Titonia School opens with teachers Institute set in Estherville
Estherville hosts a rural and town teachers institute on September 16 with an evening dinner for school board members at Hotel Gardston. Dr H H Davis of Ohio State will speak. Senior Miss Olsen and others lead class sponsorship. Activities include girls glee club tryouts and a student band. Baseball: Bancroft defeats Titonia 12 0 as pitchers Bruns and Schneider excel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ Institute For
Estherville
Hotel Gardston
H. H. Davis
Ohio State University
Miss Olsen
Miss Thompson
Caskey
Miss Rodgers
Titania
Bancroft
Bruns
Titonia
Schneider
Tinteenth
Ledyard
Infantile paralysis case reported in Algona girl
Algona reports its first infantile paralysis case, Joan Pierce a six year old in first grade. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs Floyd Pierce who run the States cafe. The family includes two other children.
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Algona
Joan Pierce
Fiyd ‘Pierce
Joan
Pierce
States Cafe
Ingham
Crose
Irvington
Blackford
Algona Blackford
Hugene Clarke
Frances Pannkuk Weds John Brunsen of Woden
Frances Pannkuk daughter of Mrs Herman Becker Buffalo Center married John Brunsen son of Mr and Mrs August Brunsen of Woden at St John Lutheran Woden on Sunday September 1 at 2 o clock. Rev J H Kolberg officiated with Berniece Pannhuk as bridesmaid and Herbert Brunsen as best man. The bride wore a dusty rose crepe street length gown with pink rose and white asters, the bridesmaid wore light rose silk crepe. The couple honeymooned in the Ozark Mountains before farming and housekeeping duties return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Pannkuk
Herman Becker
Buffalo Center
John Brunsen
August Brunsen
Woden
St. John’s Lutheran Church
J. H. Kolberg
Berniece Pannhuk
Herbert Brunsen
Wm. Boyken
Titonka
Ozark Mountains
Klenks Celebrate Forty Fifth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs George Klenk will celebrate their forty fifth wedding anniversary on Thursday September 19 with an open house from 1 to 5 PM and 6 to 9 PM serving refreshments including home made ice cream. Friends and relatives are invited and no gifts are requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Klenk
George Klenk
Irvington Farmer Reseals 1938 Corn Record
J A Johnson of Irvington becomes first in Kossuth county to file with the county recorder. He reseals four bins of 1938 corn totaling 4 517 bushels at 67 cents per unit, securing the old crop.
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J. A. Johnson
Irvington
Kossuth County
Kossuth District Court News Of The Week
Kossuth district and justice court items show varied charges and civil filings. Carl Berggren of Swea City fined for hunting during closed season. others include seduction, speeding, intoxication, and assault cases. A $28,000 wrongful death suit is filed by Leslie Kennedy of Maquoketa as administrator. Probate and railroad tax actions also noted along with several divorce and quiet title actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Berggren
Swea
Justice of Peace
P. A. Dawson
H. V. Pierce
Algona
Chester Fietch
Burt
Kossuth
Bancroft
Welter’s
Dawson’s Court
Everett Belden
Lakefield
Minnesota
John Zylstra
Leslie Kennedy
Maquoketa
Robert J. Kennedy Jr
Allison
Butler County
Paul H. Knopf
Laverne
Knopf
Kennedy
Paul F. Ahlers
Charles M. Thomson
Chicago and North Western Railroad Company
District Court
Fannie B. Hammill
Guy R. Smith
Ethel Smith
Auguste Wiese
H. W. Miller
Swen Pearson
Carl H. Pearson
Roy Haas
Gladys
Hdna
Marvin Haas
EB. J. Gilmore
H. L. Gilmore
Mrs Lillie Woods and Joe Bestenlehner Wed
Mrs Lillie Wood and Mr Joe Bestenlehner of Algona were united in marriage Saturday morning at 9 in St Cecelia church Algona in the presence of Mary Oesterreicher and Frank Bestenlehner and immediate families A wedding breakfast followed served by the bridegroom s daughters The couple left for a week at Lake of the Woods and Minneapolis and will live in Algona upon return Congratulations are extended by many friends in the vicinity
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Lillie Woods
Joe Bestenlehner
Lillie Wood
Algona
St. Cecelia Church
Mary Oesterreicher
Frank Bestenlehner
Bestenlehner
Lake of the Woods
Minneapolis
Fritz Family Home From West Coast Trip
Mr and Mrs Wm Fritz and their four sons and baby daughter returned last Friday from a three week visit to California. They stayed with Mrs Fritzs parents Mr and Mrs Henry Gerdes at Livingstone and toured the San Francisco fair. They went deep sea fishing for cod yellowtail and mackerel with Will joking he caught about fifty pounds in ghost time though not claiming any extra large fish.
