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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1946
Page
6
Practical tips on cooking trout with vinegar flavors and slow heat, plus advice on kitchen upgrades. Suggests using glass backsplashes, securing with L shaped screws, for easy cleaning and neater appearance. Includes hints on seasoning with salt and dried fruits to enhance sweetness.
The Queen Elizabeth is reconverted from war transport to luxury liner. Maiden voyage from Southampton to New York set for October 16 with return October 25. Restoration includes 21,000 furnishings, 4,500 sets, and 10 miles of carpets. One way tourist class fares begin at 165 dollars, up to 365 for first class.
Denver Colorado reports Dr John C Unger superintendent of secondary education leads a wholesale high school equivalency program for 2318 veterans in 10 weeks. He conducts two hour tests in grammar math science literature and social studies to award certificates of knowledge equal to a high school diploma with credits for service training. Oldest tester 41 youngest 19. veterans from Camp Carson and Lowry Field take exams. those who fail receive guidance on improving study to qualify.
TOPEKA KAN It's dangerous when the thermometer reads 105 Miss Ceora Lanham is ready to testify As if he stood waiting for a bus under the sweltering sun her purse burst into flames The sun's hot rays had passed through a glass handle on the bag.
In London Britons reveal why they drink or decline at weddings. A Temperance League survey of 1200 respondents across professions shows toasts, loneliness, social pressure, and not wanting to stand out as key motives for taking a drink. The questionnaire, overseen by Herbert Jones, lists 17 possible causes.
Oklahoma marks 160 years since Maj. Jean Pierre Chouteau led a trading post to Salina in 1798. A Muskogee pageant at the Free State Fair will depict his arrival and the post’s rise, with officials from C E B Chouteau and Kerr coordinating the celebration amid farm and industrial exhibits.
A wartime trend relief notes that veterans returning to farm work surpassed city life as the armed forces released thousands of youths. A Bureau of Agricultural Economics report shows 1,045,000 veterans on farms by July 1, including 713,000 operators or family members and 2,000 hired workers. The figure accounted for a large share of farm employment and varied regionally, with the Northeast and Pacific Coast showing higher veteran returns than enlisting rates. Overall, about 11 million people were engaged in farm work.
The justice department announced a nationwide program to stress the worth and meaning of American citizenship to prospective citizens. A national advisory committee on citizenship will be named by Attorney General Tom Clark to assist, with pamphlets and booklets for new citizens, plus involvement of the bench, bar, and educational groups.
Travelers face steep rises in hotel rates and resort charges with increases from 15 percent to over 100 percent since prewar days. Inns once shuttered are reopening at up to 50 dollars daily for two, while boat and bicycle rents, golf fees, and guides also jump. Experts warn costs may stay high or rise next year as drivers consider new cars or tires.
Long Beach reports California Fish and Game Commission census of ash population in semiannual surveys. It uses three methods: boat catch records, size by scale ring counts, and tagging 100 ash to measure recapture rates, aiding estimates for sale and cannery supply.
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