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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
1
In a tale of a barn accident, a injured girl and her seven year old brother Pete face a life threatening crisis. The doctor warns of blood loss and a rare blood type. Pete agrees to donate blood, then returns to the porch with a grave question about how long it will take to die.
A boy repeats the phrase to do or die as the doctor notes lack of blood halts the body. The father explains the girl received a cup of blood in a bid to save herself, prompting Pete to reconsider his actions and the risk of death.
A bleak subway moment unfolds as rain lashes a newsboy named John on stairs near a crowd. A gunshot echoes. the lifelike tension centers on a man in a green hat and the fallen figure of Silas Berry. An officer arrives as the crowd disperses and the paper hawker contemplates what happened.
Johnny identifies Moe Consaletti as the killer after a confrontation at the scene. Clancey is wounded but survives. Consaletti and Old Silas are dead. The officer is told he will receive a thousand dollars as a reward.
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INEZ GERRARD reports Bert Parks draws intense public interest as fans chase clues to the Mystery Melody. His prize flow continues between shows, with family life at home and radio airplay for Riders in the Sky and Mule Train. Also notes Curt Massey Time, censorship shifts in Africa, and Toys for Tots campaign launch with Virginia Mayo and Col. J C Brauer.
In a wild column style item, the cartoonish notes recount a valet finding bread sausage and a pistol after Molotov’s White House call. The piece shifts to film stars like Joan Crawford and Jackie Coogan, parking meters, and a poking critique of television ads, while mocking sensational headlines and public taste.
The public embraces Mule Train a sensational hit sweeping radio and video. Performers, fans, and even children imitate mule teams as Bing Crosby is blamed for popularizing the tune. Clip clop cries echo from living rooms as the country frolics with this noisy novelty.
The text argues that body and mind form a single organism and that love need not be sexual. It notes babies require physical affection for development and cites psychologists finding many youths hold traditional gender roles. It concludes that parental influence matters most for happiness and that therapists rather than teachers should address parental missteps, with schools providing mental hygiene and practical knowledge for adulthood.
Article reports Dr F M Berger of the University of Rochester notes theporin as a new drug with antihistomic and atropine actions that improved 13 of 24 Parkinson’s patients, beginning two days after treatment. Several patients regained movement abilities including turning, feeding, dressing, and one returned to hotel porter work.
The text discusses bed wailing linked mainly to emotional causes, notes tuberculosis occurs between ages 16 and 30, and mentions early TB treatment and blood pressure drugs. It reflects a health column tone stressing causation over physical factors and patient effort in migraine cases.
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