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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1966
Page
3
A kickoff breakfast at John and Gen's Cafe marks the start of a fundraising drive for a Titonica community swimming pool. solicitors will contact residents to raise about 30000 dollars, with a March 18 target to finish solicitation and a steel prefabricated pool chosen. funds will be held until project viability is determined.
American Legion Auxiliary urges members to vote on the Golden Mike ballot in February and March National News to reflect family preferences for radio and television programs. March 7 meeting to be at Gertrude Rike’s home. sewing volunteers requested. Juniors group meetings planned with Melisa Boyken and Sydel Harms hosting. condolences extended to several local families.
Consolidated High School held the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test for about fourteen students on Tuesday. Principal Loren Englund announced the two and a half hour exam marks the first step in the 12th annual Merit Scholarship competition for four year awards. Finalists will face a second test and biographical review before scholarships from $100 to $1,500 per year are awarded based on need and achievements.
Mr and Mrs John K Harms celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with an open house at Good Hope Lutheran Church Titonka from 2:00 to 4:30 PM on Sunday March 6 A short program is set for 2:30 PM Their sons Johnny of Burt and Martin of Britt will host along with their wives All friends and relatives are invited and gifts are requested to be omitted
Fire crews from Titonka responded to a blaze at the James Meyering farm six miles north of town shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday. Harley Beenken and Jim helped keep the fire under control before firefighters arrived. One sow died and two others were burned but survived. ten sows and about 40 piglets were in the building. Damage was limited. faulty wiring is believed to have started the fire.
Mrs Hall of Hall Florist Buffalo Center led a session on artificial flower arranging. The club made a poppy centerpiece and a fruit arrangement. A charter from Cub Scouts was presented, honoring 15 years of sponsorship. March events were announced and reservations urged.
The Kossuth County Beef Producers Banquet is scheduled for Thursday March 24 at 7 00 p m at Garrigan High School. E F Butler of Maytag Newton will be the featured speaker known for wit and message. Hormes Co is featuring the standing rib roast of beef. Attendance limited to 400 with tickets from board members and the extension office.
Funeral services for Forrest E. Willis 55 will be Friday at Titonka Methodist Church with Rev. Paul Hansen officiating. Willis died suddenly Tuesday in Algona. Interment Buffalo Township Cemetery. Swea City Trojans defeated Titonka 58 49 in the sectional second round ending Tyke’s season 5 12.
Funeral services were held for David Gouge 63 a former Titonka barber at the McCullough Funeral Chapel Algona with Rev N M Coughenour officiating Burial was in Eastlawn Memorial Gardens He died February 22 in Orlando Fla Born June 3 1902 in Unicoi Tenn he lived in the area 44 years He is survived by his wife six sons two daughters a brother and 31 grandchildren One son preceded him in death.
Seaman Recruit LeMont Stecker USN, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Stecker Jr of Titania, is in seven weeks of basic training at the Naval Training Center San Diego. He studies naval history and organization, customs and courtesies, ordnance and gunnery, seamanship, damage control, first aid, swimming and survival, shipboard drills and sentry duty. Upon completion, assignment to a school, shore station or ship will follow based on Navy tests, preferences and needs.
School lunch week plan lists Monday to Friday meals including baked beans with ham salad and fruit, baked chicken with sides, creamed roast beef, scalloped potatoes with Vienna sausages, and salmon loaf with sides. Milk served daily with all meals. Subject to change without notice checked in classifieds.
Obert Leroy Chesley 44 of Estherville died when a 14 ton Michigan Payloader rolled over in a ditch on a county gravel road south of Titonka. The Marvin Hagedorn Construction Co. employee was pinned beneath the machine after it ran off the road while moving trees. Deputy sheriffs, a Humboldt patrolman, and area doctors investigated. vehicle damage was estimated at 3000 dollars.
Eleven declamation students from the district, led by director Mrs Edward Brandt, traveled to Lake Mills for the February 25 District Speech Contest with 18 high schools represented. Judges rated performances across interpretive poetry prose dramatic humorous radio speaking story telling after dinner and oratorical categories. State contest dates are March 18 and 19 and site remains unannounced. Also noted, Mr and Mrs Clarence Brandt welcomed a son Carl Philip born February 18 at Hancock County Memorial Hospital Britt.
The Titanica Woman's Club gathers Thursday March 3 at the Denton residence with Laura Nicholson as leader. Mary Budlong hosts Pioneer Entertainment and Luella Givens reviews the General Federation of Women's Clubs history as part of Diamond Jubilee Day. First Lt Guy M Carlson's son Don Guy born at Frankfort base hospital weighs 8 pounds 3 ounces.
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