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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1942
Page
5
Local social calendar and travels include Mr. and Mrs. Will Hauptly and Mary Ann at the Koppen home, and various visits by families such as Loebigs, Wilhelmits, and Richters. Students Ruth Richter and Edward Richter move toward nursing and engineering work in Des Moines and Ames. Community groups meet, birthdays and anniversaries noted, and October events announced.
Mrs George Heetland attended a presidents school in Fenton. Margaret Schroeder taught at Kennsett and visited her parents Wm Schroeder. Genevieve Brewer, college student at Omaha, visited Aug Gutknecht and Agnes and William Shene of Britt. Kathrine Park of Algona joined Wade Ball family on Sunday. Mrs Wm Aalderks returned from Algona after visiting daughter Mrs Alvin Huenhold. Mrs Guy Beemer and Emma Louise Thaves visited Albert Lea last Thursday. T C Schaper and relatives stayed in Des Moines. Mrs Howard Holmes of Des Moines visited her parents Frank and Mrs Schroeder for a weekend. Robert Beemer and Robert Powers, Ames students, spent weekend at home. Charles Peterson and George Griese visited Algona Saturday. Clarence Persig and daughter of Blue Earth were guests at Fred Schwartz home. Dr Maynard Ukena and Marian Burnett of Marshalltown spent Sunday with Ida and Jerry Ukena. S P Powers visited Mrs Tom Kain at Algona one day last week.
Mrs. George Graham and family hosted a large Sunday dinner in honor of Clarence Graham, soon to enter the Army. Numerous relatives and friends visited, including the Jensings, Hodgens, Bartletts, and Bristows, with several callers later in the day. An eight pound boy, Earl Delbert, was born to Avery and Mrs. Fitch, with Thelma Bristow hosting Readlyn friends. Cheryl Diane Immersall arrived Thursday as the first child of Lea and Darlene Immersall, and Phyllis recently returned from surgery. Additional visits spanned the Circles of Wolf, Bristows, and Ringsdorfs, with hospital care noted for Mrs. Dugan and others.
Sunday visits to the Bill Woltz home are noted along with several helpers including Lois Graham and Mrs L Jennings. Mrs Mamie Speicher stayed with the Martin Larson home, while Hedwig Larson returned home after a week with the M E Larson and Henry Nelson homes. Ruth Phelps suffered a broken rib and bruises after falling from a wagon and being run over by the wheels Monday night. Clarence Graham spent Monday night at the Jacob Godden home in Algona.
The Junior News reports Miss Rodgers has selected the cast for the upcoming play Going On Seventeen with roles for Buddy Ted Hoover Paul Lee Struthers Shrimp y Harry Hansen and others. Stage management, props, and advertising teams are listed, and deposits for rings are being collected as orders go through Herst Jones Co. The Sophomore History class continues studying ancient and current history using the weekly paper Our Times and reviews weekly articles every Friday.
Reading class praises imaginative writing and perfect history tests. Sophomores express fear of geometry while the Senior class hosts a successful party with supper, dance, and roller rink skating for the faculty and students. Psychology aims outlined. Chaucer translation ongoing. government reviews constitution and local self government. Music includes glee club numbers and a solo at the teachers reception. Physical fitness plan continues after a brief lull. Home Economics notes new reference books and color discussions with student contributions.
Multiple local listings advertise sale items and livestock in Algona area. Items include a Mack inew coat, corn crib, steel roof, purebred Hampshire Fall Boar, Chester White Boars, various household goods, tools, and farm equipment. Also notices of loans, farm auctions, and farm supplies from local residents and dealers.
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