Young Men 21 Register At Draft Offices In Algona
Kossuth county announces second Selective Service registration on July 1 at the old post office. All men reaching 21 on or before July 1 1941 and not yet registered must appear between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. Registrants will be processed under board chair D E Dewel with aides M J Streit and L L Lease. About 175 to 200 in Kossuth county are expected to register. A list of 19 local men ordered to report on July 1 is provided, with replacements named for later calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Kossuth
Roosevelt
United States
D. E. Dewel
M. J. Streit
L. L. Lease
Wesley
Roland Harrenz
Burt
Harry R. Montgomery
Swea City
Robert FF. Leland
Marvin M. Hischen
Henry D.peffer
Thomas H. Curtis
Fenton
Joseph W. Weaver
Ledyard
Edward Everett Stewart
Bernard Peter McDowell
Whittemore
Eulogio Leyva Perez
Elmore
Minn
Irvin W. Behrends
Dennis P. Lickteig
Faye J. Gordon
Corwith
Ralph H. ‘Peterson
Vester G. ‘Shott
Wilfred J. Schneider
Bode
Howard D. Pentecost
William K. Specht
Gale ‘E. Leek
Mission Festival at Good Hope Lutheran Church
Good Hope Lutheran Church plans a three service Mission Festival on Sunday June 21 with English sermons at 10 a m and 8 p m and a bilingual 2 30 p m service. Rev Otto Krueger from Westbrook Minn and Rev C P Ringhand from Palmer Town will preach. Dinner served in church parlors and offerings for missions. Sunday school at 9 30 a m. Ladies to clean Thursday 1 30 p m choir practice Thursday 8 p m confirmation next week Tue Wed Thu 9 a m to 3 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Hope Lutheran American Lutheran Church
M. A. Schulz
Otto Krueger
Westbrook
Minn
C. P. Ringhand
Palmer
Town
Farm accident leaves man with double leg fractures
James Fickbohn, 49, was pinned when a tractor overturned on his Rockwell City area farm. Both legs were fractured in the incident, authorities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Fickbohn
Rockwell City
Kossuth Bachelor Editor Falls for Cupid
Whittemore William Higgins editor of the Hentiumete Champion will add a new member to his staff July 3 Dorothy McEnroe of Algona will become Mrs Higgins Banns of matrimony were announced Sunday at St Cecelia s Catholic church in Algona for the first time and also for Frances McEnroe sister of Dorothy and Robert Schmidt of Cherokee The girls are daughters of P F McEnroe of Algona A double wedding will be performed at nine o clock Mr Higgins is the son of Mrs William Higgins of Whittemore and Mr Schmidt is the son of Mr and Mrs W J Schmidt of Cherokee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth
Cupid Whittemore
William ‘Higgins
Dorothy McEnroe
Algona
Higgins
St. Cecelia’s Catholic Church
Frances McEnroe
Dorothy
Robert Schmidt
Cherokee
P. F. Mc-Enroe
Mr. Higging
William Higgins
Whittemore
Mr. Schmidt
W. JH. Schmidt
Algona court fines for gambling devices and related cases
Kossuth district court judge F C Davidson in Emmetsburg fined Larimer of Lu Verne 300 dollars plus 4 50 costs for illegal possession of gambling devices after a guilty plea. Remaining balance will be suspended if payed within one year. if suspension is revoked, the full judgment may be released by the county attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiona
L .A. Winkel
Crow Allas W. W. Brady
Gail Beard
Algona
C. H. Ostwinkle
Helmer
Gene Beenken
Titonka
Conrad Mayland
Bancroft
Justice of Peace
Della Welter
Henry B. Behnke
Whittemore
Charles Hansen
Methodist Church announces Sunday services and meetings
Pastor Rev W L Patterson leads morning worship at 11 00 with Sunday school at 10 00. On Wednesday June 25 the Woman's Society of Christian Service meets in the church with lesson and worship led by Mrs Mark Bacon and hostesses Mrs J J Budlong Mrs Roy Budlong Mrs Homer Downs and Mrs Howard French. Doan holds morning worship at 9 30 and Sunday school at 10 30. On Thursday June 19 the Woman's meeting gathers at the home of Mrs Tom Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
W. L. Patterson
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Mark Bacon
J. J. Budlong
Roy Budlong
Homer Downs
Howard French
Tom Young
Immanuel Lutheran Hosts Mission Festival at Good Hope Titonka
Immanuel Lutheran, Rev. Wm. Planz, invites members to a mission festival with Good Hope Titonka on Sunday June 22. English services at 10:00 a m German and English at 2 30 p m and English at 8 00 p m no Sunday school or services at home. Choir rehearsal every Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran
Wm. Planz
Titonka
Good Hope
Ramsey Reformed Pastor and Family to Travel for Church Extension
