Activities Of Local School For The Week
Weekly school notes describe animal books made by kindergartners, a visit to a de, and a play The Billy Goat and Bee. First graders finished units in Our New Friends and rhyming phonics. Garden plans form from dirt boxes, and several students are ill or hospitalized while others send well wishes.
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Indergarten
Jeps
Deloris
Ram
Lorraine
George Rea
Maurice
Ting
Lee
Noma
Jeffrey
Dennis
Vicky
George B
Richard
Les
Ing
Billy
Jane
JoAnn
Frances
Mary Betty
Karen
Gertunde
Rodney
Dicky
Joan
Paul
Pat
James
Tean
Craig
Liogd
Kenneth
Beverly
Marianne
Cora
Sharon
Marilyn
Patty
Jimmy
Harlan
S. Anderson
Flippentrop
Dann
Allan
Olintory
Jeraid
Wendalven
Darrel
Crede
Rockville Center Train Crash Reported With 30 Fatalities
Stanley Moore writes from New York in March 1950 noting a Rockville Center NY train crash killed 30 after a signal dispute. He mentions good spring warmth, a water shortage easing, bank work, and New York state plans a through highway from New York to Buffalo via Albany.
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Stanley Moore
New York
Bronx
N. Y
Mr. Clark
Rockville Center
N.Y
Bufffalo
Albany
Stanley A. Moore
Last Rites for George E Sathoff Former Resident
Funeral services for George E Sathoff, former resident, were held at Good Hope Lutheran church with Rev. A Mardon in charge. Burial followed in Good Hope cemetery. Born November 28 1849 in Emden Germany he emigrated with family at age 21. He lived in Grundy County near Parkersburg Ruthven Wellsburg Sweat City and Cherokee state hospital before death at 80 years 3 months 24 days. He leaves two brothers Ed and Dick and sister Minnie plus several deceased siblings. Memorials were given to Lutheran Crippled Children's School Jamestown ND and missions.
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George E. Sathofff
Good Hope Lutheran Church
Rev. A.mardonf
Good Hope Cemetery
George EB. Sathoff
Edward and
Mathilda Sathoff
Emden
Germany
Sainols
Grundy County
Parkersburg
Ruthvert
Wellsburg
Sweat City
State Hospital
Cherokee
Elmore
Minnie
W. W. Hulsman
Dumont
Jamestown
N. Dak
Cause of Missions
Good Hope Lutheran announces Holy Week services
Pastor A. Mardoff leads Divine Services at 10 30 with Sunday School at 9 30 and Bible Class. Ladies meet Thursday at 2, Confirmation Saturday at 8 46, Choir Tuesday at 7 30. Maundy Thursday April 6 service at 8, Holy Communion. Special Lenten offerings for American Missions. Good Friday Holy Service in German at 10 30. Announcements for Communion services received next Wednesday April 5.
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Good Hope Lutheran
A. Mardoff
Auxiliary Ladies Meet at Lakota Home
The Legion Auxiliary met on Monday March 20 at Lucille Ley home with Pauline Patterson assisting. Twenty five members answered roll call. Mrs Lund visited to transfer her membership from Swea City. Eisie Kienitz read the Legion Anniversary Prayer and Maude Barrett read Holy Bread and Two Kinds of Hands.
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Lakota
Legion Auxiliary
Lucille Ley
Pauline
Patterson
Corn Acreage Reduction Spurred by PMA Letter in Kossuth
The PMA urges cooperation in the corn acreage reduction program amid a large county surplus. Kossuth County’s 1948 and 1949 resealed and stored corn totals exceed a year’s output, risking support prices. Producers are urged to cut corn, with parity price guidance and warnings of strict controls if unwilling.
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PMA
Producers and Marketling Administration
Kossuth County
Kossuth
Methodist Church Calendar of Palm Sunday to Easter
Donald H. James pastor leads morning worship and Sunday School with an evening service and a movie Kenji Comes Home. Midweek gospel hymn sing Bible study and prayer. Easter sunrise service at 6 15 and Good Friday meditation Holy Communion. Local missions bake sale and coin card drive. Titania and Doan revival at Crystal Lake church led by J G Sprindale. Public invited.
