Topic Editor Visits Boulder Colorado on Weeklong Trip
The writer recounts a trip from Mason City to Denver via the Rock Island Rocket to visit four nieces in Colorado. They describe crop conditions from Town Falls to Colorado, noting good moisture south then drought in Colorado with limited water use in Boulder. En route home they report heavy rains, flooded rivers, and train delays with track repairs and windblown dust in Kansas.
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Colorado
Boulder
Colo
Denver
Titonka
Rock Island
Mason City
Town Falls
Des Moines
Omaha
Lincoln
Kansas
Colorado Line
Iowa
Fairbury
Nebraska
Blue River
Valley Farmerettes Hold All Day Bread Making Meeting
The Valley Farmerettes 44H club met at Mrs. I Beenken’s home for a full day of bread and cookie making. Members learned dough prep kneading and loaf shaping then baked rolls cookies and bread for sampling. They planned an outing to Clear Lake and discussed health notes before lunch.
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Valley Farmerettes 44H
I. Beenken
Marlene Stecker
Clear Lake
Darlene Franzen
Car Crash Injures DeVries and Rode Families Near Buffalo Center
Reported Friday June 22 at the Mein dert Ullmann corner a mile north of the Four Way bridge. Mrs DeVries suffered a broken arm and leg and several broken ribs with pelvic injury. Mrs Rode sustained a broken nose. The DeVries and Rode children had minor injuries. All were taken to Buffalo Center hospital.
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Fred DeVries
Fred
Art
DeVries
Meindert Ullmann
Buffalo Center Hospital
Lena
Methodist Circles Name Officers In Annual Meeting
The WSCS circles met on Wednesday afternoon June 27 for their first meeting of the year and elected officers. Circle I at Mrs. Clarence Schutter's home chose Minnie Oesterreicher as chairwoman with Lester Eden as assisting hostess. Circle II at Mrs. Kenneth Swan’s gathered with Ray Hansen as chairman and George Peterson as vice chairwoman. Circle III at Mrs. R L Krantz’s home elected Arend Neeland as chairman and Stanley Harris as vice chairman.
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Methodist
WSCS
Circle I
Clarence Schutter
Lester Eden
Minnie ‘Oesterreicher
Joe Boekelman
Harold, Miller
Herman Schutter
Kenneth Swan
Walker McDonald
Ray Hansen
George Peterson
L. Huber
Circle Idt
R. L. Krantz
Arend Neeland
Stanley Harris
Bernard Phelps
Leonard Callies Cochairman
Buffalo Boosters 4-H Meet Plans Sports Festival
The Buffalo Boosters 4-H club met at Carol Dunmir’s home with nine members. They discussed attending the Algona sports festival on July 19 and reported on the district camp at Clear Lake and the State Convention at Ames. Carol Dunmmire spoke on Freezing Foods and a lunch followed.
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Buffalo Boosters
Carol Dunmir
Algona
Colleen Rippentrop
Vernadell Willis
Clear Lake
Sharon Callies
Ames
Carol Dunmmire
Immanuel Lutheran Announces Services and Summer Events
Pastor H. A. Diers leads worship at 10 am with Sunday School at 9 am. Ladies Aid and Mission Society meet Thursday at 1 30 pm. Brotherhood gathering planned for this Thursday. Leadership training school runs July 10 to 15 in Cedar Falls. Iowa District Luther League skeleton convention July 14 and 15 in Cedar Falls.
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Immanuel Lutheran H. A. Diers
Ladies Aid and Mission Society
Brotherhood
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Luther League
Dorothea Diers and Clarence Brauer Wed at Immanuel
Dorothea Diers daughter of Rev H A Diers married Rev Clarence Brauer son of Mr and Mrs Carl Brauer at Immanuel Lutheran Titonia on Friday afternoon June 22. The ceremony featured blue white and rose decor, a perfume bouquet of red roses, and a reception on the church lawn before a wedding trip to Grand Junction Colorado.
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Immanuel Lutheran Churen
Titonia
Dorothea Diers
H. A. Diers
Clarence 4. Brauer
Carl Brauer
Eustis
Nebr
Brauer
Miami
Anna Diers
Gilbert Brauer
Lexington
Herman Diers
Oswald Worthmann
Shefffield
L. W. Reuther
John Ostermann Jr
Arthur ‘Diers
Grand Junction
Colorado
Wartburg College
Waverly
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Dubuque
Iowa
Warthung College
Ramsey Reform Church Service Schedule
A. Roskamp, pastor, leads Ramsey Reform Church with Sunday School and Bible Classes at 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship at 8:00 p.m. Choir rehearsal on Friday at 8.
