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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1945
Page
6
Kathleen Norris recalls a Sea ford wife who defends working motherhood as she manages two infants, daily chores, and a full home with time to spare. The piece contrasts aging helpers with modern devices and celebrates the efficiency of today’s mothers in Long Island communities.
A group of New York mothers with two to eight children describe enduring wartime shortages and scarce household help. They perform most chores themselves, sew and garden, and still find time for dances and parties. Miss Norris calls them wonder women.
A shop guidance notes that ready-made garments may need alterations and stresses avoiding outfits requiring complex changes. If full fit isn’t possible, choose pieces that fit the upper body since skirts are harder to alter. Even then, clothing scarcity makes careful selection essential.
A blistering column attacks Hirohito and Japan, labeling the Mikado a villain and denouncing wartime allegiances. It rails against appeasement, defends FDR, criticizes isolationists, mocks Pearl Harbor era diplomacy, and questions Gen. MacArthur’s stance on a postwar peace with Japan.
The Washington Bureau column advises veterans and families on medical care eligibility rules, pension, GI benefits, and mustering out pay. It covers who qualifies for hospital care, how to pursue pensions, eligibility for GI benefits, bonus misinformation, and mustering out payments after discharge, with guidance to contact regional VA offices or prison physicians when needed.
A brain and muscle expert argues mental prime near 40 and physical peak at 33, though most greatness occurs before 40 with few feats after 60. He cites legends like Dempsey at 24, Cobb at 25–26, and Ruth at 27–33, noting earlier starts and late bloomers within athletic careers.
A compilation notes athletic primes from ages 20 to 30 across sports figures like Jones Tilden Thorpe Hag en Hein and Quinn, arguing peak physical years cluster around 23 while peak mental years sit near 28. It cites veterans facing fading limbs against youth and experience.
Sewing circle pattern for a party dress for girls in sizes 1 and 2 9 and yeara with floral print and velvet bows. Includes neck sleeves and waist with yardage for 35 or 40 inch fabric and ribbon. orders delayed due to high demand.
A city chap fishes for hours without a nibble when a country lad asks how many fish he has. The angler says none yet and has fished a couple of hours. The boy notes another man who fished two weeks without success, prompting a polite, amused response.
A Kellogg advertisement extols All-Bran as a non purgative high fiber cereal to ease constipation. A rural letter carrier shares relief after using All-Bran daily and urges readers to try it with water, promising satisfaction or refund.
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