Ramblin 2 with Phil vacation plans and local events
Phil and Shirley plan a vacation after the issue goes to press. Indian day is near with a one day celebration on August 13 at Titonka Saddle Club Horse Show on Sunday at 1:30. Joe Kline and brother on a three week California trip. paper size will expand briefly to eight pages after return. Field conditions and corn crop prospects discussed with optimism for rain and good harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley
Titonka
Saddle Club
Rodeo Grounds
Joe Kline
California
Craig
Johnnie Wilson dies at 52 after brief illness
Johnnie Wilson former Albany resident dies at his home after a short illness. Funeral services set for July 17 at Fisher Funeral Home with burial in Waverly Memorial cemetery. Survived by Hazel Olson wife. daughter Clea Jon-Nel. brother Bernard Wilson. sisters Vaughn Rising and Florence Peterson. aunt Mrs Carl Pearson. Memorials to American Cancer Society directed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Farm Shorts: oats harvest, shade for livestock, and soybeans
County Extension Director Dean L. Barnes notes harvest is top of mind with variable yields and stresses shade and cool water for livestock. A salt feeder setup and automatic waterers help hogs. Copperas spray treats yellow soybeans, with a field day at Kanawha and mentions of Burnett oats and stem rust appearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Shorts
Dean L. Barnes
Extension Director
4H Party to Be Held Wednesday July 25
A County 4-H folk and square dancing party will be held Wednesday July 25 at the Kossuth County Fairgrounds in Algona starting at 8 30 p m Lloyd Frazee a noted square dance instructor and caller from Bassett Iowa will provide an evening of dancing on the green All 4 H and Farm Bureau young people members and leaders are invited to take part under the direction of the county 4 H officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth County Fairgrounds
Algona
Lloyd Frazee
Midwest
Bassett
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Putzstuck Transferred to Kansas for Aviation Mechanic Training
Gerald Thomas Putzstueck son of Mr and Mrs Bertrand Putz stuck Luverne finished nine weeks of naval training on Tuesday July 10 and returns home for a two week leave. He prior worked at Hamilton Hatchery in Titonka and will travel to Kansas for aviation mechanic schooling after his leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Putzstuck
Kansas
Gerald
Thomas Putzstueck
Bertrand Putzstuck
Luverne
Hamilton Hatchery
Titonka
John Hamiltons
Amateur Horse Show to Be Held Sunday
Titanka Saddle Club hosts an amateur horse show at RoGeo Grounds this Sunday July 22 starting 1 30 p m with ten classes judged by an official and prizes ribbons for top entries. The event promises excitement and community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titanka Saddle Club
American Legion Auxiliary Calendar of 1956 57 Events
The American Legion Auxiliary Executive Board outlined the year long schedule for 1956 57 with Lois Petersen presiding at the Peterson rural home. Monthly business meetings and work sessions covered programs on Publicity American Education Legislation Community Service and Pan American among others with hostesses and entertainment roles assigned.
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American Legion Auxiliary Executive Board
Lois Petersen
Peterson
Minnie Oesterreicher
Parley
Sadie Denton
Esther Petersen
Berdine Korte
Louise Mechler
Cleo Nelson
Elsie Hansen
Becca Hipp
Ollie Bruns
Edith Isebrand
Nothwehr
Stella
Irene Petersen
Katherine Hamilton
Caroline Hatten
Patricia Haines
Dorothy Nothwehr
Rosina Truesdell
Mary Oesterreicher
Martha Boyken
Camilla Cooper
Bridget Garrett
Stella Petersen
Tena
Bruns
Civil Defense
National Securty Bas
Cleo
Nellie Nelson
Frances Gingrich
Poppy
Irene . Petersen
Alta Norland
Elizabeth Kennedy
Mary Young
Christian Reformed and Ramsey Win Pair in Local Baseball Play
In Friday games Christian Reformed defeated Britt 10-1 while Ramsey triumphed 5-1 halting Lutheran title chances. Monday results saw Ramsey beat Good Hope 12-3 and a 5-5 tie between Good Hope and Immanuel with Good Hope winning 6-5 in a late homer by Bruce Stecker. Upcoming July 20 schedule features Good Hope versus Britt and a close Good Hope vs Immanuel matchup starting at 8:00 p.m. County 4-H Plowing Contest set for August 1 near Lone Rock on the Ornie Behrends farm as part of Tractor Maintenance activities with 22 boys clubs entering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Reformed
Ramsey
Lawrence Heyer
Britt
Good Hope
Methodists
Immanuel
Bruce Stecker
Good Hope Lutheran
Ornie Behrends
Lone Rock
Dale Hull
Iowa State College
Algona Club
Dennis Scheby
Don Froehlich
Eagle
Norman Ottman
Kevin Thorson
Plum Creek
Roger Keith
James Kain
Portland
Andrew Harms
