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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1930
Page
2
A Titonka newspaper item notes second class mail matter and announces subscription rates of 1.50 yearly in advance 22.00 if not prepaid and 2.50 yearly for Canada delivery. The piece criticizes politicians who championed a gasoline tax as safe then oppose it now.
The piece rails against antiwar critics and praises Senator Brookhart for stump speeches, arguing politicians should be paid for public service and soldiers deserve generous pay. It condemns Hoover era pension opponents and references a Wisconsin bank robbery with broad political commentary.
The piece argues that continued saving will push mail onto buses and reduce rail service on branch roads. It cites contracts at Kanawha and Britt, including the Titonka route, as evidence of future changes.
Fragmented OCR reads like a local page of tips and notices. Mentions buys at a drug store, sick list for John Fredrick Wents, and a beverage recipe using fruit juices, tea, whey and sugar. Contains several garbled names and place references.
State Auditor J W Long reports Iowa county homes housed 2426 poor and 1459 insane in 1928 totaling 3884. County spend included 199061.99 for provisions at homes and 403230.98 for poor outside. Widos pensions totaled 745407.74 amid debate to replace county homes with a central institution for efficiency and cost savings.
State entomologists warn Hessian fly damage may recur in Iowa winter wheat regions as the pest resurges after five years of control. Combine harvesting leaves volunteer wheat that can ripen before the fly free date, risking heavy losses next year unless fields are reseeded after harvest and not planted before the safe date.
Eugene Edward Dontje born October 20 1927 in Algona Iowa died July 18 1990 at age 2 8 20 after a long illness Leukemia. He suffered all spring and could not walk for eight weeks before death. He received blood transfusions in Wort Dodge and Rochester Minn and died despite best efforts. He leaves his father Edward and mother Mrs. Edward Dontje.
Numerous items describe family events church services and travels around Algona Iowa area. The read includes a funeral service at the Presbyterian church a wedding notice for Beulah and Wilfred Flower Bell and farm fire at August Becker's barn near Lawn plus widespread visits to relatives friends and town happenings with many names and places in the region.
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