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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1947
Page
2
Mrs. J. T. Meurer and Mrs. Lester Lease led a group of Auxiliary women from the 8th district to Knoxville on a chartered bus for a veteran birthday party in November. Clara Suss, 8th district president, directed the program with entertainment, lunch and treats.
The American Legion Auxiliary plans a regular November meeting at the Legion hall Friday afternoon November 28 with co hosts Bernadine and Evelyn Korte. Members are urged to bring pads bibs slippers and carpet rags for shipment and to attend a short business session to adjust the meeting date and organize December events. Elizabeth Kennedy asks wide attendance from members especially executive board members to support this drive and to honor service and sacrifice through membership dues. The Navy operates a dairy hog farm on Guam and two fleet post offices in New York and San Francisco handling mail to ships and shore stations.
Birth announcements from Lakota area: Kathleen Marie Ander son born Des Moines Mercy Hospital to Mr and Mrs Robert Ander son weights nine pounds four ounces. mother Judith Schroeder. Dyer family welcomes a baby boy in Des Moines. mother Genevieve Fry Dyer. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Art Wirties at Buffalo Center hospital. Vernon Smith and wife welcome daughter Marsha LaVonne born November 18 at Buffalo Center hospital. they now have three girls. Melvin and Bud Olson greet a seven pound fourteen ounce boy Melvin Duane born November 19 at Algona hospital. Mr and Mrs D W Mittag visit Rochester. Mrs Mittag’s mother Mrs Oliver Bakken of Algona underwent eye surgery. Judy Kay stays with Mrs Fred Schroeder during parents’ absence. William Ebert brings home his mother Mrs Marie Ebert from Iowa City hospital. Miss Rena Gutknecht returns home for weekend from Mason City. Miss Emma Gutknecht visits Melvin Hoeppner. George Ailts travels with Marlin Fisher and Mrs Thompson to Illinois to visit John’s family. Local Auxiliary members attend Legion Auxiliary bazaar and supper at Ledyard. Lawrence Stafford hosts a faculty dinner for birthdays of Mrs Stafford and Mrs Elmer Paulson on November 16 and 19. guests include Mrs Charles Winter and many local families.
Circle I met Wednesday afternoon at the Denton home with ten members answering roll call and sharing thanks. Plans were set for next year’s work and the December 10 WSOS meeting. a Christmas party was discussed for December 15 at the Carl F. Callies home. gifts and entertainment committees were named.
Sunday guests at the Olson home included the Pete Olsons of Dubuque Oscar Wagner and family from Manly and Kenneth Cook and Terry of Burt. The Newbroughs moved to the Kunz house and the Sheppards moved to the Newbroughs’ vacated home. Local basketball split with Vernon girls winning 41 to 41 and the boys losing 34 32 in overtime. Vincent Doughan will attend a Rochester clinic and a surprise party was held for Robert Tilley. Farm Bureau delegates attended a Des Moines convention and the WSC8 executive board set a meeting. Clarence Nelson is hospitalized after leg surgery with his mother visiting. Vincent Wisenhacher’s family welcomed a baby girl. Frimms relatives visited. Independent basketball teams lost to Lone Rock and Corwith. Priscilla Phoebe Society met at the church. John Richter and Howard Sparks families traveled to Philadelphia. Rural youth and teachers conferences were held, Gilbert Hall elected Prairie township chairman replacing Albert Johnson who joined the county farms bureau.
Rev and Mrs J A Riggs learned their daughter Batty and Lt George Burnett will arrive this week in San Francisco aboard the Republic. Burnett has been in Japan for two years in charge of rent camps. Mrs Burnett joined him last December. Will Brand Kanawha and Grifhorst family hosted visitors. Prairie Township Farm Bureau met with 45 attendees at August Studer home. L L Pfeffer and Anna Mae Hirner attended a dental clinic in Mason City. Will Martinek visited sister-in-law Mrs Walter Adolph at Hartley. Iva Kaphengst of Elmore joined Exchange State Bank replacing Mildred Johnson.
Dec 9 pickup at the Methodist church to collect used clothing. Mr and Mrs Hd Dusold and son of Mason City visited over the weekend at John Richter’s home. Mr and Mrs Joseph Maniy and two children returned to their home in Great Joseph Mito after visiting George Hanig and other relatives.
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