Wesley School Assured as WPA Project
Wesley-Members of the school board report that an $8,000 PWA grant for a new public school auditorium and gymnasium has been approved. Plans call for a 60 by 1000 foot building with combined gymnasium, auditorium, stage and dressing rooms. A public vote on issuing bonds around $12,000 will follow. The project stalled during a government recess on grants. The Wesley basketball teams, hampered by poor practice space, have still won district tournaments.
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Wesley
Titonka Places Second in Algona Shoot
Wesley won the Algona shoot under lights with 121 of 125 points. Titonka placed second with 107, Algona third at 103. Other teams included Swea City, LaVerne, Lone Rock and Burt. Five Wesley shooters led by W J Denton Fred Hagen J F Fisher Himer and Ernest Peterson impressed. The event drew good attendance and praise for the program.
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Wesley
Algona
Titonka
Swea City
LaVerne
Lone Rock
Burt
W. J. Denton
Fred Hagen
J. F. Fisher
Himer
Ernest Peterson
Methodist Church Note on Patterson Services
Pastor W. W. Patterson leads morning worship at Doan with a 9:80 service and Sunday School at 10:80. A preaching service follows at 11:00 a.m., with Sunday School at 10:80, per church notes.
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Methodist Church
W. W. Patterson
Immanuel Lutheran Church Mission Festival and School Reorganization
Immanuel Lutheran Church near Titonka reports a successful mission festival last Sunday with a $319.17 collection. Vacation Bible School closes this week after a year of improved attendance and two extra teachers. Gratitude is extended to Helena Senne and Vera Giesking for help. Next Sunday the annual Sunday School picnic takes place in Herman Franzen grove with games and refreshments. German services at 10:00, Sunday School at 9:00, Luther League at 8:00.
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Helena Senne
Vera Giesking
Herman Franzen Grove
Good Hope Lutheran Church Services in German Next Sunday
The Good Hope Lutheran Church will hold German language services at 10:00 a.m. next Sunday, July 3, with Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. The Ladies Aid will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Martin Brandt, Mrs. Chris Brandt, and Mrs. Harry Barrelt serving. Their practice Wednesday evening at the usual time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
Martin Brandt
Chris Brandt
Harry Barrelt
Awards Made In Predator Hunts At Algona Unit Meeting
At the Kossuth County Conservation League Algona unit meeting awards were given for the junior predator hunt ending June 15. Eugene Colwell won with 4225 points. Bob Deal second with 2405. Leo Dunlap third with 730. Walter Pfeffer fourth with 460. Honorable mentions went to Robert Geigel Irvington Gene Wray and Donnie McCorkle. Colwell’s score included five fox pups 23 crows 376 starlings and 16 pocket gophers. Over 600 starlings and 700 gophers were turned in by junior members. A motion to raise the pocket gopher bounty from five to ten cents will go to the county meeting. The league reported planting 19 000 trees countywide with about 80 percent survival for evergreens and near full survival for other trees. The Predator Hunt celebration featured a Mammoth barbecue and picnic under floodlights in Algona Tuesday night, followed by an archery exhibition. The county shoot to select the five-man team for Field Day was held under lights with white targets.
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Algona
Kossuth
Eugene Colwell
Bob ‘Deal
Leo Dunlap
Walter Pfeffer
Robert Geigel
Irvington
Gene ‘Wray
Donnie McCorkle
Colwell
Conservation League
League
Wich
Bancroft Wins PWA Paving Approval This Summer
Bancroft received assurance last week that their PWA paving project will proceed this summer. The plan covers eight or nine blocks on Main Street including segments near the highway, the Catholic church, the Kennedy store corner, and adjacent Main Street blocks. Buffalo Center recently finished PWIA paving, a notable improvement that Bancroft will also enjoy.
