4-H Leaders Plan 1959 County Fair and Show
Kossuth County 4-H leaders meet Thursday evening to plan the Junior Livestock Show set for August 16 to 21. Plans include showmanship herdsmanship and judging honors, a county demonstration contest, tractor driving, awards program, and officer elections with numerous local leaders in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth
Robert Johnson
Dean Barnes
Harold Carr
Wallace Hawcett
Albert Johnson
Glenn Clark
Lloyd Thorson
Burdette Hoeppner
Ray Backer
John Mosbach
Gerald Soderberg
Ray Bergum
Dick Jentz
James Schade
Maurice Billborough
Bill Dodd
Crab grass invasion and new grass worry in Iowa lawns
County Extension Director Dean L. Barnes notes crab grass appears in many lawns and warns that keeping plants from seeding requires at least three years of practice. Chemicals help if used per container instructions. Also reports a tall non native grass with silvery seed heads spreading in southern Iowa, confusing yet promising variable yields between 35 and 85 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
U. S
Tyke Lanes to Hold Organization Meeting
An organization meeting for the new Tyke Lanes is announced for Monday, August 2. Open bowling runs daily leading up to league play, with free lunch offered. Men and women are invited, and wives are encouraged to join the effort to form a team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
J. L. Intermill
Morris Givens
John Lesiak
Ted Hoover,Sr
Walker McDonald
Lesiak
Willie Johnson
Austin
Minnesota
Johnson
Brownies to Attend Day Camp at Algona
The Titania and the Wesley Brownies announce a four day day camp August 4 5 7 and 8 at Call Park Algona and Wesley Park. Activities include wildlife education swimming and daily 9 am to 4 pm sessions with a Saturday 9 30 am departure and a 7 pm potluck picnic at Wesley for families. Snakes have as many as 400 pairs of ribs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Titania
Wesley Brownies
Call Park
Wesley Park
Wesley
Flower Show and Livestock Fitting Ahead in Titonka
The Titonka Federated Club hosts a Summer Flower Show on August 16 in the Titonka school lunch room from 2 to 5 30 pm and 7 to 9 pm with Mrs Walter Trusty of Eagle Grove as judge and speaker. Entries are due August 6 8 to 10 am with prizes from Sherman Nursery and Duncan Gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka Federated Club
Titonka ‘School
Walter Trusty
Eagle Grove
Sherman Nursery
Charles City
Duncan Gardens
Algona
Ardith Schutter and David Buffington Tie The Knot
Ardith Schutter and David Buffington were married on Saturday evening June 27 at the Good Hope Lutheran Church in Titonka. Rev. B. H. Schwerin performed the double ring ceremony. The photograph arrived too late for the wedding story in the Topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardith Schutter
David Buffington
Good Hope Lutheran Church
Titonka
B. H. Schwerin
American Legion Auxiliary Calendar of Activities 1959 1960
Calendar lists installation of officersGirls State report audits and monthly meetings with programs on Constitution Day Publicity Lincoln Washington birthdays and various hostesses and locations across the year 1959 1960. Notes include committee reports education week membership and Memorial Day events with dates and hostess names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S Parley
Lois Petersen
Chm
Garrett
Haines
Sadie Denton
Esther Petersen
Cleo Nelson
Ben Garrett
Nelson
Thelma Higgins
Ollie Bruns
Louise Mechler
Flossie Bartlett
Pearl Krull
Thelma
Doris Higgins
Pat Haines
Mabel Petersen
Kathryn Hamilton
American Legion Auxiliary
Ollie
Bruns
Edith Isebrand
Hawkeye Girls State
Marie Orthel
Stella Petersen
Tena Bruns
Irene Petersen
Rae Harris
Irene Higgins
Becca Hipp
Lincoln
Washington
Polio Report
Bea Garrett
Martha Boyken
Mary Oesterreicher
Ellen Boelkes
Camilla Cooper
Legion
Frances Gingrich
Evelyn Hannen
Martha Boy
Poppy Committee
Mary Young
iWanda Hudson
Membara
Indian Day Parade Opens With Colorful Titonka Display
A large crowd gathered as Titonka kicked off Indian Day 1959 with a brisk parade led by a four motorcycle escort and a VFW color guard. The Estherville Lassies performed a marching display and Scottish dancing while floats from local businesses and surrounding communities rolled by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titanka
Estherville Lassies
Main Street
Iowa Highlanders
Fisher Chevrolet
Ralph Lindhorst
Iowa Highway Patrol
Titenka
Marilyn Welhousen
St. John’s High School
Bancroft
Britt Commercial Club
Algona Shriner's
Algona Corn
Algona Chamber of Commerce
Standard Service
K & H Co-op Oil Co
Ben Franklin
Dodge
Elmer Dole
Titania Locker
Titania Coop Creamery
Lions Club
Zros
County ASC Committee Re-Elected At Algona Convention
Richard I. Anderson of Grant township was re-elected chair man of the Kossuth County ASC committee at the annual convention of township ASC delegates in Algona. George W. Wolfe of LaVerne township was re-elected vice chairman and Donald J. Bollig of Seneca township named third member. Andrew Ressing of Wesley township and Kenneth Strayer of Union township named first and second alternates. All terms run one year starting August 1. Andrew A. Fangman of Greenwood township retires as third member after serving since 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard I. Anderson
Grant Township
Kossuth County
ASC
Algona
George W. Wolfe
LaVerne Township
Donald J. Bollig
Seneca Township
Andrew Ressing
Wesley Township
Kenneth Strayer
Union Township
Andrew A. Fangman
Greenwood Township
Farm Outlook Warns Iowa Farmers to Plan Storage
The July 1 1959 corn crop estimate from Kossuth Co Extension warns farmers to plan fall storage. Iowa State University economists note livestock production rising but feed may exceed needs. Corn loans offer six cents above last year with storage, while roughage prices should ease, and tankage may compete with soybean meal for protein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Kutish
Iowa
State University
Kutish
Tom Rackham
Rackham
Ames
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farm Shorts
Dean L. Barnes
Tyke Lanes Plan
Federated Club
Robert C. Johnson
Kaapees
Tom Wickersham
Wickersham
Weckersham
India
Church
Christ Reformed
Corwith
Good Hope
Ramsey
Methodist
Immanuel
Christ
Soil Bank
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
R. I. Anderson
Anderson
Conservation Reserve
Sail Bank
Kossuth Co
Henry A. Nelson
Methodist Church
Nelsons
C. B. Mitchel
Elwood
Herbert
Joe Wilkhelmi
Teme
Rock Falls
Verle
Lowell Jaspers
Leota
Carpenter
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