Titonka Indians Fall to Lotts Creekers on Sunday
Titonka lost 13 to 8 at Lotts Creek as the Lotts Creekers took early control scoring eight runs in the first inning. Box score shows Titonka with 8 hits and 8 runs against Lotts Creek’s 13 runs on 11 hits. Bancroft leads with a win over Swea City, Burt defeats Fenton, and Whittemore beats Wesley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka
Lottg ‘Creek
Lotts Creek
Rippentrop
Gartmer
Callies
Batt
G. Boekelman
Boekelman
Hlangen
Askin
Michaelson
E.eees
D. Callies
Imbermill
Meyer
Seereeeaes
Gross
Marlowe
Rene
Bancroft
Swea City
Burt
Fenton
Whittemore
Wesley
Pijahn
Pet
Bancroft Ee
Titanka
Abe
Menton
Lotty Creek
American Legion and Auxiliary News
Monthly activities listed for the American Legion and Auxiliary include a first Tuesday evening regular business meeting and a fourth Friday afternoon program and work meeting. Beth Miller urges members to wear their pins and cites a poem by Histe french Wolcott about the Legion Auxiliary pin and a veteran’s story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Miller
American Legion Auxiliary
Histefrench Wolcott
Legion Auxiliary
Hes
American Legion
Auxiliary
Hamilton Produce Adds 22x32 Rear Hatchery
A 22 by 32 foot addition was added to the rear of the Hamilton Hatchery and Produce building. It is enclosed with wire netting and will be used to hold chickens brought in and kept until shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton ‘Hatchery and Produce
Tractor accident injures Page county boy
Leslie Roush of Page county backed his tractor as his son Dean stood nearby. The wheel ran over the boy’s leg, leaving a bad cut but causing no other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Roush
Page County
Dean
Paper Survey Shows Local Farmers Subscribe Regularly
A recent survey finds that eight out of ten townspeople and farmers subscribe to four weekly newspapers. The results indicate strong readership among rural communities and urban residents alike, reflecting broad trust in multiple local publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghowe
Former Wesley Minister and Family Visit Local Churches
Rev. R. H. Bernsten and wife with their family spent Friday to Monday visiting friends in Britt Upper Flat and here. The former Congregational pastor attended evangelistic meetings in the East and enjoyed a church picnic at Eagle Lake with Wesley Britt and Upper Flat families. They planned a return to Painville Minnesota before heading home to Muskegon Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
R. H. Bernsten
Britt
Upper Flat
Bernsten
Congregational Church
Huston
Minn
Eagle Lake
Bernstens
Painville
Muskeegan
Michigan
Foreign War Veterans Meet at Algona Sunday
More than 300 delegates are expected to attend the quarterly Veterans of Foreign Wars and auxiliary convention of the eighth district at the Kossuth fairgrounds Sunday July 30. Registration starts at one with the post meeting at the fairgrounds and the auxiliary meeting at the W F W hall in town. State officials from the post and auxiliary will participate in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ailgona
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Eighth District
Kossuth Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds
W. F. ‘W. Hall
Edward Boykens Guests of Honor
Mr and Mrs Edward Boyken returned from their west honeymoon and are at home in Hamstreet cottage near the school house. A large reception followed the wedding with friends from Jewell Garner and Mapleton among attendees. A charivari serenade occurred at their new home. The couple entertained at a Tyke Theatre free show drawing 840 attendees. Also noted is the Iowa farm price index showing a 4 point drop from May 15 to June 15 and a farmer dollar purchasing power of 74 in June 1988.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewell
F. C. Missal
Garner
Carl Fritz
Mapleton
Minn
Mrs. Boyken
Tyke Theatre
Iowa State College
Submarine Tragedy Prompts Road Safety Calls
The world mourns the loss of three subs from different nations and pledges to rescue the vessels and determine the causes. While afloat, highway fatalities dwarf the submarine deaths, urging readers to drive safely and support safety campaigns. Each family deserves sympathy and action to reduce wrecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theq
