Voters Nominate City Ticket at Civic Caucus
A Monday caucus at the K. and H. building nominated the Citizens Ticket for city offices. Councilmen named were Jerry Schutter Frank D Fisher Fred Hagen H A French and Pierre Sartor. Assessor was Mrs Camilla Cooper and Treasurer Mayme L Petersen. Forty five voters attended.
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Citizens
Jerry Schutter
Frank D. Fisher
Fred Hagen
H. A. French
Pierre Sartor
Camilla Cooper
Mayme L. Petersen
Pioneers of 40 Years Ago Chronicled in Titonka History
The Topic seeks reader help to assemble pioneer histories for Buffalo township and Titonka. Start with R Welter of the 700 acre Whitcomb farm and trace the Welter children, then follow with Whitcomb Ball Son, Keagle Sons, Ray Miller, P P Zeffras, Algona. Next week cover Chas and Fred Reibsamen, then the Geerdsden family, then Thos J Peterson. Collect life dates, locations, and occupations to print a future Titonica history.
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R. Welter
R. C. Whitcomb
Buffalo Township
Mr. Welter
Geerdsden
Thos. J. Peterson
Titonka
Titonica
George i
C. J. Hansen
L. Decesterreicher
Geo. Klenk
Geo. Schutter
T. M. Helfner
H. J. Klenk
John K.rippentrop
Henry Meyer
Nelson’ Bros
Squire
Palmer
Geo. Graham
Martin Larsen
Abbe Abben
P. H. Johnston
J. J. Budlong
JA. Cosgrove
J. D. Breen
W. F. Callies
Herman Franzen Sr
Prank ‘Kettwich
Former Titonka residents share family news and spring plans
EB O Wright of Cole Iowa writes of good health after a cold, a move to a new location, and less room as both children are away. Wayne teaches in Hartley schools after earning a degree at Iowa City last spring. Len hopes to earn a home economics degree at Ames this spring and stays with Dean Fisler. Road work and a $23 000 church project loom this spring. Wright recalls Lennice and Wayne as youngsters and praises their parents pride.
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EB. O. Wright
Cole
Iowa
Lennice
Amea
Dean Fisler
Titonka
B.O. Wright
North Iowa Grain Co
Wayne
Dentons Celebrate 30th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs W J Denton celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary last Saturday. Friends called at their Titania drug store during the day to offer congratulations. The couple came to Titania 26 years ago last August and run a well regarded, clean, courteous store. We wish them many more happy anniversaries.
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Bill
Sadie
W. J. Denton
Dentons
Titania
Burt Thaves Manages Titonka Business on Tuesday Forenoon
Hd Thaves of Burt was overseeing affairs in Titonka during Tuesday forenoon. The brief note records his presence and activity in the town's business scene.
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Thaves
Burt
Titonka
Striley Visits Buffalo Friends From Wesley
Mr. Sam Striley, long established in Buffalo township, came Saturday on business and to visit old friends, drawing attention from local readers familiar with his past neighborhood ties.
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Striley
Wesley
Sam Striley
Buffalo Township
Dean Oesterreicher Improving Hopeful recovery at Kossuth Hospital
Dean Oesterreicher, a very sick boy for two weeks, shows signs of improvement. His mother remains with him at Kossuth Hospital, and it is hoped he will be well enough to return home by the end of the week.
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Dean Oesterreicher
Kossuth Hospital
Amy Jean Fisher Sickness In Mason City Park Hospital
Amy Jean Fisher daughter of Mr and Mrs Krank D Fisher is in Park Hospital Mason City with pneumonia Her mother is with her and her brother Russell stays with his aunt and uncle in Britt Mr Fisher went to Mason City Tuesday evening to see her She was so moe better.
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Amy Jean Fisher
Amy Jean
Krank D. Fisher
Park Hospital
Mason City
Russell
Britt
Mr. Fisher
soMoe
Titonka to Have 2 New Businesses
Two new ventures will soon open in Titonka. Art Hench of Britt will run a Gamble Store branch in the L. B. Larson building, selling auto supplies and hardware after remodeling the rear section. Kenneth Swan, also of Britt, will manage a funeral establishment with Boughton Funeral Home affiliation, employed by Hench. Both men are regarded as promising newcomers.
