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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1939
Page
2
The Titonka Topic lists subscription rates of 1.50 per year in Kossuth County and Titonka territory, 2.00 outside, and 2.60 for Canada and foreign counties. It notes second class mailing, continuity for local subscriptions, and discontinuation rules upon expiration or at publisher discretion.
Rev and Mrs Bottom hosted at Charles Kraus home for dinner. Clifford Munson and wife greet a baby son born Friday weighing eight and a half pounds. Numerous local residents attend birthdays visits and church activities. Events include hospital stays, schooling news, a farewell for Jean Bottom, and plans for weddings and church institute attendance.
Doan school reports a week of fun as students and Vera Van Buskirk rebuild a grass hut in the yard. Wind blew the hut down and disrupted play, while part of the new supplies has arrived and a new item was ordered.
Miss Mae Van Buskirk reports perfect attendance for six weeks by Drus ila Hansen Evelyn Meyer Roger Hoover Vaughn Hoover Eugene Meyer Diane Hoover and Irvin Diebler Mane Ringsdorf recovering from illness now back in school eleven pupils enrolled Quelyn Meyer earned perfect spelling and 100 on test A new club organized with Teddy president Drusilla vice president Vaughn secretary and treasurer A weekly reporter will be chosen Roger Hoover serves this week Sixth grade anticipates daily geography test PT A numbers for Dean church on Oct 27 Hallowe en song learned Workbooks issued in history geography and grammar Seventh and eighth grades busy with book reports
The library reports improvements including brightened windows, a new juvenile bookcase, and a donated reading table from Jean French. Catalogued bulletins cover child care history economics industry and health. Farm data note farmers have contributed over 21.5 million to cooperative groups in Iowa with farmers elevators making up over half.
Mr and Mrs Conrad Schmidt and their son Irvin spent the weekend in Cedar Falls with their daughter a second year student at Town State Teachers College. Dad's Day included a noon luncheon for students and their dads, a football game, and an evening program with Irene a member of a 120 piece band.
A reunion of Amos Bonacker's family gathered Sunday at the Bonacker home. Attendees included Mrs. Bonacker's parents Mr and Mrs Saren Nelson of Woodburn Oregon, siblings and spouses from Newport and Woodburn, and numerous Hansen, Nelson, Dieckmann, Losbig, Hanser, Glane, Hanna, and Grady relatives.
Business card style notice announces extended hours with contact hours for Batter Pictures and Leas Money offering appointments on weeknights and Sundays. Includes phone number 34 W and address 42-46u.
Mr and Mrs Neal M Neldom and family plan Sunday visit to Detroit while Grady couple spend the week at Hibbing Minnesota. Oregon visitors leave for Nevada and Ames then home. Mrs Fired Adamson cares for Mrs Henry Stohr and infant. Jean French visits Ames for homecoming with Russell French and H A French attends game with Herb Potter and D L McDonald of Algona.
Hans W. Koestler, a Portland township farmer, died at his home on a Thursday after months of illness from pancreatic cancer. He was born July 10, 1896, in Germany and immigrated to the United States at about age 14, later living with relatives near Bunt. He married Velda Moyer on October 16, 1929, and they had two children, Mona Lee and Richard.
An advertisement touts Watkins Mineralized Hog Tonic promising faster market readiness and reduced feed, claiming premium prices for finished hogs. It urges readers to wait for a sales call offering Watkins products and various household goods.
Funeral services were held Sunday at the Burt Lutheran Church with Rev. Mre. Lynni Kuehenreuther officiating. burial followed in the Burt cemetery. Survived by his wife, two children, and nine sisters.
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