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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1942
Page
2
Titonka Topic covers subscription rates for Kossuth County and Titonka trade area, plus a long war opinion piece on Japanese defense, Pacific air bases, and potential Allied bombing strategies. The section also notes possible U.S. wartime tax and savings measures and lists recent marriage licenses in Kossuth County.
The United Nations portray bold strikes as a turning point, targeting Japan’s urban industrial zones and shipyards. Analysts note these raids expose enemy vulnerabilities and signal future offensives to cripple wartime production and naval losses.
A satirical collection by M. G. features Uncle Herman’s quips about aging cars and progress, humorous household math by a mother of four, a colored man’s take on wars, and playful musings on brains, noise, and crosswords. The piece blends whimsical anecdotes with light social commentary and newspaper humor.
Iowa State College extension horticulturist T C Grove outlines rose care from early May feeding to August, with follow up every 2 to 3 weeks. He prescribes complete fertilizer in bands away from stems and heavy weekly watering during fertilization, plus dusting arsenate sulfur for pests and Bordeaux spray for leaf diseases.
A. W. Rudnick of Iowa State College advises on selling cream with low butterfat and using skimmilk as poultry and livestock feed. He explains that marketing 40 percent cream instead of 20 percent saves a gallon of skim milk per 100 pounds of whole milk and outlines handling tips for minimizing butterfat loss. Also includes a brief farm tale about H. Wall of College Springs reporting calf, twin, and triplet outcomes over three years of ownership.
Portland society notes report callers at Clyde Bristow and Charles Phelps homes. Rev Herbert Jackman dined with the Phelps and visited Graham. Leonard Daniels vacationed at Phelps home and recovers from arthritis treatment at Excelsior Springs Missouri. Stella Danner learns of her son in Coopertown North Dakota hospitalized for stomach worms. Portland school No 1 held a program with a Mothers group lunch and Nellie Nelson received a gift. Local young women packaged candy and cookies for boys in the army.
May 1 designated Dairy Day when dairy distributors manufacturers and producers meet at Iowa State College Ames for an luncheon to discuss June Dairy Month and National Nutrition Month. The State Dairy Commission promotes June activities including a dairying quiz for elementary schools.
Last year over 200 schools in Town used the questionnaire with 25 000 copies. This year questionnaires are available on application to Ernest M Wright, field secretary of the Town State Dairy Association at Waterloo. Chester Schoby of Bode, Iowa Dairy Commission member, will discuss plans for Fine Dairy Month during the Ames Dairy Day program. his address will be broadcast on WOT at 2 45 PM as part of Farm Facts.
The document lists General Government and Independent Divisions receipts totaling 2,753,568 with components for Water Bond Fund, Other Receipts, and Office Receipts. It notes business licenses including beer and cigarette licenses, wine licenses, refuse disposal, street department items, sewer, police, and fire department figures, with several line items and mixed figures such as 798.30 and 169.29 amid the totals.
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