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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1940
Page
7
Local items report illnesses flu and chicken pox among residents, farm catalog request, and numerous social visits. School closures near diphtheria scare. community events include quilting, card parties, and bridge games amid family gatherings and travel to Des Moines and Rochester for events and nursing training.
Des Moines report recounts a near accident at a garage when a seven year old boy fell into a snow trench in the path of a backing car. One wheel passed over his legs but he suffered no injury. The boy later went to school and the mother rested due to shock.
Judge Davidson of Emmetsburg a longtime figure in the 14th judicial district is steadily recovering at home after a slight stroke last Wednesday. He is expected to return to duty within the week or next, according to family and court officials.
The Women s Republican Club met at Mrs Martin Smith s home in Woden with fourteen members present. Mrs W W Dirksen won the prize for the quiz with ten correct answers. A lunch followed the business meeting. The March gathering will be at Mrs C W Goslin s home.
The Legion Auxiliary will host a food and bake gala at the drug store on Saturday afternoon and evening February 10. Cakes pies bread rolls doughnuts baked beans cheese cream eggs vegetables and more will be offered.
Hobby C. L. Collier of Grinnell has made a hobby of gathering old spectacles for which no one has use and distributing them to those who can benefit. He has completed 250 cases and continues to seek more donations.
The February meeting at Cleo Nelsons home notes sickness among members and plans a poppy poster contest. Mary Young reports on the poppy division and a food sale for the drug store, with Esther Breen in charge. A joint county meeting featured speaker Joe Lynch, with lunch for attendees. next meeting at Burt. National defense conference in Washington cited, with 1000 delegates and resolutions adopted. The poppy program aims to employ disabled veterans to produce about 12 million poppies for Poppy Day.
Doan News lists visits and gatherings from Windom to Burt and Algona including Mr Chas Whitson returning from Windom to Tom Young home, several dinners and teas, birthdays, travel between Burt Fenton Lone Rock and Irvington, and a large quilting gathering at Guy Carlson home with Dean ladies meeting.
Lakota community news covers distantly gathered family visits to Fort Dodge and Fayette for relatives in college, upcoming Legion Auxiliary meeting on Sept 12, and a recent joint Legion event in Titonia with a show at Tyke Theatre. Also noted are hospitalizations for J A Meyer and Jangsen appendicitis, plus birthday celebrations at the Griese and Peterson homes and a Granada visit by the Wirtjes family.
Alfred Kryson sold his 80 acre farm near Manchester to Howard Hoffman of Winthrop for 145 dollars per acre in cash. Possession will be taken March 1.
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