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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1940
Page
4
Mrs Md Wildman returned home from Mercy hospital Port Dodge after major surgery. Many residents hosted gatherings and celebrated family events. births, visits, and travel described. Community notes include hospital stays, baptisms, closures for Easter, and church services across Wesley with multiple families and neighbors referenced.
J B Ukena and Dubuque visitors join Ukena, Heetland, Buckels, Anderson, and Calvin Ukena at University of Dubuque for vacation. Pred Park calls on Frank Miller and Wade Ball at Wade Ball home. Leo Kienitz hospitalized in Buffalo Center for appendectomy, recovering well. Twelve girls and fifteen boys confirmed at Presbyterian church. Mrs Henry Schroeder and infant son home from Buffalo Center hospital. Spelling bee draws crowd. first prize Mrs Anderson, second Mrs Berryhill, third Rev Groton. Lakota unit of American Legion Auxiliary meets with Doris Ukena. five members attend due to storm. Magazine shipment planned. Public flag display guidance pamphlets distributed to local businesses. Funeral for John H Meyer Jr at Lutheran church. age over eighty. Wife deceased last summer. Surviving children include Join, Do, Louis. daughters include Mrs Clarence Swanson, Mrs George Woland, Mrs Amelia Koppen, and Mrs R Morrison.
Dale Friday of Conrad traded a tractor for a stallion and later took Token’s tractor home. Harry Token filed a larceny warrant against Friday.
Woden residents and guests attended numerous social events across nearby towns. The week featured osteopathic group meetings at the Andrews home in Algona, Legion anniversary attendance in Britt, family visits in Mason City and Forest City, birthday celebrations for Mrs Harby Doege, and casual dinners at multiple homes including Dirksen Collins and Grunwaldt households. Several trips involved Des Moines, Garner, Hampton, Estherville, and Rawley, with funeral attendance for Julius Christengen noted and various marriages, births, and community engagements reported.
Alfred Swingen entertained the Methodist ladies at the church. Mrs. Mary Dale and daughter from Algona spent the weekend at the Harmon home. The Gawalds moved into the former DeBruyn cafe building and plan upstairs living quarters. Numerous visits and small gatherings occur in Mason City Britt Garner and neighboring towns, with a 58th wedding anniversary noted for L. B. Middleton and spouse in Hagel Grove.
Classified notices list milk cows for sale by John Cordes and a bay gelding coming three in May offered by Abbe Meyer. An eight six months old historic bull is also advertised along with a contact number for Titania listings.
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