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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1942
Page
5
The week features first graders creating finger paintings and a tulip garden box using paper leaves painted sticks and painted cork flowers. Second graders draw stick figures in art and illustrate a scene titled Ladies First. They write questions and answers about their reading, and girls maintain a spelling lead over boys with Bluebird.
Third graders welcomed two visitors Mrs Frantz and Mrs Nelson. Nancy Adamson celebrated her birthday with the class. They learn to make change for one dollar and study pioneers in history. Students draw sod houses Iowa log structures soap furniture and France geography. Fourth graders enjoyed gym and music and are making covers for yearbooks.
In geography class the New England States are studied through stories of residents to show climate and geography knowledge. Decimals are being learned, with fractions viewed as harder. Alden McColley visited Thursday and Carol Johnston visited Friday.
Students created patriotic pictures to brighten the room and are now making designs with rulers and companies for art. They read a story about Walter Dammock in literature and found it interesting. They are making booklets on Electricity in science.
In history class the group splits into four to study successive discounts and prepare sprays. They read The Great Stone Face and a group makes booklets about the story. Dutch and St Patrick designs decorate the room. The Transportation frieze is finished. Gene treated the room on March fifth.
Janice and Joyce Bonacker Benny Snyder and Lenice Brandt sang at PAT A. They finish an order design for March and spent the week learning for their safety play. In literature they finished The Raven and Rip Van Winkle. The Ricks twins Elmer and Melvin have moved.
Students at German Valley attend general science with a test counting forty points toward their grade and the remainder toward a tournament. In algebra they study fraction equations and in English pronouns are being reviewed.
Students review sentence punctuation after their teacher reads themes on Good Neighbors to the South. Spring weather likely affects pace as they approach the end of the unit New Nation and a New Nationalism. A quarterly test over the material is planned this week.
The senior class selects motto Ever Upward and the White Gardenia as symbols. Miss Rodgers has arranged for plays as they plan a class production. Speech class reviews short stories. Richard Beenken and Paul Gartner, the physics club’s “try it ourselves” team, built a watt meter.
In manual training class freshman shop students craft items including Donald Budlong on a foot stool Hans DeVries and Norman Bruns on hall trees Evert Ubben starting a radio table Carl Giesking working on a smoking stand and Stanley Tryon shaping a table lamp for display and practice in woodworking education.
The eighth grade sang at a Monday night P.T.A. event. Quintet members included Benny Snyder Janice and Joyce Bonacker and nice Brandt. The quartet performed Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes and I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen.
The class discusses luncheon and supper topics including soups canned foods fresh vegetables salads and dressings breads and menus. Members are creating individual tested recipe files while senior decor projects advance with complete floor plans wall sketches and living room layout.
Titonka beat Lone Rock 37 to 28 in the sectional second round after a first round bye in a rough game. Korte and Bruns led titonka with 12 points each, Laurence Miller added seven in the second half and defensive dominance. Lone Rock’s Quinn scored eight as their top performer amid a foul filled contest. The Indians then edged St John’s Bancroft 31 to 29 in a tight final, with Titonka’s Korte scoring 17 and Miller helping on both ends while St John’s relied on free throws and balanced play.
Oscar Norland and George Bonacker were elected to the school board to succeed Chris Brandt and William Schram, with Mrs. Ethel Downs re-elected as school treasurer. Ninety-one votes were cast and eighteen ballots spoiled. Norland 54, Bonacker 47, Schram 19, Hamstreet 18, Brandt 5, Krantz and Callies 2 each, Nelson, French, and Heesch 1 each. Downs led treasurer race with 82 votes. Boyken 20, others 3 or fewer. Edward Boyken serves as secretary. Ernest Hansen, William Stenzel, and Pete Beenken also board members.
The Winnebago Rural Electric Cooperative Association in Thompson schedules its annual meeting on March 18. Highlights include an REA farm equipment show with home appliance demonstrations such as electric chick brooders, hog prooders, garden irrigation, wheat grinding, feed grinders, and ensilage cutters. Governor Wilson will speak in the afternoon along with cooperative officers, reports on last year’s activities, and a free noon meal for all attendees. The event is open to the public and members served by the Winnebago RBA.
