Storm devastates Kossuth County livestock and property
A severe blizzard in Kossuth County causes heavy livestock losses with hundreds of head believed dead. All roads and utilities were blocked, hindering rescue and assessment. An airplane hangar near Algona collapsed, with the plane and hangar insured, as towns await word on total damage.
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Algona
Kossuth
Chester Schoby
Faris Miner
Maurice Bartholomew
Elmer Cook
Stanley Greiner
Highway 169
Doan News Highlights Local Socials and Bazaar Plans
Mrs Zella Harris traveled from Tuesday to Sunday with Mrs Buffington and Mrs Hansen visiting family in West Union and Titonka. Doan ladies met at the church with hostess Mrs Bolie. next gathering November 21 with Mrs Hansen. Numerous Sunday dinners and visits honored by Doan residents. The annual fall bazaar is set for November 19 at Dean church. Doan Woman's Club meeting postponed to Thursday with Mrs Sadis Struthers.
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Zella Harris
Marshalltown
Harris
Alice Buffington
Gordon Hansen
Drusilla
Hansen
Leon Hayton
West Union
Ray Hansen
Chris Bolie
Percy Brink
Ray Wellis
Renwick
Henry Mertz
Janet Sue
Dean Andrews
Rochelle
J.D
Burt
Dale Struthers
Ray
Glen
Walter Smith
Allyn Brink
van Hansen
Ross Buffington
Arthur
Roger
Dean Church
Doan Woman's ‘Club
Sadis Struthers
Tio Buffington
Weasley Friends Attend John Steenlege Funeral
A Wesl ey vicinity crowd attended the funeral of John Steenlege in Britt on Sunday afternoon. He died from heart trouble and dropsy Thursday. He is survived by his wife one son and three daughters. The Steenlege family once lived in the Wes ley area before moving to Britt.
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Weasley
John Steenlege
Wesley
Britt
Steenlege
Woesley
Wesley Graduate Nurse Takes Waterloo Position
Miss Teckla Eisenbacher, a Mason City registered nurse, arrived Friday to visit her parents the I A Hisenbachers then goes to Waterloo to join St Francis hospital for general duty. She recently graduated from nursing training two years ago and worked at Mercy hospital in Mason City.
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Wesley
Teckla Eisenbacher
Mason City
I. A. Hisenbachers
Waterloo
St. Francis Hospital
Teckla
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines Volunteer Visits Wesley Home Relative
Gordon Loebig of Des Moines who volunteered for the army and holds a clerical post at the station hospital spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Ed Loebilg at Wesley Home.
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Gordon Loebig
Wesley
Wiirsley
Des Moines
Army
Station Hospital
Ang
Ed Loebilg
Women Meet at Algona Christian Service Society
Over 250 women attended the Algona district Women's Society of Christian Service meeting at the Algona Methodist church. Mrs. J A G Smit of Fenton was elected district president and Mrs. A W Gauger of Buffalo Center was named vice president. A slate of district officers from Kossuth County was announced, with Dr J G Ruthman of Algona as convenor and Mrs J S Feller of Sioux City as guest speaker. The new president becomes delegate to the jurisdictional society in December. The program featured vocal and instrumental numbers and literature presentations by Mrs Alfred Meyer, with ten conference leaders leading questions in morning and afternoon sessions.
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Algona
Algona District
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Algona Methodist Church
J. A.G. Smit
Fenton
A. W.gauger
Buffalo Center
Harvey Nelson
Laverne
Kossuth County
L. J. Maluey
Clifford ‘Applegate
Corwith
B. K. Bahnson
Burt
EB. A. Genrich
B. ‘A.‘Weisbrod
Alfred Meyer
Rattlesnake Hunt Marks Open Season With 110 Snakes Slain
Fort Morgan reporters H D Sietsema and George Jorgensen counted 110 rattlesnakes killed in four hours on a farm six miles south of Fort Morgan. They used a car for access, hunted prairie dog holes, and dug out or shot snakes from a three to four acre tract before winter hibernation. Snakes ranged from one to two and a half feet.
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Ft. Morgan
Colo
H. D. Sietsema
Telko Sietsema
Titonka
George Jorgensen
Fort Morgan
Carl Schreiner
Sietsema
Jorgensen
Children Hurt as Bus and Truck Crash Near Titonka
Three children Clifford Willis Greta Ismitt and Donna Ites aged 10 7 and 6 suffered minor injuries in a collision between a school bus and Interstate Power Co truck driven by Hiner Raven near the Ed Zwiefel farm north west of Titonka on Monday morning. Snowy blowing conditions reduced visibility and the bus driven by Don Michaelson was en route to school. The children were treated at the Zwiefel home then at their homes with facial cuts noted for Willis and Ismitt and a taped nasal cut for Ites.
