Kossuth War Chest Drive Set To Open Oct 1
Kossuth County War Chest drive runs October 1 to 6 with a kickoff meeting September 27 at Algona high school auditorium. Dr B A Garside of United China Relief to be main speaker. list of township chairmen and individual targets totals 22400 dollars for the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth
A. E. Kresensky
Algona High School
B. A. Garside
United China Relief
Miller Nelson
Titonka
Buffalo Township
George W. Bleich
Burt
Burt Eagle Township
Dorothy Raney
Fenton
Fenton Township
Ernest Schmidt
Ottoesen
Garfield
Henry Plaister
German Township
Swea City
Harrison Township
Tom Berg
Elmore
Hebron Township
John Weber
Irvington
Irvingota
Ledyard Township
Henry Patterson
Buffalo Center
Lincoln Township
Martin Meyer
Lotts Creek
Walter Campney
Plum Creek Township
Algona
Whittemore Township
S. Bohannon
Bancroft
Walter J. Leslie
Lakota
Ward
Lone Rock
Hugh Shirk
LaVerne
Ray
Sherman
Township
Ley Township
Chas. Borman
West Bend
Ton Township
George Wolf
Herman
Plathe
Union Township
W. B. Officer
Theron Hansen
Wesley
Wes
Fred Newell
Eect Techinn Sie
Will Ward
Ea Bn
Julius P. Studer
Peter Schumacher
Whittemore
Ed Erickson
St. Benedict
Aie
Honken Estate Sale Set For Friday
A complete closing-out sale of all livestock poultry farm machinery and household goods will be held at the late Mrs Henrietta Honken farm home four miles southwest of Bancroft Friday afternoon starting at 1 30 p m The listing includes 31 head of cattle 100 chickens 20 ducks and a goose 2 sheds and a good line of farm machinery and household goods Auctioneers are Charles Quinn of Bancroft and M B Pringle of Lakota The Bancroft Farmers Traders Savings Bank is the clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Honken
Bancroft
Charles Quinn
M. B. Pringle
Lakota
Farmers & Traders Savings Bank of
New Board Hours Open for Public in Algona Office
The War Price and Rationing Board in Algona adopts a new schedule effective immediately. The office will be open to the public from 1 pm to 5 pm Monday through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Price and Rationing Board
Algona
Harriet Schram Weds Herman Schutter in Titonka Church
Harriet B Schram daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm A Schram wed Herman B Schutter son of Mr and Mrs Bonno Schutter in a candlelight ceremony September 4 at Titonka Methodist Church Rev C B Mitchell officiated with family and friends attending. The event featured Mendelssohn Wedding March, yellow and white decor, and a reception in the church parlor. The couple, graduates of Titonka High School, plan to reside in Titonka after a short honeymoon at Lake Okoboji.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka Methodist Church
Harriet B. Schram
A. Schram
Herman B. Schutter
Bonno Schutter
C. B. Mitchell
Lillian McLaughlin
Milford Town
Pfe Harbert W. Schram
Lohengrin
Carmen
Lois Schram
Florence Schutter
Virginia Swan
Nerce
Pvt
Clarence van Hove
Art Louts
Herbert Schram
Mendelssohn
Titonica
Schutter
State Teachers College
Milford
Town
Armed Service
91St
Italy
Lake Okoboji
Herman Schutter
Titanka
Jelle Tjaden
Stephen H. Tjaden
C. Kramer
Woden
Relph Tjaden
Wesley
B. W. Mitchell
Francia Berhow
Buffalo Center
Jim Knoll
Burt
Fred Griner
Lee ‘0
Wolfe
Algona
Marjorie Drestler
Birnawood
Wis
Woden sailor recalls attack on Tokyo Bay aboard Dayton
Fr Robert Buns writes from the U S S Dayton to his parents about supporting bombardment of Tokyo harbor on July 18. He describes General Quarters, firing salvos, and the tense night near Japanese shore defenses while eight miles offshore, noting fear, duty, and thoughts of home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woden