You
Bible Conference Opens At Spirit Lake On Sunday
Spirit Lake hosts the twenty fifth annual Lake Okoboji Bible Conference opening Sunday July 23 with Pilgrimage Day services. Bishop William C. Martin preaches at 10 30 a m and Prof Carl Sumner Kopf and John Magee speak during the eight day event featuring music by Mohanan Post Band and a full program of lectures and devotional services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit Lake
William C. Martin
Omaha
BE. Hoon
Moville
Iowa
Committee On
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
M. L. Sanderlin
Fort Dodge
A. L. Semans
Martin
Carl Sumner Kopf
University of Southern California
John Benjamin Magee
Cornell College
Paul MacCollin
Morningside College Conservatory of Music
Leo Kucinski
Morningside College
Mohanan
Post
Sioux
O. 5. Knopf
J. B. Magee
Frederick J. Weertz
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Des Moines
J. Ralph Magee
New Methodist Bish
Bight Tabernacle
Weertz
Woden M. E. Ladies Host Guest Day Program
The Methodist Ladies Aid of Woden hosted a guest day with visitors from Forest City Titonia Britt Crystal Lake and Hayfield. Rev. Cuthbert spoke on Two Talents and the program included music and readings followed by a luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woden
Methodist Ladies Aid
Forest City
Titonia
Britt
Marriage Licenses Issued in Kossuth County this Week
Rachael P. Clapsaddle 23 of Burt wed William F. Gildner 28 of Waterloo. Virgil Gaither 24 of Los Angeles California married Mary Louise Deragish 23 of St Paul. Raymond B. Lamb 28 and Inez J. Hicher 19 both of Algona obtained licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth County
Rachael P.clapsaddle
Burt
William F. Gildner
Waterloo
Virgil Gaither
Los Angeles
Calif
Mary Louise Deragish
St. Paul
Raymond B. Lamb
Inez J. Hicher
Algona
Sight saved when dynamite failed at Knoxville job
Eighteen sticks of dynamite failed to explode on a Knoxville construction job. Employee Joe Kujak inspected the device and avoided injury as the blast burned his face severely but did not occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Joe Kujak
Tractor breaks Clinton Creek bridge at Winter set
Caterpillar tractor tester Dana Phillips drove off after the vehicle sank through a bridge at Clinton Creek during Winter set. He escaped injury despite the dramatic plunge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Creek
Dana Phillips
Blacksmith Convention Held at Woden Sunday
The Clear Lake Local No. 176 held its monthly blacksmith meeting at Charles Christensen home in Woden on Sunday July 16. Members listed include Henry Hanson Forest City Walter Jensen Crystal Lake Paul Anderson Crystal Lake R Keith Rowan William Henry Clarion Ed Wolfe Holmes George Overslein Scarville Ole Sandburg Goodell John Mathison Goldfield Mathison Jr Hagle Grove RK Iverson Crystal Lake Cari i Glad Ventura Gordon Jensen Clear Lake Ralph Murr Woden Anton Christensen Woden. An auxiliary formed with Mrs Walter Jensen president Mrs Wm Henry vice president Mrs Charles Christensen secretary and treasurer. The annual picnic is set for August 13 at Reed's Lake near Hampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wioden
Clear Lake
Charles Christensen
Woden
Henry Hanson
Forest City
Walter Jensen
Paul Anderson
Crystal Lake
R. Keith
Rowan
William Henry
Clarion
Ed Wolfe
Billie
Holmes
George Overslein
Scarville
Ole Sandburg
Goodell
John Mathison
Goldfield
Mathison Jr
Hagle Grove
RK. Iverson
Cari i Glad
Ventura
Gordon Jensen
Ralph Murr
Anton Christensen
Wm. Henry
Reed’s Lake
Hampton
Preparations Under Way for Indian Day Celebration
Preparations for the Indian Day celebration on Tuesday, August 1, are progressing rapidly. The concessions committee has booked clean games and rides. The free attractions committee is considering several acts with announcements to come. Baseball plans are undecided while the committee negotiates with several teams from nearby towns. The street sports committee is arranging a full program and lineup will be published soon.
