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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1948
Page
8
In a desert town a plane stops andHarvey Allen recalls Mark Stevens, the ad king who built a vast empire and fell with Elsa Armstrong. The tale traces Stevens rise, spiraling expenses, Elsa’s moneyed betrayal, and his gradual decline ending in disappearance as a waitress Elsa hints at lingering trouble ahead.
Cartoon slang jokey list claims new terms for foods people and dates with quirky phrases like Sloppy Joe as Dagwood alias and K D as a grim slang. it touts Info Fluid as a pen that writes only the right answers during finals.
The Veterans Administration occupies a 10-story block long building on 15th Street in Washington. At noon and 6 pm about 12,600 employees leave for lunch and transit, representing veterans from every state. Established in 1930, it now oversees training for over 2.8 million veterans and their families, with more than four billion dollars spent on education since 1944. It maintains 121 hospitals, 130 million administrative records, 125 million mail items yearly, and 100,000 veteran patients, while expanding housing and legal duties for veterans and their dependents.
Lessler Hubbard of the Northeastern Poultry Producers council warns farmers must stand without government aid, labeling price support laws as hopelessly flawed. NPPC claims 300,000 producers across 13 states from Maine to Virginia.
The writer notes fish prices rising over 200 percent since 1934-30 and recalls a day trip from Washington to Barnegat Light with four friends. They hired a 40-foot boat for 45 dollars, meals for four totaling 10.80, gas 4.80, bringing the overall expense to 64.10. They caught eight pounds of fish, costing 8.25 per pound, while a neighboring boat hauled a 50-pound catch. The piece also mentions five years of receiverships for a few building and loan institutions and a rise in combined reserves from 181 million to 585 million dollars since 1944.
It is nearly certain the 81st Congress will pass a law nullifying the Supreme Court basing-point ruling on price fixing. The decision condemned cement firms for bidding with phantom freight charges and similar schemes. Senate committee is expected to recommend the bill.
A smart tailored blouse and skirt set suits junior wardrobes and business wear. The suggested wool plaid skirt with a crisp white blouse offers short or long cuffed sleeves. Pattern No 261 covers sizes 12 through 16, with fabric yardages listed for skirt and blouse.
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