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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1943
Page
6
Kathleen Norris and Kate Marvin urge readers to plan now for a stable, independent old age as wartime shifts end. They cite wage changes, inflation risks, and the need for sensible steps, including debt reduction, income diversification, and purchasing small farms to support returning soldiers.
In Moscow children called Pioneers resemble our Boy Scouts and include girls. They drill under soldiers in the embankment near the Kremlin and then help at home, aiding families short on servants. A secret Timur group cleans homes and assists elderly parents of front-line workers, as in the case of Peter Bastivan’s family.
Kathleen Norris delivers a wartime era message urging thrift despite rising incomes. She advocates planning for old age and postwar readjustment, plus homefront support for returning soldiers. A letter notes a family pooling efforts to gift three farms as a homecoming present for three sailors.
This excerpt advises planning fruit and berry purchases for winter canning to ensure two servings daily. It stresses picking fruit at the ripe firm stage, notes canning preserves but does not improve quality, and lists processing methods from hot water bath to open kettle while cautioning against spoilage and vitamin loss with open kettle.
Canning guidance covers hot water bath processing at 250 degrees, oven methods, jar sealing tests, and fruit juice canning. Timetables list processing minutes for apples apricots berries cherries figs grapes peaches pears pineapple plums quinces rhubarb tomatoes and jelly making notes on fruit quality and syrup preparation.
Western Union ad notes Katharine Hepburn will star in Without Love for MGM under a new long term deal. The piece also highlights Dick Haymes rising star status, notes on For Whom the Bell Tolls, and various studio talent searches and industry updates from Warner Bros and RKO. It mentions Ida Lupino, Stanley Lupino, and Ida’s songs, plus war era studio decisions and a note on Gary Cooper’s poker play.
Lynn Says explains cold pack canning versus pre cooking for apples pears pineapple and quinces to achieve a clear look. It covers light syrup ratios three cups water to one cup sugar and alternatives using fruit juice honey syrup and notes foaming with honey syrup and the need for a large kettle.
Contumacious means stubborn or disobedient. The Suez Canal has one set of locks. The flag above the Stars and Stripes is the U S Navy naval jack. Makepeace is the middle name of the writer Henry James. Paris wounded Achilles in the heel. Hedonism is the pursuit of pleasure. Cuba was discovered by Christopher Columbus. A majority of presidents have been lawyers or lawyers by training. Lawrence of Arabia is T E Lawrence. Regular air mail service began in 1918.
The item lists responses such as rebellious for item one, note that the Suez canal is sea level with no locks, references to The church pennant, William Makepeace Thackeray, The heel, and a hedonistic doctrine. It also mentions Columbus, lawyers, T E Shaw aiding Arabs, and a 1918 route from New York to Washington.
Donald M. Nelson of WPB stresses an acute need for fats as glycerine is heavily used for military purposes. While six in ten housewives save fats, only three in ten deliver to meat dealers. Simple steps: strain fats into a clean can and deliver to a meat dealer or frozen food locker operator promptly.
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