Assault charges grow out of 4th fracas at Algona
Ralph Johnson of Spencer faced a hearing on an assault with intent to murder charge from the July 4th Algona incident at the Johnson lunchroom. Milford Green of Renwick filed the case. Witnesses were expected. Johnson says he threw a firecracker. Also listed were sentences for others and new district court filings including foreclosures and probate cases as well as a Minneapolis marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Ralph Johnson
Spencer
Justice of Peace Della Welter
Milford Green
Renwick
Green
Johnson
Bancroft
Arthur Robertson
Davenport
Ed Gorman
Burt Justice of Peace
Kossuth
Albert Hagg
Hazel J. Anderson
Champlain Refining Company
C. M. Whitehill
Dheck
Union Central Life Insurance Company
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bertha Cink
Frank Cink
W.A. Murray
Kossuth County
Don L. Warnke
Ruby B. Wilson
Minneapolis, Minn
American Legion and Auxiliary Notes August Meeting Change
Heat extends scheduling as Beth Miller and Mathilda Falk postpone Friday meeting. The group promotes The Flag Speaks at Tyke on July 28 29 and 30 with hope all members attend. Obituary notes the death of Mrs Oscar Thompson of Dallas Center and honors her Legion Auxiliary leadership the passsing follows peritonitis. Mary Young invites dues payments and Esther Breen co chairs a regular meeting on Monday August 6 at Denton home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyke
Oscar Thompson
Dallas Center
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Mary Young
Esther Breen
Denton
Bees Move Into Old Chimney At Decorah Home
A large swarm of bees settled on the back chimney of Alfred Buer’s Decorah residence. With the chimney unused the family chose to let the bees stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Buer
Decorah
Bleich Honored at Reunion Sunday
A Wesley reunion at Mr and Mrs Frank Bleich home celebrated Albert Bleichs 74th birthday with gathering of his children and families including Frank Bleich, Will Houdek and two children, Syl Garman and two sons, Arthur Bleich, Martin and John Bleich, and Tom Forburgers with Katherine Jefferson unable to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
Bleich
Frank Bleich
Albert Bleich
Frank Bleichs
Will Houdek
Garner
Syl Garman
Stilson
Arthur Bleich
Whittemore
Martin
John Bleich
Titonka
Tom Forburgers
Katherine
Jefferson
50 4-H Girls In Summer Camp
Fifty Kossuth county 4-H girls head to Dolliver State Park for the second annual conservation camp from July 24 for four days. Leaders from Iowa guide tree study, bird walks, health education, and a Washington trip report, with talks on journalism and road safety. Registration handled by county officers and home agents with wide community club support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth County
Dolliver State Park
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Truman G. Engelking
David Damon
Myrtle Argo
Iowa City
Orothy Ostrander
Buffalo Ue
Anna Mae Butler
Lotts Creek
Helen Kollasch
Whittemore Whizzers
Dorothy Dreyer
Fenton Forwards
Stella Mayer
Cresco Chums
Ruth Seaton Hicks
G. G. Pefferman
A. L. Brown
A. B. Schenck
Patty Plumb
Elaine Engstrom
Clarice Riebhoff
Burt
Charlene Rath
Lois Gardner
Betty Turner
Betty Sarchet
Letty Sarchet
Joyce Romsted
Eileen Lieurance
Union Aletheans
Dorothy King
Bernice Reaper
Patricia Matern
Cresco Mayer
Lois Sparks
Shirley Weber
Faye Krause
Leota Norris
Irvington I’s
Mary Janice McWhorter
Virginia McWhorter
Virginia Trenary
Ruth McFarland
Portland
Pauline Frank
Ethel Weisbrod
Betty Ann Meyers
Lorraine Willett
Phyllis Gade
Lorraine Wegener
Ruth Meine
Helen Butler
Lotts Creek Lassies
Eva Eggerth
Norma Heetland
Ledyard Loyal Lassies
Mary Frances Inman
Verda Johnson
Lorene Carlson
Margaret Presthus
Lorraine Soderberg
Bancroft
Installed Noble Grand of Burt Rebekahs
Burt residents gathered as the Rebekah lodge installed officers Thursday evening led by noble grand Mrs Lillian Sheldon. Vera Chipman became vice grand with Mrs Paul McCauley as secretary and J P Stow as treasurer. Warden Mrs Henry Gettman conductor Mrs Mary Steward and recording secretary Mrs M L Vinans plus inner guard Mrs E O Chipman and Myrtle Mullin of Wesley on staff assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt
