Drought Break Prompts Rainfall Surge and Local Moves
Miss Clara Higby visited Cedar Falls while Titonka received 3.5 inches of moisture in a week. A cyclon ice storm struck Tuesday night. Mr and Mrs George Onken moved to Bancroft last Friday to establish their future home, leaving Titonka after 25 years of residence. They will still attend church services in Titonka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titanica
George Onken
Bancroft
Onkens
Titonka
Tionka
Local Visits Highlight Weekend Socials
Mr and Mrs Robert Clemans visited Mrs Emma Smith in Lakota Sunday afternoon. Mrs Hjalmer Peterson wife of Minnesota's new governor formerly taught Home Economics at Algona High School. Mr and Mrs George Harms of Wellsburg arrived Monday afternoon to visit Mr and Mrs Henry Franzen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Clemans
Emma Smith
Lakota
Hjalmer Peterson
Minnesota
Algona
George Harms
Wellsburg
Henry Franzen
Gus Carlson Remains Ill at Home Near Titonka
Gus Carlson, a longtime resident south of Titonka, has been ill at home the past week. Though confined to his bed, he enjoys visits from friends who call on him during this period of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Carlson
Titonka
Fisher and Bacon Lead Wallage Catch on Big Winnie
Messrs Mark Bacon Geo Higgins Geo Graham and Frank D Fisher came home Saturday night from Big Winnie where they caught their limit of wallages. They saw H Q Slack and accompanied him on two trips out on the big lake. He is well and likes the lake country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Mark Bacon
Geo
Higgins Geo. Graham
Frank D. Fisher
Big Winnie
H. QO. Slack
Big Lake
Reynolds Family Returns Home From Visit
Charlie Reynolds and his daughter and daughter in law traveled from Mrs. Mariah Reynolds's home to Milwaukee. A card confirms they arrived home safely without mishap. Frank Reynolds, Charlie's brother, accompanied them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Reynolds
Mariah Reynolds
Frank
Milwaukee
Local Notices of Visits and Family Events
Grace and daughter Jean visited in Algona on Saturday. Sonnenbergs from Alsoria and Wolter and Faul families visited Algona and Burt areas Saturday afternoon. Various couples and friends stopped by homes in Algona, Britt, Titanky, Lakota, and Hopkington. A Buffalo Center couple welcomed a baby boy. Tiedens now have three children. Aleene Newton visited Iowa Falls friend Clair Helfer en route to Minneapolis. Alice Pannkuk visited Rev John Pannhuk in Hopkington after a trip to Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Tieden
Buffalo Center
Mrs Tiedens
Aleene Newton
Iowa Falls
Mrs. Clair Helfer
Alice Pannkuk
Rev
John Pannhuk
Hopkington
Iowa
Illinois
Miss Fern Krantz Heads to Morningside College
Fern Krantz leaves Sunday for Morningside College in Sioux City to start her junior year this week, with her brother Clifford driving her to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Krantz
Morningside College
Sioux City
Clifford
Pink and Stott Family Reunion Held at Bert Sanders Home
Mr and Mrs John Pink and Mrs Harl Stott with Keith attended a family reunion and picnic at the Bert Sanders home near Sexton on Sunday. H L Hansen of Swea City visited Titanica Monday afternoon while Mrs Hansen, now in Humboldt, cared for her aging father who recently died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schroeder
Britt
Wm. Boyken
John Pink
Robert Pink
Harl Stott
Keith
Bert Sanders
Sexton
H. L. Hansen
Swea City
Titanica
Baby Betty Ann Miller Born Last Week in Minnesota
Mr and Mrs Harold Miller welcomed a daughter weighing nine pounds with Betty Ann as her name. The report notes multiple visits and family ties across Wilmar Minnesota and nearby towns, including Stecker Ahrend Callies and Klenk families. Other birth news covers Will and unnamed daughter weighing nine and a quarter pounds with Marjorie as a sibling, plus a funeral attendance in Britt for John Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Miller
Betty
Ann
Will Peterson
Petersons
Marjorie
Jerry Boekelman
Damed
Marcella ‘Mae
Mrs Jennings Spends Week With Son In Rochester Trip
Mrs H A Jennings spent last week with her son Fred and kept house for him while his wife was in Rochester with her sister Ruth Graham Ruth underwent a minor operation in Rochester She is reported to be getting along nicely and the pair returned home Saturday evening
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Jennings
Fred
Rochester
Ruth Graham
Ruth
Mrs. Jennings
Local Society Notes From Algona Area
Local residents attend funerals visit friends and family across Algona Bancroft Britt and Garner. Clarence Turner resigns as County Agent in Cherokee after five years of service. Several couples and families from Garner and nearby towns are noted visiting relatives and handling business in Titanky Ames Britt Freeport and other communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Turner
Cherokee
Mrs Abbe Returns From X ray Treatments
