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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1943
Page
3
Subscriptions and postal details announce Titonka trade rates with local territory coverage. A long social notes page lists gatherings, visits, family events, births, and travel, including Mildred Phelps birth in Colorado and various local households hosting guests.
A Sunday gathering at Call State Park honored Pvt Glenn Larsen on a four day furlough from Camp Barkeley Texas. Attendees included the Speicher and Larsen families along with neighbors and friends from Elmore Algona Burt Titonia and Burt area communities.
The only priest born in Decorah The Rev Father Joseph Schrubbe 83 died in China on July 18 He went to China after graduating from Maryknoll Missionary Seminary in New York in 1989.
Dr. K. W. Stouder of Iowa State College warns bruising costs livestock output. Improper loading, protruding hardware, horn length, crowding, and poor unloading raise meat losses across hogs, cattle, and sheep. 1941 figures show millions of pounds lost to bruises, totaling about 140 million pounds.
Miss Alma Schultz county extension home economist recommends three time and money saving meal plans for working mothers. Cook Sunday's meals ahead provide hot or cold options for lunches. prepare extra vegetables and use quick cooking methods to preserve vitamins and flavor. finish with raw vegetables in salads and relishes to boost nutrition and ease.
County extension director A. L. Brown urges farmers to plant Booné Tama Control and Marion oats next year to boost quality and yield, stressing rust and disease resistance. Discard old varieties for feed and reserve new ones for seed, with threshing time as the best moment to stock up while supplies are plentiful.
Mrs. Mabel W a war plant payroll saver, deposits 18 percent of her weekly pay into War Bonds to support her husband in Australia. She notes bonds bought include a Garand rifle and gas mask and urges others to reach a 10 percent target through the Payroll Savings Plan.
Agricultural engineer Henry Giese of Iowa State College outlines a practical at home checkup for lightning protection. Key steps include sharp rod points, continuous ground cables, guards up to six feet high, and proper grounding of steel roofs and hay tracks to reduce fire risk.
April 1 grain values in the Seventh District rose 16 percent from last year with a 5 percent gain from January to April 1. Watch cattle flesh to adjust grain needs, and inspect machinery for bent cylinder parts causing cracked grain. Market weights for poultry, Leghorn and heavy breeds, are noted by C M Rice. Late July sees many Iowa barn fires and advised day-by-day condition checks to prevent fires.
Iowa entomologists report European corn borers in Benton Poweshiek and another county. They advise no alarm, noting occasional test skimmiss from the separator and urging continued monitoring.
Farmers advised to feed brood sows pasture oats with a shelf, provide ample water, and add about a fifth of a pound of protein daily late in pregnancy. Hens need water in hot weather. they cool by air, damp earth, or wallowing. When protein is scarce, use it for pigs up to 40 pounds, then skip it. A man named Ernie Landsman from Emmetsburg reportedly secured a job after a Seattle dentist gave temporary teeth for five dollars.
The historic ledger dates from July 14, 1857 when it belonged to Henry Crabb & Co. It has passed through successors and is now owned by Todd hardware in Mt Ayr.
T. A. Dunmire offers honey for sale and sweet corn suitable for canning. The notice lists no prices or further details beyond availability.
A hot flat iron left on by Mrs. Iris Needles caused a blaze in Chariton, burning an ironing board area and igniting clothing in a rack. Firefighters confined the fire to the room but bedding and furniture suffered significant damage.
J F Teal from near Keosauqua notes corn heights differed after 24 hours. He measured two hills at 6 p m on successive days showing one hill grew ten inches and the other twelve inches. The tale illustrates tall year unevenness in the field.
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