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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1945
Page
6
Kathleen Norris urges women to choose to be givers as the nation seeks a peaceful, prosperous future. The piece reflects on wartime strains, calls for personal heroism, and includes a reader letter from Pvt Bates McVayne detailing family hardship and a missing home.
Bates Mayne returns from service to a broken home. His wife’s affair sparks rejection from his mother and sisters who vow not to speak to him. A young daughter, now two weeks old, complicates matters while the other man demands a divorce at payment. Mayne laments losing home, family, and friends.
A weary soldier should delay reunion with his child to seek family support, while critics lament selfish, quarrelsome women. The piece urges Americans to reestablish faith, hope, and charity at home first, then extend aid abroad to China, Europe, and wartime Red Cross drives. It calls for strong virtues in households to heal a nation shadowed by war.
Berry season arrives with plump berries in bright color ideal for canning or immediate use. Three-fourths cup equals a medium apple in value. Berry juice yields excellent summer beverages and remains good in winter.
First Lt. James S. Head commands a platoon of war dogs used by the 25th Division around Balete pass in Luzon. German shepherds including Captain aided patrols, sentry duty, and messages while the unit, largely quartermaster, earned combat infantry badges. Head, a former falconer in Arabia, recounts losses from Balete fighting and dogs aiding scouts, with details on dog strengths, patrols, and wind sensitive detection.
The piece discusses Tilden's view that tennis demands greater extended concentration than golf or other sports, with examples from Greasy Neale on football and Ty Cobb on long-range planning. It cites Knute Rockne, Hurry-up Yost, and others, arguing concentration is the key element and listing renowned concentrators like Tilden Jones Hagen Hornsby Cobb Greb and Nelson.
Sewing pattern notes describe Pattern No 9613 a button front two piece with scalloped edge in sizes 12 14 16 18 20 and 40 requiring nine yards of 38 or 39 inch fabric for size 14 plus three yards machine-made ruling trims. Pattern No 610-C mirrors Mothers in sizes 3 4 0 7 and years with size 4 requiring 1 1/2 yards of 35 or 90 inch material and 244 yards of machine-made rutting for trimming.
Indiana University to establish a memorial fund honoring Ernie Pyle, killed at Okinawa. The fund will award scholarships to journalism students with preference to veterans. Mrs. Ernie Pyle chairs the effort, with James B Adams as national chairman coordinating via the Indiana University Foundation.
During a Nelson-Snead golf match for wounded servicemen we gathered tips for amateur golfers aiming to break 90 or 85. Key advice includes deciding the green speed on long approach putts and focusing entirely on stroking the ball for better results.
Since 1892 in Paddington Station London a mongrel named Tim gathered coins for a British railroad widows and orphans fund. For 11 years Tim met every train and begged for coins dropped into a tin box on his collar. He died in 1902 and his body was mounted in a glass case at the station still collecting coins through a slot in his stand.
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