Titonka School Weekly Activities Report
Kindergarten students describe clay crafts and leaf color studies while practicing courtesy and toothbrushing. First and second grades note leaf science and community helpers, lantern crafts, and Halloween drawings. Fourth grade reports six weeks of tests, Columbus Day play, world houses projects, and Halloween figures. Sixth graders discuss unit tests, Football, Conservation Zoo visit, animal facts, and math division practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wee
Witch
Skippy Squirrel
Rebecca
Wren
Jack Frost
Kindrness
Columbus
Lane DeGalvih
Iowa Conservation Track
Kossuth 4-H Entry Wins at Waterloo
Darlene Callies and Betty Hatten won blue ribbons for their dairy foods demonstration Puffs and Fluffs at the National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo last Tuesday. The team, top dairy demonstrators from Kossuth County Fair in August, competed with 28 county winners in the Foods and Nutrition division. They are Buff a lo Boosters 4-H Club members coached by Mrs. C F Callies who accompanied them to Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene Callies
Betty Hatten
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Kossuth
Bufffalo Boosters 44H
C. F. Callies
William Swyter Dies After Iowa City Surgery
Wm. Swyter died Tuesday night at an Iowa City hospital following surgery two weeks earlier. Funeral arrangements were incomplete Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM. Swyter
Iowa City
Iowa
New Car and Truck Sales Reach 33 in Kossuth County
Last week in Kossuth county 33 vehicles were sold across several brands. Sold by Dodge, Mercury, Chevrolet, Ford, Pontiac, Nash, Packard and others with buyers from Algona West Bend Bancroft Whittemore and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth County
Dodge
Ledyard
Frank R. Gronbach
LaVerne
Mercury
Julius Baas
Algona
Oliver Bakken
H. V. Clark
Bancroft
Gus UN Derbakke
Rake
Chevrolet
Wilmer D. Bachman
West Bend
Ray Besch
Carl Ernst
Whittemore
Patrick Hand
Lakota
Bernard Keife
Swea’ City
John Merrill
John T. McGuire
Wm. McGuire
Ernest Schaller
Ford
Gerald L. Beaver
Fenton
Owen W. Booth
Erwin Giesking
Titonka
Alfred Kohlhaas
Earl Miller
Burt
National By-Products
North Iowa Sewing Machine Co
Richard P. ‘Norton
Bert Siehlmann
Cof Titonskeeverettet
Sloper
Walter L.vaudt
Harley - Davidson
Norman Bollinger
Pontiac
Carl‘Callies
Titanica
Robert Edwards
Buffalo Center
Rapid ‘Thermo-Gas
American Legion Auxiliary Holds October Work Meeting
The American Legion Auxiliary meets October 22 at the Legion hall with hosts Tony Bruns and Bernadine Korte. Membership chair Elizabeth Kennedy urges eligible people to join as 55 members are paid up toward a 64 member quota. The rehabilitation committee requests white socks small toothpaste tubes shaving cream toothbrushes combs carpet rags and playing cards for hospitals. Regular meeting November 1 marks 60 years in Knoxville as Mr and Mrs Walter Bane celebrate their 80th wedding anniversary and Darold Nordyke notes 50 years of service in Villisca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Tony Bruns
Bernadine Korte
Fern Dockstader
Lois Peter~son
American Legion
Elizabeth Kennedy
the Legion Hall
Boy Scout Drive Solicitors Named for Tuesday October 19
Titanka and surrounding community prepare for a one day solicitation to raise 180 dollars toward the 1955 Council budget of 50 094 with 102 towns participating. Local leaders receive program materials and a five man resident staff supports monthly community visits to guide units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titanka
Council
Lake Okoboji
Boy Scout Movement
America
Iowa
Howard Andrews
John Hamilton
Wilbur Schram
Maurice Keil
Kenneth Swan
Edward Boyken
Clifford Krantz
Charles’ Reed
Harry Mehlan
Edward ‘Sathoft
Lermond
Intermil
Mrs Tom Hinders Dies At Home In Woden
