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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1937
Page
7
Town groups seek plans for a skating pond to serve children and adults, proposing a winter build once freezing allows gradual flooding to create solid ice. Local residents including the Cooneys, Kent, and Downs families visited, while others traveled to Allison and Des Moines for family and hospital updates.
Mr and Mrs Carl Callies hosted a bridge party west of town on Monday with high scoring couples, and Mrs Raymond Krantz led the couple’s scores. The next gathering will be at the T A Dunmire home. Sheila Ann Hansen celebrated her fifth birthday with a large group at a bonfire lunch. Ladies Aid meets November 24 in the church basement with Mrs Calvin Schnucker and Mrs John Sleper as hostesses. Mr and Mrs Anton Pannhuk returned to Wesley to settle there after working in the area.
A jumble of names, travels, and visits fills a Titonka social roundup. Maurice Keil, John Wood, James Hansen, Karen, and many families are noted visiting Alden, Hutchins, Bancroft, Mason City, and other towns. The Methodist Ladies Aid Calendars were printed, and Rev. Allan Wood aided church fundraising.
Seals under the State Secretary of Agriculture will inspect and certify corn offered as collateral for the 1937 38 federal loan program. Farmers must verify eligibility by obtaining loan application blanks and committee certification. Samples from each crib are tested for moisture, with deductions for high moisture and imperfect packing, using inside crib measurements to compute volume.
Abtarold Gartner drove four new Chevrolet models. Minneapolis visitors Mr and Mrs Logan Keagle and Bob visited A M Petraen family and returned Charlotte Hrefisamen after a week. James Hansen purchased the corner lot south of Laster Callies from Hol Bruns of Buffalo Center. Nelse Benjamin family and Ardith Ann saw Wm Denton and James Winter. George Boyken prepaid two years subscription. Elva Ewaldt Jessie Smith attended Ruth Miller's Sunday supper to see Lost Horizon. Osterman family and Boyken visited Woden for dinner. John Gerdes Corydon and Ihna Gerdes Wesley visited Fritz family Sunday.
High School Carnival set for Tuesday November 23 in Titonka with a cedar chest giveaway and voting for homecoming royalty. Candidates include seniors Lucille Peterson Ilo Buffington juniors Donovan Andrews Fern Oesterreicher sophomores Verdene Boyken Junior Batt freshmen Helen Falk Clarence Loats. Tyke Theatre invites royalty as guests. shows planned by grades one through six include Tom Thumb wedding and Marionette Show. Admission 10 and 20 cents with door prizes. carnival promises games, concessions, and plenty of fun.
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