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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1952
Page
4
Local notes report the death of David Pink of Buffalo Center, cousin of John Pink of Titonka, with several visitors and house moves among area families. Activities include Band Mothers forming season plans, visits from Cedar Falls and Chicago, and Harms family attendance at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.
Attendants included Rev C B Mitchell and Rev James Albertson at the Algona Methodist church on Monday for the funeral of retired Kenosha Wisconsin minister Rev Simpson who served in the North Iowa conference over 40 years and was father of Mrs Richardson of Algona. Residents and relatives from Woden Shannon Forreston and Des Moines and others shared in the observance.
About 40 Iowa farmers will be recruited as active cooperators to carry two breeding lines on their farms for at least five years. The plan, organized in three Iowa areas, aims to measure the impact of new meaty hog varieties developed at the college. Swine breeders say inbreeding is the only method to increase seed stock purity and create distinct, crossable families, aiding commercial producers and seed stock breeders alike.
In Hancock County J J Cook e serves as mayor of Goodell while his brother Virgil leads Klemme as mayor a few miles away. A local sports note reports Muskie Jowan Harry Sivers of Oakland winning a 50 minute bout with a 42 pound muskie in Eagle Lake Ontario Canada the fish measured 48 inches. Agricultural tips urge Canadian bromes Fischer Lincoln and Achenbach as seed options plus lawn reseeding advice from Ed Catt Iowa State College extension horticulturist. Drive carefully.
Kossuth County boys are urged to plan for the 1952 Town 4 H Western Lamb Feeding project led by Robert Johnson. Lambs are contracted for August and September with delivery in October. 50 arrangements to buy lambs. Early sales price lower, feed supplies adequate, improving profit outlook. Each boy feeds 16 or 42 lambs, with past losses limited to five of sixteen years and profits of about 94 cents per lamb on average. Lambs delivered in October at 75 to 80 pounds, fed about 100 days, then graded and sold at the area lamb day at 100 to 105 pounds.
MISS Lois Myerson of Beaver Creek Minn is the new Home Economics instructor at Lakota Public School. Betty Pierson of Lone Rock is the first grade teacher and Nadine Troge of Floyd Iowa will head the fourth grade. Mr Grammer of Iowa City is the new English and vocal teacher. He and Mrs Grummer have moved into the Presbyterian Parsonage. Miss Troge stays with Mrs John Heetland.
Funeral services and graveside rites were held Wednesday morning at Lakota for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Hugh Lewis. The baby, who died at birth Monday in a Mason City hospital, left the couple with two older sons. Mrs Lewis remains confined in the hospital. Reverend Darnauer officiated.
Crowds gathered Saturday for the annual Sauerkraut Day in Lakota despite showers. The organizing committee said over 2200 plates of free sauerkraut and wieners were served at noon, then hot dogs when the supply ran out. Rain canceled the ball games, but the softball schedule proceeded on the school lawn as stands and concessions filled Main Street.
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