PRA Will Host North District FRA Convention Saturday
The North District FRA Convention will be hosted Saturday for about 360 FFA members and advisors from area schools. Registration opens at 8 30, with the meeting to order at 9 0 16. Morning focuses on contests, eight events in total, with winners advancing to Davenport for the April 16 17 18 state contest. Public invited per Harley Ro Lehman NC District Advisor.
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Lex Pra
Hartpoldt
Port’ Dodge
Sheffield
New Providence
Davenport
Harley Ro “Lehman
Kitzinger Re elected To Titonka School Board
In a light turnout Titonka voters re elected H. K. Kitzinger to the school board receiving 67 of 72 valid votes. Dr Lesiak earned four write in votes while Krantz was re elected to the County Board of Education with 70 votes in Titonka and 72 overall amid a spoiled ballot.
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Ina
H. K. Kitzinger
Titonka
Kitzinger
Lesiak
Krantz
County Board of Education
LaVerne
Ore
Appreciation Day Postponed at Isebrand Produce
Appreciation Day at Isebrand Produce was postponed from March 7 to a later Saturday. The event will offer premiums with feed purchases and door prizes as part of the postponed celebration.
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Isebrand
Beef Producers Banquet Set For April 2 At Swea City
Main course will be a pound standing rib roast at the Beef Producers Banquet on Thursday April 2 at 7 00 p m in the Swea City community School. Only 350 tickets sold on a first come basis with several local ticket outlets listed. A top notch speaker is being arranged and details to follow. 4 H basketball tournament reports with fourteen junior and fifteen senior teams to compete March 10 12 in Burt and Bancroft. County finals March 20 and 21 at a location yet to be determined. Wesley Wizards 4 H news notes personalities and demonstrations from the local club meeting at Mavis Nygaard home.
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Dean L. Barnes
Algona
Swea City “Community
Barnes
Lawrence ‘Menke
Bancroft
Earl Chambers
Corwith
Don Budlong
Or Titonka Savings Bank
Titonka
Wayne Thompson
Swea City
Ernest Heidecker
Lakota
Clair Reding
Ottosen
Claude Johnson
Seneca
Duane Habeger
Burt
Dean S. Barnes
Kossuth
Cecil Thoreson
Lloyd Thorson
Fred Asa
Bernard Thilges
Burt and Bancraft
Wesley Wizards
Joryle Funnemat
Becki Geres
Carol Glres
Cheryl Jones
Mavis
Nygaard
Linda
Frances Gingrich Hore
Lois Peterson
Tena Bruns
Chaplin
Thelma Higgins
Legion
Baxter Mirn
Unit Action
Pearl Krominga
Sadie Denton
Evelyn Hanson
Camilla Cooper
Seth
Audrey,Boplkes
Sd Jere
Fox Jas
Funeral Services For Henry Spear Saturday
Funeral services for Henry Spear were held at 1 15 p m Saturday March 7 at Ramsey Reformed Church with Rev William Kroon officiating. Swan Funeral Home handled arrangements burial was in Ramisey cemetery Spear son of John and Jessie Spear born April 13 1897 died March 8 at his Titonka home. He married Lena Spear January 8 1936 they lived on a farm until 1951 then moved to Titonka eight years ago. He endured cancer surgeries in 1957 1958 remained cheerful to the end and was preceded in death by parents a step mother two brothers and a stepsister.
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Ramsey
William ‘Kroon
Swan Funeral Home
Ramisey Cemetery
Harry Bartell
B. d. Sonnenberg
John Welhousen
Senus Isebrand
Ramsey Reformed Church
Spear
Lena Spear
Robert. Spear
Titonka
Sur
Rena Cordes
Albert
John
Cordes
Mr. Spear
Bea Tap
Ters
Mary"Beenken
Ida Tjaden
Hog slaughter peaks shift away from year end in February
County Extension notes February hog slaughter rose above November and December levels, challenging the usual peak period. Guidance covers organic vs inorganic fertilizers, seed permits, and labeling requirements for on farm seed sales with germination and weed seed data.
Local Scouts To Hold Paper Drive March 19
The Titania Boy Scouts will conduct an after school paper drive on March 19. Scouts plan to clean out the garage and basement to collect paper for recycling and community aid.
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Titania Boy’ Scouts
Allie
Artistry In Rhythm Theme For Titonka Winter Concert
Titonka High School presents a Sunday afternoon concert on March 16 at 2:30 featuring the 56 member Concert Band and 45 member Junior Band. The program explores rhythm in concert music with marches overtures and exotic styles including Beguine Mambo and Calypso. Admission is free with a free will offering collected.
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Titonka
Snow Delays School and Halts Travel Across Iowa
Snow and strong winds blanketed much of Iowa forcing a second school shutdown this year. Titonka reports around 40 inches with deep drifts while bus service and rural pickups were halted. By Friday roads reopened but lingering ice slowed travel for days.
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Lowa
Titonka
Everett Rippentrop Buys Amos Krominga's Tavern
Everett Rippentrop completed the deal last week to buy the pool hall and tavern from Amos Krominga who had held it after purchasing from Lynn Kuchenreuther. Rippentrop will continue operating his garage and plans redecorating and lunch room removal at the tavern with operation switching immediately.
