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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1944
Page
8
A bus conductor, berated by his wife for noisy late arrivals, vows to improve. After a stretch of late duty he quietly enters and climbs stairs, but his old habit returns as he bellows Have your fares ready, please.
The text notes that among Aboriginal communities in Australia, it is common for fathers to care for children while their wives work, reflecting gender roles in traditional family life.
Lieut. Col. Frank Kurtz recounts the fatal day when Japanese attack hit the Philippines. Eight men die fleeing, Old 99 is destroyed, Kurtz survives to Australia, Christmas there, then parachutes a Fortress to Java. His squadron hits ships near Davao and later battles through smoke from burning Dutch possessions in Borneo.
Amid peril in heavy weather and dwindling fuel, pilot Frank and his crew fought to press toward Java. Bombardier Harris and co crew struggle to hit a cruiser as engine trouble and canopy drag threaten the mission before a hasty field landing at Surabaya and a restock of Fortresses with new E models arriving to reinforce Java.
Haz SALSINGER argues that Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth were base hit and home run specialists, respectively, explaining why leading stars excel at a single craft. Jimmy Thomson embodies long hitting, while other athletes like Don Hutson show elite skill in one area. The piece laments multi talent versus single-discipline excellence and notes Bonura Corp. dispatches from North Africa.
A simple guide explains shaping curves for a chair to add comfort and beauty. It notes using one-inch lumber, square reinforcing pieces, and a tufted cushion to distribute weight, with Mrs Spears providing an actual-size pattern for the curved sections. Postpaid pattern 205 costs 15 cents.
The piece compares speeds of animals and insects. It notes ostriches sprint at 60 mph, cheetahs reach 70 mph, London sightings of 70 mph, a deer fly claimed at 818 mph, and fleas jumping 200 times their length, with human jumps needing a quarter mile to match.
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