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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1923
Page
1
Firefighters answered Thursday afternoon to a blaze at Albert Meyers barn on the north end of Main Street. The origin remains unknown though cleaning roosts with kerosene may have sparked the fire. the barn and stored equipment were lost as wind favored the south, sparing nearby house.
The new Fenton Methodist Episcopal church will be dedicated Sunday August 5 after a year of construction. Speakers include Frank B Moosman of Morningside College and Rev J J En Dp D superintendent Northwest. The program lists morning services at 10 and a community dinner and evening meetings.
A Rock Island plan to drop trains between Iowa Falls and Hetherville would cut service to one daily round trip between Betherville and Albert Lea. Garfield Hill urges towns to protest to the Interstate Commerce Commission to protect passenger, mail, and freight service and urge action locally.
Local residents from Burt and surrounding towns visited neighbors in midsummer social rounds. Included were D E Fitch and R Bleich in Burt, a large Portland turnout for a Bowery dance at Earl Toothman, and plans for the next August 10 event with Philips Orchestra. Threshing begins, with farmers busy by next week.
Local residents make visits to and from Clear Lake Buffalo Center Britt Britt action includes a Legion celebration. Forest City beats Woden 15 to 6 in a baseball game. Upcoming films include Bling Hearts and Thunder Clap with special shows. Woden hosts several guests and families visit through the week.
A resident thanks neighbors and helpers who aided in efforts to save a barn after a fire. Traymond Keagle and Vance Reibh were listed as business callers in Manly, with Monday evening and Tuesday reads. The Hawkeye Oil ad promises savings.
Miss Edith Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs G H Miller of Algona married Wallace Reaser of Fort Dodge. The ceremony took place Monday July 23 at two o clock in Fort Dodge. The couple will reside in Fort Dodge as they begin housekeeping.
A compilation from Iowa clipping reports shows 6 613 accidents on highways in a year with 442 railroad crossing deaths and 1 436 other highway deaths. It records 27 754 total accidents and 28 800 injuries while noting potential underreporting and non official status.
A long distance telephone message to Fairmont claims Klan trouble in Blue Earth with threats to cleanse the city. Report says a Klan unit near Patmont plans to organize and two Klansmen struck Blue Earth posting notices for a Klan speaker arrival.
After a confrontation, Klansmen were ordered to leave the area. Remarks suggested they planned to seek support from the Fairmont Chapter in Fairmont, per the Fairmont Sentinel report.
Reports from Cedar Falls note bobbed hair as a severe handicap for teaching applicants. The Bureau of Recommendations says some districts won’t hire teachers with bobbed hair despite qualifications. Some girls disguise the cut to gain a second interview, but the scheme is often exposed and the job is lost.
Mrs Julius Kunz of Wesley was riding with two daughters and seven children when the car slid off the road south of Bayside at 9 30 Thursday evening. The vehicle overturned into a ditch but the occupants escaped serious injury as the car righted itself and the auto caused only minor top damage.
The Iowa Department of Agriculture announces readiness to help farmers form local boards to implement the warehousing plan for grain storage adopted in the last legislature. Secretary Cassidy says it is a favorable time to act as Iowa wheat prices may rise, and department materials are available on request.
The Des Moines Capital joins the Iowa State Fair to stage Iowa's first Boys and Girls Playmate Dog Show on Children’s Day August 24. Open to non pedigreed playmate dogs from Iowa youths, prizes range from 19 to 2 dollars. A novelty dog race follows at 1 30 on the track with wagons and carts.
Herbert Burlingame died after his team ran away while he worked a binder on the Perry Burlingame farm six miles from Algona. He was found with injuries from a machine, a physician could not save him. Burlingame, once of Lewiston Montana and later Canada, resided near Rome with a widow and siblings. Funeral services to be held today at the Algona M E church with burial at River View U D M R.
Last Thursday a Sexton man Richard Garman suffered delirium from a day of heat and heavy drinking. Dr Kene fick noted intoxication not sunstroke, with about a quart of hootch daily. He was jailed a night in Algona, then brought before Justice Huntehlson who gave 30 days suspended if behavior improved.
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