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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1938
Page
5
Martin Schultz, former student pastor for Good Hope, has accepted a second call to minister to the congregation, contingent on graduation and ordination. He will assume active duties in a couple of months as neighboring ministers Killan Boese and Kolberg have led services during the vacancy.
Sunday School at 10 00 Morning Worship 11 00 Epworth League 7 30 No choir practice this week due to music contest Copies of The Upper Room available from Mrs Ray Hansen or the pastor Half conference year almost gone urge subscriptions to church budget Contributions may be handed to collecting stewards George Bonacker financial secretary Unite with church by transfer or confession of faith reception on Easter Sunday Baptism for children available via Mrs John Pink or the pastor Doan Morning Worship 9 30 Sunday School 10 30 Madies Aid Society meets at Mrs Dale Struthers home Mrs Boleneus helps serve Services resume in church Sunday All welcome
Sunday School at 1:00 PM and preaching at 2:00 PM led by Rey Kilian. Sermon delivered in English.
Howard Andrews mayor proclaims the regular biennial town election for Titonka on the last Monday of March. Balloting runs from 9 am to 6 pm at the Legion Hall for Mayor, Assessor, five Councilmen, and Treasurer, all two year terms. Dated March 7, 1938.
Mrs Kilian underwent a serious operation at St Marys Hospital Rochester Minnesota on Thursday Rev Kilian has kept vigil since then On Tuesday doctors reported she was progressing as well as could be expected and in satisfactory condition Monday her children Reuben and Louise visited their mother Rev Kolberg of Britt accompanied them Mrs Kilian’s address is Room 167 St Marys Hospital Rochester Minnesota.
Mr and Mrs W R Johnson of Perry Mrs Sam McAlister and son Wesley of Conrad Mr and Mrs Vern Denton and son Bill of Greenfield were weekend guests at W N Dentons coming Friday evening and Saturday morning.
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Godfredson left Monday for Kanawha where Mr Godfredson has a job working on a farm. They plan to reside in a house on the farm where he will work.
The Rev Calvin Schnucker will guest on station WHO Des Moines Saturday March 19 at 10 15 a m He will discuss the church work in the community served by his ministry.
Titania fans attended the Des Moines state tournament as Diagonal edged Rolfe 31 to 29 in a heart breaking final. The game featured tight scoring with Rolfe leading until the last seconds. Diagonal, a Class B team from a town of 577, has made six state appearances in eight years. Harold Gartner attended the entire tournament.
Several local groups will compete in Burt this week with mixed choir performing Today There Is Ringing Cheribim Song and As Torrents In Summer. Boys and girls glee clubs enter multiple pieces along with a mixed group and sextette. Vocal solos include Caro Mio Ben and The Lass With The Delicate Air. The band and various instrumental solos round out the program with Gypsy Festival Saskatchewan and other selections.
Mrs Guy Brung returned Monday from Los Angeles where she had been visiting relatives since January 11.
A Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to those who assisted during the illness and death of the family’s daughter and sister. Thanks are given to those who sent flowers. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Dick Banda and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bacon and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Clair Heifner and daughter Ina Lee, who visited Don Bacon’s home near Thompson. Rev. Kolberg drove Louise and Reuben Kilian to Rochester to see their mother, Mrs. A Kilian, who had surgery at St Mary’s Hospital.
The annual school election produced four candidates for director and no treasurer nominee. Wm Stenzel and Peter Beenken won with 122 votes each of 198 cast, becoming new directors. Les O Wolfe named treasurer by write-in. Chris Brandt and Wm Stott retire after nine and twelve years.
Mr and Mrs J M Moore celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary with open house at their Algona home. He served on the Board of Supervisors from 1921 to 1927 and has lived in Algona for 15 years. The couple has 12 children. Over 300 attended a Banquet at the high school gym. A. E. Kresensky was elected president and W A Lorenz vice president of the Algona Chamber of Commerce directors. Barbara Haggard, 16, re broke her right hip in a Spencer fall while with classmates. She had earlier been injured in a car crash near Carroll last November and will be laid up for eight weeks or more.
Mr and Mrs BE Wortman and family plus Morris Billy and Earl Stobey of Kirksville spent Monday evening at the Wade Ball home. Raymond Winter and daughter Barbara and Howard Randall visited at Merrill Sparks home Arm strong. Hugh Lewis group visited Lake Mills to see his ill father A A Sanden. John Furst family visited Estherville. Wortman and Brewer sisters visited Mason City. Mrs Howard Hagge hospitalized in Mason City for observation. her daughter is with Mrs Emory Smith. Acorn club met at Sam Warburton’s. Missionary Society of Presbyterian church to meet Thursday. Randall left for Glenburn ND. Ralph Campbell to Tecumseh NE for goods and work with Earnest Hoffman near Woden. Adolph Poppe car damaged after collision with Fox of Fairmont. one Poppe girl injured.
