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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1947
Page
2
Published weekly in Witonka Iowa the paper offers $2.00 yearly in advancce within Kossuth County and Titonka trade area and $2.50 outside. Canada foreign and armed services rates listed plus policy on continuing subscriptions and discontinuation discretion.
The Wesley News notes visits by Mr. and Mrs. Thno Gerdes and their daughter to Grinnell, a Catholic Missionary gathering hosted by Mrs. H. H. Raney and Mrs. John Lichteig, and a 16 to 6 loss to Whittemore by the local baseball team. Also covered are weddings, engagements, polio checkups, church notices, graduations, and numerous family visits across Algona, Buffalo Center, Mason City, and surrounding areas.
Mrs. George Pommer returned home after visiting Grace Lcott in Milwaukee. Numerous families from Glencoe Lester Prairie Algona and Mason City spent weekends with relatives in area towns. Vacation school opened at Sacred Heart with Sisters Mary Gerald and Dosieng.
Noma Scott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scott of Portland, returned for a three week vacation from Lone Mountain College for Women in San Francisco. She will attend Iowa State College at Ames next year. Kenneth Glasgow of Seattle stayed with the Scotts for a few days. The trio visited the Grotto at West Bend and picnicked at Clear Lake. The Scotts entertained at dinner Monday night with Kenneth Glasgow and Bill Boettcher present.
Mrs Charles Kraus and her son Charles Jr spent the fore part of the week in Des Moines for business.
The Treasury claims high salaries are heavily taxed with about 64,000 of a 100,000 net income going to federal taxes and surtaxes on millionaires pushing the take far below the raise. The Chamber notes a 300,000 salary nets about 60,000 after Uncle Sam takes 240,000, plus other taxes.
Thatcham England The U S army s last major depot in Britain G 45 at Thatcham was turned back to the British who will operate it as a peacetime ordnance depot The gigantic base spread over more than two towns and served as a main Allied supply hub for the Normandy invasion two years ago
William K Jackson rose from a Florida University student to recording clerk at 17 in the Florida House of Representatives. He studied stenography and worked in a Jacksonville law firm earning 45 dollars monthly, saved to attend Virginia Law School, and graduated. His career led him to general counsel and vice-presidency at United Fruit Company.
Dr and Mrs W F Hamstreet of Titonka were in Grinnell for their daughter Twyllah's graduation from Grinnell College where she completed a liberal arts degree in history. The family then traveled to Iowa City to see Watson Hamstreet, a student there, and his wife. Also visiting are Mrs Dave Fontaine of Westkiwin Canada and Mrs Joe George of Bittern Lake Canada visiting their sister Mrs Sophia Conradi and niece Mrs Clarence Mechler.
Former residents reconnect after long separations as neighbors recount years apart. Grotto visit leads to West Bend trip. Henry Stroebel recovers partially from Decoration Day injury. Waldbillig family attends wedding in Fort Dodge and visits Ward neighbors near Wesley. Bridge club gathers with notable guests. Mississippi trip returns for Rippentrop cousins. New baby born in Lakota marks Ern est Peterson line. local highway talks underway on route 226 as bridge work progresses and hard surfacing may soon be awarded.
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