The Tonka Topic Weekly Subscriptions Clarified
The Tonka Topic explains subscription rates for Kemuth County Titonka trade area, Canada and foreign deliveries, and armed forces. It notes continuing yearly subscriptions require no notice unless the publisher or subscriber decides otherwise. The piece shifts to a reflection on fruit shipments and refrigerated express cars as modern American miracles by business people.
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Kemuth
Titanics Teade
Kossuthoo
Titonka
Canada
The Land of Miracles Gives Way to Modern Travel
The piece contrasts Kit Carson era travel with modern America noting that long, arduous journeys by foot or horseback now seem trivial thanks to airliners and express trains. It reflects on how miracles of progress reshape perception of distance and mobility.
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Kit Carson
America
Union clashes with wage price controls amid inflation fears
The piece condemns unions for strikes aimed at breaking wage and price stabilization laws. It argues soldiers and civilians will bear rising costs, warns public opinion could turn against unions, and notes small farms boosting milk output while large farms cut back.
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Union
Providence
Up to Date Ration Calendar For Tires And Coupons
The notice updates tire recapping rules and ongoing inspections. It states no certificates needed for recapping truck tires, and periodic passenger tire inspections ceased April 20 while owners must keep records. OPA tire inspectors remain required for issuing certain replacement certificates. Details on coupon validity and dates follow, including A, B, C nonhighway fuel coupons, sugar Book 4 limits, and canning sugar allowances.
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OPA
Health Dept Seeks Convalescent Blood Donors
The state health department reversed course and urged Iowans who have had measles scarlet fever or whooping cough to donate blood for convalescent serum. Clinics will run statewide this summer. donors aged 12 or older receive five dollars and half a pint of blood. Scarlet fever or measles donors must have had the disease within six months and whooping cough donors within three years.
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State Health Department
Board of Health
Preserve Fruits and Vegetables for Balanced Diet
The article urges families to raise victory gardens and practice home food preservation to balance wartime needs. It outlines 1944 per-person canning targets of 30 quarts tomatoes, 20 quarts green vegetables, 10 quarts other vegetables, and 40 quarts fruit, plus vine crops and root vegetables for winter. It stresses efficiency, avoiding waste, aiding military supply, and easing labor shortages through gardening and processing.
Woden High School Commencement Honors Noted
Commencement exercises were held at Woden High School last Wednesday in the school auditorium with Rev. A. Peterson of Mason City delivering the address titled What Are You Worth. Honor students included Valedictorian Jo Ann Tindall and Salutatorian John Quinn. Alvin Hinders won the American Legion history award for top 7th 8th grade student. diplomas went to Grace VanHoorn, Arlene Tegtmeyer, Virginia Monson and Gerdis Haugen.
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Arlene Tegtmeyer
Virginia Monson
Gerdis Haugen
Conserving home canning details for safe season
Guidance urges homemakers to learn tested canning techniques before the rush. It notes boiling water baths for acid foods and steam pressure canners for non acid items, warns against oven and open kettle methods, and explains safe setup for water bath canners and steam pressures including venting and lid handling.
Blueberries Need More Acid Soil for Iowa Growing
Extension horticulturist Harry Nichols of Iowa State College says Iowa soils rarely meet the acidity needed for blueberries. He urges farmers to avoid acidifying soil and let gardeners in other states handle the crop. In the Corn Belt, cattle on feed lots were about 23 percent lower on April 1 than last year. Economists at Town State College expect hog prices to be driven mainly by government purchases in the coming months.
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Iowa
Harry Nichols
Iowa State College
Towa
Town State College
Obituary of Mrs G A Amelsberg
Mrs Maggie Michielaon was born June 17 1880 in Holland Town. She married Bert Amelsberg March 14 1900 in German Township Kosuth County and lived across several towns before settling on a farm north of Thompson in 1934. Survived by 16 children 13 grandchildren and five sisters. Memorials held May 2 at Ramsey Reformed Church with burial beside the church.
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Thompson Courier
Maggie Michielaon
Delderich Michaeladn
Holland
Bert Amelsberg
German Township
Kosauth County
Hved
Morris
Minn
Lakota
Dexter
Jewell
Thompson
Amelsberg
Leslie
Alice) Kahl
Monterey
Deiderich
Los Angeles
Calif
Alfred
Jennia) Jorgenson
Benhardt
San Francisco
Bert
Glendale
Arnold
Himore
Rozena
Arthur Randell
Bernadine
Harry Hipple
la Crescenta
Margaret
Eugene Benlken
John
Elgin
Juanita
Russell Meinecke
Forest City
Romola
Cecil Meinecke
Wichita Falls
Texas
Bud
Oliver
Missoula
Montana
Cort Michaelson
Tacoma
Ramsey Reformed Church
Titonka
C. M. Hanson
Bethany Lutheran Church of
F. Snuttjer
Funeral Service Notes From Titonka Church
At the hora the Rev Haneon and Arthur Larson gang The Old Rugged Cross Three songs Nearer Still Nearer No Disappointments in Heaven and Jesus Lover of My Soul were sung at the church by Mrs Clar ford Buckels and George Allis of Titonka Pallbearers were Dennis Spencer Neal Michaelson Herbert Nel80% James McColley Dick Franzen and Henry Franzen All of the surviving children attended the funeral services for their mother Mimmograph paper at the Topic Office Cut any size wanted.
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Hora
Haneon
Arthur Larson
Mra. Clatford Buckels
George Allis
Titonka
Dennis Spencer
Neal Michaelson
Herbert Nel
James McColley
Dick Franzen
Henry Franzen
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