Titonka School Week Ends With Fairyland Banquet And Play
The junior class hosted the senior class in the gym for a Fairyland themed banquet with blue and white decor and a program featuring songs, a talk, solos, and dances. Senior class presented the successful play Almost Summer at Tyke Theatre, with high attendance and a large take. Fourth and fifth graders received spelling honors and completed geography and music projects, while preparations for a Tuesday exhibit and semester tests continued.
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Walla
the Fairies
Delores Isebrand
Iola Rippentrop
Marian Krantz
Mr. Cheever
Harry Hansen
Leela Kromings
Donna Krominga
Miss Lady
Marian
Krantz
Orville Beenken
Drusilla Hansen
Miss. Thompson
Methodist Church
Tyke Theatre
Paul
Ted Hoover
Phyllis Falk
Laurence Krueger
Deloris Isebrand
Junior
Leota Nelson
Prof. Smudgely
the Lakes
David
Alvine
Sharon
Shirley
Sherry
Henry
Laurice
Benjamin
Billy
Moerie
Stanley
Patty
Verlyn
Verna Dell
Ronald
Titonka High School Commencement Week Details
May 12 classes and May 14 baccalaureate at Ramsey Reformed Church with Rev. Snuttjer and Rev. Patterson officiating. Commencement May 19 in the high school auditorium led by James I Dolliver of Fort Dodge as speaker. Processions, songs, prayers, and presentations outlined with multiple presenters and clergy. Class Day on May 12 at 9:16 a.m. features senior program, music, and athletic awards.
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Ramsey Reformed Church
Snuttjer
Patterson
Greta Sleper
F. Snuttjer
W. L. Patterson
Jesus
Guide of Youth
Marjorie Meyer
Greta Sloper
James I
Dolliver
Fort Dodge
Miss Lady
Mardoff
Letter From Dick Batt in Italy Seeks The Topic News
Dick Batt writes from Italy asking his parents to send The Topic for up to date news, noting letters arrive irregularly, and describes WW II conditions, wounded and missing comrades, and a Keokuk friend named Gerald Harmon. He mentions home news is slow and requests the paper despite distant delivery challenges.
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Bill Batt
Algana
Italy
Smith
Keokuk
Gerald Harmon
War meeting urges Kossuth corn for war effort
Robert M. Loss, chairman of Kossuth County Conservation Assn, appeals farmers to attend two war rally events at Algona High School and Bancroft Croft Theatre on May 16. Army films show Tarawa Arawe and Cape Gloucester to stress corn shortages and vital wartime needs. An Army speaker will explain corn’s role in victory and estimates show corn supports penicillin production and war supplies.
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Robert M. Loss
Kossuth County Conservation Assn
War Department
Kossuth County
Algona High School
Croft Theatre
Bancroft
Tarawa
Arawe
Cape Gloucester
Erwin Giesking Writes About Life in California
Private Erwin L. Giesking reports from Boat Basin near Oceanside California in April 1944. He notes Amphibian Tractor Corps duties, limited war detail, and liberty weekends with a Long Beach visit, plus a chance encounter with a old friend Dick Kuchenreuther. He jokes about California’s weather and signs off from Camp Pendleton.
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Boat Basin
Oceanside
California
Camp Pendleton
Tam
Liberty
Long Beach
Dick Kuchenreuther
Pvt
Erwin L
Giesking
S&s. M,c
Buffalo Boosters Welcome Several Junior Members
The Buffalo Boosters 4-H Club met at Wanda Young's home on Saturday May 6 to welcome Heather Cheever Anna Grace Falkerts Diane Hoover Jane Ringsdorf Bovnie Schutter and Patty Schutter as junior members. The afternoon explained the club's work for the coming year and included bingo and lunch. The next meeting is at Heather Cheever's home at 2100 p.m. on May 27.