Titonka Forms First Brownie Scout Troop
Titonka started its Brownie Scout program with a June 22 meeting at Mrs. Clifford Krantz home. Eight girls met with leaders Mrs. Harry Mehlan and Miss Joan Johnson and planned future meetings, followed by a hike and picnic. Titonka Woman's Club sponsors the troops and invites girls ages 10 to 13 to join Junior Girl Scouts. contact Mrs. Clifford Krantz.
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Titonka Titonka
Clifford Krantz
Beth Neeland
Sarabeth Brandt
Victoria Rakow
Shirley Schwietert
Pamela Keil
Judy Mehlan
Sandra Gartner
Margaret McDonald
Harry Mehlan
Joan Johnson
Titanka Woman's Club
Brownie Scouts
Five Injured One Fatally In Wreck Near Wesley
A head on collision on highway 18 east of Wesley at 6 45 am Saturday June 23 injured five people and killed Mrs. Boylan. The Des Moines couple Mr and Mrs Charles Boylan and Mr and Mrs Ira Rooker were critically injured. Franklin Bode 17 of Wesley suffered cuts and bruises and was treated at St Ann hospital.
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Wesley
Parks Hospital
Mason City
St. Ann Hospital
Algona
Charles Boylan
Ira Rooker
Des Moines
Franklin Bode
Bode
Annual Meeting of Woden Farmers Society Held
The Woden Farmers Society annual meeting was held at the Legion Hall on Saturday evening June 30. C. J. Eisenmann and John Wood were elected to the board of directors to succeed Clarence Bird and Fred Gerdes. A motion picture related to the Farmers Grain Dealers Assn of Iowa was shown and a speech by Ben Attzen of Albert City, former local elevator manager, given. Refreshments were served.
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Woden Farmers Soc
Fannttrs Trier Sociéty
Legion Nall
C. J. Eisenmann
John Wood
Clarence Bird
Fred Gerdes
Farmers Grain Dealers Assn
Iowa
Ben Attzen
Albert City
Weather Balloon Lands Near Woden Man Keeps Souvenir
Henry Boyken of Woden saw a white weather balloon pass at 7 45 pm last Thursday. It landed nearby and the partly gas filled device measured about one and a half yards square with a white sand weight bag and instruction card inside. General Mills of Minneapolis reportedly sent the balloon.
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Henry Boyken
Woden
General Mills
Minneapolis
Mr. Boyken
Carolyn Dimond Weds Howard Dawson in Wesley Ceremony
Miss Carolyn Dimond daughter of Mr and Mrs Guy Dimond of Wesley and Howard Dawson Jr son of Mr and Mrs Howard Dawson of Wyoming were married at the Wesley Evangelical Free Church in a candlelight ceremony on June 16 Rev E Walter Lindgren officiated The couple will live in Wapiti Wyoming during the summer and then move to Minneapolis where Dawson will resume studies at Northwestern Schools.
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Wesley
Evangelical Free Church of Wesley
Carolyn Dimond
Guy Dimond
Howard Dawson Jr
Howard Dawson
Wapiti
Wyoming
E. Walter Lindgren
Miss. Howard Sparks
Phyllis Lee Dimond
Jimmie Sparks
Maynard Swanson
Myrwin Dimond
Howard Sparks
Miriam Larson
W. Friedow
Otto Larson
Alvin Swanson
Cleone Rasmussen
Shirley
Arlis Johnson
Marie Dimond
Russell Swanson
Herman Harle
Carol Friedow
Lois Bentele
Fred Bentele
George Seaberg
Anna Finnemark
Anna Flom
Bernadine Anderson
Emery van Genpen
Earl Vitus
Minneapolis
Denver
Dawson
Northwestern Schools
The
Britt High School
Northwestern Bible School
Titonka Beats Garner Softball in League Game
Titonka defeated Garner No 1 Soft Ball 7 to 4 in a June 21 league clash on the focal diamond. The following June 26 Titonka lost 3 to 2 at German Valley on the Ramsey diamond in a seventh inning finish. Ribben and Gray pitched well in a tight pitchers battle. Titonka hosts Klemme on July.
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Titonka
Garner
Focal Diamond
German Valley
Ramsey
Ribben
Gray
Klemme
Merin J Hogan and Melinda Giesking Wed in Mason City
Melinda E Giesking daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Giesking of Woden united in marriage with Merlin J Hogan of Dougherty on Saturday June 23 at Holy Family church Mason City. The couple will reside in Webster City after a wedding trip. Attendants were Dorothy Giesking and Edmund Riggins. Nuptial music by Larry Kane. Reception at Hotel Hanford for about 70 relatives and friends.
