31 Jul 1930
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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1930
Page
1
Corwith Huser praises Qlar Funnemaerk as a capable Kossuth County supervisor. He notes road improvements from the Haneark county line to past Studer farms and commends the new grade and passable road. The editor argues funds limit full completion but lauds Prnnemark’s energy and stewardship.
Readers are urged to compare tax rates with their own and question why multiple counties with full offices are needed. A Pett n Reporter column argues consolidating Hancock Winnebago Kossuth Palo Alto and Emmet counties into one unit could save thousands by eliminating duplicate officials and building a central courthouse.
A Western wheat farmer symposium critiques Farm Board cooperatives as lacking coercive power and long term commitment. He notes uneven wheat costs, citing 1919 producers at $1 per bushel versus $8.20 elsewhere, arguing true cooperation requires equal footing and proven benefit.
The text argues that when manufacturers cut output to preserve profits price spikes occur, while cooperatives urging reduced production may hold surplus debt. It notes members defy actions, potentially increasing output and triggering prices to drop, urging the Farm Board to rely on intelligent self interest and mutual confidence rather than short term reactions.
Nut Andee and Charley Marsh and W Ha urd spent Sunday at Lake Okoboji. They expected Coonet as judges in the state beauty contest staged at Arnold's Park that day but were not invited to act in that cup. It was decided their eyes were not strong enough to stand the strain.
In the Journal’s clipped column the bachelor editor muses on technological change and aging, noting that future grandchildren may view today’s mobility as old fashioned, comparing cars to the horses of previous generations.
In the West Bend Tribune note Montor Hageard and Mi dnie Corey visited the Luverne News office claiming heat delayed printing. They drove over to deliver the edition. The June person remains uncertain and her presence questioned.
The excerpt explains initiative as doing the right thing without being told. It contrasts levels of action from those who act after one prompt to those who never act unless guided, and finally those who do nothing even when shown how. It ends by asking readers to classify themselves.
The Rock Island depot is being painted in dapple gray instead of the usual red. Once finished, the depot will have a greatly improved appearance.
Iowa State College warns that pullets will stall in heat without growing mash, shade, and cool water. Provide shaded feed and water, build summer shelters if needed, and offer a mid day wet mash to stimulate appetite, especially for May or later hatched pullets expected to begin laying in late summer and fall.
The USDA reports farm wages averaged 2 percent lower on July 1 than April 1, a drop contrasted with the usual 6 percent rise for this period. Officials attribute the decline mainly to reduced industrial activity.
Fremont County contest members show growing enthusiasm for the better herd sire contest run by Iowa State College Extension Service. Contesters like Erwin Paulson report three members building bull barns to keep improved sires on their farms. Some breeders plan two year exchanges to test bulls before sale to market. Harrison family visits Seibsamen and Forrestallis households.
Long past local wedding notes report Ernest Hansen aged twenty and his sixteen year old bride married recently with Rev. B S Green officiating. They started housekeeping in the Weetlike apartment. Also noted are marriages, land sales, a bank building plan in Wesley, movers, and town happenings from Titonka and surrounding areas.
Last Saturday featured a thrilling contest highlighted by controversial umpiring attributed to AL Stable aid rae by Marshal Albee. Townsend of Minneapolis was cited last week by Minnespolis officials in an incident captured in local yards. Chas Callies sold his farm in Portland township for $85 per acre to W J Mixdorf after three years on the property, bought at $45 per acre. Weather worsens crops with corn needing rain as river washouts damage roads and irrigation. Adleman of Illinois and Ohio visited Broadhead residents, sharing time with Mr and Mrs Chas Ball.
A YMCA official in Chicago told the General Assembly in Cincinnati that much of the dishonesty blamed on modern youth stems from home life. He argued that parents’ actions shape children and that political action rather than home misbehavior drives today’s youth problems.
Doan threshing has begun with local farm activity. Algona visitors include Mrs. Tom Young and Mrs. Wm. Likes. several calls and bridge games noted. Sunday visitors centered on the Larson and Buffington households. various neighbors from Algona and nearby towns are mentioned. Mrs. J. P. Larson shows slow improvement as community social ties continue. A quoted aphorism on hypocrites closes the item.
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