The Ramsey Reformed Church will send Rev Calvin Schnucker and his family on a church extension survey from Tuesday June 24 returning the last week in August. Doctor Lawrence French and his family will arrive around June 27 or 28 to supply the church during the ten weeks of absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence French
Pigeon with leg bands visits Wade Ball home
A tame pigeon appeared at the Wade Ball home in Lakota Lost last week. It bore a rubber band marked 518 on its right leg and a metal band reading 4168 AU 4 ACH on the left. The bird was still there on Monday after being caught Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakoa
Wilfred Cooney Titonka Farmer Passes Suddenlly
Wilfred W. Cooney, southeast of Titonka farmer, died Thursday morning around 10 after a brief illness. Born October 14, 1889 in Chatsworth Illinois, he moved to the Titonka area this spring with his wife Jennie Bangs. Funeral Saturday at 9:30 from Stilson with burial in Wesley Catholic Cemetery. survived by his widow, one brother in Whittemore and a sister in Elkhart Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred W. Cooney
Titonka
Cooney
Wilfred '‘W. Cooney
Chatsworth
Tll
Jennie Bangs
Stilson
Alex Reefer
Isn
Whittemore
Jonnie Cooney
Elkhart
Indiana
P. J
Joseph
Mary
Donna Lawless
James Cooney
Blue Earth
Minn
Wesley
John Hutchison
Ammon Lease
Emery Long
Art Izard
Slyvester Garman
Emil Peterson
Mr. Cooney
Up and Coming German Township 4-H Club Meeting
Thresa Spear hosted the Up and Coming German township 4 H club on June 10 with roll call in Breads and Rolls. Jacqueline Sunderman and Lydia Dreesman spoke on identifying native trees, Wilhelmine Kruse on garden pests, and Thresa Spear with Erna Schmidt demonstrated Honey Frosted Creams. The Citizenship discussion covered The Flag of Our Union Forever. Recreation by Kruse and lunch followed. club members attended Ames convention the next day. The next meeting will be at Betty Dreesman’s home June 26 at 1 30 p m.
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Ers
Thresa Spear
Jacqueline Sunderman
Lydia Dreesman
Wilhelmine Kruse
Erna Schmidt
Wilhelmine
Kruse
Buffalo Township
Ames
Harold Miller
Leaf Roller Pest Spreading in Iowa Fruit Trees
Iowa State College entomologist Lewis T. Graham reports the fruit tree leaf roller, once rare, is spreading in Iowa and causing damage in the southeast this spring. The pest folds leaves, damages trees in early spring, with eggs laid in June hatching the next year. A 4 percent dormant spray applied before bud break can kill eggs next year.
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Iowa
Lewis T. Graham
Iowa State College
Plants Corn by Peter Troy Keeps Up Spring Planting
Peter Troy of DaWitt at eighty continues to farm with vigor as spring work begins. Though retired, Troy remains active in the corn field, showing strong ongoing involvement in planting season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Troy
DaWitt
Mr. Troy
Widow of Former Engineer in Watertown Takes Own Life
Mrs H N Scholtes, widow of engineer Mr Scholtes once on the Titonia Garner line, reportedly killed herself at Watertown South Dakota around May 22 after a crisis tied to alleged swindle in Texas. A sister resides in Estherville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
H. N. Scholtes
Titankg
S. D
Scholtes
Rock Island
Titonia- Garner
Agitation for Meeting Place in Titonka Lions Club
At the Titania Lions Club meeting last Thursday evening a town hall was discussed. A committee was named to confer with the council and fraternal bodies to explore building a basement used until a new building could be erected. Financing would come from public spirited citizens repaid by rents, then town ownership. The plan echoes a prior Titonka example where a basement funded similarly supported church construction later. Committee members: A. M. Petersen, R. L. Krantz, Frank Clark, Wm. Boyken, Dr. Hamstreet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titania Lions Club
Titonka
A. M. Petersen
R. L. Krantz
Frank Clark
Wm. Boyken
Dr. Hamstreet
Growth in American Legion Auxiliary Membership Shatters Records
Mary Young reports a record surge in Auxiliary enrollment with 504,301 members as of June 4 1941, an increase of 20 582 from last year and a projected total near 525 000. Thirty one of 52 departments surpassed 1941 goals by June 1, while Iowa Washington Oregon and Nevada departments received special membership achievement awards. Local unit has 10 paid members for 1941 42 with more hoped by July 11 meeting. An increased patriotic service interest is blamed for the growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Mary Young
National Headquarters
Auxiliary
The
Iowa
Washington
Oregon
Nevada
Marriage Licenses Issued in Kossuth County This Week
