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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1942
Page
2
The piece outlines subscription rates for the Titonka Topic and discusses wartime conditions. It covers global events from Burma to Europe, praising Allied leadership, noting production gains and transportation needs, and highlighting a swap of a bicycle for a pony as a local anecdote.
Dorothy Thompson argues balanced wartime planning wins. Optimism inflates, while pessimism paralyzes. the nation must mobilize every asset and maintain discipline from start to finish. The piece warns against wishful headlines and notes the war effort has barely begun. The article cites United Nations and Japan expectations as context.
Segments show dialect humor, wartime views, and observations from daily life. References range from carrot cures and morale coffee to women bearing fruit baskets, two colored boys discussing war, and savings stamps corsages, illustrating social attitudes and vernacular of the period.
Iowa State College agronomist H D Hughes leads a multi state study showing maximum red clover seed and hay yields occur when the first cut is made by full bloom. Delaying past full bloom reduces second crop yield by about 50 percent and lowers total protein per acre. To cure, cut early then finish in the windrow, preserving leaves for high feed value.
Pigs suffer in extreme heat and need shade and cooling arrangements. Iowa State College expert HE L Quaife recommends four foot high shade, easy post-and-pole construction, and dust control. Some producers provide a bath for pigs, using a plank box with water and lime sulfur solution. Waterers should be shaded to prevent overheating, as pigs fight over water. USDA tests show fall pigs average about 10 pounds heavier than spring pigs at 150 days due to cooler weather.
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA researchers urge home gardeners to grow vegetable soybeans. Three varieties Sac Kanro Jogun excel in cooking trials and canning, offering better flavor and texture than field types. Plant timing and parboiling aid shelling. trials note sugar and acid effects on canning.
A postcard mailed from Rockford Michigan to Sherman Nursery Company in Charles City was delivered after forty five years. It had sat in the Michigan post office until clean-up day revealed it.
The regular council meeting on Monday June 1 in the French Lumber Co office list mayor French clerk Reaser treasurer Boyken and councilmen Torgersen Schutter and Swan. Minutes approved. bills totaling 256.28 approved including payments to Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp Power Gas Reinder Krominga Earl Stott Mdse Titonka Topic Henry Huisinga W H Stott J N Johnson J R Schutter and others. Applications for cigarette and beer licenses approved in prior order. clerk instructed to contact Rock Island Railway Co to install a new crossing. Florence K Reaser Town Clerk. Boards with nails in farm areas cited as hazard.
Rock Island Lines pledges full support to military needs and asks civilians to accept transport inconveniences. It notes a fleet of fifteen diesel powered streamlined Rockets plus other trains offering fast service, urging continued patronage as part of backing the front. Bay War Bonds and Stamps promoted.
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