Millions Enrolled in Red Cross Roll Call At Mason City
The Mason City Globe-Gazette notes more than 6,000,000 Americans have joined the annual Red Cross roll call, with total figures not yet final but membership at a 17-year high. The piece cites readiness and organized aid as crucial, citing floods of 1936-37 and Philippine refugees as examples of timely help. It lists local memberships and donations from residents and businesses, highlighting the community’s strong Red Cross support.
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Mason City Globe-Gazette
American Red Cross
America
Red Cross
Phillipines
Titania
Kossuth
ALA
Carl H. Callies
J. BB. Wilson
Harry Reed
George Sonnenberg
Wm. Boyken
Hamsatreet
Fred Bruns
Marjorie Bruns
Fred de Vries
Frank Franzen
Henry. H. Bruns
Henry H. Bruns
Pierre Sartor
Frank Kettwich
German Valley
Meombers
Telko Sietsemqa
Fred Anderson
Tillie Fritz
Carl Callies
Ceee Boos
Bamman Garage
Otto Falk Co
Grady Smith
Seeega
Leonard Callies
Charlie Newville
George BreOn
Eeersieeae
Larmond Intermill
A. Sathoff
Jerry Schutter
Mrs. H. Beenken
Notice to Dog Owners Tax Due or Dogs May Be Killed
All dog owners are hereby notified to pay their dog tax to the town clerk at once. Tax past due. If not paid the law provides that the dogs may be killed. Howard Andrews, Mayor.
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Howard Andrews
Methodist Church Notes and Doan Schedule
W IL Patterson serves as pastor. Sunday School at Doan 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Epworth League 7:30 p.m. Choir practice Thursday at Stewart home. In Doan, morning worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
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Methodist Church Notes
Epworth League
Stewart Home
Doan
New Library Adds Two Books to Local Collection
The local library added Life and Death of a Spanish Town and Flowering of New England to its shelves. A travel library book titled Little Lost Girl by Temple Bailey is reported lost. please return it to the library.
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New England
Temple Bailey
Tyne Theatre Sponsors Fourth Amateur Contest
Amid bad weather a large crowd supported the Tyne Theatre Fourth Amateur Contest. Gerrit Gray of Buffalo Center won first, the Long Sisters of Burt took second, a tie for third earned prizes to Violet and Molly Simpson of Wesley and Myrwin Dimond of Wesley. The manager promises another contest and invites ideas like an Old Fiddler's Contest.
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Gerrit Gray
Buffalo Center
Long Sisters
Burt
Violet
Molly Simpson
Wesley
Myrwin Dimond
IKEGION AUXILIARY NOTES WORK MEETING AND QUILTS
The Legislative Committee will hold a work meeting Friday January 14 at the home of Mary Sartor Chairman. Two quilts to be completed and other work on hand. Be sure to attend. Lunch will be served. You are invited.
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Legislative Committee
Mary Sartor
Sleper Visits Town in Leadup to June Supervisor Bid
John A. Sleper, former elevator manager and longtime mayor, was in town Wednesday visiting friends. He plans to run for Supervisor from the Third District in the upcoming June primary after moving from Titonka to a north of town farm.
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John A. Sleper
Wth
Sleper
Titonka
Sloper
Local families share meals and visits across towns
Doan News lists guests at the Ralph Stoll and Hansen households in a week of condolences, meals, and social calls. Berkeley visitors Mr. and Mrs. Severt Johnson and Alden visitors join Burt, Fenton, Algona, Britt, and Ottosen families for dinners and hospitality.
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Severt Johnson
Berkeley
California
Ralph Stoll
Johnson
Alfred Meyer
Louie Weisbrod
Fenton
Fred Will
Rose Soper
Aleana
Ross Buffington
Tom Young
Whitson
Margaret Caughlin
Algona
Andrew Hansen
Alice Richter
Chas
Petra Larson
van Hansens
Marie Christensen
Mike Arends
Burt
Duane Arend
C. H. Christensens
Emil Hansen
Ross Buffingtons
Buffalo Center man updates subscription and reports recovery
Harry Kettwich of Buffalo Center visited Friday with his family and updated his subscription for a year. He recalled breaking his leg last fall, wearing a cast for nine weeks and crutches for three more. He is about normal now but tires easily and remains limited in work due to the leg.
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Harry Kettwich
Buffalo Center
Mr. Kettwich
Miss Lucy
Harry
Dan Meyer Home Burns to Ground in Fire
Thursday afternoon a fire destroyed the Dan Meyer home on the farm. Discovered between three and four o'clock there was no telephone, Mrs Meyer had to seek help at the Dick Meyer home. By the time help arrived the blaze was out of control, furniture saved was only a rocking chair and a mattress, insurance covered the house but not the furnishings. Mr Meyer is the son of Dick Meyer and works on the farm.
