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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1958
Page
3
The Titanica Church Softball League begins play Friday evening May 16 on the local diamond. First game at 9:00 p.m. Manuel meets Britt to start the season. Christian Reformed faces the Methodists in the second game. No admission charge. a free will collection taken.
April testing across 22 dairy herds in North Kossuth County involved 451 cows on test, with 21 herds in the owner-sampler plan and eight achieving over 40 pounds of butterfat per cow per month. Notable producers include Ralph Walker Jr Swea City Milton Madison Lone Rock Erwin Gremmiels Fenton Glen Rascussen Farm Swea City Sidney Payne Ledyard George Vallentine Elmore and Leander Menke Swea City.
On the level soil temperature at five inches was 53 degrees and soil moisture measured seven inches in the top five feet on Friday. Tile installation is under way for a list of farmers including Robert Schulz and others across Corwith Swea City Bancroft and Lakota. A tour of Union Slough upland game areas with Harold Burgess noted contour planting in strips this year and requests for farm ponds for livestock water. Films on soil conservation are available through the office for civic groups. Little Charles Hatz, son of Mr and Mrs Richard Hatz, suffered second degree burns from hot water after being startled by steam.
Titonka highlights a fifth straight spring win, 22 4 over Wesley as Gayle Sleper nets a one hitter. Trudy Bess Dawn Beenken and Sleper lead hitters with 2 3 hits. senior roster includes Bess Beenken Beenken Tjaden. juniors Nelson Rippentrop Welhousen. sophomores Sloper Smith Huieinga Ullmann. freshman Gigler. Choir program at Decorah High opens to public May 22 with 80 voice choir and selections from Naughty Marietta Brahms Requiem The Music Man Tosca My Fair Lady.
The article notes Baenes as Extension Director and outlines a May 13 to May 20 brucellosis ring test conducted by the Animal Disease Eradication Division, with milk samples collected from creameries and milk plants. Suspicious herd results trigger notices, while other lines discuss corn borer research in Kossuth County, soybean acreage, supplies, and export trends with local farmer Milo Johnson coordinating moth counts and sample transport to Ames.
Buffalo Township homemakers plan a meeting with Mrs Eden regarding health and community concerns, aiming to discuss local welfare programs and upcoming activities. The date is tentative in May, with details to be confirmed.
The Farm Outlook notes unusual marketing for cattle, sheep, and hogs as all three are held off the market. USDA cites downward slaughter supplies yet rising consumer demand, forecasting a price rise but not as high as some expect due to tightening supplies. Cattle feeder stocks may be scarce this fall with Canadian shipments limited. Hog weights stayed near last year’s levels as prices attracted farmers to move hogs at normal weights.
A rare event at a farm northwest of Bata via where a set of quadruplet lambs arrived recently. This follows three spring sets of triplets born on the same property, marking an unusual prolific lambing season for the family.
Tyke boys beat Lakota 12 11 and Algona 8 4 to run their record to two straight after an opening three losses. Jon Watson John Cordes Clinton Asche led the Lakota win with two hits each and Asche saved the late rally by striking out two batters with the tying run on third.
In Swea City and Kossuth County the 4-H program outlines a busy May with club elections, a Veishea visit to Iowa State College on May 17, and a council day on May 26. Junior leaders from each club prepare for district camp at Clear Lake June 11 to 13, and the state 4-H convention runs June 18 to 21. A Lithuanian folk dance will feature in Kossuth’s drama production, followed by a July leadership conference and August fair preparations.
Faye Ann Smidt daughter of Mr and Mrs Simeon Smidt of rural Titonka will be Titonka band queen when the band goes to Mason City for the North Iowa Band Festival June 10. She is a senior active in basketball softball chorus staff band and church work serving as R Y F treasurer. The festival will feature The Music Man with Mason City author Meredith Wilson as guest as 78 trombones and 110 cornets march in the parade.
Curtis P. Haahr of Ringstead a longtime Emmet county grain and livestock farmer has been named farmer-fieldman for the northwest Iowa ASC district of 12 counties including Kossuth Clay Dickinson Emmet Hancock Lyon O'Brien Osceola Palo Alto Sioux Winnebago and Wright The appointment became effective May 12 replacing Chester R Schoby who moved to the Iowa ASC committee Haahr who farms 240 acres since 1945 has held local ASC roles and previously directed the Emmet County Farm Base He is a World War II veteran and active in local church lodge and business groups He was selected by state ASC committee chairman Joseph F Carber who cited Haahrs qualifications and the need for steady supervision of ASC programs
Kossuth County farmers in the 1958 acreage reserve program must control noxious weeds at their own expense. The county ASC committee notes that reserve agreements require preventing weed spread from reserve tracts. A list of designated noxious Iowa weeds is available at the county ASC office. Applications for conservation practices on the reserve land must be filed locally. Conservation funds cannot be used for practices on acreage reserve land.
Kossuth County 4-H delegates named for state and county activities after committee reviews. Jan Clark named county nominee for State Office. Julie Nygaard to State Leadership Camp. Maynard Jensen named alumni nominee. Eight girls nominated for county office to be elected May 24 at Rally Day in Swea City.
Daryl Bess was elected president for the 1958 1959 year at a Ti tanica Lions Club meeting on May 8. Edward Brandt was named 1st vice president Vernon Wenger 2nd vice president Darrell Beavers second vice president Wayne Truesdel secretary treasurer Harry Mehlan Tail Twister Russell Dockstader Lion Tamer PIGS Steve Loew lives near Maple River and reports a sow with a litter of live pigs weighing 63 pounds at birth.
Titania Fire Department answered its fourth fire call in four days last Wednesday May 7 at the Harley Lehman home. Mrs Lehman had grease on the stove and stepped away briefly, returning to find cupboards above the stove burning and flames reaching the ceiling. She extinguished the flames with dishwater until firefighters arrived to find the fire out. Significant damage to cabinets and ceiling and pervasive smoke filled the house. Firefighters thank locals for coffee and food brought to lengthy fights at multiple fires.
Sharon Carroll daughter of Mrs Hazel Carroll will be honored Monday May 19 at an All College Honors Convocation in the gymnasium Cedar Falls. The event ties Honors Day to scholastic and extracurricular awards on campus. Sharon a freshman at Iowa State taking elementary teaching, will attend a reception afterward for Honors Students parents and faculty at the commons Mrs Carroll plans to attend the activities.
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