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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1951
Page
2
Extension poultryman W. R. Whitfield warns Towa poultry raisers that crowding chicks in the brooder house reduces profits. He advises two chicks per square foot of floor space to curb mortality, runtiness and feeding competition that can lead to illness and death.
Violin maker Frank Jones of Osceola, about 63 years at craft, has built 185 violins plus a cello and two violas. One Jones instrument impressed concert violinist Gail Hamilton Rideway who rated it on par with a Stradivarius in his collection.
Members of the 504th field artillery battalion in Panama built a modern house for Coco Ramos a blind four year old boy living in the jungle near Chorrera. The unit funded materials and, with help from Panama firms and the American embassy, established a home with beds furniture and meals. Army families donated clothes and the mayor deeded land. the unit pledges ongoing monthly support to ensure the family eats well.
Archaeologists at the University of Illinois report discovery of several corn kernels more than six centuries old at a Hopewell village site in Champaign. Found with pottery shard fragments stone spear points and knives the kernels are blackened by time and about the size of modern popcorn.
In Atlanta, Alton Lyon aged 4 saved his father J. T. Lyon from drowning during a bath. The mother was out with the 5 year old when another heart attack struck. the boy recalled how to release bath water and pulled the plug to drain the tub.
LaPorte Indiana mother recalls a four week span of mishaps at home where Sally’s face-to-dog incident knocked a tooth out, Bobby ran in with injuries, Dottie broke a sun parlor window, Sue cut herself on glass, and the baby suffered chicken pox. The husband’s boss and wife also visited unannounced.
War on an ages old foe locusts looms as the Middle East and East Africa face airborne invasion. Histories show billions of locusts sweeping continents, with past plagues causing famine and massive crop loss in China and French Sudan. Modern research curbs swarms through warning systems and control.
The piece links the death phrase kick the bucket to ancient Egyptian symbols for death a bucket and the word khekh meaning to recoil It also mentions a Tuyang custom using a coded term for wives translated as say dull thorn or the thorn in my ribs as the source of the expression.
A new corrosion resistant rail preservative is being tested on welded rails in the Cascade tunnel. A prime coat is brushed on before loading on flatcars, with a second coat sprayed later to protect the rails.
The article describes mottling with a sponge finish used on uneven wall areas and on enameled surfaces to hide muddy footprints. It explains applying the mottling by pressing a loaded sponge lightly against a dry surface to transfer the color.
The guide stresses cleaning surfaces before painting. Remove dampness grease gummy substances loose paint and dust. Do not apply paint over damp or partially dry coats as it will remain sticky crack or peel. Each coat must dry thoroughly before applying the next.
Wild bees living in wall cavities can be removed by scattering about a pound of 60 percent DDT powder between uprights near the nest. Remove a couple of boards above the nest to apply the powder. If impractical, wait for a professional beekeeper to handle them safely.
The Kossuth County Farm Bureau contributed 7000 in 1950 to support extension education programs. President Hugh Black noted additional county funds. total tax money used was a tiny fraction per acre. About 752 4-H youth enrolled and 600 farm families reached with farm family living programs. 561 volunteers aided the effort. The program remains open to all county families beyond Farm Bureau members.
A. L. Brown, Kosuth County extension director, urges farmers to boost total crop production to build grain reserves. He stresses increasing yields and planting more acres, with legumes and legume-grass mixes to support higher output, noting oats may decline to favor corn and soybeans.
Brown explains a new pamphlet “Crop and Soil Suggestions for 1951 and 1952” prepared by Iowa State College agronomists. It covers rotations fertilizer research and cropping practices and has been distributed to township PMA committees vocational instructors FSA personnel and soil district commissioners to aid farmers in meeting production goals.
Large losses in milk and beef on Iowa farms are blamed on cattle lice. Lice-infested cattle become irritable and weak, rub on structures, suffer rough hair coats, and can die from heavy infestations. Entomologist Earle Ravn recommends DDT 50 percent wettable powder at 8 pounds per 100 gallons plus 2 pounds wetting agent, or rotenone in spray or dust with two applications 16 to 18 days apart for effective control.
Last week 19 new vehicles were licensed in Kossuth County. The list includes owners and locations for Chevrolet Oldsmobile Buick Chrysler GMC Pontiac Nash Hudson Plymouth Kaiser with names such as Ernest E. Eichenberger Lakota Halvor Flom Wesley Gilbert J. Kuypen Algona W Reymond Legler Corwith Walter Zielske Bancroft Arnold Motor Supply Algona A P Ernst Algona Fred Flaig Lone Rock Arnold Dettering Swea City Fred Runksmeier Elmore Clyde Larson Swea Nash Rufus Olthoff Lakota W R Taylor Al Plymouth Ralph M Walker Whittemore Harold Wolt LuVerne and others.
No Kossuth county men were inducted this week into the armed services. Since 1948 the selective service office reports 69 inductions and 169 enrollments. Seventeen men left Thursday, including three married since July 1. Ninety three have passed physical exams awaiting orders. An additional 223 men are 1A and awaiting physicals. Nine month old John David Ryan of Knoxville is described as learning about things and stuff after pulling an ash tray and losing two front teeth.
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