The past week in Kossuth County saw numerous marriage licenses issued, pairing residents from Algona Whittemore Rodman Laverne Titonka Emmetsburg and nearby towns. Couples include Elmer John Evers and Ellen I. Johnson, Harold R. Wrede and Ruth Kabelitz, Maurice Wickbohn and Therese Origer, and many others across Algona Titonka Whittemore and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth
Elmer John Evers
Odell
Nebraska
Ellen I. Johnson
Algona
Harold R. Wrede
Ruth Kabelitz
Maurice Wickbohn
Rodman
Therese Origer
Whittemore
Herbert Rakow
Wesley
Alice Brandt
Titonka
Neil Michaelson
Vollina Alice
Jerry's Pee-Wees Open Ball Season Soon
Jerry's Pee-Wee baseball team prepares to start the season with new gear and early practices. Officers include Jerry Breen as General Manager and Wally Johnson as Team Captain, with coaches Herb Callies and Marvin Johnson. Players will be aged 10 to 15, and inquiries are invited from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry
Erry Breen
Edward Boyken
Breen
Algona
Bancroft
Burt
Buffalo Center
Corwith
Woden
Lakota
Wesley
Navy Mothers district commander attends national convention
Mrs. T. P. Doer of Wesley left Monday for Omaha to attend the national Navy Mothers convention. She is the commander of the Navy Mothers of this district and has two sons Irwin and Billy serving in the navy. A third son Maurice, formerly in the navy, was killed in New York City last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
T. P. Doer
Omaha
National Navy Mothers Convention
Doer
Navy Mothers of
Irwin
Billy
Navy
Maurice
New York City
Lions elect officers at Titania club meeting
J. L. Miller was re elected president. A. C Hench C. A. Hoon and Wm. Boyken were elected vice presidents Kenneth Swan Lion Tamer Dayle Craven Tail Twister Frank Clark Secretary and Treasurer Howard French and George Bonacker trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Elect
J. L. Miller
Titania Lions Club
A. C.hench
C. A. Hoon
Wm. Boyken
Kenneth Swan
Dayle Craven
Frank Clark
Howard French
George Bonacker
Kruse Family Heads West for Two Week Vacation
Rev. Henry Kruse, his wife Emeralda, and son Harlow, with daughter Emeralda, depart Woden Monday for a two week trip. They will visit points across Colorado and New Mexico and return home via Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruse
Woden
Wioden
Henry Kruse
Emeralda
Harlow
Colorado
New Mexico
Louisiana
Hancock County Draft Board Announces July 1 1941 Registration
Hancock County Selective Draft Board announces second registration on July 1 1941 from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm. Registration sites are the Garner Court House and Britt Draft Board Office. All males aged 25 or older who had not registered since October 16 1940 must present themselves for registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock County
Selective Draft Board
Woden
Court House
Garner
Draft Board
Britt
United States
Man charged after attempted rape chase in Burt area
Otto Donald Simonson, 25, Minneapolis, was bound over to the Kossuth grand jury on assault with intent to commit rape after a 90 mile per hour pursuit from Burt to Algona. He allegedly abducted a 10 year old girl and was fired upon by Burt marshal W. O H Steward as police closed in. The girl suffered head bruises but was not seriously hurt. Simonson has a prior criminal record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt
Otto Donald Simonson
Minneapolis
Justice of Peace Della Welter
Simonson
Kossuth Grand Jury
Algona
Hhad
W. O H. Steward
Ira Hanson
Lakota Auxiliary Elects Officers for Coming Year
The Lakota unit of the American Legion Auxiliary met at the home of Mrs Wade Ball with ten members present. Officers were re-elected: President Julia Ball, Vice President Eleanor Heetland, Secretary and Treasurer Vera William, Chaplain Leona Bruer, Historian Doris Ukena, Sergeant-at-Arms Louise Clark. Next meeting to be at the Thaves sisters' home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakota Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Wade Ball
Julia Ball
Eleanor Heetland
Vera William
Leona Bruer
Doris Ukena
Louise Clark
Thaves
Braley Family Visits Relatives In Wesley
Dr and Mrs Alson Braley and three children from Detroit Michigan visited relatives in Wesley last week staying several weeks with his parents Mr and Mrs H J Braley Their oldest son Alson D remained with the grandparents while the couple and two children went to Iowa City to visit Mrs Braley's parents for a week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alson Braley
Wesley
Detroit
Michigan
H. J. Braley
Iowa City
County Contracts Awarded for Kossuth County 1941
Bancropt W. J. Lattimer of Bancroft Oil Co. won the contract to supply about 140000 gallons of gasoline and fuel oil for Kossuth county in 1941. The Paul and Williams Co. of Fort Dodge secured the graveling work on roughly 40 percent of county miles as awarded by Kossuth supervisors.
