Heart Fund Drive Set In Muscatine Iowa Community
Campi suth announces Iowa City Heart Association annual fund drive February 1 through 28 to support local programs and cardiovascular research at the University of Iowa. Speaker Mrs Miller emphasizes research as key to fighting heart disease and appeals for volunteer support and donations.
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Hi Heart
Campi Suth
County
Dre Tk Culbertson
Lowa
Hear ‘Association
Heart
Association
American, Heart Association
Heart Fund
State University of Iowa
State Service For
Miller
Ivam
United States
Farm Shorts and Swine Improvement Meeting Planned
A note on seed catalogues and winter planting in January contrasts with a county swine improvement meeting set for January 31 at 1 30 PM in the Extension Office Algona. The planned gilt selection program aims to boost meat type in Plymouth County hogs and will feature invited leaders. U S cattle slaughter for November rose 9 percent from a year ago while calves rose 9 percent and sheep and lambs fell 4 percent.
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Algona
Plymouth County
4-H Girls Train in Good Grooming Across County
4-H girls and adult leaders will attend grooming training schools across Kossuth County as part of the clothing and home economics program. Training sessions are set for Saturday mornings in January 1996 and February 2. The program aims to teach fundamentals and application of proper grooming. BLUE CROSS INSURANCE FOR FARM BUREAU MEMBERS A group rate on Blue Cross Blue Shield is offered to Farm Bureau members with Homer Downs, Titonka, continuing as salesman and office visits each Friday 9 to 4.
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Kossuth
Blue Cross Insurance
Farm Bureau
Kossuth, County Farm Bureau Board
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Homer Downs
Titonka
Rites Held for Henry Schmidt in Mason City
Funeral services for Henry Schmidt 73 retired farmer who died Saturday at his home 127 25th St. Mason City were held Monday at St. James Lutheran Church Mason City. Rev B A Biedermann officiated with Mrs R C Keister as soloist and Ralph Height Jr organist. Burial was in Elmwood Cemetery with pallbearers Fred Hampton Huron Thompson Walter Aukes Ben Buss John Plaisier and Herbert Klasse. Schmidt born July 21 1883 in Butler County moved with family to White Lake SD then to a farm near Titonka later to a farm between Titonka and Woden before moving to Mason City in 1952. He married Lena Boyken Mayland March 9 1921 at Woden. Survived by wife three daughters Marie Schmidt and Mrs James (Lena Mae) Hickey Mason City a daughter Erna Sleper Titonka a son Ernest Schmidt Woden five stepsons Henry Mayland Jr Buffalo Center Dick Mayland Woden William J Mayland Titonka and 16 stepgrandchildren five brothers Ernest Schmidt Woden Conrad and Fred Schmidt Titonka William Schmidt Portland OR George Schmidt Lower Lake CA two sisters Minnie Dickman Minnesota and a granddaughter. He was preceded in death by one sister and one granddaughter.
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Henry
Schmidt
Siw
Mason City
St. James Luthheran
B. A
Biedermann
R. C
Keistér
Ralph Height, Jr
IOOF
Mason
City
Bufial
Elmwood
Fred Hampton
Huron
Thompson
Walter Aukes
Waden
Ben Buss
John’ Plaisier
Herbert Klasse
Titonka
Elmwood Cemetery
McAuley-Scanlan Funeral Home
Mr. Schmidt
Butler County
Ernest and
Wilhelemine (Konig) Schmidt
White Lake
S. D
Titonika
Woden
Lena’ Boyken
May‘land
St. James Lutheran Church
Marie
James
Ena Mae) Hickey
John R
Erna
Sleper
Ernest Schmidt
Henry Mayland
Buffalo Center
Dick Mayland
William J
Mayland
Conrad
Fred Schmidt
William Schmidt
Portland
Oregon
George Schmidt
Lower Lake
California
Minnie Dickman
Minnesota
4-H Beef Enrollment Reaches 420 Projects in Kossuth County
County 4-H reports 420 baby beeves on feed with 200 Herefords 150 Angus and 70 Shorthorns. This marks a 50 project increase from 1956 and plans call for weight, training and showing at the Kossuth County Fair in August. Swine dairy beef heifers sheep poultry crops and other projects will enroll by May 15 with top clubs listed by beef projects.
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Swea-Harrison
St. Joe
Union
Whittemore
Plum Creek
Prairie
Lotts Creek
Garfield
Burt
Fenton
Grant
Lakota
Eagle
Greenwood
Algona
Lincoln
LaVerne
Portland
Seneca
Wesley
Methodist Father-Son Banquet in Titonka January 23
The Titania Methodist Church hosts a Father-Son Banquet on Wednesday January 23 at 6 30 PM with remarks by Waldorf College athletic director Rolfe Lund and Buffalo Center's Charlie DeVries who will perform a Yogi Jorgensen songs pantomime. Admission is 1 00 and tickets are sold at local stores and businesses. Cub Scout Pack meeting January 28 at 6 30 PM in Titonka hot lunch room features pot luck supper. families urged to attend.