Mrs Wm Schram Rev C B Mitchell and Bennett Mitchell traveled to Stockton Missouri on Thursday and Friday to attend the funeral of Rev Mitchells only sister. They returned home on Saturday.
Scarlet fever is reported in the Fred DeVries residence north of town. Their young daughter Lena is ill with the disease.
Mr and Mrs Lee O Wolfe visited the Asches Friday afternoon and toured a newly built home featuring a full width east sun parlor, two north bedrooms, a south living dining and kitchen area, and a large oak floored interior. Heating is hot air with an electric blower and a full basement includes a storage room furnace room and a canning work room. The house uses ample closets and practical, handsome design with plans for porch walks and lawn seeding to complete outdoor work when weather allows.
Monday evening a meeting at the school building organized the county bee keepers. Sixteen attended from Algona Wesley Hobarton Laverne and Sexton. T. A. Dunmire of Titonka named chairman and L. G. Gartner of Titonka secretary. An executive committee was chosen: Steil Algona Sparks Hobarton Seefeldt Wesley Kell Titonka.
Mr and Mrs J B Keil were honored Tuesday March 15 to mark 45 years of marriage in a party organized by their children. John Keil married Fannie Hobbs on a Ventura area farm. The ceremony was conducted by Hitler R R Wood with Mrs Eva Becker as bridesmaid and George Keil as best man. Relatives and friends attended a 7 30 dinner including Florence Reasor, Callies family, Irene Hobbs, Forest City Hobbs, Dorothy Hobbs, Schauf family, Seikmeier family, and many others.
A PSA reflecting on ten years of auto deaths: 336,899 killed nationwide and a hypothetical 383 miles of graves if laid end to end. It urges readers to consider driving behavior and responsibility behind every wheel.
Mr and Mrs A Missal visited Sunday in the homes of Mr and Mrs Clarence Mechler and Mr and Mrs Fred Stecker. Mrs Stecker, who has been very sick for a number of weeks, is slowly improving.
District court actions include bound over for grand jury in a drunken driving incident, multiple 30 day jail terms for battery and drunkenness, and fines for operating without a license and parking in a prohibited district. Additional items note bank note cases, probate filings, several marriage licenses issued, and a hit and run incident under active investigation. Key names include Welter Danson Paden Haines and Huenhold with dates and local towns in Iowa.
Miss Estelle Ludeking visited Greene and Rittenhouse households while Allegra Swingen returned from Mason City to stay with her parents the H. O. Swingens. Local visits spanned Woden Waukon Avon Lake Park Estherville Mason City Fort Dodge and Des Moines region relatives with dinners and out of town trips noted, plus care visits for Henry Baack.
Woodrow Paterson suffered a severe sore throat last week raising diphtheria fears. A culture was sent to Iowa City and returned negative, prompting removal of the precautionary warning sign on the home once the report arrived.
Hampton writer Lou Mallory Luke recalls Pershing’s illness era in Tucson during World War I. The piece, filed from vacation spots Tucson and Palm Springs, offers a vivid scene of the general’s near fatal illness and reflects on the wartime atmosphere as the editor’s note notes Mallory Luke’s twice weekly Globe-Gazette contributions.
The Tucson scene around General John J. Pershing's illness and impending burial reflects national mourning. Telegrams from service organizations pour in, doughboys across the country recall his leadership, and reporters scramble while the general rests in a desert sanitarium. Lincoln connections and bedside visits underline the broad reach of his influence.
Three Algona firemen escaped death during a Sunday morning blaze that gutted the second story of the C. M. Quimby and W. A. Barry buildings on State Street. The fire began around 4:00 p.m. with unknown origin, injuring Hart Bowman, Harlan Sigsbee, and Clif Holdren who were rescued after falling into a 40 foot shaft. Rescue crews from Whittemore and Emmetsburg aided, and the flames were controlled after about three hours.
Mrs Anna Wabben received twin tabs donated by Harl Stott Hardware in a community event. The presentation highlighted support for local shoppers and featured representatives from the hardware store.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Pannkuk and daughters LaDonny and Evalene of Laurens were visitors at the B. S. Pannkuk home Sunday.
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The bulletin on growing barley in Iowa can be obtained from the county agent or the Bulletin office at Iowa State College in Ames. It notes the ten year average oat yield of 231 pounds per acre is lower than the state barley average.
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