Activities of Titonka School for the Week
Second grade decorates room with fall leaves and chalk drawings. Third grade boasts five students can say all addition facts under three minutes. Fourth grade hosts health play The Tooth Family and visits Gartner’s honey house. Fifth grade dramatizes Snow White, makes Halloween posters, and completes subtraction tests. Sixth grade mounts butterflies, finishes spatter work, and studies nouns. Seventh grade finishes six weeks tests and studies thirteen colonies while attending skating party. Eighth grade builds charts on forests spending and production and studies United States becomes world power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvina Baade
Sharon Callies
Benjamin Meyer
James Harms
Ronald Young
Tooth
Gartner's
Dean Kuchenreuther
Mr. Gartner
Donna Tres
United States
Library Notes: Board Meeting and Saturday Hours
The quarterly meeting of the library board was held Monday evening, October 13th. Library hours on Saturday evening will be from 7 until 8 30 with the same hours as usual on Saturday afternoon. The facilities of the library are open to the public and inasmuch as social activities are somewhat curtailed by the war, we invite you to enjoy your spare time with books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brary
Rameey Reformed Welcomes New Pastor at Sunday Service
Rameey Reformed Church schedules Sunday at 9 20 for Sunday School and 10 40 for worship as Rev Frank Snuttjer preaches his first sermon as pastor. The Snuttjer family is expected to relocate and settle this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rameey Reformed
Frank Snuttjer
Snuttjer
School Children Gather Scrap for War Effort
Ti tanica Consolidated School students plan a scrap metal drive Thursday. High schoolers 84 and grade students 140 will canvass German and Buffalo townships collecting metal and weights, stocking piles at farms, listing amounts, and arranging truck pickup with help from rural residents and local wagons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Cheever
Titanica Consolidated School
German
Buffalo
Sammy
K and H Co Operative Oil meets in Wesley
Over 400 stockholders and patrons attend the th annual meeting in Wesley. The firm reports a 15,000 rise in business and 1,000 more dividends. 67 high dividend checks total 4,553. Active patrons served 1,693, 80 new shareholders added. Directors re elected include Andrew Gollner Leo Arndorfer and John W Boyken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
K. & H. Co-Operative Oil Co
Andrew Gollner
Leo Arndorfer
Bancroft
John W. Boyken
Woden
Donald Edison
Farmers Grain Dealers
Fort Dodge
John Uhan
Co-Operative Service Co
Waterloo
Earl Burr
Des Moines
John McCollister
Earl Caddock
United Petroleum Corporation of
Omaha
Funeral services for Robert Callies in Lutheran church
Funeral services for Robert T. Callies who died at his home last Tuesday were held at Good Hope Lutheran church. The Rev. John Mohr of Britt Lutheran church conducted the service. Burial was in the Lutheran cemetery. He was born August 8, 1864 in Lankow Germany and came to the United States at age 21. He married Mary Gayer in 1889 and they had nine children, eight of whom and his wife survive. Numerous grandchildren great grandchildren and relatives from several towns attended the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Callies
Good Hope Lutheran Church
John Mohr
Robert Callies
Lankow
Germany
United States
Mary Gayer
Sioux City
Emma Wiese
Austin
Minn
Martha Carter
Burt
Clara Lichtenberger
Fort. Dodge
Fred
Seattle
Washington
Pauline Hansen
Pacific Grove
California
Carl F. Callies
Titonka
Louise Stockwell
Frank Callies
Forest City
Otto
Algona
Titonica
Amelia Leek
Albany
Oregon
Nicholas Heesch
George Johnson
Adolph Missal
Bruno
Fred Stecker
George Wiegand
Fred Klein
Chas, Gayer Sr
Will Gayer
Chas
Gayer Jr
Walter Moore
Fred Gayer Sr
Fred Gayer Jr
Marlon Gayer
Rock Valley
Otto Callies
Clarence Coleman
Fred Carter
Floyd Lichtenberger
Fort Dodge
John Rolfsema
Des Moines
Steiner Rae
Albert Metzgar
Lone Rock
John Olson
Waden
Richman
Chas. Leek
Herman Rachut
Gottlieb Bleich
Paul Krueger
John Koestler
Immanuel Lutheran Announces Forest City Welfare Branch
Immanuel Lutheran lists English service at 10 20 Sunday October 18 with a special offering for the Lutheran Welfare Society of Iowa. The group opens a Forest City branch as northeast Iowa headquarters and plans to engage welfare worker Misa Erdahl to address the congregation. Sunday School and Bible Class at 9 30 followed by Luther League social in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran
Lutheran Welfare Society of Iowa
Forest City
Iowa
Misa Erdahl
Luther League
Inseparable J H Gorrell Barber of Clarinda Retires
Clarinda barber J H Gorrell with over five decades in the trade has spent 46 years in the same shop, marking a quiet milestone in his lengthy career. The local figure, known for his steadiness, reflects on decades making neath the chair and serving patrons in the community.
