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Newspaper
Central Valley Post
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1927
Page
14
A defense of newsroom standards for live engaging reporting focused on true reliable news. The author argues against tourism influenced or biased coverage and stresses essential objectivity in reporting.
Newburgh’s $300,000 standardization of fire threads proved its value as fires spread to nearby blocks. Middletown, Newburgh, and other communities united, enabling rapid hydrant connections and swift aid from out-of-town companies. McQuoids and Phoenix from Middletown helped quell the blaze and prevent further damage. Mayor Abram B. Macardell led officials who championed the standardization.
The Goshen mile track joining the Grand Circuit is big news for local light harness fans though enthusiasm may be tempered by past disappointments. The August 2 meeting will extend three weeks of Orange County racing and attract major horsemen to enter before August 22.
The article lauds the enduring appeal of the horse in racing, arguing that despite automobiles replacing horses on roads, no man-made machine can match the thrill of live horse racing with pounding hoofs, distended nostrils, foam on flanks, and the final dramatic burst at the finish. Crowds are drawn to speedways, yet the romance of equine power remains supreme.
The piece defends Coolidge's Latin American policy and critique of Calles, arguing U S interests in Nicaragua near the Panama Canal and treaty rights justify intervention. It notes Mexico and Russia links, warns against unfriendly factions, and cites a broader stake beyond American property, with public support seen among thinking citizens. Minnesota egg crop figures cap the report.
The Day Book sketches Mayor Jimmy Walker as a slim, quick, sociable New York figure with a Broadway lifestyle, aiming to polish the city’s image. It notes his tolerance, ambition, and effort to curb late-night clubs and call for discretion from theater managers while resisting overreach in censorship and banning raw content.
In Washington Latin American observers critique U S policy toward Central and South America as straining prestige. Mexico Nicaragua and Tacna Arica crises prompt debate over arbitration and separate treaties. Latin states favor arbitral settlement and question U S readiness to recognize revolutionary governments or deploy naval force.
Ambassador Jacob Gould Schurman declared at the Thanksgiving dinner of the American colony in Berlin that American tourists are virtually paying Europe's war debt to the United States. The remark, though provocative, does not ease collection of debts.
A brief quotation contrasts Byron and Euripides with ordinary men, noting that poets and philosophers lose their hearts to graceful, pretty women who do not know too much. From the Atlantic Globe, attribution to Atchison Globe.
A noted educator lauds ancient Greece as the brainiest people ever but laments their continued internal conflicts and inability to settle disputes peacefully.
A playful line suggests writing to the Senate to demand an investigation if Santa Claus skipped a reader this Christmas, framing a political style response as a humor piece.
Monticello January 12 Officers of the Odd Fellows Pleasant Lodge were installed Monday night at the Odd Fellows Hall. Officers were elected last week. Philin Kaplan is Noble Grand, Meyer A Novick Vice Grand, William Schroeder Secretary, Charles Ankenholtz Treasurer. Refreshments followed.
Kellygrams notes a star backed hit with full houses versus an unknown author’s play that starts slow and grows. The column reflects on crowd momentum in business and theater, comparing growing and fading fortunes. It cites debt as incentive to work harder and ends with a proverb about a homely man wooing a woman.
A Q and A column answers several queries on wool test methods including a lye boil test and odor indicators. It also compares postal deficits for 1925 and 1926, explains the Telescopic fish breed, notes a War of 1812 veterans group and railway clerk eligibility, and provides facts about Ben Lyon's age and the odor source of money.
Eph Snow warns Europe may soon call on Uncle Sam to intervene as nations plot again. Clyde Walb notes a rural patron bemoaning rising education costs and praising old school hardship for students. The Point of View expresses distrust in public opinion versus private views as Europe’s crisis market stays steady amid heavy supply.
Mrs Elizabeth Worth Muller of Castle Hill Monticello announces a National Life Conservation Society prize contest for essays by young women on How a Girl Should Dress Fat and Rest to Prevent and Over come Disease. Prizes total 200 and an evening gown twice. Essays must be original 200 words max by ages 11 to 25. groups encouraged. local judges select four to send to Ms Behr in New York by March 1 1927 with pen name and sealed envelope of real name and address.
Miss Alice Moore and Miss Ruth Lancaster take positions in Middletown as Daughters of America install new officers at Holley’s hall led by Mrs Chloe Hull. A poker and card party is planned for Thursday January 27 with refreshments and prizes.
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