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Methodist Church
Donald H. James
Kenji
MYF
Elvira Monlux
Algona
Sweden
Friendship Clubs
Wscs Missions
Friendship Club Mission
Japan
Mission
Titonea
Crystal Lake Methodist Church
J. G. Sprindale
Titanica
Immanuel Lutheran Palm Sunday and Confirmation Services
Pastor William Plant of Immanuel Lutheran invites parishioners to Palm Sunday services and a 10 30 confirmation examination at 7 30 on Saturday April 1. Sunday School meets at 9 30 with no Bible class. Maundy Thursday and Good Monday services include Holy Communion with special offerings and a 7 30 choir rehearsal Monday.
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Americans Lutheran Church Treasury
Ramsey Reformated Service Schedule at A Roskamp Church
A Roskamp pastor leads Ramsey church services with Sunday School at 9:30 am and Bible classes. Morning worship at 10:30 am features the sermon The Suffering Messiah's Brethren in a New Covenant. Evening worship at 7:30 pm includes Earth's Ill and Heaven's Healing. Holy Communion planned next Sunday morning.
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Ramsey Reformed
A. Roskamp
Messah
Titanica High School Band Spring Concert Set for April 4
The Titanica high school band will present its spring concert on April 4, Tuesday evening in the high school assembly. Seniors select half the program from a list of band favorites, with several seniors featured in the lineup. Outstanding seniors include Joan Johnson Bonnie Girard Muriel Schutjer Leroy Phelps Catherine Orthel Amy Fisher and Sylvester Van Hove. The group parts ways with graduates after three years of hard work and dedication. The concert will also feature contest numbers and new selections, promising a full house.
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Titanica High School
Joan Johnson
Bonnie Girard
Muriel Schutjer
Leroy Phelps
Catherine Orthel
Amy Fisher
Sylvester van Hove
T.H.S
Fire damages Koppen farm buildings and equipment
A Sunday morning blaze at Raymond F. Smith’s Koppen farm south of town destroyed a double crib, a triple crib, a chicken house, a fertilizer shed, and a tool shed with valuable gear. About 13,000 bushels of corn and oats and hundreds of items were lost. damage estimated near $30,000. Injuries included a knee strain for El don Heetland and facial burns for C. C. Gerzema.
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Waxota
Raymond F. Smith
Irvin Koppen
Smith
Eldon Heetland
C. C. Gerzema
Titonka Fishermen Organize Club to Verify Big Catches
A Titonka community plan creates the Titonka Community Fishermen's Club to weigh and publicly display large catches from April 1 1950 to season end. Members pay 1 at age 16 and 23 cents under 6 with prizes in six fish categories.
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Titanka
Titonka
Titanica
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Canada
Erman
Walleves
Woden Boy Scouts Court of Honor Held
At the Court of Honor in the basement of St Johns Lutheran church on Thursday evening March 23 Troop 64 Scouts earned advances. Roger Smith Lyle Weir Dale Bird Kenneth Boeks Jerry Olthoff received 2nd class badges while Tommy Schutter and Darwin Smith earned tenderfoot badges. Norton Bolin gave a guest speech and mothers served lunch.
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Woden Boy Scouts
WODEN
St. Johns Lutheran Church
Roger Smith
Lyle
Weir
Dale Bird
Kenneth
Boeks
Jerry Olthoff
Tommy Schutter
Darwin Smith
Norton Bolin
Iby
Mothers of the Scouts
Weather Review: Rain Delays and Snow Flurries
The report notes the first rain of the season Saturday night and Sunday with heavy showers at times. Soft road spots became impassable but are few. Conditions were damp and cool, with a light snow flurry Monday night.
