25 May 1950
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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1950
Page
1
A veteran East River yard detective catches a coal thief with a heart, then returns a silver dollar and offers up a pair of theater tickets. The thief recalls a cold 40-year memory of his mother and grim poverty.
A biographical sketch details Gloria Swanson's film rise from child star to silent and talkie success, her defiance over cosmetic changes, and a later film comeback. It notes her 1932 career lull, subsequent business success, and acclaim for Sunset Boulevard. It also highlights TV work with The Theatre Guild of the Air and NBC symphony broadcasts, plus industry buzz around colleagues MacDonald Carey Bill Holden Jan Sterling Doris Dalton and others. The piece frames Swanson as a lasting Hollywood icon.
In a New York reception area Tully confronts Mr. Jacobs about pay. He refuses a low offer, insisting on 275 dollars a week. Gunner intervenes, spots potential, and doubles the offer to 200, securing Tully for Gunner Inc. with his uncle’s influence hinted.
Enrico Fermi oversees a trial run of the 100 million volt betatron at the University of Chicago the second most powerful atom smasher in the world. The device is part of high energy research under Nobel laureate leadership and marks a major step in particle physics experiments.
An editorial style piece defends the local newspaper’s broad role beyond news alone. It describes how home town papers inform, entertain, and reflect community views through news, editorials, features, and advertising. It emphasizes readers’ reliance on local press.
The piece cites Dr. Edmund Bergler rejecting the idea that mothers instinctively suppress male traits in sons to thwart masculine success. It notes Dr. Albert Ellis downplays such theories as unproven, while cautioning that marriage prediction scales lack practical value for normal individuals.
A garbled crossword style list presents scattered clues including Manila hemp bundle of grain dwelling duck bury spigot undivided yearly titles of Teaped drivel shops biblical affirmative reply blunt gaze and poetry lines with misread phrases and misspellings. The fragmentary text shows partial clue numbers and stray letters.
A compact list of solutions from the prior week includes 40 Mature 42 Solemn, 43 Evening sun god Egypt, and 44 Sukworm. The item notes clues and their respondent terms.
A 1940s health article notes coronary sclerosis causes and links to high blood pressure and infection. It cites The British Heart Journal findings by Drs J A Ryle and W T Russell on deaths in England and Wales, showing higher male death rates ages 35 and up, with middle aged men in high social classes most affected. It describes angina as a warning before a heart attack and factors like cold weather fatigue and post-meal activity.
If you feel well and perform daily tasks with stable weight, maintain current daily calories. Golter may be simple or severe not dangerous. Emotions alter skin via adrenalindike substances. An underactive thyroid may cause mental symptoms. The liver is the body's largest organ and performs extensive work.
A damaged classified page lists many ad items including investment opportunities in Lansing and Austin with figures like 15 000 yearly, livestock equipment chutes from Fort Scott Kansas, home furnishings catalogs, free embroidery pillowcases, nursing care services, and various sales pitches. The readable text mixes business, livestock, home goods, and services.
Classified item lists Walter Jones Ericson Nebraska Ed Richard Claude Kenneth and others in a contact note about reaching them for important business matter. It describes a 40x60 corner modern space for chain store or dealership use and promotes seeds and farm equipment with regional suppliers in Iowa and Nebraska.
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