Activities Of Public Schools For The Week
New editors announced for second semester at THS with Evelyn Sachau as editor-in-chief and Greta Sleper as assistant. Sports calendar lists county tournaments at Laverne and Swea City, with girls and boys teams scheduled. local boys claim fifth and sixth straight wins, now 13 of 16.
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General News
Evelyn Sachau
Eene
Greta Sleper
Sylvester Hoff
Julia Hanson Genler
E.seeene Helen Falk
Marjorie Mechler
Lydia ‘Dreesman
Beverly Adamson
Arlene Hansen
Wilma Heesch
Laverne
Swea City
Crystal Lake
Titonka
Luvene
Whittemore
Wesley
Thompson
County Conservation Meet at Burt Thursday Evening
The Kos suth County Conservation League holds its annual meeting at the Burt Legion hall Thursday evening. Officers for the coming year will be elected, reports given, and plans outlined. Entertainment follows the business meeting and a lunch will be served. All conservationists in the county are urged to attend.
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Kossuth County Conservation League
Burt Legion
Former Kossuth Teacher Dies in Oregon
Mrs. A. M. Lease and her father F. W. Burrell left for Urbana after learning Mrs. Lease's sister, a former Kossuth and Algona teacher from 1912 to 1928, had died in Salem, Oregon. Funeral services were held in Urbana on Saturday.
Algona District Court Opens Under Judge Stillman
In Algona the district court opened Monday with Judge G W Stillman presiding. A gang jury met Tuesday for criminal cases and the petit jury is not expected to report until Feb 4 at 9 a.m. Ten law and three equity trial notices filed. Clarence Bogue granted divorce from Marguerite Bogue on cruelty grounds. One probate case for the estate of Edward Rike. Arthur Rike named administrator.
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Algona
Justice of Peace and District Courts
G. W. Stillman
Stillman
Clarence Bogue
Marguerite Bogue
Edward Rike
Arthur ‘Rike
When Grady Was High and Dry In a Creek
Grady Smith paid to have a topic sent to Dotty Glark in Missouri. He claims Dotty is his niece. On a Missouri trip his car stalled in a creek and Dotty waded in to pull him out with a rope. The reason she acted remains unclear and the full story may never be known.
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Grady Smith
Dotty Glark
Missouri
Grady
Dotty
Ti conka Telephone Co Annual Stockholders Meeting
Announcement that the Ti conka Telephone Co stockholders will meet at the I O O F Hall on Saturday evening February 15 1941 at 2 o clock with Mathilda Falk as secretary. In classroom notes, students cover science notebook covers, practice reducing fractions, and discuss Norwegian geography and stamp collecting. Students note birthday treats and new reading material including The Adventures of Chil- lumgum.
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Ticonka Telephone Co
I. O. O. F. Hall
Mathilda Falk
Norway
Billy ‘Boyken
Mary Hoon
Billy
Miss Olson
Titonka Creamery Patrons Score High in Yearlong Cream Quality
The Iowa Titonka creamery ranks as a top producer with patrons achieving average scores of 93 or higher in extension service records. A long list of names shows multiple patrons scoring 93.83 down to 93.00, reflecting high butterfat cream tests and strong performance in national state and county butter contests. Those with fat content below 28 percent were noted as inefficient and given deductions.
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Iowa
Extension Service
Extension Service: Scored 93.83: ‘Bruno Stecker
Warner Smith
Ray Welp
Frank Rakow
Ray Miller
John Pannhuk
C. F. Callies
Elmer Gray
Clarence Christensen
Chas. Hipp
Laurence Doege
Walter Ostermann
George ‘Rippentrop
Wm.Swyter
iHarm
Wibben
John Boekelman
Oscar Norland
Geo.Schutter
Carl Giesking
George L
Schmidt
Roy Budlong
Hano Falkerts
iGeorge Boyken
Marinus Christensen
John Sachau
Ohn Rode
Jesse Harms
John Ostermann Sr
George ‘Wiegand
Albert Loeschen
Benno Schutter
Ernest Hoffmann
Miller Nelson
Fred Stecker
John A. Harms
Graham ‘'Bros
Henry Franzen Jr
John Pink
Ben Wesselmann
JE. ‘A. Mechler
Thos, Young
Aliek Boekholdt
Henry Mayland Jr
John Ufkes
A. J. Budlong
Nelson Bros
George ‘Tjaden
Bartlett ‘Bros
Abbe Winter
Chas. Stroebel
Fred Gray
Leota Schutter
George Swalve
Herman
Arnold Gray
E Harvey Graham
HE i Buss
Jerry Boekelman
Geo. Peterson
Henry P. Harms
Henry VanHove
Senus Isebrand
Clarence Seefeld
Wm. Schutter
Maurice Billborough
H. H. Bruns
Evert Post
Clair Winkie
Bruno Bruns
John Osterman Jr
John Smith
Everett Sloper
Robert Mringsdorf
Henry F. Mayland
Abbe Meyer
Clifford Anderson
Wm. Welhousen
Andrew Cebulka
Airplane for Business When Roads Are Slippery
Titania owner pilot Herb Kassie offers private air service for urgent trips. He recently flew Jerry Breen to Parkersburg and back in three hours for business, then took Louis Bartlett to a bike wreck scene west of Whittemore to photograph and return home. The text says rural towns must have this service to keep pace with modern times.
