American Legion Poppy Sale Leads to Local Welfare Support
Olive Bruns reports 530 poppies sold on annual sale day raising 53.05 for veterans and families. Poppies made by disabled veterans in hospitals fund local welfare and rehabilitation. Geraldine Bruns sold over 200. Tyke Theatre and Bartlett Bros. aided by showing the poppy trailer. Officers elected for the coming year include Sadie Denton president and Eva Petersen stirring president. Memorial Day wreaths prepared by members. unsold poppies used for wreaths. unit served lemonade and cookies to about 40 Legionnaires Auxiliary members Scouts and others at cemeteries.
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Olive Bruns
Ias
Geraldine ‘Bruns
Tyke Theatre
Bartlett Bros
Sadie Denton
Beth Miller
Matthildg Falk
Rose Bonacker
Esther Breen
Camilla Cooper
Mary Young
Ethel Johnston
Eva Petersen
Laura ‘Hansen
Wrom
Whit
Wash New Hose To Prolong Silk Stockings
Wash new hose with mild lukewarm suds before wear to prolong life. The care guidance applies to knit, silk or rayon hose and stresses gentle handling. The note presents a practical tip for preserving delicate fabric during initial use.
Funeral for Algona Man Electrocuted in Pasture
Funeral services were held for Austin R. Gardner a 63 year old Algona Plum Creek farmer electrocuted Tuesday afternoon on the George Miller farm tenanted by his son Ronald Gardner The body was found by neighbor John Scuffham after Gardner’s wife Mrs Gardner called Scuffham Mrs Gardner said her husband went to the pasture to find a missing cow and was electrocuted when an insulator on a high line touched the fence The line carried 2300 volts and Gardner apparently died while trying to free the cow from the fence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiona
Algona
Austin
R. Gardner
Plum Creek
George Miller
Ronald Gardner
Gardner
John ‘Scuffham
Eighth Grade Honor Roll Made Public
County Superintendent William Shirley announced the eighth grade honor roll. Of 237 testers in February, 192 graduates received diplomas and admission certificates. 18 did not complete May tests, likely due to moving or finishing work elsewhere. Notable honorees include Helen Arend and Philip Blumer with top averages. a list of other 90 percent plus students follows.
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William Shirley
Shonor
Helen Arend
Prairie
Mildred Berger
St. Joe
Philip Blumer
Sherman
Kenneth ‘Bockes
Luverne
Alvin Bannart
Ganfield
Carmelita Lickteig
Theresa Lickteig
Stella Lingd
Irene Loebig
Wesley
Dorothy Linde
Hagle
Glenn Long
Cresco
Virginia McWhorter
Portland
Junior Mawdsley
Plum Creek
Lillian Meyer
Laverne
Doloress Petrajtz
Lotts Creek
Patricia Plumb
Burt
Eugene Radig
Vernon Rickless
German
Phyllis Rich
Union
Mildred Simpson
Whittemore
Thelma Swanson
Irene Thompson
Ledyard
Donna Ward
Virgil Wirtjes
Lincoln
Sudan Grass Proves Superior Pasture For Summer
Horace B. Cheney of Iowa State College reports Sudan grass yields more pasture in July and August than other emergency crops. On good soils it can support one to two cows per acre, with best results on fertile soils that do not dry quickly. Seed shallowly 13 to 25 pounds per acre in late May or early June. plants reach 15 to 18 inches before pasture. Chinch bugs target Sudan grass, so avoid planting near bug-infested small grain fields.
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Sudan
Towa
Horace B. Chieney
Towa State College
iCheney
Dairy Cattle Congress at Waterloo oldest national show
The Dairy Cattle Congress held at Waterloo is described as the nation’s oldest continuous dairy cattle show, drawing participants from across the country to compete and showcase cattle.
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Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Clipping Sweet Clover Pasture Questioned by Iowa State
H D Hughes head of farm crops at Iowa State College doubts value of clipping sweet clover pasture, saying its benefits are uncertain for farmers considering pasture quality and forage output.
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H. D. Hughes
Iowa State College
Kossuth Women to Ames for 4-H Convention June 14
Three from a Kossuth rural family will share honors at the state 4-H convention in Ames June 14 to 17. Elizabeth Ann Inman, 19, Bancroft, named as state 4-H office nominee. youngest daughter Mary Frances also attends as a demonstration team member. numerous county leaders and 4-H members from Kossuth listed as attendees.
