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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1939
Page
3
Late fashion notes promote No 1717 dress with button down front and slim hip line, plus a threeinone frock No 1686 with kimono sleeves bolero and apron skirt. Patterns suit sizes 14 to 48 with yardage details and a new Barbara Bell Spring Pattern Book offered for 15 cents.
A lengthy analysis traces how the Slovak push for autonomy, backed by Germany, derails Sir Samuel Hoare's five year peace proposal. It notes British and French guarantees to Czechoslovakia amid Munich aftermath and warns that European leaders face renewed tensions as Germany expands influence in Bohemia Slovakia and Carpatho Ukraine. It highlights U.S. stance and Brazil pact as counterweights shaping a fragile balance.
England plans a mid May to mid June royal tour of North America drawing mixed reaction. Critics warn the trip could become a test of Chamberlain and U S politics, while satire jokes about a White House squirrel predicting party fortunes and electoral pressures loom with Passover voting and tax forecasts.
Trend reports banks urged to cut thrift accounts to boost earnings. Managerial reform expands city governance with 487 U S communities using the edity manager system and rising to 491 by May 30. Hospital data show 1938 totals at 6,166 patients admitted since 1937. A Missouri bill proposes banning toeless and heelless women’s shoes in all seasons.
The 62 year old Italian archbishop Luigi Maglione is named papal state secretary of state. A lifelong friend and former classmate of Eugenio Pacelli, Maglione has served in Vatican diplomacy since 1901 with postings in Switzerland Palestine France and Italy. His elevation signals the Vatican's stance toward totalitarian states amid Italian displeasure.
Howard C. Flanders of Rutland Vermont recounts a 1924 harvest ordeal in western Canada. While freeing a wheat sheaf from a threshing rig, he rode the carrier toward fast knives, jumped clear just in time, and narrowly escaped severe injury. The operator whose hand was crushed by the gears slowed the machine to save him, leaving both men grateful and curious about what happened.
The musk deer of the Himalayas yields a dried musk sack beneath its stomach that provides a strong aromatic substance used as a perfume base. The animal is small and tusked, hunted for its musk, which has been traded since ancient times and remains potent for centuries.
Crochet pattern adapts a Mother Goose scene with Bo Peep and lambs for a baby carriage. Lace mesh highlights the figures, a ribboned beading oval adds color, with charts and materials list. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle at 259 West 14th Street, New York, NY for Pattern 6071.
Practical hints from household practice. Improve old potatoes with a pinch of sugar in the boiling water. Vacuum cleaner bags should not accumulate more than a pint of dirt. Soak new curtains in four tablespoons of salt per four cups of water before washing. For delicate items, use a pillowcase or sack tied with tape before washing.
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