Mrs Tom Hinders aged 70 died Sunday at 5 45 am after a long illness. She had been hospitalized in Des Moines and bedfast at home in Woden since April. Surviving are her husband Tom, nine children and many relatives. Funeral services were held at the Hinders home and Christian Reformed Church with Rev J J Van DenHoek officiating. Burial followed in the Christian Reformed Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woden
Tom Hinders
Des Moines
Hinders
Tom
Martin
Britt
Ben
Wesley
Ted
Thomas G
Milton
Algona
Herman
Fairmont
Minn
Alvin
Clifford Riggle
Gertrude
Forest City
Gerald Huber
Mertie
Titonka
Clarence Pannkuk
Anton Pannkuk
Garner
Ben Pannlhoule
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
George’ Pannhuk
Boughton Funeral Home
Christian Reformed Cemetery
Immanuel Lutheran H A Diers Pastor Sets October Schedule
No services or Sunday School at Immanuel Lutheran Sunday October 17. Good Hope Mission Festival includes Morning Mission Service at 10 30 Afternoon Service at 2 and Evening Service at 7 30. Events include Junior Choir rehearsal October 14 at 7 pm and Good Hope WIM film Bala mani October 15. Confirmation instruction October 16 at 1 30 pm and Junior Mission Band meeting. Mason City Pastors Conference October 18 19 at Ren wick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran H. A
Mason City
Renwick
Methodist Church Titonka and Doan Weekly Schedule
Rev W E Butler to lead services at Titonka and Doan with church school and Sunday worship. Lay leaders Ray Cunningham assisted by youth. Titonka leader Earl Zwiefel assisted by Jack Easton and Wilbur Schram. Senior MYF Sunday 7:30 PM. Good Will truck arrives Oct 20. WSCS dean meeting Oct 21 with Mrs Harvey Johnson Algona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
W. E. Butler
Ramsey Reform Church Services and Meetings Schedule
Ramsey Reform Church led by A. Roskamp offers Sunday services at 9:30 and 10:30 AM, worship in the evening at 7:30 PM, and Sunday School. Weekly: Tuesday Ramsey Brotherhood, Wednesday 1:30 PM Ladies aid, 8 PM Consistory, Thursday 8 PM choir rehearsal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey Brotherhood
Aia
Rain Delays Bean Harvest Amid Dismal Weather
Persistent rain and mist have stalled the soybean harvest, with shelled beans suffering losses. A Oct 3 hail and heavy Sunday rain worsened prospects, though some corn fields may recover with a few sunny days. An inch of rain and a brief power outage accompanied the storm.
Kossuth Sends 48 Students To State University
Forty eight Kossuth county youths enrolled this fall at the State University of Iowa. Algona leads with 21 students followed by Bancroft 8 Swea City 5 Titonka 2 and others with two or one each. The list names students by town including Algona Ramona Mayer and John T McGuire and others from Bancroft Fenton Ledyard LaVerne Swea City Titania Wesley Whittemore Armstrong and more. A separate item notes a Clarence Edeker farm mailbox perched on a welded chain post near Allison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth County
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Algona
Bancroft
Swea City
Titonka
Burt Fenton
Wesley
Whittemore
Armstrong
Ledyard
LaVerne
Virginia Bradley
Patrick Garry
James Kennedy
William McNertney
Patrick McNertney
Gene Saunders
John Saunders
Elna Larsen
Ramona Mayer
Robert Christensen
Jack Clapsaddle
Donald Cook
Carole Finn
James Fraser
Virginia Fristedt
Karen Heller
Beverly Helmers
Bernard Hoenk
Theodore Hutchison
James Kelley
Philip Kohlhaas
Madonna McGuire
John T. McGuire
Judith Murtagh
Harry Skogstrom
Michael Streit
Harold Teeter
Calvin ‘Tschetter
Larry Wolcott
Titans Edge West Bend in muddy homecoming battle
Titania High School lost to undefeated West Bend 15 to 7 in a muddy Friday homecoming. Tyke led 7-2 at halftime before West Bend surged in the third quarter behind Ted Besch and a pivotal fourth quarter fumble return for a TD by Besch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titania
