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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1957
Page
1
The text ties January to Janus the two faced god and urges balancing memory of the past with focus on present tasks. It emphasizes honoring heritage while pursuing current duties and pressing forward with hope and courage toward the days ahead.
Highlights from fifty years ago recount Mrs Harve Mannings birthday surprise with gifts of silverware cups and bowls and a supper with neighbors in attendance. Portland reports Grandma McWhorter visiting for Rowena s illness and a note about a Winged Bird from Bachelor Corner moving to Burt.
Excerpt from a 1907 column notes Len Owen of Burt in town with a smile. The Local items recount Marblehead theft joke and a list of community happenings including subscriptions by Ben Meyer and a birthday party for Eleanor Intermill. Otto Hanson returns to farming after 28 years in road work.
The Woden P T A will hold its regular meeting Monday January 21 at 8 oclock in the Legion Hall. A panel discussion on future school plans will include state men to discuss problems. Everyone is urged to attend. Several local residents are noted visiting relatives or preparing for military induction.
Mrs Paul Wellik and Mrs Jim Hutchison assisted as hosts at a community gathering. The event featured familiar local figures and focused on neighborhood outreach and social activities.
Mrs Fern Canaday of Cedar Rapids and her son Earl in the air force with Verna Jones of Douds visit Clarence Canaday’s family from Jan 4 to 6. Earl from Banjor Maine on a 15 day furlough joins relatives. Doan Youth Fellowship planned bowling for Jan 12. refreshments served by Mrs Barbara Bahling and daughters. Marilyn Peterson and Gary Hoover wed Jan 6 at Titonka Methodist Church with Doan neighbors in attendance.
Community members attended joint celebrations and visits around January including a 54th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Joe Leit of Ottosen, Dean W S C B meetings, and relatives traveling to visit the Lee Kiley home near a California base. Families shared meals and planned a trailer-stay near the base as part of their travel and housing arrangements.
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