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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1949
Page
4
Livestock feeds and services offered by Murphy’s. J E Ukena advertises used equipment and chinaware. Angie Glass and Chinaware and furniture sale via Florence Reynolds. Job opening seeks man with farm experience and car. write Box 107 in this newspaper.
Plans are underway for Lakota Sauerkraut Day on August 27 with committees named. General committee includes J D Smith and Dr H H Murray among others, plus separate groups for Sauerkraut, Dance, Advertising, Sports, Entertainment, Ball Games, Band, Finance, Rest Room, Seating, Ticket and more. Keep Saturday August 27 open to celebrate.
The Valley Farmettes 4-H club met June at leader Mrs H Plasier's home to sew garments for the fair and share a pot luck lunch after a brief business session. July 23 eight members gathered at Darlene Tapper's home for achievement day as plans for Aug 10 fair and new manuals were reviewed and record books updated.
A skunk wandered the Arnold Driscoll farmyard in Olin and was pursued by Mr. Driscoll who fired his last shell and missed. Mrs. Driscoll then struck the animal with a rock and killed it.
Pupation of the second brood corn borers is under way and moths are expected to fly by August 1. Brown recommends farmers with late planted corn inspect daily from August 1 to 20, and apply one spray of 1 percent DDT at 100 egg masses per 100 plants, with high clearance equipment or airplanes.
The Woden Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion hall on Monday July 11 noting a postponed due to the Fourth of July. Auditors Mattie Eisenmann and Theresa Gerdes reported books in order and no ice cream social will be held this year. The group approved a $25 hall donation and reported $124 net proceeds from the celebration stand. Mae Tweet and Theresa Gerdes lead the thrift committee with two delegates chosen for the state convention at Des Moines on August 13.
Kossuth county high school libraries will receive copies of Motor Manners Emily Post's traffic etiquette bluebook. Ryan Transport Corp plans to distribute 1500 copies next month with over 400 to drivers and staff at ten terminals. The book, published by the National Highway Users Conference, aims to promote highway courtesy and safety among students and motorists.
A fragmented passage discusses dangerous road behavior and its lethal consequences. It contends that rude driving reflects broader societal decay and warns that impatience behind the wheel can lead to tragedy.
Lakota The Claus Daniels family of Clear Lake were Sunday dinner guests at the Wm Schadendorf home. Mrs Sigurd Tiernagel and three boys are spending a week in northern Minnesota visiting at various places. Mrs Robert Burns and little daughter of St Louis Mo are spending a month with her parents Mr and Mrs Whi Ukena and for the past week the family party has been joined by another daughter Mrs Gertrude Hansen of Chicago who came from Bancroft where she had been with the Roland Kollasch family. Mrs Anna Ogren had as overnight guests last Wednesday her sister in law Mrs Nordell Nelson a niece Mrs Lorna Kruse and two daughters of Davenport. They went on to Brainerd Minn the next morning accompanied.
Mrs. Ogren hosted visiting relatives including Ed and Ida Nelsons. Ida Ukena's guests included son-in-law Clarence Nissen and family from Tulsa en route home after a northern Minnesota trip. Underkofler of Marquette stayed with Walter and Emma Leslie for funeral proceedings. George Ennen celebrated a wedding anniversary with a Crystal era gift from guests. A broad group attended Rev Conrad of New Jersey at a Rice Lake picnic, with ministers Patter Son, Hualmans, and Mrs Falck in attendance and evening devotions observed. Other Sunday visitors included Edw. Christ of Forest City, A. C. Klocke, Walter and Lucille Christianson of Sioux Falls, and Emma Smith relatives.
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