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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1940
Page
4
Mr and Mrs Loo Goetz and family spent Sunday at her parents home. J F Crise traveled to Iowa. Mrs R B Hopking visited Algona friends. Numerous locals attend baptisms, hospital visits and church events as residents recover from illness and celebrate births.
Local Lutheran ladies missionary society met at Mrs Richard Rouske's home last week Wednesday. Presbyterian Intermediate Christian Endeavor hosted a George Washington party at the church Friday. Mrs George Heetland and Mrs Loyal Gingrich led a George Washington bridge party at the Heetland home Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs Wade Ball were business visitors at Bancroft and called on Mr and Mrs Guy Hart. Mr and Mrs P Powers visited Blue Hanth Thursday. Mrs Lueslig Ley, Mrs Emma Smith and Miss Emma Gutknecht hosted the Acorn Club luncheon at the Ley home Wednesday. The program included a Town State College extension exhibit, a poem Help by Marion Hurd McNedy read by Mrs Jennie Gutknecht, and Grace Richmond's story The Whistling Mother read by Mrs Margaret Warburton. Next meeting planned at Emma and Louise Thaves' home. J A Banger family visited Paton Town, spending the day at Mrs Roelfsema's home for her birthday. Mr and Mrs Cecil Black hosted neighbors Friday night, with S P Powers, Wade Ball, Ed Loot and C O Peterson families, Mrs Pred Schroeder and Mrs Wade Ball attending an Americanism program with a bazaar and lunch by the American Legion Auxiliary unit of Buffalo Center Saturday afternoon. Mrs W Gutknecht and Miss Emma Gutknecht will entertain the Presbyterian missionary society at Mrs Gutknecht's Thursday afternoon this week. Warl Mullarkey and Wade Ball were business visitors at Bancroft Friday.
Hammersley took five bushels of corn from J. H. Roach, a Davis County farmer, promised to sell it and return the proceeds. When she failed to do so, she was sentenced to five years at Fort Matison.
Ridnour Capp wrestled an oil heater out of a Perry henhouse when it caught fire and tossed it into a snowbank. The blaze threatened hundreds of chickens, but most were saved.
The Woden area reports multiple moves and visits including the Schmidt family relocating to a Lone Rock area farm, the Gilbert Hall family moving into the Schmidt house, and various residents visiting friends in Thompson Lakota and Forest City. A new baby girl arrived to Mr and Mrs Edward Humes, and numerous social events and midweek visits are noted among locals including the Goalin guild gathering and birthday celebrations at the Helm and Wood households.
Mrs. George Lanning underwent an operation at General hospital in Algona last Monday. Many neighbors visited and events included six tables of 500 and 600 at nearby homes. A baby girl named Judith Kay was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Woltz. The Carney family moved to Burt, with several relocations nearby. Local visits spanned Algona, Ruthven, Clarion, and Mason City, plus school news from Atla Side School.
Walter Downing of Coin rushed to aid a horse that had fallen and the animal rose and kicked him in the ribs. The horse did not offer any assistance, leaving Downing injured and unpaid for his help.
A compact Anglo ad shows M. P. Haggard of Algona promoting long time loaves at 4 percent interest with no commission and no stock to buy. It highlights baby chicks ready for delivery, protection against higher prices, and mentions Hamilton Hatchdrids in Bancroft and Titonka, Iowa, urging immediate orders.
B C Collier, head of the RBA utilization division, says nearly a quarter of Iowa farms have electric service but rural electrification is only beginning. He cites about 167000 town farms still lacking power and urges finding ways to supply electricity. He notes use of lights for henhouses and poultry, cattle, hogs and horses needs, plus automatic devices to cut fire hazards and costs. Stockmen report lamb and pig breeders using homemade heat sources to reduce losses from chilling. Read the Want Ads.
Farm Security Administration figures show 6,400 Iowa farm families paid over 250000 in back taxes, with 10,188 assisted by standard rehabilitation loans since the program began. Beck cited improved family worth and 1,500 children remaining in or entering public schools as evidence of progress.
The United States faces about seven billion dollars in farm mortgage debt with the 16Ws est figure stretched toward two decades. Foreclosures and distress have increased transfers, reducing education levels, though repayments are gaining importance.
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