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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1942
Page
6
The piece portrays a wartime tax debate with a Tax Man urging payment of income tax by those earning over twenty dollars weekly, including a skeptical citizen who questions burden and loan options. It weaves in comic dialogues and brief notices on war effort, Florida hotels, and social commentary on postwar expectations.
A vintage holiday guide offers a full Christmas menu with simple improvisations. Recipes include roast chicken or capon, savory stuffing, cream gravy, cinnamon apples, sweet potato casserole, green beans in sauce, finger rolls, and a note on garish decorations. A call to write Western Newspaper Union with questions concludes.
An instructional notice notes that the December 20 lesson subjects and scriptural texts were selected and copied by the International Council at Religious Education with permission. The document outlines usage rights and attribution for the educational material.
An exhortation to keep Christmas centered on Christ amid trials. It urges joy from God’s gift in Jesus, embracing all cherished customs but prioritizing the heart of Christian joy. The text emphasizes testimony through the shepherds and the light of Christ guiding believers through hardship toward eternal hope.
The guide explains roasting ducks with onion or garlic pepper salt paprika and ginger. Stuff with wild rice and mushroom stuffing using butter and boiled wild rice. For goose, rub with salt and pepper onion then stuff with apple or potato stuffing and toast with lemon slices, apples and celery.
A descriptive report on Lomblen Island in the Netherlands Indies, seized by Japan. It notes population as about 32 000, largely heathen with wooden idols, village layouts, volcanic Mount Lobetola, and land use including sago and coconuts. Historic note mentions Dutch vs Portuguese sovereignty settled by 1859 treaty.
Florida coast fishermen continue shark catches despite Axis U-boat activity. Shark livers supply much vitamin A for U S. demand, with California prices rising from hundreds to over 1 500 dollars per ton. Fins fetch up to 2 50 a pound for oriental markets.
Ohio highway officials and the U S Public Roads Administration test dim out driving in Hebron to determine needed night road markings for blackout operation. Vehicles use low power headlights, dim tail lights, and reflectors to study center lines intersections and railway crossings. Unrelated notes discuss Friday superstition and the number 13 linked to the Last Supper and legal juries.
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