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Kossuth
Ames
Elizabeth Ann Inman
Bancroft
Punty
C.C. Inman
Washington
Cora B. Simpson
Decorah
State Board of Education
Mary Frances
Berdyne Hunt
Thhe
Winifred Plumb
Myrtle Hanna
Lone Rock
Annette Simpson
Carl Ebert
Whittemore
Dorothy Reid
D. C.gardner
Union
Bernice Reaper
Ralph ‘Brown
Cresco
Irene Krause
Ruth Dreyer
W. C. Weisbrod
Fenton
Viola Trenary
Martin Becker
Portland
Pearl iLands
Ledyard
Anna Mae Butler
Lotts Creek
Helen Schulz
Irvington
Ruby Berg
Swea City
Domethe Droessler
G. Pefferman
Ray Miller
Titonka
Burt
Wesley Weds Illinois Man at St Joseph’s Church
Mabel Kent daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis Kent wed Michael Fox son of Balthag Fox of Saunemin Illinois at St Joseph’s Catholic church in a nuptial high mass. The ceremony featured Sister Mary Davidson on music and a three course wedding dinner at Mrs James Cooney’s Whittemore home. The couple will live on a Dwight Indiana farm after a brief wedding trip. out of town guests included Mary and Joe Fox Saunemin John Selkirk Chicago and Jennie Cooney Blue Earth Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
St. W Joseph’s Catholic Church
Mabel Kent
Lewis Kent
Michael Fox
Balthag Fox
Saunemin
Illinois
Father Wagener
Mary Davidscn
Helen Kent
Joseph Fox
T. A. McMahon
James Cooney
Whittemore
Frances Seimer
Jennie Cooney
St. Joseph's
Cedar Falls
Ilinois
Dwight
Ill
Mary and
Joe Fox
Sannemin
John Selkirk
Chicago
Blue Earth
Minn
K. and H. Oil Co Sets May Records for Fuel Sales
During May the K. and H Oil Co received twenty five cars of fuel, totaling over 176000 gallons, an all time record. State and federal taxes for the month reached nearly $6000. This spring also saw about four tons of grease and almost three car loads of oil sold.
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K. & H.oil Co
State Guernsey Breeders Picnic at Algona June 10
Plans for the annual State Guernsey Breeders Association field day and picnic proceed at the Brown Dairy farm two miles south of Algona on Saturday June 10. The 10 o clock morning program features Carl Musser secretary of the American Guernsey Cattle Club as principal speaker, with Floyd Johnson of Ames extension service and Clff Finley of Minneapolis as other speakers. Lester Wilson of Boulder Farms will judge Brown herd contests. A noon picnic dinner includes performances by the Algona high school band and the Little German Band plus tap dance numbers. Former Judge W B Quarton will share experiences with Guernsey cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
State Guernsey Breeders Association
Brown
Guernsey
Carl Musser
Peterboro
N. H
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Floyd Johnson
Ames
Clff Finley
Minneapolis
Lester Wilson
Boulder
Wxcelstor
Minn
Algona High School
W. B. Quarton
Krantzs Bring Trainload Cattle From Texas
R L Krantz with son Harold and daughters Erne Mildred and Doris returned Saturday from Texas where he bought a ranch shipment of nearly 600 yearling whitefaces weighing 400 to 600 pounds. The cattle arrived in Titania on a special train, the first to bring cattle here in fifteen years, and Krantz has sold all of them.
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R. L. Krantz
Harold
Erne
Mildred
Doris
Texas
Mr. Krantz
Marriage Licenses Issued in Kossuth County Last Week
A list of marriage licenses issued in the past week in Kossuth County includes Walton Soderquist, 22, Waukegan, J., and Gladys Nelson, 24, Lone Rock. Paul A. Rieser, legal, Naperville, Ill., and Bernadine M. Arndorfer, legal, St. Benedict. Ben H. Johnson, 28, Ledyard, and Joyce A. Johnson, 19, Buffalo Center. Michael H. Fox, legal, Dwight, Ill., and Mabel L. Kent, legal, Wesley. Edwin C. Wittkopf, 26, and Luella W. Bell, 21, Algona. Carl Harold Peterson, legal, Swea City, and Martha Rovwn, legal, Armstrong. Loren Garth Mastman, 22, Bode, and Lucille Janie Phillips, 20, Bradgate. Richard W. Hammann, 29, and Joyce Constance Van Osdall, 26, Fort Dodge. Ralph M. White and Violet M. White, both of Mankato, Minn.. Robert K. Marshall, legal, and Floren Mood, legal, both of Mankato, Minn.. Matthew Besch, 31, Wesley, and Marcella Katherine Wisch, 18, Algona.
