Adults Plan Year of Kossuth County Education
Women from nine townships met at Mrs. C. C. Inman home near Bancroft to plan a county wide adult education program for the year. The project led by Mrs. N May arson and Mrs Ruth Seaton Hicks will train leaders for homemaker study groups starting in September with an introductory Farm Family Living phase. Township meetings will precede the training, followed by two county teas August 1 and 2 at Ledyard and Call State Park. Sub projects include music Latin American, a county library drive, and a health effort focusing on cancer and sanitation. Attendees included many residents from Buffalo Cresco Fenton Greenwood Laverne Plum Creek Prairie Sherman and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth County
N. May “Arson
Edw. Zwiefel
Wayne Miller
Buffalo
Paul Wille
Ralph Brown
Cresco
BH. C. Weisbrod
J. A. G. Smith
Fenton
C. C. Inman
James Nyman
Frank Qgayne
Greenwood
Lafe Oxley
Lavern
Iegin
Can
Ruth Seaton ‘Hicks
Whittemore Whizzers
Dawn Vaudt
Helen Kollasch
Lotts Creek
Anna ‘Mae Butler
Dolores Petratz
Whittemore
James Butler
Falkr
Good Hope Lutheran Announces Sunday Services and Classes
Good Hope Lutheran invites worshippers to a Sunday service in English at 10:00 with confirmation class examination. Sunday school starts at 9:00, Luther League devotional and meeting in the evening, and confirmation instruction runs Wednesday Friday and Thursday 9:00 to 3:30. Adult instruction on Wednesday and Saturday, and church cleanup Thursday afternoon July 3. Ladies Aid hosts July 3 with Mrs. Rike and Mrs. Peterson serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Hope Lutheran
M. A. Schulz
Good Hope
Luther League
BE. Rike
T, Rike
BH. Peter- 60N
Gerdes and McGurk Wed in Forest City I Do
Helen Gerdes of Woden and Joe McGurk of Britt were married at Forest City on Saturday. The ceremony featured attendants Mr. and Mrs. Jack Monson. The bride wore a navy dress with white accessories and her bridesmaid a aqua billa dress with copper accents. The couple plan to reside in Britt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Gerdes
Woden
Joe McGurk
Britt 'Wioden
Fritz Gerdes
Britky
Forest City
Jack Monson
Britt
Clothing shop victim severely injured by well digging machine
A badly injured incident is reported involving a well digging machine at a Buck's clothing location. Details are fragmentary but indicate serious bodily harm to a person connected with the shop. The report references Mac Reet and a local flea market context, with unclear dates.
Rural Federated Clubs Host Annual Picnic at Fair Grounds
ALGONA The Union Federated Mother and Daughter Club hosted the four rural federated clubs Cresco Mother and Daughter Club Plum Creek Literary Club and Four Corners Mother and Daughter Club for the annual picnic held last Thursday afternoon at the Kossuth fairgrounds. 117 people attended with Mrs. Jake Smith presiding. The program featured dance numbers vocal settings piano duets and readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Grounds
Algona
Union Federated Mother and Daughter Club
Demonstrations Begin As 4-H Clubs Plan Work
4-H girls and leaders begin demonstration work as county aims to aid clubs in selecting demonstrations. Four clubs have named teams and two have chosen topics including dishwashing and ironing efficiency. Schedule spans June 26 to July 3 with demonstrations at various homes and a county fair program across two mornings.
Hanna and Wood Join In Holy Matrimony At Mason City
Alvin Hanna of Woden and Lois Wood of Woden were married at the Central Lutheran church parsonage in Mason City on a Saturday afternoon. The Rev Kampen officiated with a single ring ceremony. Attendants were Lorraine Wood and Al Ray Hanna. The bride wore pale blue chiffon with a long veil. Beverly Van Note carried the bouquet. The bridesmaid wore aqua blue. the bride is a Woden High School graduate, class of 1940, while the groom works on a farm northeast of Woden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woden
Alvin Hanna
Ole G. Hanna
Lois Be, Wood
William J. Wood
Central Lutheran Church
Mason City
Kampen
Lorraine Wood
al. Ray ‘Hanna
Beverly van Note
Hanna
No Medal For Scout Who Saved Father In Shotgun Incident
Marvin Ponsor of LaPorte will not receive a Boy Scout medal after saving his father from a shotgun blast. National Scout regulations bar medals for saving immediate relatives from death, the LaPorte City Progress Review reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Ponsor
LaPorte [City Progress Review
National ‘Scout
Tree Trimmer Foolishly Endangers Life and Roadway Safety
A fragmented opinion compares a tree trimmer who cuts off a limb to reckless drivers who pass on hills and curves. It questions whether a seated risk in a tree is any different in outcome from dangerous driving and urges careful, prudent road behavior to protect innocent people from serious accidents.
