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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1953
Page
4
Residents return from Fort Riley for Labor Day weekend and relatives visit from Burt Buffalo Center and Algona. Harris Sonnenberg and friends head to Wartburg College. Miss Beth Sartor to WCCO TV in Minneapolis. cooler temperatures drop to 37 in Mason City. Local Lions host dinner for teachers. fire chief urges corn picker extinguisher checks ahead of harvest.
Mr and Mrs J L Intermill attended the Minnesota state fair on Monday.
A potluck dinner and family reunion was held at the Ed Telkamp home last week Monday in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Furst and their daughter from Long Beach California. Attendees included Ted Burns and David, Joe Jurgens, Wm Jurgens of Buffalo Center, Lear Gortmaker of Miller S D, John Furst and Jeffrey, Henry Furst of Algona, Harry Mathahs and boys, Norman Helmke and children of Renwick, and Bur Heetland of Thompson.
The Lakota birthday list for the week names several residents by date. September entries include Carol Asche Mrs Rollie Steele Sr Linda Lee Kienitz A G Anderson Mrs Frank Dontje Mrs Erman Hansen and others through September 20 with names such as Jerry Lunn and Bob Hamilton.
The Lutheran Ladies Aid Society gathered in the Lakota church parlor last week Wednesday. Velma Meyer Ona Hertzke and Donna Hertzke performed as a trio with Shelda Hertzke on piano. The group sang It Is No Secret and Nearer My God to Thee. Marlene Christ played saxophone and Iona Sachs played clarinet. The program theme was Our Christian Work Among the Jews with guests singing Fervent in Spirit Serving the Lord and Take My Hand Dear Father. Buy it in Titonka.
The Lakota school opened last week with an enrollment of 315. Teachers include superintendent John W. Cook, principal Virgil Bar ret t, home economics and typing Mrs Budlong of Titanka, coach Mr Hand of Barnum, English Miss Cassem of Sioux City, vocal music Mr Baum of Bellville Wisconsin, seventh and eighth grade TePaske, sixth grade Miss Ellwood of Ex tra, fifth Miss Charlson of Thompson, fourth Miss Trogie of Floyd, third Miss Olson of Estherville, second Miss Eastman of Armstrong, first Miss Person of Lone Rock, kindergarten Mrs Frances Deim of Swea City. Enrollment by grades: K 34, 1 43, 2 26, 3 19, 4 20, 5 23, 6 34, 7 19, 8 21, 9 24, 10 21, 11 18, 12 13.
The second son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Kerker was struck by the merry go round on the school grounds last week and sustained a large head gash. He has returned to school and is feeling well. Local visits include Mr. and Mrs. John Furst and Jeffrey at the Becketts, and relatives at the Immanuel Lutheran Mission feast in Titonia. Terry Tieman of Whittemore spent Labor Day weekend with Art Tietz. The Brack family of Ledyard visited Mrs. Wilson Brack and Mrs. L. A. Nitz. Herbert Furst and daughter of Long Beach Calif visited the Kerker home last week. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Foster and their baby from Winnebago were Sunday guests at Francis Kerker’s home.
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