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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1950
Page
4
The item lists subscription prices for the Middletown Journal and Sunday News Journal, including per copy, weekly, and yearly mail options both inside and outside the trading area. A Bible verse from Job 33 28 is included at the end.
Department of Labor figures show 1939 to 1949 wage gains for manufacturing workers far outpaced by inflation, with real buying power rising only about 3.5 percent annually. Retail workers fared worse, gaining 17 percent in pay but losing real value. The piece questions strike value against higher wages and notes miners and other union leaders enjoy top rates.
An Indian leader Charley Grounds argues scalping was not an Indian invention and traces the practice to Scythians and Gauls. The essay notes scalping spread after European colonization with bounties and graveyard desecration, and cites television reinforcing stereotypes while historians view Indian scalping as imitation of whites.
President Truman's Point Four plan reaches halfway to reality as the House trims the initial 45 million dollar budget. Secretary Acheson urges Senate approval as the program aims to spread scientific progress and development to underdeveloped areas worldwide, tying into Truman's four point foreign policy.
The piece revisits Washingtons Farewell Address warning about foreign influence as Congress weighs cutting proposed foreign aid. It notes modern communication and the danger of Russia, cites Admiral Momsen on new underwater tech, and cites Navy budget concerns for anti submarine research and potential temporary edge over the Soviet fleet.
Mrs Crane and I weigh in and plan a 10 day diet to lose pounds. The program limits fluids to 800 calories for women and 1000 to 1200 for men with gradual daily increases in liquids and a focus on half daily calories from protein. Caffeine is discouraged to reduce hunger.
A reader endorses a ten day plan using cottage cheese meats sugar and fats to burn fat and lose 10 pounds with limited fluids and headaches, then shifts to a second diet phase promising more losses. The note invites readers to request a bulletin for full details.
A Dayton reader asks for help completing a forgotten song lyric as she recalls a childhood tune from Loveland, Ohio. She provides three verses and asks readers to supply the missing final lines da de da melody. The quixotic request notes the annoyance of memory gaps and playfully references Jim Durante’s Lost Chord sketch.
Hal Boyle muses on spring gardeners, their ritual, costs, and rituals of cultivation. He contrasts his own desire for nature and poetry with gardeners zeal, noting the obsession with soil, tools, sprays, and bragging about yard triumphs. The piece humorously critiques the relentless lawn and garden fixation.
In rural America the gambling battle shifts from pinball and raffles to protection schemes as a state crackdown grips the industry. Attorneys general face organized crime moving from cities to the countryside, targeting small clubs and their leaders.
Grove Patterson notes a Columbus Dispatch item about a quarrel between a 60 year old father and his son over a date. April Fool calls clogged the Middletown exchange, boosting completed calls to 42 430 for April, far above the daily average.
The excerpt warns of aggressive bettors and criminal operators in gambling. It notes how easy it is to slip into high stakes, with a message about fear of enforcement and the appeal of large sums drawing in “heavy hardware” figures for rounds of gambling.
At a local plant workers lunch in the cafeteria highlighted a hungry man with a missing meat slice in his sandwich. A sparrow near a South Broad house was found dead, its neck entangled by a string nest, suggesting accidental strangling.
George E. Sokolsky reviews Seeds Of Treason by Ralph De Toledano and Victor Lasky, praising its thorough account of Communist influence in America. He contrasts favorable reception with a critical NYT Book Review, cites Harold Ware cell evidence, and warns of infiltration in government, media, and education.
The writing forecasts a favorable period for Genevieve Kemble with progress in business and private relations. Risks noted from rushed judgments or youthful impulsiveness. Birthdays bring auspicious aspects for growth and security, while decisions should consider future happiness. A child born today may be affectionate and friendly.
The piece notes black and white striped pajama styles likened to convict attire and claims a beauty expert touts happiness through beauty. It mentions many ways people spend time and hints at efforts to be beautiful as a path to happiness.
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