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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
3
The Titonka Topic outlines newspaper postage and pricing as a second class mail item. It lists subscription rates 1.50 yearly in Kosuth County and Titonka territory, 2.00 outside, and 2.60 for Canada and abroad. It explains continuing subscriptions and discontinuation rules and renewal extensions.
Pastor Adolph Kilian invites Immanuel Lutheran to a Sunday Mission Festival at Titonka area four miles east and one mile north. The theme emphasizes spreading the gospel to distant peoples, citing the great commission and urging urgent missionary work worldwide.
Caod Have tuntt Rev Mo AL Schaly Sulday invites members and Friends to mission festival at sister congregation Saman vel church led by Rev A Kilian. Purpose to grow in love to Christ and spread salvation. Ladies aid meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs Globris Brandt Mrs Martin Brandt and Mrs Render Krominga serving.
The notice outlines daily programs for a vacation Bible school running Monday Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 am to 8 30 pm with reminders to send children. It also mentions adult instruction on Wednesday and Saturday evenings at 8 pm and choir practice Thursday evening at the usual time.
Rev Patterson pastors Methodist church with Sunday school at 10:00 and morning worship at 11:00. Doan morning worship 9:30 and Sunday school 10:30. Ladies and society meet June 8 at Thelma Anderson’s home. Choir practice Friday at 9:30 in the church. Hosts: Mrs Dunmire Mrs Caldlas and Mrs Mannweiler.
Miss Mildred Gartner Wells and Richard O Wells were married at twelve noon Thursday at the Gartner home with L G Gartner officiating. The ceremony faced a flowered bay window and garden blooms while C L Brown Ing of Chicago served as onlookers. A three course dinner followed for the immediate family. Mrs Wells, a Grant Hospital graduate nurse, will reside at 401 Fullerton Parkway Chicago after June 10.
Nina May Alborn Grubb, born 1908 in Perry, married Walter Grubb June 21 1926 at Des Moines, died after long illness in her Wesley home Tuesday night last week aged 31. Funeral services held at M B church Perry church burial Violet Hill. Survived by husband two sisters and brethren. mourned for cheerful disposition and brave spirit.
Delegates to the thirteenth annual 4-H girls state convention at Ames, June 12 to 16, are selected by local clubs. A pre convention school will train 24 girls from 24 counties, with Ruth Seaton Hicks as chaperon. The theme This Vital World will be explored with talks by Rev. Jack Finegan and a festival on Gems from an Old World Treasure Chest. The Essuth county chorus will join Ames for the Friday festival.
A cows testing association picnic occurred Tuesday June 4 with A L Brown announcing the event. Morning judging at Ralph Walker farm near Swea City determined two representatives for the state cattle show in Waterloo. Lunch and afternoon events followed with comments from local Ag officials and attendees.
A fragmentary OCR shows a series of names and ages linked as couples or legal pairings from various towns including Chisage Tech Avenue Ledyard Irvington Laverne Swea City Titonka Algona Burt and titles like legal. The readability is limited and many names appear garbled or misspelled.
An ear attached to Clyde Ish of near Waukon was badly damaged when a backfire occurred. The incident left the ear destroyed, with local authorities reporting no further injuries.
In an advertisement A M Petersen of Titonta Iowa offers farms for sale as part of the estate settlement for B S Pannkuk. Prospective buyers are invited to read the want ad for particulars and terms.
Miss Dorothy Mac Kraus of Milwaukee daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Kraus of Wesley married Harold Brooke of Milwaukee son of Mr and Mrs Bert Brooke of Oskaloosa in a Wesley Methodist church ceremony officiated by Rev A Riggs. The couple will live in Milwaukee after a honeymoon.
Wesley J. Hauptmann, noted north Iowa pilot, adds his 15th aircraft for passenger and charter work from Midway Airport. The new Stinson Reliant four-seat monoplane features a 300 horsepower engine, night flying gear, tag wheel brakes, vacuum wing flaps, and a variable pitch propeller.
An ad urges farmers to boost hog growth by improving health and digestion. It promotes Watkins Mincauized Hee Touic as a feed supplement that supposedly enhances appetite and digestion to maximize usable nutrition for hogs.
Wallingford man Isebrand pleads guilty to reckless driving, fined 100 dollars plus costs, 30 days jail opted, license suspended and liquor book revoked. Walter H. Dacken cited for driving without license, fined 1 dollar and 2.85 costs. W W Stowe fined 2 dollars and 2 dollars 85 cents costs for speeding. Edward Johnson jailed 50 days for intoxication, 29 days suspended. New foreclosure filed by Agena Federal Savings against Robert N Ky et al. Probate filings list admin appointments for Casler and Kreznysky.
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