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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1954
Page
1
The Tonka Topic published weekly with Titonka Iowa as post office second class matter. The paper notes broad local reach and lists 82 as its telephone line.
The notice lists subscription prices: $2.00 per year in advance within Kossuth County and Titonka trade territory, $2.50 per year outside that area, and $3.00 per year for Canada and foreign countries. It states that county and Titonka territory subscriptions are continuing yearly unless cancelled by subscribers or at the publisher's discretion.
J E Albertson pastor invites Titonka and Doan Methodists to a Thursday gathering and a special Sunday Mothers Day program with messages and music. A 6 30 pm final Sunday Evening Fellowship features a youth and parent panel, a thought provoking film The Midget Heart, and family attendance urged. Be sure to vote Friday and obtain Martin Luther tickets from your minister.
Buffalo Township Homemakers met Friday afternoon April 30 at Mrs. Ted Dunmire’s home with co host Mrs. Ted Hoover Jr. Fourteen members answered roll call with a recipe exchange. Lois Brandt spoke on mental illness while Mrs Lester Eden reported on the Music Festival at Burt. A publicity note, a craft lesson on Rie Rae Earrings, and talks on Citizenship Voting and Ground Observers Corps were included.
Woden Presbyterian Church held Mothers Day services with an offering for the National Building Fund. A planned pot luck reception honored ten graduates from five schools. Superintendent J. R. Tisdale and Rev. S. F. Wenger presided. Choir met Wednesday at 7 30 PM and a confirmation class was held Saturday at 2 PM.
Worship at 10 a.m. Sunday School 9 a.m. May 5 Mothers Day tea May 6 8 p.m. Brotherhood meeting May 7 7 30 p.m. Junior Mission Band skating party at Titanka rink all JMB members and Sunday School pupils urged to attend India Women's Work offering during Mothers Day service
Good Hope Lutheran announces 9 am Sunday School with Bible class and 10 am church service. Mothers Day offering supports India Women Mission work. At 8 pm Area No 12 Brotherhood chorus offers sacred music concert with free will offering. Choir rehearsal May 6 at 8 pm and Brotherhood gathering May 11 at 8 pm hosted by Lorens Willemsen, George Alke and John Alke. Clarence Brandt to speak.
Frank Gibbs marks sixty years in the jewelry trade at Sibley. Now 77, he began as a jeweler in Sanborn at age 17, when most men wore key wind watches.
Donovan Studer son of Mr and Mrs Herman Studer and Donna Kajewski daughter of Mr and Mrs Anthony Kajewski of Cylinder were married Saturday morning April 24 at St Michael Catholic Church Whittemore at 9 o clock Father Veit officiated The couple planned to live on the Studer farm and a reception for 150 relatives followed at the Plantation Ballroom Attendants included Roland Studer and Mary Kajewski The bride wore a white satin gown with lace bodice and net over satin skirt The wedding party also included Leonard Studer Kenneth Kajewski and Joan Higgins other guests and events were listed including church activities and local social gatherings.
Wesley residents share weekend hosting and travel updates. Harold Hamilton and family visited from Minneapolis to see brother Martin Hamilton. Frank Bieich returned from Mercy hospital after surgery in Mason City. Des Moines workers Margaret Weber Leila Jordan and David Kleinpeter spent weekend in Wesley. Darrell Erdman came home from two years in the army in Germany and France.
Probate court in Kossuth County, Iowa, will hear the administrator's application to approve the sale of Lots 7 and 8, Block 2, Hill and Hall's Addition, Titonka, at the Alger ia Courthouse on May 18, 1954 at 10:00 A M. The hearing allows interested parties to appear and object. Administrator Clarence R Isebrands, 18 LeMars. Leslie Bunt was singed last week by a hydrogen blast. He had filled a toy balloon with hydrogen, which exploded when he lit a cigarette. It was a genuine hydrogen blast, but molecular no nuclear explosion.
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