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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1950
Page
2
Published weekly notes post office filing in Titonka and surrounding Kossuth County. Rates show $2.00 yearly in county and Titonka trade area, $2.50 elsewhere in state, $3.00 for Canada and foreign countries. Subscriptions continue unless canceled or publisher discontinues.
Jack Witzthum and Duane Studer spent last weekend in Omaha. Friday supper guests at the Gilbert Hall home included George Smith and family from Moline, Morris Smith of Britt, and Edd Hall of Kanawha. The junior class begins practicing the play Lack Me In the Eye for early November. coach is Mrs. Mullin. Lael Root Norbert Hilbert and Reece Martin attended a law enforcement school in Mason City Friday led by an FBI man from Omaha. Mrs J. W. Welker of Corwith visited her mother, Mrs. Susan Lease, at the A. M. Lease home Friday.
A large crowd attended the Methodist ladies chicken supper and bazaar on Thursday evening. Community notes report visits by L J Merrill of Portland to his Algona farm, a sixth birthday for Diane Newbrough, and a party for her mother. Wesley Wizards held a meeting with new officers and new members, while two women's bowling teams formed for Friday leagues at Barry alleys. Gary Marco of Roger City and family visited, and dim Martin sustained a cracked ankle last week, needing crutches for three weeks.
Mx and Mrs J L Lease visit relatives in Forest City on Sunday. The Orthel Jolly Workens met at Herman Ostercamp home October 10 with officers elected to lead future activities. New members Ber nice Smith and Bonnie Eckles joined. A Creston wedding linked Nick Weber and George Roeder families. Olaf Furnemark returned from a four month trip to Europe hosting Ronald Johnson’s birthday. Community visits include Mason City and Britt as locals share events and health news. Jimmy Walker marks his sixth birthday on October 11.
The 1950 35 day duck season runs from 12 00 noon October 20 to November 23 with daily shooting from half an hour before sunrise to one hour before sunset. Daily bag four ducks with eight possession after day one. Only one wood duck allowed in possession. Goose limits four with species restrictions. Coot or mudhen limit is 10.
The Christian Reformed church ladies plan their annual bazaar on Friday October 20 at 8 oclock with a following auction sale. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Richard Logan at Forest City hospital on Sunday October 9 and both mother and infant returned home last Thursday.
The Kossuth County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting at Burt School Auditorium on Tuesday evening October 24. Guest speaker Marvin McLain of Brooklyn Iowa a dairy farmer active in church school A A A and Farm Bureau will address members. Resolutions and officer elections will highlight the program with reports from personnel and musical numbers by the Kossuth County Rural Women's Chorus and Mrs Tena Jensen.
A list of local families visiting relatives and hosting others across Mason City Britt Buffalo Center Postville and Forest City with mentions of Eliza Paine W L Tindall Laverne Smith Jim Bode and Irene Larson. The notice ends with a phrase about Professional Cards.
Thirty five new vehicles were registered in Kossuth County last week. Names and towns listed include Elm contador Elmore Owen Berhow Plymouth Algona Swea City Whittemore and many more across Chevrolet Pontiac Mercury Chrysler Oldsmobile and Ford lines with individual registrants from Burt Burt Bancroft Lakota Wesley and Titonka among others.
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