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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1959
Page
3
Numerous families hosted and attended gatherings over the Fourth of July weekend. Guests included the Hansen, Peterson, Krantz, and Buffington families, with travel to Ogden Utah and Montereay California plans briefly noted.
Sunday visits at multiple homes mark social ties as families travel to Plymouth Goodell and Algona areas. Vacation plans include Indiana Pittsfield Mass Cape Cod and South Dakota Minnesota trips. Community events feature an Ice Cream Social July 11 and a large neighborly gathering before moves and farewells.
Notice states Western Union Telegraph Company applied June 2 1959 to the FCC to close the Titonka agency. Substitue service will be available via Algona office by telephone. Public protest or support must be filed with the FCC in Washington by July 92 1959.
The notice states a written protest may be sent to the Federal Communications Commission by July 22 1959. The communication concerns Western Union Telegraph offices in Woden and Forest City Iowa and related public access by telephone.
A crowded weekend with numerous visits and gatherings noted in Algona area. Families like Grahams Buffington Harms Giesking Jansen and Tjaden hosted or visited relatives in Crystal Lake Storm Lake and Parker South Dakota. A Bruns reunion near July 5 drew many relatives from Algona Clarion Burt Minneapolis and more. Gena Kroming heads to three weeks of automatic pinsetter instruction at Tyke Lanes.
Local church notices list worship times Sunday School and services for First Bible Presbyterian Ramsey Reformed Good Hope Lutheran Woden Hayenga Immanuel Lutheran Titonka Doan Parish and Methodist Church. Additional events include youth meetings choir practices and a softball game schedule.
The Methodist team sits at 3 1 with a .750 record followed by Corwith and Ramsey at .400 and .000 respectively. Immanuel has yet to win, while Christ Reformed and Good Hope show .301 and .250 marks. Friday games feature Methodist versus Christ Ref at 8:00 p.m. and Good Hope against Ramsey at 9:05 p.m.
A partial religious passage references victory through Jesus Christ from 1 Corinthians 15 58 and includes lingering phrases about death and hope. The text appears as a devotional excerpt with archaic punctuation.
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