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Buffalo Boosters
Wanda Young
Heather Cheever
Anna Grace Falkerts
Diane Hoover
Jane Ringsdorf
Bovnie Schutter
Patty Schutter
Drusilla Hansen
Breen and Meyer Wed in May 6 Algona Ceremony
Harold J. Breen and Miss Opal Meyer wed at St. Cecelia's Rectory Algona with a double ring ceremony attended by Stella Breen and Dr. H. D. Meyer. Bride wore navy dress with orchids. groom in army uniform. A reception followed at Dr. Meyer's home. They plan to reside in Atlanta Georgia after May 15 where the groom is stationed.
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St. Cecelia's
Algona
V. Opal Meyer
M. C. Meyer
Keosauqua
Towa
Harold J. Breen
Jennie Breen
Sweeney
Stella Mae Breen
H. D. Meyer
Atlanta
Georgia
U. S
Titonka
Buffalo Center
Wesley Legion Auxiliary Plans Poppy Sale And Memorial Work
The American Legion Auxiliary met with Mrs. A. J. Hildman hosting. A nominating committee was named. Plans were laid for the annual poppy sale. Four pounds of carpet rags were sent to the hospital. Rehabilitation chairman Lillian Johnson reported sending cookies to the veterans hospital. Sprays for veterans graves will be prepared at Mrs. J. L. Studer's home on May 29.
German Township School Honors 8th Grade Grads
The German Township School honored eight graders with a party for students and parents. Six pupils completed eighth grade during Mrs. Dorothy Penning’s five years of teaching. A brief program and lunch followed. Past graduates include Erwin Beenken, Evelyn Beenken, Johnnie Harms, Dennis Dreesman, Kenneth Cordes, and Betty Ann Sonnenberg. Erwin and Evelyn Beenken will be Buffalo Consolidated School seniors next year.
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Dorothy Penning
Penning
Erwin
Evelyn Beenken
Johnnie Harms
Dennis Dreesman
Kenneth Cordes
Betty Ann Sonnenberg
Buffalo Consolidated School
Wesley School Commencement Sermon and Banquet
The junior-senior banquet was held at the Algona Hotel Wednesday evening. The Baccalaureate sermon will be given by Rev. A. Riggs next Sunday evening May 14 at the high school auditorium. Commencement address will be given by W. Hart Hall of Mason City.
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Wesley
Algona Hotel
7. A. Riggs
W. Hart Hall
Mason City
Sailor Receives Sixteen Copies Of The Topic At Once
Mervin Gray, trained at Farragut and San Diego, is stationed in the southwest Pacific. He sent home a note describing receiving sixteen copies of The Topic in one mail after weeks of waiting. Earlier, another seaman, Maurice Graham, reportedly got seven copies in one delivery.
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Sailor
Mervin Gray
Irs
Mervin
Southwest Pacific
Farragut
San Diego
Henry Gray
United States
Maurice Graham
Moervin
Florida sights through Rose Johnson's letters from Key West
Rose Johnson writes of a Miami weekend from Key West on March 22 1944 praising the citys white buildings blue skies and fairyland vibes. She describes bridges to the islands roads old wooden spans and a coca cola stop with a wall of shells and an alligator. She notes Key Wests distance from Cairo and Havana and recalls a once wealthy cigar trade hub with changing fortunes.
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Andrew Petersen
Rose
Harold) Johnson
United States
Key West
Florida
Mayme
Andrew Harold
Miami
Miami Reach
Coral Gables
San Juan
Harold
Kenny
Gulf
Keys
Cuba
West Indies
U. S
Henry F. Finger
Jacksonville
Cowford
U.S
Spain
Frank Hoff Now In U S Hospital In California
Frank Hoff is in a Oakland California hospital after sending a telegram home saying he feels well but remains troubled by jungle rash from his jungle service in New Quinoa. He transferred from Australia to the United States and is 47, not a World War I veteran, but enlisted in the Seabees in November 1942 and has spent much of his time in the southwest Pacific. He was home in February 1943 and is the only Titanka man in service to become a grandfather since enlisting.
