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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1930
Page
2
The piece argues next year’s taxes should fall with lower county and state rates. It urges voters to oppose bonds and higher millage, mentions potential county consolidation to cut salaries, and critiques drought relief politics. It ends noting a baby girl birth to Mr and Mrs Johnny Govern.
Poultry expert W M Vernon of Iowa State College cites late hatched pullets as a key factor in dropping egg yields. Iowa Poultry Calendar records show the nine month year ending Nov 11 averaged 101.9 eggs per hen, likely the lowest in years. Hot weather and weak egg prices also contributed. E G Bruns and relatives visited Britt for a family gathering with John Bruns of Lake View and Bill Young, a long-time Rock Island engineer, among attendees.
Doan residents and friends shared weekend visits and gatherings across nearby towns. Notable stops included Spencer fair attendance by Edmund Larson and companions, while many joined dinner at Algona area homes. A chicken supper by Dean club raised about thirty dollars with good Titonka and Doan turnout.
A man installing a radio finds three stations on one wave length minister road report and poultry lecturer. The spoof cites biblical passages about detours and directions from Salina to Garden City to Jericho with humorous road and ark references.
The article outlines a September school program with songs by students, a PTA luncheon, and a scavenger of activities. It also details enrollment figures across grades, teachers, and a focus on physical health, citizenship, and character formation as core school ideals.
R. J. Tidman, superintendent, emphasizes that human errors are inevitable and urges constructive community cooperation to achieve the stated goal. The plea frames collective effort as essential to progress and success.
Titonka defeated St. John's of Bancroft 7 to 2 on a Wednesday baseball game. Robert Wood allowed four hits with ten strikeouts for Titonka while Hatten yielded twelve hits and eleven strikeouts for St. John's. The schedule lists matches against Thompson, Wesley, Bancroft Par, Ledyard and Titanica through October.
The Senior class held its first meeting to elect a sponsor and officers for the year. Lucille Miller was elected sponsor after two ballots, George Andersen won the presidency, Evan Winters became vice president, and Pan Tienan was secretary-treasurer. Miller afterward spoke briefly to the class. The note ends with a dental aside about drying corn and a holiday card plug from Tople.
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