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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1953
Page
1
Subscriptions cost 2.00 per year in advance for Kossuth County and Titonka trade territory. Outside these areas the rate is 2.50 per year. Canada and foreign countries are 3.00 per year.
Pvt E Dalland of Fort Sill returned to duty May 11 after a week with his parents. Grace VanHoorn visited Mason City relatives. Des Moines induction trip for Donald Smith. Tulip festival in Pella drew many locals including the Hinders and Smith families. Several residents attended meetings and events in Garner Burlington Storm Lake and Forest City. A newborn son earned cheers for Don and Mrs May at Corwith.
Mr and Mrs Harry Blome visited Mason City last Friday. Sunday dinner guests at Laura Penny included Mr and Mrs Rollie Steele Mr and Mrs Ralph Sturdivant and Louise Dorn. Wednesday supper guests at Mr and Mrs August Bauman included Bert Geerdes Hannah Heetland. A E Wortman went to Mason City for a hospital checkup. Mrs Signe Nelson has been on the sick list for some time and is feeling somewhat better.
A national advertising firm says population growth is the key factor shaping future markets. The report notes rising U S birth rates may lag, a declining marriage rate, aging labor pools, more buses and hospitals needed, and population reaching about 193 million by 1975 amid food and land constraints.
The Federal Crop Reporting Board previews a tough 1953 for U.S. farmers with tight labor due to industry and military demand, high farm wages, rising production costs, and uneven fertilizer supplies. Weather threats include dust storms in the Great Plains and dry conditions in central and southern regions, while demand remains strong as the Agriculture Department seeks a production volume equal to last year.
Colorado's Governor Dan Thornton pays off a bet by tidying Utah Governor J Bracken Lee's office. He wore a custodian's white uniform with boots and a Stetson. Litter included old ballots and sawdust as part of the wager on turnout.
In New Jersey a 12 year old, after heart surgery, developed a convulsive heartbeat. With no shock device available, surgeons stripped insulation from a lamp cord and touched the exposed wires to the heart four times. The heart stopped briefly, oxygen was supplied, and the beat resumed without the convulsion.
Countryside column notes sunny spring with blooming tulips and home upkeep. Includes a Thai yolk dessert recipe from a United Nations cookbook, household tips, muskrat nest damage from crows, a lonely firefly, hobos seen near Shakopee, and reflections on societal neglect.
A Blue Earth Minnesota writer notes an old English superstition about white lilacs bringing death before next May. The author reflects on avoiding ill luck and jokes about filling the house with lilacs if possible.
Afton Smith reviews the film Preface To a Life showing a child named Michael torn between an overprotective mother and a strict father. His facial expressions reveal inner confusion and joy, contrasted by neighbors and a gardener. The film can be rented from the State University of Iowa audiovisual bureau in Iowa City.
Local families attend a Bricelyn class play and host gatherings in Burt and surrounding towns. Notable notes include May 21 WCA meeting at the Presbyterian church with a guest speaker, travel to visit relatives in Minnesota and Louisiana, and the death of Win Kruse of Marathon Iowa with funeral in midweek.
Parish families and neighbors share visits and celebrations across Wesley, Mankato, and surrounding towns. Local youths attend Good Council Academy events, a birthday club honors Mrs Al Richtsmeier, and Legion selects Billy Leebig for Boys State in Des Moines. Families enjoy Sundays with relatives from Clear Lake to Des Moines, while several residents endure minor farm accidents.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Reising and three children and Mrs Alvin Eden visited relatives at Breda Sunday. Albert Lichtelg and family visited her parents Joe and Mrs Smith at Buffalo Center. Bill Foth and Mary Lee were Sunday guests at Irene Studer's home. Lawrence Witt ge and family were dinner guests at Edward Ly Johnson's home. Mary Goetz of Mason City spent the weekend with Leo Goetz's family. The Feast of the Ascension will be observed at St Josephs Church on Thursday May 14 with masses at 7 and 9. Leo Goetz was ill last week with a throat ailment. Marvin Studer of Fort Leonard Wood spent Saturday to Tuesday at J P Studer home. Robert Matz is home from Des Moines veterans hospital for a checkup. Dowell Erdman of Minneapolis and Paul Erdman called at home. Mrs Chas Mullin hosted her bridge club Saturday afternoon. Mrs Tom Forburger was a guest.
Elizabeth Henley has gone to Algona to care for Mrs. J. Co. Lynch Sr., who has been ill. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Richter are parents of a baby boy born Friday night at Mercy Hospital Mason City. They now have a family of four sons and two daughters.
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