Activities of Titonka School for the Week
First Grade News covers reading challenges in Look and See and new wall shades. Second graders dramatize Little Black Sambo and study Brownie topics. Health class covers Brownie Soap Suds and Fresh Air. Third grade celebrates circus finale and starts story writing. most pupils now write letters. Fourth Grade travels imaginary Belgian Congo, sews a life frieze, studies teeth, and writes poetry and a play. Junior High notes fractions review, planets unit, science solar system test, and art scenes. seventh graders plan Halloween decorations. Freshman praise for desk finishing and science study. leech in jar threatens a frog in the same tank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Callies
Belgian Congo
Lena DeVries
Hallowe'en
Tesch
Mr. Tesch
Minear Named Manager at Hamilton Hatchery Titonka
H A Minear of Osage succeeds Wm Ryan as manager of Hamilton Hatchery and Produce at Titonka. He has worked for Cedar Valley Produce Co at Osage and will move his wife Mrs Minear and four children to Titonka after the Ryans depart. Bill Minear plans to farm near Boone next year with his father and brother-in-law assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Minear
Osage
Wm. Ryan
Hamilton
Titonka
Ryan
Mr. Minear
Cedar Valley Produce Co
Bill
Boone
First Aid Course to Be Given by Dr. Sartor
AH men and women of the community are invited to register with Mrs. Sadie Denton at the drug store for a six session Standardized First Aid Course led by Dr. Pierre Sartor. The course is free except for a 60 cent textbook, with meeting frequency set by the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Denton
Pierre Sartor
Algona
Snow in September Stuns Residents on 1942 Saturday Morning
Snow covered the ground Saturday morning September 26 1942 stunning old timers who say this had never happened before. By evening the snow disappeared though the temperature stayed cold with Monday morning readings at 24 degrees. Farmers worried seed corn could be damaged but hybrid seed corn growers reportedly had already picked their crop.
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Syle
Everett Missman Heads to New York For Training
Everett Missman returned from Ireland and spent a week with his mother Edith Missman and relatives. He left Saturday for New York to begin officer training amid good wishes from friends.
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Everett Missman
Ireland
New York
Woden—Everett Missman
Edith Missman
Protean claim of 1610 auto travels 1214 miles in an hour
Conservative James Andera of Protivin owns an automobile claimed to be from 1610 that allegedly made a Cresco trip last spring covering 1214 miles in one hour.
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James Andera
Protivin
Cresco
Large Induction Sendoff From Kos suth County Chiefs
Over fifty men left Tuesday to enter service in the Army. The list names residents from Algona Whittemore Sexton Fenton Meservey Bancroft St Benedict Swen City Lone Rock Elmore Ledyard Corwith and others, including transfers from Audubon Cherokee and Rocky Ford Colorado. The assembly signals a broad regional mobilization during wartime.
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Kossuth County
Dale Walter Nelson
Patrick C. Dunlap
John Hoeck
Donald Clark Orton
Donald Marvin Hurlburt
Thomas LeRoy Lee
Mathew J. Platt
Leo Paul Dunlap
George Henry Willey
Algona
Harold John Nelson
Des Moines
Simon A. Bornstetter
Hubert Paul Mergen
Whittemore
Herbert H. Klasse
Arthur R. Peterson
Herman B. Schutter
Clarence L. Graham
Titonka
Herman EH. Wiese
Russell DeVer Miner
Wesley
Bernard H. Weaver
Sexton
Harvey BE. Bollinger
Tommy P. Nielson
Arthur Carl Hengel
Fenton
Robert P. Esarey
Harley D. McFarland
Milton C. H. Riedel
Burt
Herbert J. Schiltz
George Thomas Merrill
Lyle Ralph Pribee
Bancroft
Frank
Joseph V. Hegarty
Pleasant Grove
Utah
Arthur J. Cassem
Clarence C
Goraczkowski
John Leslie Anderson
Swea City
Lewis J. Heerdt
Lone Rock
George L. Johnson
Elmore
Minn
John Ryner Hartshorn
Ledyard
Maynard C. Yooman
Corwith
Maurice Olson
Rocky Ford
Colorado
J. Arnold Dundas
Leo F. Grey
Audubon County
Donald A. Ramos
Cherokee County
Annual Farm Bureau Meeting at Burt Oct 7 privileges
County agent A L Brown announces the Kossuth Farm Bureau annual meeting at Burt high school on Wednesday evening October 7 at 6 45 p m The Burt Band Mothers will serve the dinner The program includes officer and agent reports resolutions officer elections and an address by Roger Fleming of the Iowa Farm Research Committee Des Moines Reservations due by October 1 or 2
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Farm Bureau
Burt
A. L. Brown
Kossuth Farm Bureau
Burt High School
Roger Fleming
Iowa Farm Research Committee
Des Moines
Patriotism versus football this fall in private talk
A speaker praised War Bonds and scrap drives in public but privately admitted traveling to many football games this fall. The note argues that true patriotism should extend beyond sporadic trips and urges consistent patriotic effort.
