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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1933
Page
2
A busy Woden area notes a wedding dance at the community hall and a string of gatherings. Mrs. Eisenmann hosted at the Eisemann home. neighbors visit, attend Bible School, and plan a mock wedding shower for Gertrude Ludeking. Families travel between Britt, Clear Lake, and Mason City as reunions and visits occur.
Sam Smith moves his Smith Cafe into the remodeled meat market building with plans to establish the cafe there. The building has been renovated and painted for the new venture. Local residents and families hosted and attended social events, including birthdays for Virginia Lee and Jo-Anne Tindall on June 20, and a marriage of Albert Dirksen and Dorothy Muehe at Sacred Heart church in Wesley with a reception at the bride’s parents’ home.
The notice records the death of Mr and Mrs John H Boyken child following a long illness, while a separate line reports Lisle Smith injuring his right foot during a Sunday baseball game, pain prevents walking.
Harold Johnson spent last week at the Wade Ball home while Robert Becker visited the Martin Becker home near Al gona. Swea City visitors included Mrs C O Peterson and her little daughter. The Nick Koppen family spent Sunday with the Wade Balls. Jim Bruner family enjoyed a picnic at Woods Lake. Ley and Hamilton drove to Des Moines. Robert returned home with a new Ford. Mrs Roy McAdams, recently visiting Winter and Ogren families, expects to leave for DeQuincey Louisiana. Dr H H Murray and party visited relatives in Nebraska. BE Worley family drove to Mason City then Hampton for a Worley reunion. Miss Gladys Kleist of Newell arrived to care for Henrietta Kleist who has been bedbound. The Presbyterian youth of Burt presented a program at the Burt church with a cornet solo, duet, and The Unlighted Cross pageant. The piece described Calvary church work from 1833 to 1938.
Mrs Bertha Looft and family visited at the home of Mrs John Looft Sr in Ledyard. Dr Allison Braley and wife from Iowa City spent the weekend with his parents H J Braley. Mrs R B Hopkins left for Chicago to attend the Worlds Fair. Frank Conley and two daughters visited from Livermore. Paul McNeill of Algona returned home after visiting Emory Goodnow. Rev Fidelis Goetz returned to Conception Missouri after stay with his parents. Helen Finnemark and Anna Flom led a vacation bible school for two weeks with 16 children attending. Mr and Mrs Matt Laux attended church at St Benedict and visited their daughter Mrs A J Seller. Leo Goetz and family with Lillian Johnson visited Mrs Walter Lichter in Algona. N J Meurer and son Sterling of Plover visited J T Meurer and family and picnicked at Eagle Lake. Mrs Curtis Benskin of Laurell and Mr Lloyd Hutchinson of Newton visited their father Wm Hutchinson at Algona hospital and their mother. Bernard Schrauth and children left for Geneva to visit relatives. John Ormsby helped on the farm. Mrs Anna Kunz returned from Des Moines after daughter Jean Corey’s graduation. Mrs John Harris and daughters Mary and Marie left for St Charles Illinois.
The community noted a pretty wedding at St Josephs Church as Miss Dorothy Muehe wed Albert Dirksen man with Rev Wagener performing the ceremony. The couple planned a brief trip to Geddes and Minnesota before settling in Mason City. Several relatives gathered for meals and celebrations. Nearby, families hosted gatherings and aids, with visitors from Rudd Lakota Titanka and Britt joining in Sunday dinners and birthday observances. A Park hospital accident left Mrs Guy M Butts with minor injuries after a gravel mishap. Sister visits to St Francis convent, plus extended family travel and letters of congratulations marked a busy week.
Darlene Hansen visited Alice May Johnson last Thursday afternoon. Clarence and Walter Anderson and the Rudolph Larson families picnicked Sunday at Call state park. Tom Youngs Ernest and Andrew Hansen hosted Saturday guests at Andrew Peterson home at Titonka. Mrs Ted Johnson and children of Algona visited her sister Mrs Harvey Johnson Thursday to Saturday. Andrew Hansen Tom Youngs and Ernest Hansen enjoyed a picnic supper with the Brman Hansen family at Lakota Friday. Carolyn Andrews Mrs Lucy Lizer and Mrs Van Hansen with Darlene visited Mrs Howard Andrews and children at Titonka Sunday. Titonka Epworth League to hold two one act plays Friday evening at the Dean church admission 19 and 20 cents.
A survey shows sunfish and bluegills stay popular with anglers. Look for sandy bottoms 5 to 15 feet deep just beyond rushes and vegetation. Off point areas with submerged plants often yield the best catches. deeper water yields bigger fish, while shallow water yields more small fish.
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