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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1954
Page
3
Washington reports the U S population topped 160 million in August as a census calculator in the Commerce Department shows a resident every twelve seconds with bells and lights marking births and deaths amid changes since 1827.
In Esquimalt a naval diver, Polly Uber, saw an octopus near a piling surface. The creature grabbed the diver’s shoulder and five tentacles clung to the mucky water while others drifted nearby. The crew, eager to prove no danger, offered no diving suit to test the claim.
Ohio's Franklin County will deploy 56 air raid sirens linked to the sheriff's office. An electronic tone from a radio transmitter triggers the alert across Columbus and surrounding areas. One operator monitors continuously and can sound the warning or all-clear with simple button presses.
Denver harvested 285 acres of winter wheat and barley on Stapleton Airfield land leased six years ago. The city receives 40 percent of the crop yield totaling 5600 dollars this season while 815 acres lay fallow. Grain farming reduces dust and weed-fire danger and acts as a weed control measure.
Washington notes that fish once deemed useless become vital food items. Rosefish, once discarded as marine trash, are now marketed nationwide while swordfish, once rare outside New England, gains broader recognition after World War I. Education changes taste.
Iowa State College Extension Home Management Specialist Naomi Shank outlines a washday checklist. He urges arranging the laundry center for minimal backtracking, safe outlets, ample sorting space, ventilated storage, and proximity to the clothesline to reduce lifting and steps.
Iowa State College researchers test ridge farming as an anti erosion method for corn. Early results show erosion reduction with ridge planting and potential yield gains over surface planting. Demonstrations by engineer Wesley Buchele at Ames Field Day on June 5 highlight ridge prep and operation details.
Pilot Raymond Deane of Cresco operates a Globemaster aircraft from Paris capable of carrying 200 men. He serves as an air force pilot hauling troops and supplies to Indo China.
Norris Tennessee reports a new model town led by Henry David Epstein who bought $2,207,500 in property including dwellings a schoolhouse and 1 284 acres. Epstein promises home ownership for all with a town plant to be the finest in the United States. Mayor R G Crassno notes recovery of investment from sale of properties. The town employs five full time staff and has minimal crime, with 11 arrests by the lone policeman last year. Residents once urged higher taxes to repair streets.
Vienna operates about 1,300 taxis mainly from 1912 to 1920, a few hand cranked and often with spartan interiors. New 100 sedans from U.S. Army surplus may revive service, while drivers remain philosophical about enduring two world wars.
Good Hope Lutheran Church hosted a Mothers and Daughters Banquet drawing 160 guests. The event featured spring decor, a meat loaf meal, and a program with awards for oldest and youngest mothers, a solo by Doris Hipp, and remarks by Mrs Fjelstad and Miss Evelyn Wilemssen.
Mrs. W. R. Walton Jr. outlined nine motives for female purchases at a Canadian Dietetic Association convention. Reasons include adherence to husbands, uniqueness, trendiness, aid to a slender look, import status, scarcity, attractiveness, bargains, and simple impulse.
A survey shows that a driver using a jalopy and DIY repairs can run a car for two to three cents per mile while a newer or more expensive car costs eight to ten cents per mile. The modern owner is cheaper than in 1903 when costs ranged from 10 to 20 cents per mile. two gallons now do what three did in 1925, with similar pre tax costs.
The U S Post Office tests scooters hand carts and special trucks to speed delivery and cut costs. Experiments occur in Nashville Houston Miami Milwaukee and Washington to relieve arches and improve service.
Syracuse reports James E. Knapps car stalled unexpectedly and a big blob of matted fur was found under the fan belt. He used tools to remove the matted cat named An gora, and the animal appeared none the worse for wear.
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