First Drawing Drawn to Continue Through Sept Fourteen
The first drawing sponsored by Titonka business firms was held Wednesday after the band concert and will continue weekly through September 14. Each Wednesday, merchandise or $20 in coupons, two $6 certificates, and a $10 coupon are awarded with the top coupon rolled into the next week if unclaimed. sponsoring businesses include Farmers Elevator Isebrand Produce Cities Service and many local shops and services in Titonka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka
Farmers Elevator Co
Isebrand Produce
Simon Ricks Cities Service
Hamilton Hatchery
A. C. Hench Gamble
Willemssen Hardware
Schmidt Pool Hall
Boyken's
D-X
Farmers Co-Op
of Co
W. H. Rickless
Swan Furniture and Funeral Home
Titonka Implement Co. Inc
Heyer Trucking Service
John B. Isebrand
Oil Co
Titonka Co-Op
Creamery Co
Bartlett Hatchery
Bonacker Clover Farm
Callies Bros
Intermill’s
Titonka Savings Bank
Titonka Telephone Co
Tyke Theatre
Garrett’s Radio and TV
Akkerman Livestock
Lynn’s Recreation
Reed Hardware
Mehlan Sundries
Botsford Lumber Co
Boyken Insurance
Farmers Aid in Corn Measurements in Kossuth County
Farmers are urged to assist ASC measurers in June to accurately determine corn acreage for price support eligibility. R I Anderson notes cooperation speeds field checks and reduces costs. Delays threaten July notices and August 5 deadlines for excess plowing. Bake sale next Saturday by Titanka Woman's club at Beed Hardware starts 2:30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth
R. I. Anderson
ASC
Anderson
Titanka Woman's Club
Beed HardWare
Public Meeting Set on Buffalo Center Hospital Purchase
Ray Murray of Buffalo Center will preside at a public meeting at 9:00 P.M. June 7, 1955, at the Titonka Public School building to discuss the proposed purchase of the Buffalo Center Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Murray
Buffalo Center
Towa
Titonka Public School
Buffalo Center Hospital
Waldorf College to graduate Mike McDonald this week
Malcolm McDonald son of Mr and Mrs Walker McDonald of Titonka will graduate from Waldorf College Forest City this week. He earned an Associate in Arts degree and will receive it at commencement exercises on June 3 with Rev G Frost Luther College Decorah IA as speaker. While at college he joined Phi Rho Pi and Lobbyist activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm McDonald
Walker McDonald
Titonka
Titonka High School
Waldorf College
Forest City
Rev. G. Frost
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
Phi Rho Pi
Shooting of insulators breaks service Titanka outage rises
A 69 000 Volt line between Blue Earth and Albert Lea was shot at last Saturday noon causing a prolonged service interruption in Titanka. One turbine at the Fox Lake Plant was down for annual inspection and would be back in about two hours. the incident lengthened the outage beyond a normal brief interruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titanka
Blue Earth
Albert Lea
Fox Lake
Titonka Junior Legion Baseball Schedule Released
Titonka Junior Legion teams set travel games from June 7 to July 26 including clashes with Graettinger, Britt, Ledyard, Algona and Clear Lake.Gene Thompson of the New York Giants will conduct a two hour baseball school at Algona June 18 for ages 16 to 21, featuring wind sprints, position drills, and an intra squad game at 3 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. V. Andrews
Titonka Junior Legion
Titonka
Graettinger
Algona Fairgrounds
Britt
Algona
Bancroft, & P.m
Ledyard
Clear Lake
Gene Thompson
New York Giants
Ohio-Denver
Gulf of Mexico-Canada
Cincinnati
New York Yankees
National Guard Armory
Fairgrounds
Thompson
Everett Barr
Emanuel Lutheran H A Dilers Pastor Worship and Mission
Emanuel Lutheran Church announces morning worship with Holy Communion at 10 am along with a special benevolence offering for the American Lutheran church. Announcements for Communion will be received Friday. Sunday School and Bible Class at 9 am. On Thursday June 2 the Ladies Aid and Mission Society picnic at East Side Park Mason City leaving church at 9 am. There is extra room for non drivers. Program at the park. Pot luck dinner at noon. Visit the Good Samaritan Home afternoon. Vacation Bible School 8 am to 11 am. Church Council meeting Monday June 6 at 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mmimanuel Lutheran H. A. Dilers
American Lutheran Church
Ladies Aid and Mission Society
East Side Park
Mason City
Good Samaritan
80 4-H Camp Draws 80 Youth To Clear Lake District Event
Ninety four line excerpt not available.
