications on file. April 1 is the sealing deadline. Also noted are church calls to Rev. Co W Pfeiffer, a fatal fire at Lloyd Wellendorf’s home, marriage licenses issued, and remarks on the Iowa Safety Council meeting and police chief Frank W Green. The National Reemployment Service aided 322 farm hands in 1937 with 251 farmers utilizing its services.
County Attorney A J Hill filed charges against Henry Everding of Buffalo Center for larceny of a hog last April. He pled guilty and Judge Edwards sentenced him to five years in the Fort Madison penitentiary. His wife Faye Everding was also sentenced to three years at Rockwell City reformatory last week.
G R Janvrin of the Algona soil conservation office cites 335 sealed corn loans in Kossuth County with $162,390 paid to farmers. The program has sealed 324,780 bushels and funds will be paid after March 1. About $400,000 in conservation benefits for participants and another $180,000 for sugar beet growers are expected later in the north end of the county.
A list of individuals from Iowa and nearby states with multiple birth or service dates in early 1939. Locations include Titonka Wesley Estherville Clear Lake Winthrop and Buffalo Center with entries across January through June. The notice reads like a local honor roll of residents and relatives with dates in 1938 and 1939.
Notice to stockholders that the Titonia Telephone Company will hold its annual meeting at the I.O.O.F. Hall on Saturday afternoon February 19 at two o'clock. Signed by secretary Mathilda Falk.
Mrs Fred Stecker and her infant son Fred Gerald arrived home Saturday from Konsuth Hospital in Algona.
Minnie Kennedylef will work Tuesday morning in the Fort Dodge meat market and grocery recently purchased by her brother in law John Sturdevant. She will be a clerk and start immediately in a clean, well kept shop once operated as a meat market here.
The Reformed Church schedules Saturday School of Religion for 1 30 PM and Sunday School at 9 30 AM with English preaching at 10330. A special offering Sunday morning supports the Denominational Classical Assessment for Ramsey Church. January attendance reached a five year high at 72 percent with the Young People’s Class led by Mrs Wilhelmine Schnucker winning the attendance banner for the first time since 1932. the class, with 42 members, is the largest in the school.
The Acorn Club met at Mrs. H H Murray's home while Dr and Mrs Geilenfeldt and Mrs Fred Schroeder visited Algona Thursday. A Bingo party entertained twelve youths with Wallace Peterson taking first prize and Donald Kienitz a consolation. Ledyard township Farm Bureau gathered at Chas Gutknecht’s with dinner for forty and guests including County Agent Brown and the HDA Miss Peppon. The Reymond Ainter family visited the Earnest Hoffman home as the Hoffmans plan to move March 1 to a farm near Woden. Various residents and guests attended showers, illnesses, and birthday observances, with many notes on visits, hospital trips, and local activities.
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