Activities of Titonka School for Past Week
Fifth Grade covered Alaska geography and navigational concepts, sang for Junior Red Cross, acted out Jack and Jill, decorated Easter eggs, and studied graphs while replying to an Oak Park pupil. Eighth Grade had three days off, studied circle areas, health tests, adjectives, and perfect spelling by five students. Freshmen endured a snow vacation and resumed work in Home Economics, Math, Science, and English with Good Friday on the schedule.
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Alaska
U. S
Globe
Red Cross
Reuben
Rachel
Jack
Jill
Alan
Belle
Dawn
Junior Red Cross
Oak Park
Ill
Deany Lorraine Peterson
Jerald Harms
Julius Stecker
Keith Bartelt
Garrene Gray
Ronald Huisman
Kenneth Leats
Donald Zwiefel
American Auxiliary Legion Meets and Work Plan
The regular monthly meeting will be at Esther Peterson's home on Monday April 2 at 8 pm. Members are urged to bring materials for bids lap robe padding hats zippers old hose sheet music and records for stuffed toys dyes leather purses and feed sacks in white and colors. Committee chairs Cleo Nelson and the poster contest lead note projects delayed by weather and school days. Dates to remember are April 2 for the business meeting and April 27 for the work meeting.
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Esther Peterson
Cleo Nelson
Amemcinemnt Co
Kuehenreuther
Poppy
Buffalo Boosters Meet With Colleen Rippentrop
The Buffalo Boosters met last Saturday with Colleen Rippentrop as eleven members answered roll call with a Well Planned Dinner. Carol Callies spoke on Health Spelled with a You and Jane Amesbury demonstrated coffee brewing methods. Sharon Ringsdorf discussed Good Manners in Public Places. Mrs Rippentrop provided lunch.
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Buffalo Boosters
Colleen Rippentrop
Carol Callies
Jane Amesbury
Sharon Ringsdorf
Mrs. Rippentrop
Larol Callies
Stanley A Moore Reports From New York Banking Desk
Stanley A Moore writes from Bronx New York on March 20 1951 noting good business and mild virus pneumonia in the neighborhood He shares a bank money order for 2 50 explains microfilming of bank records and a new union drive in a large Chase department with 1200 signed up and 800 more needed to push organized labor policy There is talk of attending Indian Day and of a promotion to assistant department head in charge of microfilming records.
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Bronx
N. Y
Chase
Stanley A. Moore
Snow storms and Easter weather spark Titonka talk
In Titonka residents joke about recurring snow storms and Easter forecasts. Smiling Frank Fisher moves cars from banks as locals describe a stretch of disruptive weather, thawing by Monday, with plans to mark Indian Day on August 14.
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Frank Fisher
Titonka
Good Hope Lutheran Church Notices and Schedule
Divine Service at 10 30 Sunday School and Bible Class at 9 30. Postponed showing of The Sickle of the Cross this Friday at 8 in church. Ladies Aid meets next Wednesday at 2 with hostesses Mrs Plasier Mr Rickless Mrs Schutter and Mr Van Hove. No choir rehearsal this week next practice April 5 at 7 30.
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Ladies Aid
Mesdames
Henry Plasier
Harry Rickless
Bonno Schutter
Ted van Hove
Jim Whalen Recalls Army Life at Fort Hood Texas
From Fort Hood Texas March 18 1951 Jim Whalen writes of brutal heat and freezing cold in a strange winter describes unit details the 41st Armored Infantry Battalion and his role in C Company 60mm mortars and 81mm mortars notes the Second Armored Division nickname Hell on Wheels and changes from Camp Hood to Fort Hood as training shifts toward the 1st Armored Division while hinting at recruiting interests.
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Jim Whalen
Fort Hood, Texas
Frank
Titania
41St A.i.bn
41St Armored Infantry Battalion
H. and S
Reconnaisance
Second Armored
1St Cavalry Division
2Nd
A.D
Patton
Camp Hood
Fort Hood
1St Armored
Wesley Commencement Program Details Released
The senior class will present Dam sels in Distress at the high school auditorium April 13 with Mrs Helen Elien Peter as coach. Seniors include Rose Marie Olson Joan Seiler Roberta Arndonfer Joan Hibbert William Robinson Eugene Huff James Mullin Rollen Studer Michael Vitzthum Richard Ricke and Larry Kleinpeter. Commencement takes place May 16 at the high school auditorium with Mason City’s W R Hamilton as speaker. The class sermon is May 13 at the auditorium delivered by Rev C A Altmann of St Benedict.
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Wesley
Helen Elienpeter
Rose Marie Olson
Joan Seiler
Roberta Arndonfer
Joan Hibbert
William Robinson
Eugene Huff
James Mullin
Rollen Studer
Michael Vitzthum
Richard Ricke
Larry Kleinpeter
W. R. Hamilton
Mason City
C. A. Altmann
St. Benedict
Methodist Church Announces Services and Meetings
Minister J. E. Albertson leads the Methodist church with Fellowship hour Thursday at 8 and Sunday worship at 11 after Church School at 10. MYF meets at 7 30 on Wednesday March 4 for spring District Conference at Alexander. Methodist men gather Wednesday night at 8. Young adults meet next Thursday at Harold Gartner’s home.
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J. E. Albertson
Ntonka
Doan
Alexander
Harold Gartner
Ramsey Reform church services led by A Roskamp
The Ramsey Reform church schedules a Sunday School at 1 PM and a Worship Service at 2 PM. The Ladies Aid and Catechism classes meet at their usual times. The Rev. Ralph Cordes will conduct the services.
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Ladies Aid
Ralph Cordes
VFW Elects Officers Thursday March 29
The VEW election of officers is set for Thursday evening March 29 replacing the prior date. All elective officers for the year will be chosen at this meeting to be held at the IW hall.
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VFW
VEW
IW Hall
Meadows Observe 60th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs William Meadows celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Married in Omaha in 1891 they spent 42 years on the same farm near Soldier, marking a long life together in the community.
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Onawa
William Meadows
Omaha
Soldier
Titonka Saddle Club Elects and Plans for Summer
Titonka community forms active saddle club with 89 pairs of overshoes at meeting to elect directors for three, two, and one year terms. Old rodeo grounds rented for summer Sundays. film showings and Forest City pictures featured. Mayor promises tie racks as roads worsen.
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Texas
Titonka
J. R. Schutter Implement Store
Clarence Schutter
Wayne Miller
Herman Dreesman
Elmer Peterson
W. J. Stewart
Gor Hansen
Saddle Club
Herman Dredsman
Forest City
Titonia
The Sickle or the Cross Postponed to Friday
The motion picture The Sickle or the Cross was not shown at Good Hope Lutheran Church last week at 8 o clock. It is postponed to Friday March 30 and a cordial invitation is extended to the entire community to view this film about the conflict between Christianity and Communism in the United States.
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Good Hope Lutheran Church
United States
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Gcenran
Polaroid
Titonka School
American Auxiliary Legion
New York
John Greenleaf Whittier
Topic
Kitchenreuther
Good Hope Lutheran
A. Mardoff
Titonka Topic
Willis L. Janes
Phyllis Ullmann
Little Brown Church
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