Winchester to Woodstock diary recounts Washington era HQ trip
A long personal travelogue from Forest City authors Lester and Lela Prewitt detailing an east and south trip from Winchester to Woodstock, through Kokomo and Clarksburg, visiting relatives, historic sites, and the Washingtons era headquarters in Winchester. The narrative covers rail and road journeys, old farms, dam projects, and reflections on aging, memory, and heritage. It notes Washington’s headquarters built 1756 to 1757, the vicinity of Fairfax, and local historical markers in Winchester Virginia and Woodstock.
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Lester
Lela Prewitt
Forest City
Virginias
Pontiac
Della Thompson
Z. IF. Yost
Morgantown
W. Va
Washington
Woodstock
Winchester
Terrific Wind Storm Saturday
A severe wind and electrical storm struck Totanka on a dark Saturday evening, cutting power and causing extensive damage. A school window broke, plastering soaked, a church door torn, trees uprooted, a barn damaged, and farms renamed as hog houses shifted. Residents cleared debris Sunday as hail accompanied rain.
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Totanka
Rasmug Hansen
Lee .O. Wolte
Dick Welp
onRverett Posta
Oscar Norland
Corner Stone Laying At Ramsey Church At Titonka
On Sunday afternoon June 13 a corner stone laying ceremony was held at the Ramsey Reformed Church in Titonka despite earlier heavy rain. The stone, donated by Mr and Mrs A Pannkuk, commemorates 1884 1910 and 1987 dates of church building. Present were John K Rippentrop and Ben A Pannkuk of Titonka with ministers H J Kulzema H Schoon Wm Everts O H Brerking and pastor C Schnucker who preached. Sealed inside were a Bible church history The Ramsey Home Visitor church bulletins Titanica Topic and coins. Contractor George Milley Algona. The new sanctuary will seat 600 and the school 3800. rapid progress noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey Reformed
Titowka
Pannkuk
John K. Rippentrop
Ben A. Pannkuk
Titonka
H. J. Kulzema
Woden
H. Schoon
German Valley
Ill
Wm. Everts
Buffalo Center
O. H. B Rerking
Lakota
C. Schnucker
Ramsey Home
Young People’s Club
Intelligencer Leader
School of Religion
George Milley
Algona
In Memoriam Remembrance of Beloved Wife and Daughter
A memorial note from Fred Onnen of Woden and Mr and Mrs John A Harms and family of Titonka honoring a wife and daughter lost to them. The verse recalls her voice in air and water and her enduring beauty in sun and sunset.
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Fred Onnen
Woden
Mrs
John A
Harms
Titonka
Schoolball Diamond Driving Fine Notice
A notice states a fine of six dollars will be imposed on persons caught driving on the schoolball diamond. Readers are urged to govern themselves accordingly.
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Notich
Junior Legion Tournament Games Paginate Friday Schedule
Friday June 18 games include Wesley versus Lakota at 9 80, Titonka against Bancroft at 11 00, Algona versus Lakota at 1 00, Bancroft against Wesley at 2 30, and Algona versus Titonka at 4 00. Text recalls Shenandoah Valley battles with Stonewall Jackson and Sheridan and notes Winchester courthouse construction years.
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Wesley
Lakota
Titonka
Bancroft
Algona
Winchester
Woodstock
Stonewall Jackson
Sheridan
Shenandoah Valley
Court House
Appendicitis operation for Warren Schroeder at Kossuth Hospital
Warren Schroeder was taken to Kossuth Hospital Sunday night for an appendicitis operation. He is getting along very well. The Girl Scouts will hold an eel cream social Saturday evening on the lawn south of the Coliseum. Everyone is invited. donations will be appreciated.
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Warren Schroeder
Kossuth Hospital
Scotts
Coliseum
Barn Completed on Bennie Beenken Farm Near Town
A new barn on the Bennie Beenken farm north of town was finished Friday at noon after workers rebuilt it following a lightning fire two weeks earlier. The blaze also killed five calves housed in the previous barn.