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Dan Meyer
Algona Supervisors Session Opened with Bond and Budget Actions
The Algona Board of Supervisors met January 3 and 4 approving P. J. Heiken’s $5,000 bond as Supervisor, filing gravel petitions 416 through 421, transferring 6500 from Road Construction to County Cash Bond to cover bonds due January 1, 1838, and approving homestead credits. They organized the new board, swore in Heiken for District 5, re-elected W. F. McDonald as chairman, and granted Iver W. Hansen a cigarette permit. They fixed banking deposits, prepared 1938 estimates for offices, approved beer permit for B. J. Sankey at Sexton, set Feb 15 hearings for secondary roads, named county papers, approved official bonds, authorized drainage refunds, appointed 1938 officers, and fixed road district assessments and drainage repair duties. The board also sold Lot portions in Algona for 375 dollars, abated Old Age Pension taxes for seven, and noted Schmidt drainage petition.
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P. Jd. Heiken
Sweat City
County Farm Bureau
Board of Supervisors
P. J. Heiken
Wm. Baum
W. F. McDonald
Sexton
Wesley Dutton
Wm. Cosgrove
Prairie Township
Fraser
P.A. K
Hillereat
Algona
Paul Clark
Henry Schmidt
Examinations Schedule for Drivers Licenses in Kossuth County
The Sheriff of Kossuth County Casey Loss with patrol examiners announces the first half of 1938 drivers license exam dates. No exams the week of January 24–29 due to patrolmen attending Des Moines schooling. Schedule lists dates in Algona and Bancroft from January to July.
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Kossuth
Casey Loss
Iowa
Des Moines
Algona
Bancrof
Bancroft
Titonka Co operative Creamery annual meeting notice
The Titonka Co operative Creamery Company calls stockholders to its annual meeting January 29 at 1 39 PM in the 1 0 0 9 Hall. Officers will be elected and other legal business discussed. All patrons invited. A speaker from Iowa State Brand Creameries will be present. H P Hansen Secretary. 2 3 4
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Titonka Co-operative Creamery Company
Iowa State Brand Creameries
H. P. Hansen
Winter Progress Encourages Strong church Attendance
Weather and road conditions this winter have been more favorable than last year, boosting attendance at church events. The Deek Day School of Religion reports 58 enrollments with excellent turnout. Ramsey Young People’s Club hosts a supper and program for members and interested outsiders, featuring a one act play and a lecture by Reverend M Sjostrand. The Swedish Lutheran pastor Reverend Schoatrand has visited before. January 16 worship will be in English for those without another church home.
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Deek Day School of Religion
Ramsey Young People’s ‘Club
Ladies Aid
M. ‘Sjostrand
Annual Meeting Called by Kossuth County Fair Association
The Kossuth County Agricultural Association will hold its annual meeting January 18 at 2 0 p m in the court room. Secretary Harl Vincent will present annual reports and officers will be elected. Two directors for three year terms will succeed C M Gross Lone Rock and Geo Hagge Ledyard. Dates for the 1938 fair and the 4th of July celebration will be announced. The 1938 fair will be the 80th Rossuth county exhibition.
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Algona
Kossuth County Agricultural Association
Harl Vincent
C. M. Gross
Lone Rock
Geo. Hagge
Ledyard
Rossuth
Hog Tales End Tragically For South Town Farmer
Clarence Christensen, a local farmer, travelled to Algona with a 300 pound hog in a trailer. He forgot his vaccination slip and returned home. While driving about 40 mph the hog leapt from the rack, causing Christensen to fall and suffer fatal injuries.
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Clarence Christensen
Algona
Parker
Burt Couple Visits Mrs Reichsamen House to See Floyd
Mr and Mrs Everett Mann of Burt visited the Reichsamen home on Wednesday to inquire after Floyd who is recovering from a leg injury.
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Everett Mann of
Burt
Fred Reichsamen
Floyd
District Court News In Brief Algona Algona court actions and fines
Judge F C Davidson jailed Orville Grouch a year on larceny charges after halting in Algona en route to Humboldt county court. Two Bancroft CCC youths waived hearing for drunkenness and disorderly conduct and were fined five dollars with costs five dollars, suspended on payment. Virgil Norte paid ten dollars plus costs for reckless driving. Milen Bjustrom four dollars for no tail light. Edward Malek eight dollars plus two costs for speeding. Other entries note new cases, probate filings, guardianship actions, and prior-week judgments and foreclosures.
