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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1928
Page
5
Doan News notes a meeting between G L A and Rolenus set for July 2 with Arnold Smith of Wo den visiting J Hawt ins. Several families host Sunday visits including the Andrews and Gibson households. A horse died after a lightning strike near Wesley.
Aliss Myrtle Larsen of Waterloo visits the Shipler family in Algona while Myrtle joins a vacation from Town City. A family reunion Sunday evening brings together Geo Larsan and children Claren and Myrtle of Waterloo, and other relatives. Several neighbors honor Mrs L P Brethorst on her Friday birthday with a surprise gathering and a shared lunch.
Courting and family visits fill Sunday activities as Dan Taylor and Mrs. Henry Neilson head to Britt for business, Del Fitch hosts, and Roy Ringsdorf unveils a new Ford. Local meetings, hospital trips, and friendly travels include Roscoe Stewart, Pete Van Note's New York move, and residents touring Crystal Lake and surrounding areas.
Woden notes include Heiko Stohr and son Bryan calling, Lou Paul of Arkansas visiting his sister Mary Rudisill, John Van Laven a business caller in Forest City, and John Beelts visiting his father in Sheffield. An ice cream social at Prairie Center church drew a large crowd, with Aunt Teese of Britt and Cooper of Des Moines among callers.
Residents in Algona, Clear Lake, and surrounding areas anticipate celebrations and visits. The Farm Bureau Agricultural Tour will bring Henry Nelson and others to Ames on Friday, returning Saturday. Families and friends from Ark., Cedar Falls, Mt. Auburn, and Gordon discuss travel, hospital news, and potential farm rentals in Nebraska.
Community notes report two weeks at Dulaque University summer school with attendees including Mr and Mia WH, Swingen, Allegra, and Ciola von Laven. Numerous visits, travel to Goodell and Brainerd, fish trip, a near mile of social events, and a memorial for Peter Greenfield, a longtime Woden farmer, who died at seventy seven.
A Pomeroy real estate firm reports numerous farm sales from August 1927 to May 1928 in Pocahontas and Calhoun counties. Listings detail acreages, farm names, distances from Pomeroy, and sale prices ranging from about 100 to 406 dollars per acre, indicating definite land value.
The Humbold Republican lists farmland auctions within seven miles of Pomeroy. Farms near Havelock and Pomeroy show prices from 135 to 215 per acre with acreages ranging from 80 to 120 plus acres. The average price per acre is 186.62 and 2053 total acres average 201.12.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society meets with Mrs Lenor2 Schram Friday afternoon and the Dean messages are noted. Harvest was good, baptismal services Sunday morning, and 9 class to be received. Sunday School attendance reaches 38 at Dean and 144 at Titouka with a goal of 75 and 200. Epworth League Institute planned at Okoboji Camp July 16 to 22 and an ice cream social near the skating rink Saturday evening. Continuous parish activity urged with sermons to center on Christ and practical living.
A fragmented 1928 notes page lists numerous names connected to the Woden Orlan creamery including A J Phillips B Isebrand Thos Hindens Mrs T Onnen H Kurtaleben Ole Hanna A R Kung Pollard Bros Gilbert Hanna Theo Frederickson Chas Holland and multiple others. The document appears to be a roster or receipt ledger with amounts and informal annotations.
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