Immanuel's New Lutheran Church Dedication May 24
The dedication services for Immanuel Lutheran Church were held on May 24 with about two thousand attendees and 950 registered guests from Iowa Minnesota and beyond. Rev H H A Diers opened the church, the program featured sermons by Dr H W Siefkes and Rev H W Diers, with choirs solos and greetings from neighboring congregations. Total offerings for the three services amounted to 4686 dollars and building began about 18 months earlier on April 20, 1952 under a ten-member building committee led by Herman Franzen. Memorial Day services will be held in Bingham Township cemetery at 9:30 am with Ray Murray of Buffalo Center as speaker.
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Immanuel’ Lutheran Church
HH. Ia. Diers
Immanuel Lutheran
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Ilinois
Colorado
S.P. Faust Ofuray
S.C
Anna Wellner
Menno
Minneapolis
Martha “Killian
American Lutheran Church
Our Church
Lorenz
Wim
Wim, .Planz, former Ipas=tor,of Immanuel ‘Lutheran and, ‘now of LaPorte City
Tawa
Jacob
Harris Sonnenberg
Burton Schwerin
Titania
Wisconsin
California
H. W.diers
Grace Lutheran
Burnaby
B.C
Canada
Zion
Troyce Bruns
Arthur Diers
L. W.reuther
Luana
Ken Hagen
Trinity Lutheran
Mason City
John Ostermann
Herman Franzen
Egbert Buss
Elmer
Ostermann
Ernest Schmidt
Ernest
Senne
Ray Murray
Bingham Township
Woden
Buffalo Center
Murray
American Legion
LeRoy Loats Wins Yale Scholarship Award
LeRoy Loats son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Loats and chaplain in the A M College in Fort Collins Colorado is chosen by the Presbyterian Board of Education to receive a Yale University scholarship. The grant covers registration fees board and room tuition and transportation. He will attend from June 28 to July 23 after being selected from 7000 ministers of the denomination.
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Rey. LeRoy Loats
Thomas Loats
A & M College
Fort Collins
Colorado
Presbyterian Board of Education
Yale University
New Haven
Memorial Day Stores and Bank Observe Holiday Schedule
TIT KA Joe TAS Titonka stores will be closed all day Saturday May 30 for Memorial Day. All stores will be open Friday evening but not on Saturday. The Bank will follow the same schedule, open Friday evening and closed on Memorial Day. No mail service Saturday. mail trucks do not operate. GIRL SCOUTS RECEIVE HONOR BADGES An investiture ceremony at the school house Tuesday awarded ten den members First Class badges to LaVaughn Akkerman Frances Bahling Georgia Godfredsen Beverly Haack and Gayle Sleeper Second Class badges went to Gayle Sleeper Frances Bahling Joan Baade Sharon Barlow Sandra Gartner Diane Krominga Margaret McDonald Judy Mehlan and Mary Beth Stecker. Those already Second Class include Darlene Davies Betty Hatten Janice Untermill Priscilla Keith Beverly Richter Mariani Rippen trop Virginia Swan and Lora Willemssen. Fifty proficiency badges were awarded to the Second Class Scouts. A light lunch followed.
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LaVaugn Akkerman
Frances Bahling
Mary Beth Stecker
Darlene (Davies
Betty Hatten
Janice Untermill
Priscilla
Keith
Beverly Richter
Mariani Rippentrop
Virginia
Swan
Lora Willemssen
Legion to Host June Meeting at Legion Hall
Legion members plan the regular June meeting at the Legion hall on Monday evening June 1. A Friday May 29 gathering will assemble to craft 65 memorial sprays for grave decoration. Volunteers and donors are urged to send flowers to the Legion hall if unavailable.
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Legion Hall
American Legion
Estheer
Hot Lunch Menu for May 18 to May 22
Week menu lists daily offerings and servings in Mrs Stockwell’s kitchen. Monday shows orange juice spaghetti cheese tea biscuit butter peanut butter and milk with 272 served. Tuesday to Friday meals include mashed potatoes wiener veg cherry sauce turkey tuna salad with peas and other sides. daily milk served with totals ranging 263 to 277.
Commencement Week Events at Woden Include Awards
Commencement exercises for the Woden senior class were held last Thursday night at the Legion hall with Rev. Sidney A Rand of Waldorf College as speaker. Valedictorian Shirley A Meyer earned a 98.4 average. Barbara Gerdis LeRoy Eisenmann and Arlene Hayings also received recognition. eighth grade diplomas were awarded to 20 students. poster awards were given by the Auxiliary to Janice Monson Pamela Beal Warren Schmidt Janice Monson. county and history awards noted Merlin Hinders.
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Woden
Legion Hall
Sidney A Rand
Waldorf College
Shirley A. Meyer
Barbara ‘Gerdis
LeRoy Eisenmann
Poppy
Janice Monson
Pamela ‘Beal
Warren Schmidt
Emily Devine
Merlin Hinders
Methodst Youth Fellowship Presents The Little Red School House
Methodst Youth Fellowship sponsors a church hall play Tuesday June 2 at 8 pm in Fellowship Hall. The one act comedy features Mary Bronson as teacher and a host of pupils and adults including Ezra Porter head of the school board, Clarissa Porter and Carol Reith, and the missing Hildegarde LeVerne with special music.
