Local newspaper subscription notice from Titonka area
Entered at the Post Office in Titonka Iowa the paper serves a wide territory. Subscription rates are 9.60 per year in advance in Kossuth County and Titonka trade territory, $2.00 outside Kossuth, $2.50 in Canada and other countries. Within the county and Titonka area subscriptions are treated as continuing yearly unless the subscriber notifies otherwise or the publisher acts. Other subscriptions are discontinued one month after expiration unless payment arrangements are made.
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Koomth County
Titonka
Kossuth
Canada
Garden Row Beans and Sunflowers Idea From Neighbor
A neighbor suggests planting pole beans and sunflowers in the same row as a home grown idea. A viewer observes a warehouse with open doors and a truckload of beef in direct sun, noting the meat’s condition after hours and reflecting on nutrition class lessons.
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Washington
Folka Fun and Fables in a Pancake of Quips
A quirky column clips witty lines and misheard quips from readers and soldiers. It riffs on point systems in competitions, a Kansas serviceman’s shark joke in the Pacific, and a joke about couples in uniform. The note ends with a clipped item about a lady hiring a maid and then losing her phone.
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Folka
M. G
Pansy
ICC
Crystal Lake Merchant Lars Andrew Nelson Dies After Illness
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church for Lars Andrew Nelson born December 29 1873 in Sweden. He came to the US at age seven, lived near Albert Lea Minnesota, ran a Crystal Lake creamery then a store with his sons. He died June 5 at home after a lingering illness leaving wife Mary and five children. He served in many roles and left four grandchildren, siblings, and was buried in Crystal Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Lake
Lars Andrew Nelson
Methodist
Miriam Hotchkiss
C. B. Mitchell
Titonka
Mr. Nelson
Sweden
Albert Lea
Minn
Nelson
Mary Larson
Mary Nelson
Helen
Rolf Rasmuson
Morton
Army Air Corps
Tampa
Florida
James
Wilbur
United States Navy
Long Beach
Cal
Miriam
C. H. Simmons
Seattle
Washington
St. Paul
Nels Nelson
Crystal Cemetery
Control of Diseases and Insects on Fruit Trees
Towa fruit growers should spray to kill codling moth worms before they enter young fruit. Humid Iowa conditions raise disease risk making the second cover spray due mid June in Kossuth county. Use lime sulfur or dry sulfur with hydrated lime in water and add lead arsenate to curb codling moth and common diseases.
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Towa
Iowa
Kossuth
Mulching Vegetables Cuts Labor And Conserves Moisture
County extension director A L Brown urges mulching to reduce weeds and conserve moisture this warm dry season. Tomatoes eggplant and peppers especially suit mulch. A straw layer three to four inches around each plant keeps fruit clean and lowers rot. Sub Sinker Robert O Schaeffer of West Bend served in the present war and helped sink six enemy submarines.
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A. L. Brown
Robert O. Schaeffer
West Bend
Schaeffer
Tve
Pasture as feed for poultry boosts efficiency and cuts costs
Iowa State College poultryman C M Rice notes shortages in protein concentrates raise pasture value. A dry matter yield of 2 tons per acre with 30 percent protein can cut turkey feed costs 30–40 percent and pullet costs 20–30 percent. Field trials with cereal grass increased egg yield to 163 per hen yearly.
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C. M. Rice
Iowa State College Extension Poultryman
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station
4 H Lamb Feeders Show Good Returns
Iowa 4 H Western Lamb Feeding Project reports 145 members in 19 counties fed 3 760 lambs last year. Average profit per unit of 16 animals was 35 dollars, with four month feeding yielding 0.2 pounds daily gain per lamb. Corn plus legume hay favored gains, with higher protein supplements aiding outcome. Sale prices ranged 15 79 to 17 21 per hundredweight, state average 16 78.
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Towa 4-H Club
C. W. McDonald
McDonald
Spencer
Waterloo
Soil mapper clarified as non hostile in Wayne County
County conservationist Howard Oak stated after complaints that the soil mapper in Wayne County is not an enemy agent or saboteur. He explained the mapper carries a small level in a four holster and an auger, not a dynamiter’s weapon.
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Wayne County
Howard Oak
Victory Gardens Tomato Care And Staking Advice
Guidance for late May garden setbacks advises side dressing tomato plants with Victory Garden fertilizer, staking tomatoes with 6 foot stakes, training stems, and pinching shoots. Warns about worm control using lead arsenate or paris green due to human toxicity. stresses caution after heads form.
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Victory Garden
Local Grad Sets Attendance Record In Le Mars
Dorothy Ann Downing of Le Mars completes high school with a flawless attendance record, never missing a day or arriving late since kindergarten and spending all her school years in a single building.
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Dorothy Ann Downing
le Mars
Local visitors and military sendoff fill weekend in area
Jacqueline Sunderman was a caller at the Fred Adamson home Monday. Numerous calls and visits mark a busy weekend with friends and relatives visiting Mason City, Forest City, Spencer, and surrounding towns. Corporal Edward Stecker left for Camp Barkeley after a furlough, as families gathered for gatherings and a large shared picnic honoring service members.
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Jacqueline Sunderman
Fred Adamson
Adolph Missal
Clarence Mechler
Amos Krominga Jr
Paul
Roger
Diane
Andrew Krominga
Arthur Eady
Town Falls
Edw. A. Sathoff
Elmer Peterson
Wm, Peterson and
Marylin
Minnie Kennedy
Russell French
Camp Grover
Muscogee
Oklo
French
F. G. Elliott
Jean
Floyd
Harold Miller
Betty Ann
A. M. Friest
Herman Tapper
Leland
Livermore
Marshall Friest
Bruno Stecker
Corp
Edward Stecker
Camp Barkeley
Texas
Ferdinand Stecker
Salina
Kansas
Mardorf
Fred Stecker
Folkert Stecker
Marleta
Julius
Henry P. Harms
Huisingas and Isebrands Attend Sunday Visit
Mr and Mrs Jake Huisinga and now Paul and Mr and Mrs Johnnie Isebrand and family were guests of Mr and Mrs Henry Huisinga Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Henry Huisinga visited Henrys brother John and family Sunday afternoon.
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Jake Huisinga
Paul
Johnnie Isebrand
Henry Huisinga
Henry
John
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Ntonke
Claus Matter
National
Fais Association
Pacific
Baldy
Pat
Swan Furniture Funeral Home
Kenneth W. Swan
W. F. Hamstreet
M. D
Mitonka
Pierre Sartor
E. J. Gallup
Gfuge
Kell
Titania
H. I. Torgersen
Titanica
Roy C. Ball
Calla
Titanics
Kossuth County
L. A. Winkel
Quinby
Algona, In
van Ness and
Branson Attorneys
Heise Bldg
Quarton and Miller County Savings Bank Bldg
Algona, Iowa
Henry H. Huisinga & Sons Contractors and Builders
Titenka, Iowa
W. L. Tindall
Ostropateio
Woden
Sherman Meyer
Sawyer Building
Phone
Aigons
U.S. Treasury Department
Victory Gardens
Paris Green
Forest
Swea City
Hoff’s Shoe and Harness Shop
Titonica
Sylvester Hoff
Tyke Theatre
Palm Beach Story
Claudette Colbert
Joel McCrea
Morocco
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
Joe E. Brown
Judy Canova
Hamilton Hatchery
Young’s
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