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Titonka
Art Hench
Britt
Gamble
L. B. Larson
Kenneth Swan
Hench
Swan
State ‘Board
Boughton Funeral Home
Colfax Visit For Lewis Bacon Treatment Week
Patient at Colfax Mark Bacon and son Lewis went to Colfax Monday where Lewis will remain for treatment for a week. He has not been very well of late and hopeg to receive benefit from the rest and treatments.
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Colfax
Mark Bacon
Lewis
Hopeg
Poultry Clinic Draws Large Crowd in Britt
Dr R C Ball and seven veterinarians led a Britt poultry clinic drawing a large crowd. State officials from Des Moines including Dr Seidell and Dr J M Weineger joined, with Dr Fk FP Wall of Port Dodge assisting. The visiting experts also aided the Thonka clinic two weeks earlier.
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Britt
R.C. Ball
Seidell
Bureau of Animal Industry of
Des Moines
J. M. Weineger
U. S
Department of Agriculture
Fk. FP
Wall of
Port Dodge
Funeral Held for Peoria Woman Florence May Jensen
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Anderson attended the funeral in Peoria Illinois for Florence May Jensen who died at 77 after a stroke. They traveled after receiving word of her critical illness and arrived five o'clock the evening of her death on February 16.
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Peoria
Henry Anderson
Illinois
Mr. Anderson
Florence May Jensen
Andersons
Vacationing Pattersdn Plans Indefinite Miami Stay
Mrs W L Pattersdn sails to Miami with her sister Mrs C Waples and husband from Cedar Rapids for an indefinite Florida visit. While there she will see her son Homer employed there. Mr Patterson and Douglas of Ames accompanied them from Cedar Rapids.
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Miami
Morida
W. L. Pattersdn
Downs Store Grand Opening Promises Specials and Demo
The Downs Store opens on Saturday February 26 with a cooky and coffee demonstration available all day. The ad touts numerous excellent buys for customers. Amos Krommingasr has returned home from Kossuth Hospital after weeks of treatment for injuries from a tree accident that fractured three vertebrae and is now cared for at his son Reinder’s home.
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Downs
Amos Krommingasr
Kossuth Hospital
Reinder
Son of minister killed in crash near Reinbeck Iowa
Waterloo mourns Rev Ernest A Schaefer 49 after a Saturday collision with a westbound semi. His wife Mrs Helene Koepke Schaefer sustained injuries and is recovering at home in Waterloo. Funeral services set for Wednesday at Westminster Presbyterian Church with Rev Harry Moore officiating. The report traces Schaefer’s life from Parkersburg to Waterloo College of Commerce and Howe College, noting his banking and Penn Mutual career, and lists surviving relatives across Iowa Illinois Wisconsin and New York.
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Waterloo
Ernest A Schaefer
Third Street West
Reinbeck
Iowa
Schaefer
Raymond van Ohlen
Sheffield
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Harry Moore
Memorial Park Cemetery
Besore
Marie Louise Kettwig
Rochester
Man
Helene H. Koepke
Reed
Carol
Dai Schaefer
Freeport
Ill
Titonia
Ernest
Parkersburg
Pleasant Prairie Academy
German Valley
Howe College
Holland Michigan
Business College
Black Hawk National Bank
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co
Orange City
Paul Schmidt
Brooklyn
N. Y
Augusta Strassburger
Suspect of Robbery Held Near Buffalo Center
Forest City sheriff's office arrests one of three young men accused of assaulting and robbing Charles Nearing near his farm northeast of Buffalo Center. Nearing, carrying $30 to $35 from oats sale, was beaten and left unconscious after being taken in a car. He recovered consciousness hours later and reached his home around 2:30, remembering the events by 6. His jaw was fractured in the fight.
Herman Gruss Injured in Severe Hog House Accident
Herman Gruss sustained a severe compound fracture of his right arm Monday afternoon while working in a hog house. An accidental force against a partition caused the arm to buckle and break in three places.
