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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1951
Page
6
A guide to hosting large gatherings with buffet style service to save time and prevent food waste. It describes a practical setup with warm and chilled dishes, a complete menu including turkey ham biscuits and salads, plus recipes for tangy dressing and creamed sweetbreads and ham.
In a sweeping inquiry by the Senate Crime Committee, connections tied a New York Jersey gambling network to Saratoga Springs. Indicted were Joe Adonis Salvatore Moretti James Lynch and others. figures include Anthony Guarini and Willie Moretti. Evidence shows casino profits funneled through cash drops to banks and tax handling by Newark accountant George Goldstein.
Sardine snacks with bread strips brushed with sardine oil and chili sauce top a broiled cheese toast. A shrimp bowl features Thousand Island dressing and large cooked shrimp arranged on toothpicks with crackers nearby.
A list outlines peanut butter spread on toast strips with bacon and parsley. It notes deviled eggs require vinegar and mustard for tang, and garlic olives become appealing with a garlic brine soak.
Dr. E Preston Sharp chief of the Maryland Department of Public Welfare division warns a 50 percent rise in juvenile delinquency over ten years. He links population growth and high divorce rates noted in 1946 to future youths likely to become delinquents.
Detective Conrad Konetshny spotted two men and a boy eating steaks at dawn. He found bulging pockets, barbers tools, and $50 in quarters. They confessed to breaking into a barbershop and a filling station. Clarence Shelly, John Rogers, and a 16 year old boy held for investigation.
The article argues resolutions are not mere jokes but tools for personal reform. It contends success comes from daily mental resolutions, learning from mistakes, and avoiding repeated errors to improve one’s circumstances.
The Naval Observatory's standard clocks keep mean time with extremely small daily losses or gains. Regulation relies on coincidence with a sidereal sounder, with beats so subtle that microphones magnify them to be heard.
The text explains Janus the Roman god of beginnings and endings who gave his name to January. It notes a ten month Roman year originally and explains January and February were added before the original ten, making January 1st the new year. The god is depicted with a key symbolizing opening doors to past and future.
The piece contrasts past New Year’s Eve customs with modern trends. It notes singing hymns and grateful visits once marked the closing hours, while post Civil War urban growth shifted behavior toward faster city life and late night tempers, reducing home hospitality.
A year end meditation on 1951 noting how memories, joys, and sorrows shape readers as they look back. The piece speaks of patterns in a dozen months, the fleeting nature of moments, and how experiences mold us for the days ahead.
The article notes a Roman habit of presenting gifts to the emperor at New Year was adopted in England under Henry I. It claims Queen Elizabeth used gifts for jewels and wardrobes, nobles sent purses of gold, and the Tudor and Stuart periods popularized giving presents. It also explains the origin of the term pin money from gifts of pins and gloves to ladies.
Historians claim Columbus celebrated New Year aboard his ships on January 1, 1403 near Haiti. They recount a lavish meal with two savage monarchs and note it as his first tobacco taste during repairs.
France and Germany observe New Year with large city festivities and official receptions. Food feasting is common on the eve and New Year day, with exchanging presents. In Greece a gold coin is baked into a cake for luck, not cut until the stroke of midnight.
The Portugese named the islands Islands of the Orient for reaching them by sailing east around Africa. Later the Spaniards arrived from the opposite direction and called them Islands of the West, showing how navigation language reflected travel routes.
A garbled notice from a old pattern sale mentions three color parrots, price 78 cents, pattern number 300, with scattered postal details and place names unreadable. No clear event or entities can be confirmed beyond parrots and price.
Roger C. Whitman advises on keeping waffles from sticking by increasing shortening in the batter and suggests cleaning methods. For hard ened batter use a stiff brush or a baking soda paste to clean, then oil the iron and heat before reuse.
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