Local Apiaries Produce Seventy Tons Of Honey In Year
In northern Iowa the area produced more honey in 1936 than any other territory. The region hosts about 600 colonies across several producers including J. L. Gartner & Son nearly 400, J. E. Keil & Son 200, Supt. Hoon 40 and Mr. Dunmire 40. Keil & Son plan to double capacity if weather is favorable. Equipment is built by each producer during winter, with electric planers in basements. Honey, shipped by truck to Sioux City and Des Moines, totals about seventy tons yearly, depending on summer flow. The industry is substantial and growing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonks
Towa
JL. G. Gartner & Son
J. E. Keil & Son
Hoon
Des Moines
A Link Not a Chain for Titanica Farmers Elevator
The Farmers Elevator of Titanica, operated by F. E. Hagen and owned by local citizens, offers grain and coal, tile, feed and seed at low margins for high volume. The piece urges farmers to patronize this home industry for best prices and prompt service and highlights Hagen as a grain marketing consultant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titanica
F. E. Hagen
F. B. Hagen
Deputies Stay Unchanged in Algona County Offices
Deputies will remain in their current posts after the New Year with no expected changes in county offices in Algona. The notice suggests stability across the sheriff and other departmental assignments, reflecting ongoing staffing continuity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Stores Close Every Wed Night After This Date
General stores will close every Wednesday night during the winter season after this date. The change applies citywide to all general retail outlets and aims to reduce late evening activity during colder periods. Stores will resume normal hours on other nights as usual.
Blacksmith’s Gift screening by J R Schutter Titonia
On Friday December 4 at 10 o clock J R Schutter presents THE BLACKSMITH'S GIFT an 1837 epic featuring John Deere's first steel plow and three other talking pictures. Farmers invited for free tickets.
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J. R. Schutter
Titonia
John Deere
Local News Highlights From Iowa Falls Area
Mrs. Fred Daum and daughter Arline of Iowa Falls with Miss Cleo Woodcock of Mason City stayed at J. D. Breen’s Sunday as Mr. Breen and Mrs. Daum celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary. George Peterson and Rasmus Godfredson of Goldfield joined a Cedar Falls trip to see Hearst school’s play And Mary Did, with about 200 in attendance. Proceeds will fund school equipment. Mrs. Ben U. Meyer of Titonka plans a piano class and was a former local music teacher, aiding in community events and school activities.
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Fred Daum
Arline
Iowa Falls
Cleo Woodcock
Mason City
J. D. Breen
Breen
Daum
George Peterson
Rasmus Godfredson
Goldfield
Cedar Falla
Hearst School
Lorraine Peterson
Mary
Peterson
Ben U. Meyer
Titonka
Meyer
Toledo visitors attend Cedar Falls homecoming event
Raymond Koestler a Toledo teacher of Titansa school and his friend Lloyd Schaver visited over Sunday after attending a Cedar Falls homecoming on Saturday. They stayed at the Don Cronan home in Toledo Iowa. Mrs Cronan is the former Viola Bleich Burt Monitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Raymond Koestler
Titanicsa
Lloyd Schaver
Cedar Falls
Don Cronan
Iowa
New Editor of the Record Changes Inlay Williams Split
The editorial firm Inlay and Williams dissolves with Mr Inlay taking over the Lakota Record and Mr Williams moving to Goldfield this week to run the Goldfield Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inlay and
Williams
Inlay
Lakota Record
Goldfield
New Dividend Payouts Spotlight 1936 Record
Marshalltown Times-Republican notes dividend disbursements for 1936 total about 3 billion dollars, the largest in U.S. industrial history, according to United Press. The figure tops 1929 payments, reflecting renewed stockholder gains after prior downturns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown Times-Republican
United Press Survey
Soldier Anne Schouten Visits Oestermanns on Way to New Jersey
Anne Schouten of Ft Meade 8 D has been visiting Mr and Mrs John Oestermann northeast of town for a week. On Thursday she left for Ft Monmouth New Jersey. Schouten is a soldier in the U S Army.