Lions Hear Algona Speaker Joe Lowe On Conservation
Joe Lowe of Algona addressed the Lions Club, discussing game soil lake and timber conservation as part of his talk. He noted public apathy toward conservation and urged better stewardship, promising an upcoming theatre party for Lions and families at 7 pm meeting at city park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Lowe
Algona
Lions Club
Lowe
State Conservation Board
Farm for Sale Offers 120 Acre Property
An advertisement for a 120 acre farm offered at 70 dollars per acre with favorable terms. A. M. Petersen signs the notice, indicating a private listing and inviting inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Petersen
Nominations Set For Township Home Project Officers
Several Kossuth women groups nominate officers for the coming year with new leaders and reendorsed posts. Ruth Seaton Hicks notes plans for fall meetings as Laverne forms a 16 member club and Fenton club to nominate on Friday July 28. Officers named across townships include Cresco, Buffalo, Ledyard, Plum Creek, Seneca, German, Prairie, and Greenwood with chairs, publicity, and music roles filled or renewed.
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Kossuth
Home
Ruth Seaton Hicks
Laverne
Lafe Oxley
Fenton Club
Grant Home Project Club
Arnold Reynolds
W. C. Briggs
Paul Wille
Cresco
Loren Brown
Ralph Brown
Buffalo Township
Ed Zaweifel
Hanold Miller
Maurice Billborough
Ledyard
Township
C. O. Peterson
Lou Nitz
C. A. Gutknecht
Carl Paetz
Plum Creek
Agnes Seely
H. Altwegg
Harry Bode
Iowa's Redhead Queen Chosen at State Fair
Iowa to select a Redhead Queen at the 1939 State Fair with Susan Hayward headlining as a judge and guest. Eligible Iowa girls aged 16 to 26 may enter by sending photo and hair sample. twenty five district winners advance to finals August 27–30 with motion picture screen tests and a Hollywood trip for the queen. Hayward will judge and perform nightly shows Aug 27–30, marking the first Hollywood presence at the exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Susan ‘Hayward
Hollywood
Wag
Nile
State Fair Board
Susan Hayward
Vicious Wagon At Elk Horn Injury Reports
Arne Lange towed a wagon with a tractor when a broken chain caused the wagon to lift the tractor’s rear wheels and drop onto the driver. A passerby freed him about an hour later after the incident near Elk Horn. Read the Want Ads.
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Elk Horn
Arne Lange
Detasseling Hybrid Corn Takes Two to Four Weeks
The detasseling peak for hybrid seed corn in Kossuth came late last week. The process lasts two to four weeks depending on corn type. Tillers or suckers also require detasseling and prolong the season. Harvest starts around Sept. 15. An Algona project by Pioneer Hybrid develops inbreeding at the Gilmore farm six and a half miles south of town. visitors are welcome anytime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth
Algona
Pioneer Hybrid Company
JE. J. Gilmore
Woden Bridge Club Hosts Picnic at Clear Lake
Members of the Hi- Lo bridge club picnicked at Clear Lake Sunday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Harry Quinn, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bode and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Bode and Marilyn Kay, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Larson and Patty Ann, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Atzen, Mr. and Mrs. Timibakore, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Orthel and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Rittenhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woden
Hi- Lo Bridge Club
Clear Lake
Harry Quinn
Henry Bode
Ted Bode
Marilyn Kay
Luther Larson
Patty Ann
Ben Atzen
Timibakore
Henry Orthel
Dale Rittenhouse
Auto Stunt Acts At County Fair Algona Iowa
More than a score of top automobile stunt men form the Death Dodgers for a two hour county fair program in Algona Iowa on Sunday Aug 20. Trained at the New York World's Fair speed oval under Jimmy Lynch the group aims to perform stock sedan stunts including reverse spins wing-overs leaps and snap-rolls in a breathless show with its own stock and clowns. Lynch, famed for the 1939 World's Fair star driver role, brings international thrill expertise to the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Iowa