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Herman Gruss
Farmers Co operative Elevator Company Stockholders Meeting
Notice to stockholders dated February 28 1988 calls all members to the I O O F Hall for the annual meeting at 1 30 P M. Officers will be elected and other lawful business presented. Jay Budlong Secretary. 6 7 8
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I. O. O F. Hall
Farmers Co-operative Elevator Company
Jay Budlong
Keuchenreuther of Custer Washington Dies After Long Illness
Henry Keuchenreuther, uncle of the Bartlett brothers, died at his home in Custer Washington on February 19 after several years of illness. He once lived at the Chubb farm in Portland township and earlier in German township before moving to Washington in 1911. He is survived by his wife Clara Croman of Lakota, a large family of children, and a sister Mrs August Bauman of Lakota. he was brother to the late John Keuchenreuther of Burt and cousin to George and John Koestler.
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Bartlett Bros
Henry ‘Keuchenreuther
Custer
Washington
Henry Keuchenreuther
Chubb
Portland Township
German Township
John Keuchenreuther
Burt
George
John Koestler
August Bauman
Lakota
Clara Croman
Analysis of Iowa Accidents in 1937
An archival summary shows 571 total deaths and injuries across age groups, with 10 108 injuries and 13 977 accidents reported in 1937. Pedestrians and railroad crossings accounted for significant totals. drivers under 20 and various risk factors are listed. The comparative data for 1936 and 1935 appear, alongside vehicle types and peak accident hour.
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Towa
Examinations for Civil Service Announced
The United States Civil Service Commission announced open competitive exams for positions including landscape architect at National Park Service and National Park and Planning Commission with salaries from 2 600 to 3 800 dollars yearly. It also lists medical pathologist and associate medical pathologist at the National Institutes of Health with salaries up to 8 200 dollars a year. For more details, visit the local post office of the U S Civil Service Commission in Washington D C.
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United States Civil Service Commission
National Park Service
National Park and Planning Commission
National Institute of Health
U. S. Public Health Service
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Washington
D. C
District Court News In Brief Algona Iowa
District Court notes from Algona and nearby towns report HVAC fines and jail terms for drunk driving and bad checks. Hinz Jr appears for DWI with suspended jail time. Wagener, Jones, and Hentges face additional sentences for bad checks. Small fines issued for stop sign and alley parking violations. A stolen- appearing Wisconsin car was found near Ledyard. New civil, probate, and guardianship cases filed. Several marriage licenses issued in the week.
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Algona
Herman Hinz Jr
Lue Verne
IF. C. Davidson
Emmetsburg
Matt Hentges
Ir. J. Wagener
Ernest Jones
Wagener
Justice Dawson
Jones
Hentges
Dell
Welter
Herman Rittberg
Milwaukee
Wis
Durwood Mittag
GC. IF. Specht
Harry Felter
Herman Lyons
Clint McClellan
Luverne
Geo. Teide
Casey Loss
Wisconsin
Ledyard
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co
Gil
North Range
Kossuth
Wm. Hug
Herman Bleich
Mary Dolan
Equitable Life
Geo. H. Olsen
Home Owners Loan Corp
J. A. Frech
John Fuhrmann
Louis Fuhrmann
J. Geo. Belz
Black Hawk County
Mila I Lewis
Mary Popper
Adolph Popper
Henry Blome
William Rich
John H. Rich
Mry Scholtes
Albert R. Ambrose
Joliet, Tu
Coila Flollister
Lone Rock
Joseph Henry
Leona E. Clark
Thomas BE. Cogley
Cornelia Kollasch
Bancroft
Don M. Beevers
Shirlee L. Giffin
Ringsted
Donald Rodig
Lilian Schallin
James T. Govern
Titonka
Florence Abbas
Old Fiddlers Contest at Tyke Theatre Winners Named
The Tyke Theatre hosted an amateur fiddlers contest on Tuesday night with Henry Isebrand of Woden taking first place, R. W. Gingrich of Titonka second, and John Beenken of Titonka third. The swing trio from Woden performed two numbers and will return for the next amateur hour on March 8.
