Pork Promotion and Local Happenings Dominate Kossuth Notes
Ramblin basketbal reports and county events fill pages in Kossuth this week. Pork Promotion Month launches four weekly pork cuts, while a new 4-H girls club forms in Springfield township with Edith Risk as president and Sylvia Wilhelmi as secretary treasurer. Mrs Caroline Schellhorn dies at 94, leaving 11 children, 9 grandchildren, 139 great grandchildren, and 14 great great grandchildren.
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Kossuth County
Springfield Township
Edith Risk
Merle Risk
Elmore
Minn
Sylvia Wilhelmi
Adam Wilhelmi
Dies A
Tripoli
Caroline Schellhorn
Burt Boys Lakota Girls Win County Tournament Title
Lakota boys upset Ledyard and Lakota girls defeated Whittemore to win the Kossuth County Basketball Tournament. Titonka beat Grant, Lakota beat Titonka, and Burt defeated Tyke in finals as Lakota and Burt teams claim championships. Thompson scored 25 for Lakota and Blome led Lakota in other games.
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Burt
Lakota
Farm outlook on egg prices and poultry sectors in 1956
Iowa State College economist Stephen J. Hiemstra notes egg prices recently fell by about five cents per dozen due to seasonal adjustments. He sees poultry as a bright spot for farmers and expects a brief rebound before prices stabilize and gradually fall into summer. He warns production and demand trends will shape a cautious year ahead.
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Stephen J. Hiemstra
Iowa State College
Hiemstra
Winter Feeding Season Nearing Halfway Mark
Iowa State College dairy expert Floyd Arnold notes midwinter around Feb 1 tests feed reserves for dairy herds. Recommend balancing silage and hay, adjust rations for hay quality, and plan grain to weather. estimate 2.0 to 3.0 tons of top quality hay per cow for the season, with 1.5 to 2.0 tons left now if hay is best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Arnold
Extension
Iowa State College
College Dairyman
Arnold
American Legion Auxiliary Holds January Meeting and Plans
The American Legion Auxiliary met January 9 at the Legion Hall with 200 members present. New members Edith Isebrand, Mertie Huber, and Mary Oesterreicher joined. Pan-Americ an chair reported on Haiti as the Queen of the West Indies. The unit will lead the March of Dimes drive with door to door canvassing and a $47 600 target for 1956. Poppy and welfare reports noted items sent to Knoxville Des Moines Eldora and Woodward. Regular work meeting set for January 27 in the Nothwehr basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Edith Hagen
Mildred Boyken
Edith Isebrand
Mertie Huber
Mary Oesterreicher
Haiti
the West Indies
Switzerland
Caribbean
American Legion Auxiliary
Ollie Bruns
Caroline Hatten
Poppy
Minnie Oesterreicher
Camilla Cooper
Knoxvile
Des Moines
Eldora
Thelma Higgins
Woodward
Clinton
Nothwehr
Thelmas Higgins
Doris Higgins
Buffalo Twip Homemakers Meet January 30
The Buffalo Twip Homemakers club met at Mrs. Clarence Brandt's home on January 20 with 16 members attending. They prepared one dish meals under Mrs. Lester Eden’s guidance, and dessert was served by Mrs. Eden and Mrs. Brandt. The next meeting is set for February 17 at Mrs. Erwin Eden’s home with Mrs. Garrett DeWaard assisting. lesson on care of upholstered furniture to be led by Mrs. Wm. Nothwether.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth
Iowa State College
Ames
Kenneth Strayer
Burt
Bernard Thilges
Bode
Wayne Keith
Leonard Mullins
Corwith
Mary Staudt
Ramona Esbeck
Helen LeBaron
Division of
Towa State College
E. M. Morgan
Towa
Buffalo Twip
Clarence Brandt
Lester Eden
Kossuth County Brucellosis Ring Test Completed
The week of January 3 1956 saw all creameries and milk drying plants in Kossuth County join the Brucellosis ring test with 1025 dairy herds screened. 13.07 percent tested suspicious, down from 24 percent in 1953, indicating progress as ring tests continue biannually to screen herds for brucellosis before follow up blood tests.
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Kossuth County
Kossuth
State Department of Agriculture
Dean Barnes
Algona
Barnes
Martin Luther film shown by church group
The Young Adults of The Methodist Church sponsor a screening of the film Martin Luther at their next meeting. The event is open to all, scheduled for Thursday February 2 at 8:00 pm, with a free will offering to cover expenses.
