Former Teionka teacher in wreck reported. Hichorn family hurt
Local people and former students of Miss Bertha Davis, once a Teionka teacher, regret news of a severe Sunday accident involving her family. After marriage to Mr Harl Hichorn, they lived on a farm near Himore Minnesota with six children. A car driven by John Penning from a side road hit their vehicle at an intersection. Penning was knocked unconscious but revived. The Hichorns were taken to a relative's home and Dolmage hospital. The father had serious cuts, the mother a broken arm, a daughter Beryl injured, and the baby suffered internal injuries. The Minnesota car was demolished. Sheriff Jack Johnson investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Davis
Miss Davis
Harl Hichorn
Himore
Minnesota
John Penning
Buffalo Center
Onno Frerichs
Dolmage Hospital
Beryl
Jack Johnson
Winnebago County
Penning
Ramsey church dedicates new building in community event
In a five month build around Ramsey church north of town about 600 gathered for the dedication. Contractor George Miller of Algona handed the building to Rev. Calvin Schnucker. The German dedicatory sermon was by Rev. G. Haken with sermons by Rev. BF Bosch, Rev. H Pannhuk, and Rev. Johann Schmidt and Rev. George Menninga. There were over 700 in the sanctuary and 253 cars parked at the grounds as lunches fed more than 600 at noon and later crowds filled the space for the evening service. The congregation and community praised the new church as a beautiful, large, useful plant for the open country in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey
George Miller
Algona
Calvin Schnucker
Theda Meyer
G. Haken
BF. Bosch
Central College
Pella
Iowa
H. Pannhuk
Aplington
Johann Schmidt
Chapin
George Menninga
Wm. Rolf
Pekin
Imnois
Rey
Methodist Church Notes and Doan Worship Schedule
W L Patterson leads Sunday School at 10 with morning worship at 11 and Thursday choir practice at 8. Social hour follows Friday with a reception for the pastor and family at 8. All welcome. Wednesday October 20 features Annual Ladies Aid Dyes Paying Supper. Doan church holds morning worship at 9 30 and Sunday School at 10 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
W. L. Patterson
Doan
Infant Dies in St Benedict Household Tragedy
Tuesday morning news reports the death of the five months old son of Mr and Mrs Magnus Rehm of St Benedict by suffocation while asleep. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning. Cousin of Mrs Bleich was identified in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Bleich
Magnus Rehm
St. Benedict
Mr. Rehm
Bleich
Business Trip to Sioux City Spawns 4-H Calf Purchase
Maurice Kell with Hart Hobbs and sons Clyde and Raymond of Crystal Lake drove to Sioux City Saturday on business. On return they stopped near Spencer and the boys bought two blooded Holstein heifer calves for 4-H club work. Raymond serves as president of his club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Kell
Hart Hobbs
Clyde
Raymond
Crystal Lake
Sioux City
Spencer
Garner cafe sell triggers new ownership by Eldora man
John Isebrand disposed of part interest in his Garner cafe and beer parlor, selling to William Jordan of Eldora Iowa. Jordan now in possession and in charge. Isebrand undecided on future plans, currently repairing his home and installing a new basement in Titonica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Isebrand
Garner
Titonica
Wm. Jordan
Eldora Iowa
Jordan
Isebrand
Legion Auxiliary Notes and Upcoming Meetings at Fort Dodge
Rose Bonacker reports the 8th district fall conference was held at Fort Dodge on October 13. No delegate attended the county meeting at Lone Rock on October 12 due to back-to-back dates. Auxiliary programs air on WOI at 3:30 on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays. Publicity and radio division members Laura Hansen, Martha Petersen, Fanne Keil, and Sadie Denton will meet Friday October 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Bonacker
Fort Dodge
Lone Rock
Laura Hansen
Martha Petersen
Fanne Keil
Sadie Denton
Stillborn baby Coretta Mae Pruisman buried in Buffalo Township
