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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1947
Page
2
A new dance event titled New Kind of Dance is announced for Tuesday September 16 at Bancroft Legion Ball Room. Admission is restricted to married individuals widows widowers bachelors or old maids with age 28 or over for bachelors and old maids. Licenses or proof of age may be required to enter. Mamie Gerlach and her band will provide the music.
The Town Council met at the French Lumber Co office on September 8 1947 with Mayor Wrench Clerk Reaser Treasurer Cooper and Councilmen Swan Schutter Sat Hoff and Hagen present Minutes of the prior meeting were read and accepted. Treasurer’s report was approved and bills were authorized for payment. Listed bills include Wm H Stott August salary Florence K Reaser half year clerk salary Geo Weigand dump ground rent Stanton James municipal accounting officers assn Wayne W Miller sand and dragging roads Lathoff Service gas and oil J R Schutter dirt from McGuire for city streets Interstate Power Co August electricity order.
Extended programs curb billions of gallons of untreated sewage dumped daily into waterways. States like Mississippi Texas Oregon California and Pennsylvania expand pollution laws funding while urging plans and treatment requirements for cities institutions and industries. Bond issues and sinking funds totaling millions support sewage disposal projects across multiple states.
Textiles specialists say warmth in blankets comes from the nap of the material rather than weight. Napped fabrics trap heat, while a heavy non nap reduces warmth. Laundering affects fiber behavior, with wool recapturing warmth after use, unlike other fibers.
The French Indo China dependency is described as France's Balcony in Asia. It spans across the South China Sea from the Philippines and Borneo, larger than Texas, with wild jungles, mountains, and dense lowlands. It houses nearly 25 million people sharing ties with India and China, and features European style buildings, roads, schools, and hospitals in cities like Hanoi.
Clogged drains come from grease in the pipes after washing dishes. Scrape fats from pans and plates before washing. Save leftover fat for cooking. Chemists and home economists advise pouring boiling water down sinks every few months to soften and remove grease, and use a plumber's snake if clogging begins.
American education is inadequately funded with one half of bright youths leaving school early, 2,000,000 youths aged 15 not in school, and 4,800,000 children taught by teachers earning under $1,000 yearly. The remedy calls for higher annual education expenditure, financed mainly by state and local taxes.
New scientific evidence explains why ham sandwiches appeal. Feeding tests show pork boosts lysine in bread meals, improving nutritional value. Ralph Hoagland and colleagues report rats fed pork plus bread gained more weight than bread alone, with similar protein value across ham cuts.
The dry milk sector surged during World War II with a 50 percent production rise from 1940 to 1945. total 1940 output 736,832,000 pounds grew to 1,117,338,000 pounds in 1945, led by nonfat dry milk solids and a sharp jump in dry whole milk to 217,883,000 pounds. Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York, California, Michigan, Idaho, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri and Washington lead states.
Gasoline and kerosene cause major farm-fire losses each year with explosive vapors that linger and travel. Vapors from gasoline are invisible and heavier than air, flashing back to ignition sources. Do not use gasoline in open containers and beware kerosene vapors when heated or used to start fires.
A report notes two selenium compounds behave differently in animals. Sodium selenite in a di lute form greatly delays smooth muscle action and can kill. Sodium selenate, richer in oxygen, has minor effects. Selenium occurs in Rocky Mountain soils and can poison when ingested via plants by livestock, injuring sheep and cattle.
Recent poultry nutrition studies link perosis or slipped tendon in chickens and turkeys to manganese and choline deficiencies. Experts note the condition cripples birds as the Achilles tendon slips, and a feed maker offers photometric analysis to ensure proper manganese and choline levels in mash blends.
Hay fever sufferers meet at Burt hotel to plan a county weed drive aimed at destroying rag weeds before pollen bloom. The weed commission backs the effort and pollen counts may be taken in the region. The effort mirrors actions in 100 cities to curb rag weeds and related plants.
The weekly car and truck license list shows ten car owners and four trucks newly licensed. Notable names include Plymouth, Calvin Bode of Algona, Robert Trenary of Corwith, M. F. Calhoun of Titonka, Edna Bornstetter of West Bend, Sam Medin of Algona, and O F Peterson of Algona, with firms Cowan Building Supply Co and Ready Mix Concrete Co also listed.
International truck owner Howard A. Sallabury of Burt trades with local dealer in Titotika and Burt area transaction details indicate a vehicle exchange or sale involving two named individuals and their locations.
Three couples obtained marriage licenses in Kossuth County last week. Lester Blain and Thelma Oppedal of Wesley. Duane Johnson of Ledyard and Laura Riedel of Burt. Milton Will and Ardis Wallburg of Algona.
Alfred Koster, 18, fired at a can floating in the Rock River and struck Doroth De Jong on the opposite bank with a .22 caliber bullet. De Jong was wounded in the hip but is expected to recover.
A dog on the Herman Raney farm bit six year old Curtis Byuvick on the neck near Livermore. The injury required 31 stitches to close the wound.
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