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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1935
Page
2
Titon A Topic, published at the Postoffice in Montita, Iowa, proclaims a wide circulation area covering sixty miles. The paper asserts it serves a broad territory with no rival in print for that radius and emphasizes its thorough statewide coverage.
The Upper Des Moines strip notes chatter about a Paris carnival and a Hawaiian show. The editor doubts the rumors, citing the editor or junior editor as possible sources. If Bill were involved, he would not fund such a trip, and confirmation may be delayed.
A reader urges banning pension propaganda spread by the old age assistance commission. The letter argues such material is outdated, urges equal treatment of all papers, and calls for a uniform release date to save taxpayers money.
A column from Algona recalls Tom Sherman a county pioneer who loves ink and freethinking. He hints at trading the Topic for a liquor business, joking the county would bury both if swapped. August 23 and 24 mark State Fair press days with Iowa pencil pushers and officials hosted at the fair.
The Magon City Globe Gazette reports Frank Miles, editor of the American Legionaire, has friends circulating a petition for the Democratic nomination to the U S Senate. Miles distanced from current party control, described as fearless and blunt, and denied organizing an unsigned card.
The Estherville News and Swea City Herald criticize the present Des Moines administration for appointing a press agent for the state Naguor commission. They argue the commission and its workers should be kept to proper duties without a PR figure, noting former chairman Harold Cooper and implying the commission may not need a press agent.
A couple recalls a courteous filling station visit where the attendant checked oil water and cleaned the windshield with quiet efficiency. They joke that if wives and husbands matched such attentiveness, domestic conflicts would lessen across the country. Burdine in Champion.
Charles Mellon Jr. urges editors to attack party reactionaries and speed the elephant of the Republican party. Arthur Brisbane counters that an old, down elephant cannot rise easily and jokes about observing animals to test understanding of rising and movement.
A garbled excerpt mentions a gruwre and a heroine rising with a strange law, alongside a god and an elephant motif. The text is fragmented and difficult to interpret, preserving only scattered names and phrases without a clear event or context.
Rev H W Schoanlein drove to Kelster Minnesota to attend a mission festival where the pastor was among the main speakers.
Thirty five years ago James O'Hara predicted McKinley would win. The report lists local happenings from Hansen’s lightning strike to barn construction, market prices for corn oats butter and eggs, new church work, marriages, bank consolidations, accidents, and humorous parish tales from Crystal Lake to Titonka, all in a single archival snapshot.
The Allotment Committee reports 1934 and 1935 results for corn and hog contracts in Kossuth. 1934 shows 3,169 applications with corn base 237,667.6 acres and hog base 217,295.5 hogs. retired acres 53,293.56. 1935 shows 2,37 applications with corn base 215,282.2 acres and hog base 190,121.4. retired acres 35,428.9. Total corn land under contract fell 9.8 percent and hogs under contract fell 12.6 percent. benefits cannot be precisely stated.
The county foresees receipts slightly over 700000, about half of the 1934 program required total. Administration costs should stay under five percent, a favorable figure for contractors. Kossuth county holds 139 contracts in Des Moines with more to ship, with first shipment payments expected around September 16.
The writer joins County Engineer Smith on a hike through four hundred acres south of Algona in Kossuth County. Smith seeks valuable herbs amid dark gulleys while wolves foxes and coons inhabit the timber. The journey reveals early life, farming, and a plan for a second Pioneer trip in search of yet unknown finds.
The notice advertises a one year bundle of newspapers and magazines for the family at strong value. It lists many titles with prices, including American Boy American Cookery American Girl Boy life Collier s Weekly Field and Stream Outdoor Life McCall s Magazine Readers Digest Popular Mechanics Popular Science and more, inviting subscriptions for future enjoyment.
Mr and Mrs Ben Atzen transact in Algona on Friday Clara Kramer and Olive Gibson in Garner Tuesday. Numerous dinner and guest visits include the Murrs Orthels and Kramers. Notable events feature hospital recovery for Mrs Hinders and a return trip to West Bend for a family reunion.
The article recounts events from an opening day on Saturday July 20 with free cigars and candy bats for registered attendees. It mentions Mrs. Joe Kramer and daughter, Wesley and Algona Waltors visiting Wes‑ley, and Mrs. Kramer traveling with Mrs. Ernest Meyer and Mrs. Anna Shipley to West Bend to visit the grotto.
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