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Tyke Theatre
Henry Isebrand
Woden
R. W. Gingrich
Titonka
John Beenken
Nxt
South Dakota Relatives Visit Titanica Visitors
Mr and Mrs Herman Poulsen and their son Cyrus Heifner with nephew Glendon Heifner and a Rosholt girl arrived in Titanica Tuesday evening. They plan a weeklong visit with relatives and friends, traveling by car from South Dakota.
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Herman Poulsen
Cyrus Heifner
Glendon Heifner
Rosholt
S. D
Titanica
South Dakota
Rev Gartner fills Burt pulpit for sick Speicker
Reverend L G Gartner supplied the Burt church pulpit while Reverend Speicker was ill with malta fever. Speicker had been in Algona hospital but came back to Burt late in the week.
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L. G. Gartner
Burt
Speicker
Malta
Algona
Lutheran Church Sunday Service and Meetings
The Lutheran Church announces Sunday School at 1:00 PM and preaching at 2:00 PM led by Rev. Kolberg of Britt with an English sermon. A congregational meeting follows, then Luther League Sunday evening. Choir practice Thursday evening. All members urged to attend.
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Kolberg
Britt
Luther League
Algona district Rural Carriers convention notes
The 8th district Rural Letter Carriers Association and auxiliary met at Algona High School auditorium with Leslie B. Stephens presiding. Mayor Specht and others gave welcomes. J D Lowe and John F. Suthers led speakers. County Recorder J J Dooley highlighted office profits and past gains. Sheriff Loss reported a collision near Swea City. two drivers injured. Mrs. C R Lewis, 93, died after long illness. W J Becker plans a Denver move.
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Iowa Rural Letter Carriers Association
Aux Mary
Algona High School
Leslie B. Stephens
Algona
Kossuth Association
C. F.specht
Betley
John Wheelock
Lloyd Schencle
Herman Bode
Clarence Bond
C .W. Dugan
Jefferson
Iowa
Qglgo
J .D. Lowe
John F. Suthers
J. J. Dooley
Recorder
Recorder’s
Imelda Dooley
Evelyn Dole
Kossuth Board of Supervisors
Sweg City
Loss
Arthur Custer
Bancroft
Merle Cushman
Lakota
Mulher Hill
U.S
Santy
C. R. Lewis
Mila. I. Curtis
New York State
W. J. Becker
Denver
Colorado
Methodist Church Notes and Doan Service Times
W L Patterson, pastor, announces Sunday School at 10 00 morning worship at 11 00 with choir practice Thursday at 8 00. Sub district Epworth League rally Sunday at avenue, registration 3 30 to 4 00, Titanica Leaguers lead devotional 4 00 to 4 30, social hour and lunch in Town Hall 6 80 to 7 00. All meetings at Luverne church. car rides 3 00, supper 15 cents. Doan service at 9 30 with Sunday School at 10 30.
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Epworth League
Avenue
Titanica W Leaguers
Luverne
Spring Wall Paper Available At Gamble Stores
Spring wallpaper ready for sale at the Drug Store with spring breath in the air. Painting advice includes Plat Wall Paint at 1.59 per gallon eggshell enamel 1.98 per gallon Kalsemine 5 pounds 36 cents four hour varnish 65 cents. Gamble Stores.
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Gamble
Legion Auxiliary to Meet March First at Blanchard Home
The regular monthly Legion Auxiliary meeting will be held at Mrs. Oscar Blanchard home Tuesday evening March 1. Assisting hostesses are Mary Young and Matilda Falk. This is a joint Unit and Post meeting. Luther Miller and L G Gartner attended the Swea City county meeting Thursday evening with about 80 in attendance. Members are reminded of their responsibility for the success or failure of their organizations.
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Reguar
Oscar Blanchard
Mary Young
Matilda Falk
Unit
Post
Luther Miller
L. G. Gartner
Swea City
Card of Thanks for Scarlet Fever Quarantine
Peter Beenken and family express gratitude to neighbors relatives and friends for kind acts and assistance during their quarantine for scarlet fever.
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Peter Beenken
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. W. Swanson
Gamble Store
New Funeral Establishment
Ramsey Reformed Church
District Court News
Lutheran Church Notes
Algona News
Methodist Church
W. L. Patterson
Legion Auxiliary Notes
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