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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1939
Page
2
European peace talks persist as Hitler’s collapse seems possible amid Nazi attacks. Venlo and Munich mysteries swirl with anti-Hitler dissent. observers hint at a European confederation as Chamberlain and Hull push for postwar trade and governance.
Asia notes Chiang Kai-shek worriers as Japanese forces seize Nanning and threaten Kunming, while Soviet support wanes and international deals shift. The piece covers Rumania, King Carol, and neutral bloc attempts, plus U.S. media unions, Romanian politics, and Billy Rose bidding on the 1940 Golden Gate Exposition.
A vintage compilation of fruit cake methods and holiday treats including dark and white fruit cakes, plum puddings, and gift-ready confections. Instructions detail storage, glazing with gum arabic, steaming times, and a range of recipes with precise ingredient lists and quantities. The piece promotes a "Holiday Recipes" mimeograph offer by Eleanor Howe and notes a cheerful nursery mood accompanying the spread.
Martin Dies blasts administration to join the un Americanism probe or accept responsibility for its demise. He says he is worn out. Harry Woodring boasts of Kansas governorship and a cabinet posting while noting a bachelor governor six years ago expecting a fourth child. Larry Hopkins pushes to remove interstate trade barriers, calling them a threat to the economy.
The Chigai Shogyo press demands immediate action to secure a new agreement after the current one expires January 26 amid an anti U S stance. A Gallup poll shows 70 percent of U S adults back the food stamp plan for surplus distribution to needy families. Private utility leaders in Washington discuss a private public electric grid Eastward and a 220 000 volt Chicago to New York line. Finland-Russia tensions rise as Finnish border artillery reportedly kills three Russian soldiers and wounds seven.
A New York lock maker shifted from technical appeals to emotional ads targeting husbands guarding their wives at home. After a high profile murder linked to a cheap lock, sales surged as the campaign tied protection and family welfare to buying decisions, illustrating how emotion can override pure logic in consumer behavior.
A wealthy businessman receives silent clippings tied with a card saying Compliments of Jonesby. Weeks later more clippings for his debutante daughter and company report arrive with the same card. A mysterious interview reveals Jonesby as an insurance man who used patient psychology to sell big policies.
A whistling gauge compares vibration notes from two identical whistles, one on a spark plug port and one on an adjustable chamber, to determine the cylinder head air volume. When notes match, the chamber volume equals the cylinder air space, enabling pressure measurements without removing the cylinder head.
Little girls will love a woolly crochet set for Christmas, pattern 6504 provides cap scarf and mittens in 4 6 and 8 year sizes with materials stitches and color schemes. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept 258 W 14th St New York NY with name and address and pattern number.
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