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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1923
Page
2
Lupe O Wolfe publisher listed for Titonka Topic. Subscription rates are $1.50 yearly in advance and $3.00 yearly otherwise with $2.50 for Canada mail. The paper notes second class mail and post office filing in Titonka Iowa.
Local column reports on state gasoline tax funding road construction in South Dakota and roads in Kossuth County. It notes Representative Saunders of Emmetsburg, his party status, past bids for office, and remarks at the Titanka Calf Club, including views on the Federal Reserve and road paving. The piece also mentions a Ringsted farmer's visit to Estherville and local governance officials in Kossuth County.
County officials earn praise for service as Iowa Good Roads Association pushes for a gasoline tax to fund highway and secondary road improvements. President H B Allfree notes drivers would see value in better roads and supports a tax levy that targets automotive use, with states already increasing such taxes.
B F Schultz and family from Mason City spent Sunday with D A Schultz and family. Miss Vivian Schultz visiting D A Schultz family. For sale nine Guernsey heifers all TB tested. Mrs Geo Graham left for Detroit to visit ill mother and will stay several months. George to handle house chores in her absence. Oscar T Anderson shipped cattle to Chicago markets last Saturday. Claude Vinson and Miss Ethel Hiegel married in Ft Dodge on Dec 4. no further details available. Topic offers congratulations.
Fenton beat Titonka 16 to 8 in a close boys game as crowds cheered and a last minute streak decided it. Girls dominated 46 to 4. The issue highlights dairy days, calf judging, magazine sales, and Christmas program plans at Titonka High School with notes on pupils, staff, and community events.
Reports from Iowa high schools show the statewide essay contest on local history organized by the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs with $1000 in prizes from the State Historical Society has inspired thousands of students. English and history teachers praise its educational value and use in plaque room work. Topics include The Story of My Grandmother and What Iowa Means to Me.
Mr and Mrs Peter Konppen left for Lakota Saturday after visiting for two weeks to care for their daughter Mrs George Breen who remained in Woden during the stay.
The Woden Methodist Episcopal Church outlines Sunday services including Sunday School at 10:00 A M Morning Worship at 11 00 A M Epworth League at 7 00 P M Evening Service at 8 00 P M and a Thursday 8 00 P M prayer meeting Pastor J W Roberts leads.
Catholic Ladies Aid held a Thursday card party at the M W A Hall with a large crowd and luncheon. Visitors included J D Breen and son Harold of Titonka and local calls from Dircksen and Von Laven. The M I Ladies served supper at a church bazaar while townspeople, including the Lawlers and Britt guests, attended events and shopped in Mason City.
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