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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1958
Page
3
Beginning Wednesday evening June 4 Titanka begins its annual summer band concerts. Local instructor Phil Faaborg will conduct. About 40 students enrolled for a nine week schedule with concerts every Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. Merchants stay open Wednesday evenings through the summer. shoppers urged to visit Titanky on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Tyke baseball ends season with 6 to 3 defeat by Wesley. Pitchers Jon Watson and John Cordes pitched well as Tyke finishes with a 4 4 record. Next practice set for 6 30 pm Monday June 9 with Ringsted visiting June 16.
The article notes U S beef cattle and hog production in Iowa lead the nation in marketings for 1957 with lambs second to California, and discusses grading systems for beef veal lamb and mutton to aid home cooks. It promotes outdoor cooking with kebabs as a tasty easy option and stresses using knowledge of cuts and methods to serve nutritious meals.
The Titanka Public Library launches a ten week Summer Reading program for children from first to eighth grade. Starting Saturday May 31, weekly library board members will record books read by each group and award a book to the top reader in 4th and 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades. All Titanka area children are invited.
The Kossuth County Beef Producers Association will sponsor an annual cattle feeders tour on Monday June 2 starting at 1 30 p m at the Harold Krantz farm three miles east of Swea City Dean Barnes Algona county extension director says Wm Zmolek of Town State College will discuss programs at tour stops Wayne Thompson Beef Producers director in the northwest will arrange the tour The stops include Marcus Langerman farm Thoreson Bros and Fred Newlin Song with lunch served by Roger Linde over 100 people attended last year and the public is invited.
Memorial Day program begins at 6 30 A M with wreaths and prayer by Rev Goldman. Veterans assemble 9 45 A M near Lutheran Church and colors march to Intermill’s Store at 10 00 A M for advance of colors and band. Commander Ishioya Bartlett presides. Rev Kroon gives remarks and George Anderson leads grave decorations north of town while Art Petersen and John Hamilton handle graves south. Sponsored jointly by VFW and American Legion Lloyd H Bartlett and Art Hod, all veterans and the public are invited.
Funeral services will be held today at Ramsey Reformed Church for Mrs. Warner Beenken, 56, who died Monday morning of a heart attack. Rev. Kroon will officiate. Burial will follow in Ramsey Cemetery. Swen Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers include Henry Baade, J L Intermill, Otto Zwiefel, Russell Dockstader, John B Wisebrand, and Bertruis Beenken.
Ninety eight high school students received awards at Titonka Consolidated High School’s Annual Class Night. A twilight weed control demonstration at the M J Trunkhill farm featured E P Sylvester and nearly 40 plots showing chemical effects on Canada thistle and crops.
The annual Salvation Army drive will get underway soon led by W H Ricklefs as chair of the local Service Unit. The effort will fund local urgent needs with contributions distributed by the local committee including A W Boyken Elmer Peterson Philip Jaren and W P Truesdell.
The Ramsey Reformed Church Ladies Aid held its annual Mother's Day Tea after a regular meeting led by president Mrs. Clarence Pening. A ladies quartet sang. four lifetime membership certificates were presented by the Foreign Mission Board to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kroon and others. Guest speaker Titanka urged Go Grow and Grow. Corges were awarded to Ed Aukes and Joe Tapper for large families. About 80 women attended and a pastel layered cake luncheon was served.
Titonka Saddle Club hosts Fun Day at the rodeo grounds on Sunday June 1 at 1 00 p m featuring pop races level races egg races pickup races and community participation. A Court of Honor for Scouts follows at 8 00 p m with parents and public invited. Fort Dodge Social Security rep not in Algona May 29 but will be at the Algona courthouse June 5 from 9 30 to 2 00 for information and filings.
Youth confirmed at the Methodist churches on Sunday May 25 include Rosanne Alexander Janet Bahling Betty Riley and Kirk Struthers. The confirmands were presented to the church library a copy of Our Hymnody by the church committee.
Friday reports note soil five inches deep at 50 degrees with five percent moisture in the top five feet. Names listed include Kirby Smith Burt township Martin Geerdes Engle Arthur Goche Ramsey Fridolf Soder berg Portland Hatmer Irons Hebron as tiling crews. A field meeting at Emmetsburg reviewed conservation practices and a Palo County field tour. Theodore Roosevelt is cited as the first American hero to have ticker tape dumped on him during a parade.
Kossuth County 4 H leaders met at the Extension Office on May 20 to lay out summer plans. Proposed events include June tours, a Clear Lake district camp, a boys short course, a county demonstration contest, and July meetings. Attendees listed include Gene Tolheim Joe Skow James Schade Earl Crouch and others.
Ronald D. Huisman son of Mr and Mrs William Huisman of Titonka will join 271 seniors at Moody Bible Institute Chicago for graduation on June 6 finishing the missionary course He served as a student council representative at the institute which educates for missionary and Christian service enrolling over 1000 in day classes 700 in evening and about 30000 in its correspondence program annually
County nominating boards met May 23 to appoint three man community election boards in each township. They will nominate ten candidates per township. eligible voters will vote to form community ASC committeemen. Brucellosis testing shows 50 suspicious herds out of 1 922 tested, 5.42 percent, a solid improvement from four years ago. The cattle feeders tour on June 2 starts 1:30 p.m. at Harold Krantz farm near Swea City, with Wm. Zmolek of Ames as guest. A weed meeting on June 3 at M J Trnihill’s farm 6 ½ miles east of Burt features Dutch Sylvester from Ames as speaker.
The Wesley Wizards 4-H Club met May 10 at Mavis Nygaards home with Marilyn Quinn as cohostess. Members were chosen for State Convention Julia Wabben District Camp Patty Goetz and Louise Show and demonstrations were given on Cooking Meats Table Centerpieces Rolled Cookies and Uses of Cottage Cheese. The next meeting will be at Center School with Cathrine and Carol Girres as hostesses.
American Legion Auxiliary urges voting in the June primaries and notes President Eisenhower’s orders to fly flags at half staff May 28 to 30 for unknown war dead. A combined Memorial Day proclamation and peace prayer is issued. Members are asked to prepare memorial sprays Thursday evening at Legion Hall and to bring greens. 43 sprays to be made. Poppy Sale thanks given. reports on stamps and next week’s column.
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