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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1956
Page
1
The Titonka Topic notes publication details and subscription rates. Published weekly and mailed from Titonka Iowa with 82 telephone. Rates are 2.00 yearly in county, 2.50 outside, and 3.00 for Canada and foreign. Subscriptions within the local territory continue unless canceled by subscriber or publisher.
Iowa polio outlook remains grave despite lower 1955 cases. Salk vaccine praised but not yet curative, with calls for early vaccination and booster research. March of Dimes seeks 47.6 million dollars for 1956, detailing Iowa’s local chapters, scholarships, and emergency aid. Separate note urges aliens to file address reports with INS by January under 1952 Act, with instructions on filing.
State Conservation Commission reports 1955 park attendance reached 5,695,000 over 11 months, up nearly one million from 1954. Lake Manawa led with about 674,000 visits by November, followed by Clear Lake and other popular parks as July saw 1,840,000 entrants.
Ralph H Walker Jr of Swea City Reklaw Ormsby Colantha Lass aged 2y4m begins record under Holstein Friesian Association of America. The cow produced 15 674 pounds milk and 542 pounds butterfat while milking twice daily year round, averaging 20 quarts daily with Iowa State College supervising weighing and testing in Brattleboro Vermont. The program aims to provide an official annual production record for each herd to aid efficient selection.
Lease basics are urged in a consumer advisory. The article stresses that heat water gas electricity trash repairs decorating pet limits and cancellation provisions should be clearly written before signing. It notes findings from the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association that phenothiazine treatment did not affect ewe reproduction.
The USDA lists pork beef and grapefruit as January plentiful foods with abundant beef and pork varieties. Higher grade beef is notably plentiful, grapefruit is a good buy for flavor and vitamin C, and tangerines are praised for easy peeling. Potatoes remain in heavy supply from now until spring.
Midwest packers boost focus on meat-type hogs at the 1956 Minnesota State Spring Barrow Show in Albert Lea on February 23 to 25. Hogs graded blue red or white receive payments above or below the base price based on weight, with blue at plus $1.00 per cwt. The catalog with entry forms is available by request from Lowell Ross or Bob Fix. County extension offices offer silage guidance to reduce sow feeding costs.
The Chicago Stock Yards marked its 90th anniversary on Christmas Day. Since 1865, over 1.008 billion animals have arrived at the market, with the billionth, a Hereford steer nicknamed Billy the Billionth, celebrated Sept 7, 1954. A $1,180 check was presented to Bert Fevold & Sons of Humboldt, Iowa.
Pork is a versatile economical meat with high protein and good digestibility. The article highlights breakfast to dinner uses, pork liver iron content, and simple cooking methods including browning pork chops and slow oven roasting to 185 degrees with guidance on per pound times.
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