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Algona
Hmmelsburg
F. C. Davidson
Humboldt
Orville Grouch
Burt
Robert Chesher
Paul Kane
Bancroft
Valentine and
van Alstyne
Virgil Norte
Justice of Peace
Della Welter
Milen Bjustrom
Edward Malek
Garner
Costa
Justice of Peace Welter’s Court
Moyd Reibsamen in Town Monday
Floyd Reibsamen, visiting Moyd Reibsamen in town for the second time since Christmas, helped repair a fallen machine shed. While turning a roof section with horses, he was crushed between the shed and the roof piece, breaking a leg bone and sustaining bruising. He can move with difficulty and uses crutches lent by neighbor Albert Loeschen.
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Moyd Reibsamen
Floyd Reibsamen
Floyd
Albert Loeschen
Albert
Print Paper Price Rise Ner Knoxville Journal Report
Print paper costs for the Knoxville Journal will rise by about 13 dollars per ton starting January 1, adding roughly 180 dollars annually in tax. The note highlights rising costs, taxes, and falling revenues as part of an economic downturn framed as the era of the more abundant life.
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Knoxville Journal
Losses Adjusted and Officers Elected at Kossuth Mutual Meeting
The Kossuth County Mutual Fire Insurance Association will hold its annual meeting January 11 at the Legion Hall at 10:00 a m. Officers will be elected. The secretary treasurer reports 198 losses adjusted last year totaling 21715 05 dollars, up 33 from the prior year, which had payments 846 dollars higher than 1937.
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Algona
Kossuth County Mutual Fire Insurance Association
Legion Hall
James Winter Weekend in Mason City With Family
James Winter spent the weekend in Mason City with his son Clarence and wife, sharing time together in a family visit that highlighted domestic ties and travel.
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James Winter
Mason City
Clarence
Notice to Subscribers Adopts Old Rate Before January Closing
Subscribers who have not paid must do so by 6:00 p m Saturday January 15 at the old rate of 1 00. After January 15 the Topic will cost 1 50 a year in local area and 2 00 for foreign or out of state. Mail a dollar or check to preserve old price. Subscriptions postmarked on or before January 15 will be credited at the old rate. New subscribers at old price must join by the 16th. Gift subscriptions accepted on or before the 15th.
Algona County Records and Local Appointments Highlight Year
County Recorder J J Dooley reported 9971 documents filed and 3985 10 in fees for the year. In 1937 246 marriage licenses were issued, 14 more than 1936 and 10 less than 1935, with a 1937 divorce docket up seven from 1936. Local marriages include Leemhuis Stricker and others. Eleanor Stricker and Henry Miller wed. County superintendent William Shirley announced uniform teachers exams for rural teachers on January 26 27 28. Algona fire chief Oscar Anderson re elected. First Congregational Church rededicated after a 10000 threshold expansion. Various lodge officers installed including Masons and Eastern Star. R J Harrington became president of the Algona Junior Chamber of Commerce at its second annual meeting.
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J. J. Dooley
Recorder
Alphonse Thilges
Alvinga Kramer
St. Joe
Henry John Miller
Fond du Lac
Wis
Eleanor Mary Stricker
Wesley
Glenn A. Leemhuis
Legal
St. Paul
Leemhuis-M
Gaturtay
P. A. Dawson
Co. A. Wilmay
Eleanor Stricker
Henry Miller
Trinity Lutheran
Algona
A. D. Clark
Hollywood
California
Algona Lodges
Astern Star
Prudence Lodge
Royal Arch Masons
Casey Loss
D. D.monlux
F. W. Green
Vernon Caster
Lodge
Hield
Rebekkah
Odd Fellows
Lucille Dellinger
Harvey Graham
Burt
R. J. Harrington
Algona Junior Chamber of Commerce
John Haggard
Lutheran Church Notes Sunday School and Service Schedule
Lutheran notes show Sunday School at 1 00 p m with Arthur Rike as Superintendent and a church service at 2 00 p m led by Rev Kolberg of Britt. A congregational meeting follows. The annual meeting named officers for the year including Nick Heesch George Wiegand George Alke with Ed Rike and Bonno Schutter as Hiders trustees Telko Stecker Segrestary Howard Boyken treasurer A Hee Panny kuk Organist A Miseal custodian.
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Arthur Rike
Kolberg
Britt
Nick Heesch
George Wiegand
George Alke
Ed. Rike
Bonno Schutter
Telko” Stecker
Segrestary
Howard Boyken
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District Court News
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S. B. McMahan
Lincoln Joint Stock and Bank of Lincoln
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Anna L. Hanselman
Rosa Stuessy
August Schmidt
Louie Schaumberg
Maxmie Schaumberg
Herbert Curtis
Corinda Curtis
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T. W. Heggen
Hegren
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co
Oscar Worle
Anna Hanselman
National Life Ins. Co
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Ployd T. Taylor
Carl H. Paetz
S. B. McMahon
Algona News
Lutheran Church Notes
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