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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1951
Page
8
A festive Christmas dinner guide features recipes and décor ideas. It includes Mulled Tomato Juice Roast Beef Scalloped Potatoes Cranberry Mold and Holiday Mousse with steps for yeasted rolls and a coconut frost cake. The tone blends traditional cooking with inclusive holiday spirit and period voice.
Columnist examines how budget figures mask program costs and trust funds. It notes Truman tax and spending dynamics, shows 1952 receipts vs outlays, and breaks down agriculture and general government expenses including farm programs, rural loans, and civilian retirement. It highlights military and international obligations consuming significant portions of the budget.
Practical guide outlines roasting roast beef in a moderate oven without a cover or water. Includes festive serving tips with grapefruit breakfast ideas and holly garnish. Offers a holiday salad idea featuring red cabbage centerpiece and green cabbage slaw.
Federal law requiring gamblers to buy a tax stamp drives professionals underground or out of business. Latest reports say only 1,200 have applied for the stamp, while at least 17,000 were potential customers. A bookie said, This racket was tough enough in the first place. Now with the G men breathing on your neck it is sticky for the birds.
Families can create a Yuletide mood by jointly choosing a Christmas tree if in the woods or buying one in the city. Decorate the home with a nativity scene and window pieces, then host a party with games, caroling, gifts, and entertainment. End with individuals writing what Christmas means to them, and consider handmade gifts like painted toys or aprons.
The article surveys Santa’s age, tracing origins to St Nicholas legends in Europe and noting the American image as an 88 year old jolly figure this Christmas. It credits Thomas Nast with shaping the modern look in 1868, marking a turning point in Santa’s depiction.
The early Puritans opposed Christmas feasts preferring Thanksgiving. In 1650 Massachusetts General Court decreed that anyone observing Christmas Day by abstaining from labor feasting or similar acts would be fined five shillings.
A visitor finds two Jerusalems in one scene near Tel Aviv. Modern life with streetcars hotels and automobiles contrasts with the ancient walled city’s narrow streets archways and stone steps. Donkeys and camels remain common transport, echoing biblical times.
Mrs. Joseph J. Rizzo, a Cedar Falls farmwife and mother of three, earned fifty two prizes over three years, highlighting an eight prize haul at the 1950 State Fair. She favors Fleischmann's Active Dry Yeast for quick, reliable, prize-winning baking and urges readers to use it this holiday season.
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