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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1928
Page
2
Announcement describes Titonka post office handling second class mail. Rates listed include 1.50 yearly for prepaid, 2.00 yearly if not prepaid, and 2.50 yearly for Canada mail.
A trio of Republican notices announces sheriff candidacy bids in Kossuth County Iowa. I E B Hovey from Algona H H Boettcher of Algona and L Wolcott of Wakita affirm contests for the June primary.
Swea City Herald notes Iowa Farm Bureau endorsement of a hundred million dollar road bond while stressing funds come from primary road revenue. The piece questions motives, cites local resistance from Northern Iowa and Kossuth County, and predicts solid opposition in the region.
The country editor faces a charged debate over direct selling stations, caught between angry subscribers and friends he cherishes. He weighs the conflict with careful restraint as pressure mounts in a tense journalistic moment.
The author satirizes Henry Field and critiques farmers and merchants while praising and lampooning public figures like Calvin Coolidge Babe Ruth Henry Ford and others. The piece notes varying views on Field’s pronouncements radio grammar and religious tone and ends with a wry reflection on the humor of the era.
Swea City Herald cites Victor Berger a Wisconsin Socialist congressman who argues the World War cost 30,000,000 lives and four hundred billion in property. He contrasts that sum with potential constructive uses including homes, libraries, hospitals, universities, and salaries for teachers and others across nations.
The Upper Des Moines Republican notes Algona will get a new bank with 400 000 paid up capital. Shares carry a 100 par value and sell for 125 each, leaving a 12 500 surplus at start. Several affluent business leaders and farmers show interest in the proposal.
The notes announce Feb 2 and 6 as new declam contest dates to avoid conflicts with local activities. The dramatic class lists members and notes state contest entries due Feb 18. Future contest dates are given: prelim Feb 27, sub district Mar 9, pre district Mar 23, and district Mar 30 with Titonka competing in Fenton on Feb 27.
A new attendance schedule limits tardiness and grants exam exemptions. Perfect attendance and class deportment yield a 55 percent semester score exemption from finals. a 90 average with good attendance earns exemption. Reports list students meeting these standards across grades, with notes on sick absences, honor roll, and forthcoming notes. Teachers invite parental consultation to support student work.
The six weeks notice lists Irene Callies, Loraine Peterson, Edith Reynolds, Davis Stott and Howard Boyken in a community or organizational roster.
A Palo Alto Tribune letter argues against a special session to approve a 100 million dollar state bond issue. The writer urges focusing first on agricultural relief and avoiding additional debt for a road program, warning of mortgage risks and timing concerns in Iowa.
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