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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1958
Page
3
In a plan to reduce crowding the Tema Topic staff launches a new 4 page student paper starting January 13. It will publish biweekly during the school year with 18 issues and feature school items plus student-made material. Subscriptions 50 cents after the first two issues.
Buffalo Boosters met at Mrs. Frank Rakow and hosts Victoria and Cynthia Rakow on December 27 at 9 30 am. Roll call featured A Cooks Vocabulary answered by 16 members. Sylvia Iden was elected queen candidate for 4 H Fun Night.
The American Legion invites members to a monthly business meeting on Monday evening January 6 at the Recca Hipp home with hostesses Louise Mechler and Recca Hipp. New members will be initiated and receive a Constitution and By-Laws, a veteran made poppy, and a U S flag. The Auxiliary supports Save the Children Federation clothing drives aiding children in Tennessee Kentucky and Virginia.
The 1957 year shows growing 4-H enrollment and active Extension work in Kossuth County. Girls’ 4-H enrollment surpassed 500 for 1958, with thirty-one Home Economics groups and a 35-member homemaker mailing list. New events included Extension recognition nights, a girls chorus, and a countywide 4-H rally. The Extension staff also joined the KLGA 12:45 farm program. Plans call for new Extension committees in January as 1958 aims for more activity and success. Happy New Year.
Iowa State College economist Tom Rackham says consumer demand favors meatier hogs, with top Canadian pork from hogs 190 to 220 pounds. He notes price trends improved in 1957, and while marketing weights should wait until time nears, producers may gain from adjusting to narrower price gaps between lighter and heavier hog classes. Mrs Patricia Kitchens serves a second term as deputy sheriff in Yamhill county Oregon.
Kossuth County Assessor Leo J. Immersal outlines amendments to Iowa tax rules on moneys and credits effective January 1, 1958. The article explains exemptions for noninterest bearing funds and how the $5,000 exemption applies to interest bearing balances, plus the requirement to list all moneys and credits with penalties for non listing.
Lakota hosts the Squaws and Indians Friday night for two tough games after the holidays. In earlier meetings this year the Squaws won 63-59 and the Indians lost 48-43. The girls squad holds a perfect conference record while the boys seek their first win. Ankle injury to Sumner farmer Edward C. Higgins noted.
Local Lions Club members train for a benefit game against the Wes tey Lions set for next Thursday January 9 at the local gym. Preliminary tip-off at 7:00 p.m. Proceeds fund improvements to the new athletic field admission 25 cents for children 50 cents for adults. Support the project and community effort.
Dr John Strauss will speak on Liquid Fertilizers at the January 8 adult evening school. The main topic will be results and achievements of complete analysis liquid fertilizer. Harley Lehrman voc ag instructor says all interested persons are invited to attend the meeting at 8 00 p m Wednesday night.
Understanding children shows two siblings with the same parents and home can develop distinct personalities due to unique inheritance and environmental factors. Parents influence temperament, sensitivity, social skills, and progress by providing varied food, sleep, play, and home atmosphere, shaping each child’s growth.
Iowa highway plans allocate substantial funds to Kossuth County for seven projects. Work includes widening pavements, reconstructing bridges, installing railroad crossing signals, and grade and erosion control on routes near Burt, Lakota, Sexton, Algona, and Humboldt. Boost expected through 1958 primary highway program.
Mrs A C Miller of Titonia will chair the 1958 Heart Fund Drive in Kossuth County announced by Dr Herman J Smith president of the Iowa Heart Association. The February campaign peaks Heart Sunday Feb 23 with door to door collections by thousands of volunteers. Miller, a noted county farm wife active in civic affairs, previously chaired county efforts. The drive supports research public and professional education and community heart programs. Two wolves trapped near Yale by Johnny Taylor and Warren Kanee weighed 45 and 30 pounds respectively.
District Director Robert C. Wilson of the U S Immigration and Naturalization Service in Omaha Nebraska announced that January is the designated period for aliens to report their addresses. Forms will be available at post offices and INS offices nationwide and compliance is urged to avoid serious consequences for willful failure.
The Good Hope Lutheran Ladies Aid will meet in the church parlors on January 8 at 2:00 PM. Hostesses will be Miss Louise Senne Mrs Harry Rickless Mrs Clarence Mechler Mrs Clarence Van Hove and Anna Garwood of Norway.
State aid checks for General Aid and Transportation Aid have been distributed by the County Superintendent of Schools to Kossuth County school districts. General Aid was paid at 90.88 percent and Transportation Aid at 64.18 percent for the 1956-57 year, with the listing of checks sent to each district.
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