Activities of Public Schools for the Week
Newspaper staff report lists teachers and grades from first through eighth, including staff like Phyllis Falk Beverly Adamson Irene Mayland Velma Larson Dorothy Wiegand and Laurence Krueger plus specialists Martyn Bonacker Lee Struthers Don Hoff Marian Krantz Queeta Nelson and Harry Hansen detailing weekly school activities and departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence Krueger
Martyn Bonacker
Ceeeee Lee Struthers Sporte
Don Hoff
Marian Krantz
Queeta Nelson Man
Harry Hansen
School music groups start regular practice sessions
Two weeks into the term the mixed chorus has held two rehearsals while the boys glee club met three times. Girls glee club held four practices electing Gladys Ann Smith president and Phyllis Andrews vice president. Officers act as librarians for music distribution. Bluebirds, the top singers of the first five grades, are forming with three in first grade, four second, eight third, five fourth, five fifth, six sixth, twelve seventh, and thirteen eighth grade singers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys Glee Club
Beryl Bonacker
Laurence Miller
Girls Glee Club
Gladys Ann Smith
Phyllis Andrews
Bluebirds
Senior Home Economics News on Baby Care unit
Senior Home Economics news outlines a Child Care unit covering before birth to two weeks old. Students practiced giving baths to dolls loaned by younger students, noted varying skill levels, and read Hilda Abels I Was Afraid to Have A Baby. They plan a toy for a six month old and start scrap books with related articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Abel
Freshman Home Ec News Canning Week Summary
Freshman home economics class spent the week canning items including apples peaches and pears. They had a quiz Monday but did not share results and an unexpected discussion Thursday when nothing to can was found. The pears were cold packed and tasted good.
Titania Beats St Johns 3–0 in Friday Baseball Game
Titania defeated St. Johns 3 to 0 in a Friday matchup. The St. Johns squad is described as having a strong ball club. Batting averages follow, detailing players’ numbers and rankings.
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Sport. News
Titania
St. John’s
Freshmen toiling on projects for manual training class
The freshmen are working hard on their projects for manual training. Most have their faces made and some have braces for the typewriter table finished. Next week should see most of them completed.
Senior shop class makes progress on lamps and tables
Paul Gartner shows an almost completed pump style lamp while Erwin Glesking works on a table lamp. Other projects include hall trees end tables and kitchen tables, with larger items progressing more slowly.
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Paul Gartner
Erwin Glesking
Freshman Algebra and Sophomore Geometry Assignment Up Next
The article notes freshmen tackle equation solving in algebra while sophomores receive geometry books for their first eleven pages to read by Monday.
Senior class officers elected amid study about action physics
Senior class officers were chosen on Thursday. The officers are president Phyllis Andrews vice president Merlyn Hoover secretary Lavon Oesterreicher and treasurer Paul Gartner. Seniors face challenging English workbooks while Government class studies Government In Action and Physics class works on Simple Machines for Transmitting Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Andrews
Merlyn Hoover
Lavon Oesterreicher
Paul Gartner
Government
Juniors Elect Officers After Polls Vote
On Thursday polls opened and juniors voted for president and four other posts. Twyliah Ham street was elected president with Gladys Ann Smith as vice president Lydia Dreesman as secretary Cecil Snyder as treasurer and Louis Oestreicher as reporter.
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Twyliah Hamstreet
Gladys Ann Smith
Lydia Dreesman
Cecil Snyder
Louis Oesterreicher
Sophomore class elects officers and welcomes new teacher
The class met Thursday morning to elect officers: Orville Beenken as president, Beverly Adamson as vice president, and Phyllis Falk as secretary and treasurer. Miss Ames joined as geometry teacher Monday. History studies focus on ancient East and mapping cities and bodies of water.
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Orville Beenken
Beverly Adamson
Phyllis Falk
Miss Ames
Freshmen Surround Sophomores in Science Class Delay
In a general science session students study the environment and await a frog to complete an experiment. They wait for initiation as freshmen outnumber sophomores, prompting a warning to stay aware.
Eighth graders decorate room with flowers from Bonackers
Eighth grade students drew pictures of Coaly-Bay the horse from literature and plan to mount them on colored paper to display in their room. They study modern United States geography and have added many pretty plants to the room brought by the pupils, including an unusual flower from Julce and Janice Bonacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coaly-Bay
United States
Julce
Janice Bonacker
Seventh grade studies Germany war impact and American Indians
Students study Germany and Europe war conditions, create science and history maps, and bring plants and pictures to decorate walls. Kathryn Keith Mildred and Mary Ann contribute plants, stories about bears appear in reading, and seventh grade reports perfect attendance so far.
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Germany
Europe
Kathryn
Keith
Mildred
Mary Ann
Students Explore Nature Tales and Historic Life in Class
In literature they read nature stories and drew wildlife sanctuary illustrations. Geography covers U S possessions while English studies include dictionary arts and workbook work. History shows life during the Stone Age through pictures.