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Frank Hoff
Oakland
Calif
Hof
New Quinoa
Australia
States
Brank
Seabees
Southwest Pacific
Frank
Titanka
Young people rally at Immanuel Church in Sheffield
About 160 youths from Sheffield Hampton Britt Lakota Woden and Titonka attended the Hawkeye Luther League Federation spring rally at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Rev A W Walck of St Paul preached on Jewish Missions and Onward Youth. Rev Walck spoke on Youth Problems. Clarense Brandt led the business session. mothers served banquet for 140. evening candlelight honored service members with silent prayer.
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Sheffield
Hampton
Britt
Lakota
Woden
Titonka
Hawkeye Luther League Federation
Immanuel Lutheran Church
A. W. Walck
St. Paul
Minnesota
Wm, Planz
Walck
Clarense Brandt
Federation
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Waden
A. Mardorf
A.mass Choir
Wm. Planz
Salt pans and island stories from Key West history
Waste paper pickup urged by Boy Scouts with a truckload to Algona planned for May 17. Historical notes describe Key West’s salt pans, military roles in Civil War, Spanish American War and World War I, and the island’s long pirate era. Early data cover island names, Spanish origins, and incorporation dates.
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Boy Scouts
Algona
Africa
Key West
Cayo Huego
Bong Island
Cayo
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Juan Pablo Salas
Goder Jado Don Juan de Varrada
John Simonton
Mobile
U. 8 Weather Bureau
Kossuth Ladies Mobilize Fund Drive for Clubmobile
Kossuth County rural women join a nationwide 1944 campaign to raise 3800 dollars for a Red Cross Clubmobile. After initial goal, excess funds would underwrite one year of operating costs estimated at 21000 dollars. Clubmobiles serve isolated service members with donuts, coffee, reading material, and entertainment at airfields and bases.
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Kossuth County
Red Cross
C. ©. Inman
Bancroft
Palm Bureau
Associated Women
American Farm Bureau Federation
American Red Cross
Great Britain
Australia
North Africa
Italy
Sicily
India
Associated Women of the
Burt School
Brown Couple Honored on 34th Anniversary Birthday
Mr and Mrs Iver Brown were feted Friday night at their home to mark their 34th wedding anniversary and Mrs Browns birthday. Relatives and friends attended including Mr and Mrs Robert Brown and Mr and Mrs Newell Brown of Titonka Mrs Brown and family shared in the celebration as gifts were presented and refreshments served.
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Iver Brown
Woden
Graduation of eighth grade pupils at St Joseph parochial school
Graduation exercises for St Joseph's parochial school eighth graders will be held at St Joseph's church Sunday at 8 a.m. The graduates include Caro Wolf, Cletus Studer, Vincent Studer, John Garman, John Loebig, Donald Hauptmann, Rosemary Becker, Shirley Studer, Clara Lou Bauer, Bernadette Bauer, Maryann Kellner, Patricia Richtsmeier, Jean Marie Goetz, Rosemary Studer, and Cheryl Meurer. Flowers: James Goetz, Louis Kellner. flower girls Norma Jean Becker and Carol Studer. An Iowa field note mentions increasing corn yield by four kernels per hill.
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Wesley
St. Joseph's Parochial School
St. Joseph's Church
Caro 'Wolf
Cletus Studer
Vincent Studer
John Garman
John Loebig
Donald Hauptmnen
Rosemary Becker
Shirley Studer
Clara Lou Bauer
Bernadette Bauer
Maryann Kellner
Patricia Richtsmeier
Jean Marie Goetz
Rosemary Studer
Cheryl Meurer
Flower Boyd
James Goetz
Louis Kellner
Flowers
Norma Jean Becker
Carol Studer
Snow and freezing weather hit Iowa in May
Snow fell Thursday and lingered into Friday, with ground covered and ice forming as temperatures hovered near 27 degrees. The backward spring delayed farming and impaired seeding, with poor conditions for weed control and much land left to plow this spring.
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Isnow
Iowa
Furanvon
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Wesley Legion Auxiliary
German Township
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Rose Johnson
U. S. Hospital
Immanuel Church
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