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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
2
A local publisher emphasizes community unity and cooperative support as the foundation of prosperity. He laments neglect of snow fences on school and mail routes while noting Iowa spends millions to keep bus roads open, urging citizens to protect essential mail and school paths.
Burr H. Beck of Fairmont wed Esther Fortune of Lyle Minnesota. Odd Fellows and Rebgceahs plan a joint officer installation next Tuesday at 7 PM. Hart Dalzell public sale five miles west of Algona drew a large crowd. Algona editors are off duty this week. Titania shipped two loads of stock last Saturday after twelve the previous week.
Local items note sick spells in families and job moves such as Tommy Kulp taking a clothing store position in Mt Veron. Many residents, including Walter Anderson and Harm Limberg, visit, renew ties, or spend holidays with relatives. A coal shortage in Titonka and travel to conventions for H. W. Schoenlein Jr. are mentioned.
The report covers encounters with Myron Schenck, local travel plans, and major wireless mentions. It also highlights a public road funding debate led by county engineers and notes a large spending figure on Iowa roads over the past decade.
Figures from the Iowa Good Roads Association based on Story County records and an Iowa State Highway Commission bulletin show graveled roads in Story County costing $941 per mile in 1924. The comparison with main-traveled Lincoln and Jefferson Highways suggests rising future expenses under Hammill's three year road plan.
The Iowa State Highway Commission reports total road expenditures from 1916 onward of 248 507 000 dollars. Maintenance accounts for 98 000 000 dollars and construction for 158 616 000 dollars. The Iowa Good Roads Association bond proposal of 85 000 000 dollars is viewed as modest by critics.
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