Marriage of Donna Callies and Dwayne Jensen in Fort Dodge
Miss Donna Callies daughter of Mr and Mrs Dd Callies and Dwayne Jensen son of Mr and Mrs Peter E Jensen of Ringsted were married Tuesday March 21 at the Swedish Lutheran church Fort Dodge with Rev C R Linberg officiating They were attended by Mr and Mrs Otta Jensen Ringsted The ceremony followed by a dinner in Fort Dodge and a move to Titonka where they will reside with the bride's parents The bride has lived here all her life and the groom works at Tyke Electric and operates the machine at the theater Best wishes are extended
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Donna Callies
Dd Callies
Dwayne Jensen
Peter E. Jensen
Ringsted
Fort Dodge
C. R. Linberg
Otta Jensen
Ft. Dodge
Titonka
Wesley Wizards Entertain Parents At Bingo Night
The Wesley Wizards 440 girls hosted a parents party at Joe Goetz home on Monday evening playing Bingo and 500. Prizes in 500 went to Mrs. John Huff Mrs. Joe Goetz Vee Mullin and Adolph Girres Frei Bentele won the travel prize. Afterward the girls served lunch to about 50 guests. Don Pedersen of Inwood crashed into a sign post after dozing off behind the wheel. the sign read Stop.
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Wesley Wizards
Wesley
Joe Goetz
John Huff
Vee Mullin
Adolph Girres
Frei Bentele
Club Rules For Titania Fishers Named By Committee
The document outlines prize equality, membership fees, and open access for ladies and children. It notes transportation limits, a fish supper charge, and a meeting at the Titonka theatre to elect officers. Temporary committee members Sophus Nelson Fred Thacker and A C Heich sign the notice.
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Titania
Titonka Theatre
Sophus Nelson
Fred Thacker
A. C. Heich
New Councilman Davis Elected Amid Local Election
In Monday's town election the mayor and four printed ballot councilmen were re elected along with Albert Davis who was written in for councilman and Mrs. Camilla Cooper re elected as treasurer. Frank Clarke led mayoral votes with 62 while Davis won 30 in the council race.
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Albert Davis
Camilla Cooper
Frank Clarke
Howard Andrews
Dick Kuchenreuther
Bi Ricklefs
J. L. Intenmill
Lester Callies
J. R. Schutter
Dr. Torgersen
Frank Fisher
Intermill
Rickless
Fred Hagen
Davis
Aged resident W A Stoutenberg dies in Swea City
Funeral services held for W A Stoutenberg who died March 22 1950 of coronary thrombosis. Born 1867 in Pittsford New York he lived in Princeton Illinois Burt Iowa Algona and Swea City. Survived by wife two daughters five grandchildren four great grandchildren and several great nieces and nephews. Burial in Burt township cemetery.
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Swea City
W. A. Stoutenberg
Methodist Church
S. H. Hammer
Mr. Stoutenberg
Estherville Hospital
Pittsford
New York
Princeton
Iil
Anna M. Langworthy
Ohio
Burt
Iowa
Algona
Stoutenberg
Burt Township
Lone Rock
Burt Presbyterian Church
Algona Church
Stoutenbergs
Harold Jones
Roy Budlong
Mary Iva
Titonka
Lillian Ava
Alice Budlong
Cooper
Lawrence Hansen
Gifford Smith
Will Thompson
Keith Anderson
J. Ivan Moats
Lakota elects mayor treasurer and five councilmen
Lakota voters turnout 175 to choose mayor H. H. Murray 136 votes and treasurer H. D. Mossman 154 votes. Among council candidates the top five were R. E. Hertzke 139 votes, L. A. Meyer 117, Fred Mabus 112, Hilmer Hanson 100, and Siguard Tjernagle.
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Lakota
H. H. Murray
H. D. Mossman
R. E. Hertzke
L. A. Meyer
Fred Mabus
Hilmer’ Hanson
Siguard Tjernagle
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Maret
Lois
Carolyn
Pam Ann
Linda Kay
Kathy
Gary
Claude
Ge Rae
Ronald
Richard F
Dickie
Karry
Larry
Sylvia Eden
Cee Irthiany
Hadley
Sylviaa
Verna
Clarence
Lenora
Bruce
Terry Lee
Judy
Leslie
Margaret
Bobby
Geo. E. Sathoff
DOAN
Immanuel Lutheran Wm
Koppen
Dale Struthers
Ted. Hoover
Don Pedersen
Inwood
Kossuth Passes
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