Local School Weekly Activities Snapshot
The notice lists weekly student work across grades with subjects like Literature Psychology Democracy Homemaking Shorthand Geography Physics and Biology. Juniors study typing business letters and world geography. seniors begin Slavery Controversy in American History. seniors and younger grades cover geometry English history vocations and science topics. Birthdays are noted for Diane Hoover and Dorothy Munmire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard ‘Steele
Wea
Whitman
Bret Harte
John “Hay
Joaquin Miller
France
Diane Hoover
Dorothy Munmire
Mrs Ed Ricks Honored at Shower
Mrs Edgar Ricks was surprised with a miscellaneous shower Monday afternoon at Herman Grass home attended by about 60 relatives and friends. Blue and yellow decor highlighted the central table with the initials of the bride and groom. An appropriate program was given and the bride received many useful gifts. Lunch was served by several hosts and waitresses.
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Edgar Ricks
Herman Grass Home
Aukes
Heyes
Pedergon
August Josten
George Rippentrop
Dorothy Thompson
Delbert Benton Killed in Waterloo Train Crash
Delbert Benton died after a car carrying his wife and the Dwyer family collided with a Rock Island freight train in Waterloo. Stephen Dwyer Sr. was killed instantly, Benton died hours later, and three other occupants were in critical condition. Funeral plans await arrival of Benton’s father and sister from California. The Benton family survives a wife and four daughters along with Benton’s siblings.
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Delbert. Benton
Stephen Dwyer
Stephen Dwyer Jr
Rock Island
Waterloo
Dwyer
Debbert
Benton
California
Carl F Callies Named Creamery Board Member
Carl F Callies elected to Ti tania Co-Operative Creamery Co board at annual meeting. He succeeds Bruno Stecker who passed away recently. Other directors include Chris Brandt M Larsen Ed Zwiefel and Clarence Schutter with E P Hansen as secretary and Wm Boyken treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl. F. Callies
Titania Co-Operative Creamery Co
Bruno Stecker
Havng
Carl F
Péte
Chris Brandt
March of Dimes contributions urged at Titonka Post Office
Contributions to the March of Dimes Fund may be left with the Titonka Post Master and forwarded to the county headquarters. The money is greatly needed and a canvas may be required if contributions are insufficient. Please contribute at once as a family member may need this assistance.
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March of Dimes Fund
Titonka
Second Grade News and Classroom Highlights
Perfect attendance celebrated for Marie Chris Kent and Darlene while Betty Ann leaves for Bancroft. Brownies film a read aloud The Pet Crow, and a cotton stuffed snowman decorates the room. Clean Plate Club members named. Reading of Black Beauty underway. First Grade notes praise Arlen for 18 perfect pages and Beverly for 14. Citizens praised for good behavior. several students earned daily A in numbers. Pot lunch regulars listed.
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Marie
Chris
Kent
Darlene
Betty Ann
Bancroft
Brownies
Gretchen
Craig
Clean Plate
Marlys
Neal
Letha
Joy
Dennis K
Palm Arlen
Beverly
Arian
Ronald
Lloyd
Dawn
Wendel
Michael
Lewis
Arlen
Billy
Donna
Funeral for Mrs John Rode Sr a Titonka resident
Obituary and funeral record for Emma Duden Rode 1867 80 years. born Ho hen kirchen Germany. married John Rode 1887 Ras tede Oldenburg. lived near Britt and Titonka. survived by two sons three daughters 12 grandchildren nine great grandchildren and three sisters. Burial at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran Church
John Rode
Wm. Pilanz
Immanuel Cemetery
Rode
Wm. Rode Jr
Art Rode
Forrest Rode
Arnold Brandt
Kenneth Brandt
Louis Franzen
Emma Duden Rode
Hohenkirchen
Oldenburg
Germany
August
Gerhardine Duden
Rastede
Carl
Louis
America
Britt
Titonka
Immanuel Church
Rodes
Mother Rode
Erna
Henry Franzen Jr
Grandma Rode
Shea
William
John
Emma
Ben Franzen
Caroline
Martin Brandt
Carl Tegtmeyer
Clear Lake
Gouis
Anchorage
Alaska
Ben Gelman
Ackley
George Arends
Ceyina
Calif
God
Good Hope Lutheran Church Service Bulletin
Good Hope Lutheran Church Alfred Mardorf pastor announces divine worship 10 30 Sunday school 9 30 special offering to Town Lutheran Welfare Society choir practice Wednesday 7 80 ladies meeting next Wednesday 2 hostesses listed church parlor bulletin board confirms Brotherhood hosts St Pauls Lakota February 6 7 30 program servers noted bulletin board confirmation instruction Saturday 8 AM
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Town Lutheran Welfare Society
Ladies Act
County Auditor Pays Bounties for Wildlife 1946
L J Immerfall reports payments totaling 1640 for wildlife bounties in 1946. Pocket gophers brought 105.60, crows 85.80, foxes 1450, timber wolves 20.00. Buffalo Township Schools seek band instruments. call 27 before 10 am or after 2 30 to sell or rent.
