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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1921
Page
4
A freshman girl, age sixteen, was accosted after school by her brother Frank near Forest City. She cried for help and resisted, then collapsed on the sidewalk. Bystanders aided her until she recovered and the incident subsided with authorities notified.
Farmers push higher prices to balance costs as rail rates aim to drop and dairying expand. The piece notes taxished public property invoicing under a new law, a Gray horse sale to Ringling show, a death of Samuel P. Wallace and a tribute to old days, plus the proposed trans state highway linking New York to Portland, with Phelps rising in the Illinois Central system.
Lakota traveled to Tonka for a bowling contest. Titonka prevailed by 24 pins with scores around 173 520 192 and 547 110 501, while both teams posted high marks.
The text argues that seven states Nebraska Minnesota North and South Dakota Missouri Kansas hold over a third of U S farm property by value and a census estimate places wealth at 28 000 000 000. It warns that farmer prosperity underpins city jobs and industries and urges sustained public and private support to keep agriculture on a paying basis amid wartime finance pressures.
Algona Iowa December 11 1 Ww Speraw JS plans a large fox hunt during the holidays on the prairie near Galbraith station. He recently shipped twenty head to South Carolina for staging fox hunts and reports nine young foxes found in a den near Bowe last spring.
Georgia Senator Watson, a Democrat, challenged Henry Ford’s role in Wilson era spending. He cited War Department records claiming Ford’s firm received funds for tools and tractors never delivered and for naval vessels that were not built. He urged proof before political persecution.
Des Moines reports state teacher wages reached about ninety five dollars per month in 1921. The note compares this to years past when superintendents and principals earned far less. The article cites Iowa school property valued at sixty three million three hundred twenty thousand five hundred fifty four dollars.
Woden News Notes A covers a busy week of visits and business calls around Crystal Lake, Britt, Garner, Buffalo Center and nearby towns. Residents including Willy Boyken, J L Bushman, Hugh Cline, Rob Quinn, Ted Hendrickson and others make calls, attend dances, shop or host visitors, while C A Lawler installs an electric motor in an elevator.
Town residents shared Sunday visits with relatives in Tiloonka Britt and Crystal Lake. Mr and Mrs Tegtmayer moved to Clear Lake with possessions as their son Carl takes over the farm. Christmas program planned at Woodmen Hall on December 16 with two weeks of holiday vacation.
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation plans a National Livestock Producers Association with a nine member board and fifteen directors as the core of a marketing framework. It aims to form live stock commission firms at terminal markets, standardize accounting, promote cooperative shipping, and build an overseeing national body with transportation and data services.
A Buffalo Center dispute pits city officials against Minnesota Power & Light in federal court over a proposed rate increase. Citizens petition for a restraining order to prevent a 16 cent price rise while alleging service failures and seeking better treatment from the utility.
A garbled report notes a basketball game where Titon defeated Jaet Relday 20 to 18. The second half shows a surge scoring 18 to 2 as Monica hoya contributed to a late basket, securing the low scoring win.
Regional papers report a push by the American Forestry Association for a nationwide forest expansion. Detroit News runs a reader quiz while Grand Rapids Herald highlights vast unproductive Michigan timber land and a need to revive wood resources. Messages from St Clair Republican and Sault Ste Marie News urge public support as January hearings approach.
Notice to dog owners to procure two dog licenses for every dog over three months old by January 18 1622. Apply to banker for an Ay Pication. Issued under Chapter 140 Acts of the General Assembly. Dated Algona Iowa December 1 1941 Karl F Peterson Seal County Auditor.
W Hy Slote and ao Ma laenberger of Burt collided west of San Reynold a Sunday night at dusk. Both damaged but no injuries reported in what was described as a mighty lucky escape. Haggard and Falkenhamer of AL Boni Iowa are mailing fan toang at the lowest rates with annual interactivity and loan payments of $180 multiples on the cresl paying dates.
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