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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1929
Page
4
Portland residents and visitors are noted in a flurry of trips sales and gatherings. People travel to Elmore Spencer and Algona for fairs shopping visits and goats cattle and lamb trades. Community groups share plans for Farm Bureau meetings and elections of officers.
Ludwig of St. Benedict led the Petersens farm event by breaking 147 of 150 birds in Sunday afternoon clay bird shooting at the Grand American. The high score highlighted a strong showing by the Ludwigs and other winners.
The Titouka High School weekly edited by students covers staff rosters and student absences. A feature shows the first school motion picture, Little Orphan Annie, with a later reel of foods attracting audiences. The issue discusses education's role in shaping future institutions and democratic society, urging continued public school participation and a view of schools as steering gears of democracy.
Wes ley nine defeated Titonka High School on the Wesley diamond in a hard fought contest. Cold weather lingered as Wesley rallied with three late runs to win. Battery Shultz Wood and Richter for Titonka.
Tuesday morning Rudolph Meyer fractured his right arm while cranking his father’s Ford. He was taken to Dr Hamstreet’s office to have the arm set and is recovering well, able to return to school.
The Girls Glee Club with 31 members met Friday the thirteenth. Phydelis Peter Sen was elected president and Alice Sartor treasurer. Freshman members tested voice parts. Miss Anderson directs, and the club plans weekly Friday rehearsals to begin new material after reviewing last year’s pieces.
The article notes a full attendance day at the high school praised by the mentor H Eden Principle Crissey. It mentions First Grade visitors Mrs Tidman and Supt Tidman's mother, two birthday treats for Third Grade with Johnny Pouelson and Robert Budlong, and visits by Mrs John Pettersen and Mrs William Petersen. James Butler was absent after being hit in the eye by a baseball. Brown eyed drawings are underway in Fifth and Sixth Grade.
Chiropractor Dr Smalldridge of Buffalo Center visited Monday to arrange a mink farming trip for interested locals. The plan includes a three day Cut Foot Sioux Minnesota excursion with a tree barbecue Indian Paw Wow and hunting and fishing. Reservations for next Saturday Sunday and Monday are required via Mr Williams the manager.
The BF Marguerite Budlong orchestra gathered Thursday under Miss Anderson with all members present except pianist Viola Heifner. Anderson directed and played piano, but overall ambition and enthusiasm appeared modest while several weeks of practice remain to catch up and focus on school-year goals.
Grissey and Harrs reorganized the dressing area after a previous shortage, undertaking a radical remodel last week. The coach and assistants completed a notable improvement praised by the players.
The piece argues education should transmit social heritage and past knowledge guiding new generations. It highlights health as a primary aim, noting schools increasingly focus on hygiene, physical culture, and medical instruction for the rising generation.
A company hosts a social gathering for its members and interested guests inviting attendees to join in a celebratory event with refreshments and networking opportunities.
An advertisement by W. J. Denton Druggist promotes Adlerika as a cleanser for both upper and lower bowels. It claims one spoonful relieves gas sour stomach and headaches within two hours and cites glycerin buckthorn bark saline and other ingredients as used in the formula.
Next Friday evening September 27 the movie Somebody's Moiie will be shown at the High School auditorium with Mary Garr as the main character. Admission is ten cents for adults and five cents for children under eleven. Titonka defeats Ledyard 12 to 2 and Titonka defeats Ledyard in another game. The local battery is Wood and Richter. Highlights include Paul Tienap’s two base hit that nearly went for a home run, and Eval Orthel’s triple. Umpires were Jo Bleich and John Wood.
A parade of classroom chatter and school life unfolds with fragments from students and teachers. Dialogues touch on voice, makeup tests, painting projects, and humorous poems, plus a brief literary note on the Elizabethan era and a jovial verse about making the world glad.
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