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Bancroft
PWA
Main Street
Kennedy Store
Main
Buffalo Center
Movement of butter into storage in spring months
The text notes butter moving into storage during spring months, reflecting historical storage patterns or market behavior. Specific dates, places, and organizations are not readable, but the fragment indicates a seasonal movement of dairy commodities.
Titania Band Opens Season at New Band Stand
The Titania band gave its first concert of the season last Wednesday and will hold weekly performances at the new band stand. Directed by Miss Ferne Krantz, the band impressed and will improve on future Wednesday appearances. The stand, built on a heavy truck for mobility, is durable and spacious enough for a large band. Henry Allis and Luke Miller led the construction, painting, screening, and electric lighting. Titonka residents can be proud of the improved venue and wholesome band concerts.
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Titania
Ferne Krantz
Henry Allis
Luke Miller
Titankg
Five Deaths at Algona Last Weekend Reported
In Algona area last week five deaths were recorded. Henry W. Ewaldt, 22, drowned near Clear Lake after an orchestra engagement. services held in Burt. Ferdinand Albright, 80, retired farmer, died at Cherokee state hospital. survivors include wife, six children, 16 grandchildren. J. F. Cook, 78, retired farmer, died at Kos-suth hospital. burial in Algona. Mrs. Jake Tuescher, 63, funeral at Lu Verne. born Fannie Baumgartner in Monroe, Wisconsin. Mrs. W. H. Godfrey, 79, died at home. rites at LuVerne. Charlotte Elizabeth Ellis, long-time resident, moved from Amboy to Kossuth farmed, then Algona. Mr. Godfrey predeceased in 1925.
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Algona
Burt
Henry W. Ewaldt
Clear Lake
Henry Hwaldt
Harlan
Elmer
Triene Wiese
Good Hope
Ferdinand Albright
State Hospital
Cherokee
Marengo
Kossuth County
Plum Creek
J. F
Cap) Cook
Kossuth Hospital
Dubudue
Lowa
Union Township
Jake Tuescher
Luverne
Fannie Baumgartner
Monroe
Wis
Humboldt County
W. H. Godfrey
Laverne
Charlotte Elizabeth Ellis
Amboy
East
Kossuth
Ames
Bertha Godfrey
Louis Schmeling Fight Pictures At Tyke Theatre
The Tyke Theatre will show Louis and Schmeling fight pictures Friday and Saturday evenings July 8 and 9. The 16 minute program features regular and slow motion views of the forty three blows, crowd scenes, and fight celebrities introduced before the bout.
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Tyke Theatre
Breen Post July meeting and 1938-39 officer installation
Breen Post No 465 American Legion and Auxiliary will hold the regular July meeting on the first Tuesday at Cleo Nelson’s home. All Unit members and newly elected officers are urged to attend as officers for 1938-39 will be installed and a social hour following.
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Breen Post No
American Legion and Auxiliary
Cleo Nelson
Nizhke
Supt Hoon Busy At Summer School In Moville
Supt. C. A. Hoon writes from Moville where he and Mrs. Hoon and their two sons reside while he pursues post-graduate work at the university. Their daughter visits grandparents Rev. and Mrs. T. Ernest Hoon. He asks that the hometown paper be sent to him and notes long days of study and a fondness for current reading. He mentions hearing Will Durant in a recent discussion and attending a round table on world conditions.
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C. A. Hoon
Wdrom
Low
City
Will Durant
Guest Speaker at Ramsey Church this Sunday
The Rev Doctor Kuhne of the United Lutheran Church will preach at the Ramsey Church morning worship. He returns from eight months in Germany and offers informed views on the German question. He recently spoke with Chancellor Hitler and met Pastor Niemoller in a concentration camp. He will speak in German and has been honored by both governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor Kuhne
United Lutheran Church
Ramsey
Germany
Hitler
Niemuller
Rain Brings Relief After Excessive Heat
The rain Friday evening was welcomed in this neighborhood though heavier than needed. Streams and drainage ditches overflowed for days but no serious local damage occurred. Nearby areas saw heavier rain with wind damage. corn growth surged after hot days, and plentiful moisture could bring a fine crop with upcoming heat.