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United States
Wedeed
Fifth Grade Arts and Math Activities At School
Fifth graders learned paper cut designs in art class and mounted them on black paper. They are doing addition and subtraction in the first two weeks of school. English workbooks are used several times weekly and are enjoyed by the students.
Bees in Focus Ellsworth Study Explores Life of Honey Bees
Students examine honey bee biology and behavior in Ellsworth, detailing colony structure, communication, and roles within the hive. The lesson highlights pollination importance and environmental factors affecting bee health.
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Ellsworth
Three Stars in Show at Tyke Theatre
Warner Bros film Manpower comes to Tyke Theatre Sunday to Tuesday starring Edward G Robinson Marlene Dietrich and George Raft. Robinson and Raft play line men who repair high tension wires and clash with Dietrichs calculating gold digger role as romance and rivalry ignite a high voltage plot with a dramatic climax.
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Warner Bros
Manpower
Tyke Theatre
Edward G. Robinson
Marlene Dietrich
George Raft
Robinson
Raft
Dietrich
Dietrich Raft
Snow Ball Fight Marks August Iowa Day of Frost
In Clear Lake last week, Lyle Stankard harvested several bushels of frost from his cooler and local boys used the ice to stage a snow fight. The odd wintery display occurred in August drawing curious onlookers from the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Lyle Stankard
Clear Lake
Beekeeping at School and Test on Math Facts
Shirley brought bees to school to observe bee parts under a microscope. Students also took a test on the hundred addition facts on Monday.
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Shirley
Third Grade Clown Bulletin Board Health Dots
Third graders took a test on addition facts with Kenneth Krantz earning the only 100. They acted out the story Small Grain in reading. Clowns on the bulletin board gain dots after health inspections, sparking a contest for the prettiest clown.
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Kenneth Krantz
Classroom Notes On Plant Gifts And Splendid Spellers
Patty Schutter brought a pretty plant for our room. Sharon Callies, Shirley Callies, and Henry DeWall brought bouquets that brighten the space. Nine of seventeen students scored perfect papers on the spelling test. Miss Haugh split the class into Bluebirds and Rob ins for music. Sharon, Shirley, Janice, and Vernon are in the Bluebirds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty Schutter
Sharon
Shirley Callies
Henry DeWall
Miss Haugh
Robins
Shirley
Janice
Vernon
First Grade Numbers Lesson and Storytelling Play
The class learns to write numbers one to ten and imagine soldiers. They retell stories from pictures, using sharp eyes to extend the tales. They pretend to be Epaminondas, walk past cooling mince pies, and sing as birds in music, hoping to be bluebirds for the songs they share.
Proclaimed Parent Teacher Week Rally Leads Iowa PTA
Gov Wilson proclaims a week for Parent Teacher Week urging unity across ages creeds and politics. Mary Oesterreicher leads the campaign as PTA supporters stress welfare social and industrial life and citizenship duties through schools and homes.
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Wilson
Titankg
Parent- Teacher Association
Mary Oesterreicher
Iowa
Iowa Congress of Parent and Teachers
Pruismann Sr 82 Dies After Stroke In Titonka
Frank Dietrich Pruismann, born December 28 1858 in Waerdem Germany, died in Titonka Iowa at 82 after two strokes in years. He married twice to Henrieatta Tapper and Anna Bamann, leaving five sons, one daughter, and four stepsons plus 17 grandchildren. He retired from farming in 1937 and spent his later years at Titonka with his wife.
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Schulz
Frank Dietrich Pruismann
Pruismann
Waerdem
East Friesland
Germany
Church of the Redeemer
Old Reformed Church of
Prussmann
United States
Madison
Wisconsin
Hennrieatta Tapper
John
Webster City
Frank Jr
Titonka
Harm
Emil
Kamrar
Walter Holiday
Buffalo Center
Kanawha
Bruce
Iowa
Lfe
Lfe Mr. Pruismann
Henry Bamann
Clarksville
Fred Bamann
Inglewood
California
Dick Bamann
Klemme
Harold ‘Bamann
Mason City
Jesus
Kossuth Court Faces Flood of Damage Suits and Divorces
In Algona this week six damage suits totalling 41750 were filed against Jcoe and Byron Behrends of Lakota for a March 19 crash near Independence that killed Leona and Bertha Bergeson and injured others. Separate suits by Bergeson guardians seek damages for the three children, with estates suing for 10 15 and 15 thousand. Additional suits include an executor's claim of 6877 28 against Kossuth Oil Co for a fatal 1941 kitchen fire and two auto collision suits, plus three new divorce petitions. The term opens September 22 before Judge F C Davidson. 52 law and 31 equity cases have been filed since the last term.
