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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1953
Page
2
A reader notes how church plays a vital role this Christmas and recounts a cub scout Christmas project at the schoolhouse that moved him. He contrasts city scenes with rural life, praises parents and leaders, and shares holiday cooking tips and a goose roasting method.
A special stockholders meeting on November 19 1953 adopted amendments to the bank's articles. Section I now states the capital stock is 60000 dollars, divided into 600 shares of 100 dollars each, fully paid.
Susan Frawley Eisele observes how television alters living patterns from keeping children at home to affecting shopping and travel. The piece cites high sales and highway accident concerns while Christmas mail arrives for Albert Hisele and sparrows peck at corn meal outside an apartment window.
Iowa State College and USDA economists urge cost and labor reductions for dairying in 1954. A Floyd Arnold checklist urges accurate production records, quick sale of low producers, ample home grown roughage, disease-free herds, and high quality milk. Emphasis on maximizing production per cow, per acre, and per man through better crops and breeding programs.
Mr and Mrs Walter Scott recently observed their 60th wedding anniversary. Mrs Scott is hospitalized with a broken hip after a fall.
Escaped Glenn Indorf of Ida Grove avoided serious injury when his semi trailer rolled into a ditch near Ogden. Eight cattle passengers were killed or fatally injured and butchered. Cut Up Jackie Smith of North English was severely cut after tripping and falling through a plate glass door at the high school.
Fifty three prize cattle valued at ten thousand dollars were turned out by pranksters at the Cecil Smith stockyards in Emmetsburg recently. Four workers spent two days rounding up the cattle.
Iowa State College extension poultryman W R Whitfield notes a 30 percent rise in U S egg consumption tied to steadier production and prices. Iowa producers average 14 to 15 eggs per hen in fall months, while fall marketing and hatch timing aim to boost profits and maintain high fall demand.
Boone County Iowa dairymen cut brucellosis losses through testing and control. The second ring test covered over 600 herds with 11.2 percent infected, a low countywide figure. Tests reflect herd reactors, not individual cattle, and eradication efforts include calf vaccination and removing reactors. New Iowa laws on milk and cattle movement support ongoing control.
Fifth and eighth graders create festive decorations and learn cosine in geometry while reflecting on Dickens and Jackson. Senior classes prep for tests and projects as hot lunch notes list daily menus and a missing four quart stainless steel pan prompts return.
Town farmers explore grasses and legumes to improve soil conservation. Intermedi ate wheatgrass may replace smooth brome on dry soils, meadow foxtail thrives in wet soils, and sheep fescue shows promise as ground cover on eroded ground. Crown vetch and bird vetch are new legume options, with caution to verify regional adaptation before purchase. Fewer hogs will market this fall and winter than last year.
An overview by Rober T. Secrest, veteran affairs expert, outlines totals of living veterans by era, disability rates, and pension patterns. It notes 20,198,000 living veterans, service connected disability counts, pension structures, and compares costs with broader federal programs. It also touches hospital usage and broader scope of VA funding versus national expenditure.
Iowa State College extension plant pathologist Arden Sherf says spring weather will drive plant diseases, including crown rust on oats. He notes carryover inoculum from oat stubble and buckthorn abundance in northern Iowa will likely make crown rust severe on susceptible varieties in 1984, though many farmers may obtain seed for planting.
A pickup truck carrying Bath teenagers veered off a road at Storm Lake and crashed into a tree before rolling into the lake. Officials reported minor injuries and crews rescued passengers from the water.
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