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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1955
Page
3
Thirty six Titonka School students from grade to junior high competed in the Estherville music contest. Awards listed cover piano divisions, instrumental ensembles and vocal groups with multiple names cited as performers and accompanists.
Immanuel Lutheran Church announces worship service at 10:30 AM on Sunday March 6 with 9:30 AM Sunday School and Bible Class. Lenten service with offering Thursday March 3 at 1:30 PM. Ladies Aid and Mission Society also March 3 at 7:30 PM. Brotherhood meeting Saturday March 5 at a.m.. Confirmation instruction. pastors’ circle at Corwith Tuesday March 7.
The regular Methodist WSCS meeting is scheduled for Wednesday March 9 at 2 30 pm in Fellowship Hall. Devotions will be by Mrs. Lewis Larsen and program by Mrs. A J Nelland. Hostesses include Mrs. Leonard Callies Mrs. Howard Sparks and Mrs. Robert Budlong. The Esther circle met Feb 23 at Mrs. Goldman home with Mrs. Mary Budlong co host. Eleven members attended. lesson by Mabel Dunmire and devotions by Mrs. Bolle.
Fisher Chevrolet announces the Miracle Mile contest offering a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air and a $1000 U S Savings Bond to winners. Entry requires an in mail entry with 25 words plus four car feature questions. national judging favors originality. Contest runs March 1 to May ? with six periods and 102 cars awarded.
The Farmers Elevator Co held its annual meeting Saturday afternoon with Vice-President Herman Tjarks presiding in the president Alfred Oesterreicher's absence. Directors Clarence Schutter William Spear and Ernst Hofmann retired. Schutter and Spear were re elected and John Welhausen elected to replace Hofmann. Other directors include Oesterreicher Tjarks Wel Ihausen Sophie Welson G B Sonnenberg Harm Witten and John Stott as manager. The dairy price outlook highlights value of breeding cows for fall freshening.
Thomas G. Hulme of Grand Island Neb was killed in a plane crash near Indianola Iowa on Feb 23 at age 48. He had lived in Woden and York Nebraska and worked in flying services and airport management before his death. Surviving are wife Sybil two daughters Elizabeth and Trene and three sons Thomas Jr Leonard and Ronald, plus mother Mrs Tena Hulme and sister Lavon and brother Edward. Burial in Crystal Lake Crystal Township cemetery. Overton Funeral Home of Indianola directed.
Titonka Doan Methodist Church announces services at 9 45 am and 11 00 am with church school for all. Finance Commission meets at Titonka Church on Saturday. A bake sale at Glen Miller store sponsored by Naomi Circle. Doan film series Thy Sins Are Forgiven and And Now I See. WSCS meetings listed for March 8 and March 10.
The annual school election will be held at the school house in Ti tonka on Monday, March 14. Two directors will be elected for a three year term. Nomination papers must be filed with secretary Harold E. Gartner by noon on Friday, March 4. Ten names are required on a nomination paper to place a name on the printed ballot. Helen Schram and Ralph Tjaden are directors whose terms expire. Other board members are H. W. Kitzinger, Everett Sleper, and Lester Eden. Kitzinger has one year left. Sleper and Eden have two years left. The election will be held as scheduled regardless of weather or emergencies.
Mr and Mrs Charles Phelps marked six decades of marriage with a Sunday ceremony at the Methodist church attended by a large crowd. Rev Willis Phelps of Winsor led the program including songs, recitations, and tributes. The couple, longtime farm residents west of Titonka, have two living sons Bernard and Hubert, a daughter Eunice deceased, 14 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
Bill Stott reaches four score on Thursday March 3 and will receive visits from friends in the afternoon or evening. Mrs Stott will host cake and coffee for those who come, and Stott is listed with the shut-ins.
WES sponsors a show at the Tyke Theatre every Saturday night in March and April starting at 7:00 PM Admission is free for children under 12 and 10 cents for those 12 and older A panda or dolt prize is given each Saturday No need to be present to win Sunday and Wednesday shows are planned with different performances Listing of local sponsors and businesses follows including banks grocery stores hardware stores and service companies.
GOOD HOPE LUTHERAN i IL presents a weekly schedule with Sunday School at 3 30 a m and Bible Class, 10 30 a m worship, midweek Lenten service March 2, Benevolence offering, choir rehearsal March 3 at 7 80 p m, Women Missionary Study March 4 at 7 30 p m, Senior Confirmation Instruction March 8 at 12 10 p m, Pastor League March 7 at 8 p m with box topic hosted by Bob Kinseth Denny Krominga and Paul Krominga, Brotherhood March 8 at 7 30 p m at Temple with Church Discipline discussion hosted by Mr Nothwoht Herbert Rakow and Alfred Redenius.
Titonka Lions Club defeated the Swea City Lions Club 32 to 29 in a basketball game here Tuesday evening. A return game will be played at Swea City when the players have recovered from injuries. In the preliminary, the Junior Hi girls beat the teachers by a large score.
Ten new vehicles were licensed in Kossuth County last week including one truck and one house trailer. Names and hometowns of new owners span Oldsmobile, Chevrolet, Ford, Pontiac, Mercury, Buick and DeSoto models with residents from Algona Burt Bancroft Whittemore Lakota Swea City Titonka Ledyard and Weaton Bend listed.
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