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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1944
Page
6
Kathleen Norris reports on Mary Lee Miller’s plea over a five year old adopted daughter Maureen. The letter reveals a custody dispute where Ralph seeks the child, while Miller argues to protect the girl’s stability, noting legal and personal tensions and urging surrender to avoid harmful conflict.
A dying young mother entrusted her baby Maureen to a friend Mary Lee. Five years later Maureen's father, now prosperous and remarried, seeks custody while Mary Lee plans to fight in court without adoption papers or recognized legal claim.
A review of peculiar historic laws shows how courts once granted the surviving parent first claim on children and even allowed annulment based on pre marriage immoral acts. The piece recounts a widow also briefly joining a man with four children and the tragic end of the mother, noting such laws can be changed and often are.
An old guide advises cross leg positions and toe presses to fill out thin legs and strengthen foot arches. It suggests performing while sewing or reading and recommends footwear like flat heels, ballet slippers, or heeled shoes with straps to look fuller.
Eric Johnston of the Chamber of Commerce is disciplined for pro Russia remarks as no postwar U S Russia trade pacts are set. A major shipping deal proceeds without government help. Paulette Goddard and Buz Meredith request FBI inquiry into divorce rumors spread by columnists. White House chatter notes Clare Lucea as Stark Club figure. Hoover illness cited and Stimson mends. Jesse Jones improves.
Western Newspaper Union report notes Roosevelt leading by a small margin per Gallup while Washington experts see a stronger chance for victory. Democratic leaders urge a partisan shift, Willkie may back Dewey, and Maryland Texas and Virginia are cited as doubtful. Polls and theater audiences reflect mixed signals ahead of election day.
University of Illinois agronomy expert H C M Casa argues succession is vital for rural life. He outlines four father son farming arrangements to keep land in the family for generations, detailing ownership, labor, and investment splits. The plans cover sole owner labor, tenant scenarios, joint operation with notes, and retirement transitions to ensure continued farm stewardship.
Parasites such as Carle grubs ticks mites and lice injure hides and meat while stunting growth in animals. Rotenone and selected dips are advised. Digestive worm injuries kill many young stock with losses reaching 125 million dollars annually. Phenathiazine is the main remedy with wartime research yielding a hexachlorethane bentonite suspension for liver fluke control in cattle.
U S department of agriculture research shows young turkeys thrive on a simple vegetable protein diet using soybean meal and peanut meal as chief feeds. The fastest growth across all weeks came from a mash of ground wheat and soybean meal with some gluten meal.
A playful trivia set asking: 1 Is Newfoundland part of Canada now. 2 Was Lincoln over six feet tall in his teens. 3 How large must a country place be to be an estate. 4 What term means a sentence reading the same forward and backward. 5 How long has the American flag had 48 stars. 6 Which North American coast day has very high tides. 7 Which country was once called Caledonia. 8 Do pianists generally have delicate hands.
No Canada union. British colony fully independent. At 17 he reached 6 feet 4 inches. Census defines country estate as a farm of 10 acres or more with residence valued at 25090 dollars or more. Palindrome. Since 1912. The Bay of Fundy. Scotland. The average concert pianist has a very muscular hand.
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