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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1953
Page
1
Titonka Iowa paper advertises itself as a weekly, second class mail publication serving a wide territory. It highlights broad coverage and a local telephone contact number.
Rates listed for 2.00 per year in advance within Kossuth County and Titonka trade territory. 2.50 per year outside that area. 3.00 per year for Canada and foreign countries. County and Titonka subscriptions continue unless canceled by subscribers or publisher decision.
Mr and Mrs Ed Hildman returned home Saturday night from a week in Minnesota. Mr and Mrs Wilfred Becker are parents of a baby girl born Saturday August 29 at St Ann hospital. Mrs Becker is the former Marjorie Gouge and they may have a family of three girls and one boy. Mr and Mrs Anton Pearson and family and Mr and Mrs Stanley Simpson and family of Lone Rock left Thursday for a weeks fishing in Minnesota. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Donovan and Mr and Mrs Clarence Donovan returned home Thursday from two weeks spent in Washington. Mr and Mrs L T Root and family returned home Saturday night from a weeks trip to Minnesota.
A long list of social visits and activities around Algona including weekend at the state fair the Catholic Missionary meeting at Mrs Myrwin Dimond and Minnie Frimms hosting Mrs Leo Goetz surgery at St Ann hospital and several trips to Rochester Decorah Harmony and California. The piece also notes births moves school events and a Colgate Clock fact.
Local residents Lena Beenken Tena Beenken Hans DeVries family and Sylvan Thiesse with daughter hosted guests during a weekend at Estherville. Thiesse to lead Titonka High School as principal this fall. Dallas visitor Mrs. David Roberts and son Tommy joined kin in town before traveling on to Minneapolis.
John Ostermann has been in poor health for a long time but recently has shown some improvement. His daughter-in-law Emma Ostermann took him out for a country ride the first time in a long while. Local notices also describe German Township Homemakers Club meeting and various visits and gatherings around Titonka Britt and nearby towns.
An old farm ad promotes SCHIS SEL'S BEST 20% LAYING MASH to boost pullet production and offers to tailor feeds using home grown grains. It also advises on fertilizer purchases for next season and notes upcoming coal deliveries to prepare for cold weather.
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