EB. L. Vincent
Jimmy Lynch
Atock Santomobiles
Lynch
United States
Canada
Pays to Heed An Ames Merchant Stop Leads to Arrest
An Ames merchant was stopped near Forest City for a burned out headlight. A patrolman advised stopping in the next town for repairs. After passing Garner Belmond and Blairsburg a second patrolman issued another request. State office comparisons led to a warrant and a $26 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Forest
Garner
Belmond
Blairsburg
Highway Patrol
Drowning Rescue Ends With Brief Near-Death Return
Arthur Pett of Waterloo nearly drowned while fishing near Littleton on the Wapsipinicon. Companions Dan Gorman and Harold Spooner pulled him from the water and performed artificial respiration. Pett revived after about ten minutes and appeared none the worse for the encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Pett
Waterloo
Littleton
Dan Gorman
Harold Spooner
Pett
Pearly Gates
Woman Fined On Driving Charge In Justice Court
In Algona Justice Court Judge Della Welter fined several motorists for speeding and related violations. John Hauptmann Wea Ley Gerald Frankl Irvington Bert Coon Algona were fined 2 dollars plus 2.85 dollars costs, Raymond R. Michell Grant 6.85 dollars, Mrs Merton Christenson Whittemore 4 dollars for operating without a driver’s license. Harl A. Miller Atlantic 3 dollars for operating a truck without a chauffeur’s license. William Hillard transient 80 days jail suspended if he leaves town. Charges included drunkenness. New district court docket items involve Westerlund Jr versus UW M Johnson Cecil H Alexander to appoint receiver J G F Vogel versus H R Bunkofske N J Weydert and Elizabeth Weydert versus Frank Bormann adoption. New probate cases filed include estates of Olav T Solberg Christi Movick Oscar Movick administrator Fred Huittner Sr Zeigler Fred J Zeigler administrator George W Benner Guy M Butts administrator Martin Walsh from Cook County Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Della Welter
John Hauptmann
Wealey
Gerald Frankl
Irvington
Bert Coon
Raymond R. Michell
Grant
Merton Christenson
Whittemore
Harl A. Miller
H. R. Bunkofske
N. J. Weydert
Elizabeth Weydert
Frank Bormann
Olav T. Solberg
Christi Movick
Oscar Movick
Fred Huittner Sr
Fia Oo. Zeigler
Fred J L. Zeigler
George W. Benner
Guy M. Butts
Martin Walsh
Cook County
Illinois
Pointed Paragraphs at Immanuel Lutheran Church
Immanuel Lutheran near Titonka presents a weekly series of pointed paragraphs reflecting on wisdom from scripture. It lists five sayings about parenting, wealth, and forward plans, followed by English services on Sunday July 28 at 10:00 a.m. with Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. Delegates from Immanuel and Good Hope church to a Titonka meeting are named J. Rode, H. Franzen, A. Loeschen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran
Adolph Kilian
Titonka
Bretheren
Luther League
Good Hope Church
Immanuel
J. Rode
H. Franzen
A. Loeschen
Service at Good Hope Lutheran Next Sunday
Good Hope Lutheran invites worship led by Pastor M A Schulz in English at 10 30 Sunday July 24 with Sunday School at 9 00 prior to the service emphasizing community worship and language accessibility for all members of the congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Hope Lutheran
M. A. Schulz
Methodist Sunday Schedule and Guest Day at Church
The church will hold Sunday School at 10:00 a m and Morning Worship at 11:00 a m The ladies aid plans a guest day at the church next week Wednesday inviting women from neighboring churches to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal
Ladies Aid
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Legion and Auxiliary News
Hamilton Produce
Edward Boykens
MLE. Bible School
Woden M. E
Lions Meeting
Ramsey Church
the Ladies Aid
Woden Bridge Club
Justice Court
Doan
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