Women of Kosssuth Farm Bureau Meet At Burt Hotel
Kosssuth County Farm Bureau Women committee met at the Burt Hotel on Friday July 13 to plan a yearlong program for rural women. Projects include table setting demos storage space, home sewing machine care, clothing clinics, storage methods, and a home sewage disposal demonstration with Town State College specialists.
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Kossuth County Farm Bureau
Burt Hotel
Lillian A. Peckham
County Extension Home
Town State College
A. L. Brown
Farm Bureau
Mason City
Wayne Keith
Walter Campney
Burt
C. C. Inman
Bancroft
Glen Miller Serves Aboard Cruiser Augusta With Truman
Glen Miller son of Mr and Mrs Ray Miller formerly of Titanka now Buffal Center is stationed on the Cruiser Augusta that carried President Truman to Europe. He has served most of the war with numerous Atlantic trips. When he got leave in June Miss Leala Krominga daughter of Mr and Mrs Reinder Kropinga married on June 18 in Norfolk. Mrs Miller works in a department store in Norfolk.
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Glen Miller
Ray Miller
Titanka
Buffal Center
Augusta
President Truman
Europe
Glen
Navy
Atlantic
Leala’ Krominga
Reinder Kropinga
Norfolk
Mra. Miller
Fire at Tyke Theatre Ends Show Saturday Night
A fire destroyed a film at Tyke Theatre on Saturday night near the end of the first performance. A fire extinguisher cleared the flames but smoke halted the show. Regular shows resumed Sunday as patrons exited safely once there was no danger.
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Tyke Theatre
Thacker
Don Michaelson Fights Through Five Campaigns in Europe
Sgt. Donald D. Michaelson of Tonka Iowa is being processed at Camp Norfolk Assembly Area for return to the United States after 20 months overseas. The 24th Infantry Division, known as the Indianhead Division, fought in France Belgium Germany and Czechoslovakia from D Day plus one June 7 1944 and earned fame by resisting a Nazi winter offensive and advancing across Europe.
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European Assembly Area
Donald D. Michaelson
Titonka
Iowa
Camp Norfolk Assembly Area
United States
France
Belgium
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Normandy
Brest
Ruhr
Leipzig
First Army
Fort Tackson
8. C
Jim Huber Serves With Army Supply Unit in Belgium
In Belgium the 164th quartermaster battalion headquarters operated diverse supply functions for the 58th depot, supervised 4 U.S. quartermaster service companies and 6,000 German prisoners in rail and distribution tasks, and aided Charleroi coal mines restoring 12,000 tons of coal daily while supporting D-day staging and postwar redeployment efforts. T. Sgt. Gerald G. Huber of Titonka, Iowa, serves with the unit in Liege.
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Liege
Belgium
164Th Quartermaster Battalion
Charleroi
Gerald G. Huber
Titorka
Iowa
Leige
U. S
58Th Quartermaster Depot
Europe
Carl. R. Sandstrom
Abilene
Kansas
Newport
Cardiff
Barry
France
164Th
le Havre
Antwerp
Pacific Theater
Topic data on B-29 and Dayle Higgins visits
Dayle Higgins who with his wife came from Shreveport on a 19 day furlough furnished the Topic with a newspaper clipping reporting on the B 29 bomber. The article notes cost, performance figures and specifications including speed ceiling range bomb load engines crew and armament based on Wright Field data and aircraft comparison with the B 17.
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Dayle Higgins
Shreveport Yast
Dayle
Wright Meld
Ohio
Barksdale
Kossuth 4-H Girls Plan Demonstrations
Kossuth County 4-H girls will plan demonstrations this week at district meetings led by Lillian A. Peckham. Clubs meet July 17 at Algona Library Basement and Titonka school, July 18 at Mrs Henry Scott's home and James Butler’s, July 19 at Wesley Bank. Demonstrations build poise, service, and sharing of home furnishing practices ahead of local achievement days and the County Fair on August 29.
