Ramblin' aintabete with Phil Titonia franchise election sparks town debate
The Titonia franchise election dominates discussion as readers praise and critique recent Topic articles. Voters are urged to go to the polls before closing time and the paper notes page reductions and a remodeling move planned for July 1 while thanking local merchants and residents for support.
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Titonia
Carl Giesking
Donald Malthaus
Titanica
Benson
Titania
Boys 4-H Plans June Club Tours Across Kossuth County
The Kossuth County boys 4-H clubs schedule June tours visiting member farms and demonstrat ing livestock handling and fair projects. Tours run May 31 through June 27 with start times and locations listed for each club visit and farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth
Buffalo Club
Fritz Bros
Plum Creek
Don Madsen
Wesley
Joe Show
Swea-Harrison
City Park
Swea
Greenwood
Leander Menke
Whittemore
C. G. Kollasch
Fenton
Dr. Vetterler
Portland
Davis Bros
LaVerne
Seneca
A.m
Lotts Creek
James Bierstedt
Union
Strayer's
Garfield
Metzger Bros
Ramsey
Leander Wasker’s
Lincoln
John van Hove
Burt
Cunningham's Prairie
John Mullin
Paul Trenary
Grant
Grant Store
Algona
Dean Bencheter
Eagle
Lloyd. Thorson
Auxiliary appeals for return of borrowed crutches
The American Legion Auxiliary asks borrowers to return seven pairs of crutches loaned to the community. They request that anyone who used them drop the crutches at the Denton home anytime.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Denton
Auxiliary
Businessmen's Night at Tyke Theatre in Titonka
Starting June 13, Tyke Theatre hosts Businessmen's Night each Wednesday with reduced admission for holders of merchant tickets. Tickets are available at multiple local businesses. shows run 7:30 on Monday and Friday, and 7:00 and 9:00 pm on Sunday Wednesday Saturday.
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Tyke Theatre
Titanka
Titonka Telephone Ca
Stecker’s
Lynn's Tavern
Titonka Topic
Louise
American Legion Auxiliary June Meeting Highlights and Appeals
The American Legion Auxiliary held its regular June meeting at the Dwight Garrett home with hostesses ed ger Garrett and Irene Petersen. Activities included a flag facts roll call, a display of a U S flag flown over the capital, and reports from chairmen on publicity and veteran poppy sales. The unit appeals for the return of borrowed crutches from Denton Drug Store and notes a skipped flag program due to Allan Petersen’s accident.
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Dwight Garrett
Edger Garrett
Irene Petersen
Rosina Truesdell
Mildred Boyken
Elizabeth, Kennedy
Americanism
United States
James I. Dolliver
House of Representatives
Trene Petersen
Mece
American Legion Auxiliary
Denton
Allan
A. R. Petersen
Jaren
Minnie Oesterreicher
Bridget Garrett
Betty Brandt
Church of
Livestock Prices Rise on Declining Marketings Says ISU Expert
Farm economist Francis A. Kutish of Iowa State College reports that price gains in lambs and hogs stem from reduced marketings. Lambs led the rise as early spring supplies dwindled and prices spiked in Chicago, with hogs lifting on declining eastern marketings and strong Iowa sales.
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Francis A. Kutish
Iowa State College Farm
Kutish
Chicago
Iowa
Corn
Minnesota
USDA
Local Residents Celebrate Poppy Sale Success
Last week the community raised 112.12 dollars from poppy sales on Poppy Day. Minnie Oesterreicher and the poppy committee thank all residents for their strong support of this veteran charity drive.
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Minnie Oesterreicher
Poppy
Chaian
Hadery
Titanica
Jthe
Titanka Band Concerts Start June 6 Under New Leader
The first summer band concert in the park is Wednesday June 6 at 8 pm, continuing Wednesdays through August 8 with a note on July 4. Wayne Pringle conducts the June 6 program, followed by George Faaborg as the new band director for the next school year. Rehearsals occur Tuesday at 7:30 pm, with a Monday rehearsal for the June 13 show due to the North Iowa Band Festival in Mason City.
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Wayne Pringle
Titanka
George Faaborg
Pringle
Faaborg
Elkhorn
Iowa
Iowa State Teachers College
North Iowa
Mason City
Church Softball League Starts Play At Woden
The Woden church league opens with two weeks of games as Immanuel defeats Methodists 13-5 and Good Hope beats Britt 14-6. Standings show Immanuel and Ramsey leading with 10 games and 1.000 win percentage. Methodist and Britt at bottom. Next Friday Ramsey faces Immanuel while Methodists meet Christian Reformed.
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Immanuel
Methodists
An Good Hope
Britt
II Pet
Ramsey
C. Reformed
Good Hope
Methodist O
Methodist
Nominating ASC Committee Members Across Kossuth County
Formal nomination of community ASC committeemen for one year starting August 1 is underway in Kossuth County townships. Ten candidates per township will be named by local election boards by June 22, with voting July 6 through July 13 and a county ASC convention on July 28 to elect county committeemen.
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ASC
Kossuth
ASC Election Board
Community Election Boards
New Picnic Tables Funded for City Park
The town council voted Monday evening to order two new picnic tables for the park beside the fire station. The decision directs immediate fabrication and placement in the park as soon as possible.