Howard French filed as mayoral candidate for Titanica with election set for March 380. Council candidates include Frank Wisher Fred Hagen I Tor gersen K W Swan and J R Schutter. Ed ward Boyken seeks treasurer. no assessor candidate filed. Incumbents French Fisher Hagen Schutter and Dr Pierre Sartor remain on council. Swan last held office long ago. Torgersen served one term previously. Additional filings due by week end.
A community play titled iSecond Childhood will be staged at city hall on Saturday March 14 at 8 30 pm. The cast features Harold Miss man Roland Bowman Henry Bode Mrs Martin Smith Ana Mae Medifield Lavonne Sherwood Walter Anderson Dr and Mrs W J Tindall and Mr and Mrs C L Peterson. Directed by Edna Mae Redfield the event funds the Woden Community Band.
Panela Grace Waller was born March 4 at Kossuth hospital to Mr and Mrs Russell B Waller. Waller is co publisher of the Algona Upper Des Moines and enlisted in the navy after the Pearl Harbor attack.
The petit jurors for the March term of Kossuth county court were named Friday by Judge F. JC. Davidson of Emmetsburg. Court opens March 80 with jurors reporting April 7. list includes Christ Alt Burt Andrew Branes Swea City Mrs P M Christenson Lone Rock Charles Eggerth Lakota Ralph Ennenga Buffalo Center John Faber Ottosen George Foertsch Wesley William Hartley Sexton O A Jensen Swea City Alma Junkermeier Ledyard Jim Kelso Whittemore Joe Kiine Titonka Fred Merkle Luverne Ralph Keane Whittemore Ray McWhorter Burt Cletus Mosbach Whittemore F F Mueller Fenton Andrew Pearson Swea City Vera Ramus Luverne P W Reece Elmore Frank Risius Titonka M Schiltz Bancroft Carl Seip Irvington Ed Vaske Bancroft From Algona Ed Asa Bernard Capeius Meta Durnin Margaret Dutton Ann Wrankl Bertha Godfredson Clara Hardgrove Segrnd Kohlhaas Nellie Larson Lily Meyer Nettle C Norton Fred J L Zelgler.
Mr and Mrs Frank Clark visit Jaynesville Wisconsin for the week end at their son W C Clark who is reporting this week for service in the US Navy. Bill Clark a graduate of the US Naval Academy Annapolis has been employed by General Motors living mainly in Minneapolis. He will return to Annapolis briefly before duty. Mrs Clark and the children will visit Philadelphia with Mrs Clarks parents. Also a visit to Dr B C Hartman of Algona and his Jaynesville clinic.
Dr. Shierk presided at the Algona P T A meeting held Monday. The program featured vocal quartet Janice and Juice Bonacker Lenice Brandt Bonnie Snyder, a play The Pedestrian Goes to Court for eighth grade directed by Miss Ley master, and a Safety talk by Dr. Shierk. The group voted to sponsor a Visiting Day for each grade and to hold the usual community picnic, with Mrs Frank Fisher named treasurer to fill the vacancy from Mrs Martin Bleich’s resignation.
Woden Refrigerated Lockers manager Nick Wilson and assistant Howard Fredrickson were injured in a four mile northeast of Woden collision with a truck driven by Ray Riggle. Wilson suffered a broken hip and other injuries. Fredrickson and Riggle escaped with minor injuries. They were taken to Irish hospital in Forest City. Fredrickson returned home after treatment.
The Legion Auxiliary met in their rooms with Mrs Halver Flom Jr as hostess. They outlined the ninth annual amateur contest set for Monday evening April 10. Mrs George Aldrich chairs the amateur segment with assistants Mrs L L Lease Mrs Tom Porburger and Mrs George Ward. Opening number led by Mesdames Bleich and Kouba. People may enter by contacting committee members. a poster contest will be held in both schools.
Kossuth county sent multiple groups to Des Moines for army induction. The first group of volunteers, including John J S Simpson and Walter W Kilian, joined by others across Algona Bancroft Whittemore and surrounding towns. A second wave listed many more volunteers from Algona Whittemore Titonka and area, with local board induction continuing through the week.