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Kossuth
Lillian A. Peckham
Algona
Union Alethean
Plum Creek Elite
Irvington I's
Riverdale Rustlers
Titonka School
Buffalo Boosters
Valley
Victory
Henry Scott
Swea Sunnyside
Harrison Hustlers
Greenwood Girls
Seneca Stars
James Butler
Lotts Creek Lassies
Fenton
Wesley Bank
Wesley Wizards
Prairie Pals
LaVerne Live Wires
Ramsey Reform Church Service and Sunday School Schedule
The Ramsey Reform Church, led by Pastor F. Snutijer, announces morning worship at 10 30. Sunday School meets at 9739 with the topic Abraham's Practice of Brotherhood. The Young People's Society gathers at 7 30 for evening worship. Scripture reads Let there be no strife between us for we are brethren Genesis 13 8.
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Ramsey Reformed Churor
F. Snutijer
Abraham
Young People’s Society
Genegis
Carrs hail son Robert for gallantry with Silver Star
The notice reports Pvt. Robert B. Carr of the U.S. Army, Company K 53rd Infantry, awarded the Silver Star for May 17, 1943 actions on Razorback Ridge Attu Alaska. Carr cleared three Japanese machine gun nests risking his life under heavy fire. The award was endorsed by Commanding Officer Attu Alaska and Major General H. E. Landrum.
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Alan Carr
Robert
War Department
Attu
Alaska
Pvt
Robert BH. Care
A.S.N
53Rd Infantry
U. 8
Amry
Razorback Ridge
Carr
HE. W. Landrum
Immanuel Lutheran Church Service Schedule and Notices
Rev. Wm. Plant leads English services at 10 30 with Sunday school and bible class at 9 30. Special offering for educational purposes. Marvella Brung and Ione Mayland report on Leadership Training School. Congregational quarterly meeting after services. Pastor on vacation next week. No services July 29 or August 5. Sunday school and Bible class canceled those Sundays. Next service August 12 with English service. No Ladies Aid meeting in August.
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Wm. Plant
Marvella Brung
Ione Mayland
Congregational Quarterly
Ladies Aid
Good Hope Lutheran Church announces services and events
Divine worship at 10:30 with Sunday School and Bible Class at 9130. A special congregation meeting will follow Sunday’s service. The Women’s Missionary Society meets Wednesday evening July 18 with a program and special speaker on American Indian Life.
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Good Hope Lutheran American Lutheran Church
Alfred
Mardoff
Women's Missionary Society
Methodist Church Service Times
W L Patterson pastor leads Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Morning Worship at 11 a.m. Doan offers Sunday School at 9 30 a.m. and Morning Worship at 10 a.m. in the same church listings.
Memorial Services For Lakota Sailor Vernon D. Zoller
Memorial services were held at the Lutheran church in Bricelyn on Sunday July 15 for Chief Boastwain Mate Vernon D. Zoller born July 9 1919 who died November 30 1944 killed in action serving in the United States Navy in the South Pacific area Attending Lakota residents are listed among family and friends including Mrs Mary Zaller and Rev Darnaver among others.
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Lakota
Bricelyn
Boastwain
Vernon D. Zoller
United States Navy
South Pacific
Mary Zaller
Wilbur
Novella
Darnaver
I. B. Wortman
Agitation for a New Cooperative Town Fire Truck
The article discusses driving support for a new town and farm cooperative fire truck. Various communities like Lakota, Bancroft, and Titonka share models where members pay fees, townships help own or maintain the vehicle, and firefighters may be paid.
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Lakota
Mang
Bancroft
Greenwood
Ramsey
Te Titonka
Former Titonka teacher visits from Honolulu after Pearl Harbor
Miss Naoma Frisbee formerly taught at Titonka in 1925 and 1928. Now in Garner from Hawaii, she last taught outside Honolulu, is married to Frank Atwoht, and traveled from Honolulu to California then to Town by train aboard a blackout ship. She hopes for transport back to Honolulu to begin the new school year.
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Naoma Frisbee
Garner
Titanka
Hawaiian ‘Islands
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Frank Atwoht
San Francisco
Frank
Kanawha
War Chest Meeting at P. W. Camp Thursday
Kossuth county War Chest chairmen and workers are invited to a district War Chest meeting at the Prisoner of War Camp officer's club in Algona on Thursday evening July 19. The session begins at 8:00. Each chairman should bring as many workers as possible. Three guest speakers will explain the National War Fund. A. E. Kresensky is the county chairman.
