Indians Draw Bye in First Round of Play
The Titania Indians drew a bye in the first round of the Boys Sectional Basketball Tournament at Garrigan Al gona. They will play Wednesday evening February 24 against the winner of the Swea City Sentral game. If victorious they advance to the semifinals to meet the winner of the Corwith Britt game on February 25. Finals are a week from Saturday.
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Titania-Indians
Garrigan
Algona
Swea City Sentral
American Legion Auxiliary Meeting and Community Service Notes
The regular monthly meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary will be held at the A Herd Boelkes home Friday afternoon February 26 with Rat Harris as co host. Plans include knee pads chair seat pads carpet tearing and sewing. Members urged to bring worn blanket material for padding and carpet rags to Louise Mechler Ben Garrett Pat Homes or Sadie Denton homes. The unit, represented at the Kossuth County meeting in Fenton February 9, reported on the Mid winter Conference in Des Moines. The local unit has been asked to provide 100 Easter favors for Woodward. Pearle Ricklets is ill at home with hospital care for a leg issue, and H Ricklets is hospitalized. Cards welcomed for both and George Graham. Sympathy extended to Stella Reese and her family on the death of her brother Jack Wagner. Juniors meet February 22 with Audrey Boelkes and Sandy Hoover as hostesses. March meeting hosts Francis Gingrich Lois Petersen. Attendance urged for regular churchgoing and daily prayers for world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahred Boelkes
Rat Harris
Louise Mechler
Ben Garrett
Pat. Homnes
Sadie Denton
Jthree
Ben
Garrett
Pat
Haines
Irene, Petersen
Fenton
Des Moines
Pearle Ricklets
Bherville
H. Ricklets
Legionaires
Ricklets
George Graham
Stella
Reese
Jack’ Wagner
Wagner
Hig
Audrey Boelkes
Sandy Hoover
Francis Gingrich
Lois Petersen
Federated Club to Meet at Mrs McDonald Home
Titonka Federated Club will meet Thursday February 18 at Edith McDonald’s home. Mrs Karen Boyken will deliver the lesson with roll call on A Suggestion for Maintaining Mental Health. Newly elected officers include Jo Ann Hoover president Arm Schwerin vice president Esther Lehman secretary Trudy Budlong treasurer Mary Lee Baade historian Clarine Boyken executive board member.
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Federated Club
McDonald
Titonka Federated
Edith McDonald
Karen Boyken
Are
Ann Hoover
Arm Schwerin
Esther Lehman
Trudy “Budlong
Mary Lee Baade
Clarine
Anniversary Notice for Clarence Silver Wedding Day
Mrs Clarence Atty and party observe their Silver Wedding Anniversary with an open house at home on Sunday February 21 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
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Clarence . Atty
Titonka Lions Game Postponed to Friday Night
Titonka residents look forward to a postponed basketball double header this Friday February 19 with the Titonka Lions facing a local firemen team at 8:00 p.m. A preliminary 7:00 p.m. game features Boy Scouts versus 4-H boys.
Annual Swine Conference Held February 25 in Iowa
The Iowa State Department of Animal Husbandry and Agricultural Engineering announces the Annual Swine Conference on February 25 at the Great Hall Memorial Union. Dean Barnes says the program runs 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with topics on remodeling buildings finishing houses disease-free pigs and related swine industry issues.
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Department of Iowa’ State
Great Hall
Memorial Union
Dean Barnes
Algona
Hon Ken James Honken Open House Invitation
An invitation extends to friends of the Alvin Honken family to attend a Sunday open house honoring Mr and Mrs James Honken on their recent marriage. The reception is at Good Hope Church parlors Sunday February 21 from 2 to 5 PM with a program and devotions at 3 PM. No invitations are being sent.
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Alvin Honken
James Honken
Good-Hope -Church
Portland Boys 4-H Club Holds February Meeting
The Portland 4-H group met February 11 at Lamps. Members planned beef, hog and sheep charts showing animal parts and meat cuts. Bob Johnson presented color charts on cuts and photographed the club. Lamps served lunch after adjournment.
