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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1944
Page
2
Subscription rates listed for Titonka trade area and Canada with rates for armed services. Local social notes mention guests and visits including Mason City, Britt, Forest City, and Clear Lake with residents and households cited.
Woden Iowa church services at St John Lutheran feature Sunday School at 9 30 and Divine worship at 10 30 with holy communion. Local social visits include Mrs Harold Jacobson and family, Mrs Marietta Diekman, Mrs Charles Vanderworker of Britt, and many neighbors from Clear Lake Mason City and Britt visiting homes in town. Various relatives and guests are noted at Glen Gerdes Rittenhouse Guernsey and Rudisil households with trips to Lake Okoboji Ames Camp Meetings and Algona.
A wartime advisory cites 40000 farm residents killed in accidents from Pearl Harbor to April 15 1944 and 42081 battle deaths. It urges careful use of larger farm machinery with all guards in place and power takeoffs avoided while cleaning or adjusting. It emphasizes stopping engines and securing gear when not in use and warns employers to stress safety.
A short prayer service for Mrs. Joe Cline was held at her parents home in Buffalo Center area after she died following the birth of a baby at Potter's Maternity Home in Forest City. Alice Heitland before marriage, she was 32. Surviving are her husband and five children, her parents, a sister in Woden, and two brothers. The family lived near Buffalo Center before moving near Forest City two years earlier.
The Lions Club met Wednesday noon in the Methodist Church dining room. Guests were Sgt. James Tjarks, Sgt Harley Haynes and Alva Woods of Britt. President Studer spoke on gasoline conservation as a member of the State Gas Conservation Commission. He also noted finances. then he passed the gavel to the new president L. T. Root who introduced the new officers.
Mrs Lida Cooper aged 80 from near Hillborn in Henry County sets out to avenge her poultry losses. She claims to have dispatched 24 oppossums and one stray cat during a hunting tour, ending with a boastful cheer Good hunting.
Iowa health officials launch a cross section study in five rural counties O Brien Louisa Dallas Iowa Wayne and two urban counties Folk Woodbury to uncover why rural cancer deaths exceed urban levels and what delays in treatment occur Interviews will include doctors nurses dentists hospital staff patients and relatives to gather data on cancer death rates and care access in 1941 figures and current disparities.
Wesley report of Irene Marie Goetz daughter of Mr and Mrs Mike Goetz and Cpl Lee Day wed July 8 at Camp Ellis QL by camp Catholic chaplain Attendants Miss Gladys Goetz and Pvt Louis Tackack The bride wore white silk organdy dress. bridesmaid yellow street length dress They reside near Camp Ellis where the groom is stationed Read the Want Ads.
Frank Kouba Jr 48 died Sunday night of heart disease in Wesley He was born in Chicago 1896 oldest son of Frank Kouba Sr He helped in the family meat market from youth Later worked with Curtiss Candy Co married Myrtle Melvold 1929 They had Shirley Jean 11 and Craig Lynn 7 Survived by wife two children parents one brother and three sisters Veterans group to oversee funeral arrangements remain pending in Wesley
Flood waters in Mississippi River towns leave strange fowl sightings as basements fill. A Davenport resident found a young mallard in a basement, while a wood duck was rescued from the Dubuque post office basement by a Massey Wildlife station keeper.
Woden был hit by a Friday wind and rain storm around 7 pm lasting about half an hour. Fallen trees caused extensive damage including roofs on the Stohr implement building and the depot, a collapsed Herman Helm garage, and scattered storage sheds. Seven nearby barns were demolished, livestock losses reported, and crop damage heavy. Cleanup began Saturday as streets cleared of debris. Fred J. Edgar resigns after 50 years as Eldora Methodist treasurer. D W Dickinson named successor.
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