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Bennie Beenken
Town
Last of Family Passes in Titonka area
Mrs. Wm. Mayland died Friday morning after a long illness from a brain tumor. Born Johanna Bruns in Germany on November 24 1868 she emigrated in 1870 with her family to Ackley Iowa later moving to Kossuth and then Titonka. She married William Mayland in 1893 and eight children were born. two survived along with her husband. Funeral held in Titonka Lutheran church with burial at Helmers cemetery.
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Wm. Mayland
Mayland
Johanna Bruns
Holtland
Ostiriesland
Germany
Bruns
Ackley
Iowa
Kossuth County
Heikel Bruns
Henry Mayland
Louie Banda
Titonka
Ble
Martin A. Schulz
A. Kilian
Burlial
Helmers Cemetery
Obituary of Harm Schutter Passes at 72
Harm Schutter died at his home near German Valley Tuesday evening June 7 1987 after years of illness. Born November 29 1864 in Westerhusen Ostfriesland Germany he trained as a carpenter and served in the German army 1886 to 1889. He married Ettje Janksen in 1892 and had three sons Benno Will and John, John predeceased him about six months earlier. The family emigrated in 1909 settling in Titania neighborhood Titonka where they remained. He was 72. Survived by his wife two sons Will and Bonno and eleven grandchildren. Funeral services were held Thursday June 10 at the Lutheran church in Titonka, conducted by student pastor A Schulz with Rev A Kilian assisting.
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Harm Schutter
German Valley
Schutter
Westerhusen
Ostfriesland
Germany
Ettje Janksen
Benno
Will
John
Titania
United States
Mr. Schutter
Bonno
Lutheran Church
Titonka
A. Schulz
A. Kilian
Abbe Meyers Dragged by Horse Suffers Rope Burns
Abbe Meyers of H. H. Buuns was leading a horse Tuesday morning when the halter rope wrapped around his right hand. The horse balked, dragged him 60 to 100 feet before he freed his hand, leaving the hand burned, swollen, and sore.
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Abbe Meyers
H. H. Buuns
Meyer
Trampled By Bull Injures Eden During Farm Chores
Eden was charged by an angry bull while moving it toward a pen on Monday. He rolled under the fence to escape serious harm and sustained skin bruises and cuts. He was taken to town for medical treatment.
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Will Eden
Goldsmiths and Bonackers Host Sunday Afternoon
Mr and Mrs Ben Goldsmith and daughters Patty and Bernadine visit Sleepy Bye Minnesota on a Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs AMog Bonacker. The Bonackers and Goldsmiths are neighbors in Woods bursa Oregon.
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Ben Goldsmith
Patty
Bernadine
Sleepy Bye
District Court News in Brief Judge DeLand adjourns court week
Judge James DeLand presided last week from Monday to Thursday. Foreclosures and judgments filled the docket with cases such as Home Owners Loan Corp against Nathanial Walsh continuing to March 1 1939, Travelers Insurance Co against John H Krull Decree signed, and George Wildin et al versus James T Cook et al to quiet title Decree signed. Divorces and guardianships were granted or set, and new cases filed include Jacob H Marty tax appeal and Mae Sjogren versus Bert Mackey.
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James DeLand
Home Owners Loan Corp
Nathanial Walsh
Rose Shannon
C. C. Smith
Travelers Insurance Co
A. A. Dreesman
Jennie Dreesman
Guardian
F. S. Norton & Son
Willam Durant
Chris Meyer
C. KF. Voight
Libbie F. Hawcett
A. M. Gustafson
George Wildin
James T. Cook
Lottie M. Wagner
Ernest C. Wagner
Boykin
George Daniels
Kossuth County
Gregory G. Studer
Mollon
District Court
Palo Alto County
B. Kesley
John Markgraf
George Carr
F. Burtis
Hunt
Mildred Edwards
Wm. H. Edwards
Jacob H. Marty
Board of Review of Luverne
Daniel W. Dow
Mary Dow
Mae & Sjogren
Bert Mackey
Clara Demo
Roy M. Demo
Arnold Hing
Harriet Hinz
Reformed Church Notes Change of June Services
All services on June 20 will be in Titonia high school auditorium. Sunday School meets at 9:80 and church services start at 10:30 in German next Sunday. Picnic moved to June 24 in the grove west of John Korte home due to Youth Fellowship conference at Washington Church with Rev. David Reardon.
