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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1932
Page
2
An Iowa legislator defends his support for tax reform and an income tax plan, recounting personal costs and payments of expense funds after a Supreme Court ruling. He criticizes opponents and press coverage, notes campaigns by opponents, and cites potential $150,000 spending to block reform led by J. W. Bettendorf.
Kossuth County Supervisors transfer 118 county lands to sportsmen for nesting and feeding grounds for game birds, with ponds and reclaimed pits for fish rearing. Algona sportsmen receive credit for the 2008 effort, and county engineer H. M. Smith is credited with completing the first area. Migratory bird conditions are favorable across northern Iowa with increased populations of mallard, pintail, blue wing, and green wing teal ducks, wood ducks along the Mississippi, and Canada geese nesting in northern lakes.
Observations describe the Towa Fishes or Buffalo as native to the Mississippi valley areas in sluggish waters lakes and rivers with a diet of small mollusks and insect larvae. They feed at night in shallow water and retire to deeper water by day. Breeding occurs in April or May and they are commercially fished but not destructive to most marine life. Distinctions from carp noted by color and dorsal fin features.
The article recalls a pheasant laying multiple eggs in a Hungarian Partridge nest and details a deputy warden report from Spirit Lake. It also offers Fort Dodge Messenger Chronicle rules for handling undersized fish, urging gentle lifting, wet hands, and careful removal of hooks to reduce harm.
Donald Shepherd of Willisea Iowa caught a 16.5 pound blue cat on Storm Lake while wading two feet of water using a rod and reel with a minnow. The record fish highlights a fishing trip that showcased skill and patience from the local angler.
Carl Nord, Creston businessman, says McKinley Park, Summit Lake, and Thayer Lake yield hundreds of fish weekly. Bullheads and catfish top catches with crappies, walleye, and bass also present. Early morning and late evening fishing advised for catfish. A separate incident notes a fire destroying a barn, hog house, hay, grain, and two calves on a Buffalo Center area farm. the incident is insurance-covered.
Ground prepared by state college horticulturists for farmers and home gardeners outlines planting times for vegetables and storage crops. It covers beans carrots turnips lettuce spinach radishes endive and salad crops, notes timing before frost and methods to hasten germination, protect from diseases, and harvest tips for fresh storage canning and meals.
Garner man K Maben publishes the Burton Braley prayer in his hometown paper after losing the June state treasurer primary. The open eye phrase asks for courage and honor, hoping to stand by the road and cheer the winners, praising Iowa’s place for public life and resilience.
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