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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1953
Page
1
FOR SALE 1349 Studebaker 2 door 1948 Plymouth 4 door 1848 Ford half-ton pickup 1952 Dodge half-ton pickup 1941 Dodge half-ton Pickup J E ARENA CO Lakota Potatoes Tomatoes Onions George Graham Sip THANK YOU neighbors helped during illness Will Girard Bungalow houses originated in India.
Rust damaged the 1953 oat crop in Kos suth County with stem and crown rusts spreading via spores. Warm moist weather allowed rapid rust growth, overwintering in hosts and windborne spores from the south. Breeders sought resistance but no single variety with full rust immunity exists, so farmers are advised to plant multiple varieties with differing resistances. Also notes a separate line: over 15,000 people died in weekend traffic accidents last year.
A long list of birthdays visits and family gatherings from Swea City Elmore and nearby towns. Many households share travel to Texas Blue Earth Decorah Wells and Des Moines with meals and hospitality noted. New baby Barbara Ann Henry Carl and a Watermelon party are mentioned alongside hospital updates and a nephew's funeral.
The Kenny Institute in Minneapolis reports a record number of polio admissions in 1952. A new wing and modernization costing over 600000 bolster one of the world’s largest acute polio treatment centers. The Kenny Foundation funds therapist training and polio care through gifts to the 1958 polio fund appeal.
An ACS article explains that bright red bowel blood points to lower GI sources like hemorrhoids while tarry stools indicate higher tract bleeding. It stresses cancer suspicion until proven otherwise and urges regular checks, warning signs, and contacting the American Cancer Society for guidance.
The Kossuth No 2 Dairy Herd Improvement Association reports 22 herds tested in August with 242 cows in milk and 87 dry. Average production per cow 637 lbs including dry cows. Notable 305 day records include Ruger 15940 lbs milk 569 lbs fat and Bartelt 15390 lbs milk 807 lbs fat. High production herds listed: Nurre 712 lbs fat from 22 Jerseys, Walker 953 lbs milk from 15 Holsteins, Campney 975 lbs milk. New test totals: 11 herds, 178 cows in milk, 42 dry, 220 total. New herds started: Kuecker Whittemore and Walters Algona.
Charles Adams supervises a Holstein cow record listing 284 days in milk with 10 910 pounds of milk and 406 pounds of fat while noting a 418 pounds fat and 12 980 fps mil alignment.
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