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Titonia High School
Titonka
John Korte
Pleasant Prairie
County Board in Joint Session Elects Leaders and Approves Local Measures
The county board of supervisors met in joint session with Hancock County last Wednesday. W. E. McDonald was elected Chairman and Auditor Marl Kinsey Secretary. Actions include repairs to Tri Drainage District 933-100-131, an audit of the drainage district to be performed by Paul J. Loomis, beer and cigarette permits approved, several drainage repair appointments made, gravel road bids awarded to Paul & Williams Ware for 1987, and publication of the new weed law in county papers.
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County Board of Supervisors
Hancock County Board
Marl Kinsey
John Frasey
Kossuth
Greiman
Hancock
Tri
C. Scharlach
Klipping
Morris
Paul JL. Loomis
O. Bailey
Seneca
Sidney Walberg
Cosgrove
Wedding Trip Ends Quietly in Black Hills
Home From Wedding to Mr and Mrs John Welhousen arrived Friday after a 1500 mile wedding journey that went through snow over Black Hills. They met Mr and Mrs George Breen near Rapid City and will host a wedding dance this week.
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John Welhousen
Black Hills
John
George Breen
Rapid City
Titonka
Mrs. Welhousen
4 H Convention Delegates From Buffalo Boosters Plan Ames Trip
Miss Betty Budlong serves as delegate with Mrs Harold Miller and Mrs Ray Miller leading the party. They left Wednesday for Ames Iowa to attend the State 4 H Convention. Friday all Buffalo Boosters Club members will drive to Ames for the final sessions.
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Betty Budlong
Harold Miller
Ray Miller
Ames
Iowa
Buffalo Boosters Club
Annual Mason City Music Festival Draws 1800 Musicians
Residents of Titanka and nearby towns are invited to Mason City on June 22 for the state’s largest free music festival. At 11:00 a.m. a parade with 30 musical groups and numerous floats will honor the event, with bands from Belmond to West Union and drum corps from Garner, Clear Lake, and Mason City participating.
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Titanka
North
Towa
Mason City
Belmond
Britt
Buffalo Center
Charles City
Clear Lake
Dumont
Iowa
Hidora
Fonda
Godell
Hampton
Hanlontown
Kensett
Klemme
Lake Mills
Manly
Nora Springs
Marble Rock
Northwood
Card of thanks for kindness after death of husband and father
We express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindnesses during illness and death. Thanks to those who sent flowers and helped with music and all who assisted the family. Mrs Herman Schutter Sr Bonno Schutter Will Schutter
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Herman Schutter
Bonno Schutter
Will Schutter
Magician Hoffman to headline Algona July 4 festivities
Hoffman the magician will entertain at Algona's July 4 celebration with outdoor stage magic and illusions visible from all grandstand seats. Notable feats include Japanese Thumb Tie with silk, pigeon-catching act, and a rapid Substitution Trunk Mystery. Additional child-focused features are planned, with exact times to be announced by management.
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Hoffman
Algona
Two Buffalo Township Boys Top in State Exams
Herman Welhousen and Harold Ricklefs high in state 8th grade examinations held in February and May this year. Herman Welhousen was first highest in grades and Harold Ricklefs second high in Buffalo township. Recognition of good scholarship in high honor. congratulations to them.
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Herman Welhougen
Harold Ricklefs
Buffalo Township
Unseasonably Cool Week Frosts Plants and Ponds
Ice on ponds and tanks appeared during a cold week in June. Farmers reported freezing temperatures early Wednesday morning and frost affected corn fields and many gardens with beans and tomatoes harmed the previous Sunday.
California visitors join local relatives on two week stay
Here From California Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hansen and daughter Vivian arrived Friday morning from Pasadena for a two week visit with relatives. Their daughter Mrs. Ruth Motka and baby from Kankakee came the same morning to meet them. Henry Meyer is seriously ill with a severe attack of yellow jaundice.
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California
Leslie Hansen
Vivian
Pasadena
Milwaukee
Wesley
Ruth’ Motzka
Baby
Henry Meyer
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