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Buffalo Township
L. J. Immerfall
Nis
Theresa Lichteig and Paul Berger wed at Wesley
Theresa Lichteig daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Lichteig of Wesley married Paul Berger son of Mrs Cecilia Berger of Corwith at St Josephs Catholic church on Tuesday January 28 Fr Don Lichteig uncle of the bride sang the high mass and the double ring ceremony The bridal party wore formal gowns and bouquets as a large reception followed with a four tier cake and a wedding dance at the Legion hall after their short honeymoon.
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Wesley
Theresa Lichteig
Louis Lichteig
Paul Berger
Cecilia Berger
Corwith
St. Josephs Catholi Church
Don H. Lichteig
O.C.C
Richmond
Kansas
Mary Georgella
Calla Illes
Marjorie Lichteig
Mildred Berger
Keon Berger
Robert Lichteig
Helen Lichteig
Duane Becker
Paris, Hall
St. Josephs
Wesley High School
Town State Teachers College
Willey
Livermore
Legion Hall
School Board Buys Rural School House for Use
The Plum Creek township building, 18 by 32 feet, moved near the boys' barns, will serve as a manual training classroom. The board paid 525 dollars and paid 350 dollars for moving and setting by George Anderson. President B. P. Hansen says it will be useful until the new bond addition is completed.
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Plum Creek Township
Plum Creek
B. BP, Hansen
George Anderson
Landowners to vote on Kossuth soil district plan
The state Soil Conservation committee authorized a referendum in Kossuth county to form a Soil Conservation district and elect three commissioners. A hearing on January 22 drew about 100 farmers. Election day is February 7 at ten polling places from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. only land owners may vote and at least 65 percent of voters must favor the proposal for passage.
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State Soil Conservation Committee
Kossuth County
Court House
LaVerne City Hall
Whittemore
Wesley
Legion Hall
Titanka
Lakota
North
Iowa
Hamiltons Open House At Local Hatchery
Hamiltons Hatchery invites the public to an all day open house next Saturday February 1. Coffee and doughnuts will be served with hot doughnuts fried on site by the Methodist WIS.CIS ladies. A new large incubator is now installed and visitors can tour the modern plant, with emphasis on the open house event.
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Hamiltons Hatchery
Methodist Wis.cis
Hamiltons
Immanuel Lutheran Church Weekly Activities Plan
Pastor divides Sunday services at 10 30 with 9 30 Sunday School and Bible Class. Junior Mission Band from 1 40 to 4 for children 6 to confirmed. Leaders Louise Plaster and Ione Mayland. Choir practice midweek. Confirmation class Wednesdays and Saturdays 9 to 4. Area Brotherhood executive meets Monday Feb 3. Ladies Aid and Mission Society 1 30. Brotherhoods host Woden and Britt at 7 30 Thursday Feb 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran American Lutheran Church
Louise Plaster
Ione Mayland
Area Brotherhood
Our Church
Ladies “Aid and Mission Society
Woden and Britt
Albert Crone 32 Dies of Heart Attack at Home
Funeral services for Albert Crone 32 son of Nora Crone were held at the Crone home and at the Crystal Lake Methodist church. He died suddenly at his home east of Woden while working. Survived by mother a sister and three brothers Alfred Wilbur Dean, burial in Bingham Cemetery.
