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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1958
Page
1
The notice lists annual subscription prices: 2.50 in Ossuth County and Titonka trade territory, 3.00 outside those areas, and 0.50 for Canada and foreign countries. It notes weekly publication, post office entry in Altonks Iowa, and that county subscriptions are continuing yearly unless canceled by the subscriber or publisher.
The Buffalo Boys 4 H Club met at Maurice Bilsborough home and Wayne Cordes home. Members planned a mailing of postal cards for prospective members and a theater party to Algeria with parents as drivers. Talks covered soil and a presentation on reaping and shipping.
A special Titonka Iowa town council meeting on September 16 nominated Harold Gartner for the unexpired mayoral term. After secret ballots Gartner received 4 votes, Jaren 1 vote, Gartner was sworn in as mayor and the meeting adjourned. Sybil Freerksen, Town Clerk.
Town Council held a special meeting on September 16 at Town Hall with Mayor Gartner and seven council members present. Amos Krominga was appointed Mayor Pro Tem. A motion by Hamilton and seconded by Krominga changed the council meeting date to the first Thursday night of each month, effective with the October 1958 meeting. the motion carried and the meeting adjourned.
The Titonka Town Council met in September 1968 and officially canvassed the returns of the special election held on September 8. The council adopted the canvas and authorized publication of Ordinance Nos.
Six Kossuth County volunteers joined a regional TB workers meeting sponsored by the Iowa TB and Health Association. Miss Marian Law urged more Christmas Seal funds for medical research amid discussion of new drugs and treatments. Attendees from Kossuth included Mrs. Inman Bancroft Mrs. Selmer Uhr Swea City Mrs. Dettmer Thompson Swea City Mrs. Lance Reichhoff Burt and Mrs. George Wolf Algona. Mr. William Boyken attended a Sunday dinner at Neal Boyken’s home.
Community updates include Merle Speicher hosted by Nelson Bros and quilt event for Speicher, Mrs Taft and guests in Fairmont, and bridge club honors for Krantz and Amesbury. Visits by Edith Huisinga and Mary Ann Rippentrop guests, plus Korte and Peterson appearances. KOSSUTH 4-H team took seventh in swine judging at Eagle Grove with over 200 youths participating.
Nine youngsters escaped serious injury when a swinging chair ride tipped over at Kiren Play Days. The riders were thrown clear of heavy iron bars and sustained only scratches and bruises in the mishap.
Henry Birk, 82, of Dubuque was struck by a stock car during the Jones County Fair near Spencer. The 1937 Ford lost control, crashed through a fence, and tossed Birk into the air, knocking him through the windshield as he fell.
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