Titonka School Week Recap and Calendar of Events
Titonka school lists a busy week with a March 26 concert at 7 30 p m featuring vocal and band solos and small groups. Admission 25 and 50 cents. March 30 assembly in gym with a skating act, grades kinder garten through six 10 and 15 cents, older students 25 cents. April 1 and 2 music contest at Garner, April 5 Titonka hosts county career day. Easter break April 8 11. Second grade reports include spring hints, tool projects, breakfast study, and room decorating for Easter. Sixth grade covers China geography, decimals, parts of speech, and music grouping. Sophomore notes tease spring. continued on back page.
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Yocal
Garner
Titonka
Kossuth County
Dontje
March
Gorman
Oak Street
Oak Hill
Oak Tree Farm
Webbook
China
Usu
Mother Daughter Banquet Draws Near 200 At Titanka Methodist
About 195 mothers and daughters attended the annual Mother Daughter banquet at Titanka Methodist Church on March 16. The event featured a welcome by the toastmistress, a musical bouquet, tributes to grandmothers mothers and daughters, and songs by local trios, under the theme Springtime Through the Years.
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Titanka Methodist Church
Methodist Men’s Club
Don Budlong
Raymond Krantz
Florence Reynolds
W. A. Schram
K. W. Swan
Virginia Swan
Harold Gariner
Clark Miller
Wilbur Schram
Mrs Frank Truesdell Injured In Algona Crash
Mrs Frank Truesdell seriously injured when her car collided with another on a icy pavement near Algona last Sunday. She, her husband Frank S Truesdell and son Bill were taken to St Ann's hospital in Algona. Frank and Bill were less seriously hurt. The Truesdells are well known locally with Frank formerly superintendent of the local schools.
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Frank Truesdell
Algona
Hayfield
Frank S. Truesdell
Bill
St. Ann’s Hospital
Truesdell
Truesdells
Note From Jay Budlong About Return Plans
A note from Jay Budlong in St. Petersburg Florida dated March 17 says he and Frank will leave St. Petersburg on March 25 and expect to return home around April 1. He mentions hot weather resembling summertime and sending two baseball programs to show the season’s progress.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Frank
Jay B
Concert Reminder for Friday Piano Vocal Recital
Friendly reminder to prepare piano for the vocal and instrumental solo and small group concert this Friday night March 25 at 7 30 in the school gym. Admission 25 and 50 cents awaited by eager listeners.
Wesley news notes and wedding attendance changes
Mrs. Al Richtsmeier and Mrs. Lou Licktelg visited Des Moines with family ties to Misa Cloonan Agnes Licktelg and other relatives. The American Legion Auxiliary reschedules its meeting to Tuesday April 5. Families Smith Fuller Studer attended the March 20 wedding of Veryl OBrien and Jack Carlon at First Baptist Church in Mason City.
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al Richtsmeier
Lou Licktelg
Des Moines
Misa Cloonan
Agnes Licktelg
American Legion Auxiliary
Mra
Richard Smith
Glenn Fuller
Leonard Studer
Mrs. Smith
American Legion Auxiliary Meetings Planned in March and April
The American Legion Auxiliary holds a regular work meeting at the Nothwehr home on Friday afternoon March 25 with Camilla Cooper and Mary Young as hostesses. A joint Kossuth County meeting of Legion Posts and Auxiliary Units is set for Friday March 26 at Fellowship Hall, Methodist Church, with Vice State Commander Don Rogers as guest speaker, featuring music, readings, and lunch under Fern Dockstader. A regular business meeting is scheduled for Monday evening April 4 with hostesses Caroline Hatten and Jean Bolenus. program on Child Welfare led by Martha Boyken and Caroline Hatten. The notices urge participation and civic welfare, ending with a religious exhortation to support church attendance.
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Nothwehr
Camilla Cooper
Mary Young
American Legion
Kossuth County
Fellowship Hall
Don Rogers
Pilot Mound
Fern Dockstader
Legionaires
Caroline Hatten
Jean Bolenus
Martha Boyken
Mary Oésterreicher
Church of
Joint County Meeting
Methodist Church
Last Rites For Mrs Bergman Held Today
Mrs Johanna Frederika Bergman a Bancroft resident for 65 years died at Curtis Rest Home Burt aged 92 years 10 months 8 days from old age and illness. Funeral at Immanuel Lutheran Bancroft today at 2 pm burial Greenwood Township Cemetery. Rev A M Youngquist officiated. Pallbearers Art Long Francis Menke A W Schiltz Verne Austin E J O'Dell E Seeney. Garry Funeral Home in charge. Survived by seven children 28 grandchildren 46 great grandchildren 7 great great grandchildren. one brother George Johnson Titonka. She was born in Arndheim Germany and married Amos John Bergman August 18 1886 Titonka. The couple lived in Grundy County 4 years then east of Bancroft 18 years before Bancroft. Mr Bergman died five years ago at 87. Children: Myrtle Miller Dixon IL Saver Pannhuk Titonka Annie Staver Emmetsburg John Bancroft Amy Johnson Algona Albert Bosma Lakota Lawrence Bancroft.