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Methodist Church
Titonka Girls Win Two From Kanawha Monday
The Titonka Squaws defeated Kanawha 59 19 in the first game as Tyke led 12 7 after the first period and 26 9 at halftime. Ullmann scored 18, Bess 16, Hipp 9 for the Squaws while Kanawha fell 43 39 in the second game with Tyke holding an 11 point edge after three periods. Boys split with Swea with Tyke winning 32 20 on the road and then 69 49 in the nightcap led by Lathoft 29 points and Callighan 18. The Indians and Squaws meet Woden Friday January 27 on home court. Re promop pork month promoted by local merchants in February with weekly specials to support farmers. Kossuth
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Kossuth
Iowa Forestry Association
Tyke
Shirley
Walker McDonald
California
Walker
George Anderson
Church of Your Choice
God
Swea
City
Lakota
Ledyard
Grant Girls
Ledyard Lasses
Titania Squaws
Ullman
Bess
Hipp
Titanka
Grant
Titonka
Grant School
Indians
Sathoff
Swea City
Titanka Indians
Giant Girls
Whittemore
Thompson
Wesley
Sextet
Lone Rock
Blome
Burt
Downing
Smid
Squaws
Kanawha
Ullmann
Trojans
Swen
Callighan
Lathoft
Woden
Henry Recker Dies at Buffalo Center Age 79
Funeral services for Henry Recker 79 were held Tuesday at Buffalo Center. He died Sunday at Buffalo Center Hospital. Surviving are sons Charles and Bill of Buffalo Center. daughters Mrs. Intermill of Mason City and Mrs. Sartor of Mason City. a sister in Dyersville. a brother Joe Becker of Bancroft. Wife preceded him in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Recker
Buffalo Center
Recker
Lermond Intermill
Titanka
Buffalo Center Hospital
Charles
Bill
Intermill
Guide Sartor
Mason City
Joe Becker
Bancroft
Dyersville
N R O T C Physical Exams Start in Des Moines
The Navy Recruiting Station Des Moines announced that 1956 N R O T C applicants will begin physical exams and interviews at the Old Federal Building Des Moines Iowa on January 23 and continue through February 24 1956.
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N.R.O.T.C
Navy
Des Moines
Federal Building
5Th
Court Streets
Towa
Iowa Centenarian Breta Invick Reaches 100 in Decorah
Mrs Breta Invick of Decorah has joined Iowa centenarians reaching her 100th year in January. Born in Norway she moved to Winneshiek county at age 14 and has resided there ever since.
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Breta Invick
Decorah
Iowa Centenarians
Norway
Winneshiek County
Titonka Lions Meet Burt Lions In Jan 26 Showdown
The Titonka Lions travel to Burt High School Gym for a basketball doubleheader on Thursday January 26. The feature game starts about 8 00 p m with a preliminary at 7 00 p m.
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Titonlca Lions
Burt Lion
Burt High School
Kossuth Soil Conservation District Plans Approved at January Meeting
Twenty two plans were presented and approved by the Kossuth Soil Conservation District Commissioners at the January 20 meeting in Algona. Lyle R. Riedinger presented the plans. Raymond Otis and many others had basic plans approved, bringing total to 276. Ernest Heidecker was named to attend the Annual Short Course at Ames. officers and assistants were reappointed for 1956.
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Kossuth Soil Conservation District Commissioners
Soil Conservation Service Office
Algona
Lyle R. Riedinger
Ernest Heidecker
Ames
Iowa
T. FE
Lagerstrom
Burt
Glen Jankinson
Toe Show
Walter Campney
J. C. Skow
T. E. Lagerstrom
Raymond Otis
Wesley Township
Art Blocker
Ramsey
August Helmke
Harrison
Junior Helmke-Harrison
Bertram Holst
Ledyard
H. A. Holmgren-Burt
W. H. Patterson
Lincoln
Gail Olthoff
J. J. McGuire
Hugo Melz
Hebron
Levant Moore
Portland
Leander Menke
Greenwood
Charles Nelson
Prairie
George Wolf-LaVerne
Glenn Larson
L. F. Mack-Prairie
Armold — Schiltz
Pat Bradley
Agnes Miller
Plum Creek
Orlan Ott
Irvington
H. W. Bosworth
Cresco
J. c. Mawdsley-Sherman
Dairy Head to Sell at Auction February 4
A complete Holstein Dairy Dispersal Auction Sale will be held 44 miles east of Corwith on Saturday February 4. No small items will be sold. The animals belong to Vernon Gray and Harold Brown. A complete listing will be given in next week's Topic.
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Corwith
Vernon Gray
Harold Brown
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Ramblin
Phil
Kossuth Co
Park Drive
Tyke Lions
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