Rebekah Lodge
Lillian Sheldon
Noble Grand
Vera Chipman
Paul McCauley
J. P. Stow
Henry Gettman
Mary Steward
M. L. ‘Vinans
E. O. Chipman
Myrtle Mullin
Wesley
Plan for Annual Celebration of Big Indian Day
Titania will celebrate Indian Day on August 15 1940, marking thirty six years of a full program including band concerts, baseball games, free acts, rides and concessions. A new feature honors old settlers, with committees named for concessions free acts band advertising baseball rest rooms platform and more. A meeting at Titonka Savings Bank is called for Friday evening to organize and review arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titania
Titanica Savings Bank
Martin Bleich
Edward Boyken
Kenneth W
Swan
J. L. Miller
Edw
A. Sathoff
Louis Bartlett
Harry Reed
Lester W. Callies
Frank Clark
Harold Miller
Raymond Bartlett
Wm. Batt
George H. Breen
J. L. Intermill
C. B. Egesdal
C. F. Callies
Otto Falk
Wm. Boyken
Dale Craven
Art Hench
Wilbur
Schram
Lester Charlson
A.C. Hench
Titonka
Rites Held for Mrs. John Kilian in Wesley
Funeral services for Mrs. John Kilian 68 died after one day of illness were held at her home in Wesley with Rev. P. J. Braner officiating. Born in Stade Germany she married in 1892 and lived on a Boone county farm before moving to Wesley 1911. Survived by husband 11 children and 11 grandchildren all children attended. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery Wesley by McMahon funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
John Kilian
Kilian
P. J. Braner
Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Elizabeth
Rudolph
East St. Louis
Meta
Los Angeles
John
Mason City
Adolph
Hill City
Minn
George Strand
Chicago
Henry
Bancroft
Arthur
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Agnes
Minneapolis
Walter
Arnold
Marcourtfield
Washington
Evergreen Cemetery
McMahon Funeral Home
Good Hope Lutheran Announces Two Sundays Without Service
Good Hope Lutheran notes no services or Sunday School for July 28 and August 4 due to Pastor Schulz's vacation. Emergency calls go to Rev. Kolberg in Britt or Rev. Beese in Lakota. Congregation invited to attend St. John's in Woden, Britt or St. Paul in Lakota. Ladies Aid meets August 7. English service August 11 at 10 with Sunday School at 9. Congrats on the 40th anniversary service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Hope Lutheran Church
J. H. Kolberg
Britt
A. Beese
Lakota
St. John’s Church
Woden
First Lutheran
St. Paul’s
Ladies Aid
Good Hope
DeVries Honored at Shower in Forest City Area
A prelude shower honoring Mr and Mrs Jack DeVries was held at the Wilbur Godfredson home near Forest City Sunday evening. Attending were Mr and Mrs A Wood Clear Lake Ruby Wood Mason City Mr and Mrs John Johnson Iva Peterson and daughter Forest City Mrs Burt Mosier and son Eagle Grove Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kutchenreuther and daughter Mr and Mrs Alvin Hanna and Mr and Mrs William Wood and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woden
Jack DeVries
Wilbur Godfredson
Forest City
A. Wood
Clear Lake
Ruby Wood
Mason City
John Johnson
Iva Peterson
Burt Mosier
Eagle Grove
Kenneth Kutchenreuther
Alvin Hanna
William Wood
Grant Girl Wins Healthiest Title in County
Naomi Speicher of Grant Go-Getters 4-H won Kossuth County health champ with the highest health average among 200 entrants. She cannot enter the state contest due to age under 15 and required years in club work. Runner-up Betty Eggerth, 16, Ledyard, represents the county at the state fair. third place went to Virginia McWhorter, 15, Portland Peppy Pals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Speicher
Grant Go-Getters
Kossuth County
Naomi
William Speicher
Swea City
Grant Consolidated School
Betty Eggerth
Ledyard
Kossuth
Eggerth
Betty
Chas. Eggerth
Virginia McWhorter
Portland
Three Die Suddenly At County Seat
Funeral services were held for Thomas Roy Cook, 57, who died from injuries after falling from a hay mow on a Herman Bonnstetter farm near West Bend. Cook, who farmed with his wife near Burt and Union township, is survived by his wife, two children Kenneth Cooke and Mrs. Melvin Reiken, two sisters, and his Kossuth pioneer parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Thomas Roy Cook