Mr and Mrs Emil Pruisman mourn the stillborn daughter Coretta Mae born Sunday October 10. Burial took place Monday afternoon at Buffalo Township Cemetery with service by Jeho Reavis of Williams Iowa. The infant was the couple’s first child. Miss Moline Johnson of Lakota, sister of Mrs Pruisman, cares for the baby’s mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Pruisman
Coretta Mae
Buffalo Township
Jeho Reavis
Williams
Iowa
Pruismans
Moline Johnson
Lakota
Pruisman
Kossuth Women to Study Child Development Course
Kossuth women will study child development and family relations with Lucille Peppon leading a series of training schools in cooperation with the County Farms Bureau. The first session on Home Play Helps includes townships Portland Burt Greenwood Ramsey Ledyard Lincoln Buffalo German townships with homemade toys and patterns taught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth
Lucille Peppon
County Farms Bureau
Portland
Burt
Mrs. Good
Miss Peppon
Teaders
Farm Bureau
Local Happenings Roundup From Tallulah and Visits Abroad
Herman Tjarks of Tallulah Louisiana returned to Titanica last week Wednesday for a two month stay to handle business. Dr and Mrs Joe Coyle left Thursday for Chicago after visiting at Dr Pierre Sartor's home in Michigan. Mrs Coyle is Mercides Sartor, and John Krufl and family visited Stewartsville Minnesota over weekend to see their son John and family. John has good craps this year according to his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Tjarks
Tallulah
Louisiana
Joe Coyle
Michigan
Chicago
Pierre Sartor
John
John Everts
Enko Smidt
Andrew Kromminga
Wm. Mayland
Martin Bleich
Algona
John Badje
Jennie
Bertha
C. Badje
Martha Tiedens
Boyd Tieden
Buffalo Center
Lucy Newville
Julia Stott
Fenton
Dorothy Nelson
Lyle Curtig
Clear Lake
Dorothy
Gordon
Nelson
John DeWall
St. James
Minnesota
Ramsey. Reformed Church
Kathleen Coyle
Dr. Coyle
Jerry ‘Boekelman
Heyp ‘Boskelman Sr
Anna
Mason City
Tom Hellner
Esther
Doyle
Joe Doyle
Guido Sartor
Roy ‘Budlong
Marguerite Budlong
Cedar Falls
Betty Budlong
Anna Sloper
Annabelle Sachau
Jensens Injured In Friday Night Minnesota Crash
Mrs Jennie Jensen and her son Duane were seriously injured when their car skidded on a wet oil road near Olivia Minnesota. A second vehicle in the same incident also crashed. all three were treated in Kossuth hospital in critical condition. Duane sustained a broken back and abdominal injuries while Mrs Jensen suffered a neck fracture and head cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perons
Olivia
Kossuth County
Minnesota
Algona
Nelsa Jensen
Chris Knudsen
Theo. Larson
Jensens
Kossuth Hospital
Duane
Lecture on cancer control by education at Tyke Theatre
Dr T H Davidson of Mason City spoke Friday on cancer control through education. About fifty homes were represented as he said cancer is curable with early treatment and always fatal if untreated, noting it is a disorderly growth of cells and can be managed by surgery, x rays, or radium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Davidson
Mason City
Tyke Theatre
Animal Kingdom
United States
Open Season For Ducks Brings Mixed Bag At Union Slough
The open season for shooting ducks began Saturday with local sportsmen at Union Slough. Reports say the area is usually fruitful, but luck was poor this year as most hunters returned with empty bags though a few managed several birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nimrods
Union Slough
Mrs Craven Visits Daughters Gladys and Beryl at Ames
Mrs Craven visits her daughters Gladys and Beryl in Ames traveling to the city to spend time with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. S. Craven
Gladys and
Beryl
Ames
Mayo Clinic Visit Leaves Topic Editor Resting at Home
Lucia O Wolfe editor of the Topic spent Thursday to Saturday at Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota for a medical checkup. She was advised to go home and rest for a while. The paper invites readers to visit them at their Main Street home, where they are renting, for any secrets to relate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucia O. Wolfe
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Main Street
Five Marriage Licenses Issued In Area This Week
Dan Cupid issued five marriage licenses this week across Hayfield Lakota Whittemore Ringsted Titonka and nearby Chicago. Couples named include H Owen Taylor and Marvyle G Sim mons both of Hayfield Henry Schroeder and Freda Jager both of Lakota John Weber of Chicago Bernadine Keane of Whittemore Clyde Burns of Hstherville Adina Tow of Ringsted Andrew W Krimminga and Elsie H Keuchen yeltthar both of Titonka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Cupid