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Wm. Fritz
West Coast
California
Fritz
Henry Gerdes
Livingston
San Francisco
Will
Only Buffalo Ever Killed in Iowa Shot Near Titonka
Harvey Ingham former Algona editor and long time Des Moines Register editor writes from illness about Titonka Indian Day plans. He notes Titonka meaning Big Black and recounts that the only buffalo ever killed in Iowa on record was near Titonka. He regrets missing the Old Settlers Meeting and thanks the writer for the invitation.
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Iowa
Titonka
Ingham
Old Settlers
Harvey Ingham
Algona Upper Des Moines
Des Moines Register
Des Moines
Missouri River
Missouri
Income problem study links farm income to egg and poultry sales
Mrs Ruth Seaton Hicks home agent outlines a Farm Family and World Today study showing income increases from poultry and egg production. The Livingstone family will be studied by rural women groups across the state over the next four weeks, with sessions in multiple townships starting September 20. Local leaders will carry the study into homemaker groups, and communities without groups should contact the township chairman of the Farm Bureau office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong
Livingstone
Springfield
Hebron
Plum ‘Creek
Wesley
No School Delays Wright County Rural Reopening
Wright county officials announce no reopening this fall for three rural schools due to insufficient pupil enrollment, leaving students without classes and prompting potential reassignment plans. Local boards consider consolidation or alternative arrangements as families seek next steps.
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Wright County
Algona Junior Chamber Sponsors Corn Contest
The Algona Junior Chamber of Commerce announces a corn contest in Algona on Wednesday September 18. Prizes range from 8 to 1 dollars for heaviest and longest ears, with rules requiring Kossuth county origin and 1940 crop, entries by 2 30 p.m. and judging at 3 p.m. An entry booth will be on Algona’s main street with no entry fee.
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Algona
Titonka Lions Plan Regular Thursday Luncheon Program
The Titonka Lions Club will hold its regular monthly lunch meeting Thursday evening. Dinner is at 6 45 with a program of singing a talk and discussions. A surprise awaits attendees and all members are urged to attend.
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Titonka Lions Club
Margaret Callies Weds John Miller at Culver Stockton College
Miss Margaret Callies married John H. Miller on June 27 at Culver Stockton College chapel Canton Missouri. Attended by few. she is Titonka high school graduate who studied at the University of Iowa. Miller, Iowa City high school graduate, also studied at Iowa and works at Hotel Jefferson. They reside in Burkley apartments Iowa City.
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Ed F. Callies
Margaret
Myr
John H. Miller
John H. Miller Sr
Iowa City
Culver Stockton College
Canton
Titanka High School
University of Iowa
Miller
Hotel Jefferson
Burkley
Junior Federated Club Opens Year With Luncheon
The Tronka Junior Federated Club started its year with a luncheon at Mrs. Lermong Intermill's home. The program titled Making the Home a Hobby includes Beauty Spots of America and Gardening Hints. A talk on Fall Planting for Spring Flowers was given by Mrs. Intermill, followed by a lesson on Family Relationships led by Mrs. Wilbur Schram.
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Tronka Junior Federated Club
Lermong Intermill
America
Intermill
Wilbur Schram
Four H enrollment urged to boost rural youth access
A Iowa State Extension official touts 4-H, yet Kossuth county reports only 326 participants this year. Announcement urges community leadership, parent support, and local agent contact to form clubs for rural girls aged 12 to 21 and boys aged 10 to 21 with projects in home economics, livestock, and other areas.
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R. K. ‘Bliss
Iowa State
Kossuth County
Iowa
Ray ‘Miller
Buffalo
Arden
Kossuth
Kossyth
Kennett School Suffers Roof Collapse
Pupils at Kennett school faced a partial roof collapse last week yet classes continued. Two feet of water flooded the gymnasium after the incident, but operations proceeded with minimal disruption.
