Train Delays Show Rock Island Snow Blockade Impact
Klondyke arrives from Garner as first train delivering freight to Titania in thirty days amid a snow blockade. Rock Island equipment losses slow repairs. right of way among Titonka and Garner grows overgrown. Freight shifts to Milwaukee at Wesley. reports of engines and plow stuck near Hayfield. No extra crews were hired until Chicago orders forced action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondyke
Garner
Titania
Rock Island
Beref
Estherville
Milwaukee
Wesley
Titonka
Chicago
Hayfield
Des Moines
Have Moved To Algona By Wilson Family
Mr. and Mrs. 8. D. Wilson and daughter Bernice Wilson moved Monday to Algona into a new home bought there last month. Bernice will return here midweek to continue tap dancing classes at the high school where she has sixty five pupils.
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Algona
D. Wilson
Bernice Wilson
Lucy Trump Weds John Asche in Algona Ceremony
Lucy Trump daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Trump Lakota and John Asche son of Mr and Mrs W Asche were married by Justice H B White in Algona on February 19 with Mr and Mrs Harl Mullarkey as witnesses. Mrs Asche has worked in C R Smith store. Asche will farm and home at the former Richard Price place this spring. Community offers best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Trump
Carl Trump
Lakota
John Asche
W. Asche
Justice H. B. White
Algona
Harl Mullarkey
Asche
C. R. Smith
Mr. Asche
Richard Price
11 Year Old Brandt Boy Killed Tuesday Evening
The 11 year old son of Mr Brandt was run over by a truck as he coasted with a wagon on the pavement half a mile north of Lakota Indiana. He died en route to Buffalo Center after initial care by Dr Williams. Authorities note this as another tragedy linked to children allowed on highways with coaster wagons and sleds.
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Lakota
Brandt
Ion
Dr. Williams
Buffalo Center
Topic Arrived Every Week in Yorkville Ill Feb 21 1936
Dear Sir I enclose $1.50 for subscription to Topic We would miss it if it did not come Woe received it promptly every week in spite of snow and cold Mail was delivered daily except one Some roads were blocked for days while men with snow plows worked to open them Mrs George Harkness
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Yorkville
Ill
Topic
George Harkness
Lutheran Church Notes Ladies Aid Meet This Week
The Ladies Aid will meet Thursday at 2 PM with Mrs Ila Stengel and Mrs Ernest Peterson as hostesses. A light lunch will be served. The Luther League meets next Sunday evening. Aim for 100 percent Sunday School attendance. Sunday School 9:30, Service 10:30. All are invited to worship with us.
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Ladies Aid
Ila Stengel
Ernest Peterson
Jayneh
Luther League
Fell On Ice Breaks Hip In Algona Slip
Mrs. George Free wife of a former railway mall clerk in Algona slipped on ice and broke her hip. she was taken to Kossuth Hospital for treatment.
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George Free
al- Bona
Kossuth Hospital
Fell On Ice Breaks Ankle in Algona
Miss Woith Reed, living with Mrs. Frank Shackelford in Algona, fell on the ice last Saturday and broke her ankle. Doctors say it is a serious fracture requiring months of recovery.
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Algona
Woith Reed
Frank Shackelford
Regular school election set for next Monday
The annual school election will be held next Monday at the school building. Voters will elect two directors to replace Chris Brandt and George Petersen. both are expected to be reelected for three years. A treasurer will be chosen for a two year term.
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Chris Brandt
George Petersen
Titonka Second in County Class B Tourney at Al gona
Titonka High School basketball finishes second in the county class B tournament at Algona, narrowly losing to Ledyard 32 to 25 in a thriller. Winters, Kuchenreuther, Kelly, Nna, Hansen, and Callies starred. six players shared duties across forward center and guard roles.
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Ledyard
Medyard
Titonkga
Winters
Kuchenreuther
Kelly
Titonka
Lone Rock
Lakota
Laverne
French
Callies
Hansen
Bruns
Huber
Miller
Edgar Rippentrop
Citizen L C Heifner Keeps Up With Snow and Mail
L C Heifner has been busy with his mail route and digging his family out of snow drifts during the recent snow blockades. He notes he has had plenty of work to handle despite the winter conditions.
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L. C. Heifner
Methodist Church Notes Urges Sunday School Attendance
Sunday School notes urge teachers and class members to attend public sessions and invite others. Bible Study met at the Downs home with Hosea to be studied next. A high school age Bible study class starts Sunday at eight at the parsonage. Sunday School at ten, Morning Worship at eleven.