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Woden
Melinda E. Giesking
Ernest Giesking
Merlin J. Hogan
Dougherty
Holy Family Church
Mason City
Arthur J. Breen
Dorothy Gies- King
Edmund Riggins
Reno
Larry Kane
Hanford
Highway Patrol
Webster City
Bernard Talty
Pamela
Chicago
Leonard McEvoy
Gary
Kay
Winnie Dickmann
Ted Christiansen
Minneapolis
Henry Conradi
Chandler, Minn
Wm. Kook
Wellsburg
Harold Ludeking
Waukon
Titonka
Buffalo Center
Clear Lake
Methodist Church services at Titonka and Doan
Doan church holds morning worship at 9 45 with subject How to Live on Your Emotions. Titonka worship at 11 00. Doan and Titonka church school for all ages. Young Adults meet at church Thursday July 12. See you in church.
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Methodist Church
Boy Scouts Plan June Meeting on Birds Study
The Boy Scouts will meet Tuesday evening June 10 at 7 at the Legion hall to study Birds. Each Scout should bring a list of birds he knows. On Sunday July 1 the local Troop played Lake Mills Scouts at the local diamond, Tyke winning 10 to 5.
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BOY Scout
Boy Scouts
Legion Hall
Lake Mills Boy Scouts
Tyke
Craig Sathoff
Titania Chamber Plans Monday Movie Meeting at Harold's
The Titania Chamber of Commerce meets next Monday at Harold's Roller Rink for its monthly session. A film program provided by Line and Twine Manufacturing Co will be shown. Attendees will discuss Indian Day preparations and lunch will be served.
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Chamber OF Commerce
Titania Chamber of Commerce
Harold’s
Line and Twine Manufacturing Co
Lightning Kills Elmer Thompson at Wesley Farm
Funeral services for Elmer Thompson age 37 were held at St Josephs Church after he was killed by lightning while cultivating corn near Buffalo Center. Thompson, a Wesley resident since 1943, left a widow Vanda Gollner and three children Cecelia Linda and Joseph Elmer. He was county dealer for Harley Davidson motorcycles and an active motorcycling enthusiast with the AMA.
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Wesley
Cecelia
Linda
Joseph Elmer
Prank Rhodee
Daniel O'Keefe
Buffalo Center
Erwin Kreiger
Winterset
Floyd Thompson
Elbow Lake
Minn
Ernest Thompson
New Richmond
Myron Thompson
Hayaward
Thompson
American Motorcycle Association
Columbus
Ohio
Heavy June rainfall exceeds normal in local region
Government reports show 7.74 inches fell in June, above the 4.71 inch average. Daily tallies include 1.35 inches on June 25 and 3.03 inches on Tuesday with .59 inches midweek, totaling heavy precipitation on eighteen of thirty days.
Divine Service At Good Hope Lutheran This Sunday
Good Hope Lutheran invites worshipers to Divine Service at 10 with Sunday School and Bible Class at 9. Bible Class resumes this Sunday and a festival offering supports the Lutheran Children's Home. Ladies aid meets July 11 at 8 PM with hostesses listed. Women’s Missionary Society meets July 12 at 8 PM led by Mrs. Herbert Rakow.
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Lutheran Children's Home
Ladies Aid
Etta Stecker
Fred Stecker
Martin Stecker
Herman Welhousen
Women's Missionary Society
Herbert Rakow
Wm. Boyken
Telko Stecker
Woden Soldier Begins Medical Training at Fort Sam Houston
Pvt. Roy W. Thorn Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Roy W Thorn of Woden has been assigned to the Medical Replacement Training Center at Fort Sam Houston Texas. He will learn the fundamentals of medical support for patients in hospitals and troops in the field.
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Woden
Fort Sam Houston
Roy W. Thorn Jr
Roy W. Thorn
Medical Replacement Training Center
Fort San Houston
Texas
Methodist WSCS Holds July Meeting at Church Parlors
The first general meeting of the Methodist WSCS will be held next Wednesday July 11 at the church parlors. Hostesses are Mrs. Howard Sparks and Mrs. Julia Reynolds. Mrs. Herman Schutter will lead worship and Mrs. C F Callies will present Our Healing Mission in the Philippines.
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Methodist
WSCS
Howard Sparks
Julia Reynolds
Herman Schutter
Philippines
C. F. Callies
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Valley Farmerettes
Eldon
Dick) Schutter
George J.schutter
10Th Infantry
Ft. Riley
Ft. Lawton
Wash
Japan
Clarence Brauer
Immanuel
MR. and
Mrs
Carolyn Dimond Howard Dawson
Muriel Schutier
George J. Schutter
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Grace
Melinda Giesking
Lightning
Elmer Thompson
Wesley Farmer
Good Hope Lutheran
A. Mardorf
Methodist Wscs
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