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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1925
Page
2
Monroe county fights rats and pests while farm profits, taxes, and irrigation shape Iowa farming. Farmers report oats and corn sowing, seed corn yields, and a growing demand for agricultural films from state colleges.
The Iowa House voted 30 to 72 to kill the Potter Son Johnson income tax bill after a morning of debate. Only four spoke for and three against. Farmers from five counties endorsed bank guaranty, income tax, and property replacement tax ideas. The Mathews freight rate bill allows roundabout routes to meet direct-line rates. A new bill would boost railroad commissioners’ power over motor carriers and move motor carrier duties to the secretary of state’s motor vehicle department. The highways bill aims to revise lanes, secure federal aid, fund the state highway commission, and end certain paving assessments.
Representative Williams of Wayne county proposes a bill to require all public schools in the state to use the same textbooks. A state commission on standardization of textbooks would be created. The senate passed the Romkey canned heat bill 46 to 0, barring manufacture and sale of any compound that could be converted into a beverage without chemical or distillation processes.
Reported items include Iowa poultry embargo lifted enabling shipment nationwide, Rock Island Railway Co purchases of 3,657,360 and Iowa payroll of 11,822,164, Shenandoah petitioning for city manager form, rural mail carriers 2,220 receiving 666,000 salary increase via Des Moines post office.
Iowa records a population of 2,404,031 with illiteracy under one percent, highlighting a small literacy gap amid the state’s demographics.
A digest of international and U S events includes Thomas Miller resigning to leave for Europe while Coolidge assigns duties to the patent office. grain exports for last week total 2 026 000 bushels versus 9 280 000 previously. A joint committee probes Northern Pacific forest land claims in several western states.
Frank Dill Rash of Earlington leads Kentucky American Legion in naming a state committee chair for the endowment fund and guiding the first post to raise its quota. Rash, born Sept 1, 1878, has a long career in mining, National Guard service, and public affairs, rising to lieutenant colonel in reserves and serving as Earlington mayor and councilman.
National commander James A. Crain told veterans via radio from Indianapolis that the outcome of the world conflict depends on how the remaining generation uses opportunities. He urged those less scarred by war to become instruments under God to ensure the war becomes a help to mankind.
The Town Legionnaire notes the subject belongs to twenty four organizations including the Legion and is valued for his wide network. The World’s Champion “Joiner” shown credentials proving his federation spans two dozen affiliations.
The saying notes that people no longer speak more than three centuries ago yet print vastly more. It highlights a shift from oral to written communication as printed material proliferates.
Frank J. Trumbull of Jersey City writes that Carter's Little Liver Pills relieved his gas and sour stomach and restored his appetite. He praises the product after reading about its benefits in the paper and notes he will buy Carter's pills from local drug stores.
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