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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1952
Page
4
The Middletown Journal announces subscription costs for per copy and carrier delivery, noting weekly, five day and six day mail options, with annual rates for local, trading area, outside area and international readers. The page also contains a Psalm 22 1 quotation.
The piece recalls past Wisconsin results that ended Wendell Willkie’s 1940 bid and notes Harold E. Stassen calling Wisconsin a key test while Taft campaign manager David Ingalls warns a heavy defeat could end the Taft push. It recounts Willkie’s 1944 decline and the 1948- result context.
The article notes April declared Cancer Month by presidential proclamation and reports Brookhaven National Laboratory progress in using neutrons to destroy brain tumor tissue after operations. It outlines cancer as a leading killer, donations and federal funding, and stresses early diagnosis and current treatments like surgery and radiation.
Senators taft kefauver Kerr lodge and Duff missed large portions of Yea and Nay votes through March 31 1952 while Russell voted regularly. Absences rose on Alaska statehood civil service for internal revenue collectors and the March 20 peace treaty vote saw most absent. Non voting senators often paired voting counts, skewing abstentions.
Dr George W Crane describes Tommy G a nervous boy in a Chicago custody case. The verdict lingered as the man’s arrears and job doubts surfaced. The boy shows repetitive facial tic moves in court and at home, illustrating how neurosis often accompanies family conflict and parental separation.
A psychologist urges married adults to protect children from quarrels and sexual incompatibility. The bulletin recommends civilized behavior in front of kids and advises offering a happier home, ending with a note about sending a stamped return envelope to obtain the bulletin.
Washington dispatch analyzes that Truman may still run if a crisis or shifting politics emerges before the nominating convention. It argues a Truman bid could focus on civil rights, shapes the party, and influences Eisenhower Taft dynamics while notes his July decision language left room for a future pledge.
Erich Brande notes the New York Toy Fair shows fewer military toys and more career kits, musical instruments, and household items. He cites a neighbor prank about a cigarette ad and observes toys reflect evolving concerns, hoping war feels farther away than last year.
George Dixon reports in Washington on public figures like Charles E. Wilson Roger Putnam Nathan Feinsinger and Ellis Arnall debating steel wage policy while a sign calls the tomb of the unknown consumer. A bold fraud tale features a jailbird posing as an Army investigator cheating towns with rubber checks totaling over $5,000. A Beverly Hills squirrel and a tiny scissors-wearing Oklahoma Rep Victor Wickersham add satirical color to the scene.
A writer notes the differing views in the two parties and says the final word on whether Mr. Truman will run again will not come until the Democratic convention adjourns in the week of July 21. The statement underscores uncertainty surrounding the address and the withheld longhand paragraph.
C King Woodbridge visited Secretary Sawyer to set June 17 as National Secretaries Week. He urged businessmen to be extra kind to their secretaries, offering tips like smiling and expressing appreciation. He warned it could backfire if mishandled.
Hal Boyle speculates on how history will rate Harry S. Truman. The voyager writer suggests Truman's plainspoken, citizenlike persona may earn him respect equal to or surpassing many critics. He notes Truman would rather be a senator or a Medal of Honor winner than the presidency.
The profile portrays Harry S. Truman as a versatile figure who could pitch with either hand and judge a horse’s age, while also detailing his domestic quirks and rising from business failure to historic peacetime spending. It notes his loyalty to friends, his rise from machine politics, and his self fashioned image as a politician focused on world peace, yet acknowledges historians may reassess how he is remembered as his era’s issues remain undecided.
The column warns to keep an even keel amid urge for new projects. It cautions that higher ups may ignore plans and over optimism could impair judgment. Birthday individuals may struggle to win cooperation from influential figures essential for major launches. Maintain balance and poise.
Dave Regan responds to Sylvia from Garfield School in Middletown about forming good habits and attitudes toward others. He praises her effort to study citizenship, notes the value of early fundamentals, and contemplates how persistent learning shapes character on the path to a hopeful life.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on Clark Gable’s unsettled settlement with Lady Ashley and price disputes, Tab Hunter’s breakout film and contract offers, socialite events in Palm Beach, and film industry maneuvering. Duffers include hospital theft probes, Nascent Oscar talk, and a mix of marriages, divorces, and high society currents shaping 1950s entertainment.
A fragment suggests a child born on this day may have a disposition to push their affairs or ambitions in opposition to sound guidance from superiors or elders.
A Chicago man declined to speak at a banquet saying he had nothing to wear. The remark hints that someday someone else may refuse to speak for lacking something to say.
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