Titonka Topic Subscription Rates and Policies
The Titonka Topic announces annual subscription rates: $1.60 in Kossuth County and Titonka trade area, $2.00 outside that area, and $2.50 in Omaha and foreign counties. Local subscriptions are continued unless the subscriber initiates cancellation. nonlocal subscriptions may be discontinued after expiration if not renewed, with possible payment extensions by arrangement.
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Titonka
Iowa
Kossuth County
Oanaha
American Legion Auxiliary October Meeting Report
The Denton unit ordered 600 poppies at the October meeting where Mary Young reported two new members. G L Strate spoke on Americanism and the Auxiliary’s emblem meanings, while guests from Lakota and Garner attended. A lunch followed. members attended county meetings at Lone Rock and Nine units were represented. a Halloween party was announced for October 15 with a masked event at 7:30. A joint county meeting was set for October 17 at Wesley with officers and lunch.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Denton
Mary Young
Amos Bonacker
G. L. Strate
Americanism
Garner
George Heetland
Wade ‘Ball
Lakota
Frank Glark
Ethel Johnson
Mary Sartor
Esther Breen
Eva Peterson
Lone Rock
Sve. Paterson
Rehabilitation
Legion
Joint County
Wesley
Doan Women's Club Meets with Gardening Lesson
The Doan Women's Club met with Mrs Pearl As a on Wednesday October 2. Mrs Elva Buffington taught Fall Planting for Spring Blooms and Care of House Plants. Maud Brink gave a Fire Prevention Week article. A hostess surprise closed the meeting, the year’s study titled Seasonal Gardening begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan Women's Club
Moline
Arlene Godden
Burt
Dorothy Hoover
Gordon Hannen
Drusilla
Hay Ringsarf
Wendell
Harry , McElrony
Hagle Grove
W. L. Patterson
Dean Church
Social notes from Renwick and nearby areas
A string of Sunday and weekday visits fills local life notes. Among those mentioned are Mr. and Mrs. Claude Haines of Algona visiting the CHit Hoovers and Mrs J D Andrews joining the Howard Andrews family at Lake Mills, with numerous calls and dinners across Burt, Luverne, Woden, Renwick, and nearby farms.
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Renwick
Mr. Brink
Claude Haines
Algona
Chit
Hoovers
Mra
J. D. Andrews
Howard Andrews
Lake Mills
Gordon Hansen
Percy Brink
Ray Smith
Laura Jean
Walter
Tugaday
Floyd Duncan
Burt
Marian Morgan
Ross Buffington
Ilo Buffington
John Greenfield
Mason City
Marie Christensen
Clarence Christensen
Edmund Larson
Dean
Gordon Hangen
Jive Willis Nea
Margaret Christensen
Community News Highlights Local Visits and Travel
The Portland area reports near completion of RBA lines as residents await electricity. Numerous social visits and gatherings are listed, including Fred and Ruth Henken in Fort Dodge, extended family dinners at Mrs. H Jennings and Leo Fox, and numerous trips to Burt Emmetsburg Waterloo Milwaukee and Swea City for schooling conferences and the Dairy Cattle Congress. Arthur Richter joins army after visiting relatives. many local families host or tour, with club meetings noted.
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Fred Henken
Ruth
Fort Dodge
M. B. Larson
Vernon
Velma
Lewis
Harvey Graham
Donald and
Weis
H. Jennings
Titonia
Roy Clark
Fred Jennings
George Graham Jr
Maurice
Clarence
Lottie
Leo Fox
Marjorie Baas
Emmetsburg
Tony Jandl
Martin Largon
John Koestler
Victor Applegate
Wm. Stoutenberg Ome
Burt
Elmer Potter
Victor
Albert Motzgar
Chas. Leek
Arthur Richter
Minnesota
Arthur
Rainy Richter
Herman Leek
Chas
Leek
Tom Trenary
Clyde Bristow
Waterloo
Lewis Schmeling
Walter
Whittemore
Albart Baas
W. H. Grover
Harold
Miwaukee
W. B. Smiths
Fred Hagen
Plenty of Change and a Monument
Ralph Crarlow of Winterset has saved large coin piles for years and recently paid for a monument using two syrup cans full of small coins. Roy Gilbert of Indianola counted the money for about two hours before giving Crarlow a receipt in full. Crarlow reportedly still has another son containing $75 in pennies.
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Ralph Crarlow
Winterset
Roy Gilbert
Indianola
Barlow
Farlow
Boye Return From Trip to Wyoming Highlights
Coutts boys Boye Herbert Lolita and others described a trip through the Black Hills Badlands and Etaleep Canyon in the Bigford Mountains Wyoming. They saw burned corn crops and grasshopper damage, visited Lem Ang Tom Sanford in Thermopolis, toured iron mines and Fort Laramie, slept in a sheep herder’s bunk house, and noted a 1868 tombstone near a deserted cemetery. They hope to return for later roundup and branding.
