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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1956
Page
3
Secret Service t hears about the Sadie Hawkins event with sophomores and juniors asking classmates about who dated who Saturday night. The notes mention M M L B and S G, dog questions, and a carnation boutonnieres detail for D B at Van's supper. A lively campus social roundup with multiple pairings and inquiries arises.
The third annual football banquet was held in the school lunch room on Monday night November 12. Mothers prepared a dinner of fried chicken potatoes and gravy salad and pumpkin pie served by the Home Economics department so parents could dine with players. Coach Lyle Opheim reviewed a record season with higher yardage and points than any of the prior four seasons. Captains Dennis Krominga and Kent Rippentrop were honored with conference first and second team selections, while Billy Abbas and Allen Boyken received honorable mention. Superintendent A R Butts and board member spoke on Iowa athletics. A student band conducted by Philip Faaborg closed the evening. Bruce Stecker was absent due to appendectomy recovery.
Biographical snippets for Janice Harms Betty Hatten Eldon Krause and others list hair color eye color heights favorite foods actors actresses singers songs bands and future plans. Entries show varied activities and subjects with multiple secretaries in choir band and staff roles.
A Sadie Hawkins Dance hosted by the Student Council took place in the lunchroom on Saturday night November 10. About fifteen couples attended, with a slow dreamy mood most of the evening. The dance began at 7:30 and ended at 10:00, as a small portion of the student body joined in and all reported a good time. Kent M. Rippentrop.
A glamour girl asks a perfume clerk if there is a scent that will “bring out the mink in a man” without disturbing the wolf. The playful line suggests a novelty inquiry into fragrances that provoke attraction while avoiding overpowering notes.
On Monday November 11 1956 around 2 00 p m I visited Miss Stroebel in her home room where her class prepared to go outside Her background includes Burt High School and Waldorf Junior College She chose teaching as a dream since childhood and likes children Her Titanka connection roots her in the community Her second grade class has 22 students Reading is her priority this being her first year as a teacher Julia Wubben reporter
Editorial notes a girls basketball win at West Bend and a close Titonka boys loss. It mentions seniors visiting Waldorf and Iowa State Teachers Colleges, Cedar Falls associations with Titonka alumni, a Sadie Hawkins Dance with modest turnout, postdance dinners at Van’s, a Veteran’s Day gym service, and thanks to staff and Phil Jaren. Beverly and I wish a happy Thanksgiving and a productive Christmas break.
A local Hit Parade features Elvis Presley songs Love Me Tender and Don t Be Cruel. Favorites include Singin the Blues by Marty Robbins and Guy Mitchell, Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino, You Don t Know Me, Crazy Arms by Ray Price, and I Walk the Line by Johnny Cash. The list mixes blues Western ballads and rock and roll with varied titles.
Music news celebrates All-State Festival finalists Donna Beenken Virginia Fritz Allan Boyken and Lowell Billsborough selected for chorus with a Des Moines concert at KRNT Theatre on November 24. All-State Band and Orchestra also in festival. Concert recorded for KRNT Channel 8. Senior class elected annual staff: Editor Craig Sathoft Assistant Editor Sharon Carroll Sports Editor Kent Rippentrop Photography Betty Hatten 2 Bobby Fritz Declamation Judy Stecker Business Mgr Duane Beenken Adv. Mgr Dennis Krominga Band Myrna Norland Vocal Nancy Tjaden Social Darlene Callies. Class Will Poem Prophecy omitted from annual. to be in booklet for students. Advertising strong. picture box added. photos welcomed. Annual staff meets monthly to review sales.
In agriculture and Home Ec students study animal rations and baby care. Algebra, science, and history topics progress. Junior class works include advanced algebra, chemistry problems, essays on political parties, typing, and English tests. Girls bake for a football banquet. boys build set scenery and carpentry items for the Junior Class Play. Corrine Zwiefel reports.
Four senior students Betty Hatten Myrna Norland Craig Sathoff and Dennis Krominga visited Waldorf College in Forest City on Tuesday November 13 accompanied by Mrs Truesdell They arrived at 9 00 stayed for registration from 9 30 to 10 00 toured the campus attended class visits and a 1 00 panel on teaching followed by a movie and a campus Wigwam stop They returned home at 3 45 after a full day of events
Date book entry notes no school Thursday and Friday, November 22-23 for Thanksgiving break. Friday’s schedule includes an Alumni Banquet at the school starting at 6 30 p m. A small boy tells his father about a special PTA meeting with just him, his teacher, and the principal.
Gerald Wibben proclaims no success slogan and loves his dog while note says Elvis Presley as greatest in his generation. Judy Stecker shares blunt success creed and lists her Chevie toy, snaps fingers as habit and dislikes loud people.
Eyestrain can contribute to widespread discomforts like indigestion, nervous fatigue, and a general lowering of physical efficiency even though permanent eye damage is unlikely.
Two groups of prospective teachers from Titanka toured Forest City and Cedar Falls. Cedar Falls participants included Nancy Tjaden Janice Harms Linda Nelson Judy Steck er and Sharon Carroll with Mr Thiese. Activities featured campus tours an auditorium program music by L T C A Cappella Choir and an address by Dr J W Maucker IS T C president.
Sharon Richards of Harlan has suffered her 22nd fracture, a broken left leg, traced to low bone calcium. The ten year old faces ongoing medical concern as doctors note the deficiency.
A word list puzzle fragment shows clues for across and down entries. It includes numerous garbled spellings and numbers but preserves a mix of common crossword terms and proper names such as Ethiopian title and Mulberry.
Titonka plans its annual alumni banquet for Friday at 6 30 PM in the Titonka gymnasium with a post dinner program and business meeting. The alumni dance follows at 9 PM in the Titonka Coliseum featuring the Rhythm Club from Algona.
The Eighth Grade Class held a party Saturday night at the school house in the lunch room. Eighth graders invited Seventh graders as guests for dancing and games planned by the program committee. A lunch was served and the event ended at 9 30 with all attendees enjoying themselves.
The Junior Class Play ran Friday November 9 with cast and crew enjoying the process. A dress rehearsal the night before and a class party followed the matinee for schoolchildren. Two music groups performed, dance band between acts and Girls Quartet between acts, yielding a net profit of $116.10 from $133.10 gross. The president ends with a tongue in cheek note about resignations.
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