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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1961
Page
3
Kossuth 4-H clubs plan a county basketball tournament in March with junior and senior divisions. Entries due March 1. Finals set for March 23 to 25 at Burt or Bancroft. North area plans led by Moreson and Becker. south area by Banwart and Thilges. Last year 27 teams participated.
Titanka Cub Scouts schedule a Blue and Gold Banquet in the school lunch room at 6 30 p m Monday February 27. The pot luck meal invites Boy Scouts and Federated Club members.
The writer recalls a recent snowstorm that disrupted routes, melted fast, and left Main Street cleanup hurried. They reflect on snow removal costs versus big cities and praise small-town advantages. The piece notes the death of Harry Mehran and offers condolences to Dorothy and the children.
Neighbors surprised John and Mrs Asche with a 25th anniversary gathering Sunday afternoon February 29. Attendees included their sons Caroll and Clinton and many relatives and friends. Lunch was provided by the guests, and a gift of money was given to the couple.
The regular work meeting is set for Friday, February 24 at the Denton home to plan and prepare shipments for those in need. Juniors meet Monday after school, February 27 in the school lunch room with hosts Audrey Bodkes and Sandra Hoover.
National FFA Week observed by Titonka and 280 Iowa chapters from February 18 to 25 with emphasis on rural leadership and citizenship. Titonka EFA reports 20 members and lists officers and advisor Harley Lahman Jr. Washington’s farming legacy noted with contour plowing crop rotations and soil conservation practices.
Virgil L. Rohlf of Algona was named chairman of the fund raising and membership campaign of the American Red Cross. Milton G. Norton announced the appointment as part of a county wide effort with exceptions in Algona and LaVerne where United Fund drives included the Red Cross. Rohlf has served on the local Red Cross board for two years and previously worked with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Kossuth ASC office in Algona. He currently works with Waddell & Reed, Inc. and is a native of Kossuth County known for his community activities.
Farm Economist J Marvin Skadberg of Iowa State University notes that about half of U S agricultural imports are competitive with domestic farm products, a shift from the historical two-fifths noncompetitive share. He lists major import volumes by commodity and origin, and explains USDA program safeguards and import controls under quotas and price supports.
Russell Bode of the Algona 4-H Club received a $75.00 check from Estherville Cooperative Creamery for outstanding dairy work. Now in his fifth year, he serves as president this year and competed in the state 4-H dairy production contest. He earned blue ribbons in county and district 4-H demonstration contests, and posted scores of 97 and 99 in the 1959 60 record. His brother Allan joined him at the Clay County Fair as they highlighted their achievements.
Questions on heat bulb hazards for brooders, a cow conference at Ames on February 28 starting 10:00 am, legume inoculation bacteria killed at 80 degrees, a farm milk production record year note, and an extra program at the Pocahontas Farm Bureau Building on February 23 with research results at 1:00 pm.
A strong storm swept northern Iowa Friday night dumping about a foot of snow in the northwest and leaving freezing rain and ice in the south. Titanka lay in the heavy snow belt as the town dug out by Monday morning. Plows cleared Main Street banks four feet high. by Sunday the sun returned but temperatures stayed low, keeping the snow piled high.
Mr and Mrs Carl Harms celebrate their silver wedding anniversary with an open house at their home on Saturday March 4 from 2 to 4 PM and 7 to PM. Relatives and friends are invited. no invitations are being sent.
Miss Margaret McDonald among 75 freshmen in Iowa Methodist School of Nursing who will receive caps at a Friday February 24 ceremony at First Methodist Church. 8:00 p.m. event features Big Sisters, Miss Jane Taylor delivering the address, and Florence Nightingale Pledge recitation by capped students.
Half of the storage payments under the 1860 61 reseal program will be advanced in early March. About 25 million dollars will be paid to farmers to meet spring costs and planting, with rates of seven cents per bushel for corn and barley, five for oats, and 12 cents per hundredweight for grain sorghum. The advance aims to encourage more on farm storage and ease the cost price squeeze.
The Titonia Woman's Club will meet at the Bonne Schutter home on Thursday February 23 with Ellien Schutter as hostess. Ethel Downs will lead Our First Ladies reviewing Martha Washington Dolly Madison Mary Todd Lincoln and Mamie Eisenhower. Doris Miller will conduct a Legislative Quiz.
The Titanica Squaws fall 60-38 to Ventura in the girls sectional at Crystal Lake, while Titanica Indians defeat Tioga Tigers 66-44 at Garrigan High Algona in the boys sectional. Titonka upsets Ledyard 41-40. finals set for Garrigan Feb 25 with winners meeting Grayer.
Iowans wintering in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas will hold their annual winter picnic in McAllen on February 24. Art Cornwall of Iowa City, president, and Mrs C. E. Avis of Des Moines, secretary, will present speeches, skits, songs and dances. About 800 Iowans are expected to attend, sing the Corn Song, and eat corn and vegetables from the valley. Iowa has led the nation in winter visitors to Texas Valley for two decades.
The Ti tonka Telephone Company announces the annual meeting postponed from last Saturday due to the storm. All stockholders are urged to attend Friday February 24 at 2:00 p.m. in the Legion Hall.
The Buffalo Boosters 4-H Club met February 11 at Brenda Eden’s home with 23 members and two mothers present. Members planned Algona Day booth duties, heard camp reports, and delivered talks and demonstrations on cereals, eggs, breakfasts, and baking powder. Phyllis Sachau served as reporter.
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