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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1933
Page
3
Buttered at the Post Office in Titonka Iowa. Second class Mall Matter. Covers a fifteen mile territory. Subscription rates are $1.00 per year in Titonka territory, $1.50 if not prepaid, $1.50 outside Titonka territory and in other states, $2.50 in Canada and foreign countries, all payable in advance.
The Topic invites subscribers to read a special offer through 1985 and reiterates its long standing policy of backing good men over party. It pledges to express clear positions on public questions, never being bound by any clan or party, and to represent community sentiment in news and neighborly articles for the commonwealth.
The Topic will cost $1.00 annually until commodities cover production costs then rise to $1.60. Subscribers face tough finances as the publication seeks to recover arrears and prepay. Farm land appraiser training continues led by W. L Meyers, governor of the farm credit administration. Banks hold about 190,000 appraisal reports with total applications around 200,000. For weeks, appraisals outnumber new applications.
The season closed on waterfowl and pheasants leaves many non game birds at risk as hunters may fire practice shots at unidentified birds. State and federal laws protect all non game birds except listed species, with regulations classing resident and migratory birds as non game unless designated game.
The text stresses that birds are vital for outdoor beauty and pleasure, contributing to recreation and protection of natural spaces by their presence. It highlights the birds' role in creating a pleasant outdoor environment and the value of their existence for people seeking leisure in nature.
Valuable information from experimental quail hunts in southern Tawa areas by the Fish and Game Commission and Wildlife Research Center at Tawa State College. permits allow hunting, landowners pleased as data guides opening the 1934 season. A death notice for Fred Schwer arrived from Hazen, North Dakota.
Taatje Bulsing seeks an absolute divorce from George Busing on grounds of wilful desertion and abandonment for over two years. The petition is on file in the District Court at Algona, Iowa, and a default judgment may be entered if he does not answer by January 29, 1934. VAN NESS & SPILLMAN, attorneys for the plaintiff.
The Wgh school drama club plans a December program with Titanka exchanging evenings with Ledyard Lakota and Grant. Schedule includes December 1 at Ledyard with three acts from Ledyard Ti vonka and Grant, and December 18 at Titonka with all four groups.
Fifth graders Helen Falk and Henry Meyers return to the class after a brief absence. William Brandt has been absent for several days. The class begins studying fractions in Arithmetic.
Members of Iowa State College team won the seventh annual Tutzrcollagiate Meat Judging Contest at the American Royal in Kansas City Missouri. They gained possession of the National Live Stock and Meat Board trophy for the year by the victory, needing one more win to keep it permanently. High scorer Roy M Huntoon led the squad with strengths in beef and pork while others excelled in pork and lamb. The photo shows Roy B Olson Terry Gleason Diser Thomas N Scott Roy M Huntoon and Prof Beard with the coach.
Students performed plays last Wednesday filled with humor and learning. Thanksgiving posters vanished, replaced by Christmas pictures as the class studies the New England states and other U S groups in geography.
Sixth graders drew names for presents and announced spelling prize recipients Audrey Brandt Alice Kuchenreuther and Mary Jean Rachut all receiving hundred on exams. Lorraine Harringa and Jaraldine Meyers returned to school. Workers prepared decorations and crafts for Christmas with a large crowd and reporters Charlene Lamoreux and Ruth Henken.
Eighth Grade Alvina Heesch was absent on Monday and Harm Meyers and Sean Harringa re entered after several days absence. Students are drawing maps in geography and will study the Christmas play this week. Fifteen pupils earned a score of nine on a Monday workbook drill. A spelling word list from the Des Moines Register and Tribune was received last week with plans to begin study for the 1934 spelling contest.
Atlan Lamoreux is absent as teachers return from Thanksgiving break. Students list seniors with nicknames and the physics class studies potential and kinetic energy while public speaking mimics famous figures. English literature covers 18th century poetry as the class begins The Age of Johnson.
Hopes high for English novel and drama development as pupils seek better grades. Typing students progress rapidly, moving through exercises while faster pace resumes after six week tests. A series of brief classroom and personal quotes appears alongside a farm help wanted notice and social ad listings.
The Algona news reports county Civil Works Administration providing jobs to 77 workers last Monday with continuous placement ongoing. Thanksgiving activities include fishing on Thanksgiving Day and officials attending insurance association meetings in Des Moines. Minnesotan officials and local families visit, while loans of 40 to 60 dollars per acre are under consideration by New York insurers for Kossuth county lands though none approved yet. An Irvington man Martin Frankl died after a tree branch struck him during work, funeral held at St. Cecelia's. A search warrant led to a still and alcohol seizure near St. Benedict, with Erdman indicted and awaiting trial. A foggy five-vehicle collision west of town injured five, with several seriously bruised. The Rost County Mutual Insurance Association begins writing corn in the crop protection program to aid farmers against fire with favorable loan terms.
County District Court at Algona reported a light week with ten cases set for trial but canceled due to parties not ready. Grand Jury foreman Edward Dehnert of Luverne anticipated a report Tuesday. Petit Jury not required this week. men were ordered to report Tuesday morning December 12. No new civil filings. several divorce and foreclosure decrees issued, including Annie Benson vs Walter Benson and Eleanor Wanzer vs Frank Wanzer. Foreclosure actions against Alfred Oedie and Fechner et al were decided. adoption decree granted for Reverly Ann Carper. other cases dismissed or settled. receivership judgments awarded in select notes.
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