Cook
Herman Bonnstetter
West Bend
Burt
Union Township
Kenneth Cooke
Melvin Reiken
J. F. Grantow
Iowa
Granzow
Kossuth
Frank Cruikshank
Ralph Morgan
Albert Granton
Lillian
Merritt Funeral Home
William H. Freeman
Fenton
Masonic Lodge
Rebekah
Odd
Riverview Cemetery Association
Kossuth Agricultural Association
Elizabeth Daves
Jamestown
N. D
Iowa Pilots Meet At Fredricksburg Breakfast
Pilots from across Iowa gathered in Fredricksburg for a breakfast event hosted by Dr. A. L. Murphey and Carl Mikes. The gathering showcased regional aviation interest and community connection among flyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Fredricksburg
Dr. A. L. Murphey
Carl Mikes
Goche Seriously Hurt In Binder Accident Monday
Art Goche, four miles east of Bancroft, suffered two mangled legs after his tractor slipped and the binder mechanism grabbed him as he tried to free material. Left leg possibly amputated. right leg badly cut. Ott o Vaske, southeast of Bancroft, lost the tip of a finger while fixing a running binder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Goche
Bancroft
Otto Vaske
Telephone Company Rebuilding Its Lines in Titania
The Titania board allocates 1400 to lay six thousand feet of underground cable under D S Craven supervision. Main northbound cable along the east side of Main Street from the central office will enhance service. Work starts September 1 after bids for digging. the upgraded system will serve metallized country lines and create a premier exchange in the territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titania
Board of Directors
D. S. Craven
Main Street
Fire at Skelly station injures assistant
In Woden a fire at the Skelly service station owned by Ed Meyer was started when Stanley Valley, station assistant, primed the pump. Valley suffered severe burns to his arm shoulder and back while fighting the blaze. Firefighters responded quickly and stopped the flames before major damage occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woden
Skelly
Ed Meyer
Stanley Valley
Stanley
Tom Sherman Improves After Heart Attack
ALGONA Thomas C. Sherman retired banker once prominent in Kossuth county reports he is much better after a heart attack ten days ago. He was taken to Kossuth hospital and is listed in fair condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Thomas C. Sherman
Kossuth County
Sherman
Kossuth Hospital
Algona Man Sprains Ankle After Ladder Fall
Algona resident Leo Dahlhauser is confined to home for several days after a Tuesday evening fall from a step ladder injured his left ankle. He toppled while stepping down, causing a severe sprain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Leo Dahlhauser
Lakota Pioneer C K Rippentrop Dies at Home
C K Rippentrop died at his Lakota home Monday morning after a heart attack. He had been ill with heart trouble for several weeks. Rippentrop was a longtime pioneer of the Lakota area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. K. Rippentrop
Mr. Rippentrop
Pantry raid sparks theft report in Elberton
Not satisfied with taking cash from William Thies senior in Elberton, thieves raided the pantry. The suspects fixed soup and ice cream and left without washing dishes, prompting Mr. Thiessen to express anger over the carelessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Thiessen
Elberton
Mr. Thiessen
Hildman Family Gathering Sunday in Wesley Iowa
A Wesley community gathering brought together the Hildman families at the George Hildman farm home on Sunday. Attendees included George Hildman and extended relatives from Ayrshire, Morgan, Britt, Irvington, and Wesley, plus Joe Hildman and his family, and Matt and Pauline Hildman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
Hildman
George Hildman
George Hildmans
Peter Kirschbaum
Ayrshire
Joe Hisenbarth
Charles Hildman
Morgan, Minn
Joe Hildmans
Britt
J. B. Muehe
Irvington
Ed Hildman
A. J. Hildman
Tillie Hildman
Matt and
Pauline Hildman
Death Dodgers Set for Kossuth County Fair Thrills
Jimmie Lynch's Death Dodgers, famed automotive stunt team, contracted to appear at Algona's Kossuth County Fair on Monday August 19. Secretary Vincent touts their world of tomorrow pedigree with two hour show featuring 13 feats including car jumps and wall of fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Lynch
