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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1956
Page
4
Bruce Stecker and Marcia Michaelsen thank all who visited sent cards gifts and flowers during hospital stays and at home. The message expresses gratitude for support received at Britt Hospital Buffalo Center Hospital and after discharge.
Lyle Riedinger outlines ACP use goals for Burt township and stresses soil conservation as more than erosion control. He cites practices like terracing, crop rotation, cover crops, and drainage, arguing effective conservation requires coordinated use of multiple measures and ongoing land improvement.
Woden area notes show a Legion Auxiliary civil defense Ground Observation Corps training session planned for Monday evening at the Legion Hall. Visitations include Mr. and Mrs. Ed Parkes and daughter Karen from Morristown, Minnesota. Other local social mentions include a pre-nuptial shower for Dorothy Boeks, upcoming wedding to Gerald Mangle of Humboldt, and various family visits and travel plans.
The article notes long standing concern for eye care from antiquity referencing the Code of Hammurabi. It cites penalties for harming eyes or destroying an eye during medical procedures with bronze instruments, illustrating early ethics and rules in eye medicine.
Des Moines IA motorists are urged to prepare for 20 weeks of winter weather. David Herrick chief of the Iowa Highway Patrol advises changing oil to a lighter grade, checking radiator antifreeze, lighting, wipers, and defrosters. National Safety Council figures show impaired vision critical in crashes. Emphasizing traction, he recommends good tread tires, functioning brakes, and reinforced tire chains for extra grip on ice or packed snow. He warns that late preparation can cost lives and notes chains can greatly improve traction versus new tires.
Sports corner notes that Al Lopez signs a straight salary with the White Sox, omitting a performance bonus clause from predecessors Marty Marlon and Paul Richards. Lopez, 48, began as a catcher with Tampa in 1925 and later set records for most games caught and seasons with 100 games, playing for Brooklyn, Boston and Pittsburgh. Gerald Cote, the Quebec marathoner, retires at 43. Tennessee eases camera rule for games but radios remain banned. Jack Dempsey seeks knee treatment in hospital. Herman Hickman, Yale football alum and TV personality, wins the New York Touchdown Club award for lifetime football contribution.
A Waukon dental survey shows 63 percent improvement in permanent teeth of five year olds drinking fluoridated water since its 1950s start. The Iowa Health official notes rising percentages with perfect mouths from 8.5 to 41 percent at age five since fluoridation began.
Iowa Conservation Commission studies statewide water conditions for winter promiscuous fishing. Ken Madden reports water levels lower than last year and notes salvaging may occur after freeze up to test oxygen in endangered streams and shallow lakes. Only waters at risk of total fish die-off would open to mixed species fishing.
Iowa bowhunters ended a month long season with 79 deer kills reported to the State Conservation Commission by November 15, more than last year’s 56. Kills were spread across 37 counties, led by western Iowa. Hunters urged to return report cards to aid biologists in estimating herd size and hunting pressure.
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