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Algona
Kossuth
Jcoe
Byron Behrends
Lakota
Independence
Highway 11
Leona Bergeson
Bertha Bergeson
Henry Bergeson
Lizzie Behrends
Jerry, Yoan
Lorine Bergeson
Lloyd Finnestad
Joe Behrends
Hutchison
Kossuth District Court
Robert R. Gillingham
Julia Gillingham
Kossuth Oil Company
van Ness and
Brunson
R. W. Sankey
Irvington
Carl
Mildred Brown
Highway 169
H. B. White
N. C. Milliron
Mike
Irwin Bormann
Milliron
D H. Byers
Mike Bormann
Bormann
Linnan
Lynch
Mary Jennings
George T. Jennings
Mary Gellenfeldt
Paul C. Gellenfeldt
Jean Gross
Wesley
Robert Gross
F. C. Davidson
Emmetsburg
Multiple court actions and probate filed in Algona court
A list of civil cases includes Hmnplofvers Mutual Casualty Co versus Harley Troutnan and others, Munder Cork Corp against Algona Bottling Works, and numerous note and account disputes. New probate filings name guardians and administrators for Beulah Burlingame, Joe Bergeson, Lizzie Behrends, and others. Local fines include Matt Fisch fined $300 for intoxication, Robert Lepper Guilty of forgery with possible imprisonment, and three Algona men fined $5 for intoxication.
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Hmnplofvers Mutual Casualty Co
A Corporation
Harley ‘Trout- Nan
North Iowa
Inance Co
Hawley
Vonda Hawley
Munder Cork Corp
Algona Bottling Works
Louis Hoffbauer
Yager
Arthur Hengel
Ralston Purina Co
Raymond Vogel
Anne Beeson
Purdy
William Speicher
iAn
Mike Erpelding
Josephine Erpelding
Fred C. Downer
T. C. Hutchison
Alice Luedtke
Mildred Neilson
Esther
Donald
Verda Luedtke
Helena Luedtke
Matt Fisch
Algona Farmer
G. W. Stillman
Algona
A. J. Cogley
Robert HE. Lepper
Titonka
Lepper
Fort Madison
Cogley
Earl Hutchinson
William Mackey
Eugene Thul
C. F. Specht
Field Day Sunday to Feature Expanded Exhibits and Dog Events
The seventh annual Field Day of the Kossuth County Conservation League, set for Sunday September 21, plans to handle up to 20,002 attendees and streamline traffic. The State Conservation Commission Game Exhibit returns, with more dogs and field trials including kid and dog events and greyhound racing limited to 32 entrants on a 90 yard course. Archery remains, horse shoe is back after a brief removal, and Des Moines’ Don Lenhart is noted in connection with the program.
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Kossuth County Conservation League
State Conservation Commission
Don Lenhart
Des Moines
Selective Service issues induction orders for local men
Algona and surrounding areas list 19 names to report September 22 for call No. 19, plus 24 men slated for October 2 at Fort Des Moines. Names include Philip Halsrud, Albert Blanchard, Franeia Pfeffer, Rudolf Berninghaus Jr., and many others. A further October call aims to fill 24 men from Kossuth with about 10 additional for later.
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Algona
Local Selective Service Board
Philip A. Halsrud
Albert W. Blanchard
Francie W. Hinz
Laverne
Floyd FP. Minard
Elmer W. Wierand
Titanka
Gottib Noeffer
Britt
Anthony ‘W. R. Li
Fort Des Moines
War Department
Kossuth County
Robert L. Fulton
Ralph Hammerstrom
Lone ‘Rock
Kenneth W. Barger
Lakota
Carroll D. McIntoch
Fayette
Iowa
LeRoy H. Ricke
Wesley
John M. Gardner
Edward L. Lichtelg
Edmond B. Drummer
Merton
A. McKean
Armstrong
Aaron E. Smith
Warl ©. Cooper
Charles ID. Paxson
Roland H. Micollasch
Herbert H. Hinz
Donald T. von Bank
Arthur Lien
Fenton
Arnold C. Hillebrand
Bancroft
Robert W. Voigt Jr
Whittemore
Harlan R. Thompson
Elmore
Minn
Maurice T. Thompson
Stanley J. Patterson
Mason City
Harold A. Caskey
Titonka
Richard Fredrick Arend
Burt
Ben J. Studer Jr
Tyra W. Turner
Swea City
Donald B. Gregerson
Hilbert G. Bierstedt
Willard J. Wordahl
Buffalo Center
Merle i P, Manser
Bode
Melvin L. Buss
Garel D. Leek
Naval Reserve
American Legion Post Expands Front Addition
The American Legion hall adds a 12 by 16 front extension. After completion the building will house a larger front room for luncheons or club meetings, a rear kitchen, and a reorganized main area. The old tile entrance will become access to the kitchen and a store room.
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American Legion
Casting tour event returns with judge Ways at head
Ways returns as judge for a casting tourney aided by the Kossuth Rifle and Pistol Club Inc. A new rifle program is offered with an unusual and interesting pistol shoot.
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Ways
Kossuth Rifle and Pistol Club Inc
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