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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1959
Page
6
A dense list of local residents and relatives including Buffingtons, Boykens, Krantzes, and Nelsons gather for picnics, dinners, and visits. Couples honeymooning in Boulder return home to Grundy Center while others travel to Algona Ottosen Humeston Ogden and Monteray for weddings and visits. A Buffington family picnic near Forest City draws 67 attendees from across the region.
A long list of Sunday and weekend visits includes Mr. and Mrs. George Weaver and Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Fritz at Jerry Boekelman’s home, moves to Goodell, car accident recovery, and plans for temple events. Other items cover vacations to Indiana, Pittsfield, Cape Cod, South Dakota, and northern Minnesota. receptions for Mrs. Lillie Poth in Algona. neighborhood moving plans. cottage stays. family picnics at Call Park. and multiple 4th of July gatherings and visits among local families and friends.
Notice states Western Union Telegraph Company filed on June 22 1959 with the Federal Communications Commission to close the Titonka Iowa agency telegraph office Substitute service will be available through the Western Union Telegraph Office in Algona Iowa
A July 2 1959 notice from an Iowa office invites public comment on proposed closing. The communication notes availability through Forest City, Iowa, about 20 miles away, by telephone, and asks any member of the public to protest or support the closing.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Graham and others hosted and visited across Crystal Lake and Algona area. Families attended picnics on the 4th at Merle Giesking and gained reports of travel and work. David Rippentrop joined Northwest Airlines as a Reservation Sales Agent after training in Chicago. The Brungret reunion occurred July 5 with numerous relatives attending from Algona Clarion Burt and Minneapolis. A Tyke Electric Shop bake sale is scheduled Saturday July 11 at 1 30 pm hosted by the Women’s Federated Club.
Church schedules for Presby terian Ramsey Reformed Good Hope Woden Immanuel and Methodist with Sunday services Bible study and choirs plus Wednesday and Thursday activities. Softball league standings show Christ Reformed 3.0 0.0, Good Hope 3.0 2.50, Ramsey 2.0 5.0, Immanuel 0.0 0.0. last Friday games Methodist over Immanuel, Good Hope and Corwith over Immanuel.
A biblical citation from I Corinthians 15 58 proclaims thanks and victory through Jesus Christ, emphasizing faith over death. The line reflects Protestant evangelical wording and expresses assurance of triumph through divine power.
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