Farmers Mass Meeting Called for Corn Hog Plan
A large mass meeting is set for farmers at Algoma High School auditorium at 2 30 p m to hear M Tovans state chairman of the corn hog control association and to discuss the 1936 plan. A statewide vote on corn-hog control will be held Saturday October 26. Evans from Pocahontas County will explain the program and farmers are urged to attend to express opinions and learn details from Mr Hwang. Community meetings follow in multiple towns including Titonka Sexton Wesley Swea City Lakota and others with dates announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth
M. Tovans
Nog Control Association
Algoma High Hoor
J Frimms
Hwang
Evans
Pocahontas County
Washington, D. C
Yma
Mr. Frimml
J. Evans
Kossuth County
Corneg Control
Harms Weds Bertha Wessels in Wesley Ceremony
Mr John Harms marries Miss Bertha Wessels with Maurice Hansen and another as witnesses. They honeymoon at Clear Lake then return to Fold Cogswell farm east of town. The groom is son of Dick Harms and the bride grew up at George S Hansen home after her parents death. The event drew local interest and goodwill. Mail schedule changes: outgoing mail shifts to 9 am beginning October 21 to connect with northbound service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harms
Bertha Essels
Maurice Hansen
Wesley
Wesley Parson
Clear Lake
Fold Cogswell Farm
Ims
Dick Harms
Biter
Buffalo Consolidated School
Ceo. S. Hansen
Stanhood
Dessert Bridge Club Hosts Gathering Tonight
The Dessert bridge club met with Mr and Mrs Gen Bonacker on Wednesday evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs Herb Y Winter a new couple, Mrs Miller son in law and Mrs Earl Stott who shared a travel prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Bonacker
Herb Y Winter
Methodist Church Notes Sunday Service Announcement
Sunday at ten there will be worship and children’s Sunday school. A morning service, a meal, and an afternoon program are planned with activities for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannes
Decia
Pound Patty Friday at M and Church for Rev Fanl
A reception and pound patty will be held Friday evening at the M and church for Rev Fanl and family, inviting all to attend. Mrs Ben Franzen underwent an appendicitis operation Monday at Algona and is under care of a special nurse Whitcombs. Here from Monroe Mr Walter Whitcomb and wife arrived to visit Dr R G Ball and family. John Roelfsema of Des Moines visited his daughter Mrs Callies and the twins to celebrate his birthday. Meinhart Smidt broke his right arm last Thursday while cranking a tractor and will be unable to do manual labor for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pound Patty
Fanl
Ben Franzen
Algona
John Roelfsema
Des Moines
Co. F. Callies
Meinhart Smidt
Ann Shipley
Belmond
Muehe
Minnesota
Barney Muehe
Albert Lea
Minn
Albert Dirksen
Bonnie Mae
Dirksen
Chicago
Frank Johnson
Lena Larson
Swan Pearson
Rockledge
Florida
Orville Kollasch
Lloyds
Kansas
Edith Lloyd
Roy
Taylor
Wesley
Kansas City
New
I. C. McNulty
M'H
Plover
McNulty
Arthur Bottom
Graettinger
Laura ‘Wolf-Hammerding
Leota Smith
Forest City Hospital
Harold Gaard
Childre
Charles Cunningham
Ventura
Woden
Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church
Jo Anderson
Rev. Kuelman
H. C. Peters
Peters
Albert Grubb
Ernest Kramer
Gordon
Volding
Ames
Joe Kramer
Wes
Mildred Gamoreux
Lillian von Laven
Helen Saathoff
Eunice Baack
Forest City
Jon Kramer
Anna Shipley
Belmond Hospital
Carl Sunde
Omaha
Nebraska
Frank Monson
Jack Monson
Ben Reikeng
Sona City
Charles Monson
W. W
Alma
Martha Buns
Elvina
Arliss Tweedt
Titania Junior League Team Wins Championship Title
The Titania Junior League base ball team defeated Wesl ey Juniors 11 to 2 on the local diamond Monday afternoon to claim the championship and a silver cup trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titania
Wesley Juniors
Joint meeting of American Legion and Auxiliary in Lone Rock
The American Legion and Auxiliary hold a joint meeting in Lone Rock on Thursday October 17 at 8 00 p m to elect and install county officers. Each post may nominate candidates and votes by post ballot. Nominate your delegate to Herman Bowman Swea City. Lone Rock Auxiliary serves lunch after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion and Auxiliary
Lone Rock
Herman Bowman
Swea City
Albert Meyer Trips West After Farewell Party
Albert Meyer of Los Angeles left Tuesday for California after a six week visit to attend to business and visit relatives. In his honor sixty relatives and friends held a farewell party Monday evening at his brother B H Meyer home. He was accompanied by Bancroft butter maker who is also going west to visit relatives and enjoy a vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Albert Meyer
Los Angeles
Busiess
West
Hus
B. H. Meyer
Bancroft
Auction of Bank Assets by J Req elver McGrevey
Will sell the remaining assets of the First National Bank at public auction in Algona on October 29 1935 at the courthouse. McGrevey has liquidating charge and the bank has paid forty percent to depositors. after the auction the trust will be closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jreqelver McGrevey
