Titonka Topic subscription rates and policies
The Titonka Topic outlines subscription terms with rates of 1.50 yearly in Kossuth County and Titonka trade area, 2.00 outside the county, and 2.50 for Canada and foreign. It notes that in-county and Titonka trade area subscriptions are considered continuing yearly unless canceled. all other subs lapse one month after expiration unless payment is extended by the subscriber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth
Titonka
Keasuth
Canada
Press AniMys Fables and Funny Bits at Barber Shop
A quirky collection of jokes and sketches unfolds in a streetcar scene where a boy wears a paper sack as a blue bowl on his head. Neighbors laugh as a mother jokes about removing the headgear and a doctor may be needed. The morsel blends social quips and playful verse with light political satire.
Dont Bring Me Posies for its Bheesies Need
An American prisoner in a Japanese camp writes home praising guards as decent and well treating prisoners. He urges friends and soldiers from defense plants, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Marines to hear how well he is treated and to circulate the letter. He notes the three R’s memory shifts to arithmetic as tests rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Marines
Roosevelt
Rum
Rommel
OPA warns on stamp transfers and outlines ration distributor rules
The Des Moines OPA warns against transferring red and blue ration stamps for any nonpurchase use, noting penalties for retailers or consumers. It outlines registration for primary ration distributors of meats fats and canned fish, with deadlines and eligible firms, plus guidance on exchanges, and warns B and C gasoline card holders about distance limits and possible questioning.
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Des Moines
Price Administration
OPA
Office of Price Administration
O. K
Mother's Day cards sold at the Drug Store
A local drug store advertises Mother's Day greeting cards for sale. Community notes report residents visiting relatives in Laverne, Buffalo Center, Wesley, and Des Moines. War scrap drives progress shows Linn and Marshall counties collecting significant amounts toward military equipment.
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Itu
Marian Thomas
Laverne
Ferne Krants
Buffalo Center
R. L. Krantz
Conrad Swanson
Wesley
Marie Sathoff
Arthur Hench
Richard
Jake Schutter
Neal Michaelson
Herb Nelson
Des Moines
Better Owa Gardens Planting Guide for Cabbage and Broccoli
This article advises setting stocky cabbage and broccoli plants in the north half of Towa, with soil packed around roots. It notes transplant shock damages root hairs, recommends large holes, firmed soil, and thorough watering, and warns wind and sun injury. It suggests pot grown plants have fewer setbacks and recommends protecting young plants with crates or shingles and planting in the evening.
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Towa
Local Social Roundup From Portland Area Hints at War Era Visits
Portland area residents host visitors and relatives including the Lewicks, Wolf family, Bristow, Stott, and Schutter family members. Several travel to Ames and Fort Knox, with community gatherings, furloughs, and local club events noted. Also mentions oat harvest and a note to read the Want Ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lewick
Phelps
B. L. Phelps
Mary Lee Wolf
Carroll
Mra
Ed Wolf
Leo Immersall
Cheryll
Algona
Tressie Ringsdorf
Clyde Bristow
Burt
Wyatt Stott
Vernon Pederson
Madrid
Patty Pederson
Pat
Calvin Bristow
Raphael
Katherine Wolf
Ames
Calvin
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Henry Nelson
Herb Nelson
Martin Larsen
Vernon Larsen
Leila
Lewis Larsen
Herman Schutter
Camp White
Oregon
Borno Schutter
Levant Moore
Lou Hansen
Bonno Schutter
Ted van Hove
Sgt
Mervin Bristow
Herman Reggert
Near Whittemore
Paul Krueger
Ralph Stewart
Good Cheer Club
Fred Henken
Wm. Tjaden
Stephen
Tjaden
Jelle Tjaden
Woden
Fred Jennings
Russell Fox
Graham Bros
Roy Clark
Dwight Graham
Baby
Brink Shipler
Des Moines
Will Ringsdorf
Katie
Albert Lea
Mary Ann Bartlett
Andy Hanson
Local Social Roundup And Labor Shortage Report
Local families visited relatives and hosted guests across Algona and vicinity including Mrs. Carl Callies Mrs. Clara Tlarks and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gerdes. Easter dinners featured the French and Pannkuk households while Woden and Dexter guests were noted. Labor shortages forced Cass County District Judge Thornell to dismiss a jury panel and move many equity cases to nonjury handling during the term.
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Carl H. Callies
Davenport
Clara Tlarks
Wealey
Howard French
Jean
S. B. French
Algona
Henry Mayland Jr
John
Louise Plaisier
Henry Schmidt
H. J. Meyer
Jolee
Boyd Pannkuk
Fannie
Alice
Ben Pannkuk
Garner
Telko Stecker
Wm. Brandt
August
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Carl F. Callies
Woden
Cass County District
A. V. Thornell
Cass County Bar Association
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