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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1945
Page
3
Publication details list subscription rates for the Titonka region and nearby counties with rates for Canada and foreign countries. Community notes include visits, porch construction, birthday party, and residents’ social events at the Bartlett and Heifner homes, plus physical exams and military notices involving residents in Fort Snelling and North Carolina camps.
Mrs Mamie Speicher spent Tuesday with her sister Mrs Martin Larsen. Fourteen ladies attended Circle No 1 of the W S C S Wednesday at Martin Larsen's. Mr and Mrs Young of Clear Lake visited from Monday to Thursday at Clifford Young's home. Clifford is their son. The Donald Ringsdorf family visited Monday night at Wilford Woltz's at Burt. The Herb Nelson family were Sunday supper guests at the Donald Ringsdorf home. Mr and Mrs Herb Nelson visited Sunday afternoon with Mrs Hedwick Larsen at Burt. Verle Nelson went to Magon City Wednesday to fetch Leota who visited at home then left for Mason City to work as office girl at Mason City Brick and Tile Co. Mr and Mrs Art Tietz of Lakota spent Friday at Lloyd Bartlett's home. Mr and Mrs Merwin Bristow are parents of a 7 pound baby girl born Saturday morning. Mrs Fred Adamson is assisting. Martin Larsen and family and Harvey Graham were Sunday dinner guests at Mrs Jennings' home in Titonka.
Winter brings cold wet shelters as indoor moisture damages walls shorten building life reduce animal productivity and raise mortality. Condensation forces more bedding changes and labor while complicating cleaning. Causes include animals emitting moisture and damp floors increasing litter sticking and cleaning difficulty.
The article explains moisture sources from hogs cows and floors, how evaporated water rises with warm air and condenses on cold surfaces, the role of interior surface temperatures, heat transfer through materials, and the importance of insulation and ventilation in preventing condensation, with a promise to cover ventilation further.
In Chungking Kunming American Pied Pipers battle a rat infestation blamed for typhus fever and disease. Second Lt. Pesch leads sanitation efforts while Sgt. Shurack explains wartime rat control tactics using poison gas and traps to seal harborages and protect US Army supply lines.
STATE COLLEGE pa The answer to the puzzle which comes first the chicken or the egg has been settled for ration weary housewives The chicken wins says Paul H Margoff assistant professor of poultry husbandry The 1945 poultry supply is expected to rise to or above 1943 all time record while egg production remains weak until January due to farmer sacrifices and army demands
A school column reports students earning stars for reading and spelling, with notes on grades and Christmas decorations. Denny Krominga leads race charts, Ruth tops spelling in some grades, and teachers introduce new poems by Dorothy Addis. Betty Ann Miller returns, and 8th graders focus on Christmas decor and English studies.
A small tractor-drawn, automatic baler designed for farmer use, introduced by International Harvester. The unit, now in production, featured in a large Hinsdale field demonstration of new farm equipment highlighting postwar innovation and efficiency in hay baling.
The speaker details benefits of a 3 year reenlistment including choosing a branch, overseas theater options, mustering-out pay, $50 per year reenlistment bonus, full term family allowances for dependents, GI Bill eligibility after service, and provided food clothing quarters medical and dental care plus access to 200 Army trades.
A retiree notes options after 20 and 30 years of service offering half pay then rising to three quarters. He cites credit for time in active military or naval service and endorses the adjusted ins entisement as reasonable.
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