This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1956
Page
6
Lee Boyd and Dr. A B Phillips recently completed a half century of service at Verity lodge of the Masons at Clear Lake. The ceremony marked their 50 years of affiliation with the lodge seeking continued fellowship and community work.
Wesley News reports a baby girl born November 17 at Mercy Hospital Mason City to Mr and Mrs Wesley. Lickteigs entertained a 600 Club. members include John Muche and Will Hrubes. Several residents travel for family, church and social activities with notes on hospital care, weddings, and a holiday recipe.
Fragmentary notes cover a wedding with Helen Hale and guests, detailing reception plans, bridal attire, bridesmaids Marilyn Kearney and Sharon Gregory, groom in air force uniform, ushers Merle Giddings and Keith Jacobs, and post ceremony activities for about 125 guests. Additional items mention D of A meeting plans, local social visits, and students returning home for weekends.
Pattern ads describe Dress Pattern No 1467 for a matron with sizes 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 and 96 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 plus short sleeve option 534 yards of 39 inch fabric and No 245 color transfer pattern for young miss sizes 4 6 or 8. Notices follow with local social items and community events including visitors births rallies church dinners and a Chicago livestock show entry by Ben G Studer.
Thanksgiving morning mass set for 7 30 at St Josephs Church. Jim Mullin of an army camp in Georgia takes a 30 day furlough with his parents Supt and Mrs Charles Mullin before a Greenland posting. Local events include visits, bereavement, hospital stays and a barn fire with unknown cause.
Historical notes from the Marine Company of Chicago trace early lens use to Bacon and credit Benjamin Franklin with pioneering bifocal spectacles. The piece frames eyeglasses as an evolving invention rather than a single origin.
Mrs Caroline Coe, 98, among the oldest voters at Greene County polls, has voted in person each election since women won the franchise. The Great Lakes support a commercial fishing industry with a yearly catch exceeding 26 million pounds.
Sam, owner of a second hand hardware store, sells a $6 heater on layaway to Mrs. Josefa Patara, a cold elder widow. She dies before finishing payments. her son Paul asks to settle and take the heater for a newborn, but Sam waives the balance after learning of the death and need.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.