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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1944
Page
5
Music groups from Titonka toured Swen City for a pre state contest with Delores Isebrand and Marjorie Meyer taking ratings as the girls trio and boys quartet earned I ratings. Students report valuable experience and two first place girls advance to the state event at Winton with uncertain date.
A large gathering attended the funeral for Miss Lillian Sleper of Lakota Lakota High School Friday at Buffalo Center. She died Sunday April 9 at Dolmage hospital from a ruptured appendix while a senior. she leaves her parents Mr and Mrs Evertt Sleper three sisters twin Loraine Marion two brothers and another sister Mrs Otto Hertzke plus many relatives.
A wartime note from Wsther Fritz and Geraldine Bruns at Naval Operating Base Norfolk Virginia dated 8 April 1944 requests sending the Topic to Small Craft Dish Office. They describe office proximity to the waterfront view of ships, damp cold days, and plans to visit a ship and see Ray mond Heifner aboard. They mention Russell Kuchenreuther briefly and sign as Writzie and Jerry with greetings to Mr Clark. They add that the writer paid a ship crew yesterday and found it an experience.
Iowa State College extension botanist E P Sylvester outlines soybeans as a dual feed and weed control measure. Used against Canada thistle and other perennials, soybeans require repeated cultivation and careful timing from spring planting to fall harvest, with erosion controls like rye cover cropping for certain terrains.
Local rationing board urges applicants to attach SPARE STAMP 87 with home canning sugar forms and to avoid SPARE STAMP 37 on the application. The notice warns that misused stamps could trigger complications if additional quantities are needed later in the season. Canning sugar application blanks are available at grocery stores for distribution officers.
Town youths ages 14 to 22 with two years in vegetable gardening are urged to enter the National Junior Vegetable Growers Association wartime food production contest. The fourth annual event offers a $6,000 total prize pool with a $500 national title, $200 regional prize, ten $100 sectional awards, a scholarship fund, and two $25 war bonds. Contestants are judged on course grades, project reports, and community activity summaries. Winners will be announced in December.
The state health department reports a rising meningitis trend in Towa through early April with 44 case reports this year versus 11 last year and 88 for all of 1943, 21 deaths in 1943, 3 in 1942. Early sulfa therapy lowers mortality to seven percent, and precautions include hand hygiene. Symptoms include headache fever vomiting neck stiffness drowsiness and possible coma. Also notes celery root celeriac as a garden option under Towra conditions.
Funeral services for Thomas Quinn 80 who died Saturday morning at his daughter's home were held Monday at St Patrick's Church Woden. He was born August 2 1864 in Janesville Wisconsin and lived in Iowa since childhood. Surviving are daughter Mrs Henry Orthel son Harry Quinn and four grandchildren. Burial was in Bingham Township cemetery. His wife Catherine Canty died January 1948.
Miss Vanda Cecelia Gollner daughter of Andrew Gollner and Elmer Thompson son of Mrs. Martin Thompson of Buffalo Center were married at St Josephs Catholic church. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Father Klein at 9 am last Monday. The bride wore white satin with train and lace veil. flowers roses and sweet peas. Attendant Margaret Gollner wore blue chiffon. Charles Gollner attended the groom. A wedding dinner for fifty followed at the church hall, and a dance at Sexton hall that night.
The Royal Canadian Navy corvettes fly personalized crests on their gun turrets as they sail in wartime. Crests range from beastly symbols like the Griffin to humorous designs mocking Hitler and his U-boats. A Sea-Going Officers Club holds plaques of each corvette’s coat of arms, reflecting pride and camaraderie aboard these ships.
The funeral service for John K. Rippenrop was held at Ramsay Reformed Church on Thursday afternoon. A large crowd attended, including relatives from Rock Rapids George Adrian Minn Mason City Thompson and others, with many traveling from distant towns and military connections listed.
The piano pupils of Mrs. Wim Planz presented a recital at the Planz home last Friday evening April 1 with parents as guests. The program featured multiple piano solos duets and songs including Star Spangled Banner Day Is Dying In The West Londonderry Air and Oh Susanna among others performed by pupils Delores Franzen Velida Bruns Kathryn Schutter and others under Mrs Planz's guidance.
Duane Dewel editor of the Algona Advance and state Senate candidate spoke to Titonka Lions Club last Thursday evening at the American Legion rooms after luncheon at Bartlett Cafe. He noted Kiwanis leadership in Iowa and Nebraska and shared service club experience. Mrs. Frank Clark hosted several ladies in honor of Mrs. Dewel. Also: ISU extension engineers report electric fences keep small pigs contained but weeds can ground the wire and render them ineffective.
Funeral services were held for Mrs Wallace Benton of Wesley at the Methodist church with Rev. J A Riggs in charge. Born Janette Erilla McNamee in Colenburg Iowa on August 28 1871 she married Wallace Benton October 22 1902 at Wells Minnesota. Survived by husband five children six grandchildren and several siblings, with many from out of town attending.
Mrs W F Hamatreet and Mrs Frank Fisher represented Titonka at an Algona high school gathering of the county executive board. Officers will be elected. War Fund Drive shows 55.6 percent over quota. Production reports include 1039 yards for 200 pajamas and robes, 1000 pairs of sculfies shipped, 300 more pending. A PTA check for 5 dollars was received. district chairmen urged district drives for maternal or occulties ahead of an all day work meeting.
A hatch at Hamilton’s Fivichery in Titenke produced a White Leghorn with four legs. One chick named Jk appears to walk on five legs but has four fully formed limbs. The chick is described as lively and the venture is noted with optimism for Ryan’s new strain.
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