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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1944
Page
8
Kathleen Norris sketches a family drama where Dolores defies her father to marry David, a blind former sailor. Their bond, built on devotion and shared work on a college campus, promises a hopeful wedding while parents weigh sacrifice and future happiness amid wartime values. The column shifts to a civic tone urging support for wounded veterans and then pivots to practical household advice on saddle soap and white shoe care.
Ernie Pyle recounts how American soldiers ripped away plane wreckage to reach a British flyer trapped for eight days on a Western Front battlefield. They administered morphine, steadied him with belts, and slowly pulled him free despite a broken leg and a weak back.
Dolores aged 22 and David 33 face a war torn future as he returns home stone blind. Dolores, despite family opposition, plans to marry the devoted ex teacher who may tutor again. Miss Norris urges a true, spiritual union over physical change, promising happiness through steadfast love.
A pilot, checked by a doctor and carried on a litter, endured a final surge to clear the plane and breathe fresh air. Medics adjusted his injured leg as the crew supported him, the pilot’s relief evident in a long groan and sign of weakness after the ordeal.
Western Newspaper Union reports strong public interest in a plan proposed after August 31 arguing for universal compulsory military training. The piece criticizes compulsory drafts as regimentation, emphasizes the need for a small standing army built on skilled technicians, and questions the efficacy and age suitability of a 17 year old draft. It argues the National Guard is obsolete and that a year of training at 17 would insufficiently prepare a modern force.
A set of quick home care suggestions covers cleaning flowers with salt in a paper sack, storing tennis rackets with vaseline on strings, brightening windows with vinegar cloths, and emitting odor remedies using sulfur. It also advises shielding hands with a bag when blocking a kitchen range.
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