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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1922
Page
1
The report notes coal output estimates by the Labor Department and the Geological Survey, plus President Harding's veto stance on a veterans bonus bill and vows to enforce laws during railroad strikes. It mentions the AFL urging 4,000,000 workers to back the shopmen's strike, tariff politics, and plane contracts, with obituaries for Ernest Lavisse and Viscount Northcliffe.
Eight year old Adela Tampe is held at Melstone Montana for shooting and killing Garry Gaylord age three. The quarrel between children led to the fatal shot from a small caliber rifle.
Dispatches describe France promising to make Germany pay for war damage, rebels captured towns in Ireland, and a large Indian government loan record. Budapest grapples with labor strikes as Vienna notes currency shifts. Berlin riots erupt over a German patriotic song. Reports also mention a Red Army assassination claim, wrecked schooner Henrietta, and notable deaths and funeral notices in Europe.
Bronze tablet embedded in a large boulder honors Fred eric W. Galbraith national commander of the American Legion killed in an automobile accident near Indianapolis while in service. The dedication occurred at a special service with headquarters staff and attended by National Commander Hanford MacNider and Auxiliary President Mrs Lowell F Hobart.
John Shoemaker, who enlisted at fourteen and served with the American expeditionary forces in France, has received a presidential appointment to West Point. A Phoenix high school graduate, he studied military tactics under Maj. Claude Decatur Jones, who helped promote his case alongside the Phoenix American Legion. Shoemaker served two years in a machine gun company of the Fifty-fourth Infantry during and after World War I.
The Polish government asked the American Legion to explain its employment program used during postwar efforts for unemployed veterans in the United States. The region sent a detailed outline and received a thank you letter from T Heinke of the consulate general. The Legion helped over 400,000 ex-soldiers find temporary work in the first week and now about 500,000 hold permanent positions.
Ex Tommies and Tomales attended the British Legion gathering in London for the first annual conference. They rose to cheer H Nelson Jackson national vice commander of the American Legion as he read greetings from Commander Hanford MacNider and the American Legion. The message of fellowship was received by Field Marshal Har Huig.
World War I veterans unable to pay travel costs walked and rode boxcars to attend the second annual convention of the Dips and American Veterans of the World War, as reported by Raymond Creeling and Robert M. Smyth of the national staff.
Major Lent of the U S veterans bureau told American Legion and Auxiliary staff in Indianapolis that faith and confidence in themselves are essential for disabled veterans. He noted the government will place a veteran in training well before readiness and that employers should see these men as capable workers not cripples.
Miss Hilda Scheurer models a 1778 style flapper to promote an American Legion sponsored showing of Cardigan a Revolutionary era film at a local theater. The event drew large crowds and showcased her work with the Legion Auxiliary.
World War era gases are described as being repurposed to kill farm pests. Mustard like aerosols are said to irritate rabbits by contact with their feet, prompting rubbing that aids gas exposure. The text notes these gases are now used to exterminate jack rabbits and gophers in the West.
The air service of the United States War Department developed a clock for airplanes. It maintains perfect time from 100 degrees below zero to 125 degrees above and resists aircraft vibration. It winds by electricity and moves like a watch.
In Crystal Springs Misa, WWI veteran Ren nie F. Taylor died in 1918. A Veterans Bureau review shows he was related to four percent of the town's 1,805 residents excluding cousins. His stepmother and 16 brothers and sisters receive monthly installments of 1.92 dollars.
The report recounts Mrs. Lowell B. Hobart visiting the Indian reservation in South Dakota with an Indian doll, plus a Dallas group of ten thousand dollar wagered walkers from Dallas to New York with few completing the journey. The article notes a World War veteran wounded at Chateau Thierry seeking government compensation and a burial incident involving a Windleetpiin man.
A roundup of Iowa items reports Brumer Bros. Jewelry Store in Clinton robbed of $1,000. William Langford injured by falling machinery. hog cholera concerns near Alton. Eckland leaves Newton bank for Chicago trust firm. Max Perlin escapes auto train crash. farm sales near Wilton priced at $18,000. Hamilton county highway graveling contracts under budget. Vander Beek land near Hospers sold for $12,000. burglaries in Garrison yield $245 loot. Therese Waollens wed soldier David N. Miller. Jefferson County Agricultural fair draws crowds. Cedar Rapids Legion endorses C. B. Robbins. Humboldt Jersey herd growth. Byrd & White Des Moines pilot injured in crash. Buckwalter robbed of jewelry worth $2,500 and cash. women jurors rooms added in Hardin county courthouse. Parley Manning found dead from heart failure. auto overturn near Muscatine injures performers. Jones County Farm Bureau aids hail victims with grain distribution. Homer Seeley longtime Iowa State Teachers College president. Minnie Rath West dies after fall. Bremer County creameries gain Iowa trademark. various county dairy and livestock notes and notable wheat yields in Pisah area.
The Dominion eased formerly strict limits on immigration, noting the need for settlers. It highlights broad European and British interest, including Serbians Poles Swedes Roumanians Dutch Jugo-Slavs French Canadians Norwegians Swedes Finns Lithuanians, with migration aiding agricultural development and national recovery.
In Maes district Leowinster a new bobbed hair style has become a popular trend at local salons. Reports show residents embracing the short cut as a fashionable choice amid rising grooming interest and a surge of demand for modernist styling.
An old advertisement touts Cutleura Soap as soothing for itchy burning baby rashes. It claims purity and fragrance with a light dusting amount, priced at 25 cents per item.
A terse notice notes a campaign against a pest threat aiming to avert a potential 324 million descendant impact. It highlights a pair of ties working to swat the issue early and prevent wider spread.
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