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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1959
Page
3
The U S Post Office Department accepted a bid to rent a new post office in Titonka from Cassville Wisconsin owners Ray Ecksteen and Joseph Slemarin. Construction start date and contractor are not set, with occupancy hoped for around January 1 1960.
Full Measure Safety Week urges a home safety check from July 19 to 25. It emphasizes organized spaces, non skid rugs, safe handling of knives and mixers, padded toys, secure pan handles, proper knife storage, cooled containers before pouring, repaired cords, clear stairs, safe ladders, and stocked first aid. Every family member shares responsibility for weekly safety.
Kossuth County voters selected 140 ASC committeemen across townships in a mail election conducted June 25 to July 7. A total of 1,266 ballots were cast, down 419 from last year, with new county and community leaders to be seated August 1.
The 4-H five acre corn project of James Erpelding of the St. Joe Trojans averaged nearly eight feet high on July 16. He plans irrigation by July 20 if moisture is needed and notes planting began May 2 with 18 000 kernels per acre. The field received specific nitrogen and fertilizer applications and has been rotated, hoed, and cultivated.
Extension economist Fran cis Kutish of Iowa State University says this is a mighty good time for cattlemen to replace old cows with heifers. Cull cow prices are high versus slaughter prices, and packers’ receipts are down. He foresees a seasonal decline in cow values and warns against selling old cows soon. In fed cattle, slaughter receipts should stay near 1959 levels, but a late year glut could occur if feeders delay sales in hopes of higher prices.
David C. Rippentrop formerly of Titonka has joined Northwest Orient Airlines as a Chicago reservation agent. He is the son of Mr and Mrs B C Rippentrop of Titonka and a Titonka High School graduate who previously worked for the State of Minnesota.
Platform Committee asks Chamber of Commerce members and others to assist with the Indian Day platform project. A large watermelons feed will follow the work as gratitude for the volunteers. A downtown meeting is set for Monday evening July 27 to organize the effort. The note ends with a comparison of the North American elk to the red deer of Scotland.
About 175 4-H members gathered at Algona Ath éte Field on July 17 for a square dancing event. Lloyd Frazee of Bassett led calls while Philip Fisher Jr welcomed attendees. Mary Staudt Dean Barnes Mary Hays and Carl Hays led music and group singing as county 4-H officers organized the evening.
Progress on the Tyke Lanes bowling complex in Titanka includes installed automatic pinsetters and a transformed old skating rink into a top local alley. An opening date awaits final supply delivery, with modest delays from material shortages and plans to start promptly once stock arrives. Interested players are urged to join local leagues and contact Walker McDonald to join a team.
The Buffalo Boosters 4-H Club schedules Achievement Day for July 24 at 2 00 p.m. in the Titanka Methodist Fellowship Hall with four demonstrations and a lunch. Home Furnishings is the year’s project and the public is invited.
Greg Eggers of Bellevue tipped from a park bench and rolled down a river bank. He cut his wrist on a broken pen bottle during the fall and sustained a painful hand injury.
Titonka prepares for its annual Indian Day celebration on Wednesday July 29 with a parade at 10:00 am five bands already confirmed and more floats registering. Festivities include Merriam Midway Shows on July 28 street sports in the afternoon and a Home Talent Show with $100 in cash prizes.
The 1959 Indian Day parade will run the route once instead of twice. Units will be spaced farther apart to improve viewing and give bands room to perform. The parade assembles on the school grounds and travels down Main Street to Hills Corner then west one block, south to the blacktop, west one block, then north for three blocks to disband.
Kossuth County reports 789 heifer calves vaccinated for brucellosis in June and 148 soil samples tested at Iowa State University. Farmers are urged to prepare corn storage to avoid forced selling and to follow safe spraying practices after pollination with amine or ester products. Blue vitral dosing guidance is provided for tank mixtures.
Over 160 club members and parents attended county 4-H livestock and crop judging training schools last week. Members toured livestock classes and discussed dairy cattle beef hogs sheep crops and weed seed with Extension personnel. Training sessions set for July 22 and 23 at the Extension Office and will prepare teams for the North Iowa Fair Iowa State Fair and Dairy Cattle Congress. Special thanks were given to Thoreson Bros Swea City and local sponsors for providing the animal classes.
The Titania softball team hosts Albert Lea on the local diamond Saturday at 7 30 p m There is no admission charge for the game Next week the local team will play in the Buffalo Center Soft ball Tournament
County 4-H demonstration contest set for Monday July 27 at Burt Legion Hall. Starts 6 30 pm with members from Algona Buffalo Burt Fenton Plum Creek Seneca St Joe Whittemore and more presenting projects from rope making to gun safety and soil testing. Top two seniors advance to the Iowa State Fair and a free lunch plus ribbons and prizes are provided by local creameries and farm associations.
Long Beach California residents Mark John aged 93 and Clark John aged 78, formerly from West Fork, made a pleasure trip to Sheffield traveling alone from California to mark their 75 year absence from the area.
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