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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1936
Page
3
The document outlines various advance and per year rates for deliveries inside and outside trade territories. It references Canada and foreign countries with different pricing, including a $1.00 per sony advance and higher annual charges for non prepaid plans.
In a rambling note from a Hearst legacy era column the publisher’s absentee ballot question mixes with long range weather predictions by Dr Maxwell of Chicago. The piece notes local election results in Buffalo and Burt including a single spoiled vote and a county attorney tie at Burt. Community notices mention Red Cross funds, Ladies Aid meeting, school days off for state convention, and local travel updates with mentions of Des Moines and Wilmar.
In Algona Judge Dawson's court McConnell faced embezzlement allegations over mortgaged horses and was bound over to the district court on $500 bond. Monday F J Wagner was tried for passing bad checks, pleaded guilty, and received 15 days in jail with $50 fine and costs, $265 paid.
Coder Bros from Lakota, J. Q. and Bart, Roosevelt supporters, visited Geo Higgins sale and the Topic office during a brief town stay. Their neighbor Paul Hertzke chauffeured them and they encountered friendly locals. John Cunningham of Chicago stopped at A M Petersen home on his way from Chicago. son of J M Cunningham of Volga City, Iowa.
A hog cholera outbreak is reported in Algona Whittemore Burt and at Ringsted in Emmet County. Precautions are being taken anew to prevent spread and protect livestock.
A long, somewhat garbled report presents frost timing data from 1886 onward, noting shifts from September to October and occasional November frosts. It credits Nat Sorensen with keeping frost records since 1886 and lists a year-by-year table of first frosts, highlighting the earliest Sept 10 and latest Nov 4 in 1931, followed by scattered entries through the 1930s.
Five men named Cosgrove Peterson Johnson and Dr Torgersen hunted ducks Sunday on Union Slough. They stayed in hides from 6:30 AM to 5 PM, shot a mallard and ten small ducks, and Cosgrove fell in and was helped home soaked after the long day.
A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Forburger of Wesley last Saturday. Both mother and infant are reported doing nicely after the rainy weekend.
National Hearing Week marks United States and Canada efforts to unite action for hearing conservation. The first League for the Hard of Hearing began 26 years ago, with over 160 societies now. In Iowa two chapters exist Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. About 15 million hard of hearing in U S some 3 million are schoolchildren. Last year 8,000 hard of hearing children were reading in public schools. Bell Telephone perfected an audiometer for testing forty children at once. Dr Gardner of State University of Iowa tested 5,000 schoolchildren last year and hopes to reach 203,000 this year. From such tests 1,400 had hearing restored and 2,000 were demonstrated to be deaf.
Mr and Mrs L B Larson entertained the dinner bridge club Monday evening at their home. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Wm Boyken Mr and Mrs Carl F Callies Dr and Mrs H J Torgersen Mr and Mrs C A Hoon Mr and Mrs T A Dunmire Mr and Mrs Miller Nelson and Mr and Mrs R L Krantz. Torgersens high scorers and Boykens low. Mrs Carl Callies won travel prize.
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