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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1961
Page
3
In the Bowlerettes 67 to 25 victory, The Bowlerettes top the Coffee Cup League standings. The Squaws posted a 54 percent line and 37 percent split, while The Butternuts reached 57 percent with 3442 pins and Country Chicks at .28, 64 with 294 pins.
Regular March meetings report hostesses Irene Peters and Alfa Norland for a Friday gathering at Louise Mechler home and a Monday session with Ruth and Ginger Reed as hosts. Members urged to bring scissors and thimbles. a Unit Citation note and radio TV poll ballot urged participation. local divorc e and birthday notices, hospital surgery, and visits are listed with multiple names and towns.
Funeral services for Mary Charlotte Veenhuis 60 died Sunday February 19 were held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church Slayton Minnesota. Interment was in Glayton Cemetery. She was born October 22 1901 at Titonka Iowa and moved to the Glayton area as a child. She married Elsa Veenhuis February 1920 and left two children James of Slayton and Delpha Stevens of North Branch. She leaves six grandchildren a sister Minnie Engebreison and a brother William Weigand. her mother and father preceded her in death. Cancer ended a lingering illness over the last six months. Numerous local residents attended.
Ardith Irene Brandt and Neal Robert Loeschen married Friday March 10 at 7:30 PM in Good Hope Lutheran Church Titonka with Rev B H Schwerin officiating. The ceremony featured pink and white snapdragon décor, a bouquet of pink talisman roses and white hyacinths, a pink and white wedding cake, and a reception for 150 guests. The couple, both Titonka High School graduates, will live on the groom’s family farm east of Titonka after a wedding trip to the southern states and California.
An April 1 wedding is planned for Marian J. Oxley daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Oxley Renwick and William Abbas formerly of Titonka. The bride elect works at Iowa State University Ames where Bill studies. Nearby social visits include Jake Larson of Dakota City hosting an overnight visitor. Gary Sloper and Gerene Meyering attended George Helmers home Sunday evening. Titonka attendees at an Estherville concert include Florence Reynolds Bob Reynolds Julia Reynolds Will Schram and Bea Callies. Annie Amerson of Hardy visited her daughter Mrs John D Johnson last week. Other visitors were Eldon Goeke Jimmy and Clayton Whale and Mr and Mrs Filmings who were Sunday dinner guests at Minnie Largo’s.
Mrs J B Asa of Algona will speak at Titonka Woman's Club Thursday March 23 at the R U Krantz home with Maree Krantz as hostess. Her talk on hobbies includes a hobby collection on exhibit and a two minute member roll call on their hobby or collection. Members bring one display item. Marie Orthel hosts April 6. Rosseau quote ends note.
Kindergarten Round-Up will be held Tuesday March 28 at 2 00 p m in the school gym. Miss Bruns Miss Hayden county nurse and Mrs Kiilsholm county elementary supervisor will participate. The program should be short and is for parents and incoming students. Forty two students are expected to make up next year’s kindergarten. To be eligible children must be five by September 15 1961. Letters have been sent to eligible parents and those missed should call the school office. PTA members will serve coffee in the lunch room after the meeting.
Twenty five girls from 25 4-H clubs joined Algona Chamber of Commerce for a full day of demonstrations at the city hall store tour and air station interview. County presidents Susan Nitchall and Tom Henry served as honorary mayor and city clerk while leaders and clubs displayed projects.
Announcement of the engagement and approaching marriage of Arnetta Sweet of Algona to Martin Norland of Titonka. The couple plan to wed April 22 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Algona, with Miss Sweet employed at Druggists Mutual Insurance and Norland farming near Titonka.
Darlene Franzen and Donald Weiland were married at Immanuel Lutheran Church Britt on February 28 at 7:00 p.m. in a candlelight double ring ceremony. The bridal party wore blue and white, music included The Wedding Prayer and O Take My Hand Dear Father, and the reception followed with a blue and white theme.
Av revised edition of Birds of Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge is ready for distribution. It lists 205 bird species, up from 175 in 1958, with notes on abundance and seasonality and asterisked birds observed nesting nearby. Copies of RL-72 and leaflets are available on request from Refuge, Titonka, Iowa.
Donald Glamm of Janesville Minnesota, married to Marcella Bartlett, was named Blue Earth County Outstanding Young Farmer of the past year at a Mankato Jaycees Bosses Night banquet. At 33, he was cited for outstanding dairy farming, ending 1940 with a 532 pounds butterfat average on 28 cows, and his stock includes 124 acres and 55 dairy animals. His prized animal Ginger Count Burke Joey produced 998 pounds butterfat in 1960. He has lived on his parents home place near St Clair with wife and children, after years in service.
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