Library notes on donated education book for democracy
The American Legion Auxiliary donated the book Schools for Democracy compiled by Williams and Hubbard. Chapters are written by educators such as Knight Courtis Haly Strayer Pettengill Samuel son and others. The volume promises to be interesting and enlightening for readers interested in education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Williams
Hubbard
Knight
Courtis
Haly
Strayer
Pettengill
Samuelson
Methodist Episcopal Service Times Announced
The Methodist Episcopal Church schedules Sunday school at 10 00 a m and morning worship at 11 00 a m Pastor Rev W AL Patterson leads the services. A morning worship is listed at 9 30 a m with Sunday school at 10 38, reflecting the day's timetable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal
W. AL. Patterson
Doan
Wesley couple united in marriage at Holy Assumption
Joe Matern and Mildred Benton, both of Wesley, were married Monday morning June 24 at 8 o'clock in Holy Assumption church Emmetsburg. Rev Mason officiated. Attendants were Genevieve Daley and Howard Hughes. The bride, a kindergarten teacher, wore rose lace over satin. The groom farms near Wesley. A wedding breakfast followed at Kermore hotel. They will live on the groom's farm after a short honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey Reformed Church
Marie Lidulse Anderson
Mary Anderson
John G. Cordes
John Cordes
Grace Smith
Dorothy Sleper
Joyce Schnucker
Rose Cordes
C. Schnucker
Albert Cordes
Elbert Smidh
Iva Anderson
Iona Anderson
Leona Lester
Jessie Spear
Berniece Spear
Ellen Tjaden
Lena Sunken
Betty Dreesman
Iva
Iona
Clarence Anderson
Martin Stecker
Elmer
Calvin Schnucker
Joyce
Peter Beenken
Henry Beenken
Amil Limberg
Hd Wirtjes
Herman Wirtjes
George Lester
Avery Fitch
Orris Cushman
Elda Boeckholt
Herman Trarks
Herman Dreesman
George Sonnenberg
Dick Beenken
Henry Sunken
Henry Harms
Enko Smith
Greta
George Ricks
Edgar Ricks
Joe Matern
Mildred Benton
Wesley
Whsliy
Wallace Benton
Joseph M. Matern
Elizabeth Matern
Holy Assumption Church
Emmetsburg
Mason
Genevieve Daley
Howard Hughes
Kermore
Kids in Spotlight of Baseball Here
Titonka travels to Fenton next Sunday while Lotts Creek visits Swea City and Buffalo Center goes to Algona with Bancroft at Wesley In Kossuth league action only one game occurred last Sunday as rain canceled others Buffalo Center defeated Swea City 3 2 for its first win of the season Buffalo Center Wesley and Titonka share the cellar Wesley and Titonka had a postponed game not yet rescheduled Werry s PeefWees and Walt Dirksen s Woden boys split Friday and Monday games Titonka beat Woden Friday 2 1 and Woden won Monday 6 5 They meet again Friday at Woden Titonka had three hits Friday Johnson fanned 12 Woden batters in the Monday game both teams had five hits Runs for Woden fanned 12 Titonka hitters were 12 Johnson struck out 9 Woden pitcher 11 struck out Runs for Woden raised 7 95 toward buying boys suits thanks to patrons and Bartlett Brothers for transport assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka
Fenton
Lotts Creek
Swea City
Buffalo Center
Algona
Bancroft
Wesley
Buffalo
Werry
Titanka
Bartlett Brothers
Woden
Hagens Return from Montana Visit Travels and Tales
Mr and Mrs Fred Hagen and girls spent two weeks touring Stevensville Montana and the Black Hills Yellowstone National Park. They fished with Reuben Loughbottoms at their ranch and noted Titania residentsVacant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hagen
Stevensville
Montana
Hagens
Black Hills
Yellowstone National Park
Reuben Loughbottoms
Titania
Nen
Chester Lamoreux
Will Heifner
Ferdie Schram
Sam Lamoreux
Victor Lamoreux
Floyd Longbottom
Frey
Daylight Saving Siren Mixup Leaves Mt Vernon
Mt Vernon residents mistook 11 am for noon on a Saturday morning when T I Mitchell, who operates the noon siren, accidentally triggered the alarm early. Men hurriedly raced, thinking it was noon, then learned it was a false alert. Mitchell was reported alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
T. I. Mitewall
Mitchell
Turkey Production Outlook Dims Amid Low Prices