Arends to Sail for Europe Next Month
Mr and Mrs Mike Arend of Burt will sail for Europe on June 13. They travel by air from Mason City to New York. Mrs Arend was born in Luxembourg and emigrated to the United States at age 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Mike Arend
Burt
Mason City
New York
Mrs Grady Smith Hurt In Fall From Garden Path
Mrs Grady Smith fell while leaving her garden on Tuesday injuring her knee and chipping bone in her right arm above the wrist. The injuries are painful but she is getting along nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smart
Grady Smith
American Legion Auxiliary Plans June Meeting at Nothwehr Home
The American Legion Auxiliary holds its regular monthly meeting Monday evening June 6 at Nothwehr home with Dorothy Nothwehr and Frances Gingrich as hostesses. Members will answer what their responsibilities are, and thanks are extended to contributors of the Poppy Sale and Memorial Wreaths. The unit closes its books for the year and nominates committees for an active year ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nothwehr
Dorothy Nothwehr
Frances Gingrich
American Legion Auxiliary
Rae Harris
Elizabeth Kennedy
Americanism
Frank Clark
Clark
Church
Seventeen New Cars And Trucks Licensed In County
Seventeen new cars and trucks were licensed in Kossuth county last week. The list includes owners from Bancroft Algona and Titonka with brands Chevrolet Ford Oldsmobile Mercury Packard Buick Plymouth and more. Also noted are Methodist Church services in Doan Titonka and a youth rally at Wesley with the Lord's Supper administration and W.S.C.S. officers to be installed. Paint newborn calves with iodine to prevent infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth County
Chevrolet
Thomas D. Garry
Bancroft
Henry Bormann
Bode
Ralph H. Valentine
Algona
Clem H. Mergen
Lakota
Jim Camp
Liberty Trailer
Ivan Dillon
Ford
Lawrence Dittmer
Lone Rock
W. M. Parsons
Alona
Welp’s Hatchery
Eden Bros
Titonka
Titonka-Doan
Methodist Church
Max E. Goldman
Doan
Wesley
Titania W.S.C.S
No Band Concerts Scheduled for June 8 Evening
There will be no band concert next Wednesday evening June 8 though concerts will occur every other Wednesday all summer. The Titanica Band performs at the Band Festival next Tuesday in Mason City amid heavy expectations. Titonka will host band concerts each Wednesday for the rest of summer weather permitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titanica
Mason City
Titonka
Living memorials honor Kossuth cancer victims nationwide
Memorials list 44 deceased Kossuth county residents honored through New Horizons cancer magazine. Living memorials fund cancer research and education, with 2631 Iowa names so far. Names are inscribed in a permanent Living Memorials book and a letter notes each gift to designated families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth County
NEW Horizons
Iowa
Free Cancer Magazine
Mason City
Book of Towa
American Cancer Society
Asa Warner
Lillian Linde
Anna Johnson Larson
Margaret Barger
Anna Griffith
Alite Koolhof
Cora Lytle I Gibbons
B. Penning
Ed Baker
P. C. Jorgenson
Joseph Mayne
Amanda B. Log
Henry Hasse
Joe Pupowich
August Bollinger
Elsie Thompson
Claude Hawks
Carrie Schoger
Fred Stow
Charlotte Chafee
Viola Hansen
G. Schaffer
D. M. Stewart
Raleigh Gingrich
Tom IF. Dailey
John A. Haggard
Viva B. Peterson
William Frimml
Leonore Peck
Memorial Day Services Held By I. Andrews
Memorial Day observances were led by I. Andrews and included decorating Mr. Swyter's grave in memory of a World War veteran who settled in America and joined a local church. Community service groups urged reporting any undecorated veteran graves for next year and thanked Rev. DeGolia and all participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swyter
America
DeGolia
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion Auxiliary
Woden Presbyterian Church Vacation Bible School Schedule
Simon Fred Wenger pastor announces daily Vacation Bible School 9 to 3 this week. A program and exhibit will be Sunday at 7 30 p m. Sunday School 9 30 Worship 10 30. An all church picnic is planned at Woden park Wednesday at 7 p m June 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woden
Woden School Seeks to Join with Crystal Lake
A petition to organize a community school district named Woden was filed with County Superintendent Chas. S. Whitney Garrett on Friday May 27. The proposed district would include lands in Bingham Crystal Madison and Orthel Townships Hancock County and in Grant and Linden Townships Winnebago County. Hearing date pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woden
Crystal Lake Community
Chas. S. Whitney
Garher
Bingham
Crystal
Madison
Orthel
Hancock County
Grant
Linden
Winnebago County
Good Ngpe Lutheran Church Weekly Schedule