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J. H. Gorrell
Clarinda
Tesch Talks On Conditioning at PTA Meeting
The PTA met at the school on Monday evening October 12 for a Back To School Night with class work in each department. Mr Tesch spoke on the physical conditioning program as part of the program. A business meeting followed with Mrs Carl F Callies as president appointing standing committees including Publicity Hospitality Refreshment and Finance Program War Service Membership and others. A vote authorized buying a picture award for the grade with the highest parent member percentage. Tople Office 421 Head the Wasnt Adz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tesch
Carl FP
Callies
T. A. Dunmire
H. I. Torgersen
J. R. Schutter
Homer Downs
Hough
Oscar Blanchard
War Service
Mary Oesterreicher
Louis Bartlett
H. A. Freich
Frank Clark
Wilbur Schram
H. Korte
A. L. Honken
al Young
Keidel
Conrad Schmidt
Sophus Nelson
Leota Schutter
Ray Oesterreicher
Damage suit filed over 1942 West Bend grade crossing death
Rosella Frideres, administratrix of Ervin Frideres estate, sues Frank Lowden, James Gorman and Joseph Fiewing, trustees of Chicago Rock Island Pacific, for 20000 in Kossuth district court. Accidents at a Garfield township crossing killed her husband April 28, 1942. Suit alleges railroad negligence and obstructed view due to trees plus inadequate signals. Also notes prior settlement with driver. Other filings include quiet title suits by Elizabeth Kaiser. Justice court fines listed for several defendants.
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Algona
Rosella Frrideres
Ervin P. Frideres
Kossuth District Court
Frank O. Lowden
James E. Gorman
Joseph B. Fiewing
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
West Bend
Hutchison and Hutchison, Algona Law Firm
Garfield Township
George Faber
H. M. Mantz
Frideres
Thas
Elizabeth H. Kaiser
John Desmarins
Red Cross Seeks Volunteers for Philippine Skirt Drive
The American Red Cross assigns 108 petti-skirts to Titanica community for completion by November 1 for shipment to the Philippine Islands. If not asked to assist, visit the A. M. Petersen house to take one or more skirts. Mayme L. Petersen is the local sewing chairwoman.
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American Red Cross
Philippine Islands
A. M. Petersen
Mayme L. Petersen
Red Cross
Marriage Licenses Issued in Kossuth County Last Week
Marriage licenses issued in the past week include Walter Mouschand and Muriel Pieper of Norwood, Minnesota. Edward D. Buckels, 23, of Fort Madison, and Betty Ley, 23, Likota.
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Kossuth County
Walter Mouschand
Legal
Muriel Pieper
Norwood, Minn
Edward D. Buckels
Fort Madison
Betty Ley
Likota
Resolutions Adopted by Kossuth County Farm Bureau
The Kossuth County Farm Bureau at its annual meeting approved par ity for agriculture to labor and industry and urged deferring draftees whose induction would harm food production. Other resolutions call for debt repayment and bond purchases, permanent 3 1 4 9 percent federal farm loan rates, opposition to a federal sales tax, support for equal opportunities in schools, a state library fund, careful candidate selection, and planning women's home projects to sustain family health during wartime.
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Algona
Kossuth County Farm Bureau
German Valley Pupils Do Their Bit in Scrap Drive
German Valley school pupils have gathered a large scrap pile as part of a county wide drive. Teachers statewide were asked to participate and the German Valley group shows strong effort with items like an old coal burner among the pile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Valley School
Gierman Valley School
Mary Dexterreicher
Will
Una
No Hunting Signs at the Topic Police
Readable fragments indicate local authorities placed no hunting signs near Topic Police to deter trespass. The brief notes mention safety concerns and enforcement prompts, with no further details on locations or dates.
Titonka to close for scrap collection day
Titonka schools will be closed all day Thursday October 15 and business houses closed from noon for a town wide scrap drive. A complete canvas will reach Buffalo and German Townships with trucks visiting farms and houses to load scrap. County and French Lumber Co. trucks will haul scrap and pickup continues if not collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka
Titonica
Buffalo
French Lumber Co
W. S. Cosgrove
Scrap drive appeal seeks home scrap for war effort
Men and housewives are urged to place scrap outside for collection. It may be sold to Frank Hagen or J. R. Schutter, or weighed and tickets issued until sold. The drive is a large cooperative patriotic effort to supply the government with needed scrap.
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Frank Hagen
J. R. Schutter
Harvest Ball Queen Crowned at Iowa State College
Miss Verdene Boyken daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm Boyken was crowned Harvest Ball Queen at the Memorial Union Iowa State. A junior in Home Economics she was escorted to the stage before the dance intermission and crowned by Donald Johnson and Irvin Nuthlich. She holds multiple campus roles including women's advertising manager of the Daily Student and YWCA finance chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdene Boyken
Wm. Boyken
Memorial Union
Iowa State College
Verdence
Iowa State
Donald Johnson
I. Ed. Sr
Irvin Nunthlich
Ag. Ed
Agricultural Council
Miss Boyken
Daily Student
YWCA
Home Ecconomics Club
Foodg and Nutrition Veishea
Danforth
Methodist Church Service Schedule and Officers
Sunday School at 10:00 a m and Morning Worship at 11:00 a m with the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper during service. Mrs Carl F Callies to sing. Also morning service at 9 30 a m with Sunday School at 10 50 a m. Election of officers held. cooperation requested for Superintendent Mrs Van Hangen, Assistant Mrs Ted Hoover, Secretary Treasurer Mrs Dale Struthers, Assistant Mrs Bryan Asa, Pigplat Meg Tom Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
W. L. Patterson
Carl F. Callies
Mra. van Hangen
Ted Hoover
Dale Struthers
Mra
Bryan Asa
Meg
Tom Young
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Titonka School
Snow White and
Hallowe’en
Hallowe'en
Harris Smith
Europe
Library Notes
Robt
Ben
R. B. Hickenlooper
Town
Tyke Theatre
American Legion Hall
Owice
Kossuth District and Justice Court
A. Ll. Fisher
Arend Swalve
Thompson
Arnold
Martin Geerdes
Swea City
Carl Vohs
Earl Bowman
A. J. Cogley
Topic
RED Cross News
Farm Bureau
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