Christmas greetings and community notices in Titonka area
Local events fill a Titonka Algona week with visits church groups and club meetings. Residents greet friends from Buffalo Center and Blue Earth, chorus practice for Christmas music, women’s club and towels for the blind, junior federation meeting planned, and various Sunday dinners and visits across nearby towns.
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George Klenk
Florence ‘Reynolds
Algona Calllers
Rick- Jefs
Bob DeVries
Buffalo Center
Chas
Anna
Myrtle
George ‘Amna
Blue Earth
Ladies Aid
Ramsey Reformed Church
Ben Geerdes
Ben H. Meyer
Homer Downs
Women’s Club
Mary Oesterreicher
Frances ‘Budlong
Roma
Budlong
Teston
Mary Budlong
Titonka Junior Federated Club
Aldon Shaw
Forrest Manwiller
Carl F. Walles
John Pannhuk
Frank Butts
Ruth
Dorothy
Valira
Bobbie
Mary Wirties
Algona
Oren Pannkuk
Darlene
Elmore
Wil ‘Wirties
Virgil
Gordon
Lakota
Seaver Pannkuk
Titonka
Ray Pannkuk
Pella
Will ‘Brandt
Alma
Woden
Tuberculosis Seals Added to Christmas Gifts Prompt Local Appeal
A lengthy community update lists visitors, travels, and events from Algona and surrounding towns. Notable items include Thanksgiving visits, attendances at plays and meetings, illness and hospital care, and local club activities. The piece also promotes Christmas tuberculosis seals as a small colorful gift addition.
American Legion Auxiliary Christmas Gift Drive Report
Children from Methodist Sunday school gathered at Mrs. L G Gartner home to assemble gift books for the Auxiliary with decorated pages and bright ribbons. A Friday gathering at the Sartor home featured a program and lunch, while carpet rags were prepared for shipment to the Knoxville veterans hospital. The December meeting is set for Dec 3 at the Sartor residence. Also notes cover 1940 State Fair 4 H beef average price $130, up from $105, and dairy prices higher than 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Sunday School
L. G. Gartner
Sartor
Veterans Hospital
Knoxville
Mary Sartor
Carrie Bouacker
Anna Hoff
Funeral Held for Lakota Pioneer James Bruer
Lakota longtime resident James Bruer died early Monday November 18 after a long illness. Funeral services were at the Lakota Presbyterian Church with Rev. E G Sauer and Rev N F Grote in charge. Burial followed at Buffalo Center cemetery. Bruer, born in Juthep Holland January 14 1869, immigrated to America at 18, settled in Kalona Iowa, married Grace DeVries October 28 1893 and had six children, one died in infancy. Surviving children are Pete Lakota Mrs Cort Rippentrop Elmore Minn Mrs Fred Weinberger Buffalo Center Mrs W H Rickless Titonka Mrs Harold Madetzke Winnebago Minn. He farmed and ran a dairy for twenty years then retired about a year ago. He underwent surgery last summer for health but died of a heart attack. He was 71 years 10 months and 4 days old. Lakota Record.
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Lakota
James Bruer
Buffalo Center
W. H. Rickless
Titonka
Harold Madetzke
Winnebago
Minn
Bruer
Methodist Episcopal Church Activities and Doan Conference
The notice lists Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. and morning worship at 11:00 a.m. for Methodist Episcopal Rey W. L. Patterson, with a Worth League at 7 p.m. Social hour hosted by Merle Miller Elsie and Velma Larson. It promotes subscriptions to the Christian Advocate at a club rate through December 16 and mentions editor Roy L. Smith. The first quarterly conference is set for Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. District superintendent Ruthman will preside. Doan reports morning worship at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. with its quarterly conference Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at Mrs. Ross Buffington’s home.
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Methodist Episcopal Rey
W. L. Patterson
Spworth League
Merle Miller
Elsie
Velma Larson
New Christian Advocate
Roy’ L. Smith
Minneapolis
Ruthman
Algona
Doan
Ross ‘Buffington
Car Hits Horse and buggy Near Clio Kills Horse
A recent collision near Clio left a horse dead after a car struck a horse and buggy. No further injuries or details were reported in the available text.
