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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1954
Page
1
The Titonka Topic details its weekly publication by Frank Clark and its postal status. It lists subscription rates 2.00 yearly in county, 2.50 outside, and 2.00 for Canada and foreign countries. Subscriptions within the local territory continue unless canceled.
Community club reports 41 members with eight new. October meeting set with Minne Studer and Viola Studer servers. Local families celebrate gatherings, travels, and a girl born at Mercy hospital in Ft. Dodge. Several residents visit relatives, attend fairs, and attend picnics, with updates on deaths and education moves.
The Public School opened Aug 20 with 148 students enrolled, the largest on record. High school has 70 students, junior high 23, lower grades 31, and kindergarten 24. Mrs. Sutton of Britt substituted for Mrs. Kiempeter in high school English last week.
The Titonka Iowa city council in regular session adopts a resolution to provide for a municipal code. The measure authorizes Mayor Howard V. Andrews and Clerk Florence K. Reaser to enter a memorandum with Cor Van de Steeg of Orange City for ten copies of the code and related forms at $350 total with staged payments.
Lakota Public School reports 360 students enrolled with first day figures by grade 33 kindergarten and 35 in grade 1 through 12th grade 18. The district operates classes in a church city hall and a former grocery building due to space shortages.
Beginning Sept 15 through Oct 26, classes for expectant mothers at the American Legion Hall in Woden with Miss Helen Lemke, county public health nurse, from 7:30 to 8:30 pm. The six sessions cover prenatal care, baby care, and postnatal topics, with films and a hospital tour, sponsored by the Woden Legion Auxiliary and Crystal Lake.
Sunday visitors included the Wortman residence hosting the Lakota News family of Mankato. Mrs. J H Mullarkey moved from the Reisdorfer home to Mrs. Robert Wolf of Armstrong after illness. Tillie Swenson of Postville returned home after a visit with Robert Hamilton's family. Leroy Neuman and family from Ledyard visited the Becker home Tuesday evening. Pete Brueray also mentioned in local notices.
Henry Patterson returns home from Mason City hospital week earlier and remains about the same. James H. Warburton moved from Estherville Holy Family Hospital to Curtis Rest Home last week and remains about the same. Local visits include the Smiths of George Iowa at Reisdorfer home then Armstrong to see Mrs Mullarkey. Weekend guests include Patterson and a series of local residents and relatives visiting in Armstrong and North Riverside Illinois. Wm. Winter of Alden died last Wednesday. funeral held Saturday. he was a brother of Mrs. E H Williams. State Fair attendance by Mr. and Mrs. J E Ukena. Kimball Minnesota visitors Urban Hommerding. Local business trips include Koppen and Craig to Blue Earth Minnesota.
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