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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1921
Page
4
Iowa census data shows 20 680 residents 10 years old or older illiterate in 1920 with 6 921 native white, 2 354 foreign or mixed, and 11 004 foreign born. Illiteracy declined to 0 41 percent overall. rural 0 9 percent vs urban 1 4 percent, and Mills County 6 5 percent to Pocahontas 0 3 percent.
Portland notes a busy spell with illnesses and school openings in Dist No 5 and Trun school taught by Miss Vera McElroy and her sister. Residents visit Burt for a medicine show and plan trips to Stillwater Mankato and Wisconsin. Local gatherings feature Mary Munson’s family and cross-town visitors from Titonka Goldfield and Woden.
The column reports tentative Iowa highway memorials with pillar dedications and Cottonwood trees for service members. It notes Ida Hazlett’s book sales rising from meetings disrupted by protest and a Cedar Falls collecting trip by Collins residents. Dr. Pergler discusses Czech flags in Czecho Slovakia and a state case on using foreign language in religion appeals.
An Omabh traveling salesman travels down a steep hill west of Algona after dark when a cow steps onto the road. The car overturns three times, suffering major damage. the cow is injured with three broken legs, while the driver escapes unharmed.
William Trainer suffered a broken arm and lacerations when a keg of near beer exploded at his soft drink emporium. Police found moonshine bottle, arrested him. fined 100 dollars and costs in police court after returning from a doctor with bandaged hands.
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