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Anne Schouten
Ft. Meade
John Oestermann
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Schouten
South Dakota
Oestermanns
John
Mr. Schouten
Uncle Sam
New Bus Driver Takes Over Lindhorst Route
Frank D. Pruisman, residing on the Geo. Petersen place east of town, assumes control of the R. Lindhorst bus route starting Monday morning. Lindhorst relocates to a southwest Algona farm rented for next year and praises his successor as a fine, attentive driver who will be a good neighbor in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank D. Pruisman
Geo. Petersen
R. Lindhorst
Mr. Lindhorst
Algona
Hogs Missing From Lohse Farm Looted or Lost
Friday evening Tony Lohse drove twenty one fat hogs to the hog house and closed the doors. Saturday the doors were open and the hogs had vanished. Tracks show they were driven or wandered away and neighbors joined the hunt, but the hogs remain missing.
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Lohse Farm
Tony Lohse
Ve Vie Safety Man Warns on Gun Handling
Fred W Braun presents warnings on hunting gun safety including hazards of bringing loaded firearms into homes or vehicles and the dangers of handling barrels. He advises positive chamber checks, never pointing at people, and avoiding guns if unsure how to manage them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Braun
Vie Safety Man
Methodist Church Notes W L Patterson Pastor
Sunday School at 10 00 A M Willis Phelps Supt Men invited to join the Men Class organized by Mr Stewart Morning Worship 11 00 Epworth League 7 80 P M Dorothy Budlong leader Choir rehearsal this week Quarterly Conference Tuesday December 1 Father and Son Banquet December 3 Tickets 50 cents per, 1 00 a couple Principal speaker Professor Toadman president Morningside College Doan Morning Worship 9 30 A M Sunday School 10 30 A M White Cross Sunday renew membership help Conference Hospital
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Willis Phelps
Stewart
Epworth
Dorothy Budlong
Morningside College
Professor Toadman
DOAN
White Cross
Titonka Hatchery posts largest poultry shipment record
Titonka Hatchery and Produce in Titonka shipped 17 tons 738 pounds of ducks geese and chickens in 12 days in November, the largest poultry shipment from the area. Proprietor A B Mann notes Titonka as a major regional producer and invites customers to see poultry prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka
A. DB
Mann
Doan and community events fill a November evening
Doan doings include a Parent Teachers Association meeting at the Doan school house with Rev. W Patterson as speaker and a luncheon. Mrs Roy Budlong planned a surprise birthday dinner for her husband with sixteen guests and bridge prizes awarded to Mr and Mrs George Bonacker and Mr and Mrs A M Petersen. Local social life also features Ladies Aid and Legion Auxiliary activities, a wedding of Miss Gertrude Bierstedt and Mr Raymond Bartlett, and a Doan bridge club gathering hosted by Mrs H A French.
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Sara Higby
Anna Ladd
Delma Henderson
Doris Amundsen
Dorothy Weaver
Raymond Koestler
Clarine Anderson
Einery Stewart
Gertrude Bierstedt
Will Bierstedt
Lone Rock
Raymond Bartlett
Edward Bartlett
Titonia
Burt
Richmond
Herbert Degner
Minnesota Lake
Minnesota
Parent-Teachers Association of
Doan
Roy Budlong
Dinlert
George Bonacker
A. M. Petersen
H. A. French
H. J. Torgersen
Lottie Kopplin
Geo, Bonacker
John Fisher
Portland News Roundup of Local Social Gatherings and Visits
A dense list of social visits and family outings in Portland and nearby towns. Names include Fairbanks, Louis Bartlett, Chas Leeck, Leo Fox, Roy Clark, Victor Appelgate, George Graham, Raymond Bartlett, Joe Spradling, and many others. Events feature Thanksgiving programs, club banquets, and travel to Des Moines, Algona, Whittemore, and Fairmont.
