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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1956
Page
1
Titonka Topic announces weekly publication by Philip J. Jaren. Subscriptions cost 2.00 yearly in Kossuth County and Titonka area, 2.50 elsewhere in state, and 3.00 for Canada and foreign. All subscriptions are continuous unless canceled or publisher discontinues.
Melvin D Synhorst of Orange City announces his bid for re election as Iowa Secretary of State. A Republican and University of Iowa Law School graduate, he cites public service and responsive administration while outlining roles in state government and regulatory boards.
A survey of about 60 state safety officials reveals a belief that speed limits should curb dangerous driving. They favor 60 mph on regular highways and 65 mph on some, with 60 mph universally seen as safe. The officers doubt the public can judge safe speeds, citing rising deaths. A second item reports Farm Bureau leaders opposing hog price supports and urging soil bank measures to cut production. A separate note describes two teenage runaways from Gary Indiana found in Grinnell after fleeing in a grandfather's car.
The text outlines seven warning signs with emphasis on a lump in the breast as a danger signal. It lists a sore that won t heal unusual bleeding or discharge changes in a wart persistent indigestion or difficulty swallowing persistent hoarseness or cough and changes in bowel habits. It advises contacting the American Cancer Society for more information or writing to Cancer care at the local post office.
Iowa led the United States in egg output with a record 5,052,000,000 eggs in 1955, accounting for 7.5 percent of national production. Hawkeye hens averaged 421,000,000 eggs per month and 13,841,000 daily, yielding enough to produce 2,526,000,000 two dozen cartons.
The commission reports per person consumption for eggs remains high with a figure near five eggs daily for men women and children. National egg production rose about 3 percent from 1954 while Iowa saw a smaller increase around two percent.
The Red Cross expanded its program in the early century and issued 680000 first aid certificates last year to individuals who completed the training successfully.
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