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Kossuth County
Walton Sodarquist
Waukegan
Gladys Nelson
Lone Rock
Paul A. Rieser
Legal
Naperville
Ill
Bernadine M. Arndorfer
St. Benedict
Ben H. Johnson
Ledyard
Joyce A. Johnson
Buffalo Center
Michael H. Fox
Dwight
Mabel L
Ralph M. White
Violet M. White
Mankato
Minn
Robert K. Marshall
Floren Mood
Matthew Besch
Wesley
Marcella Katherine Wisch
Algona
Roche Speaker at Lions Club Thursday
Roche of Albert Lea will be guest speaker at the Lions Club luncheon Thursday evening. He is district lighting engineer for Interstate Power Co. Luncheon served at 6:30 with a business meeting to follow and then his talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roche
Albert Lea
Lions Club
Interstate Power Ci
Wesley Alumni Meet At New Gym Draws Eighty Attendees
About eighty graduates gathered for Wesley High School alumni reunion at the new gymnasium auditorium on Sunday. A banquet followed at seven o clock and a short program preceded the election of officers including Enar Franzen as president Joseph Skow as vice president Edward funne mark as secretary and Mrs Mary Mc Mahon as treasurer.
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Wiesley
Wesley High School
Enar Franzen
Joseph Skow
Edward Funnemark
Mary McMahon
Wrist Watches to Farm Boys and Girls in Talk Contests
Kossuth county farm youths may enter a talk contest sponsored by the Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa. Participants must be under 20 by Jan 1 1940 and have post high school instruction. Nine districts form, manuscripts due Jan 15 1940, finals in Des Moines Jan 23 26, 1940.
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Kossuth
Farmers Grain Dealers’ Association of Iowa
A. L. Brown
Brown
Don Edison
Farmerg Grain i Dealers Association
Font Dodge
Farmers Grain Dealers Association
Des Moines
Letha Mann Marries Lee Roy Lee at Little Brown Church
Letha Carol Mann daughter of Lyle Mann married Lee Roy Lee son of California residents Monday June 5 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. She wore white lace over satin with a floral veil. attendants included sister Lois Mann and cousins Nadine and Natalius Mann. The bridegroom was supported by friend Mel Anderson of Fort Dodge. guests included family from Burt, Decorah, Titonka and Monka. The couple will reside in Whitier California after leaving for their honeymoon.
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Letha Carol Mann
Lyle ‘Mann
Lee
Roy Lee
Burt
Nadine Mann
Natalius Mannn
Mel ‘Anderson
Fort Dodge
Nelsina Hansen
Titonka
Slyle ‘Mann
Hher
Lois
B. A. Mann
Wagmer
Decorah
Nadene Mann
Mel Anderson
Fort Dodie
Lyle Tryon
Mbonka
Burt High School
Whittier
California
Good Hope Lutheran Church Services and Summer School Schedule
Good Hope Lutheran invites worship in English next Sunday June 11 at 10 with Sunday School at 9. Vacation Bible School runs June 12 to 14 from 9 to 3, with confirmation instruction. On June 18 a Mission Festival features German and English sermons, multiple services, and visits from Rev. Mueller Schlauchtenhausen Staehling.
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P. Mueller
B. Schlauchtenhausen
Otto Staehling
Forest Hansen to Attend Des Moines Carrier Meet
Forrest Hansen of Titanica is among more than 4 000 Iowa boys invited to the tenth annual Des Moines Register and Tribune carrier sales man convention and frolic in Des Moines on Monday June 12. A morning business meeting precedes a Barnes Carruthers Circus show in the Coliseum. Hopalong Cassidy star Bill Boyd travels from Hollywood for a personal appearance before the boys. A noon parade will loop through downtown Des Moines followed by Riverview Amusement Park rides shows and refreshments for all attendees.
