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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1940
Page
2
The Titonka Topic lists subscription prices: 1.50 per year in advance for Kossuth County and Titonka trade area, 2.00 outside, 2.50 for Canada and foreign. Incounty Titonka subscriptions are continuing unless canceled by subscriber or publisher. Other subscriptions terminate after expiration unless renewed or extended by arrangement.
The draft bill, officially the selective military service act, gains broad support but passes with regret. It mandates a 12 month service for 21 to 365 year olds, with $30 monthly pay and limited deferments for essential defense roles. Expect disruption as young single men leave work, replaced by older or ineligible workers, with employers required to reinstate departees at same wages after service.
The text discusses the wartime draft and its impact on workers returning from service, noting delays and costs. It highlights opposition in principle to conscription, but acknowledges broad political support. A key change to the industrial conscription clause now requires five years before any commandeered business is returned to private ownership and mandates high officials’ testimony before seizure.
A nostalgic look at preparing a child for the first day of school. It emphasizes routines, discipline, and comfort through breakfast, attire, hygiene, and lunch, ensuring the child feels secure and ready to socialize, learn, and fit in with peers.
A lively tale follows Weeta Hedinee and their teacher on a boyish quest to school. The pair share a curious pat of vedddités food and a playful morning journey full of familiar antics.
In a family mystery about a first grader, Denny’s slipping grades traced to poor reading and wandering attention. A teacher conference revealed vision issues. after glasses, his grades and attitude improved dramatically. Doctor Brown notes glasses may be temporary with proper care.
Town State College agronomist Paul Burson notes that clipping new red clover seedings this fall will help them overwinter in better shape and boost next year’s stands and yields. Illinois Experiment Station data show increased bay yields and mixed second year gains when seedings are harvested in blossom before maturing seed. Iowa fields head from now to mid September, with clipping recommended by September 15 and caution against late or shallow cuts.
Good Hope Lutheran announces Sunday services in English at 10 00 a m with Sunday school at 9 00. The monthly offering will be raised during the service. Choir practice Thursday evening at the usual time. Confirmation instruction Saturday from 9700 a m to 8500 p m. Read the Want Ads Read the Want Ade.
A busy Portland page lists multiple Sunday and Friday visits to Ringsdorf’s and Graham’s residences by residents including Mrs Albert Martinek Mrs R M Wallace and Marie Grover. Jo(h) McGuire Mrs Jago Golden and son from Algona. Harvey and Roy Graham. Leo Fox and family. Fred Hagen and children. Ringsdorf and McElroy families. Francs Barslow. Teenie Leek working for the Metzgars near Algona. Victor Applegate family. Elmer Potter group. Stator and Galva trips. Portland Progress Club hosted a hob o party with prizes awarded to Mrs Martin Becker and Mrs Clyde Bristow. other families hosting dinners and visits in Swen City Burt Titanics Thompson and Martin Larson families. M A Halverson and kin from Thompson among those canning at M E B Larson home.
Sunday dinner guests of Bern ard Phelps and others from Elmore and Burt visited and helped celebrate a birthday. Several families including Cunningham Bartlett Rakow Bonacker and Moore attended dinners and checkups at Des Moines General hospital, with Henry Smith and Bert Haggeing joining Cogsdill family gatherings.
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