Nancy Tjaden Chosen Titonka Band Queen
Nancy Tjaden daughter of Ralph Tjaden Wesley will reign as Titonka band queen this year chosen by band members. She is band director trombone soloist pianist singer and glee club member with extensive involvement in church and 4-H. konkurs festival June 12 features 96 candidates from northern Iowa and southern Minnesota.
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Nancy Tjaden
Ralph Tjaden
Wesley
Titonka
Miss Tjaden
Christian Reformed Church
Young People's Society
Nancy
North Town
Iowa
Minnesota
Two Steers Killed In Heather Pasture
Louis Huber reports two of his steers were shot and killed in his Heather pasture by hunting youths with rifles. One steer died instantly, the other the next day, causing a loss of about four hundred dollars. He asks the boys and parents to admit fault and make amends, with names withheld unless legal action follows.
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Louis Huber
Iowa 4-H Contest Offers 12 Forest Trip Awards
Iowa 4-H forestry winners compete for 12 expense paid trips to the 35th National 4-H Congress in Chicago funded by American Forest Products Industries and linked with the Tree Farm program Keep America Green. State winners advance to Chicago and Gold filled medals will be given to county winners.
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Greene
Iowa
Tree Farmers of Tomorrow
Chicago
American Forest Products Industries
C. M. Frudden
Towa Forest Industries Committee
4-H
AFPS
Lions Club Treats Students With Ice Cream At Picnic
The Lions Club supplied ice cream for this year’s school picnic, adding to last week’s success report. Twenty gallons of ice cream were served, marking an annual Lions Club service to students.
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Lion’s Club
Lions Club
Buffalo Homemakers Meet at Mrs Boyken Home
Buffalo Homemakers gathered at Mrs Wm Boyken's Friday afternoon May 18 with Mrs Bob Lang assisting. Mrs R L Krantz gave a mental health lesson and Dr John Lesiale addressed cancer questions before a luncheon. No meetings in June July or August. The organization tea is set for September 21 at Henry Orthel's home.
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Buffalo
WM. Boyken
Bob Lang
R. L. Krantz
John Lesiale
Henry Orthel
June plentiful foods listed by USDA specialists
The USDA marketing specialists name beef and milk at the top of June’s plentiful foods. Bermudas onions stand out and cherries grapefruit are highlighted as abundant fruits. Also in good supply are pork rice canned tuna in oil peanut butter and dry beans.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Start Now to Prep for July Flower Show
The notice urges readers to begin preparations for the late July flower show. Plant seeds now to ensure blooms and stagger plantings at two week intervals to have flowers ready on time.
May DHRIA Dairy Report Highlights Milking Herds
Nineteen milking herds were tested in May under DHRIA supervision. They produced 369,660 pounds of milk and 12,448 pounds of butter fat, averaging 19,456 pounds of milk and 655 pounds of fat per herd. Top herds include John Ruger Fenton 24 cows average 1606 pounds milk and 51.2 pounds fat, Harry Bartelt Titonka 17 cows average 1310 pounds milk and 45.0 pounds fat, Ralph Walker Jr Swea City 20 cows average 1400 pounds milk and 44.1 pounds fat.
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Kossuth D. H. I. A
Dhria
Forrest Hoffbauer
John Ruger
Fenton
Harry Bartelt
Titonka
Ralph Walker, Jr
Swea City
Titonka Citizens Honor War Dead Memorial Day Observed
Titonka marked Memorial Day with a Main Street parade featuring colors firing squad veterans band cub scouts and girl scouts. A community program followed including color presentation Star Spangled Banner invocation remarks by Supt Truesdell and Pastor Schwerin sermon wreath laying by Audrey Buckles taps by Sharon Rippentrop and benediction by Rev Schwerin.
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Titonka
Main Street
Lutheran Church
Schwerin
W. P. Truesdell
Supt. Truesdell
Audrey Buckles
Sharon Rippentrop
Max Goldman
Farm Shorts and Cattle Tours Highlight County Extension News
County Extension notes emphasize weed control with buckthorn spreading oat crown rust, a large June cattle feeders tour with 50+ cattlemen, and ISU input on bloat and feeding. Hog cholera risk rises as vaccination declines, with a three point fly control plan using manure management and chemical sprays for barn and surface use.
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Clarence Pridbe
Wm. Zmolek
Iowa State College
Don Warmbier
Light Vote in Portland decides fire protection join
In Portland Township light turnout yields a 69 percent yes on joining surrounding towns Burt Titonia and Bancroft for fire protection paid by a levy not exceeding one and a half mills. About one third of eligible voters cast ballots.
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Buffalo Township
Roce
Godfredson
Forburgher
Doris Miller
W. A. Schram
Ted DeBoer, Jr
Clarence Scitjer
E. P. Han Sen
Portland Township
Portland
Burt
Titonia
Bancroft
Alvin Hinders Receives Doctor of Osteopathy Degree
Alvin Hinders son of Mr. Thomas Hinders Sr. of Woden Iowa earned the Doctor of Osteopathy degree from Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy and Surgery in Des Moines Iowa. He will intern at Grand Rapids Osteopathic Hospital in Grand Rapids Michigan beginning July 1 1956 after the June 1 1956 graduation ceremony.
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Alvin Hinders
Thomas Hinders
Woden
Iowa
Des Moines
Still College of Osteopathy and Surgery
Hinders
Grand Rapids Osteopathic Hospital
Grand Rapids
Michigan
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