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Titania
Herb Kassie
Jerry Breen
Parkersburg
Herb
Jerry
Titonka
Louis Bartlett
Whittemore
Bartlett
Miss Fannie Kardoes Weds Fred Rockow Thursday
Miss Fannie Kardoes daughter of Mr and Mrs Will Kardoes of Buffalo Center married Fred Rockow son of Mr and Mrs Will Rockow of Dows on Thursday January 28 1941 at 1130 am at the bride’s parents home The ceremony was performed by Reverend Calvin Schnucker with Lohengrin Bridal Chorus and a two course dinner for 49 attendees The couple will reside on a farm near Dows after March 1 1941
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Fannie Kardoes
Will Kardoes
Buffalo Center
Fred Rockow
Garner
Will Rockow
itDows
James Trask
Harold Rockow
Lohengrin
C. Schnucker
Calvin Schnucker
Ramsey Church
Mrs. Rockow
Dows
Wesley Selected for Basketball Tournament
Wesley will host part of the sectional tournament starting February 13. The matchups listed include Titonka vs Livermore, Ottosen vs Vernon Township, Corwith vs Laverne, and Renwick vs Wesley.
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Wesley
Titonka
Livermore
Ottosen
Vernon Township
Corwith
Laverne
Renwick
Arizona Star Daughter of Former Bancroft Girl
Jean Arthur, star of the film Arizona, is named as the daughter of a former Bancroft resident, one of the Barslou family daughters. The Barslou family had long standing prominence in Bancroft with several daughters and two sons. It is unclear if Jean Arthur ever lived in the county.
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Arizona Star
Bancroft
Jean Arthur
Arizona
P. M. Barslou
Barslou
Swea City Considers Municipal Light Plant
Swea City considers establishing a municipal electric plant to improve service. A Viking Club committee led by James H. Vaux examined options after repeated outages from distant Albert Lea generation. Bancroft’s success with a municipal plant is cited as proof, and a public hearing at the Legion hall is planned to gauge user support and possible next steps.
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James E. Vaux
Viking Club Electric Committee
Viking Club
James H. Vaux
Ray Smith
Jeff Hanifan
Herman Bowman
Adolph Mortengen
Swea City
Swea
Albert Lea
Minnesota
Pal
Sswea City
Bancroft
Fifteen Men Report For Draft Call At Algona
Kossuth county local draft board issues its fourth call for Selective Service. Fifteen volunteers will proceed to Fort Des Moines on Feb 3 at 7 am by bus. The list includes Erhart Meyer and 13 others with ages ranging from 21 to 36. Replacement names named for possible draft substitution. General Grahl praised the public’s acceptance of selective service at two Almon d meetings.
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Algona
Kossuth County
Fort Des Moines
Erhart L. Meyer
Laverne
Walter
Halsrud
John D. Peters
Burt
Ernest W. Henning
Lakota
Irvin A. Hischen
Francis J. ‘Crahan
West Bend
Ralph ‘J. Menke
Bancroft
Forest R. Smith
Alva R. Spurgeon
Maurice M. Farrow
Raymond L. Farrow
Irvin KE. Farrow
Paul Charles Hegel
Otto
Carl Hansen
Ben Green
Mmore
Iowa
Charles Grahl
Selective Service System
Howard ‘Koppen
Wilhelm R. .C. Voigt
Whittemore
Lewis Henry Kent Jr
Ronald Macvidge
Milwaukee
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Almond
Grahl
Marriage Licenses Granted in Clerk's Office
Marriage licenses granted in the clerk's office include Fred J. Rockow 23 Garner and Fannie Kardoes 28 Buffalo Center. R. B. Waller and Mildred P. F., both of Algona. Francis Poocy Swea City. Hlaine Hatten Ban Croft. Edmund Frideres 25 Otto sen and Lorena Bormann 19 Bod e. Elmer A. Sonnabend 29 Good Thunder Minn and Silma B. Ruddy 31 St. Paul Minn.
