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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1937
Page
2
A Hutchinson Minnesota scene recalls a grocer defending his temper during a government inspection of scales butter meat and kerosene flair He notes he answered federal questions and then a passerby sought to film his cheese prompting him to strike the intruder. The incident ends with the judge questioning the grocer.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for positions including Associate Refuge Manager at $8,200 yearly, Assistant Refuge Manager at $2,600, Junior Refuge Manager at $2,000, and Assistant in Home Economics Information at $2,000. Full details from the Secretary of the Civil Service Board of Examiners at any first or second class city post office or from the U S Civil Service Commission in Washington D C.
A garbled Toledo Blade snippet mentions credit and Watsons with unclear context. The legible parts reference a fee or factor labeled Fea and a probability note, but no concrete event, date, or identifiable names beyond Watsons.
St. Paul area THS notes report a room full of projects and birthdays. Students wrote The Corn Story with pictures, shared poems, and spelling successes. Athletes track perfect attendance, and Titonka athletics push into fall basketball after a 11-1 baseball finish.
Friday we made original Hallow e en posters. Beverly Adamson and Howard Batt brought birthday treats. Beverly’s birthday was Saturday and Howard’s Monday. Don ald Budlong created a dinosaur exhibit for the bulletin board in the new science corner. Sailing chart from the US Coast and Geodatic Survey arrived. Students enjoyed the matinee Romeo and Juliet at Tyke Theatre Tuesday. Miss Ladd was surprised by an apple roll last week. We finished Tom Sawyer and began Mr Stubb’s Brother. 7th grade studied buoyancy and water states by experiments. Hallowe en decor started Monday. by evening bats owls witches and pumpkins adorned the art room.
Joint county meeting set for Bancroft on Thursday October 21 with 8th district commander Fred Hudson of Pocahontas as guest speaker and entertainment. Regular monthly work meeting at Mrs Martha Peterson’s home Friday October 22 to plan Halloween and Armistice Day events. Urgent call for uncut silk underwear and hosiery for Veterans Hospital rugs. Co hosts Mrs Laura Hansen Mrs Fannie Keil and Mrs Sadie Denton. Radio broadcast schedule shared over WHO and WOI with listener requests. Regular business meeting at Mrs Carrie Bonacker’s home on Tuesday November 8 at 8 PM.
North Iowa sportsmen may see bluegills and crappies added to Mud Lake by the State Conservation Commission. Two years ago 12 pair of black bass produced an estimated 70 000 bass in the lake, supplying sporters in the area. Estherville’s Kirt Allen spearheaded the bass introduction and urges stocking with bluegills and crappies if interest remains high.
The Whittemore Farmers State Bank, robbed of about $1200 last June, installs bandit proof fixtures. A bullet proof counter spans the north end, with bullet proof panels and glass above it. A closely woven grill work with six inch spikes tops the barrier, and an electric door secures the rear money handling area. The robbers remain at large.
The text presents a remark on the grand jury as an institutional fixture of English law predating the Norman conquest. It also includes a quotation about labor and political effort attributed to Norman Thomas, reflecting enduring themes of civic duty and collective action.
The document outlines incorporation of a Titonka Iowa bank under Iowa law. It names the corporation as Titonka Savings Bank with a $15 000 capital stock, shares of $100, and a 50 year renewal to 1987. It specifies directors, officers, meetings, indebtedness, and dissolution rules. It mentions provisions for guardianship of private shareholder property and by laws.
Incomplete OCR fragment mentions a legal or financial filing with names Panneur Boyken and cashiers and dates around October 18, lacking clear action, place, or full context.
The piece traces Hallowe'en origins from church roots to folk beliefs. It notes ghosts and witches, bonfires, and autumn feasts shaping the eve as a festival of the supernatural. Customs include dreaming of future husbands with milfoil, yarn apparitions, gazing from windows, and patrols by black cats.
Mason City Globe-Gazette argues that whooping cough, often seen as a minor childhood illness, has caused more deaths than infantile paralysis in Iowa and nationwide across the years and predicts continued higher mortality this year.
A humorist notes a novel small car in America that just fits one person. Instead of driving in, the owner uses the vehicle as a prop to be placed on. The joke hinges on the compact size and odd usage of the tiny car.
A partial list of lands for sale by us in southern Minnesota. Properties range from 103 to 112 acres near towns, with varied improvements and soils. Prices quoted per acre from 60 to 77.5, terms 20 percent down, balance to be arranged, listings subject to prior sale and price changes without notice. Contact Lee O Wolfe, Realtor, Th yonga.
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