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Clifford Willis
Greta Ismidt
Donna Ites
Interstate Power ‘Co
Hiner Raven
Ed Zwiefel
Titonka
Don Michaelson
Mr. Raven
Lakota
Zwiefel
Willis
Smith
Ites
Algona
Do you go to church and attend regular services
A church notice asks readers if they attend worship despite bad weather and urges support for the preacher. It cites a recent football crowd in rain and compares commitment to divine services with enthusiasm for sports. It lists announcements for German services November 17, Sunday school, Luther League social, and choir practice.
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Michigan
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Benjamin Schmolke
Red Cross Drive Opens in Rural Buffalo Township
The Red Cross drive begins Armistice Day Monday November 11 with Mary Young as chairman and Verla Shaw Hill Ethel Johnson and Sadie Denton as workers. Contributions for Buffalo Township members outside Titonka may be paid to the named ladies or left at the drug store for convenience.
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Red Cross
Buffalo
Mary Young
Verla ‘Shaw Hill
Ethel Johnson
Sadie Denton
Titonka
Local man recalls dangerous week in October
Will Remember Bill Kelling of Waverly endured a perilous week starting October 14 when his car caught fire and he burned his wrist while extinguishing the blaze. The following day his young son was missing for several hours, prompting community concern.
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Bill Kelling
Waverly
Marriage Licenses Granted in Past Week
Marriage licenses issued include John M. Hildman 27 and Florence Ann Elbert 26 of Wesley Paul Francis Behounek 24 of Livermore and Catherine M Erpelding 20 of Bode Harold Fries 25 and Adeline Laubenthal 21 of Rodman Carvel Risvold 27 of Corwith and Mabel Olson 22 of Livermore Lester W Callies 30 of Titonka and Emma Krueger 32 of St Paul Harvey S Behrends 21 and Marcella Knudson 18 of Ringsted.
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John M. Hildman
Florence Ann Elbert
Wesley
Paul Francis Behounek
Livermore
Catherine M. Erpelding
Bode
Harold Fries
Adeline Laubenthal
Rodman
Carvel i Risvold
Corwith
Mabél Olson
Lester W. Callies
Titonka
Emma Krueger
St. Paul
Harvey S.behrends
Marcella Knudson
Ringsted
Farm Security Office Moves to Algona
Algona moves the Farm Security Administration district office from Estherville to Algona about December 1. The shift consolidates regional operations and aims to streamline local agricultural aid programs for farmers and families in Kossuth and surrounding counties.
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Farm Security
Algona Algona
Farm Security Administration
Algona
Estherville
Mail carrier injured in Star Route collision near Crystal Lake
Jimi Largen, a Britt to Titonka mail carrier on the Star Route, was injured in a morning crash near Crystal Lake when his mail truck hit a car from Clear Lake. A passenger in the Clear Lake car reportedly suffered a broken leg and other injuries. occupants were hospitalized in Forest City. Larsens two sons delivered the mail to Titonka Tuesday morning while their father remained bedridden at home.
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JimiLargen
Britt
Titonka
Hayfield
Crystal Lake
fWoden
Clear Lake
Crystal ‘Lake
Forest ‘City
Kossuth Court News Quiet Weekends Sends Fines
In Algona Justice Court Judge Della Weler heard a light docket. K C Lanksen of Spencer fined 10 dollars plus 9 35 costs for speeding. Harvey Finley of Algona fined 8 dollars for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Victor Baldwin of Elmore arrested on a charge of larceny of domestic fowl. District court saw new filings: Exchange State Bank Wesley vs Howard and Anna Andrews and Koestler cases quiet title. No probate cases filed.
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Algona
Della Weler
K. C. Lanksen
Spencer
Harvey Finley
Victor Baldwin
Elmore
Xchange State Bank
Wesley
Howard
Anna Andrews
John WN. Koestler
M. J
Gertrude Koestler
American Legion Auxiliary Plans Community Christmas Gifts Book Drive
At a Denton home meeting the American Legion Auxiliary voted to sponsor a Community Christmas Gifts Book project soliciting new or unused books for distribution to those in need or hospitals. They also approved funds for junior members’ Auxiliary pins and scheduled the November 22 meeting at the Sarter Home. Members Mary Young and others assist in the rural Buffalo township Red Cross roll call and memberships may be left with the coordinators.
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Denton
Sarter
Mary Young
Hthel Johnson
Sadie Denton
Verla Hill
Buffalo Township
Red Cross
Chickens Return After Mysterious Disappearance
The Glen Beirne family of Nora Springs found 40 chickens vanished one evening and reappear in the coop the next morning, leaving the owners surprised by the unexpected return.
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Glen Beirne
Nora Springs
Cattle Scattered by Storm Near Titonka
R L Krantz reported Wednesday afternoon that he had rounded up all cattle that disappeared from the pasture west of Titonka. Over 100 head from R L Krantz & Gon were in a five mile radius, with 25 or more still missing earlier. Cattle drifted with snow. some perished. Chicken, turkey and pheasant losses also reported.