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Fred J. ‘Rockow
Garner
Fannie Kardoes
Buffalo Center
R. B. Waller
Legal
Mildred FP
Pratt
Algona
Francis Poocy
Swea City
Hlaine Hatten
Bancroft
Edmund Frideres
Ottosen
Lorena Bormann
Bode
Elmer A. Sonnabend
Good Thunder
Minn
Silma B.ruddy
St. Paul
Builders Show at Titanica Coliseum Saturday
French Lumber Co invites the public to a full day Builders Show at Titanica Coliseum next Saturday February 1 featuring films Farm Buildings Are Your Factories Timber as a Crop and talks on How to Increase Your Farm Income Coffee and doughnuts will be served.
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The
French Lumber Co
Titanica Coliseum
Hancock county selects seven draftees for Feb Port Des Moines call
Walter W. Dirksen, Hancock county Selective Service board chairman, received notice of seven Hancock county draftees to report at Port Des Moines on February 3. All are volunteers, with Johnny Buns the only local man among the group.
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Woden
Walter W. Dirksen
Hancock County
Selective Service Board
Port Des Moines
Wiohnny Buns
Kilian to Holloway Minnesota Pastor Leaves Titonka Parish
Rev. Kilian who led Immanuel Lutheran church northeast of Titonka for 19 years has accepted a call to Holloway Minnesota. He and Mrs. Kilian will depart with many friends here who will miss their leadership and presence.
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JA. Killan
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Titonica
Holloway
Minn
Kilian
Buffalo Township Girls Form 4-H Club Organizes
Thirteen girls from Buffalo and German townships met at Herman Dreesman’s for the first 4-H meeting. The club will divide into township units with officers Ola Mae Miller president and Irene Rippentrop treasurer among others. A muffins and baking powder biscuits demonstration was given, Mary Frances Inman discussed her Chicago trip, and plans for bake oven projects were announced. Mrs. Dreesman hosted a luncheon.
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Buffalo Township
Buffalo
Herman Dreesman
Ola Mae Miller
Marjorie Mechler
Lela Zwiefel
Irene Rippentrop
Bonnie Snyder
Arlene Hansen
Mary Frances Inman
Bancroft
Chicago
Wesley Child Dies of Pneumonia at 3 Months
Wesley M Richard Lee Kelch three month old son of Mr and Mrs George Kelch died Friday night at an Algona hospital where he had been taken that day suffering from pneumonia Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at St Josephs Catholic church Pallbearers were Hugh and Dennis Haverly William and Leander Studer Survived by parents a sister Laurel Ann two years old grandparents Mr and Mrs Alf Studer of Wesley and Mr and Mrs George Kelch Sr of Kanawha Burial was in St Josephs cemetery
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Wesley
Richard Lee Kelch
George Kelch
Algona Hospital
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Hugh
Dennis Haverly
William
Leander Studer
Laurel Ann
Alf Studer
George Kelch ‘Sr
Kanawha
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Community Chorus Stages Here Comes the Showboat Show
The Community Chorus directed by Miss Dougan rehearses a home talent musical at the Tyke Theatre in two weeks titled Here Comes the Showboat. Tickets go on sale this week for a Tuesday February 11 performance, promising entertainment and laughter.
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Dougan
Tyke Theatre
In Memory of Irving Cole’s Holiday Evergreen
Irving Cole near Storm Lake decorates a large evergreen in memory of his wife. Each year the tree draws visitors who come to view the beautiful sight up close.
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Irving Cole
Near Storm Lake
Arizona star Jean Arthur shines in Tyke Theatre feature
Jean Arthur faces a crucial test as Phoebe Titus in Clarence Kelland's Arizona. Columbia spent nearly a half million recreating 1860 Old Tucson for the Tyke Theatre showing on February 1 to 3. Arthur portrays a strong yet feminine frontier heroine, riding, whipping, and rallying a freight caravan amid Apache threats, with Willam Holden as her love interest.
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Jean Arthur
Phoee Titus
Clarence ‘Budington Kelland
Arizona
Wesley Ruggles
Tyke Theatre
Columbia Pictures
Tucson
Adobe
Arthur
Hfe
Phoebe Titus
West
Old Tucson
Ag Phoebe Titus
Willam Holden
Old West
Columbia
Miss Arthur
Phoebe
Titus
Walked Twelve Miles for Groceries in Muddy Time
Claus Tjarky recalls in the Topic office how a wet era forced transport by boat and foot as he accompanied his father to Bancroft for groceries fifty years ago. He imagines modern grocers in Titonia, while readers are urged to read the Want Ads.
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Claus Tjarky
Claus
German Valley
Bancroft
Titonia
Leonard
Lester Callies
George Bonacker
Homer Downs
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