Chester Le on Christensen WODEN Soldier Killed in Action
Chester Leon Christensen A S Marine Corps son of Mr and Mrs L Christensen was killed in action while serving his country. Born November 14 1922 he graduated Woden high school in 1940 enlisted January 23 1942 stationed at San Francisco before departing for Australia. Last letter to parents dated August 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Leon Christensen
WODEN
A. S, Marine Corps
L. Christensen
Chester
San Francisco
Australia
Titanica Stores to Close Wednesday Evenings This Week
Stores will be closed on Wednesday evenings this week as Titanica Stores ends midweek hours for the season to conserve fuel. Saturday evenings remain, but Wednesday closures begin earlier than usual to aid the fuel conservation campaign. The last Wednesday evening will be September 30 until spring work resumes.
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Titanica
Ruth Welhousen Enters Government Work
Miss Ruth Welhousen daughter of Mr and Mrs G D Welhousen resigned her Panora teaching post last week to enter government work. She spent Sunday at home then Tuesday traveled to Kansas City to begin a six month training course as a Junior Aircraft Communicator. Her father drove her to Des Moines on AAA business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Welhousen
G. D. Welhousen
Panora
Kansas City
Des Moines
AAA
Marriage Licenses Issued In Kossuth County This Week
Marriage licenses issued in the past week in Kossuth county include Donald M. Hurlburt 21 and Hazel HE 19 both of Algona Clyde Arthur Gingerich 23 of West Bend and Margaret Marie Braatz 20 of Whittemore William Henry Tjaden 21 of Burt and Margaret Ethel Morgan 20 of Algona in a series of local unions with details limited to names and ages.
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Kossuth
Donald M. Hurlburt
Hazel He, Manhs
Algona
Clyde Arthur Gingerich
West Bend
Margaret Marie Braatz
Whittemore
William Henry Tjaden
Burt
Margaret Ethel Morgan
Kossuth Court News Reports Indictments and Divorces
The Kossuth grand jury indicted Robert Chantland of Humboldt for breaking and entering with bail set at 500 dollars. Earl Steinman of Algona faces continued action on a drunk driving charge. Two divorces were granted, and jurors recommended jail reconditioning. A.J. Brown files two damages suits against Kossuth County and supervisors over a 1941 intersection crash.
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Algona
Kossuth
Robert Chantland
Humboldt
Earl H. Steinman
A. B. Lappe
John Hellman
Ramsey Township
Harold Brown
Canton
Joseph Hanig
Wesley
August Slagel
Foreman
William Tobin
Ed Sechmiat
CG. Inman
J. H. Jensen
Fred Pannhuk
Ethel Loss
Helen Kollasch
Herman W. Schmidt
Stillman
Rheena BE. Runchey
Charles Runchey
Ethel, Jones
Ernest F. Jones
Grand Jury
Board of Supervisors
Chantland
A. J. Brown
Algona Farmer
Kossuth Board of Supervisors
Kossuth County
Lot Highway 169
McGregor St
Kate Brown
Mach
Doris Leymaster and Harris Smith Wed in Can ton Missouri
The marriage of Doris Leymaster and Harris Smith was held at the Christian church in Canton Missouri on Saturday evening September 26 at 6 o clock with Rev Blalock officiating. Attendants were Kenneth Benzin of Iowa City. A wedding dinner followed at Mount Pleasant. Mrs Smith and Mr Smith are well regarded locally. Four horses belonging to Phinis Noe were killed by a freight train on September 11 after escaping a pasture onto the railroad right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Leymaster
Charles Leymaster
Charles City
Harris Smith
L. G. Smith
Christian Church
Canton
Blalock
Kenneth Benzin
Iowa City
Mount Pleasant
Gartner Apiary
Phinis Noe
Northwood
Local court notes fines and probation in varied cases
The week's docket includes multiple small crime sentences from Justice Ostwinkle and Mayor Kohlhaas. Charles Butler paid fines for noisy muffler infractions, John Ever served jail time for intoxication, Merle Weaver faced reckless driving and a burglary case dismissal, and Clifton O Clair was fined for no driver's license. New probate filings cover several estates and guardianships, including Pears Spikings Catherine Miller and Arden Reynolds.
