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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1954
Page
4
Classified style note discusses fuel costs and service focus on Green Colonial Better Heating. Includes advertised floor sander rental, sales job opening with weekly pay, used furnace for sale, and a thanks card notice. Mentions Corn Belt cattle feeders down ten percent on feed as of Jan 1 1954 and milk production outlook for 1954.
Army News Features reports a veteran mule named Tom has retired to green pastures after twenty years of service. Described as stubborn yet loyal, Tom will live with Col R. J. Whatley of Columbus, Georgia, who bought him at auction to join civilian life alongside Army companions.
Memphis Reverend John J. Kieghehos, former China missionary, burned $325 in U S currency after removing serial numbers and hiding them in a prayer book with his wife. The incident followed his imprisonment by Reds in 1963 and a subsequent release last September. Representative Clifford Davis secured authorization for a refund from the Treasury.
Washington reports thirty women registered as lobbyists in the first quarter of 1953 under the 1946 Lobbying Act. Twelve registered as first timers, while eighteen filed quarterly financials showing earnings from minimal to ten thousand dollars annually. Highest earners were two National Milk Producers' Federation lobbyists at nine thousand seven hundred fifty dollars plus expenses. Elizabeth A Kendall reported no salary and five dollars in expenses.
Northeast Springfield residents protested to city council about Chicago and Illinois Midland Railroad whistles. They objected to tunes like Yankee Doodle being played too long during standard procedures, saying the practice hurts the area. Citizens cited recognizable tunes and requested action from officials.
Chess by mail underway between A V Roe Aircraft Co in Toronto and Thomson’s Houston Co in England. Players mail each move on an air mail form within 48 hours of receipt. Average match runs about 30 moves, with 15 cent per mailing, totaling roughly $9. Games take several weeks to finish.
The term corn has different regional meanings. In England it refers to wheat, in Scotland and Ireland to oats, in Australia and the United States to maize or corn on the cob.
The Second French Empire era featured early mechanical pianos for dances, with performers supplying music by pumping a handle at one side.
The 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Devine was marked at two gatherings last week. A Thursday party at their home featured cards and a 25-silver color anniversary tree and a basket lunch. Sunday guests included many relatives from Algona Britt Mason City LaVerne Livermore Good Thunder Minn and Woden. The couple received a silver coffee service as a gift.
The Wesley Farmers Creamery held its annual meeting and noon luncheon on Saturday February 6 at the Legion hall. Officers include J C Show president Herman Ostercamp vice president and Vincent Doughan secretary treasurer. Re-elected directors are Herman Studer Theron Hansen and Henry Haxerly with Bernard Schrauth and Albert Johnson also serving. Paul Engen is buttermaker and manager Floyd Armstrong assistant and Herman Krull butcher. Butter output rose by 3800 pounds to 346654 pounds. creamery profit was 1985.04 and locker profit 643.73 total 2628.77. A program featured high school girls sextette, Sandra Flom accompanying, John Burton showed two films, and Ray McWhorter spoke.
About 700 pounds of dynamite were stolen from a Knoxville hardware store. The loss was recently discovered and is believed to have occurred earlier. No further information or report on the case has been received by authorities.
Simon Fred Wenger serves as pastor at Woden Presbyterian Church with Sunday School at 9 30 and worship service at 10 30. sermon theme Christian Fellowship in Far Flung Fields and world mission Sunday. Choir rehearsal and party at the manse Wednesday 7 to 8 30. Confirmation class Saturday at 2 p.m.
Entries describe in-class games lunch in the lunch room and a substitute teacher Mrs Keil for two weeks. Oesterreicher injured shoulder in an auto accident reported by Belle Tjaden and Mary Trunnelle. Hot Lunch Menu for Feb 8 to 12 lists daily meals and serving counts.
The record lists daily meals from February 1 to February 5 served to Mrs Stockwell. Monday offers beef vegetable stew crackers peanut butter sandwiches grape fruit orange sections and milk with page numbers 336 and 349. Tuesday features beef sausages scalloped potatoes cheese slice cabbage salad peach sauce and milk with note 356. Wednesday serves chili soup crackers lettuce sandwich apple sauce with marshmallows and milk with page 360.
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