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Bancroft Register
Johanna Frederika Bergman
Bancroft and
Curtis Rest Home
Burt
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Bancroft
Greenwood Township
A. M. Youngquist
Art Long
Francis Menke
A. W. Schiltz
Verne Austin
E. J. O'Dell
E. J. Seeney
Garry Funeral Home
Grundy County
Bergman
George Johnson
Titonka
Myrtle Miller
Dixon, II
Saver
Martha) Pannhuk
J. M
Annie) Staver
Emmetsburg
John
Amy Johnson
Algona
Albert
Lena) Bosma, Jr
Lakota
Lawrence
Mrs. George Attig Dies After Prolonged Illness
Obituary for Anna Mae Renfro Stauffacher Attig details birth March 14 1888 near LaVerne Iowa marriage March 22 1911 to George C Attig farm life near LaVerne and Wesley children Clarence Gertrude Everett Eldon Melvin death after long illness at Mercy Hospital Mason City buried LaVerne cemetery. Surviving husband five children four grandchildren and other relatives. Melvin a World War II veteran killed in 1950 auto accident.
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Geo. Attig
Christian Reformed Church
Woden
LaVerne
J. J. Vanden Hoek
Iowa
Detrek
Jane Renfro-Stauffacher
Anna Mae
Methodist Church
George C. Attig
George Attig
Clarence
Everett
Melvin
Eldon
Gertrude
Wesley
Attig
Leo Richter
Titonka
Harry Stauffacher
Laura Short
Spencer
Parent Teacher Meet Postponed to Next Monday
The parent teacher meeting scheduled for this Monday was postponed one week and will be held next Monday evening due to the severe snow storm on Sunday night. March 28 remains the date on the notice, with the rescheduled time announced by the school.
Outpost seeks volunteers for Ground Observers Corps
H. V. Andrews reports Outpost calls for more volunteers for the Ground Observers Corps as Iowa is praised for having the best GOC system in the nation. Titonka is highlighted for its strong filter center, claimed to be the best in the state. The next WIFW meeting is March 31.
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H. V
County Legion Meeting Held in Titonka
Kosgoth County Legion posts invite all veterans to a county meeting in the basement of the Methodist church on Friday evening March 25. Members may join the organization, described as the greatest patriotic group.
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Titonka
H. V. Andrews
Kosgoth
Season's worst snow storm hits town in March
North Town endured the season's worst snow storm starting Sunday afternoon and intensifying into a blizzard by evening. By Monday morning drifts piled high, roads remained passable, but no school occurred and Monday events were postponed to March 28. Temperatures fell to 3 degrees above zero Tuesday morning.
First Second Grades May Get Anti-Polio Shots
Kossuth County outlines a mass immunization program for Island and grade school pupils using the Salk Poliomyelitis vaccine. The plan includes three injections over six weeks and requires written parental consent. Local officials, doctors, and nurses coordinate with A M Quintard and Joyce Hayden to organize the rollout.
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Kossuth
National Health Institute
Francis
University of Michigan
National Foundation For
A. M. Quintard
Kossuth County
Joyce Hayden
Mayland Home Destroyed in Blizzard Fire Near Titonia
The home of Mr and Mrs Carl Mayland four miles east of Titonia was burned to the ground during a mid morning blaze in a fierce blizzard. The cause is undetermined though all household goods were lost. Fire crews from Titonia and Woden arrived too late to save the structure. The couple had recently moved from town to the farm.
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Carl Mayland
Titonica
Titonia
Woden
Mayland
Thousands of fish perish at Union Slough this winter
Thousands of fish have died in the Union Slough area this winter. The exact cause is unclear, with many dead fish seen along the north side of the grade where the Tilantka Bancroft road crosses the Slouth. The scene extends across the channel, attracting observers who note northern, perch, bullheads and cane pike among the casualties.