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Kossuth County War Chest
Don’t Sell Your Hens While They Are Laying
Poultry specialist W R Whitfield of Iowa State College urges farmers not to discard laying hens during the summer as egg production declines. He says producers should cull nanoproducers but keep enough birds to maintain about 60 percent production until pullets begin laying.
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W. R. Whitfield
Iowa State College
Whitfield
Titonka Lions elect Jay Budlong president
Jay Budlong was elected president of the Titonka Lions Club at the meeting last Thursday evening. He had served as vice-president the past year and contributed significantly due to the prior president's absence. New officers include Schram as 1st vice president Frank Clark secretary and treasurer Robert Lang third, Edward A. Sathoft secretary treasurer Ted Dunrrea Tall Twister Edward Boyken Lion Tanner Roy Budlong named director for three years with George Bonacker and R. L. Krantz as other directors.
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Jay Budlong
Witonka Lions Club
Wort
Hm. Schram
Frank Clark
Robert Lang
Edw. A. Sathoft
Ted Dunrrea Tall Twister
Hdward Boyken Lion Tanner
Roy Budlong
Beef production subsidy rules updated by AAA committees
Robert M Loss of Kossuth County announces Triple A committees now may issue beef production sight drafts to eligible feeders and feeder slaughterers. For sales from May 19 1945 to June 30 1945 applications must be filed by August 31 1945. From July 1 1946 onward applications must be filled within 0 days of sale with at most one per applicant per calendar month.
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Robert M. Loss
Kossuth County
AAA
Triple-A
Loss
S. P. Workers Report Activities At Legion Meeting
Members of the S. P. Workers club met at the Legion rooms with good attendance. They sent 24 lap boards 26 scrap books and 48 hemmed handkerchiefs to hospitals and the Kossuth County Junior Red Cross. A cake and coffee sale yielded 1.08 for hospitalized men and women. Hostesses were LaVorne McColley and Catherine Orthel.
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S. P. Workers Club
Legion Rooms
Rall
Kossuth County
LaVorne McColley
Cathering Orthel
Legion Auxiliary to hold July meeting at 2130 sharp
On Friday afternoon July 27 members meet at the Legion hall at 2130 with Mary Sartor and Galena Zwiefel as hostesses. It will be a business meeting where 188 committees must be named for the coming year and instructions relayed to chairmen per department rulings.
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Legion Hall
Mary Sartor
Galena Zwiefel
Department
Kossuth County Tops Iowa in War Bond Drive Surplus
Kossuth County ranked 16th in Iowa for E bonds in the Seventh War Loan drive, with $1,231,726 in E bonds purchased against a $968,000 quota, 127.24 percent. Total county bond sales reached $2,328,917, $1,608,828 by individuals and $720,089 by corporations, the largest dollar margin over quota among counties, though percent over quota was lower than earlier drives. Extra final days boosts helped meet individual quotas. Portland and Ramsey townships narrowly met targets while all towns exceeded quotas and 22 of 28 townships did so in this neighborhood.
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Kossuth County
Iowa
Kossuth
Towa
Montana
Portland
Ramsey
Lake Okoboji Bible Conference Opens July 29
The 41st annual Lake Okshoji Bible Conference gathers at Methodist Camp near Spirit Lake from July 29 to August 5. Dr J J Davies chairs the program with a galaxy of speakers including Bishop Brashares, Bishop Hughes, Dr Roy L Smith, Bishop Badley, and Prof J Newton. Themes center on Great Faith with lectures, music, films, and daily prayers.
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Lake Okshoji
Charles Brashares
Iowa
Edwin Hughes
Washington, D. C
Roy L. Smith
The
Christian Advocate
Brenton Badley
India
Frederick Weertz
Des Moines
Jack McMichael
New York City
M. E. Dorr
E. D. Hart
Alvin Maberry
Mildred Eubank
Paul Potter
W.S. C
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Committee OF Farm Bureau
Truman
Don Michaelson
Jim Huber
Army
Silver
Immanuel Lutheran Church
P. W. Camp
Titonka Lions
S. P
American Legion Auxiliary
Buffalo Seegenes
Okoboji
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