Algona
Vincent
Lynch
United States
Pat Purcell
Death Dodgers
New York
Santa Anita
Los Angeles
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Pimlico
Baltimore
Lincoln Fields
Arlington
Chicago
Farris Russell
Kentucky Jockey Club
Iowa
South Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Missouri
Mrs Henry Kellm Honored at Party in Woden
WODEN The following hon ored Mrs Henry Kellm and children of Milwaukee Wis at a party at the Herman Buns home Saturday evening Mr and Mrs Jake Scheleunger and two daughters Mr and Mrs Conrad Schelenger and children Mr and Mrs Louis Schelenger of Britt Mr and Mrs Henry Kellm and child of Algona Mr and Mrs Joe Krieps of Sexton Maxine Hodeck of Garner Mr and Mrs George Lou and children and Floyd Miller of Luverne Mr and Mrs Henry Schelenger and sons of Miller Mr and Mrs Jack Phalen and children of Clear Lake and Frank Auburn of Jefferson
Topic Office Remodel Sparks Weekend Havoc
Our office undergoes a remodeling and rearrangement causing disruption and a less tidy look this week. Henry Husisinga and crew, including John and Hank, caused a stir last Friday morning during the renovation. We hope to unveil a prouder, open-house ready space once complete, and we thank our Bancroft collaborator for helping print this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Husisinga
John
Henry
Hank
Bancroft
150 Attend Masonic Picnic Sun Algona
About 150 people from Burt Swea City Livermore Fort Dodge Mason City West Bend Des Moines Corwith and Algona attended the Kos suth county Masonic picnic at the Algona fairgrounds. Merl Richards Lone Rock was elected president to succeed A C Peterson Buffalo Center and George St John yshogan was elected secretary to succeed D D Monlux Algona. Mrs V K Rising and Mrs Kermit Forbes sang two vocal duets and Harry B Sherman grand high priest of Fort Dodge sang selections with Mrs Fred Geigel. Mrs Laura Lenz associate worthy grand matron of the order of Eastern Star of Iowa appeared and Rev D R Martin of Algona pastor of the Congregational church gave the afternoon address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Burt
Swea City
Livermore
Fort Dodge
Mason City
West Bend
Des Moines
Corwith
Fairgrounds
Merl Richards
Lone Rock
A C. Peterson
Buffalo
Center and George
Kermit Forbes
Harry B. Sherman
Fred Geigel
Laura Lenz
Order of Eastern Star of Iowa
D. R. Martin
Congregational Church
McNamee Reunion at Clear Lake Sunday
Wesley family members and friends gathered at the shelter house in the state park at Clear Lake for the annual McNamee reunion. About 85 people attended from Minnesota Illinois Wisconsin Iowa and Colorado regions including relatives from Lake Crystal Waucoma Chicago Austin Des Moines and Minneapolis. Mrs. Benton formerly Janette McNamee attended with her sister Mary McNamee of Dubuque who planned to stay several days at the Benton home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
Wallace Benton
Virginia
Joe Matern
Clear Lake
McNamee
Shelter House
State Park
Lake Crystal
Minn
Wautoma
Wis
Chicago
Ill
Austin
Denver
Colorado
Des Moines
Dennison
Fort Dodge
Algona
Mason City
Turkey River
Dubuque
Wadena
Minneapolis
Teachers Exams Announced in Algona Court House
County Superintendent A. E. Lauritzen announces uniform county teachers examinations will be held in the courthouse on July 31 and August 1 and 2. Tests are open to high school graduates post graduates and teachers seeking to renew certificates or raise grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona—County
A. E. Lauritzen
Court House
Larry Lee Dirksen Celebrates Sixth Birthday
A birthday party for Larry Lee Dirksen was held at his home on Wednesday July 17 with games and prize races for guests Robert Gerdes Robert Wilson Jimmy Bode Jimmy Gerdes William Wood Jr Eugene Wood Charles Valley and Kenneth Monson. A lunch was served by Larry Lee’s mother at the close of the party.
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Legion and Auxiliary News
Burt Rebekahs
Good Hope Lutheran
M. A. Schulz
Mrs. DeVries
Grant Girl
Goche
Binder
Tom Sherman
Henry Kellm
Masonic Picnic Sun
Larry Lee Dirksen
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