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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1957
Page
5
A bag gage room worker curses, a girl pleads God hears you, sparking his conversion. The piece cites Matthew 12:36 and Exodus 20, contrasts modern use of Christ’s name, and notes salvation only through the Lord. First Baptist Church Buffalo Center, Iowa. Paid Adv.
At Cherokee, John McDonald Zather, a native of Scotland and father of 12 children, observed his 87th birthday.
The notice sets annual prices: $2.50 in advance for Kossuth County and Titonka trade territory, $2.00 outside those areas, and $8.50 per year for Canada and foreign countries.
A local column recaps life events: Miss Verdene Hoyken will teach home economics at University of Washington next year after an internship. Mary M. Schroeder wed Leland Schroeder in Humboldt. Edward Brandt becomes a master sergeant stationed in Bayreuth Germany. Mr and Mrs William Senne Jr welcome a son in Forest City. Lydia Lubdin hosts a miscellaneous shower prior to her upcoming marriage to Ben Gruis. Old ads and reminiscences mention bargains, a 50-year reunion, a revival, a Fourth of July picnic plans, and minor city fines.
The administration proposes raising loans to rural electric cooperatives above the current 2 percent rate, arguing government borrowing costs and treasury payments justify higher rates. REA cooperatives have paid about 48 million into the federal treasury, and critics warn higher rates harm the program, urging maintenance of 2 percent. Farm costs rose 2 percent since January and are projected to hit another record high, with farming costs up 5 percent in the last year, totaling about 750 million dollars more nationally.
Economists warn the lagging national economy cost about 57 billion dollars over four years. From 1947 to 1953 production rose 414 percent annually, now down to about 2 percent, reducing jobs and purchasing power. Business losses include 35 billion in consumer sales, 10 billion in investment, and 6 billion in corporate profits since 1953. The National School Lunch Program served 1.8 billion meals in 175 operation days last year, with over 10 million children participating daily, underscoring its success since 1946. Your Congressman Merwin Coad.
A fire caused by a lightning strike destroyed a barn on the Jessie Harvard farm near Floris recently. No injuries are reported and the cause is under investigation by local responders. Firefighters secured the scene and prevented damage to adjacent buildings.
Mrs Victor Fite and others attend picnics near Whittemore and Garner. Capt Mary Kain visits from Alexandria to see relatives. Walter Larsen dies in a car crash in Bourbonnais. Families from Portland, Burt, Britt, and Armstrong tour, visit, and celebrate anniversaries and dinners across several towns.
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