Titonka School Past Week Activities Recap
The Titonka school week featured Halloween planning and parties. Kindergarten students colored Jack Frost and masks, heard stories, and enjoyed a party with witches goblins and bunnies. First Grade Mrs Nelson and Miss Bruns note reading and alphabet projects, a dental health focus, and a Halloween party with masks and treats. Second Grade reports a Halloween party with games and treats, including the cats tail activity.
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Jack Frost
David Spear
Gary Lee
Arthur
Thelma
Nelson
Audrey Boelkes
Hallowe'en
Stores close Armistice Day early and bank closed all day
Titanka stores stay open until 10 on Armistice Day November 11 and then close for the rest of the day. The bank is closed all day. The Post Office lobby opens until 10 and then shuts. no window service, no mail in or out, and no rural delivery.
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P.O
Titanka
Wesley Scouts Reap 350 Bushels Of Popcorn In Field
Wesley, Girls and Boy Scouts gathered after school last week to collect about 350 bushels of corn left by a picker on a four acre field. The corn will be shelled and popped at next summer’s free movies. Catholic Scouts also contributed 125 pounds for an orphan home in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukes
Leila May Larsen Rites Mark Short Life in Titonka
Leila May Larsen born near Burt on April 3 1942 died at St Ann's hospital Algona October 28 from peritonitis and pneumonia at age 11 years six months and 25 days. Survived by Vernon and wife, one sister Leanne, and many relatives. Funeral held at Titonka Methodist church with Rev J E Albertson. Pallbearers listed. class members attended. sextet sang several hymns. Other local notes include a corn picker incident and rising self service meat counters in Iowa.
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St. Ann's Hospital
Algona
Vernon Larsen
Leanne
Mona Schenk
Don Malthaus
Jane Amesbury
Marlene DeBoer
Carol Dunmire
Donna Akkerman
Darlene Callies
Doris Kuchenreuther
Jesus
Howard Andrews Elected Mayor and Five Council Members
Howard Andrews was elected mayor in a town vote of 178 ballots with three spoiled. Fred Thacker received 48 votes and Bill Stott, not on the ballot, gained 45 write ins. For council, Frank Fisher led with 194 votes, Hermann Schutter 192, Art Boyken 123, Lester Callies 121, and Lenus Isebrand 104, forming the new two year council slate.
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Howard Andrews
Fred Thacker
Bill Stott
Frank Fisher
Herman Schutter
Art Boyken
Lester Callies
Lénus Isebrand
Methodist Youth Fellowship Activities Summary
The Senior Youth Fellowship reports October activities including lessons on Christian living and honesty, enlisting others, and choosing right paths. They sent 160 lbs of clothing to Korea, picked apples for Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge, visited the home and presented a vesper service, attended the Youth District Rally at Emmetsburg, and prepared church signs while raising funds for missions. November projects focus on fixing used toys for a Xmas orphanage, with toy donations requested on November 8 or 15. They host Woden MVP, feature a film strip Faith of a Guy, and plan another tonight.
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Methodist
Korea
Friendship Haven
Old Peoples
Fort Dodge
Emmetsburg
Woden
Titonka Indians 1953 football season statistics outline
Titonka High School season summary lists 1953 football results including wins 41 0 over Renwick and 69 0 over Thompson, with several scores against Ruthven Swea City West Bend Graettinger Terris. It includes team totals and individual scoring figures for players such as Donald Gerdis Gresham Roskamp David Buffington Kent Hoover Sidney Buffington and passing and punting stats.
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Titonka High
Titonka
Renwick
Thompson
Ruthven
Swea City
West Bend
Graettinger
Terris
Titania
Titonka Indians
Donald Gerdison
Gresham Roskamp
David Buffington
David Boeckholt
Sidney Buffington
Martin Norland Kent Hoover
Robert Kinseth
Grasham Roskamp
Donald Gerdis
Kent Hoover
Titonea
Pol
Gamble Store offers Dutch Boy Color Gallery decorating aid
Titonka Iowa merchant introduces the Dutch Boy Color Gallery a practical home decorating tool with over a hundred color schemes and take home swatches. The system helps homemakers pick paints to match fabrics rugs and furnishings using fiat and semi gloss finishes.