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Bancropt
W. J. Lattimer
Bancroft Oil Company
Kossuth County
Paul and Williams Co
Fort Dodge
Kossuth Supervivors
Old bill of sale for enslaved boy found in Hawarden home
A 114 year old bill of sale for a enslaved boy transfers ownership to Robert Robertson, great grandfather of Mrs. J S Raynie, preserved in excellent condition in Hawarden. The document reflects historic property transfer and slavery as practiced in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Raynie
Hawarden
Robert Robertson
Bigger eggs stun Bloomfield farms with giant yolk stories
Leonard Dent of Kirkman reports a Buff Orpington hen laid an egg measuring 734 by 4 by 9 inches in town. Nearby at Harry Battin farm near Bloomfield a New Hampshire Red produced an egg with three yolks, showcasing remarkable poultry prodigiousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Dent
Kirkman
Orpington
New Hampshire
Harry Battin
Bloomfield
Council orders plat and estimate for Black Top Titonka Main Street
Titonka voters will see a plat and cost estimate for black topping Main Street from the railroad to the street's north end. R C Graham of Fairmont, Iowa, for the Iowa Road Building Co., will prepare the plat. Council will decide on proceeding. costs would be assessed to affected lots. In business areas the full width. in residences 24 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka
R. C. Graham
Fairmont
Minn
Iowa ‘Road Building Co
Des Moines
Changes at Farmers Co-Op Station Leave Key Personnel
Merwyn Hansen former manager of Farmers Oil Co and Otto Falk in charge of the station have resigned. Otto is now janitor at Buffalo Consolidated School starting Tuesday. Merwyn plans his next move, while Hiphnnie Rippentrop will drive a truck and Hugo Planz, son of Rev Wm Planz, will work at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Co-Op
Merwyn Hansen
Farmers Oil Co
Otto Falk
Otto
Poatthon
Buffalo Consolidated School
Merwyn
Hiphnnie Rippentrop
Hugo Planz
Wm. Planz
Wesley Man Recovering From Broken Leg Injury
Wilbur West was brought home from the hospital at Algona after a horse kicked him breaking his leg. He is recovering but will be laid up for some time and continues to get along as he heals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
Wilbur West
Algona
Dr. R. J. Helvig Takes Over Woden Veterinary Practice
Dr. R. J. Helvig of Forest City has located in Woden and taken over the practice of the late Dr. Gus Fredrickson. Helvig, a graduate of the veterinary department of Iowa State College, begins serving clients now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Helvig
Woden Woden
Forest City
Woden
Gus Fredrickson
Helvig
Veterinary Department
Towa State College
Town Council Special Meetings in 1941
Proceedings summarize two special sessions on June 9 and June 17 1941. Licenses approved include three beer licenses and five cigarette licenses for the coming year. Main Street blacktopping discussed with plat and schedule prepared for a 60 ft main street and 24 ft residential district, cost not to exceed 60 dollars. Florence K Reaser, Town Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French
Schutter
Fisher
Sartor
Hamstreet
Reaser
Breen
Intermill
Keuchtenreuther
Plorence K. Reaser
Hagen
R. C. Graham
Dr. Sartor
R. €. Graham
Black Top
Florence K. Reaser
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Kossuth District and Justice Court
Wilfred Cooney Titonka
American Legion Auxiliary News
Paul Bruns
Tost
Lone Rock
Knecker
Tonka
RU Rippentrop
Boekelman
Callies
Bill Batt
Bruns
R. Batt
Batt
Huber
Ricklefs
Andrews
Erenee Korte
R i Ackerman
Lf Ringsdorf
C Beware
Vogel
Blanchard
Hutchinson
Carter
Espe
Ll. Hutchinson
Lang
P Weed Weed
Rake
Lotts Creek
L Pet
Wesley Te
Titonka Tenes Teoad
Jerry’s
Pee-Wees
Mrs. Dorr of
Navy Mothers Meeting
Council
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