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Brown
Charles Butler
Livermore
Justice of Peace Ostwinkle
Butler
Frank Kohlhaas
John Ever
Ostwinkle
Merle Weaver
Irvington
Justice Ostwinkle
Elmer E. Weaver
Clifton O'Clair
Dickens
Pears Spikings
Catherine M. Miller
Mary McDowell
T. C. Hutchison
Arden D. Reynolds
Rosa M. Reynolds
William H. Rading
Andrew T. Hal Verson
WAAC Day honored by Visit to Titonka by Lieut Mellhenney
Lieut Ann Mellhenney of the WAAC visited Titonka for WAAC Day events on September 25. Public Relations Officer McIlhenney spoke on WAAC roles, bond purchases, and home and foreign service possibilities. Local officials noted the honor, with bond sales totaling nearly four thousand dollars.
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Lieut. McIlhenney
Waacs
Lieut. McIhenney
Cheever
Titonka
WAAC
Ladies Assist in Ti tania War Bond Drive at Tyke Theatre
The September war bonds sale at Tyke Theatre in Titonia topped 31 600 dollars thanks to about 75 town and rural ladies who staffed sales every hour. Titonka Savings Bank and Titonka Post Office aided significantly, with WAAC member Anne McIlhenney from Des Moines helping boost Saturday totals to 4 375 dollars. Miss Loraine Kuchenreuther, a WAAC recruit, assisted last week and awaits duty.
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Titania
Tyke Theatre
Bartlett
Titonka Savings Bank
Titonka Post Office
United
Anne M. McIlhenney
WAAC
Des Moines
Loraine Kuchenreuther
Waacs
Kuchenreuther
Rev Patterson Returns To Titonka After Six Years
The Methodist conference at Storm Lake last week returned Rev W J Patterson to Titonka where he has served as pastor for six years. The community and church members welcome his return. Other assignments include J C Ruthman to Algona as Superintendent N A Price to Algona church A T Maberry ordained at Storm Lake and assigned to Buffalo Center H W Jackman to Burt A J Barkley to Corwith K E Whitney to Laverne Livermore churches J A Rigg continues at Wesley Sexton Crystal Lake Lakota Ledyard and Woden Prairie care.
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Titonka
Storm Lake
Titokna
Mrs. Patterson
J. C. Ruthman
Algona
N. A. Price
Algona Church
A. T. Maberry
Buffalo Center
H. W. Jackman
Burt
A. J. Barkley
Corwith
K. E. Whitney
Laverne- Livermore
J. A. Riggh
Wesley-Sexton
Crystal Lake
Lakota-Ledyard
Woden Prairie
Fremont Fall
Titanica
Marcus
Nutrition and Canteen Home Lighting School in Titonka
Mrs Eva Bowdre of Interstate Power Co will lead a free educational program at the Tyke Theatre Titonka on Thursday October 8 for all ladies of the community. New talks and demonstrations cover Nutrition and Canteen and Home Lighting with demonstrations of the blackout lamp and the Germicidal lamp for air purification. The meeting, in cooperation with the government, is purely educational.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Bowdre
Interstate Power Co
Tyke Theatre
Titonka
Combine Owners Called to Meeting Tuesday Eve
Kossatly County USDA War Board requests all combine owners attend a meeting at the court room in Algona on Tuesday evening October 6 at 8 o'clock. The aim is to discuss efficient soybean harvesting and to learn owners current plans to address harvesting problems. Cooperation is urged to harvest the crop in the best manner possible. The AAA Office reports a large current-year acreage and a high number of combines.
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Kossatly
AAA
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U.S
Titonka School
Shirley
Towa
New Mar
Hamilton’s Hatchery
Dr. P. Sartor
Kossuth District and Justice Court News OF the Week
Mellhenney
Ann Mellhenney
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
McThenney
Tyke ‘Theatre
Forth
Colliers
the New Yorker
Hollywood
Lieut
Melhenney
Buffalo
N. Y
Billy Rose
Mayor LaGuardia
Jimmy Doolittle
Louis B. Mayer
Clark Gable
Cary Grant
McShenney
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Louis Bartlett
M. F.cheever
W. F. Hamstreet
H. A. French
H. I. Torgersen
C. F. Callies
Rev. Patterson
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