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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1936
Page
3
The notice outlines subscription prices for a 15 mile territory covering Titonka and surrounding areas with rates of 1.00 per year in advance, 1.66 outside the territory, and 2.66 for Canada and foreign countries, all payable in advance.
The piece criticizes the Republican Party, accusing it of failing to curb spending and balance the budget, wasting taxpayer money on irrigation and construction, and enabling graft. It argues the party cannot reform the system and warns the outs cannot repair the old ship, predicting continued decline due to current administration errors.
A clipped Globe Gazette quotation questions why people distrust professional men when their names surface in a case. It suggests that public inquiry sharpens with suspicion and hints at recurring reputational doubt.
Since the election the party has seen no external fight but internal clashes as Democrats contend with rivals inside their own ranks.
Fragment from daily press mentions a young Franklin Roosevelt Jr at sixteen, debt of gratitude for tradition, and Ethel Dud Port as a rear-page item. It notes Hugere Du Pont, linked to a powder firm, not contributing to the Liberty League but active in anti-Roosevelt efforts.
Washington correspondents hope President Roosevelt will adopt a more conservative course in his second term as business improves and emergencies fade. He must still handle labor southerners and other groups who helped elect him, though his large majority gives him leeway. It would be ironic if he shifts right and finds backing from Republicans wary earlier in his first term.
Susan Frawley Hisele, noted as Fairmont Minnesota Sentinel columnist, extols Episcopalians for culture and aristocratic steadiness while contrasting with Catholic and Protestant labels. A German five year old arrives alone in Schleswig Crawford County from Germany, travels via rail to Iowa, carrying instructions and money. locals honor his budgeted expenses and delivery of funds.
John Mullins farms over five hundred acres north of Wesley. He pays sixty dollars weekly to employees and remains hopeful about the future. In discussions at the office he shares agricultural and social insights, inspiring older readers and encouraging the next generation, with many young men like him cited as going places.
Swea City Herald notes three enduring philosophies from antiquity and religion. Greek thought urges Know Thyself, Roman teaching commands I Control Thyself, and Christian doctrine promotes Deny Thyself, framing self in relation to wisdom and discipline.
Ordinance number 6 requires keepers of billiard pool tables and bowling alleys for hire to obtain a license. It sets license fees at 18 dollars per billiard or pool table and 18 dollars per bowling alley. Licenses run until the end of December following issuance, with mid year pro ration for applications after July 1.
City ordinance outlines license revocation for violations and minors on premises. Permits closing times 11 PM weekdays and 11:30 PM Saturdays, 7 AM reopen. Licenses payable three months in advance. Sunday prohibition and restricted items mentioned. Violators face license forfeiture and mayoral authority to revoke upon proper showing.
An official action dated February 22 1916 records Ball Mayor Win Boyd serving as clerk and approving a key ordinace or decision. The fragment notes administrative roles including Boyd as clerk and references a February 1916 date.
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