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Fairbanks
W. B. Grovers
Louis Bartlett
Des Moines
Chas
Leeck
Victor Appelgates
Mia
Leo Fox
Geo. Grahams
Raymond Bartlett
Joe Spradling
Algona
Roy Clark
Burt
Everett
Gene
Leo Brayton
Wm. Ringsdorfs
District No. 3
Vernon
Glenn Larsen
Hol. Zweifels
H. A. Nelson
L. H. Bartletts
Phelps
Bernard
Bellinger
Oelwein
Iowa
Jim
Earl
Russell Shipler
Victor Appelgatt
Tony Lohse
Joe Koestler
Whittemore
August Robinson
Fairmont
Minn
Portland Progress Club
Methodist
Moore
Illinois
Howard “Wescott
Missouri
Wescott
G. C. McFarland
Eunicé Moore
G. C. Hood
Ray McWhorter
Alfred Godfredson
Henry Smiths
Herman Leeck
Albert Metzgar
Chas, Leecks
District Court Briefs Open Hearings and New Filings
Judge George Heald opened District Court with the Estate of Michael Fleming of Whittemore as the first case, not completed by late Monday. One new case filed: H. H. Murray vs. Robert L. and Vera H. Curtis of Ledyard. Probate filings include guardianships for Tony and Sebastian Kramer and Arlene L. Granzow, probate of foreign wills for Isabella Nicoulin and Ava Mae Couch. County Attorney McMahon aims to clear criminal docket for successor Winkel. Thirty one new district court cases since September term, including twenty one law and nine equity cases with one divorce, plus three automobile damage cases.
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George Heald
Michael Fleming
Whittemore
H. H. Murray
Robert L
Vera H. Curtis
Ledyard
Tony Kramer
Sebastian Kramer
Arlene L. Granzow
Albert L. Granzow
Isabella Nicoulin
Ava Mae Couch
Maurice McMahon
L. A. Winkel
Push Pigs For Early Market
Hog prices hold better than expected with strong demand and limited supply as breeders hold hogs for spring litters. Despite optimism, warnings of a fall slump persist due to a larger spring pig crop and weak export pork demand. Farmers are advised to push spring pigs to market now to avoid a anticipated price drop.
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Wallace Farmer
Flowers From Montana Reach Local Church Service
Sunday morning service at the Methodist church featured two chrysanthemums bouquets sent to Mrs. George Bonacker by her uncle Victor Lamoreux who runs a greenhouse in Stevensville Montana. The flowers remained fresh after the long journey, praised for their beauty.
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Montana
George Bonacker
Victor Lamoreux
Stevensville
Wisconsin Woman Lou Briggs Funeral In Iron River
Mrs Lou Briggs of Iron River Wisconsin died Sunday. Telegram received at noon by her mother Mrs Mariah Reynolds and her brother Frank who left Monday to attend the funeral set for Tuesday in Iron River.
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Wisconsin
Lou Briggs
Iron River
Mariah Reynolds
Frank
Free Show and Lunch at Buffalo Center Town Theatre
A free event at the Town Theatre Buffalo Center on Monday November 30 at 10:00 a.m. Harringa Heitland John Deere dealers promote the show Blacksmith's Gifts an 1837 epic about John Deere building his first plow with free tickets available.
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Town Theatre
Buffalo Center
Harringa & Heitland
John Deere Dealers
John Deere
Hoff Sells Bus Route and Local Moves
H. D. Radmaker takes over the Prank Hoff bus route starting Monday this week and will run the Standard Qi station with his usual assistant. Mr Hofft plans to open a shoe repair shop in the Johnson building.
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Hoff
H. D. Radmaker
Fox Bounties Being Paid in Algona County
Algona County has paid a bounty of 1.00 each on 18 foxes since the bounty was first offered on November 6th.
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Thee
Algona Creamery official leads 4-H dairy calf club winners
Christengen secretary and buttermaker at Algona Creamery takes the boys 4-H dairy calf club winners to the International Live Stock Show in Chicago, the final leg of the walk to the show.
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Algona
Auto Garage operators acquire adjacent real estate in Algona
S H Klassie and J W Little who run the Auto Garage just north of the Algona Hotel in Algona last week bought the real estate and buildings where they do business and the lot south occupied by a filling station. They plan an addition in front of the garage soon. Mr Klassie also runs a garage at Renwick.
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S. H. Klassie
J. W. Little
Fined for Landing Truck Over Height on Highway
Benedict highway patrolman arrested Don Garrell of Detroit Michigan last Saturday for operating a motor truck with a load exceeding twelve feet. He was tried before Justice P A Danson and fined $1.00 with costs of $38.00 and ordered to lower his load height.