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Herbert
Lolita, Tidontts
Jerry Hardistove
Lloyd Webb
Etaleep Canyon
Bigford
Ranfords
Torrington
Wyoming
George Gamblin
Old Fort Laramie
Britt Legion Post Meets at Woden
The Britt American Legion held its regular meeting October 3 at the Woden community hall with guests from Hancroft Wesley Forest City Garner and Kanawha. Leaders from several posts spoke on topics including Communist and Nazi propaganda and national preparedness. Lunch followed with cards. a hat found at the Hampton jail yard tied to a jail break rumor was mentioned during the Methodist conference.
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Britt American Legion
Woden Woden
Britt
American Legion
Woden
F. W. Baxter
Hancroft
Wesley
Forest City
Garner
Kanawha
Vic Studeland
Joe Graham
L. L. Lease
Tom Gary
Hancraft
Kossuth County
Laeaf Garner
Melvin Hanna
Britt Post
M. Minnich
Laurens
Legionaire
Hampton
Winnebago Elec Allotment For 129 Miles Of Service
The Winnebago Rural Electric Cooperative received a third allotment of 95000 on October 3 to build 129 miles of lines serving 312 members in Winnebago Worth and Kossuth counties. About ten miles will be in Worth County three in Kossuth with most spurs near Rake. The total project allocation reaches 483000. The cooperative has connected 826 farms since January 4 and built 498 miles to date. Plans include a franchise with the Towns State Commerce Commission and a fall contract letting, but material movement may delay completion until next spring after frost.
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Winnebago
Dats
State Commerce Commission
Ttig
Algona to Build New Municipal Power Plant
Algona awarded a 109976 contract to H R Cowan and Son for a brick and glass brick municipal power and water plant on North Hall Street. The low bid from ten bids was sublet to Pratt Electrical Company of Algona for electrical work and to Branois and Pitcher of Spencer for plumbing. Spear and McVay of Algona will excavate. The brick concrete steel and glass building will face east, sit on city property graded to the road, and measure 112 feet by 78 feet 10 inches.
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Algiona
Algona City Ieamel
H.R. Cowan and Son
Algona Contractors
North Hall Street
Cowan
Pratt Electrical Company
Algona
Marriage Licenses in Kossuth County Past Week
Kossuth County issued marriage licenses to Clarence Green 31 Livermore and Lucille Dole 24 Irvington Henry A Kellenberger 22 Rock Rapids and Elaine M Grimm 19 West Bend Selma Gjerde 21 and Arglene Krupp 19 Elmore Kenneth Holcomb legal Spencer and Annette Bestenishner legal Whittemore Donald Calhoun 25 and Anne Belle Michelson 22 Minneapolis Darrell Bennett 26 and Mildred Bunkofske 28 Algona Wayne Tool 22 and Lorraine Price 18 Graham Minn Louis Reittinger Dypraville reports an apple on his tree is high enough for a pick.
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Kossuth County
Clarence Green
Livermore
Lucille Dole
Irvington
Henry A. Kellenberger
iRock Rapids
Elaine M. Grimm
West Bend
Selma
Gjerde
Arglene Krupp
Elmore
Kenneth Holcomb
Legal
Spencer
Annette Bestenishner
Wittemore
Donald Calhoun
Anne Belle Michelson
Town Council Minutes October 7 1940 Titonka
The Titonka Town Council met Monday evening at the Titonka Savings Bank with Mayor Hamatrest Clerk Reaser Treasurer Boyken and Councilmen French Hagen Pisher and Sartor present. Minutes read and approved. Treasurer's report read and accepted. Bills totaling 278.51 were discussed and allowed, including Interstate Power Co 172.27 Reed Hardware 2.99 W H Brott 60.00 and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka Savings Bank
Hamatrest
Reaser
Boyken
French
Hagen
Pisher
Sartor
Fisher
Interstate Power Co
Florence ‘K. Reaper
Crane CO
W. H. Brott
W. H. iRickless
Reed Hardware
Edward, (Boyken
Motion to Adjourn Noted by Town Clerk Reaser
An Ames area report notes Mloreance K. Reaser, town clerk, motions to adjourn twice. A local ox team led by Marshall Atlen from near Ames hauled a corn load to town recently, creating notable excitement that night.
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Mloreance K. Reaser
Marshall Atlen
Ames
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E. J. Gallup
Keil Building
A. W. Amunson
Borcharndt
J. L. Bonarey
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L. A. Winkel Attorney-at-Law
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Algona, Ia
van Ness & Brunson Attorneys
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Maurice C. McMahon
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Ony Garage
W. L. Tindall
D. O. Onteopathic
Phome
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Henry H. Huisinga and
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Mason
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Louis Reittinger
Dypraville
Titonka Implement Co
Barry’s Recreation
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A. J. Cogley
Council Proceedings
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A. M. Patersen
Hoff
Shoe and Harness Repairing
Jim Damly
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X Station
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Edw. G. Robinson
Ann Sothern
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Lillian Russel
Belle
Rita Hayworth
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
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Leghorns Cox
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Ray Boy
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