Herman Buns
Robert Buns
3Rd Fleet
U.S.S. Dayton
Navy
Dayton
Tokyo Harbor
Philadelphia
Japan
General Headquarters
Petersen and Mabel Wilson Wed at Denton Home
Mrs W J Denton announces the marriage of her sister Mabel H Wilson to A M Petersen. The ceremony occurred Tuesday Sept 4 at 4 p.m. at the Denton home with Rev W L Patterson officiating. Immediate family attended. They will live in Petersen apartments after Oct 1. Mrs Petersen, formerly of Greenwood Miss, has resided with the Dentons for two years. Petersen is a longtime local real estate dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Denton
Mabel H. Wilson
A. M. Petersen
Denton
W. L. Patterson
S. P. Workers Club Continues Its Activities
Nanyil Nelgon and her committee have been busy making the year book for the club, with each member to receive a copy at the September 11 meeting. The club will keep bidding and sewing handkerchiefs until a new project arises, with an interesting September planned as members participated in the 4-H demonstration team at the fair and have begun the new school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanyil Nelgon
jWe
Gail Girard
Baby girl born to Cpl and Mrs Molitor in Mason City
Parents Cpl Clarence Molitor and Ruth Stott welcomed their first child, a baby girl born Wednesday morning at a Mason City hospital. Cpl Molitor is stationed at an Army air field in Pratt, Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Clarence Molitor
Mason City
Molitor
Ruth Stott
Cpl. Molitor
Army Air Field
Pratt
Kansas
Sea night escape and wartime home front clip
A soldier recounts a night flight over Japan with calm despite danger, noting quick dawn, no enemy contact, and plans to share “sea stories” on return. A humorous clipping follows about a wife praising a neat home and missing her husband, mixing affectionate humor with domestic chores.
School Opens With Larger Enrollment
Opening day reports 153 grade pupils and 114 high school students greeted teachers as a freshly cleaned, painted building welcomed them. Freshman class reaches 358, with space constraints pushing divisions in Manual Training, Algebra, and General Science. New staff members Edward Swanson and Frances Kiefer join, and the first day featured half-day sessions and a focus on reacquainting students after summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falks
Haid
Frashman
Uuter
Edward Swanson
Frances Kiefer
Berniece Spear Weds Montana Soldier in Belgrade Church
Miss Berniece Mae Spear daughter of Mrs. Harm Kettwich married Staff-Sergeant Francis L. Kellie in a double ring ceremony at the Presbyterian church Belgrade Montana Rev Goodenberger officiating The bride wore green mist suit with white accessories and roses The groom wore Army uniform They plan a brief honeymoon in Yellowstone National Park and hope for furlough extension to visit Titonka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berniece Mae’ Spear
Harm Kettwich
Evering
Francis L. Kellie
Presbyterian Church
Belgrade
Montana
Goodenberger
Berniece
Waterloo
Santa Ana
Calif
Yellowstone National Park
Titonka
Henriettta Honken Rites At Ramsey Church Saturday
Funeral services for Henriettta Honken were held at Ramsey Reformed Church Titonka with Rev. F Snuttjer in charge. She died in Sal r mont Minnesota after a heart condition. Born January 10 1897 in Shannon Illinois she lived in Illinois then Kossuth County. Survived by three sisters and three children all now deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Honken
Bancroft
