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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1935
Page
5
Walter L. Bierring explains active immunity against diphtheria via small doses of preventive agent prompting the body to produce its own antitoxin. He notes temporary horse serum immunity cannot replace enduring protection, emphasizes infant vulnerability in late infancy, and urges parental guard through active immunization rather than reliance on borrowed defenses.
Business men of Lakota Ledyard and Bancroft clash over where the new pavement north to Elmore should go Lakota favors intersection near their town Ledyard wants it through Ledyard Bancroft backs Ledyard The Highway Commission is expected to decide and secure the route in the end
Merchants praise their goods, yet they keep advertising secret. Public notice of products remains hidden as sentiment outweighs sales. Customer interest wanes while business struggle continues.
Dr and Mrs R C Ball entertained Dr and Mrs H C Kruger and family Dr Goetz and family Mason City and Dr and Mrs Charlesworth Clear Lake at a picn ic dinner last Sunday.
Legion Auxiliary notes a Girl Scout Troop No 1 meeting at the schoolhouse Friday afternoon September 27. Mary Oesterreicher elected chairman Martha Boyken secretary and Nellis Nelson Martha Bonacker and Mrs W F Hamatreat named as committee members. Unit Activities Group hosts the home of Sophie and Louise Conradi. Junior membership set at 50 cents under a new Department Convention ruling. Officers to be installed October 1 with Mrs Wide Lease as installing officer. Attendance urged with reminders of dues and upcoming activities.
Fragmentary OCR text lists items such as Fordson trace sale and cobble potatoes with scattered phrases about Wells, trucks, and cement. The legible parts hint at a mixed goods sale or classified trade notes, but details are garbled and dates or quantities are unclear.
The piece records visits by Mr. and Mrs. Willie Fritz and family with Henry and Will Fritz at White Lake from Sunday to Monday, attendance at Aunt Claude Rose's funeral, and a trip to Newton for another aunt's funeral before returning Sunday evening. It also notes the Ramsey Reformed Ladies Aid meeting on October 2 in the church basement with Mesdames J. J. Harms and Bill Penning hosting. all invited.
Mr and Mrs Frank D Fisher and their daughter left Saturday night for Wisconsin to visit relatives in Boscalbe and Monona Frank returned Monday and the wife and daughter will stay two weeks visiting relatives There is no further notable event.
Howard Burton, 22, of Cedar Rapids, attempted to load a shotgun with an oversize shell. The blast blew out the gun’s breach and physicians fear he may lose an eye.
Mrs J C Newville and husband together with Mr and Mrs Will Newville drove to Des Moines Monday morning to attend a state postmasters convention in session Monday and Tuesday.
Mark Bacon battles hay fever after a Minnesota forest visit. He returned earlier than ideal and regrets not delaying his fishing trip until September 25.
Harry D. Schroeder twenty four of Titonka and Annie Isebrand twenty were married by Justice J H Howard at Forest City Wednesday of last week. Attendants were Fred and Frances Bestz.
Mr and Mrs AM Petersen and Mr and Mrs Tom Young visited cousins in Sandstone Minnesota. They left early Sunday morning and took fishing tackle hoping to fish a nearby lake. They returned home Monday evening.
Conrad Schmidt purchases the Christensen school bus route and equipment and is in possession. Marinus rents the Mrs Banda farm in a German township and will take possession December 1. The Schmidts bought the old Lamoreux 80 acre farm last fall and will take possession December 1.
Mr and Mrs Jake Wagens and Mr and Mrs Weert Asche came home last week Tuesday from Freeport Illinois where they spent several days visiting relatives and old friends and attended Sauerkraut Day at Forreston Illinois.
Mr and Mrs John J Harms and their sons Albert and Ralph journeyed to Alden and to Ackley and Iowa Falls to visit relatives and friends. They were joined by Marie Stegs who has spent three weeks with her sister Mrs Jesse Harm and other relatives.
Mrs. John Hammill wife of a former Iowa governor, was in her Britt garden when a woodpecker flew from a tree and struck her on the head. The bird flew away frightened, leaving a sore spot on her scalp.
Dennis and Mrs C G Dennis returned from an eastern trip visiting Pecatonica Illinois Buffalo Center and Niagara Falls New York. They traveled with their son ten miles from Buffalo and picked up friends Mr and Mrs Frank Funnell in Pecatonica. The couple said they had a fine time and enjoyed every minute of their travels.
Harold Gartner traveled to Minneapolis on Wednesday and entered the University of Minnesota. Howard Boyken and Clifford Kranta accompanied him and returned home the same evening.
Ay Mr and Mrs Tobe Franzen were returning from Ackley Saturday when loose gravel at a four way bridge caused their car to hit the south railing. The vehicle was left suspended on the railing but the occupants escaped injury. The wrecked car caused a fortunate near miss with serious outcomes avoided for the driver and wife.