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Downs
Hosea
Keil Opens Keil's Variety and Grocery Store in Titonka
JW and B Keil plan a closing out sale of furniture as they convert the store just south of Bonacker Bros on North Main to Keil's Variety and Grocery. Maurice Higson will install shelves and fixtures for Right Way food products while variety goods fill the south wall and fresh groceries rise on the north. Titonka will then have five grocery stores once the opening occurs, with a date advertised in a week or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Keil
Keil
Bonacker Bros
North Main Street
Hig Son
Maurice
Titonka
Rawleigh Routes Hiring in Northwest Kosusth Areas
Advertisement seeks dependable hustlers to cover 800 families in Northwest Kosusth and Northwest Bueng Vista. Earns start at 25 dollars weekly with rapid growth as routes expand. Apply now to Rawleigh, Dept. AC 6589 S, Freeport Tl, 10 13 pd.
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Rawleigh
Kosusth
Bueng Vista
Dept
Freeport
Dorenbush Wessels Wedding Held
A quiet wedding occurred Wednesday February 19 at the Reformed parsonage uniting Miss Gertrude Wessels granddaughter of Mrs. Peter Wessels Sr with John Dorenbush son of Mrs. Maggie Dorenbush as Rev. William Everts officiated. The bride a Buffalo Center High School 1984 graduate lived with her grandmother. groom works on farms and they moved to the Dorenbush farm two miles west and a half mile south of Buffalo Center.
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Reformed Parsonage
Gertrude Wessels
Peter Wessels
John Dorenbush
Maggie Dorenbush
Wm. Everts
Guy Wessels
Buffalo Center High School
Dorenbush
Buffalo Center
Buffalo Center Tribune
Jobs Seen for Spring Algona
The National Reemployment Service secured jobs for two men and two women last week despite bad roads. When weather permits, work will start on Burt and Grant township school additions, the waterworks at Titonka, and paving on Algona State street.
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Spring Algona
National
Burt
Grant Township
Titonka
Algona
Council Proceedings March 2 1936
The regular town council meeting on March 2 1936 presided by Mayor Wolfe with members Callies Downs Missal Sartor. Bills allowed totaling 25 000 and warrants issued to W H Rickless and H Coop Oil Co. Appointments named for the March 30 election judges Callies Missal and Ray Bonacker and clerks Hester Askin and Florence Reaser. Meeting adjourned by Town Clerk WM Boyken.
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Wolfe
Callies
Downs
Missal
Sartor
W. H. Rickless
H. Coop, Oil Co
L. F. Callies
A. Missal
Ray Bonacker
Hsther Askin
Florence Reaser
WM. Boyken
Budlongs Return From California After Two Month Visit
Mr and Mrs Jay Budlong returned home Saturday from Los Angeles California after a two month visit with relatives in Glendale and Los Angeles They endured two snowbound days at Humboldt on the trip home enjoying warm California weather and flowers They stayed with Mrs Budlongs relatives and visited various friends before expressing relief at returning to Iowa and the familiar state they consider the best.
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Budlongs
California
Jay Budlong
Los Angeles
Humboldt
Glendale
Iowa
M. C. Loson
Og Angeles
P. &. Johnson
Titonka
Geo, Cogswell
Harold
Western Union
Herman Nelson
Fred Stevens
Local social notes list visits and illnesses across Burt area
Laryngitis and knee infections noted for Leroy Phelps and Kenneth Bolie. many locals and visitors named at Burt and Algona homes. Funeral attendance for William Koestler’s brother. multiple Sunday and Monday gatherings. diseases and snowed in days mentioned. moves include S G Wendell and Arch Burger relocating nearby.
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Leroy Phelps
Kenneth Bolie
Russel Shipler
Algona
Pearl Sathoff
Lloyd Bartletts
Walter Nelson
Des Moines
Jim Shipler
Ralph Roberts
Henry Smith
Eula Collicott
Lloyd Barretts
Henry Allis
Dr. Hamstreet
Hol
Bartlett
Verle Nelson
Rank
Martin Larsen
Burt
Chas
Larsens
Pate Dremel
Wm. Ringsdorf
Gcg
Hood
Wait Wallmans
Four Corner
Leo Brayton
Donald Ringsdorf
Joe Koestler
Dave Weber
Iona Godfredson
Geo. Cole
Frank Burger
Flossie Shipler
Rny Peterson
Clarence Larsen
Waterloo
Jess Waltman
Nebraska
Cecil Godfredson
Glenn Larsen
Ruby Irene Hood
Leota Nelson
Marcella Bartlett
Chris Bolie
Geo. Larsen
Stanley
Jewel
Town
Rex Austin
Larsen
Clarence
Lottie
Ruth Graham
Jacob Godden
Warren
Hol. Bartlett
Tom Clayton
Claude Sigsbee
Bosworth
Bob Davieon
Osceola
District Court News In Brief Sparks Candidate Candidacy
District Court did not meet last week with no new filings for the next term. County Auditor B. J. Butler notes the Financial Department will be out next week with free distribution copies. Heiken announces P. J. Helken of Swea City as candidate for county supervisor to succeed Wm. Baum of Lakota.