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Kennett School
Drowning of Dickie Heyes in Rural Drainage Ditch
Dick Allen Heyes, age nearly three, son of Mr and Mrs Eizo Heyes, drowned Monday afternoon in a water-filled bull ditch near the barn after heavy rainfall. Neighbors and the dog alerted the family as searches found footprints ending at the ditch. He was taken to Buffalo Center hospital but died. funeral services were held at Ramsey church with burial in Ramsey cemetery.
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Dick Allen Heyes
Eizo Heyes
Dick Allen
Dickie
Heyes
Buffalo Center
Ramsey Church
Ramsey Cemetery
Rev. Schnucker
Petit Jurors Drawn for September Term of Court
Petit jurors were drawn for the September term opening September 23 with Judge Fred M. Hudson presiding. Report for duty October 1 for a list including Allen Boleneus Wesley A D Burtis Fenton Vincent Eisenbacher Wesley John A Erickson Swea City Rudolph Fangman Bancroft IK J Frankl Algona Joe Gorrazkowski Swea City Louis Greinert Whittemore George Harris Algona BE L Hecker Algona Ray Higley Geyard Lucy Hoffman Algona Johnson Swea City Ivan Kollasch Algona Jim Long Lone Rock Michael Long Burt John McNeill Algona Co W Morck Algona Thomas J Murphy Bancroft Gordon Ogg Algona Harl Osborn Fenton Henry Peterson Titonka Barnard Platt Algona Cara Reid Algona H R Rising Algona William Roeber Whittemore Mrs John Shay Bancroft Charles Wigdahl Whittemore Claud Whitehill Bancroft Herbert Zwemach Whittemore
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Petit
Fred M. Hudson
Pocahontas
Allen Boleneus
Wesley
A. D. Burtis
Laverne
Albert ‘Cody
Fenton
Vincent Eisenbacher
John A. Erickson
Swea City
Rudolph Fangman
Bancroft
IK. J. Frankl
Algona
Joe Gorrazkowski
Louis Greinert
Whittemore
George Harris
BE. L. Hecker
Ray Higley
Gedyard
Lucy Hoffman
New Court House Bond Election Planned at Algona
In Algona and nearby Kos suth towns petitions gathered for a new court house. Sufficient signatures trigger an election on issuing bonds. The board of supervisors will consider the petitions next. bonds proposal to appear on the November ballot with a 60 percent favorable vote required.
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Algiona
Algona
Kossuth
Board of Supervisors
Trained Otter Featured At Kossth County Field Day
The sixth annual Field Day by the Kossth County Conservation League will be held September 29 at the Klamp pasture northeast of Algona. The event offers ample parking and a natural amphitheater for spectators. Emil B. Liers of Homer Minnesota brings his troupe of trained otters as the special entertainment feature.
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Kossth County Conservation League
Klamp
Algona
Emil 3B. Liers
Homer, Minn
Otter
Marriage Licenses in Kos suth County This Week
Licenses issued in Kos suth county last week include Leo Crawley and Mildred Simpson of Bancroft Joseph Bestenlohner and Al gana Lily Wood and Warren R. Fields Rosemary Vander Pas both of Mankato George Lewis and Catherine Williams both of Willmar Edwin A. Grot john and Phyllis J. Eddy both of Minneapolis Thurman Rittenhouse and Adris Zagh avlason both of Elmore Dr Harry A Zeigler and Marie Hale both of Toledo Ohio.
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Kossuth County
Leo Crawley
Legal
Mildred Simpson
Bancroft
Joseph Bestenlohner
Algana
Lily Wood
Warren R. Fields
Rosemary Vander Pas
Mankato
George Lewis
Catherine Williams
Willmar, Minn
Edwin A. Grotjohn
Phyllis J. Eddy
Minneapolis
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Titonea School
Miss Dougan
My, Gaskey
Mr Hoon
Glee Club
Bob Pink
Doris ‘Krantz
Laurence Miller
Clarence Loais
Sylvester Hoff
John Smith
William Byrd
Cotton Mather
Velmaarson
Irene
Tone Mayland
Beulah Bartlett
Leota Nelson
Theresa Spear
Lee Struthers
Ted Hoover
Orville Beenken
Lawrences Kruger
Harry Hansen
Europe
THS
Flattall
Delores
Junior
Belgian Congo
Africa
People Tribe
Alfred Baalfé
Alvina Baade
Kossuth District and Justice Court News OF the Week
Dear Frank
Good Old Town
Most Sincerely, Harvey Ingham
Algona Junior Chamber
Titonka Lions
Margaret Callies
Junior Federated’Club
Heyes Child
New Court House
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