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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1939
Page
1
School weekly notes cover class activities from senior to first grade. Students present photos, club elections, and a variety of events. Freshmen form The Handy Homemakers to study knitting and decoration, while reporters describe carnivals, field trips, and Halloween festivities across grades.
The third annual Handel's Messiah will be staged in a vesper service at 3 30 p m at the local Congregational Church. Sponsored by Bel Canto music club, directed by J W Miller of Corwith with Mrs Sylvia Gunn as accompanist. County singers urged to participate. Practices Wednesdays at the high school band room. Nov 7 and Nov 28 canceled. Assistants named Mrs M G Bourne and Miss Jane Dilling. Glen Raney chairman. Bob McCullough in charge of publicity.
A county-wide meeting for Scoutmasters and troop committee members will be held at the Legion hall in Algona. District meeting called by H. Br. Heath, Fort Dodge regional Scout executive. Four troops are active with a new troop being organized and officers and committees will be elected.
ALGONA The annual Kogauth county Sunday School convention will be held November 9 at the First Congregational church. Rev. D. R. Martin is pastor and the annual election of officers will be held.
Corwith reports the repayment of a $2,000 bond leaves the town debt free for the first time in forty five years. Population around 500, town owns sewer system, disposal plant, electric light and water services, plus a State Bank building purchased this year for a town hall. Built 1920, the bank building serves as government center.
Dr. C W Lundquist of Swea City waived a preliminary hearing on illegal possession of intoxicating liquors. He was bound over to the Kossuth district grand jury in a $500 bond posted by his wife and released. Warrants seized bottles and cans of whiskey, alcohol, wine and other intoxicants from his home and office. Lundquist has previous court history on similar charges. Also in court, 14 year old Huth Cook of Algona was committed to the Iowa State Training School at Mitchellville until age 21. Sheriff Casey Loss escorted her there. Other cases included Clifford B Godtland of ake Mills for reckless driving with fines and jail days. Virgil Akridge of Emmetsburg fined for defective equipment. Charles C. Gross, 39, a transient, treated for pneumonia in Algona. New district court cases listed and probate matters noted.
Thirty five women and sixteen 4-H girls met in Bancroft on October 25 to form two choruses. Mrs V K Rising led the women and Mrs M G Bouma the girls. Next meeting set for November 8 at Bancroft school. More altos needed in the women’s group. Officers to be chosen and time limits set for membership. County music chairman Calvin Schnucker presided. The 4-H chorus will debut at the county 4-H banquet on November 20 in Fenton.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Studer, 65, of Wesley were held at St Benedict Church. She died at home from pneumonia after several weeks of illness. Survived by four sons Herman Corwith Lea Woden Jon and August Wesley sixteen grandchildren one sister and three brothers. Burial in St Benedict Cemetery. Her husband John Studer died in 1929 and a son and daughter preceded her in death.
The Titonka Woman's Club met Thursday evening with about twenty members present. Roll call was led by Mrs. Mary Oesterreicher, Magdalene Bleich reviewed the book Danger in My Business by Graig, Mrs. Mama Bynacker read a McCall's Magazine article My Neighbor is a Refugees, and refreshments were served before adjournment.
The article explains that if the 15 year franchise for Interstate Power Co. is defeated the town would still have power service from the old franchise for over a year and service would not be discontinued. It notes bargaining leverage would improve without the franchise and describes ballot markings and Legion Hall polling on November 9 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Oscar L Thoreson heads the Kossuth Agricultural Association as of October 28 reporting 2 018 438 bushels of corn shelled and on the ear in the county The Commodity Credit Corporation has delivered 350 round steel rings to the Soil Conservation Association with about 478 159 bushels in resealing progress Over 260 000 bushels shelled have shipped to storage terminals and roughly 190 000 bushels stored in warehouses and elevators Bancroft leads with 68 000 bushels stored Storage approaches exceed by converting garages or tree shaded spaces into core storage after a year of varied methods.
Katherine Wennert, 76, a retired registered nurse in Algona, was struck Friday evening at the Lucas and Jones streets intersection. The car was driven by Charles Duhigg Sr. of Emmetsburg. Wennert sustained back and shoulder injuries and was taken to her home for treatment.