Ramsey Reformed Church
Titonka
F. Snuttjer
Peter Ubben
Ben Hopkes
Menno Everding
Robert Kruse
Ben Seilman
Robert Bunkofske
Honken
Henrietta Geerdes
Shannon
Daniel
Grace Geerdes
Illinois
Kossuth County
John Honken
Etta
Jennie
Hanken
Jennie Brown
Pearl City
Mlinois
Joe Buss
Dick Meyer
Lakota Church Hosts Annual Mission Festival
First Presbyterian Church of Lakota held its Mission Festival with Mrs Thorn, wife of a central Africa medical missionary, speaking at Sunday School and morning services. Rev Lindsey of Blue Earth spoke in the afternoon, with other ministers attending. Evening message repeated Miss Thorn's mission work. Meals, music, and generous mission offerings accompanied the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakota
First Presbyterian Church of
Tohrn
Central Africa
E. L. Lindsey
Blue Earth
Henry Senne
Buffalo Center
Frank Snuttier
Ramsey Reformed Church
Lakota Minister Weds in Chicago
Miss Betty Lou Walters of Cincinnati married Rev. Calvin Harding Ukena of Hollywood Illinois in the McCormick Theological Seminary chapel Chicago. The double ring ceremony featured a Lohengrin march and Dutch style headpieces. Attendants included Gertie Mae Austin Mendota Indiana and Mrs. Clair Hansen Lakota. Ushers were Robert S. MacDonald Detroit Harvey Finley and Sumio Koga. Reception followed at the Hansen home. The bride is a Chicago Baptist College graduate salutatorian. the groom a McCormick Theological Seminary graduate ordained May 25 and serving Hollywood Community Presbyterian Church. They will reside in Hollywood Illinois after a Wisconsin vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick (Presbyterian) Theological Seminary
Betty Lou Walters
Clarence P. Walters
Cincinnati
Calvin Harding Ukena
Hollywood
William Ukena
Lakota
Gertie Mae Austin
Mendota
Clair Hansen
Miss Austin
Hansen
Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago
Fiano
Edward Ellison
Ill
Herbert Baehr
McCormick
Fulerton-Covenant Presbyterian Church of Chicago
Blomfield
Grieg
Malone
Robert Beaven
Chicago Baptist College
C. A. Hansen
Chicago
Ukena
Ukeng
University of Dubuque
McCormick Theological Seminary
New Community Presbyterian Church of
Wisconsin
R. H. Kollasch
James
C. PB. Walters
LeRoy Walters
Clifford Forest
Cineclanatl
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WAR Chest
Harriet Schram
Merle Cushman
Woden Sailor
Tokyo Bay
Mabel Wilson
S. P. Workers Club
Gail
Jane Ringsdorf
Diane Hoover
Mary
Hingstrom
Jean Hoover
Richard Ringsdorf
Karen Swanson
Kenny Korte
Carol Johnston
Kathleen Young
Jack Carr
Eilden McColley
Jane Amesbury
Doris Kuchenreuther
Russel Fisher
Robert Hoffman
Donald Rippentrop
Glen Welp
Meredith Wibben
Bruce Orthel
Larry Peterson
Blaine Sonnenberg
Marilyn Callies
Donald Gerdes
Colleen Rippentrop
Sharon Rignsdorf
Kent Hoover
Garry Brown
Birdelle Burger
Diane Callies
Carol Dunmire
Frank Folkerts
Garlene Gray
Gladys Harms
Ronald Hulgman
Karen Johnston
Kenneth Loats
Patsy Korte
Martin Norland
Robert Prussman
Rosemary Ryan
Ardith Schutter
Alice Harrison
Bonnie Ringsdorf
Patsy
California
Bonnie
Joyce McGuire
Norma Jean Gerdes
Ruth Boyken
Bobbe Gall Orthel
Janice Intermill
Harold Boskelman
Russell Sonnenberg
Gerald McGuire
Rogger Lee Rip
Berniece Spear
Kellie
Cuba
Bonsacker
Ramsey
Teal
Joy Orthel
Betty Hatten
Darlene Callies
Joyes Isebrand
Marilyn Long
Myrna Norland
Diane Krominga
Jackie Gerdes
Eileen Ryan
Janice Harms
Verdine Strobel
Marle Welp
Darlene Webb
Kent Rippentrop
Harold DeWall
Craig Bathoft
Jerry Wibben
Alefred Meyer
Larry Carr
Rennis Krominga
Arlan
Lakota Church
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