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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1959
Page
6
Local readers note social visits and events around town. Families and couples attended anniversaries birthdays and gatherings including a Des Moines hardware convention a Burt Silver Wedding Open House and various afternoon calls and concerts in Algona Clear Lake and surrounding areas. Community members extend thanks for local news tips and photos.
A long list of family and friends from Forest City, Minneapolis, Mason City, Burt, Leland, Des Moines, Moorhead, and other nearby towns are noted as visiting relatives and hosting meals this week. Events include Sunday dinners, Thursday afternoon meetings, and Saturday evening visits at multiple homes, with several birthday and clinic-related mentions.
Mrs Dick Baade is on the sick list. The Woden Legion Post 628 will hold a walleye fry at the Legion Hall in Woden on Friday February 27. A wedding anniversary celebration at Arthur Post’s home drew relatives. attendants included Evert Post Berniece Bruns Melvin Post Erwin Post and Sandry Walsoen. Funeral attendance included Ethyl Morgan’s service in Algona. Various residents visited friends in Burt Bancroft and Lakota, with service members addressed at Lackland AFB Texas.
Local church listings show multiple denominations with schedules for Sunday School Morning Worship and Evening Worship, plus midweek activities. Rev. William Kroon, Max Goldman, Rev. Robert A. Wildeman, H. A. Diers, B. H. Schwerin, and J. F. Hayenga are noted as pastors or leaders with service times ranging from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. and evening services, along with choir, catechism, and study groups.
Reported at least two social visits Sunday including Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Honken at Clear Lake with Mr. and Mrs. David Honken, and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Krominga with their boys at Crystal Lake for Sunday dinner. A baptism and family updates follow with a newborn in Forest City and ailing relative visiting.
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