Titonka Lions Club hosts an investiture ceremony for eleven tenderfoot Boy Scouts recently organized in Titonka. Mainspeaker Chester George and district commissioner A 2 Lauritzen attend with Scoutmaster Edward Boyken and assistants C R Krantz and Harold Gartner. Scouts listed include Arthur Bartlett Gerald Bonacker William G C Boyken Donald Budlong Richard Downs Joe A Korte Robert Jandl Wallace Johnston Howard Stott Irvin Rippentrop and William Ward. Lions lunch at 6:45, program at 8.
At a recall meeting of the Priscilla Phoebe Society of the Congregational church the group voted to empty its treasury and send half to the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and half to the American Bible Society in New York City for biblical work with men in army camps nationwide.
Licenses issued include Clifford Lovstad and Leona A Walker both of Algona, Merle Pratt aged 20 and Shirley Vinson aged 20 of Algona, Hanford George Brack aged 21 and Loreen Jeanette Jandl aged 19 both of Burt.
American Legion Auxiliary members wives and juniors will celebrate the Legion birthday Tuesday evening at the Legion Hall. Twenty-one members and friends attended Friday’s work meeting where carpet rags were torn and sewed. Mrs Gartner presented a flag and citizenship talk. Lunch by Blanche Gartner and Anna Moff.
Good Hope Lutheran Church announces Fourth Lenten service this evening March 11 at 8. Divine services on Sunday March with 10 30. Sunday School at 9 30. Choir practice Thursday at 8. Adult instruction Monday and Friday at 8. Confirmation instruction Saturday 9 to 3 30. Fifth Lenten mid-week service next Wednesday March 18 at 8 p m. German Lenten service at 10 30 a m.
Immanuel Lutheran led by Rev Wm Plant holds midweek services each Wednesday at 8 pm. Adult instruction on Mondays and Thursdays. Confirmation on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Choir rehearsal Fridays. Sunday services on March 15 at 11 am with Sunday School and Bible Class at 10 am.
Pastor W L Patterson leads Sunday School at 10 00 and Morning Worship at 11 00. DOAN Morning Worship at 10 00 and Sunday School at 10 45. On Thursday March 12 the Woman's Society of Christian Service meets at Mrs Tom Ellefson's home.
Pastor Calvin Schnucker leads Sunday School at 10 30 English Worship with Ray mond Pannhuk at 11 40 German Worship also at 11 40 and Evening Lenten Worship at 8 00 pm The earlier plan for no Sunday evening service changed to accommodate the Palm Sunday Confirmation service.
ALGONA A meeting of the Algona city council Monday afternoon elected J. F. Overmeyer 76 to fill the unexpired term of the late C. F. Specht. The term expires in March 1943. Overmeyer long served as Algona school superintendent and was on the council since 1934.
Australian speaker Thomas H. Roberts, previously with the RAF, will address the Algona Bang Chamber of Commerce at the March 16 annual meeting in the high school gym. His topic is Australia and the Problems of the Far East.
Irvin Mienie of Allamakee county was traveling by tractor from a Lan sing area farm to Waukon for repairs when he strayed onto the wrong road. After several hours of searching by locals, he made a perilous solo return to Waukon on a night journey described as dangerous, though the sky was not described as dark or stormy.
In Algona the week features a new damage suit from Donald Washburn, minor, through his father, over a October accident near Buffalo Center involving Paul Current and Eva Thompson. Washburn seeks damages for injuries and claims negligence by Thompson and her agent. Separate suits from the same incident include Current facing a previous claim. The district court opens March 30 with Judge Davidson. Other items include Guilty pleas for grand larceny, sentences to Fort Madison, and divorce filings. Local arrests and fines accompany docket updates.
The Hamiltons held a large community event at Titonica Coliseum last Thursday drawing many attendees from miles around. Lunch began at 11 with doughnuts hot dogs cookies and coffee. A music and dance program from Des Moines entertained the crowd and E. Thornton poultry specialist spoke to hundreds of poultry raisers. The day, as usual for the Hamiltons, was a huge success.
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