Pheasant Protection Fencing WPA Project Starts
Algona WPA crews under Roy Hage fence county lands to save trees and shrubs planted for pheasant protection from livestock damage. Posts and barbed wire supplied by WPA. About 40 acres fenced in Fischer bridge area plus Plum Creek gravel and Linder Creek areas. Ten men employed.
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Algona
Roy Hage
Fischer Bridge
Plum ‘Creek
Linder Creek
Plum Creek
Marriage Licenses Issued In Algona Area This Week
Licenses to wed were issued to Bernard Mueller and Myrtle Geib of Henderson Minnesota Woodrow W Satchet and Viola L Rike of Titonka Martin Ohm and Lola Warner of Fenton Gerald D McFarland and Alta Irons of Swea City Earl B Miller and Verla Lowman both of Algona Lloyd A Olson and Alicea A Davis of Magnolia Minnesota Marvin A Anderson and Mary M Worden of Burt William M Olson and Wilma Davis of San Pedro California and Kat Fleischauer and Ardis Bergee both of St Paul Minnesota.
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Bernard Mueller
Myrtle Geib
Henderson, Minn
Woodrow W. Satchet
Algona
Viola L. ‘Rike
Titonka
Martin Ohm
Lola ‘Warner
Fenton
Gerald D. McFarland
Alta Irons
Swea City
Earl B. Miller
Verla Lowman
Lloyd A. Olson
Worthington
Minn
Alicea A. Davis
Magnolia
Marvin A. Anderson
Daws
Mary M. Worden
Burt
William M. Olson
San Pedro
Calif
Wilma Davis
Mankato
Glen Fleischauer
Ardis i Bergee
St. Paul
Good Will Club Meeting Addressed by Local Society
A fragmented notice indicates the Good Will club plans a meeting at an unspecified Treien Wall Tr es cvinine location in Ontario. The text is garbled but suggests discussion of community interests and nearby activity.
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Treien Wall
Naas
Atseuss
Reformed Church Notes Sunday Appointments and Events
The Reformed Church's Sunday schedule includes Church School at 9 30 German Worship and English Worship at 10 30 and Evening Worship at 8 00 p m. Last Sunday Church School attendance rose to 223 with 20 regular absences. Promotion exercises will occur Sunday. Twelve new scholars joined in June. Morning worship filled the sanctuary and balcony. the evening musical drew over 260. Youth from Ramsey Church plan to attend the Youth Fellowship Conference at Immanuel Church Belmond Thursday with about 60 signed up. Fourteen district churches will participate in the Pleasant Prairie Classic. Intermediate Sunday School will host a social Friday July 1 and the Adult class an ice cream social Friday July 8 to fund a baptismal font.
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Ramsey
Immanuel Church of Belmond
Clase
District Legion Meeting in Emmetsburg July 12
District Legion convention set for Emmetsburg on July 12 expected to attract over 200 veterans from 79 northern Iowa posts. James I. Dolliver of Fort Dodge state department commander and IR. Wi. Laird state adjutant and Frank Miles editor of the Iowa Legionaire are among those invited to speak.
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Emmetsburg
Iowa
James I. Dolliver
Fort Dodge
IR. Wi. Laird
Frank Miles
The
Iowa Legionaire
District Court News In Brief From Algona Justice Offenses
In Algona district court last week Otto Taylor faced two cases for assault and desertion both continued on good behavior. An insanity hearing found Taylor sane. Martin Yoder paid $2 and $2.85 costs for license absence. Clarence Bunkofske fined $3 and $2.85 costs for speeding. George Lichter received a 20 day jail term for intoxication and street fighting. George Lee paid $10 fine and costs for similar charges. Andrew McBride fined $5 and costs for drunkenness. A divorce filing was made by L. F. Cutler and Leola Wilma Cutler from Bancroft on cruelty grounds. New probate filings named Julia B. Swafford estate in Linn county and A. T. Foth appointed administrator for Laura Foth. Guardianship granted for Evelyn, Harry and Vernon Schuster. Martha Schuster named guardian. Mayor Specht noted a Milwaukee depot accident settlement involving G. Webster and Hart Steinman. Mrs. Steinman injured.
