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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1943
Page
7
Local notes show residents visiting relatives in Sioux City and Vancouver, military enlistments at Camp Perry, and WAVEs recruitment in New York City. Residents plan sales and farm closures while Lions Club and Federated Club host events. Stock shipments and rail traffic from Titonka continue amid wartime efforts.
Dr Hess guarantees stock and poultry remedies for sale at the Drug Store. Numerous Sunday visits and family gatherings across Spear, Welhousen, Rippentrop, Swings, and Jones households highlight community ties. Front page notes giftine shortage yet attractive merchandise remains, with social events and club meetings filling the week.
Morning worship at 8 30 PM Sunday School at 9 50 AM Evening service 8 PM Young People’s Club meets Tuesday 8 30 PM Choir rehearsal Tuesday 9 30 PM Catechism Saturday 10 00 to 11 30 AM Ladies Aid meets Tuesday November 23 Annual Supper and Bazaar Thursday November 18 serving 6 30 PM auction 8 16 PM Thanksgiving Day services Thursday November 26 English service 10 30 AM Special offering for the Lord’s Kingdom quoted scripture and exhortations to worship with gratitude
Annual congregation event at Immanuel Lutheran Kev four miles east and one mile north of Titonia on Friday November 18 at 8:00 pm with pot luck lunch. Ladies donate an offering equal to a chicken supper. Sunday November 21 features German service at 10:30 am, Sunday School at 9:30, Luther League at 8:00 pm.
Portland Progress Club plans a November 18 gathering at the Victor Fitch home with hostesses Mrs Clifford Young Mrs Fern Dreen Mrs Everett Shipler and Mrs Franz Teeter assisting. Also noted are local social visits and church events across Portland area with several dinners and upcoming programs.
Divine worship at 10 30 a m Sunday School and Bible Class at 9 30 a m Thursday November 25 Thanksgiving Day service at 10 o'clock Sunday evening November 28 Esther Simonson of Mason City will present the Lutheran Welfare Society film As the Twig is Bent. Choir rehearsal Friday at 8 pm. Confirmation classes Saturday at 8 45 am.
District No 1 schools plan a Thanksgiving program. Louie Bartlett, an Ewen City visitor, stopped by Friday. John Cunningham finished work at Bartlett Bros. Bartlett Bros. sold their last turkey last week. Ralph Bristow of the Marines spent his furlough visiting relatives in Burt and Portland. Ralph serves in the Pacific. Levant Moore, an Algona business caller, called Friday. Mrs. Eddy Stewart and her baby visited relatives in Portland. Mrs. Stewart is Kathryn Elvidge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Elvidge.
Mrs. Ford Hawley lost the middle finger of her left hand while informing her husband about neighbor William Bennett who also reportedly lost a finger earlier in the day in a corn elevator incident. Ray McAndrews suffered a finger loss when his hand was caught in a corn elevator.
Mrs. Patrick J. Ryan of Corning had a $20,000 insurance suit halted when Mr. Ryan appeared. Ryan had vanished in 1932 and was located by the insurer working in Great Bend Kansas. He did not conceal his identity during all those years.
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