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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1947
Page
5
Shirley Darlene Keagle and Neil C. Aase wed in a candlelight ceremony at Our Saviors Lutheran Church Minneapolis. The couple, both residents of Minneapolis, received guests in a reception hosted by the bride’s parents with a snowball centerpiece and a three tiered cake.
Mrs J J Budlong plans to mark her 90th birthday on Thursday Jan 9 while staying in Hampton with daughters Hazel and Edith. A longtime resident who tends her furnace and garden, she remains active despite winters elsewhere. The Titanka Womans club is sponsoring a post card shower in her honor.
Deering North Dakota December 24 1946 Pete Peterson writes Dear Friend enclosing 2 50 for another year of the Topic noting it feels like meeting an old friend weekly rain or shine He reports the year had good crops followed by a poor stand in other fields and a mild December wishing the recipient a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Residents endured very cold weather with temperatures dipping to minus readings each night except one. No snow occurred, the coldest at 18 below on New Year’s Eve, and daytime highs never rose above 25 above for the week, peaking Sunday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Sander son of Garner take ownership of the Titonka Cafe from W J Hammond and assumed possession Friday. They bring Cass county experience from Garner Ventura and Corwith while the Hammonds relocate after selling due to health concerns.
Shortly after January 1, the couple will be at home at 40th Avenue South in Minneapolis.
The Wesley Wizards 4-H club held its first meeting in 1947 at Shirley See Feld’s home with fifteen members. Demonstrations by Carol Carlson, Carol Hanson, Joan Pitzenberger, and Shirley Yegge followed business. A second topic discussion led by Mrs. Johnson. Games directed by Joan Goetz. Lunch served. A dads night party is set at Carol Hanson Web. 11. Shirley Goetz is reporter.
Planorama sponsored by Gamble Skogun Inc will showcase new merchandise and selling displays in Minneapolis January 27 30. A. M. Hench authorized Gambles dealer joins over 3 000 attendees from 26 states four Canadian provinces and Hawaii for one of the largest merchandising events outside New York or Chicago with 100000 square feet of exhibits.
The Qams ey Reform Church lists morning worship at 10 30 Sunday school at 9 30 and evening worship at 7 30 Senior Catechism Wednesday 7 15 Young People Society Wednesday evening Ladies Aid Wednesday Jan 15 1 80 Catechism Saturday forenoon 10 Whatsoever he saith unto you do it John 2 5
A Monday meeting on January 6 elected Donald G. Wubben as the new manager for the 1947 baseball campaign. The club praises former manager Chuck Peterson for building up the team and notes interest from businessmen in buying suits to support the season.
Miss Phyllis Hundermark 18, Ottosen niece of Dale Struthers, died after a home lighting plant exploded in her basement and started a blaze. She was alone in the house when the blast occurred. Howard Struthers rescued her but the door jammed from heat, and she died in Fort Dodge hospital the next day. Phyllis, a State University student, was badly burned. her mother Dorothy Hundermark is Dale’s sister. The family learned of the accident while Dale Struthers and Ted Hoover were in Algona.
Rev. Wm. Plant presides at English divine services next Sunday at 10 30. Sunday School and Bible Class begin at 9 30. Confirmation class meets Saturday from 9 to 4. Choir rehearsal is set for Wednesday evening at 7 30.
Donald H. James leads morning worship at 11 with Sunday School at 10. Evening service 7:45 to 8:30. Junior and Senior MYF meet January 13 and January 9 respectively. Doan church holds 10 am worship, 9:90 am Sunday School, candlelight service December 26. Youth groups meet January 9 and 16 at various homes.
Mrs Rita Sherman Ricke and LeRoy Ricke were married Tuesday at 8:30 AM in St. Joseph Catholic Church with Rev L N Klein officiating. Attendants were Gerald Sherman and Irena Ricke. After a three course breakfast at George's Cafe in Algona a wedding dance followed at Kleinpeter hall. The couple plans a short trip and will reside on the George Goeta farm near Woden.
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Monday night January 18 at the Denton home with Ruth Carr and Caroline Hatteway as hostesses. New members will be initiated and Mary Connor will speak on school legislation and education. Members will discuss the nine point legislative program supporting veterans benefits and employment, education aid, universal national security training, and repeal of subsistence and on the job training limits.
Miss Luella Pruisman eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Pruisman and Herbert de Boer of Little Rock Iowa were united in marriage at Algona Monday. They will be at Little Rock where the groom is farming. They will live near where Harold Pruisman, a brother of the bride, is farming.
Mr and Mrs George Bonacker and Dawn returned Sunday from a two weeks trip to Missouri They visited Indianola Springfield and the Ozarks near the Arkansas line On the return they learned a town in northern Missouri reported 16 below zero The family notes a cold wave with North Central Missouri as cold as their area and similar conditions spread across the region
Titonka faced Ledyard in two close outings. The girls lost 31-25 after trailing by 10 at halftime, while Peterson led Titonka scorers. The boys won 40-22 as Titonka surged 18 points in the final period and Downs led with 19 points. Next, Titonka hosts Crystal Lake Friday and travels to Lakota Tuesday.
Two new cars and three new trucks appeared on Kossuth county highways in the first week of the new year. New owners include Kossuth Motors at Algona with Glen Householder and Lone Rocks, Linde Implement Co. of Swea City, TI H. C. truck, J. E. Ukena of Lakota, and Elmer Manhs Whitte more.
Mrs. Ed Tuttl e died last week Wednesday at her daughter Mrs Lawrence Doege home after a brief illness. She would have been 83 in February. Surviving include two sons Harvey and Vet Tuttle, a daughter Irma Doege, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday at the home and Methodist church with Rev D F James preaching. Swan Funeral Home handled arrangements. Numerous relatives and friends attended from multiple towns across Wisconsin and Iowa.
Alfred Mardorf pastor leads Holy Communion at 10:80. Sunday School and Bible Class at 9:30. Communion announcements due this Friday January 10. Confirmation instruction Saturday morning at 9. Ladies Aid meets next Wednesday January 15 at 2. Hostesses Mrs Lester Callies Mrs Con Schmidt Eidw Mrs A Sathoff and Clifford L Kranta. Women’s Missionary Society meets Thursday January 16 at 1:30 with topic The Lutheran World. Brotherhood heads to Britt January 16 for area meeting. Choir rehearsal Wednesday evening at 7:30.
Motor Club of Iowa warns police chiefs and school superintendents to direct traffic-free sledding zones, remind parents and children that towing a sled behind a car is unsafe and illegal, and urge safety to keep winter 1946 47 free from sliding accidents while noting a Franklin Institute seismograph development and quake-distance limits.
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