Corn Loans Repaid in Algona County
H J Bode, secretary of the County Corn Sealing Committee, was busy Monday issuing certificates that corn loans made last year have been repaid. The certificates are filed with the County Recorder and most loans in the county are now paid up.
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H. J. Bode
County Corn Sealing Committee
Marriage Licenses Issued in Algona Week
Cupid issued six licenses listing Irvin Frideres of Bode and Rosella Muller of Algona Norbert Frideres of Bode and Viola Muller of Algona James M Roach of Garner and Ellen G ONeill of Wesley Raymond Bartlett of Titonka and Gertrude Bierstedt of Lone Rock Hubert Hood of Humboldt and Margaret Schiltz of Bancroft Olaf Norland of Cylinder and Lucille Hentleman of Fenton.
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Algona
Dan Cupid
Irvin Frideres
Bode
Rosella Muller
Norbert Frideres
Viola Muller
James M. Roach
Garner
Ellen G. O'Neill
Wesley
Raymond ‘Bartlett
Titonica
Gertrude Bierstedt
Lone Rock
Hubert Hood
Humboldt
Margaret Schiltz
Bancroft
Olaf Norland
Cylinder
Lucille Hentleman
Fenton
Contest May Be In The Offing In Lakota Race
circulation of reports says supervisor Wm Baum of Lakota plans to file a contest against P J Heiken who beat him by 22 votes in the latest election. County Auditor Butler said no contest had been filed as of Monday. last day to file was Tuesday.
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Algona
Wm. Baum
Lakota
P. J Heiken
Butler
Local Reemployment Office Lists Applicants and Jobs
The Algona National Reemployment office has on file the applications of 210 men and 52 women seeking employment. In the past week they transferred two men out of the county for PWA jobs elsewhere and placed six men and three women in private work. Many men are seeking work on farms, including farm hands and former tenant farmers.
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Algona National Reemployment Office
P.W.A
Wandlings Letters From Missouri Mention Iowa Friends and Local Growers
A Wandlings letter from Buffalo Missouri notes visits with Tom Trickel and Hol Smith migrating Iowa residents, mentions difficult road access to Trickel property, and reports planting 650 strawberry plants and 85 cherry trees. It recalls the death of August Schram and compares local news delivery to receiving home letters via The Topic.
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Wandlings
Missouri
Chas, Wandlings
Buffalo
Tom Trickel
Cylinder
Iowa
Hol, Smith
Mason City
Grady Smith
Hol. Callies
Titonka
August Schram
Lutheran Church Notes and Week's Events
The Luther League meets next Sunday at 7 30 P M. A Thanksgiving Day service is set for 10 30 A M. Merle Kenneth infant son of Ernest and Mrs Peterson was baptized November 21 0 Confirmation class Saturday at 1 00 P M The parsonage water system has been installed Those with unsold Christmas Seals should return them next Sunday morning Sunday School offerings include a note of Wednesday service and choir practice details unclear.
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Lutheran Church
Luther League
Merle Kenneth
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Ocal Apiaries
I Kell & Son
L. G. Gartner
Supt. Hoon
Dutmire
New Jersey
Frank Pruisman
Methodist Church
W. L. Patterson
Ramsey Reformed Church
Ladies Aid
The
Legion Auxiliary
Ubbe ‘Winter
Esther Askin
Ubbe Winter
Sophie Conradi
Emma Heifner
Pearl ‘Kromminga
Tom Young
John Korte
Korte
Franciska Schulde
Mr. Korte
Landschafts Polder
Ostfriesland
Germany
Mrs. Miller Nelson
Ted Dunmire
Immanuel Luther League
Lowell
Irene Schmidt
Henry, Dick
Willie Mayland
Melbourne
Vergil
Alvina Heesch
Harley Brandt
Lois Boyken
Alvin Meyer
Bark Blue
Bartlett
Maple
Hill
Teachers College
Mankato
Louis
Tyke Theatre
Titanka
Claude Bilis Rose
Janice Lucile Indra
Lena
Inois
Rose
Portland News
District Court News
Chicago
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