H.owen Taylor
Marvyle G. Simmons
Hayfield
Henry H. Schroeder
Freda Jager
John Weber
Chicago
Bernadine M. Keane
Whittemore
Clyde M. Burns
Hstherville
Adina Tow
Ringsted
Andrew W. ‘Krimminga
Elsie H. Keuchenyeltthar
Titonka
Community Notes From Fort Dodge and Surroundings
Rev Patterson and wife transact ed business in Fort Dodge Friday. Families and residents from Fenton, Buffalo Center, Rake, Clear Lake, Mason City, and other nearby towns visited relatives, attended church dedications, or returned from trips including a poultry show in Algona and a postmasters meeting in Fenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
Fort Dodge
John Stott
Everett Rippentrop
Alfred Meyers
Fenton
Andrew Hangens
Healthy: Hancock Twins Grow Rapidly Since Birth
Twin children Janice Rae and James Kay Hobbs of Crystal Lake show rapid growth. Born May 8, 1937 at Irish Hospital Forest City weighed about five pounds together. Now five months old they have tripled their birth weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Rae
James Kay
Hart Hobbs
Crystal Lake
Irish Hospital
Forest City
J. B. Kell
Har] Hobbs
District Court News In Brief
Judge George Heald adjourned court with no set date. Eugene Walsh faces charges of jail breaking assisting a prisoner to escape and illegal narcotics sale. attorney change appointed Theodore C. Hutchinson. Max Block of Luverne considered for arson but no indictment found. Francis Aibert pled guilty to bootlegging and was jailed six months plus costs. Civil actions include Melbourne Mansmith vs A B Lappe injuring a mechanic. S Norton & Son awarded 81.70 plus 15.32 costs. Multiple cases set for next term including John Campbell vs Hol Wilson with 6,000 damages. Foreclosures and judgments filed. new civil cases list includes foreclosure suits and a real estate shortage claim. No new probate filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Walsh
G. D. Shumway
Theodore C. Hutchinson
Max ‘Block
Luverne
Francis Aibert
Melbourne
Mansmith
A. B. Lappe
Bancroft
Lappe
S. Norton & Son
W. J. Barr
John L. Campbell
Hol. Wilson
Swea City
Campbell
Thomas Wiggins
Andrew Miller
Lottie J. Kain
Charles McGinnis
North Iowa Finance Co
H. Wagner
S. A. Maxwell Co
J. C. Underkofler
Downers. Loan Corporation
Lutheran Church Sunday School and Service Timings
Lutheran church notes list Sunday School at 9 30 a m and English service at 10 30 a m Rev Ganshaw of Des Moines will conduct the service Choir practice scheduled for Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganshaw
Des Moines
Damage suit settles for seven hundred fifty dollars
Donald Larson a minor via Jewell Larson sued M. J. Trunkhill for a September 21 accident four miles east and five miles north of Algona that left the boy with a permanently injured arm. The case, valued at 5241.50, was settled out of court for 750 after trial began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Larson
Jewell Larson
M. J. Trunkhill
Algona
Larson
Trunkhill
Jdvors
Gea
Bonackey
Titonka
Frank Cogley
Bancroft
Joe Grandjenett
St. Benedict
Albert Genrich
Laverne
Marguerite Kenetick
Anna Larnon
Swea City
Dorothy Pearson
Lone Rock
Carrie Torgersen
Frances Teeter
Whittemore
Warvl Taylor
Upper Des Moines
Stroebel Family Struggles With Sick Horses and Car Trouble
The Stroebels report six horses afflicted with sleeping sickness, adding to recent misfortune after their car overturned in a ditch last week. The family faces ongoing veterinary concerns and property challenges from the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Stroebels
Stroebels
Fined drivers in Algona court for traffic violations
Richard Brayton of Burt was fined $2.00 and $2.00 costs for failing to stop at a stop sign and for lacking a proper tail light on his car. George Duncan of Ledyard, previously in trouble, appeared and was charged with drunkenness, fined $3.00 plus $7.76 costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Brayton
Algona
Della Welter
Burt
George Duncan
Ledyard
County Supervisors Convene Approve Reports and Drain Repairs
