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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1956
Page
5
Summer brings vacations and lake trips as RAMBLIN with Phil notes a departing lino operator and new part time help. A new barber joins town and church softball in Woden offers family entertainment. Readers are urged to share local happenings and attend Sunday services for a pleasant weekend.
The Wesley American Legion Post forms a baseball team for boys 17 and under. First game set for Garner at 7:00 Friday and county tournament starts Sunday at Bancroft. More local boys urged to attend practice. team roster and schedule to be published next week.
In two games last Friday Good Hope defeated the Methodists 9 to 8 after leading early, then holding Ramsey to a 6 to 5 win as Britt led the league in batting but could not hold the advantage. Standings show Ramsey, Reformed, Good Hope, Immanuel, Methodist, Britt. Also notes state 4-H Girls Convention at Iowa State College June 13 to 16 with 23 Kossuth County clubs attending, featuring Dr Evelyn Millis Duvall and programs on girls rights and responsibilities in democracy.
Neighbors aided Raymond Spear as he battles illness at home. They cultivated 45 acres of corn 15 acres of beans and packed 16 acres of hay over two weeks with many men and neighbor women providing meals during long days.
A farewell party for Mrs Otto DeWall was held Monday at 2 30 at the Roca Hipp home as she prepares to join her husband in California in July. Guests enjoyed bingo games and lunch at 3 30. Mrs DeWall received many handkerchiefs in a shower and friends wished them happiness in their new home while cherishing old ties.
Iowa State College economist Steve Hiemstra reports U S farm production costs increased 1 percent from 1954 to 1955. He notes a 6 percent drop in feed spending helped hold totals, but incomes fell 11 percent. He cites high real estate taxes and rising machinery costs as ongoing pressures.
The Wesley Lions Club backs a summer program begun June 4 for ages 15 and under in Midgets 15, PeeWees 13, and Peanuts 11 and under. First week focused on hitting bunting and fielding with noticeable improvement. A roster will appear next week and all eligible boys are urged to attend. For game inquiries contact Dennis Carlson at phone 2592 Wesley Tawa.
E R Johnny Lange safety director of the AAA Motor Club of Iowa warns jay walking causes most pedestrian deaths. The club campaigns to cut pedestrian accidents in Town this month with a poster depicting the dangers of jay walking.
Lange argues that sidewalks and street design would reduce startling headlines and improve Towns’s pedestrian safety record. The distribution poster seeks to foster a better climate of traffic safety throughout the state.
The regular monthly American Legion Auxiliary meeting will be July 2 at the Peterson home with Past Presidents Parley Committee as hostesses. Officers for 1956 57 will be installed, and members are urged to attend in Auxiliary Pins. State news covers Hawkeye Girl State sessions bill provisions, 18 voting rights, Nancy Taylor's governorship at Tong Civic camp, and remarks by Mrs Curtis Gregory. A dues reminder and flag day note close the item.
Farm Shorts notes oats heading rapidly with heads shorter than normal due to 90 degree heat and dry conditions. ISU oat breeder Dr. K E Frye attributes the change. Also announces sixth county ring test by Brucellosis technicians starting week of June 18 with tests every six months and limited notices for suspicious results. A new midseason white variety Burnett will be released from Iowa State College in 1957 with strong straw and Cherokee-like kernels. limited seed to be distributed via County Seed Distribution Committee.
Darrell Beavers of Forest City completed the purchase of Smith's Barber Shop in Titonka after illness closed the shop for weeks. The shop reopened Monday with new management, plans to move to Titonka soon, and will be open Wednesday and Saturday evenings, closed Thursday afternoons. Beavers, a Belmond High School graduate of 1946, served two years in the army and graduated from Iowa Barber College in 1953. His wife and child are noted, with a second child expected in about a month.
Farmers in Kossuth county are urged to consult the county ASC office in Algona to learn soil bank program requirements for 1956. Chairman Richard I. Anderson warned about looming deadlines and stressed each farmer must know his exact corn acreage to determine eligibility and the steps to qualify. Immediate inquiry is encouraged to avoid a last minute rush.
Ollie Bruns writes from Bell California about visiting family out West over Memorial Day weekend. He describes Keith and Gail’s May 28 wedding in Albuquerque, the trip to Carlsbad Cavern, El Paso, Juarez, the White Sands, and a plan to visit Hollywood. He mentions Keith and Gail as lifeguards at the Corando Club and notes Keith’s class of 700 graduates.
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The Good Hope Luther League thanks patrons for supporting an ice cream social held last Wednesday evening. A welcome treat after a long farm day, the social drew many attendees and was considered a big success.
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