Mr and Mrs Fred Steil announce the birth of a ten pound baby girl named Carol Ann on September 21. Mrs John Ormsby RN cares for the mother and baby while Mrs Robert Muehe handles household duties.
In a New York bout Tuesday night Louis, the Detroit heavyweight, defeated Braddock’s title path by winning in the 4th round. A ringside spectator paying $25 left disappointed with the performance and outcome.
The marriage license business was very good the past week and the following nine licenses were issued: Chester Hammond of Algona and Helen Dole of Irvington. Urban Hammerding and Laura Wolt of Wesley. Ernest G. Habeger and Elizabeth Pager of West Bend. Owen F. Joiner and Bessie Meyers of Humboldt. Wesley Ehrich and Bertha L. Tierke of Minot North Dakota. Orville Kollasth and Marjorie Uhlenhake of Wesley. Daryl Wolcott and Evelyn Mosher of Mankato Minnesota. M. E. Miller and Evelyn H. Pick of Minnesota Lake. William A. Baumgardt of Amboy and Delilah Pickel of Pemberton Minnesota.
A veteran Algona paper notes its 35th year aging amid changes described by a Democrat judge who quipped the old gray mare is not what she used to be. Duane and his corps of brothers brought fresh energy, seen as improving the paper’s standing compared with past years.
Attorney G W Stillman and Mrs Stillman welcomed their second daughter last Saturday at the Algona Smoke Shop, where Stillman reportedly patronized the shop during the event.
East to Capitol Senator L L Dickinson was called to Washington last Saturday on important business. He expected to return next week. September auto licenses issued sixty six in September up to last Monday and the last number issued was 6988.
Metz Construction Company of Clear Lake holds a contract to pave about six miles from Fishers Bridge four miles south of Algona. Work would start this week if approved by Towns Highway Commission and Washington authorities, beginning at the oil station where the road turns west to West Bend and paving south first, then the remaining section later. The road has been rough gravel, and the public welcomes the paving this year.
Portland Township residents are invited to a Tuesday evening October 1 P T A meeting at Central School district No 5. Mrs M S Craven of Titonica and Mrs Alfred Schenck of Algona will assist. Sandwiches cake and coffee will be served and attendees should bring cake or sandwiches.
Rollo Moore on the sick list. Harold Grover buys a new corn picker. Numerous visits and calls recur around Swea City and nearby towns with Rollo Moore and families, W E Grover, G C Hood, and many others hosting relatives and friends from Burt, Lakota, Algona, and South Dakota. Several alums and travelers, including Helen Taft of Alaska, attend gatherings and dinners.
District Court opened for the September term with Judge F C Davidson presiding. Petit Jury to sit next week and Grand Jury arrived Tuesday. New filings include Frances Rutledge vs Verne Rutledge for divorce and Margaret Hargreaves vs Gilibert Hargreaves for divorce. Foreclosure case Metropolitan Life Insurance Co versus Clara Thompson began Monday afternoon.
Local notes show residents visiting and traveling in the region. Herman Leeck and Bruno Stecker conducted business in town, while Dr. Ballway and Rev. Schoenlein attended duties or conferences. Several outings include family visits, church events, and trips to Spirit Lake, Niagara Cave, and Rochester. Judge Bailey of Storm Lake died recently at 78 after 13 years on the bench.
County Agent A L Brown notes the 1934 corn hog program and emergency pig buying reduced hog numbers before and during the drought. He explains the fall 1933 slaughter of 6 200 000 pigs saved 60 to 70 million bushels of corn, kept pork supplies steadier, and avoided waste. G B Thorne of the AAA calls the benefits unforeseen yet real and says the planned reductions moderated drought impacts on the hog market.
The 1933 corn program helped farmers hold 270 million bushels on their farms and carry much of it into 1934. Liberalization of contracts for corn, wheat, cotton, and tobacco allowed emergency crops on over 36 million contracted acres, offsetting potential production on 13 million acres kept out of corn by contract signers. For Sale: Westinghouse automatic electric range, reasonable price. Fremont Faul, 39, tf.
Roy Richardson the furniture man has been confined to bed with an illness feared to be pneumonia for about a week. He showed some improvement by Monday.
C. R. LaBarre moved his loan fund insurance office to a new location beside Ann Fletcher's Hat Shop last Saturday. He installed a vault and now has a roomy office to accommodate his growing business.
A new second coat of tar via the county road south of Wesley opens the route to Des Moines. The road now connects Goldfield to Des Moines through Corwith and Renwick with paying traffic all the way.
A list of names and dates appears for residents in multiple Iowa towns including Waterloo Mason City Lakota Buffalo Center Britt and Bancroft. The entries show names birth dates and last known towns with occasional footnote style details and a stray 4.1096 ft measurement.
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