Some reduction in turkey production is expected this year due to low prices and prospects of continued high feed costs. Farmers anticipate smaller output as margins tighten and demand remains cautious in a market facing rising input expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Irish-born John J Muldoon Dies At Home Of Sister
John Joseph Muldoon a longtime resident of Kossuth county died Sunday at his sister Mrs Mary Govern’s home west of Titonka. Born June 27 1864 near Boyle Ireland he came to the U S in 1882 and lived in Clinton county before moving to Kossuth in 1889. Funeral from St Johns Catholic church Bancroft with burial in St Johns cemetery Bancroft. Survived by three brothers and two sisters. Pallbearers named W S Cosgrove George Breen John Bleich Hy Wolf W E Quinn F J Bradley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Joseph MuLdoon
Mary
Titonka
St. Johns Catholic Church
Bancroft
St. Johns
Mr. Muldoon
Boyle
Ireland
United States
Clinton County
Kossuth County
Will Cosgrove
John Isebrand
Govern
Mike
Medium Lake
Minn
Tom
John Dwyer
Bernard
American Legion Auxiliary Calls for Strong National Defense
Cleo Nelson, chair of the national defense committee, states the American Legion and Auxiliary have entered a new phase to ensure a real national defense. She recalls two decades of advocacy against pacifist influence and urges renewed commitment to adequate, efficiently funded defense without profiteering, emphasizing citizen responsibility and united effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
American Legion Auxiliary
Cleo Nelson
National Defense Committee
Auxiliary
American Legion
Legion
Voice of the Legion and
America
Nelson
Elmer Peterson Home Hostesses Plan July Meetings
Eva Peterson rehabilitation chairman and Jennie Breen co-hostess invite members and friends to the Elmer Peterson home Friday afternoon June 28 for nut cups carpet rags rewound and lunch. At the July 2 regular business meeting at the Denton home new officers will be installed and plans made for the county meeting July 9 with lunch served. all officers committees chairmen and members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Peterson
Jennie Breen
Elmer Peterson
Denton
Self-penned obituary read at Dallas funeral
For 18 years Mrs Albert Sargent of Dallas kept an obituary she wrote herself and requested it be read at her funeral June 10. The simple obituary was read during services in her honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Sargent
Dallas
Fire and Humboldt firemen get right of way plates
Firemen from Sacramento City and Humboldt City will now have red plates on their patrol cars to indicate emergency vehicles. The new plates help ensure right of way when responding to fires and alarms, improving response times and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sac City
Humboldt City
Pee-Wees Tilt In Twilight Bout At Titonka
Jerry's Pee-Wees of Titonka edged Walt's Pee-Wees 2 to 1 in a twilight game Friday. Both teams played with big league vigor in boy’s style, keeping the crowd lively. A return match in Titonka saw Woden Pee-Wees win 7 to 6, with another meeting set for Friday at Woden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry
Walt
Titonka
Woden
Mickey Rooney at Tyke Theatre in Young Tom Hoison
Mickey Rooney, Virginia Weidler, Fay Balmer and George Bancroft star in Young Tom Hoison at Tyke Theatre next Sunday Tuesday June 30 July 2. Rooney shines in a typical role with strong supporting cast making it a likely summer favorite. Rainfall recorded over the weekend totals inch amounts, yet farmers report dry ground beneath the surface and crops looking well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey Rooney
Virginia Weidler
Fay Balmer
George Bancroft
Tyke Theatre
Tom Hoison
Mickey
Tyke
Edward Boyken
Funeral for Mrs Geo Pommer Held Last Thursday P M
Mrs George F Pommer who died June 18 1940 at age 57 years 6 months 17 days is mourned by husband four children two sisters two brothers and grandchildren. Born January 1 1883 in Grundy County Iowa, she moved to Kossuth County near Wesley, joined church at 18, married 1903, lived on a farm north of Wesley. Funeral Thursday at Ostfriesland Christian Reformed Church with Rev Kulzemg officiating. interment in church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Pommer
