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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1937
Page
3
A degraded OCR note outlines subscription rates for various regions and jurisdictions. It lists prices of 1.06 dollars per year in advance for a local trade area, 1.60 dollars per year in advance outside the area, and 2.80 dollars per year for Canada and foreign countries, payable in advance.
Iowa is hailed as the tall corn state with a sample of 1 foot 6 inches. The piece notes Wisconsin and Illinois may grow other crops while Iowa leads in tall corn, plus local chatter on farm policy and a hog story contest. It mentions nominations for supreme court vacancy and tenant farming aid programs under federal farm legislation.
The passage notes that partisan control has long influenced court power debates. It cites 1869 when the House approved a court proposal, the Senate rejected it, and 1981 when Attorney General McReynolds later proposed a similar bill, illustrating recurring tensions across eras.
The FTC study shows dairy farmers receive about half the consumer dollar for milk after farm costs. Butter yields around 60 percent to the farmer, beef about 40 percent, wheat roughly 13 percent of bread, and tobacco about 12 percent. Transportation takes about 6 percent.
The text recalls proposals on retirement reform with figures like Taft and Roosevelt, noting changes over time. It argues a lower retirement age and earnings thresholds, criticizing Wall Street influence and predicting future appointments. The piece laments media control and urges independence from corporate pressure.
A reflective line on completing actions: wisdom lies in doing a thing and finishing it. It urges striving to do right but then leaving the matter settled, attributed to Brooke Herford.
Auction of seven Kossuth County farms plus one in Humboldt and a 230 acre Gales farm to be held at Algona Court House on Monday August 16 starting at 1 PM. Listings detail locations sizes tenants and improvements with terms including cash down and bank financing options. Representatives of Owners Lincoln Joint Stock Land Bank warn buyers to attend and arrange terms by Sept. 20 1937 with abstracts available.
Recent tests on animals, led by Dr. Logan Clendening, suggest zinc sulphate nasal application may block infantile paralysis by targeting the olfactory nerve. The method, untested in humans during outbreaks, requires expert physician administration and direct nasal membrane application. Justice court in Algona hears two reckless driving cases. Kammerlander pays 26 dollars fine plus 3.26 dollars costs, Kelling pays 30 dollars plus 2.25 dollars costs. warrants issued for several others.
Mrs. R J Thissen of Algona visits her sister Mrs George Goetz. Myr and Mrs Ernest Sheets and family of Britt visit the Reno home. Ida Young, Mason City worker, weekend at Oliver Young's. Wesley public school opens Monday August 30 with two new teachers replacing Matilda Bye and Alvina Johnson who leave for Marshalltown. Mr Garman, who moved to Burt last year, bought Beltone Theatre and took possession August first.
A roundup of social calls and gatherings includes Meyers visiting Mrs. Shipley, Jimmie Meurer’s eighth birthday party with games and lemon cake, and relatives from Des Moines to Charles City and Algona. Other notes mention births, employment changes, and upcoming Legion Auxiliary activities, with community members traveling to Story City and Corydon for family visits and events.
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