David Stewart
Donald Schiltz
Melvin DeGeeter
St. Joe
David McGuire
Don Wagner
Jensen
Bob Crouch
Shower Held for the Former Myrth Akkerman
A miscellaneous shower at the Methodist Church in Titanica Saturday night honored Mrs. Dwight Huff the former Myrth Akkerman daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Akkerman. The program featured songs readings poems and a hymn before the opening of gifts and a luncheon hosted by the hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titanica
Dwight Huff
Myrth Akkerman
Clarence Akkerman
Judy DeBoer
Betty Heyer
Clara Klasse
June
Goldman
Marlene Uken
Doris Kuchenreuther
Farewell Party for Harold DeWall Held in July
The junior class hosted a farewell party for Harold DeWall who is moving to California. The event took place Monday evening July 16 at the Ralph Traden home and featured a pot luck picnic supper followed by swimming in the Wesley pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Dewall
California
Ralph Traden
Wesley
Buffalo Center Roller Rink Set to Reopen With Carnival Skate
Harold Miller announces the Buffalo Center Roller Rink will reopen Saturday July 2 with a Carnival Skate. Regular Saturday night skates resume and a new Kids Night feature debuts each Tuesday. A reopening date for Harold's Roller Rink in Titanka is pending. watch this paper for updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Harold Miller
Buffalo Center
Harold
Titanka
Alice Hurd Hammond Rites Held Monday
Funeral services were held for Alice Hurd Hammond in the Methodist Church at Titonka at 1 30 PM on the seventeenth day of July nineteen fifty six. Rev. Max Goldman conducted the rites. interment in Township Cemetery Titonka. Hammond survived by husband Victor and three children Laloa Marie and LeRoy. born February 21 1890s in Milton Junction Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Hurd Hammond
Titonka
Max Goldman
Towa
Louis Bartlett
Prank D. Fisher
Andrew
Omnis
Lenus Isebrand
Ben Isebrand
Amos Krominga
Carl F. Callies
Florence Reynolds
William Hagen
Old Rugged Cross
Stanford
Nancy Jane Hurd
Milton Junction
Wisconsin
Victor Jacob Hammond
Hanlontown
Iowa
Laloa
Marie
Russell Krominga
LeRoy
Seattle
Washington
Hammond
Mlinois
Belvedere
Titonia
Buffalo Center Hospital
Lester Hurd
St. Charles
Michigan
Mary Nygren
Rockford
Illinois
Huber Wins Brooder House in Local Bean Guess Contest
Mrs Louis Huber of Titonka wins the 12 by 18 foot brooder house valued at 450 dollars in the Hamilton Hatcheries bean and corn guessing contest held in Titonka Bancraft and Wealey. Hendy Siemens of Cylinder takes second prize 500 pounds of Hamilton Feeds for a close guess. Huber guessed 2568 and Siemens 2567.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Hatcheries
Titonka
Bancrafi
Wealey
Louis Huber
Hamilton
Hendy Siemens
Cylinder
Huber
Siemens
Titonka Soldier Assigned to Hawaii
Private James W. Van Hove, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Van Hove of Titonka Iowa, is assigned as a messenger with the Communications and Records Section Adjutant General Division Fort Shafter Hawaii. He previously served at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri and graduated Titonka Consolidated High School in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka
Hawaii
Fort Shafter
James W. van Hove
Ted van Hove
Iowa
Adjutant General Division
van Hove
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Titonka Consolidated High School
Fifty-First Iowa Picnic Set for Long Beach
Governor Leo A. Hoegh and Senator Thomas E. Martin will headline the fifty-first annual Summer Picnic in Long Beach California on August 18 1956 at the recreation park The event aims for 100 000 attendees with invited governors and senators from Iowa border states and Marshall Craig of Allison Iowa as master of ceremonies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Long Beach
Leo A. Hoegh
Thomas E. Martin
Chariton
Iowa City
California
Hoegh
Martin
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iinois
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Marshall Craig
Allison
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Phil
Johnny Wilson
Wash Street
Albany
Oregon
Ore
Johnnie Wilson
Johnnie
Woodrow
Willamette Valley
Buzz Reynolds
Swea City
Kanawha
Herman Dreesman
Harry Naffziger
Frank Brusie
Bob Johnson
Mister
Amatuer
Titania~ Federated ~Womens Club
W.5.c.s
Rebkah Circle
C. F. Callies
Hazel Budlong
Lesson
Edith Budlong
Rachel Circle
Maggie Boekelman
Simon Sunken
Leo Richter
Jay Budlong
Martha Circle
T.A. Dunmire
Dale Higgins
Leonard Callies
Florence Reaser
American Legion Auxiliary
Christian
Reformed
Kossuth Co
Francis A. Kutish
Iowa State College Farm Economist
Kutish
Corn Belt
Brooder House
Meeg Run Teshy
Meee Reef
Ypusiic Health Service
New York City
LD UE Hy de A Lea
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