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WODPN
Albert Crone
Nora Crone
Crone
Crystal Lake
Gerhard Hjelmann
Albert
Woden
Slater
Nathan Seefeld
Wesley
Alfred
Mason City
Wilbur
Algona
Dean
Bingham Cemetery
German Township Women Study Buying Care of Electric Appliances
Twenty German Township women met at Mrs. Gao Sonnenberg's home for a discussion led by home economist Miss Alma Schultz on buying and caring for electrical appliances. Lunch was served by Mrs. Sonnenberg and Mrs. H. Plasier. The next meeting is planned for late February at Mrs. Imma Ostermann's home, with Mrs. Henry Mayland Jr. and Mrs. Henry VanHove assisting.
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Gao
Sonnenberg
Alma Schultz
H. Plasier
Imma. Ostermann
Henry Mayland Jr
Henry VanHove
Kossuth Farmers Produce 23 Million in 1945 Census
Kossuth County farms 3169 produced 23,436,380 in farm products for an average 7,431 per farm. Livestock sales led with 14,430,584. crops sold 7,574,035. Farms, property value rose to 76,696,661 in 1945 from 58,971,887 in 1940.
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Kossuth
A. L. Brown
Department of Commerce
Kossuth County
Brown
Mrs J Lamoreux Dies At Garner Buried Here
Mrs Jon Lamoreux formerly of Crystal Lake and Britt resident for five years died at Garner Nursing Home after a long illness. Funeral services were in Britt conducted by Rev F F Robinson. She was 56 years old. Interment in Buffalo Cemetery Titonka.
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Britt News-Tribune
F. F. Robinson
Britt
Jon Lamoreux
Crystal Lake
Garner
Margaret Louise Hanson
Palmer
Kansas
Peter and
Julia Hanson
Deloing
Davenport
Dennis
Raynard
U.S. Army
Germany
Daryl
Texas
Ansister
Hrick Christiansen
Roy Hanson
Forest City
Mildred
Beryl
Donald
Buffalo Cemetery
Titonka
County Groups Meet At City Hall Hosted By Legion
Lakota residents gathered as the American Legion and Auxiliary hosted the county group at City Hall on Monday evening with more than one hundred in attendance.
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American Legion and Auxiliary
Titonka edges Ledyard in county tourney opener
Titonka won 41-26 over Ledyard in the county boys basketball tournament and will face Lakota Thursday at 6 30 PM. Other results include Fenton over Grant and Algona over Burt. Consolation finals set for Saturday, with the county title game at 8 45 that evening.
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Titonka
Ledyard
Fenton
Grant
Algona
Burt
Kossuth County
Swea City
Whitte- More
Wesley
Seneca
Lone Rock
Laverne
Bob Downs
Anna Albbas
Tykes
A. Abbas
Peterson F
Johnston
Alke
E. Abbas
Prujaman G
Tryon G
Hagen G
Gilanfield
Lockwood
Salisbury
Hann F
Daniels
Officer G
Ditsworth
Graham
Bussie
Hammond
Salisbury . Hacken . Reimers Hasse
Hasse Harvey McMullen
Presbyterian Group Met at Lakota Church
The Presbyterian Mission Society met at the Lakota church parlors on Thursday evening with Mesdames J. E. Telkamp George Ennen and Eva Mittag as hostesses. Mrs. F. C. Schaper was program chairman with Stewardship as the theme. Mrs. George Heetland and Mrs. Fred Schroeder sang Give of Your Best to the Master accompanied by Mrs. Wm. Schroeder. Mrs. W. P. Ley gave the Scripture. Bible verses were read by Mesdames Andrew Jansen Henry Greenfield and Henry Swalve. Prayer was led by Mrs. Schaper with a consecration prayer by Mrs. I. E. Wortman. The Stewardship play was given by Mesdames John Smith Carl Gere-zema D. W. Mittag Alderks and Vernon Smith.
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Lakota
Presbyterian Mission Society
J. E. Telkamp
George Ennen
Eva Mittag
F. C. Schaper
George Heetland
Fred Schroeder
Wm. Schroeder
W. P. Ley
Mesdames Andrew Jansen
Henry Greenfield
Henry Swalve
Schaper
I. E. Wortman
Mesdames
John Smith
Carl Gerezema
D. W. Mittag
Alderks
Vernon Smith
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Senate
House
Gertrude Veer
Larry Boyken
Kuchenreuther
Gaie Gerard
Marlene DeBoors
Paul
Harry
Betty
Marlene
Norma
Wenda
Delbert Benton
Carl F. Callies
March OF Dimes
John Rode SR
Jesus
Good Hope Lutheran American Lutheran Church
Mardorf
Presbyterian
Lakota Church
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