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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1952
Page
7
Readable notes show kindergarten through eighth grade Halloween parties, student crafts, and costume prizes. Fourth grade crafted a Halloween mural. sixth graders studied soils. seventh grade quizzes on food, geography, and art. A PT A meeting boosted seventh grade attendance. lunch menu items listed for the week.
Unofficial election returns show results for President, Governor, U.S. House, State Senate, State House, Auditor, Treasurer, Sheriff and county offices across multiple counties. Candidates leading in several contests indicate shifts in local political balance amid early tallies.
On November 11 at 10 30 am pupils and community members will attend an Armistice Day program in the school auditorium. The event honors Faith, Peace, and Security and recognizes heroes of all wars. The band will perform the National Anthem and marches with taps. County Superintendent Quintard will give the principal address, described as a fine man involved with the school and community.
Immanuel Lutheran announces worship at 10 30 a m Sunday School at 9 30 a m Senior choir rehearsal Wednesday Nov 5 at 8 p m Ladies Aid and Mission Society meet Thursday at 1 30 p m Brotherhood meets Thursday at 8 p m Rev A J Seegers of Grafton guest speaker Kitchen committee meets Friday at 7 30 p m All members urged to attend Confirmation Instruction at 9 on Saturday
The record lists daily offerings with beverages and desserts. Thursday features baked beans with ham buttered corn tea biscuits with butter prune sauce cookies carrot sticks and milk. Friday shows spaghetti with tomato sauce cheese stick tea biscuit apple peanut butter cookie Halloween candy and milk.
The Immanuel Lutheran Brotherhood expresses gratitude to members and friends for helping with the corn ingathering, noting a bountiful crop and successful shelling last Friday. The message emphasizes cheerful giving and community blessing.
Firemen fought two rural blazes near Immanuel church in one trip. A corn field fire at the Alvin Brandt farm caused partial grove loss but little overall damage. A roadside grass fire spread toward the grove and buildings. part of the grove burned. While at Brandt, a second alarm to Will Schutter’s farm near Immanuel church reported a corn cob pile fire. Titonka firemen aided, preventing serious damage.
The 1952-53 basketball season begins at Ti tonka with Gruver visiting for boys and girls teams on Tuesday Nov 11. Thirty-nine boys reported for practice. two groups and eight practices precede the opener. Full schedule lists games through February with jamborees, county and sectional play. Buffalo Boosters 4-H club meets for officer installation and Swedish embroidery, with new members welcomed.
Vitonica stores will be open until noon on Armistice Day, next Tuesday, November 11, and will then close for the balance of the day. The post office will be open until 10 o'clock and then close for the balance of the day. There will be but one mail and no rural delivery. The Bank will not be open at all that day.
Church notices list Worship service with adult confirmation at 10 30 a m Sunday School staff meeting at 2 p m Instrumental group at 7 p m Choir at 8 p m Adult Instruction at 8 p m Monday Nov 10 Church Council at 8 p m Bible Study on Wednesday Nov 12 at 8 p m Pastor B H Schwerin leads sessions and activities shown for the week.
Ramsey Reform Church announces Sunday services at 9:30 including Sunday School and Bible Classes 10:30 morning worship 7:30 evening worship with weekly meetings on the Web 1:20 p.m. Ladies Aid Web 7:30 p.m. Catechism Classes begin Thursday 7:30 p.m. Young People's meeting Thursday 6:45 p.m. Choir rehearsal listed.
Grace Gospel Church lists Sunday School at 10 a.m. preaching at 1 p.m. evangelistic service at p.m. Evangelist Lloyd R. Smith to preach. Midweek meetings held nightly at 8 except Saturday night. Pastor Orville R. Brooks conducts services.
The Immanuel Junior Mission held its regular meeting on Oct 29 with a masquerade party. Neal Lenschin and Alfred Rode won costume prizes among 40 members present. Children played games while older youths joined in outdoor treasure hunt and a basement string game, followed by lunch served by Mrs Henry Mayland and Mrs Elmer Ostermann.
Arnold Helmers family thanks neighbors for picking and cribbing 60 acres of corn on a Wednesday. Eighteen neighbors and relatives used pickers and tractors, with a dinner provided by the Schutter household. Arnold later suffered a fractured skull when a grain elevator fell on him on October 21.
A Minnesota post office announces changes to the mail schedule on Monday November 17 with the morning mail arriving and departing about ten minutes later and the afternoon mail about an hour later. No mail will be delivered on holidays. Future service shifts to Garner by truck routing through Miller Hayfield Crystal Lake Woden Titonka Lakota Buffalo Center Thompson Forest City and back to Garner.
Titonka Indians beat Renwick 13-6 to close the 1952 football season. Titonka trailed 6-0 at halftime after Renwick connected on a pair of passes for a first quarter TD. In the second half Titonka outplayed Renwick, scoring in the third on Rosk amp's 18 yard run set up by Ringsdorf’s careful fakes and a Gerdis pass, then added another in the fourth. Titonka gained yardage on ground plays, Gerdis and McDonald starred on the line, and the team finished with a 1 3 season record.
Four Titanica high school students and Mr Louis Bartlett win a Purina sponsored educational trip to St Louis from Wednesday to Friday. They stay at Mark Twain motel near the Ozarks, tour Gray Summit nearby Jessie James hideout, visit a Purina laboratory, and attend a luncheon with hundreds of students before returning home with police escort and a banquet at Checkerboard Square.
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