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R. L. Krantz
Titonka
Oli
Harold Krantz
Swea City
R. L. Krantz & Gon
Crystal Lake
Woden
West Bend Methodist Church Youth Rally and Harvest Plans
Reverend W L Patterson leads Sunday School at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 at West Bend Methodist. Youth rally meets at 2:30. registration starts at 4 with a 16 cent supper. Harvest Supper postponed. bazaar and chicken supper set for Tuesday from 5:30. Public invited.
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Methodist Episcopal
W. L. Patterson
West Bend
Freshman English Class Misspells Word Pedagog in Class
In Corwith a freshman English class struggled with the term pedagog. Students were puzzled until a figure suggested a museum exhibit at the state historical building clarified the word, leaving teachers feeling challenged and outdone.
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Corwith
Early chick lays eggs young sparking farm buzz
The note recalls Jierry, David and Bob Greer of Bedford giving colored baby chicks. Rats consumed all but two. one hen began laying at four months, set at five months, and now has eleven offspring.
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Jierry
David
Bob Greer
Bedford
Scott Kimes Visits Wheatland After 69 Years Away
Scott Kimes, now of New Vir ginia, returned to Wheatland recently to visit old friends. After being absent from the town for 69 years he found few who remembered him.
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Scott Kimes
New Virginia
Wheatland
Acorn Club Teas Teachers With 65 Year Styles
The Acorn Club at Lakota hosted teachers at Mrs. Charles Gutknecht’s home with Miss Emma Gutknecht assisting. A style show highlighted outfits from 65 years ago to modern times, staged under the guidance of Mrs. C. C. Gerzema and Mrs. R. L. Williams.
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Acorn Club
Charles Gutknecht
Emma Gutknecht
C. C. Gerzema
R. L. Willams
White Squirrel Sighted in Irvington Woods
Irvington resident Fred Geiger reported seeing a pure white squirrel, likely an albino, scamper up a tree in the woods below Mann Hill. The sighting occurred near the Irvington neighborhood park area.
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Irvington Woods
Irvington
Fred Geiger
Mann Hill
Red Cross Meeting in Algona Hosts Dolliver Speaker
The Kossuth county Red Cross annual dinner and meeting was held in Algona with nearly 100 attendees. D E Dewes presided and James I Dolliver of Fort Dodge spoke. Dorothy Warwick represented the national Red Cross, with local leadership by Rev C F Volzke and Rev Emil Sauer. The drive, led by federated women’s clubs, aims to double the 1375 members as a Day nears. Warick notes more funds will be needed after induction of selective service men.
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Kossuth County Red Cross
Algona
D. ‘E. Dewes
James I. Dolliver
Fort Dodge
Dorothy Warwick
National Red Cross Organization
C. F. Volzke
Emil Sauer
Lakota
JH. BH. Woodward
Wihittemiore
Kossuth
Federated Women's Clubs
Warwick
Good Hope Lutheran Services and Activities Schedule
Good Hope Lutheran invites worship in English on November 17 at 10 30 with Sunday school at 9 30 Choir practice Thursday evening at 7 30 and confirmation instruction Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm Parents are urged to send children regularly for needed instruction to proceed.
Silver Dollars Circulate During National Newspaper Week in Albia
Residents asked the mayor and Albia newspaper staff if the silver dollars were genuine as the special circulation for National Newspaper Week began. Officials assured the coins were authentic and part of the promotional effort.
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Albia
Greenfield to hold another vote on swimming pool plan
City officials in Greenfield require a third election to approve a swimming pool project after two previous ballots. The latest vote met turnout goals but the petition initiating the measure was deemed improperly worded, triggering a new election.
Court House Vote Falls Short Despite Majority
The county vote on the new court house failed to reach the required 60 percent threshold. Total ballots were 5726 in favor and 51215 against, with Algony showing strong support of 1663 while northern precincts mostly opposed. The south part supported the proposition in several towns, but the north largely rejected it. Precinct totals follow.
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Court House
Algony
Town Struck By Electric Outage For 32 Hours
A severe storm caused the town to lose all electric power for 32 hours, cutting off telephone lines and transport. Residents used kerosene lamps and candles, schools closed, water supply limited, and gas pumps operated manually. Businesses adapted with improvised cooking and heating while residents endured cold and darkness.
Boy in Iowa Falls Steals Six Cars in One Week
A Iowa Falls boy carried out six car thefts in seven days, damaging property. He claimed the spree was “fun to drive,” with authorities noting the pattern and potential underlying issues.
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Iowa Falls
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Titonia
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Krantz
James I
Good Hope Lutheran
M. A. Schulz
Cresco
Penton
Esere Araels
Grant
Springfield
Bees
Swea
Union Eee
Tyre
Whittemore
Cuees
Dr. ‘Hamstreet
Johnnie Wilson
Tyke Theatre
Bill Ryan
Hamilton
Bill
Pandy
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