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Titania Methodist-Church
Rolfe Lund
Waldorf College
Charlie DeVries
Buffalo Center
Yogi Jorgensen
Mehlan's Sundries
Swan's Furniture
Reed Hardware
Gambles Store
BACE
Titonka
Farm Outlook on Egg Prices and 4-H Club News
Farm Outlook through Kossuth County Extension explains low egg prices due to spring pullet hatch, high lay rate, and large storage stocks, with ISU economist Steve Hiemstra predicting January prices below 1956 and gradual rise through 1957. Buffalo Boys 4-H notes December meeting, plans for show or bowling, and January update with Linda Fritz joining, ear-marking pigs demo by John Cordes.
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Steve Hiemstra
Iowa State College
Hiemstra
Buffalo Boys 4-H
Maurice Bilsborough
Tanuat
Algona
Robert Fritz
Buffalo Boys
John Cordes
Linda Fritz
Cordes
Plants available for wildlife use from State Conservation Commission
A list of trees and shrubs for wildlife plantings is available from the State Conservation Commission. District cooperators may obtain information at the office. The 1957 AOP sign-up is underway in the county and farmers may contact the local ASC office for cost sharing. Farm planning meetings were held countywide with a second set planned at cooperators’ homes including Delmar Angus and others, and a Lloyd Bartlett group meeting at the Portland Township center school.
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State Conservation Commission
ASC
Delmar Angus
George Seaberg
Bardette Hoeppner
Ernest Heidecker
C. W. Schlichting
Ehna Folkerts
Lloyd Bartlett
Portland Township Center School
Stork Delivers Van Arsdale’s Second Child Near Indianola
Mr and Mrs Harvey Van Arsdale of Des Moines welcomed their second child Cindy Renea Arsdale born after a low flying stork reportedly followed their car south of Indianola. The infant weighed 5 pounds 18 ounces.
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Harvey van Arsdale
Des Moines
Chariton
Indian and Titonka Basketball Tourney Action Ends With Denton Death
Titonka long time resident and druggist William J. Denton died January 9 at his home after a sudden heart attack. Funeral services were held January 14 at the Titonka Methodist Church with Rev. Max Goldman officiating. Denton had lived in Titonka since 1913 and was the first president of the Titonica Chamber of Commerce. He was 74.
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William J. Denton
Titonka
Denton
Titonka Methodist Church
Max Goldman
Swan Funeral Home
Florence Reynolds
Kenneth Swan
Robert Reynolds
William Schram
God
Carl. Callies
Clayton Wharlen
Jerry Schuster
Harry Meblan
Charles Reed
Bill Hagen
Homer Downs
Win
Buffalo Township
Farewell Party For Gray Brothers Served With Gifts
A farewell party for the Lester and Alvin Gray families was held at the Faymond Spear home on Friday evening January 11. Attendees included the Leo Crawford and Rippen trop families and many neighbors. The honorees were given three way table lamps as farewell gifts. Alvin moves to Falkert Stecker farm. Lester to a farm south of Lone Rock.
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Lester
Alvin Gray
Faymond Spear
Ben Beenken, Jr
Falkert Stecker
Alfred Redenius
Lone Rock
Leo Crawford
Jim Rippentrop
Arnold Gray
Larry
Ben Leishman
Harm Kettwick
Harald Beenken
Lester Gray
Dick 4
Beenken
Bert Geerdes
Raymond Spear
Death of LaVerne’s oldest resident Amelia Wagner
Mrs. Amelia Wagner, LaVerne’s oldest resident at age 89, has died leaving a long local life behind. She was known for her community involvement and family ties in the town.
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Dies LaVerne
Amelia Wagner
Herb Philbrick to Speak at Plantation Ballroom
Herb Philbrick, author of I Led Three Lives, will present at the Plantation Ballroom on Tuesday afternoon January 22 at 1 30. Admission is by ticket only with tickets selling rapidly and ten per township. unsold tickets return to the Farm Bureau office in Algona on January 16. Remaining tickets may still be available at the Farm Bureau office.
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Herb Philbrick
Plantation
Mr. Philbrick
FBI
Farm Bureau
Algona
Ostermann Buys Ledyard Produce Firm in Iowa
Elmer Ostermann former Titan ic a resident purchases the Ledyard produce plant from Everett Teems. He owns a produce company in Elmore Minnesota and will operate the Ledyard firm as Ostermann Produce with his Elmore plant. Virgil Buck becomes manager after the Monday January 14 start.
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Elmer Osterman
Titanica
Ledyard
Everett (Red) Teems
Ostermann
Elmore
Minnesota
Ostermann Produce
Virgil Buck
Jackson
Neal Boyken Elected Fraternity Treasurer at Town State College
Neal Boyken elected treasurer of Beta Sigma Psi social fraternity at Town State College. He is a senior in agricultural business and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Boyken. Policymostly local college news with names and position.
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Neal Boyken
Ames
William Boyken
Beta Sigma Psi
Town State College
Boyken
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United State
Henry Schmidt
4-H
Kossuth Co
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Sathoff
Rippentrop
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Loeschen
Titanka Indians
Swea City
Whittemore Boys
Titonia
Willams de Denton
Marttha Griffith’ Denton
James Denton
Pleasantville
Iowa
Titonica Chamber of Commerce
Mason Order
Clear Lake
Woodmen’s Lodge
Ollie Bruns
Adaline Nicholson
Harry Nicholson
Gray Brothers
Elmer Ostermann
Titonkea
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