Mrs Abbe returned Saturday night from Mort Dodge where she had been taking x ray treatments for several weeks. She is much improved and will not need further treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Abbe
Winter
Mort Dodge
Funeral fund aids Good Hope charity in Keith Hoff memory
A Good Hope congregation fund raises money instead of flowers for Keith Richard Hoff’s funeral to benefit a crippled orphans home in Arthur North Dakota. Rev C B Mitchell of Burt retires this fall after serving northwest Iowa churches including Titania. Relatives of Mrs. Falk visit Rochester from Friday to Monday. John Victoria, contractor for Callies Store, dies in Britt. Mrs Adolph Missal brings a bouquet. Lela Stevens reports Mrs Mary B Williams’ Omaha death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Callies
Bertham Callies
George Griffith
Fort Dodge
John Victoria
Britt
Victoria
Good Hope
Keith Richard Hoff
Arthur
N. D
Keith
C. B. Mitchell
Burt
Will Schram
Mitchell
Iowa
Titania
Local residents visit and fish on Sunday in Ames
Mr H A French, Russell and Jean drove to Ames Sunday to meet Mr French on his return from Chicago where he was with other dealers as a guest of the Chicago Paint Company. Mr and Mrs Peter Koppen of Lakota spent Sunday with their daughter Mrs George Higging and family. Mr Higgins returned home that morning from a northern fishing trip with plenty of nice fish for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Callies
Jacqueline
Kanawha
Lester
Titanka
H. A. French
Russell
Jean
Ames
Mr. French
Chicago
Chicago Paint Company
Peter Koppen
Lakota
George Higging
Mr. Higgins
Attendees at Keith Hoff’s Funeral in Ames
Others than those named last week who attended Keith Hoff's funeral at Ames Wednesday included Mr and Mrs Martin Brandt, Miss Alice Brandt, Miss Audrey Brandt, Mrs Nick Heesch, Miss Alvina Heesch, Donovan Andrews and Reuben Killan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Hoff
Ames
Martin Brandt
Alice
Audrey Brandt
Nick Heesch
Alvina Heesch
Donovan Andrews
Reuben Killan
Illness delays surgery for Miss Ruth Stott at Titania
Miss Ruth Stott suffered an acute appendicitis attack Sunday and Monday. An operation was considered but not needed after treatment. Despite rain and mud, Titanka’s Kossuth County Fair drew crowds Friday afternoon and evening. Van Hansen won seventy five dollars by holding the winning number. Mrs. Fred Mooney left Monday for Trenton Missouri to visit her daughter Mary Margaret and her parents. The Moonegg plan to move from Titania after completing waterworks work to Oyster Bay New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Stott
Titanka
Kossuth
Algona
van Hansen
South of Town
Fred Mooney
Trenton
Missouri
Mary Margaret
Moonegg
Titania
Oyster Bay
New York
Kossuth 4-H Dairy and Livestock Team Earns Top Honors
The Kossuth 4-H boys judging team at the Clay County Fair took 1st in dairy judging and 5th in live stock judging. Eighteen counties were represented in livestock judging and fourteen in dairy judging. The team was composed of Floyd and Roland Bode of Algona, Frank Schoby of Algona, Bert Patterson of Algona, and Wayne Miller of Titonka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth
Clay County Fair
Floyd
Roland Bode
Algona
Frank Schoby
Bert Patterson
Wayne Miller
Titonka
Also Mentioned on This Page
Titonka Savings Bank
Clara Higby
Cedar Falls
Chet Lamoreux
Prop
R. D. Thompson
Susanne Gallup
Lewis’ Store
Huskies
Sonnenberg’s Store
Grace, Read
George’ Sonnenberg
Anna Sonnenberg
Alsoria
Lée O. Wolter
Mremont Faul
Mrs
Earl Blakley and
Junior
Gordon Nelson
George
May Klenk
Everett Rippentrop
Titanky
Donald Bacon
Clair Heifner
Bob Callies
Lem Stockwell
L. B. Hansen
Fred Carter
Anna
Josephine
Martin Bruno Stecker
Ralph Hopkey
Ahrend
Ahrends
Wilmar
Mrs. Stecker
M. H. Blanchard
Irvington
George Klenk
Bancroft and
Himore
Klenks
Lawrence Hansen
Medford
Wesley
Carl
Schwen
Climalene
McLaughlin's
Bakers
Miller’s Corn
Oscar Miller
Pocaéhontas Thiraddy
T. D. Sietsema
Daugister Grace
Henry Phillips
Henry Schroeder
John Isebrand
Garner
Arlo ‘Larsen
Zender and i Caldwell
L. B. Larseng
Menno Risius
Laverne and
Dean
Johannes Wibben
Lee Wilson
Terrill, Iowa
Burton Yale
Yale
Mrs. Wilson
Falbert Stecker
Marietta
George Meyers
Henry Redenius
Dawn Bonacker
Beth Bonacker
Carrie Bonacker
Oscar Blanchard
Lone Rock
Mesdames Elmey
Y i Peterson
Elizabeth Kennedy
Misses Minnie
Kennedy
Maxine Peterson
James McCullough
Ronaldene
Thornton
Carl Veer
H. W. Schoenlein
Homer Downs
Srt
Richard
Roy Johnson
Mason City
Anderson
Fred ‘Mooney
Minert Pannkuk
Boyd Pannkuk Fennie
John ‘Schmidt
Freeport
Ill
Tiger
Gamble
Otto Falk
Mrs. Falk
Ben Kleist
Jake Kleist
Jay Hansen
Mr. Hansen
Joan and
David
Minn
Callies
Titonia
Adolph Missal
Lela B. Stevens
Des Moines
David Williams
Williams
Omaha
Roy “Smith
Mary B. Williams
Landale
Bonacker Bros
Kenneth Cosgrove
Patsy
Kenneth William
Wm. Cosgrove
Intermill's Inn
Bill’s
Atwood
Coffee
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