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Tilantka- Bancroft Road
Slouth
Perth
Nebraskan feature and technicolor double bill at merchants event
Nebraska story outlines statehood in the Nebraskan with Phil Carey Roberta Haynes Wallace Ford. A second film Drums of Tahiti stars Dennis OKeefe Patricia Medina and Francis L Sullivan. A Sabrina stage adaptation plays Sundays and Wednesdays with Audrey Hepburn Bogart and William as leads. Adults 40 cents, children 10 cents, matinee Sunday at 2.
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Nebraska
Phil Carey
Roberta Haynes
Wallace Ford
Tahiti
Dennis O'Keefe
Patricia’ Medina
Francis L. Sullivan
Sabrina
Audrey Hepburn
Humphrey Bogart
William
America
GOOD HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH EVENTS AND SERVICES
Good Hope Lutheran announces Sunday School at 9 30 a m with Bible class Church service at 10 a m Lenten service 7 30 p m March 23 Benevolence offering Women s Missionary Study group March 25 Arey Brotherhood chorus March 26 Confirmation Instruction 9 12 noon Junior Mission Band 1 30 3 30 p m Hosts Ronald Harms Harlan Harms Wayne Senne April Ladies Aid March 29 topic The Lord s Supper and You Lenten services 7 30 p m March 30 public examination of confirmants 7 p m.
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Good Hope Lutheran B. H. Behwerin
Arey Brotherhood
Woden
Ronald and
Harlan Harms
Wayne Senne
Ladies Aid
Alvin Honken
Bud Alke
John Alke
Frank Fisher
Methodist Church Schedule for Titonka and Doan
March 27 1955 services at Titonka and Doan include 8:00 am Doan church school, 9:45 am worship, Titonka 10:00 am Sunday school, 11:00 am worship, 6:30 pm family night with pot luck, 7:00 pm youth fellowship, 7:30 pm film series Jesus and the Lepers All For Him sermon Born Out of Protest Children’s story The Worst Words In the Dictionary. Saturday March 20 membership class 9:30 am and film at Doan 7:30 pm.
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Titonka-Dogn
Methodist Church
Max E. Goldman
Doan
Titonka
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Jesus and the
Iossuth Ladies Visit Des Moines and Legislature
A 31 member Kossuth County group led by Mrs. Clarence Brandt toured Des Moines on March 16. They visited the Capitol including House and Senate chambers, met Attorney General Countryman, viewed the Supreme Court room and Law Library, and met Governor Hoegh. The Farm Bureau tour highlighted Iowa’s government and a safety discussion with the governor.
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Clarence Brandt
Towa
United States
Pakistan
Kossuth County
Des Moines
Buffalo Township
Leste Eden
Arthur Rode
Capitol
Farm Bureau
House
Senate
Dewel
Countryman
Supreme Court Room
Law Library
Hoegh
C. C. Inman
Bancroft
Iowa Farm Bureau
Art Cemmeér
Buffalo Township Homemakers Meeting Held At Art Bode Home
Buffalo Township Homemakers met Friday March 18 at the Art Bode home with 34 members present. Mrs. C L Brandt presided. dessert recipe exchange and the lesson Simple Desserts were led by Mrs. Lester Eden and Mrs. W E Nothwehr. Next meeting April 15 at Mrs. Brandt’s with Mrs. George Alice co hostess. lesson on Perennials. Rural Women's Day is March 28 at 1 15 pm led by Mrs. Max Goldman.
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Buffalo Township
Art Bode
Stanley Morris
C. L. Brandt
Lester Eden
W. E. Nothwehr
George Alice
B. H. Schwerin
Raymond Bartett
Buffalo
Max Goldman
Ramsey Reform Church Pancake Supper Planned
The Ramsey Brotherhood invites the public to a pancake supper Thursday night March 24 at 5 30. Adults 60 cents, children 35 cents. Services are at 9 40 Sunday School 10 30 morning worship and 7 30 evening worship with weekly meetings including choir rehearsal and Y P meeting.
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Ramsey Reformed A. Roskamp
Pam
Y. P
Ramsey Brotherhood
Immanuel Lutheran H A Diera Pastor Service Schedule
Worship service at 10 30 a m Sunday School and Bible class at 0 30 am Wednesday at 7 30 pm Lenten service Friday March 25 at 7 30 pm Area Brotherhood Chorus will rehearse at Woden Saturday at 8 am confirmation instruction.
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Immanuel Lutheran H. A. Diera
Area Brotherhood Chorus
Woden
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Titonka School
Jay Budlong
Wesley News
Mrs. Bergman
North Town
Union, Slough
Ikossuth
Legislature
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