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Portland Boys
Tha
Lampes
Bob Johnson
Buffalo Homemakers Meet February 19 at Ricks Home
Buffalo Township Homemakers will meet Friday February 19 at 2 00 p m at the home of Mrs Melvin Ricks with Mrs Neal Boyken and Mrs Donald Radmaker as co hosts Roll call will be An Historical Fact About Town The extension lesson Feeling Fit and Fine will be presented by Mrs Raymon Bartlett and Mrs Harley Lehman Everyone is welcome to attend
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Buffalo Homemakers
Buffalo ‘Township Homemakers
Melvin Ricks
Neal Boyken
Donald Radmaker
Raymon Bartlett
Harley Lehman
Wesley Boys 4 H Club Plans Basketball Teams
The Wesley Boys 4 H Club met at Robert Boleneous home on Tuesday night February 2. Bob Boleneous demonstrated tractor safety. Plans were made for Junior and Senior basketball teams. Leader Joseph Have a talk on Cuts of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Boys
Robert Boleneous
Bobby Boleneous
Tractor
Joseph Have
Iowa Farm Survey Shows Change In Livestock Numbers
A 1960 livestock survey reports Iowa cattle up 4 percent and hogs up 1 percent from 1959, while sheep and kids rise 1 percent in Iowa and 2 percent nationwide. Chickens fall 8 percent in Iowa and 5 percent nationwide. A spring 1959 seeder box survey found 29 percent of seed oats from neighbors had primary noxious weed seed and 43 percent contained secondary weed seed. Ten year highway accident data show 85 percent of deaths were tractor operators, prompting advice on new tractor safety gear. A 1968 1959 corn stalk survey across ten Iowa counties found stands of 10,000 to 13,000 stalks per acre, with western and southern counties lightest and northern and eastern counties heaviest.
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Iowa
U. S
U.S
North
Towa
Astern
Livestock Diseases Topic Set for Adult School
Dr H E McCutchan state veterinarian will discuss lepto and other livestock diseases at the Adult Farmer Evening School meeting on Monday February 22. Lepto poses a human risk and is causing losses across Iowa farms. The session begins at 8:00 p.m. at the school per H R Lehman Vo Ag instructor.
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H. E McCutchan
Adult Farmer
Iowa
Vo Ag
Waterfowl surveys inform Union Slough management
Union Slough Refuge uses full and partial surveys to track waterfowl. A 100 percent census is attempted on the refuge with biweekly population estimates. Researchers apply a grid method during migration to size flocks and infer total numbers, aiming for about 90 percent accuracy for trend analysis.
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State Conservation ‘Commission
US Department of Defense
Bureau of ‘Sport’ Fisheries and Wildlife
United States
Central America
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
New Board Members Elected For Creamery
Stockholders of the Titania Co operative Creamery Company elected two new board members at the annual meeting held at the creamery Saturday January 30. Martin Harms and Lawrence Loeschen will replace Ed Zwiefel and Carl Callies. Other board members were re elected Harley Brandt Arthur Peterson and geCcT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titania Cooperative Creamery Company
Martin Harms
Lawrence Loeschen
Ed Zwiefel
Car
Callies
Harley Brandt
Arthur Peterson
Gecct
Squaws Meet Thompson In Second Round Of Tourney
In the girls basketball sectional, the Titonka Squaws are favored to beat Thompson in the second round after two prior wins this season. Local players Gayle Sloper Verna Grey led scoring in the 59 33 victory over Joice while Darlene Richter led free throws in district qualifying.
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Burt
Thompson
Squaws
Titania Squaws
Joice
Tyke
Jotce
Titanka
Gayle Sloper
Verna Grey
Sleper
FGP
F Force Ee
Darlene, Richter
Ledyard
Verna Gray
Gayle ‘Sloper
Woden-Crystal Lake
Whittemore
Lakota
Farm Bureau Women's Day Set For Monday, March 28
Kossuth County Farm Bureau Women s Day will be held Monday March 28 at 2 00 p m in the K C Hall east of Algona Speaker will be John Burton former County Extension Director Des Moines Coffee by Fenton Township Lincoln Township invites Wesley Township handles registration Remaining townships supply cookies County Special Chairmen oversee exhibits with township chairmen assisting Plan to attend and invite friends
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Kossuth County Farm Bureau
K. C. Haly
Algona
John Burton
Des Moines
Fenton Township
Lincoln Township
Wesley Township
Engagement announced for Judith Ann Wolff and Roger Reibsamen
Judith Ann Wolff of Mason City and Roger David Reibsamen of Titonka are engaged to wed. Parents listed include Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Rafferty of Mason City and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Reibsaumen of Titonka. Wedding planned for near future.