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Everett Rippentrop
Amos Krominga
Lynn, Kuchenreuther
Krominga
Rippentrop
Bartelt to Intern in Texas at St Paul Lutheran Church
Merlin Bartelt son of Mr and Mrs Harry Bartelt will intern for one year beginning this summer at St Paul Lutheran Church Yorktown Texas. He is a second year theology student at Wartburg Seminary Dubuque Iowa preparing for the Lutheran Church ministry. The internship offers practical parish experience under the resident pastor and leads to ordination after his final year of study.
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Merlin Bartelt
Harry Bartelt
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Yorktown
Texas
Bartelt
Wartburg Seminary
Dubuque
Iowa
American Lutheran Church
Lutheran Church
Farm Outlook Notices Slaughter Cattle Price Shifts
Iowa State College economist Francis A. Kutish says slaughter cattle prices have mostly cooled after winter gains. Fed cattle prices fell about a dollar in February while high grades weakened and feedlots held tight. Calf shipments and heavy feeder movement rise, with Missouri River market runs showing heavier weights.
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Francis A. Kutish
Iowa State College
Kutish
Missouri River
Legislative Committee Visits Legislature Des Moines
Kossuth County Farm Bureau Legislative Committee visited the Iowa Legislature in Des Moines on March 11 12. Attendees included Bill Phelps chair and multiple county officials and farmers from Algona West Bend Lakota Lu Lu and nearby areas. They met with senators and representatives from the region to discuss pending urban area legislation and taxes.
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Kossuth County
F ‘Bureau
Des Moines
Bill Phelps
Randall Clark
Sexton
Charles Nygaard
Wesley
Glenn Gabrielson
Alvin Hanselman
West Bend
Steve Tjaden
Lakota
Forrest Fett
Verne
David Seiler
Algona
Hugh’ Black
Harry Naffziger
LaVerne
Vernon Brower
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Dewel
Loss
Kossuth
Terappar Lo Ang ‘Ag Gand
ASC Urges Heavy Resealing Of Grain
Iowa farmers face record resealing in 1959 to ease grain storage problems. Goals include 68 million bushels corn 1.7 million oats and 3 million soybeans with storage payments of 16 12 and 16 17 cents per bushel. Resealed stocks may be redeemed anytime with prorated payments after 60 days.
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Kossuth County
ASC
Iowa
Joseph F. Garber
Towa
Oe Carber
Cartier
Federated Club to Meet Thursday in Titonka
Titonka group, the Federated Club, schedules a Thursday gathering on March 12. Members are to assemble at the usual meeting place for an regular session and discussion.
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Federated Club
Titonka Federated. Club
Community Concert Association Completes Annual Campaign
The Kossuth Community Concert Association announced a 750 member goal reached after the annual drive. Plans for next season include Richard Leibert at Radio City Music Hall, the Chanticleers, Bernard Izzo, Janet Carlson, and the Rudie Sinfonietta directed by Robert Rudie. Florence Reynolds was named to the board again.
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Florence Reynolds
The
Concert Association
PTA Meeting Promises Music Fun and Community Picnic Vote
The PTA plans a Monday evening program with a clarinet quartet by Linda Krause Janet Cunningham Celiné Miller and Cynthia Rakow, a Phillip Seaberg oration, and humor by Lorraine Stecker and Harlan Hanna. A business vote on a community picnic follows the final day of school. Mrs Sat hoff’s seventh grade parents earned last month’s attendance award.
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PTA
Linda Krause
Janet Cunningham
Celiné Miller
Cynthia Rakow
Mason City
Phillip Seaberg
Lorraine Stecker
Harlan Hanna
Sathoff
Ehila
Robert Fritz Honored At South Dakota College
Robert BE Fritz of Wesley has been elected Supt of the Sheep Division for The Little International at South Dakota State College Brookings. The 1959 show runs March 13 and 14 with Fritz also entering a Gurnsey cow and judging contests. He is a Sophomore with a 2.8 GPA and active in Black and Bride Ag 4-H Little International Lutheran Student Group and other clubs.
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Robert BE. Fritz
William Fritz
Wesley
South Dakota
Bob
State College
Black and Bride
4-H
Little International
Lutheran
Fritzie
Star Spangled Banner Presented To School
A new high fidelity recording of the Star Spangled Banner will be presented to Titonka School during the week of March 16. The American Heritage Foundation and the Iowa Farm Bureau sponsor the gift, with the recording produced by RCA Victor. It will be given to Superintendent Truesdely by the county Farm Bureau members. The recording features the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Charles Munch and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Fritz Reiner. Also notes brook trout growth ranges from 3 to 5 inches first year up to 9 inches by the third.
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Titonka
Kossouth County Farm Bureau
Harry Naffziger
American Heritage Foundation
Iowa Farm Bureau
Nuffziger
Truesdely
County Farm Bureau
Radio Corporation of America
Victor Record Division
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner
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To. School Board
Henry Spear
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C. D. Hutchcroft
Iowa Crop Improvement Association
Cueok
Titonica
Mtonea Woman's Club
Titonia Woman's Club
Marie Krantz
Pel
Ceday Rapids
von Re Helg
Tuankgon
Kossuth Co
Een Aksarate
Community Concert Association
American Legion Auxiliary
Robert Fritz
South Dakota College
Ramsey Youth Fellowship
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