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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1950
Page
8
A eastbound traveler watches a shapely eastern heiress ride a palomino and rope in Nevada, guessing she will become a top rodeo performer. A judge bars a violator from driving for two years, noting the danger to pedestrians and the driver's livelihood.
An efficiency expert visits his boss about vacation and leaves with a hangdog look after learning he only has one week. The boss says he is so efficient he can have as much fun in one week as others do in many, joking about work life balance.
Patty vents frustration after hours of waiting, tossing her fishing pole into the boat and yelling I quit. Her mother asks what troubled her as Patty explains she cannot seem to get waited on.
A boy named Bobby arrived home from a party with a large hole cut in his clothes. His mother asked what happened. He explained they were playing grocery store and he played the role of Swiss cheese.
A caller asks a doctor for help with a wife’s appendicitis, the doctor jokes about a second appendix. A beggar pleads for five cents and tells of a business downturn after a motto was burned. A neighbor explains how he manages four sons by sewing lace at shirt tails.
A cranky older woman, snubbed by neighbors for a picnic, dismisses an invitation by recalling she had prayed for rain that morning. Her quip turns the social snub into a humorous weather remark about the event.
In a mental hospital an inmate insists he is Napoleon claiming God’s word. The attending questions the claim while a fellow patient from the next bunk challenges the assertion, creating a small moment of interpersonal tension within the asylum setting.
A terse punchline follows a doctor’s sad prognosis as a husband quips that his wife has long been losing her mind, noting she has been giving him a piece of it for fifteen years. The exchange frames a grim comedy about mental strain and marital tolerance.
A young husband laments that a planned three week vacation is at risk. The couple quarrels over funds spent on a dream trailer and savings, while confessing lack of money for gas and an unsuitable car to tow it. The scene centers on domestic strain and financial squeeze.
Donald and Mary seek to adopt a child at an orphanage. A girl is produced, Mary moves to close a bargain, but Donald halts with a whispered recall of a lad's cap found on a train, proposing they take a boy instead.
A desperate Akron wife, Vera Taylor, 29, writes for a fresh start amid debt and illness in the family. The guidance counselor urges realistic planning, keeping the marriage and children intact while outlining steps to reduce debt, stabilize housing, and explore rural options without abandoning their brood.
Psychologists Odbert and Karowski tested 148 college students finding 39 percent could “see” colors while listening to music. Of these, 53 percent linked a color and 31 percent reported color response. Newton tied colors to the diatonic scale Do re mi with red orange yellow green blue indigo violet. Attempts have been made to build color organs to express color music links.
A protest quotes a speaker comparing taking fifty dollars from her husband to taking candy from a baby while another participant questions and replies honestly, leading to a humorous exchange about the event. The remarks capture a moment of sharp wit amid tense proceedings.
A quirky idea suggests absent minded people hang a cardboard sign reading DEFROSTING on the refrigerator knob to remind them to turn the power back on after use. The plan aims to curb forgotten defrost cycles and save food waste.
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