This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1946
Page
5
This week notes activities across grades from homemaking and literature to shorthand and physics. Seniors highlight class play Shiny Nose with a full cast. Titonka and Tyke sports share results. hunting trips allow dismissal for pheasant hunters.
Harold Miller has purchased the Coliseum and will reopen it as Harold's Roller Rink. Previously run as a skating rink, it was owned by Bob Pink who operated it as a dance hall. The formal opening is Saturday evening, November 2 with a free skate for children in the afternoon. The rink will be open Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays evenings for the public, with other nights reserved for private parties. A stage show by Little Ole and His Squirrel Dodgers is planned for Wednesday October 30 followed by a free dance for show patrons.
Howard Hill of Minburn Iowa Farm Bureau Federation vice president and flying farmer will speak at the Kossuth County Farm Bureau meeting The Burt school hosts the annual meeting Tuesday evening October The program includes reports from Wayne Keith Burt president Mrs Albert Johnson Corwith county women's chairman Mrs Henry Scott Seneca girls 4 H club chairman Eldon Shaw Whittemore treasurer Joseph Shaw Wesley resolutions committee chairman and employed personnel Owen Hurt county organization director Alma Schultz county home act and county The membership will elect officers for the following year Current officers are Wayne Keith president Herman Dreesman vice presidents Hugh TM Black secretary and Eldon Shaw treasurer
County extension director A. L. Brown warns against crowding pullets in laying houses. He cites Iowa State College figures recommending three square feet per Leghorn pullet and 3.4 square feet for heavier breeds. Avoid placing underdeveloped birds in the house to prevent reduced egg production.
Thursday Oct 24 at 8 o'clock. Lunch will be sold. Welcome everyone Irene Mayland, Teacher 42 43.
Nine couples received marriage licenses from the office of the clerk of the district court in Algona during the past week. Names include Charles Clegg of Alameda California and Florence Mertz of West Bend. Ronald Fraser of Algona and Margaret Wildin of Irvington. Bernard Isaacson of Fort Dodge and Jane Steenhard of Lakota. Maynard Jentz of Fenton and Hildagarde Beck of Fairmont. Wallace Johnson and Wilma Zielske of Swea City. Winston Kerber of Fenton and Donalda Olson of Estherville. Richard Milne of Duluth Minnesota and Evalynne Peterson of Bancroft. Henry Ollom and Neva Ollom of Burt. Roger Palmer of Algona and Luella Berle of Lone Rock. A World War I German battleship was raised and towed upside down for 260 miles from Scapa Flow to the Firth of Clyde.
Last week set a historical record for farm product payments at Titanica with hogs soybeans and beans leading the receipts. About 18 carloads of soybeans 1500 bushels each shipped out leaving 40 000 bushels in the elevator while hogs averaged 24.00 per cwt and 2300 head brought roughly 123 000 dollars.
Mr and Mrs H G Hamilton operators of The Hamilton Hatchery announce a sale of fifteen top producing Holstein cows at auction on their farm southwest of Bancroft Saturday October 26 starting at 2 pm in the barn rain or shine. All cows are daughters of Sir Ormsby Skylark Fobes. The cream check received October 16 totaled 393.00 for a two week period from these cows. Chas Quinn is auctioneer and Farmers & Traders Savings Bank Bancroft will clerk the sale.
Donald H. James, pastor, announces Sunday morning service with Sunday School at 10 and children sermon followed by adults message, 11 o clock. Evening Bible study 7 15. Wednesday choir 8. Youth fellowships scheduled with dates in late October and November. An Algona district meeting at Estherville Methodist church is planned for October 28 with reservations requested. Doan morning worship 10, Sunday School 9 30, evening 8 16, with youth fellowship October 4 at 8 pm at Buffington home.
Henry L Stecker donated used clothing to a shipment sent to Germany. A refugee from Silesia in the American zone Bavaria writes from Neustadt Kulm d 5 9 46 Oberpfalz Schule Dear Mintet thanking for the jacket waistcoat and trousers. The note mentions losing all goods and will cherish the gift.
Lavonne Telkamp daughter of Mr and Mrs Edw Telkamp and Norman Helmke of Renwick married in Algona Baptist church in a double ring candlelight ceremony on Oct 19 at 8 30. A 50 guest reception followed in the church parlors with attending relatives from Lakota including Junior and Ruth Furst Arlow Blome J E Telkamp Cort Rippentrop and Alvin Rippentrop and family. Sharon Rippentrop was flower girl.
Members of American Leg Auxiliary with Cleo Nelson and Julia Nelson as hostesses report on Legion Day operations. They urge Iowans over 21 to vote on Tuesday November 5 and stress citizen duties. Upcoming events include a regular work meeting October 25 at the Sactor home and a district conference in Fort Dodge October 28.
Rev. Wm. Plant and Immanuel Lutheran announce a Reformation Festival with English services at 10 40 am next Sunday. A special offering benefits the American Lutheran Church treasury. Sunday School meets at 9 30, Wednesday choir at 4. Women's Missionary Federation convention at Central Lutheran Church Minneapolis runs October 20 to November 1. Confirmation class held Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Mr and Mrs Bob McClenahan of Mason City dined with John Rudisill as Mrs George Pomber visited Son Seneca. Many local residents hosted dinners and bridge parties while relatives and friends from Britt Mason City Sac City Swea City and Minneapolis visited or stayed with local families over the past week.
Marine borers cause up to 50 million dollars in yearly damage to bridges piers trestles and underwater structures. Teredos, though only three eighths of an inch thick, can grow six feet long and pose the worst threat.
Lakota's Methodist church celebrated its fiftieth anniversary of dedication with morning and afternoon services on Sunday October 20. A noon family dinner followed by a post service lunch welcomed guests. Early trustees included E A Fetz P H Spangler W T Hall J N Wheeler L T Clement B F Smith and W B Tripp.
A Des Moines telegram from General Grahl announces that all selective service calls are cancelled for the rest of the year. The October call is annulled effective midnight October 15, the November call is cancelled, and no registrants will be forwarded for induction after October 15. Some inductions scheduled for October 13 and 14 remain in order. Further instructions will follow by mail.
The Ramsey Reform Church invites attendance with morning worship at 10:30 and Sunday school at 9:20. Evening worship is at 7:80, with the Young People’s Society meeting Wednesday at 8. Catechism classes meet Saturday at 10, and a message from Galatians 1 5 1 7 3 6.
With the election less than two weeks away, Kossuth County voters face county offices contests for treasurer clerk of district court sheriff county recorder and county attorney. Supervisors in four districts see one race in the fourth. Congress and state representative races feature two candidates each. A special yellow ballot asks if the county should build a $100000 County Public Hospital in Algona funded by bonds and a levied tax.
The American Lutheran Church led by Pastor Alfred O. Mardorf holds a 10 30 service at 8730 with a birthday offering in Sunday School. Luther League gathers Sunday at 8. Confirmation class meets Saturday at 9. Choir rehearses next Wednesday at 8. Reformation Festival observed Sunday November 3 with Holy Communion. Communion announcements due Friday November.
The American Legion met last Tuesday night and installed Dr. L. L. Pfeffer as post commander. Plans were made for several parties this fall and a military ball on January 15. Two membership teams were chosen to recruit new members with Dennis Vitatham and Hart Ward as captains.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.