Middletown Journal subscription rates and a biblical verse
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for various delivery options and regions, including carrier, mail, and outside trading area rates. A biblical verse from Ecclesiastes 2:17 is quoted about vanity and vexation of spirit.
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Middletown
Ohio
Stedletews Journal
Sunday News-Journal
Evening
Evening Middletown Journal
Sunday News- Journal
U.S.A
End of Boom and Doubts Shape US Economy Outlook
A reflective column notes lingering anxiety over inflation, disinflation, and uncertainty in government policy, amid steady unemployment and easing prices. It highlights economist tensions, cautious consumer spending, and calls for self-sustaining Social Security and restrained relief program incentives from Wichita banker J O Wilson, with cautious optimism about Washington receptivity.
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Edith G. Nourse
Europe
Wall Street Journal
Conference of
Business Economists
J. O. Wilson
Wichita
Kans
House
Ways and Means
Washington
Wichitakee Business Men’s Association
Congress
Wilson
Congressional
Clever entering wedge in life insurance sales discussed
Dr George W Crane notes a salesman named Carter F used a dramatic device to gain interviews by presenting sealed envelopes with one dollar bills to the secretary and pitching a confidential deal with the boss. The piece contrasts negative and positive selling, urging relevance and audience-friendly openings.
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Carter F
Base
Pir. Smith
Crane
Carter
Costly Cold War Underwrites US Budget, $10 Billion Year
Washington columnist notes Sen. Millard Tydings places the annual cost of the cold war at at least $10 billion, arguing that without the Russia threat much of this would be unnecessary. The piece urges a peaceful, mutual trust approach and warns of the risks of continuing armament and postwar aid without broader reconciling diplomacy.
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Sen
Millard Tydings
Armed Services Committee
Russia
United States
Roosevelt
Austria
Germany
America
Tydings
Western Europe
Understanding basic hungers in selling strategy
The author argues that to motivate people, sellers must tie products to fundamental human appetites such as food, shelter, health, love, status, and money. Focus on bull’s-eye appeals rather than marginal details and send for a bulletin on advertising psychology.
Ways of Wood Use in Everyday Life
Wood is utilized in over 4000 ways with about 40 percent of the crop used for nae and 28 percent for us, illustrating diverse applications and distribution.
Adaptation piracy taints Baer lines from vaudeville to radio
Arthur Baer rails against adapters who twist his jokes into new gags for radio comics and orchestras. He recalls a line about an eye for an eye and a thumb and notes twenty-three variants. Baer cites copyright fears and a 1938 WPA strike line as proof the practice harms original material.
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Washington Press Club
Franklin Roosevelt
WPA
The I Word and Self-Importance in Brandeis Essay
Erich Brandeis argues that the word I fuels egotism. He compares self-absorption to alcohol intoxication and notes how self-centered thinking can lead to addiction to the pronoun. He jokes about banning the word I as a misdemeanor.
Symptoms of I intoxication and egotism in dialogue
The text outlines personal focus on self as a symptom of I intoxication. A visitor dominates conversation with self references like me mine and that event. A caller minimizes others and proposes aggressive acts, showing personal indifference to others stakes. It suggests forming an Igotists Anonymous Inc. to address this self-centered mindset.
April 7 Horoscope Warns of Hidden Sources and Costs
Genevieve Kemble presents a Thursday forecast urging an open honest approach to hidden or deceptive sources to restore confidence in elusive situations. Caution is advised as drastic tactics may be needed to protect resources and relationships across personal and professional spheres. A birthday note warns of mislaid trust and the need for clear, principled handling of perplexing circumstances.
Middletown Pupils in Ohio Scholastic Contest at Oxford
Twenty years ago around 500 state high school students joined the Ohio District Scholastic Contest held in Oxford with 24 participants from Middletown High School. Max J. Wise, formerly of Wise and Neighbor Clothing, prepared to open a men’s Lane store at 1217 Central Ave.
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Middletown High School
Max J. Wise
Wise and Neighbor Clothing Store
Central Ve
Bradley urges preparedness as key to peace and victory
Hal Boyle reports from New York on Omar Bradley praising the peacetime Army’s strength and discipline. Bradley notes higher recruit quality, stricter enlistment rules, and a push to develop capable leaders. He emphasizes readiness to deter a third world war and support allies, offering his view of the soldier’s mindset. He cites a past flaw: soldiers treating war as a sport rather than a serious conflict.
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New York
America
Omar Nelson Bradley
Bradley
State Department
Congress
New standards and security urged by officials
Clifford J. Durr retiring FCC Commissioner warns of new Americanism punishments and loyalty programs. Maj. Gen William J. Donovan notes insecurity dangers and the need to prepare morally and practically for security. Secretary of Defense Forrestal cautions against wartime complacency as tensions endure.
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Clifford J. Durr
FCC
William J. Donovan
OSS
Washington Letters on Senate Acts and Campus Free Speech
A Bradenton column surveys Senate debates on foreign aid to western European nations and treaty implications, plus a clash over labor bill rules. It criticizes the uproar over academic freedom, notes Reds expelled after a New York conference, and comments on housing law and the Defense secretary swearing-in without the President.
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Senate
Taft
George Washington
State University of Washington
New England
Madison Square Garden
Russia
Bradenton
Fila
Middletown Salvation Army seeks sewing machines
Dave Regan notes rumors about Hamlet screenings are unfounded and reports the citadel committee of the Salvation Army Auxiliary asks for old sewing machines. Volunteers will repair and use them to teach sewing to women served by the Army in Middletown. Call Captain Kenneth Sharpe at 3-2202 to arrange pickup.
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Citadel Committee
Salvation Army Auxiliary
Army
Salvation Army
Middletown
Kenneth Sharpe
Questions and Answers about historic figures and origins
A brief Q and A roundup answers who led the Light Brigade at Balaklava, when political caricature began in the US, which president was buried with the Constitution, and the origin of the term drawing room.
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James Thomas Brundell
Earl of Cardigan
Balaklava
Andrew Johnson
United States
Snazzy stockings and social snubs flash in holiday chatter
A playful society note muses on Christmas stockings and chic fashions, while a huge Florida bass nearly hits a century pounds. A quip about American typewriters in Egypt prompts a jest on spelling. Two Indiana neighbors jailed for tossing coal chunks invites a neighborly joke. If you have a cold, keep it private.
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