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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1937
Page
2
The piece cites exact U S Treasury public debt figures as of May 3 1927 and compares February 28 1933 and March 31 1987. It notes the Roosevelt administration debt rise of 13 793 515 801 98 and comments on Wally Simpson. It then shifts to Portland area social notes including visits school picnics 4 H training and local guests at various homes.
A leopard, kept as a pet by Mrs. Raymond Bonacker, was returned from Panatta after serving with the Coast Artillery. The animal now weighs about ninety pounds, follows its owner freely, and has shed milk teeth at eight months. Diane recalls calling it titty, and a buyer had once offered $300 for the leopard.
Sunday visits fill the week as Burt Patereoh and Dink Brayton dine at the Wh. Ringsdorf home while Henry Smith’s family gathers at Ray Blaces in Saxton Me. Other households host gatherings and illnesses noted with Bert Dittmer kin, Kuchenreuther, and Larson families. A neighbor reports Crystal Minn. trip and a driver’s license rush at the county sheriff’s office.
Residents recall the Pella Tulip Festival week lasting six days from Monday the 10th as thousands visited Sunday when tulips bloomed best. Crowds lined No 168 at the town edge while Dutch costumed children added color and museums closed for Sunday observance.
Senior class of Wesley High prepares the play Murdered Alive with a cast led by Mrs. Libby Ryder and Madeline Erdman. The production runs May 21 and 22 with a large ensemble including Arden Ryder, Mary Ellen Bottom, and many supporting roles.
A fragment describes a 480 year old structure, a brick wall, and tidy buildings praised for cleanliness. It notes a lip festival strengthening appreciation for the Dutch as God-fearing, peace-loving, dependable citizens during a past event.
Orval Bufingtons were Sunday dinner guests at the Mrs. Alice Buffington home. The Van Handene were Sunday dinner guests of the Dale Struthers. Conrad Swanson spent Sunday morning fishing near Humboldt. Tom Young left Saturday night for Spirit Lake on a hunting trip. Doan neighborhood attended Mrs. Gartner’s funeral at Titonia Saturday. Doan Ald meets at the church this week Thursday. Pot luck lunch served. Vern Testers C H Christiansen and Ross Buffingtons were Sunday dinner guests at the Mrs. Marie Christensen home. Mrs. Margaret Coughlin Loper and daughter Loraine of Algona called on Mrs. G. J. Hansen and Mrs. Marie Christensen Sunday afternoon. The Franz Tosters Petra Larson and the Edmund Larsons were Sunday dinner guests at Rudolph Larson’s. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Huetson of Chicago are visiting at the Tom Huetson home this week. Guy Brung has been reshingling the roof on the Van Hansen house. The Dale Struthers moved into the small house that Mrs. J. D. Andrews used to live in last week Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Anderson and children of Algona called on the Ted Hoovers Sunday evening.
Historical notices and bids mix with details of Titonka Telephone Company corporate renewal in 1987. Includes names J Budlong M Falk district directors and quorum, with proceedings for painting bids and probate notices in Kossuth County Iowa.
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