County board in session approves quarterly reports for county clerk recorder sheriff and auditor. Multiple supervisors appointed to repair drains including 84 106 4 P A K 1 34 77 166 24 60 80 90 110 and 130 5. Arch ie Haines janitor salary fixed at 80 per month. 150 transferred from general fund to teachers institute fund as many bills are allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Supervisors
Cosgrove
W. BD. McDonald
Morris
Baum
Fraser
Archie Haines
Court House
General County Fund
Teachers Institute Fund
Traveling Library Books Received
Thirty six books were received by the local library this week. Titles include Kulu's Library by Alcott Little Girl Lost by Batley Bow of Orange Ribbon by Barry Behind That Curtain by Biggers White Wolves by Bower Sunnycrest Farmyard by Buchanan My Life Is In Your Hands by Cantor O Pioneers by Cather Peril At End House by Christie Valley of Silent Men by Curwood Happy Hours by Daniel Bridge of Desire by Deeping Who Am I by Doots on South Foreland Murder by Fletcher Tuning In At Lincoln High by Gollomb Laird of Glentyre by Green Three Little Pigsa by Hardy Sally and Billy In Winter by Hardy Second Jungle Book by Kipling Woman of Mystery by LeBlanc Aristocratic Miss Brewster Lincoln At The Back of the North Wind by Macdonald Christopher Robin Reader by Milne Peter Pan Picture Book by OConnor My Stubbs Brother by Otis Kindled Flame by Pedler Poor Wise Man by Rinehart Gaudy Night by Sayers Nan of Music Mountain by Spearman Heidi by Spuri Casino Murder Case by Van Dine Small Town Girl by Williams God and the Groceryman by Wright
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kulu
Alcott
Little Girl
Batley
Barry
Biggers
White Wolves
Bower
Sunnycrest Farmyard
Buchanan
Cantor
O Pioneers
Cather Peril
End House
Christie
Curwood
Happy Hours
Daniel Bridge
Desire
Deeping Who
Doots
South Foreland
Fletcher
Lincoln High
Gollomb Laird of
Glentyre
Green Three Little Pigsa
Sally
Billy
Hardy Way
Puff—Hardy
Kipling
Woman of
Mystery
LeBlanc
Miss Brewster
Lincoln
North Wind
Macdonald
Christopher Robin
Milne
O'Connor My
Stubb
Otis
Pedler
Wise Man
Rinehart
Sayers
Nan of
Music Mountain
Spearman
Heidi
Spuri
iVan Dine
Small Town
Williams
God and the Groceryman
Wright
County Warehousing Board Forms Sealing and Loan Plan
The County Warehousing Board met in Algona Monday to organize sealing and loan work for corn. Officers elected include President George H. Butterfield Swea City, Vice President A. H. Bonnstetter West Bend, Secretary and Treasurer H. J. Bode Algona. Auditing committee members are H. Yountgwirth Whittemore, Maris Vaux Swea City, Hod. Parsons Algona. Local sealers named for Swea City C F Berggren, Ledyard George Hagges, Lakota EB Worley, Burt Earl Miller, Bode John Borman, Algona Hugh Raney, Joe Matern Wesley. No start date set until plans and regulations are completed by the Department of Agriculture at Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
George H. Butterfield
Swea Chy
A. H. Bonnstetter
West Bend
H. J. Bode
H. Yountgwirth
Whittemore
Maris Vaux
Swea City
Hod. Parsons
Kossuth County Mutual Fire Insurance
C. FP. Berggren
George Hagges
Ledyard
EB. R. Worley
Lakota
Earl Miller
Burt
John ‘Borman
Bode
Hugh Raney
Joe Matern
Wesley
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Harry Kettwick Injured in Tractor Mishap near Lakota
Lakota resident Harry Kettwick, living about four miles north of town, suffered a severe ankle fracture when a tractor backed into him while plowing. He crawled home half a mile, was found by his wife, treated at a Buffalo Center hospital, and will remain bedridden for at least eight weeks. He and his wife have three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Kettwick
Here
Kettwick
Buffalo Center
Kettwieke
Mrs Fred Hagen and Daughter Visit Alggna Home
Mrs Fred Hagen and her daughter Joan spent several days last week at the Prank Vera home in Alggna, enjoying the hospitality and local sights as they toured the area and visited friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hagen
Joan
Vera
Alggna
Also Mentioned on This Page
Teionka
Sam Miller
Ramsey Church
Legion Auxiliary Notes
Jennie. Jensen
John Pink
Jennie Jensen
Duane Jensen
Olvia
T. HE. Davidson
Hancock
Forest City Summit
District Court News
George Heald
Lutheran Church Notes
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