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Gamble
Titonka
Iowa
A. C. Hench
National Lead Company
Hench
Sam Grotewald to Speak at Titania Chamber Meeting
The Titania Chamber of Commerce will convene Monday evening November 9 at 8 p m in the J R Schuster Implement building. Sam Grotewald of Lake Mills will headline the event discussing Public Relations in agriculture following a Milwaukee conference with Secretary Benson. The club aims for 100 members, noting 85 current members and urging outreach before the meeting.
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Titania Chamber of Commerce
J. R. Schuster
Sam Grotewald
Lake Mills
Grotewald
National Poultry and Egg Association
Milwaukee
Benson
Chamber of Commerce
Good Hope Lutheran Church Events Schedule
Schwerin pastor leads 9 30 Sunday School and Bible class. 10 30 church service with special local offering. Choir rehearsal Thursday Nov 5 at 7 20 pm. Confirmation instruction Saturday Nov 7 at 9 am. Brotherhood fat and pm Tuesday Nov 10 topic Church and State Relationship. Hosts S M Wanna John Johnson and C R Krantz. Wednesday Nov 11 chair rehearsal at 7 30. Buy it in Titonka.
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Good Hope Lutheran B
MW. Schwerin
Brotherhood
S. M. Wanna
John Johnson
C. R. Krantz
Good Hope Church In Gather Corn For World Hunger Drive
Good Hope Lutheran members gathered corn for Lutheran World Relief on October 29, raising 2013.90 dollars, about 2050 bushels, enough to fill one and a half rail boxcars. Shelling occurred at Virgil Miller farm near Titonia, with Michaelsen Brothers of Titonka shelling at a discount.
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Virgil Miller
Tisophia
Chris Brandl
Michaelsen Brothers
Titonka
American Lutheran Church
School lays out plans for convention attendance and schedule changes
The superintendent announces dismissal at 2 30 pm on Thursday November 5 so teachers can travel to Des Moines for the State Teachers Convention with no school Friday November 6. Beginning Monday November 9 a shorter noon hour will run 12 45 to 3 45 pm ending early to ease winter constraints. The Parent Teachers Carnival of October 30 raised over 1 000 in gross proceeds with net above 200 and funds to buy stage curtains and backdrops costing about 2 300.
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Supf. W. P. Trutsdell
Des Moines
Parent Teachers Carnival
Fenest
PTA
Board of Education
Vgn
Titonka 1953-54 Girls and Boys Basketball Schedule
Titonka lists 1953 54 basketball schedule for girls and boys with jamborees and games at Ledyard Burt Swea City Ban croft Joice Woden Lakota Armstrong Thompson and others through February sectional play, noting open dates and conference games.
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Titonka
Ledyard
Bancroft
Burt
Led
Yard
Thompson
Lakota
Armstrong
Swea City Boys
Bancroft Boys
Boys and
Girls County
Joice
Woden
Bazaar Friday Nite at Woden church affair
The annual Christian Reformed Bazaar will be held at the church on Friday evening November 6. Lunches will be served by the ladies of the church.
Methodist Church Activities at Titonka and Doan
Doan and Titonka Methodist congregations host midweek meetings including WSCS at Frances Struthers home and a confirmation class. Bible study and Young Adults gather Thursday. church school Sundays at 9 and 10, morning worship 9:45 at Doan and 11 at Titonka. Doan God Acre Sale set for Nov. 9 to fund furnace work. first quarterly conference Tuesday for both churches.
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Doans
WSCS
Frances Struthers
Lucy Newville
Doan
Titonka
Tdoan
Thonka
Grace Gospel Church Schedule for Services and Study
Oscar Robinson pastor conducts Sunday School at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. Sunday night service at 7 p.m. Wednesday prayer meeting and Bible study at 8 p.m. Sunday schedule includes worship times and midweek study.
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Grace Ggspfel Chturcil Oscar Robinson
Pam
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Wesley Boy Scouts
Leila May Larsen
Wes Clipperton
Churdan
Towa
Immanuel Lutheran Ladies
Parker House
Fd Sathorf
Sylvan Hanna
Andrew Krominga
Harm Wibden
David Schwerin
Pastor Schwerin
Nick Hesch
Missal
Chris Brandt
Good Hope Lutheran Church
Lutheran World Relief Project
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Roskamp
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Glorianne Tjarks
Darlene ‘Tapper
Fay Asche
Owen ‘Maden
Sam Grotewold
Chamber Commerce
Good Hope Church
Methodist Church
J. E. Alberston
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