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Clio
Wayne Ross Celebrates Wedding Then Jailed Two Hours Later
Ottumwa resident Wayne Ross reportedly celebrated his wedding with such fervor that he ended up in Davis County Jail only two hours after the ceremony. Authorities say the incident sparked a brief detainment and a mutual agreement for restraint.
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Wayne Ross
Ottumwa
Davis County
Tractors and Shotgun Accident Save Local Farmer
Lawrence Rathjen of Sa Porte City escaped injury when a shotgun on his tractor slipped and discharged, the metal seat absorbing the blast. No injuries reported and no further details available.
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Lawrence Rathjen
Porte City
Pheasant Crash Wounds Remsen Driver
Anthony Strehl of Remsen was badly cut when a pheasant crashed through his windshield. The bird was killed in the collision. Read the Want Ads.
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Anthony Strehl
Remsen
Immanuel Lutheran Thanksgiving Service Announcements
Immanuel Lutheran near Titonica notes Thanksgiving Day with lessons on gratitude. Announcements include Harvest Home service November 28 at 10 30 with offering for Old Folks Home and Board of Aids English services December 1 with Holy Communion, regular service at 11, confessional at 10 30, Sunday school 9 30, Luther League at 7 30, annual meeting elections, choir rehearsal and chorus meetings, Holy Communion notices, and Christmas program practice at 2 30 Sunday.
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Immanuel Lutheran
Adolph Kilian
Titonica
Turkey
Jessnees
Reagan
Old Folks Home
Board of ‘Aids
Luther League
Thanksgiving services and concerts at Good Hope Lutheran
Good Hope Lutheran invites worshippers Thursday at 10 am for English Thanksgiving service and a 7:30 pm Cotton Blossom Singers concert from Mississippi. Free will offering for missions. German communion on Sunday December 1 at 10:30 am. Sunday school 9:30. confessional 10.0. Confirmation Saturday 9 am to 3 pm. Annual ladies supper December 7.
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America
Cotton Blossom Singers
Mississippi
South
Swea City Man Will Direct The Messiah
Reuben Later of Swea City to direct the annual Messiah at Algona Congregational church on Sunday December 15 at 3 30 p m A choir of sixty voices from Swea City Ledyard Bancroft Burt Wesley and Algona will perform Mrs Sylvia Gunn plays the pipe organ with Mrs Carl Vohs on violin and Glen Maney on cello Dr C C Shierk is general chairman for the Bel Canto music club of Algona Soloists include Mrs Paul H Peterson Mason City Thats Schollerman Spencer Max Keutz Sioux City and William Lee Algona High School vocal instructor
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Reuben Later
Swea City
Algona Congregational Church
Ledyard
Bancroft
Burt
Wesley
Algona
Sylvia Gunn
Carl Vohs
West ‘Bend
Glen Maney
C. C. Shierk
Bel Canto Music Club of
Paul H. Peterson
Mason City
Thats Schollerman
Spencer
Max Keutz
Sioux City
William Lee
Warning on Sheep Scab In Iowa Farm Stock Purchases
Iowa sheep men were urged to guard against sheep gab as infection spreads in many flocks. Veterinarians from Iowa State College warn buyers of breeding stock from other states or at sales without inspection risk introducing disease. Imports must have certificates or federal dip-ins. dipping is the only certain cure, with sulfur and nicotine sulfate common preparations. Marketings in 1939 totaled over 1.5 million head, supporting an annual farm income of about 11 to 12 million dollars.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Lowa
Belle Vue Woman Falls From Porch Railing
Mrs. Vincent Daugherty of Belle Vue fell from a second story porch railing when it gave way. She suffered a severe back injury as she landed on the sidewalk.
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Falls
Vincent Daugherty
Bellevue
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Raymond Bartlett
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Ramsey Reformed Sunday School
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Forest City
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Arthur
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Sam Miller
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Henry and
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Belmond
Pierre Sartor
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Lake Forest
Hilda
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Titonia
Wm. Everts
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A. A. Depping
The
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Jake Gigler
Albert ‘Loeschen
Lawrence
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Craven
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Swea
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Ives
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