Winnebago Rural Electric Cooperative invites sealed bids for 114 miles of high line in western Worth County. Bids due November 7, 1939 at 10 am at the Thompson office. contract awarded to successful bidder. Construction to begin March 1, 1940, with staking sheets provided by the cooperative.
Algona district term jurors named for the November session opening Nov. 20 with Judge Fred M. Hudson presiding. They include Sam Baylor Emma Heard Garen Brown Grace Larson Ralph Donovan Wayne Smith Ralph Valentine Arthur Ward and others from Algona Burt Bancroft Swea City West Bend Armstrong Sexton Lane Rock and Iryington.
Marriage licenses reported in Kossuth County for the past week include Kath Jean Marie Holtzbauer and Nerome Francis Volt of Alana. Hilbert D. Bond, 19, Bancroft, and Lora Jane Barker, 14, Swea City. Joe Ray Pehrson, 22, Swea Chy, and Anna Leong Burt, 21, Armstrong. Nore yin Wilson, 29, Livermore, and Truth M Streil, 20, Algona. Cecil Elsworth Wilson, 26, and Dorothy Lorraine Bird, 21, both of Algona. James M Passard, 26, Nashwauk Minn., and Angeline Virginia, 20, Marble Minn.. Maynard Warner, 21, of Ledyard, and Arlene Berhaw, 19, Buffalo Center. Winston Barness, 24, and Lola Buknese, 20, both of Mankato Minn.
A large crowd attended the opening of Boughton & Swan’s new Titania furniture store and undertaking parlor over two days. The firm, now in a newly completed brick building by Jerry Breen, has established strong local ties with Mr Swan described as popular and well liked.
Mr and Mrs Jim Bruer marked their 46th wedding anniversary in Lakota on Saturday October 28. They expected a quiet celebration but were surprised by a gathering of family from Hi more Buffalo Center Titonka and Jalpota. A late lunch and visiting followed, with a thoughtful gift presented to the couple. Attendees included H Rippentrop family, Harald Madetzke family, Fred Weinberger family, Wm Rickless family, Peter Bruer and Lois, and Dan Heightman of Buffalo Center.
Cecil Godfredson employed on G. W. Patterson farm near Swea City suffered a crushed left hand in a coin picker incident. Alone in the field he freed his hand after struggle, then received aid. He was taken to Algona hospital where the hand was amputated at the wrist. Godfredsen has a wife and two young children.
Date November 20 set for the annual 4 H boys and girls banquet at the Fenton Methodist church. Ward Snydergaard assistant state boys club leader from Ames will speak. Music by the Ray Miller family orchestra fromitonkg.
The Mosouth County Council of Christian Education invites all to the annual fall convention at the Congregational church in Algona on Thursday November 9. Programs include devotions, presentations, group conferences for children youth and adults, and a noon fellowship meal served for a nominal cost. The day features speakers Rev C G Herbrecht Rev H G Sauer Rev M A Sjostrand and Rev F L Volzke among others with various regional church leaders guiding sessions. Urgent call for Christian forces to set aside the day for mutual support and inspiration.
Mrs George Klenk entertained a miscellaneous shower for her grand-niece Catherine Schram soon to wed Kenneth Swan at her home south of town. The afternoon featured a mock wedding with Florence Reynolds playing the wedding march and a guest list including Ray Miller Elmer Will George Peterson Amos George Bonacker Arthur Budbong Ray Hansen and others. Lunch for 56 guests followed gifts located by clue directions with attendees traveling from Britt Buffalo Center and Klemme.
Three men including Henry Reefer 22 Titonka and Jice Pace 29 Fort Dodge were injured when their car struck a fence and jumped a ditch east of Luverne. They suffered cuts and bruises and were taken to Shossuth hospital in Algona. The workers were employed by McQuire Construction of Algona on a Kana project.
Fenton Koscyth county fire crews from Algina Whitte and Menton battled a blaze at the IC Anderson farm three miles south of Fenton early Thursday. The large double floor barn burned with hay stored grain harness and three calves lost. Other buildings were saved. It marks the third major farm fire in the county this week.
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