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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1954
Page
3
Miss Julia Stott announces Titanica Post Office will upgrade to a second class office starting July. No major changes for the public beyond new hours. Windows open 8 am to 4 pm with no window service outside 8 am to 5 pm. Mails depart north at 8:50 am and east at 4:10 pm. Lobby stays open to 7 pm for box holders.
The senior MYE plans a fake sale Saturday at Beed Hardware to raise funds for the senior camp starting Sunday. Services Sunday at usual hours feature Rev. Robert Rings as guest speaker. Young adults hold a picnic meeting next Thursday.
Friday schedule shows Methodist versus Christian reform?d at and pam. Good Hope faces Immanuel at 8 10.
Fifteen Kossuth County 4-H boys will attend the state short course at Iowa State College in Ames June 22 to 24. Robert Johnson says about 1,200 boys and leaders are expected. Delegates come from Algona Eagle Garfield Grant Greenwood Lotts Creek Lincoln Plum Creek Ramsey Swea Harrison St Joe and Wesley clubs. Dick Kuecker of Algona is county 4-H president and hosts with Johnson. The theme is When Am I Old Enough with talks on dating money driving voting and community responsibility. Also sessions cover agriculture animal husbandry agronomy and engineering with practical farm tips and new state officers to be elected.
Bob Barnes billed as The World's Youngest Rodeo Producer lays out plans for two major performances in Clear Lake. The shows are set for Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, June 26 and 27, with Barnes promoting the events and audience turnout expected to be strong.
Miss Agnes Janssen and Alvin Holtorf married Friday evening June 18 at Ramsey Reformed Church. Ceremony featured candles and pink peonies with double ring vows. The couple, from Woden and Titonka, plan to live on a farm near Woden after a western states trip.
Simon Fred Wenger serves as pastor at Woden Presbyterian Church with Sunday School at 9 30 and worship at 10 30 Themed study titled The Tent of Meeting notes rehearsal on Wednesday at 30.
Pastor H. A. Diers leads communion with a Fifth Sunday Offering. Announcements for communion will be received on Saturday, June 26. Sunday School and Bible Class begin at 9 am. Thursday, June 24, at 1 30 p.m. the Junior Mission Band meets. Town District Convention at Dubuque all week.
Rev J E DeGolia and Howard Andrews Titonka mayor present a Sunday evening program at Grace Gospel Church on June 27 addressing juvenile delinquency. Andrews shares outcomes from youth work, DeGolia cites alarming facts, and a closing film A Trip to the Zoo offers a spiritual lesson. Public urged to attend.
Mary Michael sen and Ed Zwiefels host five visitors daughters of Mrs. Rose Plumb from Tacoma Los Angeles Wood stock Marshalltown and more. Relatives called at the Zwiefel home Thursday afternoon then plan to travel to Marshalltown for continued visits through Tuesday before returning home.
A violent Friday storm drenched Kossuth County with six inches or more of rain from 1 AM to 8 AM, topped by a severe thunderstorm. The Rio area saw water across roads and low areas forming lakes while bridges and rural lines suffered damage. Multiple farms and buildings incurred losses as telephones and utilities failed. Total rainfall reached ten to twelve inches by Friday night.
Good Hope Lutheran announces Sunday School and Bible Class at 9 am with a birthday offering, 10 am church service. Friday features softball games Methodist vs Christian Reformed and Good Hope vs Immanuel at 9 10 pm. Saturday June 26 Junior Mission Band at 1 30 pm. Monday June 21 Luther League picnic meeting at Call Park Algona leaving church 6 15 pm Pastors Meinecke of Lakota to speak.
Howard V. Andrews reports Frank Miles in Amusing Americans defends veterans and attacks unAmericans blamed for political fear. He urges VFW members to unite and promote loyal American values, with a meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 24.
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