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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1953
Page
8
Kept busy by visits and travels in Iowa and Minnesota, area families attend funerals, weddings, and church events while many heads travel for medical care and summer school. A mix of community news notes and personal notices reflects a small town's social fabric and anticipated seed quality concerns for bluegrass.
Doan News lists residents from Oakdale and nearby towns visiting relatives across the region. Families from LaVerne Burt Algona Spokane and more joined Ted Hoover Sr and Ross Buffington households for picnics dinners and church events. A large Vacation Bible School crowd gathered at the church as others traveled to Rochester and Mason City for reunions parades and conventions.
W R Whitfield, extension poultryman at Iowa State College, argues frequent culling boosts profit. He cites Iowa Demonstration Flocks 1952 where flocks culled 12 times posted highest gains, and notes the April reports show improved egg production in low producers largely due to selling poor layers. He warns keeping hens after laying ceases wastes feed and urges timely removal of nonlaying birds to protect profit.
Livestock exhibitors in Iowa fairs must secure health certificates. 1953 rules require cattle and swine to be examined and certified by a licensed veterinarian, with tests for brucellosis and tuberculin. Cattle must prove negative to tuberculin tests. breeding cattle over 6 months require brucellosis testing. vaccinated calves up to 38 months may be accepted with proper documentation. Swine need health certificates showing vaccination against hog cholera or immunity via serum and virus, with timing specified for eligibility at fairs.
A hit and run crash on Highway 66 at Kensett cut off long distance service. The driver is unidentified, described only as hurried. Wim Gottsche sues Fred Campbell and the City of Farragut for $10 528 after a fall into a sidewalk hole in front of Campbell’s property.
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