Titonka High seniors look to future amid school week
Editorial notes weeks passing at Titonka High with seniors preparing for life after graduation. It praises self improvement articles in English, mentions aims to curb sulkiness procrastination and extravagance, and celebrates Betty Hatten as Algona band queen plus four powder queen candidates. It announces staff cooperation and rename Secret Service reporters as detectives Peeping Tom among the clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka High
Lfe
Betty Hatten
Algona Band
Ecandidates
Secret Service
Adlai
Class Briefs Highlight Busy School Start
Four weeks in, Kindergarten and first through fifth grades recount routines. Children drew commute pictures and autumn leaves, shared birthdays, pet sketches, and insect specimens. Notable notes include Joleen Sloper birthday treats, Brent Thompson relocating to South Dakota, and lessons on library sharing and basic spelling and printing skills.
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Joleen Sloper
Brent Thompson
South Dakota
Stroehel
Roberta
David D
Bobby Carroll
Porart Wa
Valerie Miller
Val
Miss Gorman
Lbrarian
Rooney Douglas Gray
Sandra Schutter
Education Notes From Senior and Junior Classes
A school column outlines activities across grade levels. Fifth graders study continents and arithmetic, while Revolutionary War figures appear in history. Science covers heat and biology, art features leaf designs, and agriculture includes soil study and field trips. Senior notes include a hayride plan, chemistry unit on gases, and home economics cookies for mothers.
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Leroy
Gladys Helland
Sopromore
Linda
Russel
Darlene
Kent
Swe
New German Family Arrives. Local Church Aids Welcome
The Methodist Church Young Adults sponsor a displaced German family arriving in New York on September 19 and traveling to Titonka Iowa. The Gnedko family includes Nikolaj Ottilie and two children Peter and Magdalena. The children enter local grades and English lessons begin with help from fellow students.
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Methodist Church
Germany
New York City
Algona
Iowa
Titonka
D-P
Nikolaj Gnedko
Ottilie Gnedko
Lakota Downs Squaws In Sectional Tournament 18-10
Lakota beat the Titanka Squaws 18 to 10 in the softball sectional opener at Wesley. Lakota piled up ten runs in the third inning after Tyke led 3-2 through two frames. Trudy Bess led Tyke with four hits in five plate appearances as Lakota pitchers Donna Beenken and Gale Sloper limited Tyke to six hits. Calender of events notes Friday Arm strong football and band events in nearby towns.
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Titanka
Wesley
Lakota
Tyke
Donna Beenken
Gale Sloper
Thompson
Trudy Bess
Callies
D Beenken
Rippentrop
Beenken
Smidh
Welhausen
Bess
Tjaden
Sleper
Smith
What Did You Do This Summer
Miss Olson’s first graders recount summer trips and activities visiting relatives, camping, lakes, cities such as Minneapolis and Washington, trips to the Black Hills, round lake fishing, and stops at farms and factories with family friends. Many students name locations like Cedar Lake, Britt, Woden, Round Lake, and Rapid City, noting hotel stays, visiting relatives, and hobbies.
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Miss Olson
Cecil Welhausen
Mickey Boehm
Violet Jaren
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Sioux City
Iowa
Becky Truesdell
Colorado
Ivis Rippentrop
St. Paul
Karen Eden
Grandma’s
Britt
Clear Lake
Dorothy Seebeck
Washington
Miss Gorman
Russell Sloper
Uncle Clark
Judy Hamilton
Black Hills
South Dakota
Miss Strobel
Mike Pearson
Round Lake
Roberta Hutchinson
Waterloo
Missouri
Charlene Miller
Wisconsin
Chevrolet
Richard Spear
Rapid City
Titania Band Opens 1956 Season With Frontier Pageant
Friday night featured the Titania Football Band in a 1956 opener with a "Stations West" pageant. Formations included a covered wagon, a tepee, a bow and arrow, a Davy Crockett rifle, a peace pipe, a log cabin, and the "TI" home symbol, set to marches such as Wagon Wheels Spirit of the Sioux and On Titonka. Reporter Sharon Rippentrop notes the alley exit for the football players.
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Titania
Thompson
Davy Crockett
Tyke
Titonka
Sharon Rippentrop
Vocal Music Dept Divides into Two Student Groups
The vocal music department splits into two groups ca. 35 seniors and juniors and about 75 sophomores and freshmen. They are singing now and will practice contest selections once music arrives. An election for a music council will occur soon with a president vice president secretary treasurer and class representatives.
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Marybeth Stecker
Student Council Approves New Majorette Uniforms
The student council approved new majorette uniforms patterned after an Indian design with fringe and a feathered headband. Mrs. Hatten made the outfits for Mason City and received warm thanks from Trudy Bess for the fine work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Mrs. Hatten
Trudy Bess
Lake Mills Drive-In Welcomes Aerial Coffee Break
A helicopter pilot made a surprise visit during a coffee break at a Lake Mills drive-in. The playful scene drew patrons and staff as the pilot landed briefly to enjoy a break in the day.
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Lake Mills
Practical Laundry and Home Tips From Everyday Life
Don’t know where to hang clothes. Consider a second hand hall tree near the ironing center. For odor on pots and pans wash in sudsy water with two tablespoons of vinegar. Turkish towels help absorb water in the refrigerator during defrosting. Bias seams on skirts stay even if side seams are sewn twice and not pressed open.
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