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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1956
Page
1
The Titonka Topic Jaren publishes weekly and enters Titonka Iowa post office as second class matter. Subscription rates are 2.50 per year in advance within Kossuth County and Titonka trade area, 3.00 per year outside.
Casper Weigand born February 8, 1871 in Westerburg Germany died in Minnesota after a life of farming and community service. He helped organize Immanuel Lutheran Church Titonka and served on multiple church boards. Survived by wife eight grandchildren five great grandchildren and many relatives. last rites attended by relatives from several Iowa and Minnesota towns.
J R Schutter Implement invites the public to a premier showing of the 1957 John Deere Tractor this Friday. The event highlights new looks, performance and value across six basic power sizes at the Implement Store.
U S Soil Conservation Service report by Bob Becknal details tiling work on 40 acres for Louis Regner in Harrison Township and for Henry Olthoft, plus others listed. It explains conservation aims, methods like hay and pasture, terraces and contouring, and urges gradual planning with SCS guidance at the Algona VFW building.
Judy Ann Mooney of near Monticello escaped injury after a bicycle she held was struck by lightning during a storm. Sparks flew from the bike and she endured soreness along the entire right side of her body for a day or two.
Mrs. Nick Thomsen of Lakota sustained severe burns in a pressure cooker blast. She was hospitalized and is recovering. In unrelated notes, controlled heat and light conditions, hand reared grouse and quail are expected to produce eggs in winter.
A Northwestern University traffic expert cites cases of negligent homicide and forged checks to argue that enforcement and public awareness must rise. Governors, cities, and courts are urged to back strict traffic laws. one Tennessee judge reverses soft treatment after a surge in convictions.
The August 1908 report recounts a village shooting at Geo Deickman’s pasture after Otto Wolff and wife Lizzie Wolff confronted a youth, Bove Deickman. Lizzie fired a revolver, wounding Deickman. charges followed for both Lizzie and Bove, with Wolff’s assault claim also pursued. The column also notes a 1931 anecdote and invites reader memories and humor.
Monday and weekend social visits span Nashua Waterloo and surrounding areas as residents call on friends and relatives. The Mehlans host C F Callies and family and Bill Amesbury. Shellmyers visit the Petersons. the Petersons host Woodrow Peterson. Boekelmans visit Mary Fritz. David Boekelman visits patient Ed Wibben in Minneapolis.
Mr and Mrs Art Boyken celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary with friends including Mr Dwight Garrett and Dr John Lesiak. Numerous relatives and neighbors from Ellsworth Clinton Mason City Spencer Elmore Monmouth Illinois Camp McCoy Wisconsin gathered for dinners picnics and visits at various homes over the weekend.
Miss Rural Electrification will be crowned tonight at Thompson High School Gymnasium at 8:00. Sixteen entrants include Bonnie Ostrander, Jane Marie Johnson, Carol Joyce Jutting, Donna Lou Peterson, and others from Thompson Forest City Buffalo Center Leland Kiester. Judges will weigh beauty poise and achievements amid a program honoring Farmers Telephone Co Emmons and featuring vocal ensembles and a Master of Ceremonies.
Iowa Farm Bureau President Howard Hill of Minburn doubts farmers will enroll as much land in the conservation reserve due to a $12 per acre rental payment. He says payments for underplanting corn allotments are seen as sufficient, and stresses that fair prices for crops remain the best path to higher incomes while urging participation to make the soil bank effective.
About 700 attended the Farmers Co operative Society open house for a new 250000 bushel silo type concrete elevator. Prizes announced at registration included an electric fry pan and gift items. Attendees toured the top of the building by elevator lift and officials expect the facility to bolster the community. government corn will be stored this week under the CCC storage agreement.
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