Grundy County
Iown
Kossuth
Loing
Wesley
Wesley Anrived
Rosa Anna
Dick Franzen
Titonka
Harold Okko
Woden
Hannah Mas
Henry George
Hilka Humke
Ackley
Bendina DeBoer
Nancy Peters
Okko
Peters
Christian Peters
Marlyn
Darlene Franzen
Ostfriesland Christian Reformed Church
Bingham Township
Rey
Kulzemg
Dutton Clan Holds 384th Reunion at Algona Fair Grounds
The Dutton clan met at Algona Sunday with 90 in attendance for their 384th annual reunion. ALGONA W A Dutton was named president and Mrs Wallace McArthur secretary, with Marcella Coleman the youngest member from Louisville Kentucky and Ragar Worden 88 the farthest attendee from Detroit Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
W. A. Dutton
Wallace McArthur
Irvington
Dutton Clan
Fair Grounds
Marcella Coleman
Louisville
Ragar Worden
Detroit
Michigan
Hindness Family Receives Home in Arvada Will
Herb Malcolm and spouse, former Tams County residents, are now owners of a home and acreage in Arvada Colorado through a bequest. The document, though partly garbled, shows the Malcolms inheriting property they cared for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hindness
Herb Malcolm
Tams County
Arvada
Colorado
Malcolms
Many Attractions Planned for July Fourth at Algona
The Algona July Fourth celebration features the Decorah Junior Drum and Bugle Corps in true Army regalia, Elks representatives, the Algona high school band on radio KGLO, Humboldt County Junior Legion facing Kossuth County Junior Legion, motorcycle stunts, vaudeville acts, and a modern fireworks display by Thearle Duffield Fireworks Inc with aerial shells and rainbow color effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Algona
U. S
U.S. Army
Elks of Iowa
Los Angeles
Wisconsin
Algona High School
KGLO
Humboldt County Junior Legion
Kossuth County Junior Legion
Kossuth County
Thearle- Duffield Fireworks Inc
Allegra Swingen Receives Chicago Music Degree
Allegra Swingen of Chicago returned home for the summer to visit her parents Mr and Mrs H O Swingen and assist her sister Mrs Sherman. She earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Chicago Musical College last week after study with Mollie Margollies and Rudolph Ganz. She recently performed a graduation recital and has given two Chicago recitals this year. Swingen belongs to the Tata Alpha chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, a national honorary music sorority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegra Swingen
Woden
Chicago Music School
Chicago
H. 0. Swingen
Sherman
Mason City
MissSwingen
Chicago Musical College
Mollie Margollies
Rudolph Ganz
Truck and Tractor Tip Over East of Algona
A truck and a tractor overturned on highway 18 east of Algona near the McCorkle farm last Wednesday morning. The Ralph Hulbert of Lone Rock owned truck and the tractor was on the rear. The driver backed up after driving past the farm lane and the tractor’s weight toppled the truck. Damage to the truck rack was about 50 dollars. Hulbert and his brother Alton were not injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hast
Algona
Highway 18
McCorkle
Ralph Hulbert
Lone Rock
Hulbert
Alton
Marriage Licenses Issued In Kosuth County Last Week
Marriage licenses granted in Kosuth County include Maurice Seylar 22 and Marvel Drew 21 Swea City Miles Menghen and Thelma Anderson both of Fort Dodge Darwin Baker 21 Algona and Dorothy Wagner 18 Whittemore Randall Clark 23 and Blfrieda Paetz 24 Algona Donald Bennett 26 and Maretta Gunder 21 Algona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth County
Maurice W. Seylar
Marvel M. ‘Drew
Swea City
Miles Menghen
Legal
Newell
Thelma ‘Anderson
Fort Dodge
Darwin Thomas ‘Baker
Algona
Dorothy Wagner
Whittemore
Randall Sydney Clark
Blfrieda Carolyn Paetz
Donald R. Bennett
Maretta Gunder
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kossuth Women
Lois Wood
Louise Anderson
Library Notes
John J. Muldoon
W. S. Cosgrove
George Breen
John Bleich
Hy Wolf
Burt
W. E. Quinn
F. J. Bradley
American Legion and Auxiliary News
Misa. Athew Smith
Waukon
Soma
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