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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1956
Page
5
The column notes Titanka’s theatre reopening, urges community support to boost the town, and welcomes life returning. It highlights Craig Sathoff’s 1 rating in the State Declam Contest, mentions new telephone books printed at the Topic plant, and previews upcoming church softball league rules and school news next week.
On May 6, 16 members attended the Good Hope Lutheran League Spring Rally at Renwick with registration at 1 PM worship at 2 PM a business meeting and a 5 PM hay ride followed by a 5 30 PM banquet in the church parlor and a 9 PM vesper service. The next rally is set for Rockwell. The following evening May 7 the Good Hope group met in the church parlor with St Paul Luther League Lakota as guests for hymns devotion films Wheels Over Australia Gods Armor and Bible Baseball Titonka versus Lakota. Plans include a fishing trip to Clear Lake and a boating meeting next month. A lunch was served by several families and Judith Stecker.
The Callies Brothers announce progress on a new theatre and plan a grand opening free show. Opening is expected in about two weeks with a kickoff performance.
At a special meeting of the Farmers Elevator Co. of Titonka stockholders authorized purchase of a 177000 bushel grain storage building to store government sealed corn. Construction will start almost immediately and the facility will be located east of the K and H bulk tanks on the town's southeast edge.
County Extension Director Dean L Barnes reviews moisture improvements and oat field conditions after recent rains. He notes Ames testing in Kossuth and Webster counties and compares fertilizer usage, followed by observations on pasture milk flavor and management. A 4-H leaders meeting rain-guessing contest is recapped with optimistic and pessimistic forecasts.
Mrs. Walter Haack chaired the Titanica Cancer Drive reporting net as 132.70 raised in April to aid the American Cancer Society. Helpers included Mrs. Veryl Schmidt Mrs. Clarence Akkerman Mrs. Wilbur Sexton Mrs. Katie Rode Mrs. Glen Miller Mrs. Harry Mehlan Mrs. Otto DeWall Mrs. Joe Boekelman Mrs. Ed Zwiefel Mrs. Elroy Hatten Mrs. A J Neeland Mrs. Clarence Isebrand and Edith Budlong.
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary met at a Denton home on Monday evening May 7 with 18 members and 3 guests. Kathleen Eden and Sandra Gartner gave Haiti studies, reports were given for the year, and officers for the coming year were elected. Poppy Day is set for Saturday May 26 with workers urged to wear memorial poppies.
The Post Office Department designates Rural Mail Box Improvement Week for May 21 28 to encourage proper erecting, maintenance, and painting of rural mailboxes. Owners should inscribe their names on the visible side for carrier accessibility and weather protection.
Titonka's nineteen Cub Scouts held a kite flying contest after school in Krantzes' pasture. Many designed their own kites while others bought ready to assemble. Wind was light, but with help from mothers and Boy Scouts Richard Hench and Dverg Krantz nearly every kite flew briefly. Prizes went to Mike Hatten, Doran Dockstader, Ward Mehlan, Gregory Miller, Keith Hamilton, Bruce Kitzinger, John Brandt, Barry Wenger, Roger Akkerman, Noel Krantz, and Jimmy Nothwehr.
The annual PTA picnic will be held on Wednesday May 23. Families are urged to attend and adults should bring a utensil set. Activities start at 10:30 with a band concert after dinner and kittenball games. Picnic dinner at noon with band members eating first. Last year 952 attended despite rain. Details include committee members and meal arrangements.
The German Township Homemakers Club met at Mrs. Telko Stecker’s home with 23 members present. Dorthy Van Hove and Norma Tapper discussed Household Posts and their control at the Legion Hall in Burt, County nurse Joyce Hayden presented two films, and a family picnic supper was scheduled for June 19 at Call Park Shelter House. The next meeting will be Sept 4 at Mrs. John Asche’s home.
Neal Boyken was elected treasurer May 1 for the Iowa State College chapter of Beta Sigma Psi Fraternity where he is a member. He transferred to Ames last fall after completing two years at Wartburg College in Waverly.
The Methodist W.S.C.S. Circles will hold a secret sister picnic at 12 30 Wednesday May 16 at designated homes. The Adsh circle meets at the Heiko Boekelman residence followed by Eleata at the Robert Boekelman home and Mary at Mrs Jay Budlong’s.
Iowa State College economist Francis A. Kutish reports corn prices up to 20 cents in Iowa and Chicago prices near a 14 month peak due to dry weather and higher support. He notes total corn stock up 7 percent, free corn supply down 5 percent, and USDA corn sales down a fourth since March. Soybeans lead gains with oil demand, while hog and cattle markets trend: hogs may drop in May and June, cattle could fall in June, and possible cattle liquidation if drought continues.
Iowa Farm Bureau women sponsor a nonpartisan Get-Out-The-Vote drive across counties, offering $900 in cash prizes and various outreach methods to raise primary participation. They plan handbills, cards, phone calls, babysitting and transportation, plus information on candidates. Meanwhile Kossuth country set corn price supports for 1956 with two rates by compliance and noncompliance, plus national averages for other grains.
The Kossuth County Junior Leadership Group held a meeting Monday April 30 at the Algona High School Annex with about fifty members. Topics included a May 13 trip to Veishen, proposal of 4-H welcoming highway signs, and ideas for a county paper. Special focus was on judging with tips to take back to clubs. folk games and singing closed the evening.
Harold's Roller Rink in Titonka draws crowds on Sundays with afternoons for children and beginners and evenings for adults. The venue becomes a major local gathering spot as residents join weekly skating sessions.
Titonka to hold a special election on Wednesday June 6 to decide granting Interstate Power Co a 25 year electric franchise. Town council cites local study on focal rates and nearby communities, urging careful voter consideration and participation.
Allan Boyken was named one of sixteen carrier salesmen to receive a college scholarship from the Des Moines Register and Tribune Company. Recipients were chosen for scholastic standing school and community activities and newspaper route records. Allan, Principal Sylvan Thiesse and Mr and Mrs Edward Boyken attended a presentation banquet at Hostel Savery Des Moines.
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