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Middletown Journal
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Earrier
Evening
Sunday News-Journal
U.S.A
Spring Fever and Margarine Tax Battle Highlight House Actions
A column blends spring fever talk with a legislative note on margarine. The House passed a bill lifting the 63 year old federal tax on colored margarine by a wide margin and shows momentum to end interstate shipping bans, though 18 states still restrict margarine sales. The Senate remains to decide.
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House
Senate
Voice of America funding debated by Congress
A Truman administration study finds Voice of America effective but calls the proposed 36 million dollars for next year a bare minimum. Congress must decide on whether to increase funding amid broader foreign aid plans. Also noted is RKO's casting of Laraine Day in I Married a Communist and a pun on Leo Durocher.
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Voice of Merica
Congress
Truman
Budget Bureau
RKO Picture
Laraine Day
Leoher
RKO
Leo
Giants
Reds
Baseball
Chandler
Un-American Activities Committee
Washington Happenings on Taft-Hartley Battle Weathered
Washington commentary outlines maneuvers by both sides in the Taft-Hartley repeal fight. It notes expected conference wrangles, potential amendments to the Wagner Act, and strategic moves by administration and labor to sway House and Senate votes. Public races and intra party shifts are highlighted as the conflict tightens.
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Washington
Senate
House
Joint Conference Committee
Conference Committee
House Rules Committee
Congress
The Worry Clinic Case 1 246 Dr Cranes Psychology Notes
Seth P aged 41 bought a small retail store and asks how to improve. Dr George W Crane argues advertising and dramatized sales methods drive customers, citing Jesus and Socrates as masters of applied psychology. He says leaders need to dramatize and engage audiences to boost interest and sales.
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Seth P
Dr. Crane
Christ
Jesus
Socrates
Caesar
Dutch Thompson the Devil of the Air and aviation pioneer
A biographical sketch of Dutch Thompson born in Coffey's Crossing who joined Bill Pickens Flying Circus in 1910, set altitude and stunt records, pioneered the Immelman turn, flew the first woman passenger, and helped spur night bombing in WWI before dying in his bed after a drugstore shift.
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Dutch
Washington
Pennsylvania
Coffey’s Crossing
Bill Pickens
Pickens
Lincoln Beachey
Beachey
Marian Tichner
Hempstead
Immelman
Barney Oldfield
San Antono
America
New York
Chicago
Garden City
Herd
Main Street
Girl's first department store haircut marks growth moment
A 19 month old godchild Nina experiences her first department store haircut in midtown New York. With Frances and a neighbor guiding her, Nina overcomes fear as she watches the mirror image, smiles at Mister Robert, and enjoys a playful balloon before selecting a stuffed kitten on the toy floor.
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Frances
Nina
Mister Robert
Deluxe Shoe Repair Shop wins two awards in Chicago
Fred Hughes, proprietor of 1715 Central Ave, receives two Awards of Merit at the Second Annual Shoe Repairers Exposition in Chicago. Wendy's Thre Store at 1836 Central Ave marks its third anniversary as a leading mercantile house with Wendolin Fiessinger, known as Wendy, the store’s r of the shop.
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Fred Hughes
Central Ave
Chicago
Wendy's
Middletown
Wendolin Fiessinger
Wendy
What Do You Know About Poetry Critics
Erich Brandeis argues that judging poetry and music goes beyond expert opinion. A work spoken to the heart matters most, not the critic’s prestige or social signal. He cites a radio symphony viewing and notes that nearly any listener can find value, except the creator and the creator’s mother, biased by kinship.
Friday Forecast for April 8 Brims with Dramatic Changes
Genevieve Kemble predicts a day of intense action with dynamic and profound situations. Crises arise from conflicting forces, driven by mysterious undertones, while a discreet, bold handling could yield an unexpected denouement and progress in business, reputation, and personal life. A birthday child may achieve sensational talents and honors.
Plant Buds Guard Against Evaporation and Moisture
A plant adapts to surrounding air by controlling moisture intake. If moisture enters, ice expansion can rupture cells. The sole criterion is the damage from expanding ice affecting plant tissue.
Car jack confusion and stray Dalmatian sale mixup
A clerk explains directions to a car jack after a man mishears carja x as Carjax. Mrs Richard Marksbury orders a Dalmatian pup but the dealer delivers a second pup instead. She refuses it and the dealer offers it away. She seeks a good home for the extra dog, contact 3 1261.
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Richard Marksbury
The American Empire and Its Costs
George E. Sokolsky argues that postwar expansion binds the United States in costly obligations across occupied and non-self-governing territories. He critiques the Hoover Commission idea of a separate overseas administration and warns that empire management lacks coordination, costs billions annually, and risks future wars without a clear exit. The piece frames empire as burdensome rather than beneficial and urges organized, competent administration.
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India
Germany
Austria
Japan
Korea
Greece
Turkey
Carolines
Marshalls
Marianas
Guam
Samoa
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
The
Virgin Islands
Office of Foreign Liquidation
American Battle Monuments Commission
Philippine War Damage Commission
Philippine Alien Property Administration
China
Russia
United States
Army
Navy
Interior
State Department
Department of Defense
Secretary of Overseas Affairs
British Colonial Office
Hoover Commission
Nina’s Night of Change and Farewell to a Toy
In a single day Nina wins a boy’s heart and marks a changing life. She returns to a velvety bun, rides in a cab, and waves farewell like a czarina. Nina parts with Pinky the elephant and hugs a new rabbit as she gets her first haircut and leaves an old toy behind. The moment signals a pivotal shift for Nina and her godfather.
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Nina
Pinky
Barbs on drunken dancing spark Ohio town clash
An Ohio town stages a war against drinking at dances raising questions about intoxication at modern dances. The tax says income carries real meaning in the old saying you can't take it with you. Married women note that men assist with house cleaning most when they are away from home.
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Emerson
Ohio
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