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Forrest Hansen
Titanica
Iowa
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Des Moines
Barnes-Carruthers
Coliseum
Bill Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Hollywood
Riverview Amusement Park
Farm Home Near Titonka Burns In Blaze
A Titonka area farmhouse owned by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nelson was destroyed Saturday afternoon after Leota Nelson, 10, mistakenly poured gasoline instead of kerosene onto a fire. The ten room house and most contents burned. neighbors assisted in saving some furniture.
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Henry Nelson
Titonka
Leota
Ramsey Reformed Church announces vacation church school events
The Ramsey Reformed Church lists Sunday services in English German and a Vacation Church School demonstration at 7 45 pm. A Young People’s Club group cleaned church grounds Monday as part of beautification. An ice cream social is planned Saturday June 10 near the Standard Oil station. The annual missions festival is set for Tuesday June 13 with Rev. Achtermann and Rev. Beltman as speakers.
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Ramsey
Schiocol
Young People’s Club
Standard ‘Oil Station
Ramsey Church
Paul Achtermann
German Valley
Iil
Henry Belt
Doan and Methodist Church Schedule of Services and Events
Rev W L Patterson leads Sunday School at 10 00 am and Morning Worship at 11 00 am with a Bible school pupil demonstration at 7 45 pm. Ladies Aid meets Wednesday in church parlors with hostesses listed. an offering supports the Board of Education. Bible school picnic Saturday closes the session. Doan church offers 9 30 am worship and 10 30 am Sunday School with a strawberry and ice cream social Tuesday at 7 00 pm. all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal
W. L. Patterson
Ladies Aid Society
R. L. Krantz
T. A.dunmire
Carl F.callies
Board of Education
Bible School
Doan
the Dean Church
Corwith Man Breaks Leg In Fall From Tree
Corwith resident Ernest R. Gee aged 64 is hospitalized in Algona with a fracture of the right leg after a 20 foot fall from a tree while trimming cemetery trees. He crawled to his truck and drove home.
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Corwith
Ernest R. Gee
Kossuth
Algona
Gee
Ito Hig
Local boys taken for robbery here late Sunday night
Two local youths were arrested by Marshall W. H. Stott after an incident at Jerry Breen's pool hall. One boy, shot in the leg when he tried to flee, was taken from the rear door with cigarettes and candy found on him. The other suspect waited in a car near Hamilton Hatchery. Both were taken to Algona as authorities decide on charges. Residents note a rise in petty thefts in Titonka and urge action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall W. H. Stott
Algona
Marshall
Jerry Breen
Gmd
Hamilton Hatchery
Titonka
Trinity Season Sermon and Immanuel Lutheran Announcements
Pastor Adolph Kilian outlines the Trinity Season with lessons from Christmas and Pentecost. Faith should have no vacation and readers are urged to prepare for salvation through the Holy Festivals. German service June 11, Sunday School 9, VBS 9:30 to 3:30, choir Friday 8. Cleaning bids due June 10 to secretary H J Buss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran
Adolph Kilian
Titonka
Ladies of Immanuel Congregation
H. J. Buss
Julius Kunz Children in College Graduations
The Julius Kunz family traveled to Des Moines to visit the A. R. Corey family. Julius Jr. attended a fraternity brother’s wedding on Saturday and the graduating exercises of Julius Jr. from a bachelor of arts degree on Sunday. They returned to Wesley, then went to St Paul for Jane Adel Kunz’s graduation at St. Catherine's Academy.
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Wesley
Julius Kung
Des Moines
A. R. Corey
Julius Jr
Julings Jr
St. .Paul
Jane Adel
St. Gatherine’s Academy
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Sweat City
Gartner
Callies
Batt
G. Boekelman
H. Boekelman
Hansen
Michaelson
Weed
Coe
Titonia
L Pet
Bancroft Ceeneene
Titonica
Eateeesaee
Wesley i. Eee
Whittémore
Aleee
Dmotts Creek
American Legion and Auxiliary News
Krantzs
Ramsey Young People
Coliseum Grounds
Vale
Offee
Letha Mann
Little Brown Church
Good Hope Lutheran
M. A. Schulz
Forest Hansen
Julius Kunz
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