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Judith Ann Wolff
Mason City
Roger David Reibsamen
Titonka
Gerald Rafferty
Floyd Reibsaumen
Woman's Club Meets at Harold Burgess Home
The Titanka Woman's Club met at Harold Burgess home Thursday afternoon February 11 with Ruth Burgess as hostess. President Haemony Krantz led the meeting which covered medicines diseases treatments and dental topics. Lois Brandt presented a health lesson with dietary data and calories. The plus Rule of 14 fashion feature by Raymond Krantz was shared. Ethel Downs will host February 25 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titanka Woman's Club
Harold Burgess
Ruth Burgess
Haemony Krantz
Maree Krantz
Fort Dodge
Congregational Church
Lois Brandt
Raymond Krantz
Titonka Telephone CoStockholders Meet Private meeting notice
The annual meeting of Titonka Telephone Company stockholders will be held at 2 00 p m Saturday February 20 in the Legion Hall Titonka All stockholders are invited to attend Free coffee and donuts will be served after the meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka Telephone Company
Legion Hall
Titonka
Farm Economist Sees Brighter Egg Price Outlook
Farm economist Fran cis Kutish of Iowa State University says egg producers should plan chick purchases for fall and winter with price prospects looking much brighter than current levels. He expects prices this year to rise above last year by mid spring as the 1960 hatch effects appear, and notes feeder cattle movements into feed lots this winter will influence next fall and winter prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Kutish
Iowa State University
Kutish
Lambert Boekelmans To Observe 50th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Lambert Boekelman will celebrate their golden wedding with open house February 21 at the First Congregational Church in Buffalo Center from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. They were married February 24, 1910, at the home of her parents Theo and Albers in Buffalo Center. They have four children Hip of Elmhurst Illinois Vernold of Wayland Iowa Viola Mrs C YV Jeppson of Corvallis Oregon and Josephine Mrs Tom Hanson of Buffalo Center and ten grandchildren. Their relatives and many friends are invited to attend and a program begins at 2:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert Boekelman
First Congregational Church
Buffalo Center
Maggie Albers
Theo, Albers
Bufalo Center
Hip
Elmhurst
Illinois
Vernold
Wayland
Iowa
Viola
C. YV
Jeppson
Corvallis
Oregon
Josephine
Tom Hanson
Farm sales set for February dates in Iowa region
Farm auctions scheduled in the Buffalo Center Titonka area on February 18 19 and 25 feature closing out sales of farm machinery livestock and buildings. Lawrence C Balyance Bud Alice and Harm A Huisinga will conduct sales with De Vries Brothers as auctioneers and Titonka Savings Bank as clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence C. Balyance
Buffalo Center
Titonica
Farmers Co-operative Oil Co
Titonka
DeVries “Brothers
Titonka Savings Bank
Harm A. Huisinga
de Vries Brothers
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Indians
American Legion Auxiliary
Titanka Lions
Edward A. Sathoff
Sathoff
Ted ‘Dunmire
Homer ‘Downs
Lester Callies
Walter’ Baade
Lawrence Heyer
Harold* Gartner
J. Schutter
J. Li
Thompson and Sexton
Doris. Amundson
Little,Brown
Nashua
G@oods Hope Church
Doris
Craig
Wartburg College
Waverly
Maurice
Mra
Fagg Shores
Union Slough Digest
Harold H. J. Burgess
U.S. Find’ ‘and
Wildlife Service
Bill Boyken
Ames Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ames Jaycees
Bil Boyken
Bill
Boy Scouts
Roosevelt Pta
Ames Interchurch Council
Bethesda Lutheran Church
Loca
Farm Bureau
Woman's Club
Ethel Downs
Titonka Telephone Co
The
Kossuth Co
Lambert Boekelmans
W. S
Ray Hansen
Edith Kele
Leo Richter
Howard Sparks
Harvey [Graham
William Speicher
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