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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1921
Page
1
A jumble of town reports details a Paton man’s twenty year rape sentence, a Coralville arrest, bankrupcies, and a Davenport death investigation. Missing persons, fires, a railroad fatality near Sioux City, and a Waterlooo convention for the American Legion are noted among numerous local incidents and civic updates.
Washington reports on a pending budget cut, pensions for Mexican and Civil War veterans, and a push to curb strikes. Key items include Charles Morse arrest prospects, shipping board claims, debt totals, and labor unrest from New Orleans to Philadelphia. Major world events touch Britain and France amid parliamentary and diplomatic shifts.
The record notes a WWII era officer named Hewes who organized Liberty loan campaigns and served as captain of a Missouri company. He later joined the motor transport corps of the Federal Army, serving at Camp Meigs and Camp Merritt in a headquarter unit.
A dramatic warning about fake fundraising for unemployed veterans. Promoters form large, credible looking groups to solicit money, then hide actual disbursements, avoid accounting, and mimic legitimate charities. The American Legion and other sponsors are urged to scrutinize organizations before contributing.
A San Francisco woman, Benorah Sue Gittings, is set to become the first female state adjutant of California’s American War effort. The position is temporary pending election of a permanent adjutant during wartime.
Mrs Hose F Taytor of the New York Police Department was the only policewoman among 65 New York City officers. Stationed at the Hie ATEN street station she served ten years and went to war service in 1917 sailing to France. She conducted inspections of dance halls movies cabarets and other venues to curb vice and protect women.
A fragmented obituary style item notes Mrs. Ware of Falls Minnesota who served in World War I as a war nurse and is described as the third in her family to hold wartime nursing roles. She is linked with a Mr. E. Withrow of International Falls and references a Mars unit in the Argonne forest.
The American Legion post in New York emphasizes publicity as a key asset, highlighting its roster and efforts to attract members from among actors and theater professionals who served in the war. The post plans a New York meeting to recruit 35 or more general members and discusses connections to film and stage figures.
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