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Algona
Justice of ‘Peace
Otto Taylor
Tayolr
Martin Yoder
Dawson
Clarence
Burt
C. I. Specht
George Lichter
George Lee
al- Bona
Costa
West State Street
Lichter
Andrew McBride
Lone Rock
C. F. Specht
L. F. Cutler Yg
Leola Wilma Cutler
Bancroft
Julia
Swafford
Linn County
Laura Foth
A. T. Foth
Evelyn
Harry
Vernon Schuster
Martha Schuster
Specht
G. Webster
Mason City
Hart Steinman
Milwaukee
Titonka Buttermaker Excels at State Branch Meeting
Martin A Bleich manager of the Titonka creamery earned an excellent rating in the buttermakers contest at the Iowa State Branch meeting in Mason City last Thursday. Over 400 entries from fifteen states were judged with 12 noted as superior and hailed from Carvall Oregon. The Titonka butter is praised for its quality and Bleich’s efficiency is appreciated by patrons.
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Martin A.bleich
Titonka Creamery
Iowa State
Mason City
Haing Fom Carvall
Oregon
Fitonka Huttes
Bleich
Titonka Tied for Second in North Kossuth League
Bancroft outlasted Whittemore 4-3 in 17 innings, a game that altered possible final standings. Titonka, losing to a cellar club, would have tied Bancroft for first if results differed. Titonka sits second with Lotts Creek, as Ringsted looms July 10. no games next Sunday.
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Bancroft
Ifa
Whittemore
Titonka
Wae
Lotts ‘Creek
Ringsted
Boyken
Gartner
Callies
Batt
Rippentrop
Intermill Rf
Eae
Young
Rakow
Boekelman
Wood
Eevee
iRakow
Batt Ringsted
Burwash
Meyer
A V. Meyer
Rowe
Flanning
Krause
Oe Knipe
Oe Patterson
Neilsen
Patterson
Burt
Swea ‘City
Wesley
Otty Creek
Swea City
Sweat City
Gotts Creek
Mrs Bonacker Returns From Visit in Montana
Mrs George Bonacker and daughter Dawn returned Thursday from Corvalis Montana where they visited Mrs Bonacker’s parents Mr and Mrs Wm Heimer. The twins Janice and Jolie stayed for a longer visit and their grandmother may bring them home. The grandparents bought a pony for the children to enjoy this summer.
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George Bonacker
Dawn
Corvalig Montana
Mrs. Bonacker
Wm. Heimer
Mr. Bonacker
Minneapolis
Janice
Jolie
Corvalis
No Fatalities Over Holiday Weekend Prompts Safety Call
A local notice urges motorists to ensure their cars are in safe condition before trips and to obey traffic laws to prevent holiday accidents. It also warns about water hazards and boating risks, urging caution in swimming, canoeing, and boating to keep the weekend free of fatalities.
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Congress
van Buren
Kossuth County Fair Grounds
Harvey Ingham
Des Moines
Mart Weaver
Fredysons
Necker’s
Dobermann
Beone
Eda Allee and Company
Miss Alee
Annie Oakley
Dobbs Clark
DeRe
Atlantic Brothers
Junior Legion
Algona ‘Brownies
Wallace ‘Bros
Mobile
Alabama
Wesley School
WPA
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Adolph Kilian
Luther League
Good Hope Lutheran Church
M. A. Schulz
Louis-Schmeling Fight Pictures
Supt. Hoon
District Legion Meeting
District Court News
Montana
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