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Titonka Topic

Location

Titonka, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1949

Page

4

Buffalo Consolidated School District notice and sales ads

Notice states bills payable within sixty days after contracting need secretary approval and is signed by Harold B. Gartner. Also includes for sale items such as eating potatoes by John Swanson and multiple used cars for sale by J E Ukena, Lakota Iowa, plus a hospital recovery thank you from Owen Tjaden.

Buffalo, Consolidated Ti Lona Iowa Burfalo Township Consolidated School Harold B. Gartner Lecy J. E. Ukena Lakota Owen Tjaden

Local Youth Presents Ten Foot Corn Stalk

Dale Higgins showcases a ten foot tall corn stalk brought in on the Fourth of July. He says the field contains acres of similarly tall plants and notes the stalk was not specially selected.

Dale Higgins Dale

Lakota Race Horse Wins at Independence

Russell French rode Lakota a horse owned by Harry Mussman and Ahrend Hans to a first and second place in a 2 16 pace at Independence Iowa on July fourth. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Ahrend Hans and Gordon, Mr and Mrs J C Blome, Mrs and Mrs Virgil Werties and Mr and Mrs Harry Mussman. The Mussmans also visited relatives at Dysart on Sunday.

Russell French Harry Mussman Ahrend Hans Independence Iowa Gordon J. C. Blome Virgil Werties

Former Lakota Lady Bertha Krause Dies in Minneapolis

Bertha Krause, a former Lakota resident, died Friday July 1 at her sister Mrs. Minnie Lafferty’s home in Minneapolis. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Lakota Lutheran Church with burial in its cemetery. pallbearers included Fred Mabus Paul Hertzke Fred Schwartz Henry Boettcher William Mabus and William Schroeder. Mrs. Louw Meyer and her daughter Marilyn sang Jesus Saviour Pilot Me and I'm a Stranger Here.

Minneapolis Bertha Krause Minnie Lafferty Lutheran Church Lakota Fred Mabus Paul Hertzke Fred Schwartz Henry Boettcher William Mabus William Schroeder Beavers Louw Meyer Marilyn

Plant Foreman Builds Moonscope In His Spare Time

Milwaukee man John Hessner, an International Harvester foreman, crafts a six foot reflect or telescope in a cardboard carton using a self made brass mounted glass mirror. He spends nights tracing the heavens seeking the moon and Mars canals with patient skill and a single minded dream of space travel.

Milwaukee Wis John Hossher Iles Ruth Marie Hessner Mars John Hessner Messner International Harvester Company Galileo Christopher Columbus Cratans

Poodle Lives With Lioness Tops Frankfurt Zoo Scene

In Frankfurt the zoo highlights a black poodle named Bonzo living with Brigitta the lioness. The animals were raised together and Bonzo often playfully hinders Brigitta as visitors watch the pair roam their shared cage. The zoo, rebuilt after war destruction, now rivals western Germany’s best.

Seankfurd Frankfurt Zoo Brigitta Bonzo Bon Bernhard Grelmeck Lttle Germany

Post Office Rulings Allow Weird Items To Pass In Mails

Washington reports the Post Office rules permit mailing various unlikely items labeled as livestock. Worms blood or earth specimens planaria newts hydras hellgram mites leeches tadpoles lizards and frogs may be mailed with sufficient stamps.

Washington Sam

Danish Oak Fulfilled 50 Year Forecast in Denmark

In Soendenborg Denmark a century oak toppled after a storm revealing two wedges placed sixty years earlier. An inscription warned that when the oak fell the gravedigger’s wife would die and a local farm would burn. Nelle Katrine Nielsen, wife of the gravedigger, died two days after the oak fell. Two days later Claus Andersen’s farm in Elstrup burned down.

Soendenborg Denmark Svendenborg Nelle Katrine Nielsen Claus Andersen Elstrup Dowm

Town Keeps Bell Ringing Tradition at $125 Yearly

In Providence residents learn the city has paid $125 annually since 1835 to bell ring at sunrise noon and 9 PM, now adjusted to 7 AM. The First Baptist Meeting House bell, a link between old town and modern city, remains a municipal cost with historical records noting a 75 dollar contract in that year.

First Baptist Meeting House Commion Council White Comnormm Council

Old Timers Aiding Modern Mining Techniques

John T. Sherman of the American Gygnamid Co explains the sink float method as a gravity based ore separation technique. He compares it to classic mining tools like the sluice box and shaking table used to separate heavy minerals from lighter material.

New

Bean Queen Nickerson Sparks Bean Donations at Redeemer

Mrs. Lury G. Nickerson is dubbed bean queen at the Church of the Redeemer in Swampscott Mass. After she canceled a church supper due to bean scarcity the church has received large bean gifts from across the country. The Elkton Cooperative Farm Products of Elkton Michigan sent a 100 pound sack, bringing total beans donated to about 330 pounds.

Jack and Beanstalk Swampscott Mass Jack and the Beanstalk Lury G. Nickerson Church of the Redeemer Methodist Elkton Cooperative Farm Products Elkton, Mich

Women Resist Being Labeled Maids In Milwaukee Program

Milwaukee agencies report women object to domestic work and to the term maid as drafted in a wartime era household employment program. The program struggled to recruit helpers as war work drew women away, with efforts shifting from a citizens group to the YWCA and vocational school before fading.

Milwaukee YWCA Milwaukee ‘Citizens’ Committee Women’s Bureau United States Department of Labor Frieda S. Miller Grotam Walter Blount Thes Warr Shar YWEA Aitizens Twwca 4O Terreus Isabel Scholl

England Resurrects 400 Year Old Law for Juveniles

London reports the juvenile court in Havant revived a 400 year old statute from Henry VIII to curb youth gambling. A 15 year old boy and 11 year old girl were bound over on an order prohibiting them from visiting a bookmaker's house after being found with football betting coupons.

London Havant England Henry VIII

Two Maids Named Trust Fund Beneficiaries in Hentz Estate

In Morristown New Jersey two house maids Annie Dempsey and Julia McCarthy are named principal beneficiaries of a 100000 trust fund from the estate of Leonard S Hentz a retired New York broker. They were cited along with Marian Hentz Crossfield as beneficiaries and were employed by the broker family for over three years.

Morriltown N. J Leonard S. Hentz New York Annie Dempsey Julia McCarthy Marian Hentz Crossfield Hentz Hantz Cation Exchange

Lakota Voters Decide on School Building Bond Issue

Lakota Independent School District voters will decide a measure to build an addition on the west side of the present building. The plan aims to add space for about 240 to 250 pupils and authorize issuing $25,000 in bonds to finance the project. The election date is set for Lakota.

Lakota Lakota Independent School District

Town Hall Meeting Set for July 7 1949

A town hall session is scheduled for Thursday July 7 1949 with proceedings noted at 12 nods and 40 7 ppm. Residents are urged to attend and participate in the discussion of local matters.

Ota Town Hall

Lakota Child Recovers After Car Fall Incident

Donna Paulsen three and a half year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Paulsen is recovering from abrasions and shock after falling from her grandparents car last Wednesday afternoon. She and Janet Smith were in the back seat when the door opened and she was thrown onto the grassy shoulder.

Donna Elmer Paulsen Janet Smith

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