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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1954
Page
1
The Hethtonka Topic lists subscription prices: 2.00 per year in advance for Kossuth County and Titonka trade territory, 2.50 per year outside, and 3.00 per year for Canada and foreign countries. The paper is published weekly and entered at the Titonka post office.
Nevadans and Iowa families figure in updates from Wesley. The Rheinharts visited, the Flahertys hosted, and a new baby girl joined Arvin and Katharine Larson. Loras College bound Mark Becker, and guests attended Altar Society Guest Day in Buffalo Center.
Evangelical Free Congregation linked with Upper Flat for Harvest Home Festival on Sunday August 29 with Rev. Glenn Nelson of Albert City as guest speaker. Multiple local families visited, hosted, or traveled, including Foths, Studers, Genungs, Ward and others, as community routines and birthdays mark a busy week.
Former Wesleyans wedding of August 16 at St Benedict Church Shawnee Oklahoma. Dick stationed at Ardmore Air Force base. William Sons attended the wedding. Local families traveled from Harvard Wisconsin Dells Spiritville Waucoma. Parochial school opens September 7 with Sister teachers and cook. Several visits, moves, and community events including a Legion Auxiliary meeting and a Girls State report. Fish fry fundraiser supports the new city park.
The Farm Outlook notes the July hog price rally may have peaked with demand, lighter receipts, and competition boosting prices. ISU economist Donald J. Hunter warns heavy September hog runs could dampen factors. The hog corn price ratio improved to 13.9 on July Chicago basis, encouraging heavier weights, while underweight hogs faced docking.
Hog prices showed weakness with 160 to 170 pound hogs discounted up to three dollars below top quotes as weight averages declined to 214 pounds. Cold storage pork on August 1 fell 20 percent from last year and 35 percent below the five year average, while July movement reached 68 million pounds, up from 63 million in July 1953. Abundant Midwest moisture promises a strong September 1 crop for corn and soybeans, with corn gains likely limited to northern Iowa and soybeans showing good growth, blooming and podding stages expected.
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