Algona
Court House
Girl Scouts Meet. New Officers Installed at Burt Unit
Legion Auxiliary notes record Friday afternoon school gathering of Girl Scouts. Esther Askin, unit president, attended a county school of instruction in Call Park last Tuesday with Evelyn Morrison presiding. Four Burt members attended the Burt county meeting. new officers were installed and a music and readings program was provided. District conference in Fort Dodge on October 23 is urged with large county representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Askin
School of Instruction
Kossuth County
Shelter House
Call Park
Evelyn Morrison
Burt
Fort Dodge
Portland Socials and Weekend Visits Reported
Portland residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend. Leo Fox and family joined Geo Graham’s guests. Alvin Rasmussen and daughter from Pomeroy visited for Sunday supper. Liauretta Larsen from George Iowa spent time with home folks. Elmer Danner of Fenton visited L H Bartlett. several others attended H Mathes golden wedding in Algona. multiple families welcomed guests from Mason City Spencer and Wisconsin connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Fox
Geo. Grahams
Chas
Stroebel
St. Paul
Alvin ‘Rasmussen
Pomeroy
Grant Fairbanks
Liauretta Larsen
George
Iowa
Elmer Danner
Fenton
L. H. Bartletts
Alvin Rasmussen
L. J
Algona
Wm. Ringsdorf
W. E. Grover
Luther Fairbanks
Herbert Nelson
Mason City
Michaelson
AG Nelson
Conservation Meet a Success in Kossuth County
The first annual Kossuth County Conservation League meeting drew near 3,000 people with about 2,000 autos at Union Slough gravel pit lake between Titonka and Bancroft. Events included trap and pistol shooting, dog show and kid, parade, bait and fly casting, rifle shooting, and horseshoe tournament amid excellent weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth County Conservation League
Union Slough
Titonka
Bancroft
First Annual Kossuth County Field Day Draws 4000 Plus
A fall day drew an estimated crowd of over four thousand to the First Annual Kossuth County Conservation League Field Day at the county gravel pit between Titonka and Bancroft. Local committees and officials praised the event, predicting annual growth and state-wide attention for conservation sports. Notable figures from Des Moines to Spirit Lake lauded the day, while contests, birds, and rifle events highlighted the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth County
L. D. Russel
Des Moines
Remington Arms Company
M. L. Hutton
The
Conservation Board
Fred Schwab
State Fish and Game Department
Joe Kautasky
Fort Dodge
Frank Marnett
Spirit Lake
Frank J. Colby
Forest City
State Conservation Commission
George Moulton
Ledyard
League
Ernest Luedtke
Lotts Creek
John Fisher
Titonka
L. Ludwig
St. Benedict
Raymond Smith
Burt
Boston Terrier
H. J. Breen
Wesley News Legion Elects Offcers For Year
The American Legion post elected officers for the coming year led by Commander Thomas For burger Adjutant Anthony Hildman and Finance Officer Lester Lease who will extend his 16 year tenure. John Hutchison was chosen Service Officer and Sergeant at Arms. Regular meetings are set for the first Tuesday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy M. Butte
Odd Fellows and Rebecca
Marshalltown
Pfeffer
L. L. Pfeffer
Mason City
Mercy Hospital
Minn
Herman Carlson
Edna
Clifford
Arvid Carlson
Kensington
Russia
Ladies Aid
M, HE
Wisconsin
Bertha Skow
Horeb
Wis
Skow
Minnesota
Olaf Finnemark
Tom Blaine
Kenyon
Thomas’ McMahon
Chicago
Lincoln
Neb
Sexton Hall
Pastors Reassigned At Spencer Conference
At last week's Spencer conference all M. B. Church pastors in the county were reassigned to new pulpits except Rev. J C McNulty of Wesley who moves to Plover and Rev. Arthur A Bottom formerly of Burt sent to Wesley. Lakota Ledyard is assigned to Rev Harvey Nelson recently ordained. Owes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B
Spencer
J. C. McNulty
Wesley
Plover
Arthur A. Bottom
Normerly
Burt
Harvey
Nelson
District Court News In Brief In Emmetsburg
District Court adjourned after the September term with rulings on cases including illegal liquor possession, foreclosures, and a $40 verdict on an oral contract. Several judgment entries and a divorce decree were issued. State Patrol arrested drivers for reckless driving and stop sign violations with nominal fines. Patrol officers Benedict, Fisher, West and Meinhard led the arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C. Davidson
Emmetsburg
Walter Zentner
Equitable Life
William Schultz
Ti Bert
Howard
Frederickg
Ben F. Sorensen
Frances Rutledge
Verne Rutledge
Maurice Coffin
Burt
Benedict
Fisher
West
Meinhard
Diphtheria Inoculations Move Through Algona Schools
Nearly all of Algona’s 900 pupils were inoculated for diphtheria last week as a precaution. Only one case appeared among students. Doctors charged fifty cents per pupil for the inoculation.
