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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1945
Page
1
Farmers report corn knee high by late June despite cold wet spring and spotty fields. Weather from now and first frost will decide the crop's success. past seasons showed perseverance pays as replanting led to a decent harvest.
Algona-Higinio Rodriguez is jailed and Marcia Bartolo is in Kossuth hospital after an afternoon clash in Ledyard. Both men were beet weeders at local farms. The confrontation ended when Rodriguez drove a car into a ditch, injuring Bartolo whose back was broken in two places. Rodriguez faced a preliminary hearing and is bound to the grand jury in default of $1,000 bond.
Iowa poultry expert advises keeping cockerels on farms to reach 4 to 6 pounds before market. Ensure housing and feeder space, avoid overcrowding after 8 weeks, and move chicked to summer shelter to gain space. If space is limited, sell heavier cockerels to free room and food. Remove pests with bran bait mix including paris green and malathion.
The United Service Women will meet Friday evening instead of the afternoon. Members who have not paid dues for this year are urged to do so. If anyone has material for pillow cases, please donate. Hostesses will be Mrs. Clarence Penning and Mrs. Wallace Lichtenberger.
Mary Elizabeth Schick the daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Schick of Algona married Louis George Cink son of Mr and Mrs George Cink of Wesley in a Wednesday June 20 ceremony at St Cecilia Catholic church. The Rev J M Mallinger officiated the double ring ceremony. The bride wore a floor length gown with white satin waist and net skirt over taffeta and carried a red bouquet. Attendant Mrs Henry Wisenbarth wore pink lace with pink and white carnations. Best man Henry Hisengarth attended. Flower girl Donna Mae Cink carried pink and white carnations. Richard Schick was ring bearer. A wedding dinner for about 50 followed at the bride’s parents home. Out of town guests included Bonnie Begalki of Elgin Illinois and Loretta Schrader of Bartlett Illinois. Mrs Cink is a 1945 St Cecilia’s Academy graduate. The couple will live on a farm near Wesley.
Divine Worship at 11 and Sunday School at 10 with no Bible Class. Regular monthly offering to be received. Sunday School teachers’ staff study and business meeting this Friday evening July 6. Luther League social at Bonno Schutter home Tuesday July 10. Ladies aid meets Wednesday afternoon July 11 hosted by Mesdames Brandt Johnson Rike and Swan. Annual Sunday School Congregation picnic on Sunday July 15.
One hundred Iowa dairy farmers will test DDT in their barns this year. Iowa State College entomologist Harold Gunderson selects one farmer per county to receive enough insecticide for a single in-barn treatment. Results after a year will report DDT’s effectiveness under farm conditions, noting it kills flies but is not a cure-all.
Kossuth county nears its Seventh War Loan target with the E Bond quota of 968000 reached while individual purchases lag. Corporate pledges exceed goals as township totals rise, including Grant and Lotts Creek surpassing quotas. Algona nears 350000 in sales, though several townships still need credits to meet their goals before Saturdays close.
Leola Krominga daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reinder Krominga and Glen A. Miller son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Miller of Buffalo Center married in Norfolk Virginia on Monday June 18 at the Navy base chapel. Bride a Titonka High School 1945 graduate. groom a former Titonka area resident now serving in the Navy with HM 4c rating. Many friends extend best wishes to the couple.
Wesley residents Mr and Mrs George Vitzthum report their sons Sgt Dennis Vitzthum and Sgt George Vitzthum met near Gotha Germany around June 10. Dennis serves in Anti Aircraft of the First Army while George serves in the Quartermaster Truck Company of the Ninth Army. Their brother Pfc Om Vitzthum serves in the Pacific theater and was recently out of hospital after an injury.
Certificates no longer required for used farm implement tires and used passenger car tires and inner tubes. New tires and used truck tires still need certificates after inspection. Regular vehicle inspections every 6 months or 5,000 miles. Gasoline and staple stamp validity extended through late summer 1945 with several series updated. Shoes stamps removed from those books.
At the June regular meeting in the Legion hall on Friday June 29 the auxiliary installed officers for the coming year. Mary Sartor past president presided and listed officers including Sadie Denton president Cleo Nelson 1st vice Mary Sartor 2nd vice secretary Galena Zwiefel treasurer Minnie Oesterreicher chaplain Anna Hoff 1st sergeant Ruth Carr 2nd sergeant Camilla Cooper historian Julia Nelson executive board Anna Andrews Mary Michaelson Mary Young.
Rev. Wm. Planz invites worshipers to English service next Sunday at 10 30. Sunday School and Bible Class at 9 30. Ladies Aid and Mission Society meet next Thursday with Mrs Henry H Bruns and Mrs George Boyken as hostesses.
Pastor W. L. Patterson calls church members to Sunday School at 10 and Morning Worship at 11. Doan offers Sunday School at 9 30 and a preaching service at 10 30. All are welcome to attend town or country church services for encouragement and spiritual help in the coming week.
F Snuttjer pastor leads morning worship at 10 30 with Sunday School at 9 30 The topic is Mans Failures and Gods Promises The Young Peoples Society gathers Sunday evening at 7 30 Mantle night Evening Worship follows at 8 Choir rehearsal Thursday at 8 30 quoting Genesis 8 22 about seedtime and harvest and day and night continuing.
Captain Donovan T. Lichteig of Wesley, son of Mr and Mrs John Lichteig, served in the 43rd Infantry Winged Victory division. He led a six man bazooka team to the fore near Manaog Luzon, encircled the enemy position, and silenced fire, killing one Japanese officer and six enemy soldiers while damaging an enemy tank.
Iowa farmers should wait for full oat maturity before combining to avoid light kernels, lower yields, and heating damage says C H Van Vinck a farm engineer at Iowa State College New oat varieties resist lodging due to stiffer straw but moisture remains in stems after head maturity Windrow method advised when weeds or dense undergrowth exist and windrows must fit the combine capacity Compact spacing and careful swath sizing recommended with large binders to avoid oversized windrows
Algona-Branches from the war prisoner camp have been opened at Wells and Montgom ery Minnesota. Disbanded hemp mills are leased by canning firms as barracks and mess halls for prisoners working in pea harvest then corn. Prisoners may work up to 14 hours daily six days weekly earning 80 cents per day for eight or more hours. If minimum is not met pay is reduced and prisoners receive script instead of cash for exchange.
Household care note advises protecting piano felts from moths by placing a 4-ounce bag of dara dichlorobenzene crystals inside the case during warm weather. It warns against sprays on felts unless guaranteed safe for wires, and records a Montana visit by Mr and Mrs Howard Long and their son from Stevensville returning from Lima Ohio with a new school bus, staying with George Bonacker and family.
The Iowa War Finance committee urges all counties to meet bond quotas by July 4 sales. Leaders say many lagging counties can still hit goals with special solicitations, events, and public campaigns. Bankers and retailers plan bond applications and promotions on July 4 as theater and ads mobilize support for E bonds. W L Clark expresses confidence but notes about 60 counties lag, calling for purchasers to back fighting sons and boost state economy by buying to the limit.
Iowa State College economists report steady or near ceiling prices for major farm products through year end and into early 1946. Meat and hog prices are strong, cattle grades shift seasonally, eggs see unusually high demand, with demand and supplies shaped by wartime factors and export trends.
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