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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1948
Page
8
A guide of practical advice covers filing metal to dislodge filings by tapping on a block, ironing wool with a pressing action, beating egg whites while cold then warming, using a cotton bag over a broom to sweep ceilings, washing it when soiled, and folding sandpaper over a small wood block for smoother surfaces.
In a lake drive confession Thatcher recalls a postwar wager with Phillip Crasor, a pilot turned contractor. The $50,000 bet demanded ten perfectly handwritten copies of the Bible within a year, a challenge Crasor could not meet yet chose to honor the stake. Thatcher paid to the church, calling loss and payment strictly business. Crasor later preached the morning sermon.
A friend asked William James for rules to improve personality. He offered a simple rule to relax daily by giving oneself up to a chair and practicing complete physical relaxation. He warned against constant busyness and mental tension, noting mind and body influence each other.
Washington buzzes during the cherry blossom season while divisions mount over Palestine, Trieste, the Marshall Plan and military policy. President Truman projects calm at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave as observers fear a difficult path to reelection and a hardening of foreign and defense policy.
President Truman halted surrender of loyalty files to Congress, asserting sole national interest judgment for public release. Secretary Marshall backed policy shifts on Palestine, urging UN trusteeship temporarily, to avoid war while preparing overall defenses. Some lawmakers push Congress to recreate wartime agencies and taxes to act during a crisis.
Notice asks readers to send 20 cents plus name address and pattern number to obtain crochet instructions for Yorn Dolly pattern 5067. It notes high demand and longer wait times for popular patterns and provides a payment address for sending orders.
The House approved an agricultural appropriation of 545,533,459 dollars, about 00 million less than the President's budget and 86,993,198 less than fiscal 1948. The cut includes 65 million slated for school lunches funded by customs taxes, with an overall reduction near 35 million or about 4 percent.
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