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Algona
Three Marriage Licenses Issued This Week
During the week only three marriage licenses were issued. Names listed include John Harms and Bertha Wessels of Titonka. Others are Donald C. Sylvester of Sioux City with Rosella Higging of Whittemore, and Dan O'Keefe of Lakota with Gladys Thompson of Buffalo Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Cupid
John Harms
Bertha Wessels
Titonka
Donald C.sylvester
Sioux City
Rosella Higging
Whittemore
Dan O'Keefe
Lakota
Gladys Thompson
Buffalo Center
Auto Crash Kills Gilmore City Couple En Route to Meet
A deadly auto accident four miles southwest of Albong last Sunday evening left George Evans and his wife from Gilmore City dead beside the road. Witnesses saw no one, and the cause remains unknown. Evans, a hardware dealer, was traveling to the Conservation meet at Union Slough gravel pit. Resurfacing of Titonka-Wesley Road begins this week by Baker & Patton of Cedar Rapids, expected to take about five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albong
George Evans
Gilmore City
Titonka-Wesley
Baker & Patton
Cedar Rapids
Titonka
Bancroft Man Bound Over on Wife Desertion Charge
Louis Conway of Bancroft faced Justice P A Dawson on a wife desertion charge. BE J Van Ness acted for him and he was bound over to the November grand jury under a $500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Conway
Bancroft
P. A. Dawson
BE. J. van Ness
Referendum Looms as County Hog Program Vote Planned
The Kossuth County Allotment Committee and allied groups met in Ames on October 7 to discuss the October 26 referendum on a future Comm Hog Program. Approved funds of 110000 were reported last week and producers will be notified upon arrival of checks. Individuals who have not yet received 1934 checks should contact the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth County
Ames
Thieves Hit Local Businesses On Wednesday
Woden area reports break ins at Farmers Elevator and W.N.A.X. station pumps with the alarm clock missing from the former and gasoline taken from the latter. Lumber Yards were targeted but not robbed. A farewell party for Rev. Ralph Baker announced as he and his wife head to Evanston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.N.A.X
M. BE
Ralph Baker
Hall
Baker
Evanston
Baker Willlso
Hotchkigs
Buffalo Center
Stella Ludeking
Greene
Olive Gibson
Daugther Eunice
Clara Kramer
Mason City
Honor Roll and Farm Listings From Titonka Area
A local honor roll lists residents Dick Wranzen, DeVries, Ubben, Wibben, Roth, Miss Viola Rike, Higgins, Will Koch with dates and towns including Titonka and Buffalo Center. Multiple FOR SALE notices detail Jasperson farm in Plum Creek, Ward 200 acre farm in Portland township, and a 340 acre farm west of town with descriptions of improvements and contact notes for Wolfe, Lea Q, and Tapio office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Wranzen
Titonka
DeVries
Hvert Ubben
Johannes Wibben
Iong George Roth
Buffalo Center
Iowa
Viola ‘Rike
Waterville
Con Higgins
Will Koch
Thompson
Jasperson
Plum Creek
Federal Land Bank
SAUE
Portland Township
Wolfe
Lea Q
Tapio Altice
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Algoma High School
BR. M. Tivans
Nin Harms
Art
Newville
Itt
Methodist Church
Legion Auxiliary Notes
Portland News
Rock Rapids
Wesley News
District Court News
H. B. White
Louis Heetland
Halsrud
Bode
Lloyd Pratt
Geo. J. Schmidt
John A. Loeschen
Woden News
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