Pastor B H Schwerin leads Sunday School at 9 a.m. and Bible class. Holy Trinity Communion at 10 a.m. June events include Ladies Aid June 1 at 2 p.m. with hostesses Telko Stecker Heyo Boekelman John Welhousen Harm Wibben. Choir rehearsal June 2 at 7 30 p.m. Adult Instruction 8 p.m. Vacation Bible School begins June 4 2 a.m. to 7 p.m. Luther League 8 p.m. Movie Faith of Our Families hosted by Julius Stecker H Stecker family and Lee Stockwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ngpe Lutheran
B. H. Schwerin
Telko Stecker
Heyo Boekelman
John Welhousen
Harm Wibben
Luther League
Julius Stecker
H. Stecker
Lee Stockwell
Sonnenberg Injured in Accident at Buffalo Center Hospital
Russell Sonnenberg is recovering at Buffalo Center hospital after a gun mishap Saturday evening when a discharged gun struck his hip while unloading shells. Titonka Junior Legion Defeats Algona 1-0 in tight game with Titonka pitcher allowing only one hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell. Sonnenberg
Russell Sonnenberg
Buffalo Center Hospital
School Picnic Enthusiasm Not Spoiled by Rain
The annual camimutus sehold PTA sponsored picnic was held Thursday May 27 despite rain nine to twelve attendees were served in the hot lunch room and gymnasium. The Lion Club treated youngsters to ice cream cones as a tradition. gratitude extended to committee workers school officials and the community for making the event a success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Titanka Lions Club
P.T.A
Sehual
Lester Callies
Gordon Swan
Ray. Rippentrop
Dick Franzen
William Rode
John Asche
Ervin Eden
Henry Radymaker
Ilo Buffington
Henry van Hove
Tie-Ins Not Required to Get Payments
Farmers no longer must meet acreage allotments to qualify for cost-sharing conservation payments. Congress repealed the tie-in, and President Eisenhower signed the bill on May 2. Kossuth county has 107,100 dollars allotted for ACP work this year with some funds still available for new requests. Farmers urged to file now to secure unobligated funds and ensure speedy pledges for soil and water conservation practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Anderson
Kossuth County
ASC
Eisenhower
Anderson
Kossuth
Ramsey Reformed Church Sunday Services and Classes
Ramsey Reformed Church schedules Sunday School and Bible classes at 9 30 a m Morning Worship at 10 30 a m with Rev Van Dyke in charge Sunday evening worship at 8 00 p m followed by Bible School program
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey Reformed Church
van Dyke
Cheryl Lynn Graham Celebrates First Birthday at Titonka
Friday evening guests at the Donald Graham home in Titonka honored Cheryl Lynn Graham on her first birthday. Attending were Mr and Mrs Harvey Graham Miss Ruth Graham Mr and Mrs Jon Boeckleman Calvin and Carol Mamie Speicker of Titonka Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Graham
Titonka
Cheryl Lynn
Harvey Graham
Ruth Graham
Jon Boeckleman
Calvin
Carol
Mamie Speicker
Iowa
Car Truck Collision on Lakota Bridge Reported
On Saturday afternoon a car driven by Duet Jonas of Delt Rapids South Dakota and a truck driven by Dale Linn of Esther ville collided on a narrow bridge on highway 9 near Lakota. The Linn truck was owned by Fapre Construction Co of Esther ville. The South Dakota car sustained about $500 in damage. Iowa sheepmen urged to keep sale bills for shorn wood and lamb incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakota
Duet Jonas
Delt Rapids
5. D
Dale Linn
Estherville
Highway 9
Linn
Fapre Construction Co
South Dakota
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mike McDonald
Junior Legion
Ray Cunningham
Y.m,.c.a
Ames
Buena Mockmore
International Farm
William Hopp
Germany
Ann Moulder
Holland
AYP
Bayside
4-H
Betty Menke
Jan Clark
Blue and White Club
Betty Cogley
Betty Lensing
Bancroft Busy Bees
Carol Dunmire
Sharon Carroll
Buffalo Boosters
Gertrude
Kahler
Sherry Bernau
Burt Blue Birds
Delores Eisenbarth
Eunice Gade
Cresco Chums
Ruth Pehrson
Karen Goraczkowski
Eagle-Ettes
Joyce Voigt
JoAnn Sunde
Fenton
Evelyn Mino
June Cassem
LuVerne
Connie Friebe
Maribel Kain
Plum Creek Elite
Gloria Wise
Julia Nygaard
Prairie Pals
Sheryl Reding
Lois Willfong
Riverdale Rustlers
Alice Ig
Catherine Hilbert
Jeanne England
Janice Sanders
Seneca Stars
Kay Fitzgerald
Barbara Stenzel
Swea Sunbeams
Hetty Thilges
Union Alethe
Lintoln
David Erickson
Lotts
Creek
James Kain
Arlen Benschoter
Plum Creek
David Stewart
Andrew Harms
Portland
Bill Mullins
Don Mullins
Prairie
James McCarthy
Gene Nurre
Ramsey
David McGuire
John Wagner
St. Joe
Arthur Hovick
Duane Johannesen
Seneca
Janet Thorson
DeeAnn Swanson
Swea- Harrison
James Erpelding
Bernie
Mac Craven
Dale Craven
Warrentown
Ore
Ed Intermill
J. L. Intermill
Dale
Lermond
Christian Reformed
Immanuel
Ramsey Me
Good Hope Methodist
Frida Ramsey
Good Hope Club
Smotihers Britt
Paul Kraminga
Good Hope
D. Weihind
P. Kroming Welp
Sehwerth
D. Krominga
Rood Hiettegoe
I. ¥. Andrews
Woden School
Crystal Lake
Lakota Bridge
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