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Methodst Youth Fellowship
Church Hall
Methodist ‘Youth Fellowship
Little Red School
Millard ‘Crosby
Fellowship Hall
Mary Bronson
Red Schoolhouse
Marilyn
Peterson
Ezra Porter
Darryl Sparks
Jane ‘Amesbury
Clarissa Porter
Grace Gospel Church Service Schedule
Pastor Orville R Brooks leads Sunday School at 10 a m and preaching at 11 a m Evangelistic Service at 8 p m Midweek Bible Study Thursday at 8 p m
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Grace Gospel Church
Orville R. Brooks
Memorial Day Observances and Parish Activities
Memorial Day will be observed in Titanica with a 9 30 address by Rev B H Schwerin in front of the theatre and graves decorated in area cemeteries The American Legion and W F W oversee ceremonies Activities include Sunday worship at usual hours installation of WSCS officers and Methodist Men picnic A vacation bible school runs Monday to Friday for Titanica youth from 9 to 3 30 with lunch and missionary offering Dean Bible School starts Monday for two weeks from 1 30 to 3 30
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B. H. Schwerin
American Legion
Methodist Church
J. E. Alberston
WSCS
Titania
Dean Bible School
Good Hope Lutheran Church Weekly Schedule
Good Hope Lutheran announces services with Pastor B. H. Schwerin 8 am Sunday School Bible class 10 am Worship. May 27 Father-Gon banquet committee 8 am. May 28 choir rehearsal 8 pm. May 29 cemetery rake 7 pm. June 1 Bible School 9 am to 3 pm. All public school children invited.
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Good Hope Lutheran B. H. Schwerin
MYF Elects Officers At Sunday Meeting
The Methodist Youth Fellowship met in Fellowship Hall on May 24 electing Jane Amesbury president Marilyn Peterson vice president Colleen Rippentrap secretary Marlene De Boer treasurer Grace Heifner Christian witness Norma Gerdis Christian faith Donna Akerman Christian outreach Daryll Sparks Christian Fellowship Betty Miller Christian citizenship A picnic to end the old year and invite new members was planned for the coming year.
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MYF
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Fellowship Hall
Jane Amesbury
Marilyn Peterson
Colleen Rippentrap
Marlene de Boer
Grace Heifner
Christian Witness
Norma Gerdis
Donna Akkerman
Christian Outreach
Daryll Sparks
New Titonka Consolidated School District Election Set
A new Titonka Consolidated School District election is scheduled for June 8 at the American Legion hall Titonka from 12 noon to 7 pm. The district will cover Buffalo Township and parts of German Wesley Ramsey Portland Plum Creek Townships, replacing current Buffalo Township Consolidated School District. A new school board would be elected after the vote to take over duties before July 1 and the budget deadline.
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Titonka Consolidated
American Legion Hall
Titonka
Buffalo Township
German
Wesley Township
Ramsey
Portland
Plum Creek Township
Tltonka
Buffalo Township Homemakers Meet Friday Afternoon
The Buffalo Township Homemakers will meet Friday at 2 o'clock at Gertie Bartletts home. Guest speakers include Joyce Hayden County Health Nurse and Mrs Harold Clark of Bancroft. Members should bring sandwiches for lunch and turn in any back reports.
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Buffalo Township
Gertie Bartlett
Joyce Hayden
Harold Clark
Bancroft
Miss Deloris Hugo Cameron Christensen Married at Woden
Deloris Hugo Cameron Christen sen daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Hugo of Woden wed Cameron Christensen of Town City in St Johns Lutheran Woden. Rev E Sommerfeld officiated with attendants Joyce Attig and Roger Slacken. Bride is Woden High School graduate, groom to graduate from Iowa State University in June. They will live in Iowa City. Christensen will teach in Coggon next year.
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Deloris Hugo Cameron Christensen
Woden Woden
Deloris Hugo
Fred. Hugo
Woden
The
State University
Iowa City
Christensen
Coggon
Jawa
Wesley C D A Elects Officers For Year
At the CID A meeting Tuesday night Viola Loebig was re elected Grand Regent Clara Erdman re elected vice regent Exma Kunz elected prophetess Margaret Root re elected financial secretary Gridget Smith treasurer Minnie Bleich monitor Rita Youngwirth sentinel Mary Bode lecturer Elaine Downs organist Elizabeth Hildman and Josephine Lichteig were elected trustees. Following the meeting bridge and 500 were played. The next meeting will be June 3.
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Wesley C.D.A
Wesley
Viola Loebig
Clara Erdman
Exma Kunz
Margaret Root
Finanial
Gridget Smith
Minnie Bleich
Rita Youngwirth
Mary Bode
Elaine Downs
Elizabeth Hildman
Josephine Lichteig
Pilot Not On Delta Airliner That Crashed Near Marshall
Bob Studer told his mother from Dallas that he was not aboard the Delta Chicago and Southern flight that crashed near Marshall Texas. The crash killed 19 people including his roommate James P. Stewart of Chattanooga Tennessee who was co pilot on the doomed plane. Bob is stationed at Hapeville Georgia.
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Wesley
Bob Studer
Viola Studer
Dallas
Texas
Delta
Chicago
Southern
Marshall
Bob
James P. Stewart
Chattanooga
First Trip Ends in Motorcycle Crash in Williamsburg
Julius Bendorf Jr. of Williamsburg recently bought a motorcycle and took a first ride. He lost control, the bike crossed a neighbor’s lawn and hit the porch, knocking him unconscious. He is recovering in an Iowa City hospital.
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Julius Bendorf, Jr
Williamsburg
Julius
Iowa City
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Schneider
Larimer
Baker
Hestip Henderson
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Id Smith
Preucht
Wier
Erwin
Missman
Limberg
Rif
LaVerne
Leroy Loats
Wens Nice Award
Tit KA
Joe Tas
New Consolidated School District
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