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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1956
Page
1
Published weekly and entered at Titonka Post Office. Rates: 2.50 yearly in Kossuth County and Titonka territory, 3.00 elsewhere in state, 3.50 to Canada and foreign. County/subscriber routes continue unless canceled or publisher discontinues.
The article explains the seventeen classifications used by Local Boards based on written files. It notes the obligation to register at 18, submit a Classification Questionnaire, and file additional information if needed, with changes in status reported to the Local Board before reporting for duty.
The excerpt outlines Selective Service class designations and procedures for registrants including pregnancy certification for expectant fathers. It lists classes I-A to V-A and reasons for deferral such as conscientious objection civilian work and status as a student, plus other categories like health, age, and religious duties. It ends with a note that the donkey was likely first domesticated in the Nile valley, predating horses in Egypt.
A rough edged humor piece about limbing trees, woodworking, and rural life. It riffs on a past era joke about a French ambassador and Theodore Roosevelt, then shifts to practical notes on roads, logging, and exercise. The narrator jests about parades and Mercy missing a flag at a local scene.
A statewide campaign to urge drivers to slow down and reduce highway speeds began today in Iowa. State safety education director Russell Brown said the effort runs through Labor Day to curb the typical summer rise in highway deaths, stressing that every motorist can contribute by easing speed.
Governor Hoegh promotes a traffic safety drive urging officials and police to crack down on speeding. Brown warns most fatal crashes stem from speed unsuitable for conditions, noting even 40 mph can be too fast under certain conditions. The campaign seeks community and statewide support and instructs judges to consider safety when handling speeding arrests.
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation directors urged county farm bureaus to cooperate in harvesting hay along primary roads. Highway crews would mow, National Guard would gather bales to armories, with local decisions on raking and baling. About 4000 tons could be harvested east of 169 and north of 6, with two weeks to cut if needed.
Up to Memorial Day 1956 living memorials have been set up for 32 deceased North Kossuth county people, as reported by New Horizons. The funds, sometimes reaching 5000 dollars, support cancer research and education, with 4350 Iowa burials named to date. Memorials are arranged via the American Cancer Society in Mason City, with notices sent to bereaved families and names inscribed in New Horizons’ Living Memorials book. Swine specialist Ralph Durham advises breeders that meat-type stock must retain traits even on full corn feeds.
The young country club set aims for a relaxed look and comfort with sun tan lotion eye drops insect repellent and first aid bandages alongside spare balls and tees so they reach the 19th hole looking as up to par as at the first tee. Dew forms when warm air meets cooler vegetation causing condensation.
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