Indians Close Season With 54-7 Victory Over Swea City
Titonka High School closed the season with a 54-7 win over Swea City Trojans, finishing 6-2 overall and 6-1 in the Cornbelt Conference. Seniors Bob Fritz Kent Rippentrop and Dennis Krominga starred as Titonka built a 40-0 halftime lead before cruising to the final score, despite Swea City scoring in the final period.
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TitOnka Indians
Swea City Trojans
Titanica Indians
Indians
Cornbelt
Ruthven
Bob Fritz
Kent Rippentrop
Dennis Krominga
Tyke
Swea
Abbas
Rippentrop
Krominga
Trojans
Titonka
Swea City
Clinton Asche
Richard Hench
Asche
Trojan
Wendal Schutter
Opheim
Titanka High School
Titonka firemen near goal for resuscitation equipment fund
The Titonka Fire Department nearly reached its $450 goal for new resuscitation equipment. Businessmen have been contacted. donations may still be made this week to meet the target. List of recent contributors includes many local firms and residents.
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Titonka
J. R. Schutter Implement
Botsford Lumber Coal
Ricks City Service
Herbert Klasse
Louise Sachau
Stecker Store
Callies Bros
Reed Hardware
William Boyken
Titonka Implement Co
Lester Eden
Harley Brandt
Joe Sleper
Rode Re-elected Third District Supervisor in Kossuth County
John Rode, Titonka’s lone challenger faced strong opposition from Tom Forburger of Wesley but won re election as Third District supervisor. Rode captured 1 143 votes to Forburger’s 756 across precincts in Kossuth County.
Titonka Chamber of Commerce Postpones Meeting
The Titonka Chamber of Commerce postpones its regular monthly meeting to Monday evening November 19 due to a holiday on the 12th. The meeting is described as very important with many decisions to be made and all members are urged to attend.
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Chamber OF Commerce
Titonka Chamber of Commerce
Local Merchants Close 10 AM on Veterans Day
No Litonka merchants will close at 10 00 am Monday November 12 Veterans Day. The bank post office and barber shop will be closed all day with merchants remaining open only until 10 00 am and then closing for the day.
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Litonka
Conrad Swanson Dies at Veterans Hospital
Mr. Conrad Swanson died Monday evening November 5 at the Veterans Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral services will be Thursday November 8 at 2:00 p.m. from Titonia Methodist Church with military honors. Interment in Buffalo Township Cemetery. Rev. Max Goldman in charge. Swan Funeral Home handling arrangements. Visit school November 13 14.
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Conrad Swanson
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Titonia Methodist Church
Buffalo Township
Max Goldman
Swanson
Swan Funeral Home
Good Neighbors Help Ernest Schmidt Pick Corn
Twenty two men gathered on Wednesday October 24 to harvest corn for Ernest Schmidt after an elevator accident injured his shoulder. Six picker units two elevators tractors and wagons completed the work in one day while neighborhood women supplied meals.
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Ernest Schmidt
Schmidt
Ernest
Titonka Indians Open 1956 57 Basketball Season At West Bend
Titonka Indians coached by Harold Rood open their 1956 57 season at West Bend on Tuesday November 13 facing a zone defense. Returning letterwinners Neal Loeschen Kent Rippentrop Dennis Krominga and Craig Sat Hoff lead the lineup as they join a Burt Ledyard Thompson Armstrong and Lakota conference. Non conference foes include Laverne Bancroft St John Swea City Renwick and West Bend as the season starts with cautious optimism.
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West Bend
Luverne
Thompson
Lakota
Armstrong
Burt
Ledyard
Crystal Lake
Swea City
Renwick
Waden
Bancroft
Harold Rood
Neal Loeschen
Kent Rippentrop
Dennis Krominga
Craig Sathoff
Titonka
Kossuth County
Laverne
Bancroft St. John
Eisenhower wins big in Iowa and nation in General Election
Toll from Tuesday's General Election shows Dwight D. Eisenhower sweeping Kosuth County with 6 676 votes to 5 522 for Stevenson while Iowa re elected Senator Hickenlooper and sent Duane E Dewel back to the State Senate in a tight race. Nationally Eisenhower led by over eight million votes with Congress yielding closer contests and possible Democratic gains in Iowa.
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Stevenson
Iowa
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
United States Senate
Sixth
James I
Merwin Coad
Boone
Duane E. Dewel
Algona
State Senate
Kossuth County
Ridout
Town
Middlewest
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
House of Representatives
Veterans Day Program Planned By Legion and VFW
The American Legion Post 465 and local VFW sponsor a Veterans Day program at Titania High School gym Monday November 12 at 1045 am. Rev Kroon delivers invocation Rev Max Goldman gives main address Mrs Arthur Peterson speaks for Auxiliary Supt Truesdell presides Band selections and taps by band member All welcome to honor those who sacrificed for the nation.
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V.F.W
American Legion
American Legion Post No
Titania High School
Lloyd Bartlett
Kroon
Ramsey, Reformed Church
DeVries Auction Changes Sale Time This Winter
The DeVries Auction Co announces a time change for the weekly sale in Buffalo Center starting Tuesday November 13. Sales will begin at noon and continue at that time for the balance of the winter.
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Devries
DeVries Auction Co
Buffalo Center
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