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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1942
Page
2
The Titonka Topic lists subscription rates and terms for readers in Measnth County and Titonka trade territory at 1 560 per year in advance, 92.00 outside Kossuth County, and 2 60 per year for Canada and foreign regions. It notes continuing yearly subscriptions unless canceled by subscribers or publisher, with renewals extended by payment arrangements.
Local notes recap weekend and weekday visits across Algona, Burt, Buffalo Center and Swea City. Families, relatives and shoppers are mentioned including Mr. and Mrs. Huisinga, Ferne Krantz, C. R. Krantz, Dick Sloper, Ben Meyers, Sophus Nelson, Earl Blakley, Phyllis Falk, Harold Krantz, Arnold Gray, Kamrar, Clarence Penning, Wm. Penning, Audrey Brandt, La Kota, Mrs. Ben A. Meyer, Mrs. Henry Wagonner, Dick B. Meyer, F. G. Elliott, Leota Schutter, and others.
A long list of visits and gatherings across Algona area households. Several couples hosted or visited friends in Des Moines, Woden, Clear Lake, Akron, and Vincent. Notable items include a birthday celebration for Mrs. Claus Wibben with 44 guests, New Testament presentations at Ramsey Reformed Church, and Ruth Eckerman’s upcoming Pentagon assignment leave.
Mr and Mrs Wrh Boykeri and family Mr and Mrs Jerry Boekelman and family Mr and Mrs Wm Frits and children Hather Frith of Mason City Herman Frits Mr and Mrs Reinhart Fritz and Mrs Nick Heesch and Wilma are listed in the social column.
Pvt Arthur Happy Peterson of Titanka and six fellow soldiers at the Quartermaster Replacement Training Center in Fort Warren Wyoming faced the Army’s toughest fatigue detail KP. They washed hundreds of dishes scrubbed the kitchen floor cleaned storeroom polished stoves and refrigerators scrubbed kettles and helped mix salads as part of training in Company B second regiment.
E Eske of Belmond presented a unusually large carrot grown to four carrots in weight claiming 3 pounds. The vegetable measured 12 inches in circumference and 11 inches in length.
American Legion Auxiliary and members plan a Friday night farewell at 8 p.m. October 30 at Legion Hall for past commander Amos Bonacker and past president Rose Bonacker before they relocate to Oregon. Attend and enjoy the evening. Cattle feeding operations in western states are expected to be smaller this year than that. Read the Want Ada.
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