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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1929
Page
2
The Topic reprints Bob Sherwood’s list of district legislators expenses filed at Des Moines. Rep. Nckles used $500. his sworn statement shows $70 monthly room payments, though records indicate $16 weekly rate. The piece notes discrepancies and questions the accuracy of expense reports.
The speaker notes Representative Jemsen of Kossuth lived modestly in Des Moines with his sister and questions the fairness of expenses. He recalls Jemsen as a conservative farmer near Fenton and cites angry towns like Janesville over unpaved segments on state routes. Traveling conditions along the Cedar Rapids bound highway are described as poor with ruts and mud during a heavy rain.
Citizens lament ongoing road paving project costs and delays. Local officials face pressure as Janesville endures continued traffic disruption and unfavorable publicity from the strip of road, a situation expected to linger.
The Newcastle Times surveys twenty years of reformatory admissions in Indiana noting over 80 percent from broken homes, low literacy, and few graduates. It argues crime roots in family disruption and education gaps, urges stronger compulsory schooling, Boy Scouts funding, and church involvement to deter crime. It also includes a reader letter about fishing catches and local weather notes.
A string of local residents made calls and visited friends in Britt Garner Crystal Lake and surrounding areas. Notable names include George Quinn Mrs Tony Buns Rev Henry Kruse Zwald Misses Mildred Lawler Peck Hansen Bill Borman Chris Boddum and many others. Social events featured a dance at Titanica and a showing at Wesley with several trips to Forest City Lakota Minneapolis and Buffalo Center noted.
Sunday evening activities at the Presbyterian Ladies Aid and multiple visits mark a week in Algona area life. Among those seen were Rev. Chas Buckwalter, Buckwalter and family, and Miss Margaret Lease visiting Buckwalter kin. New tennis courts were built near the school grounds as a public facility.
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