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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1942
Page
4
Mary Lou Wolfe stayed with the Studer family while Charles Kravis hosted a valentine party. Numerous gatherings, hospital updates, and club meetings fill the week as residents attend services, bridge clubs, and a junior play while the Weasley girls lose in a sectional basketball game.
Farmers report injuries from a bull attack near Woden. Local residents attend services, visits, and gatherings across Britt, Mason City, and Des Moines. Several people enlist, travel, or take jobs in Des Moines and at Great Lakes Navy base.
Mr and Mrs Merle Cushman and Dewsin and Donna Joan Cushman of Bancroft spent Wednesday evening at the John Rudisill home. Miss Emeralda Kruse, Buffalo Center School principal, weekend at Rev Kruse's home. Mrs King Cole of Kewanee NL returned home after ten days with her parents. Maurice Fredrickson left Mason City for Crieat Lakes Naval Train. Accompanied by Theo Kredvickson and Arlys and LeRoy Beton. Mrs A M Johnson hosted the Norwverlin Lutheran aid Thursday afternoon. William Blomker of Humboldt visited sister Anna Newbrough Monday.
Woden school reports a Valentine party with refreshments after exchanges. Students earned perfect spelling awards for the week, and several pupils are noted for spelling papers. The Woden teams beat Lakota 39 to 28 on the local floor, with Lakota 2nd string defeating Woden 22 to 12 earlier. The girls’ team lost to Titonka 29 to 18 in a sectional tournament, and Goodel edged the high school boys 21 to 20. Upcoming events include Red Cross charity basketball at Klemme and a boys’ sectional tournament at Powes City. Field trips covered elevator operations and economics, with eighth grade work on taxes and typing achievements noted.
The Reverend Joseph Henkel of Luxemburg and Monsignor Thomas Meegan of BMburg were among three priests who fled Smnela tus, Henan, China after a raid by Japanese forces, according to a ward forwarded diary from the State Department.
In Lawa a physician reports that exchange of 5,000 penny coins funds a baby delivery at an Eldora hospital. Parents are Mr and Mrs Eugene Huisman of Wellsburg.
In Kossuth County Iowa 1942 Louwise Larson files suit to quiet title to the north half of section 25 township 97 range 28 west of the 5th P M alleging defendants claim adverse to her fee simple ownership and seeking a decree extinguishing all claims with March 20 1942 as the start of the term and a default if defendants do not answer. Van Noss Branson attorneys for plaintiff.
Two brief thank you notices express gratitude to relatives neighbors and friends for cards letters gifts and hospital visits during illness. Alton Limberg and Mrs Harry Reed acknowledge the kindness and courtesies shown during their hospital stays.
Foreign subscribers of the Waverly Independent and Waverly Democrat loan their newspapers to natives in New Guinea. Local women reportedly roll cigarettes using the pages, claiming the papers improve the tobacco flavor.
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