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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1951
Page
1
The article profiles James Jordan a mild-mannered counterfeiter near Iowa's state penitentiary. He has forged over 5,000 signatures including Herbert Hoover and Douglas MacArthur since age 24, averaging about 20 per day since October 1, 1950, with no prison sentence yet.
ICHARD "RED" SKELTON launches a TV show ten years after his radio star debut, with David Rose and the Skylarks backing his new medium, alongside big screen names like Gary Cooper and Jack Benny in a sprawling entertainment collage. Jim Jordan, Fort Madison engraver at Sheaffer, forges 14 K gold signatures for premium pens, telling the craft of signature replication and its legal boundaries.
Crossword puzzle page lists across and down clues with answers like plan ter, ivy covered, coin, Greek letter, eye, and various terms. Includes references to crime in America and notes on teaching rapid writing, with many entries spanning geography, biology, and language.
A long feud between Barney Craig and Dan Chester unfolds as initiation hazing escalates into repeated outdoor fights across months. After a final draw, Craig lands a decisive blow and both men downplay the confrontation as “all in fun.”
Three or four days before Hoover left the White House he appeared to be the nation’s top choice for president among Republicans. The piece notes Hoover’s enduring popularity, his past politicking, and how party leaders tried to block a potential nomination at the Philadelphia convention. It argues Hoover would handle inflation, taxation, bureaucracy, and relations with Russia with firm American leadership.
A historical note claims Queen Elizabeth of Hungary, keeper of the Hungary water recipe, grew so beautiful from its use that at age 72 the King of Poland sought her hand in marriage. The account blends royal lore with ancient beauty lore and reflects legendary healer royalty.
A Pittsburgh grand jury cleared Mayor David H. Lawrence of misdemeanor office in the citys 3.5 million street lighting scandal. Four other city officials and three top executives of Broadway Maintenance Corp were indicted on charges from misdemeanor to bribery and conspiracy for allegedly swindling the city on the lighting contract.
Kaesong rises again in historical spotlight as a former capital of the Koryo dynasty. It served as the dynasty’s capital in the 900s and was central to early centralized rule on the peninsula for about six centuries before Mongol invasions and the eventual move of the capital to Seoul in 1392.
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