West Bend
Carol Dunmire
Bob Kinseth
Shirley Harringa
Darlene Franzen
Ardith Schutter
Dennis Krominga
Tyke
Martin Norland
Indians
Keith Bartelt
Titonka
West’ Bead
Ted Besch
Besch
Graettinger
Uneup
Lynn Struthers
Merlyn Bartlett
David Seaburg
Keith van Hove
Keith Bartett
Sid Buff
Woden Presbyterian Church Services and Activities
Woden Presbyterian Church held Sunday worship with theme The Kingdom of Heaven. Eva Wenner gave a devotional, Irma Tindall led readings, Ann Christensen read scripture, Dale Rittenhouse accompanied, and the youth choir sang Father We Thank Thee. Regular offerings were received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Fred Wenger
Waukon Presbyterial
East Friesland Presbyterian Church
Woden
Ann Christensen
Dale Rittenhouse
S. F. Wenger
United Nations Month program at P T A meeting
In observance of United Nations Month the P T A presents Rev Callahan of Fenton who will show colored pictures of the United Nations and recount his trip there at the meeting next Monday evening October 18. Special music by the girls sextette and Ronald Nelson under Mr Malthaus. All parents teachers and community members invited. dues 50 cents a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
P.T. A
Callahan of Fenton
Ronald Nelson
Malthaus
Mission Festival and church events at Good Hope Lutheran
The schedule lists 9:30 a.m. Sunday School and Bible class, 10:30 a.m. Mission Festival with Hen ry Foege, 12:15 p.m. potluck, 2 p.m. illustrated talk, 7:30 p.m. festival with Clarence Brauer. Week events include choir, church council, film service, Confirmation, area chorus, society meetings, and a pancake supper at 5:30 p.m. in the church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Hope Lutheran B. H. Schwerin
Henry Foege
New Guinea
Foege
Clarence Brauer
Women’s Missionary Society
Ladies of the Church and Friends
Woden
Women's Missionary Society
Wm. Nothwehr
Bonno Schutter
Telko Stocker
Herbert Rakow
Harry Bartelt
Renwick
Thonka Chamber of Commerce Prepares for Christmas Season
The Titonka Chamber of Commerce holds its first meeting of the year with President Jack Stott presiding and new officers in place. They authorize street festooning and name committees for Christmas season activities including decorations, finance, and treats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka Chamber of Commerce
Jack Stott
John Hamilton
Wm. Nothwehr
C. R. Reed
A. C. Hench
Harry Mehlah
Frank Clark
Clarence Akkerman
Louis Bartlett
Art Boyken
C. R. Krantz
Harold Gartner
Lester Callies
J. L. Intermill
George Bonacker
Letter From Draft Dodger Contemplates Health and Patriotism
The author writes to the Local Board explaining chronic ailments and disabilities while asserting patriotic intent. He details eye, teeth, hearing, stomach ulcers, back pain, leg issues, and reliance on a crutch, noting TB and high blood pressure. He mentions twelve dependents and inability to work, acknowledging illiteracy and requesting understanding.
Titonka Lions Banquet Honors Wives and Teachers
Titonka Lions club hosts an annual banquet Thursday evening October 14 at the Lutheran for wives of members teachers and their spouses. The event emphasizes Lions hospitality and tradition with local participation and community spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka Lions Club
Lutheran Church
Lions Club
Lions Clubs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Titonka School
Knoxville
Walter Bane
Darold Nordyke
Villisca
BOY Scout Drive
Thos. Hinders
State University
Clarence Edeker
Allison
Woden Presbyterian Church
Thonka Chamber Commerce
O. K
Local Board
T. B
P.S
Selective Service
Jefferson
Fred Hupp
Adel
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