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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1935
Page
7
A preliminary estimate by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration shows that well over a third of rented or contracted acres this year were planted to crops that improve and conserve the soil. This improvement in farm management practice will yield lasting benefits for soil fertility. Usual monthly list of cream checks.
Farmers begin threshing the oats as heat has slowed weight, with yields varying from forty to seventy bushels per acre. Hazel Miller departs Algona to continue nurse training in Des Moines. Local residents shuttle relatives between Buffalo Center Mason City and Minneapolis. Gamble stores advertise 1931 radio and accessories with low down payments.
Indian Day observations fill Titonka and nearby towns with visits from Bancroft Britt Swea City and Lakota residents. Local ministers noted district meetings in Sheffield while many families traveled from Algona Des Moines and Mason City for celebrations.
Sale offers 120 acre farm located 24 miles west of Burt at 100 dollars per acre with cash price one thousand dollars and balance of equity due March 1. Loan on farm draws 344 percent this year. Possession March 1. See Lee O Wolfe Realtor Titonka Iowa.
Drink water with meals helps stomach juices and digestion. The note warns about gas and suggests Adlerika for cleansing and bowel washes, attributed to W. JT, a Denton druggist.
The school board met Tuesday evening to employ a fifth grade teacher to replace Miss Holt of Forest City who resigned. Miss Bell of Goldfield was hired, described as the daughter of a rural carrier and well recommended.
Hampton board granted release for Miss Irman Campbell after years of service to accept a position at Dows school near home. The district also notes the Indians win at Mason City tournament with Titanka Indians defeating Shet'ela 7 to 3 and facing Rockwell for a state bid in Des Moines next week.
The 1935 Kossuth county fair reports over 1,200 season tickets sold and adds new attractions including eight hippodrome acts. Children’s Day features an all-Cosyth band concert with county high school musicians. entries due August 24. Livestock entries close August 26 with tents needed for overflow stock. A Ford V-8 sedan giveaway is planned Friday night. The fair, ranked among Iowa’s top, urges two days to enjoy the program.
Ground breaking occurred Tuesday morning on lots south of the Phillipa Oil Station for the Johnson Implement building. Planned to measure 82 by 42 feet with no stories, the structure will be built of hollow blocks. Contractor is Fred G. Christensen of Emmetsburg.
Bernice Larsen who recently graduated in beauty culture has purchased a beauty shop at Albia. Possession is to be given Saturday. Albia lies sixty five miles southwest of Des Maines.
A fine baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Arnold Gray on Thursday at Indian Day. Both mother and child are doing well. G. Keaple returns from Missouri Urbana where he ran a long term farming project and improvements this past year.
Lillian Holmes works at the S Hillman home. L J Fairbanks left for Little Falls Minnesota. Mrs Hamstreet visited the Lloyd Bartlett home. Art Tietz of Algona spent Sunday at the Bartletts. Jona Godfredson visited Vernon and Ramona Smith. Clarion Long did chores for Tom Clayton while the Claytons were in Des Moines. Numerous locals visited, hosted, or hosted guests including families from Algona Burt and Titonka. The Portland Progress Club plans a meeting August 22 at Mrs M E Larsen’s home with local residents attending.
Grovers, Mrs Geb Graham Jr, Mr and Mrs Jacob Godden and son of Algona join Mr and Mrs J H Graham of Burt in Mason City to see Geo Graham. Leona Fitch, recently operated, is very ill and staying with Joan Koestler. her mother Mrs Ed Fitch is there. The Grahams and others call on Geo in hospital as Des Moines trip for a family reunion is planned for Tom and Ross Clayton relatives.
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