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B. J. Butler
Heiken
P. J. Helken
Swea City
Wm. Baum
Lakota
Marriage Licenses Issued In Past Week In Iowa
Dan Cupid issued three marriage licenses this past week. Derwood L McArthur Algona and Luella Walker Whittemore. Harold A Moon Humeston and Rose I Weider Corwith. Quentin J Jameson Bancroft and Mildred Powers Algona. Edward Eden Wesley awaits Titonka subscription. yearlong reader known for thrift and family values.
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Dan Cupid
Derwood L
McArthur
Algona
Luella Walker
Whittemore
Harold A. Moon
Humeston
Iowa
Rose I. Weider
Corwith
Quentin J. Jameson
Bancroft
Mildred Powers
Oil choice guidance for warm days at Tiger Penn
Spring care urged when selecting oil for hot days. Base Winter Oil pours at 36 degrees below zero and resists heat. Product details include 57c per gallon, 5 gallon cans, 2 gallon 100 percent Penn. Free with Tiger 51 plate Battery at 7.45 exchange installed at Gamble Stores.
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Tiger Penn
Gamble Stores
Cardinal Pitcher Wintered Here In Buffalo Township
St. Louis Cardinal pitcher Wm. Sekeres spent weeks at Mrs Julia Reynolds farm in Buffalo township to stay fit for the April season. He milked cows cut trees and chopped wood then planned to return to Milwaukee for a visit before heading to Springfield Missouri for spring training. He may be farmed out to Cedar Rapids this year.
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Wm. Sekeres
Milwaukee
Wis
St. Louis Cardinal
Julia Reynolds
Buffalo Township
Sekeres
Reynolds
Springfield
Missouri
St. Louis Cardinals
Cedar Rapids
Scheres
Titania
Dewel Represents Kossuth At State Republican Meet
Editor Dewel of the Advance was the sole Kossuth county delegate at Des Moines last Friday. Impassable roads blocked travel, but he reached the convention by train and cast Kossuth’s 18 votes. Senator George W Patterson and H W Stowe served as district delegates from the 8th district.
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Dewel
Algona
Advance
Kossuth County
Des Moines
George W. Patterson
H. W. Stowe
Fort Dodge
Huber couple reports poultry profits and plans for 1936
Mrs Louis Huber and her husband earned about 1200 from poultry in the past year. They farm a McDermott place and increased to 400 to 500 White Leghorn pullets, cared for by Mrs Huber. They sell eggs at higher spring prices to Welp's Hatchery Bancroft and breed purebreds for premium sales, aiming for better yields in 1936.
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Louie Huber
Moving Household Shifts Across Local Names
Roscoe Stewart August Schipull move in with Hannah Behnke. Bliis Jain to Bik Mound Wis Hol Smith to Ed Ditsworth home. Roscoe Stewart to D M Stewart while Ranny Blake goes to Burt. John Snyder near Swea City Theo Hoover to Hillis Jain place Albert Voss to Blake farm James Holding to Monet Trunkhill Russel Shipler vacates farm Shipler moves to August Schipull site.
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Roscoe Stewart
August Schipull
Hannah Behnke
Bliis Jain
Bik Mound
Wis
Hol. Smith
Ed. Ditsworth
D. M. Stewart
Ranny Blake
Burt
John Snyder
Swea City
Theo
Hoover
Hillis Jain
Albert Voss
James Holding
Vi’ Monet Trunkhill
Russel Shipler
Titonka Indians Face Whittemore In County Basketball
Titonka Indldng meets Wesley on home floor Friday as Titonka wins first county tournament game. Indians trail Whittemore at times then pull ahead, half score 17 16. Whittemore rallies late, Indians hold on 6 point edge. Lady team leads 36 28. Also notes on grades 3 4 health checks pictures moving pictures and plans for geography trip.
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Titonka Indldng
Wesley
Vitonka High School
Whittemore
Indians
Titonka
PTA Monthly Meeting With Box Social and Rhythm Band
The P T A holds its monthly meeting Monday night featuring an old fashioned box social. The Rhythm Band debuts since instrument purchase by the P T A. Student instructors named for grades one through three, with proceeds funding a hot lunch and rhythm band uniforms. The evening ends with a Surprise Program and general fun for all.
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P.T.A
Mary Jane Bleich
Lois Schram
Donald Budlong
Snowbound Freight Delays Prompt Delivery Plea in Titanka
Robert Clemans drove to Garner on Friday to fetch print paper for last week's Topic after the Rock Island train failed to deliver freight to Titanka since February 8. Snow has crippled transport, forcing trucks to handle all shipments and leaving roads often closed for days, hindering business.
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Robert Clemans
Rock Island
Titanka
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Lutheran Church Notes
Tilonka
Methodist Church
J, KH. Keil Ig
Dorenbush-Wessels
Council Proceedings
Portland Township
District Court News
Edward Eden
Titonica
Mr. Eden
Cardinal
Beverly Adamson
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Phillppine Islands
John Frederick Wentz
Gladys
Gerd Henken
Washington
Lincoln
Junior Henken
Billy
Mildred Schutter
Burley Elliott
Irvin Welp
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