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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1952
Page
4
Subscription rates list per copy five cents and weekly carrier charges. The notice includes mail prices for various areas and a quoted Bible verse from Isaiah 35 10 about joy and restoration.
Washington reports that James P. McGranery may become attorney general with J. Edgar Hoover heading the corruption inquiry, a move seen as politically smart but likely to focus on prelim investigations. Senate review by McCarran could delay final approval while past Amerasia cases are revisited. Hoover’s role centers on information gathering for the attorney general’s action.
A writer recalls a passerby who saw Middletown as a place where family living thrives and authority and responsibility meet in friendship. The anecdote centers on a brief streetside scene with kids and a crossing cop prompting thoughts of local slogans and town spirit.
A new motion for a third Alger Hiss trial will be heard in federal district court in New York on Tuesday amid claims of newly discovered evidence. Hiss began serving two concurrent five year terms in Lewisburg Pennsylvania on March 22 1951 after a second perjury conviction.
Dr George W Crane explains the medical and psychological facts about beverage alcohol to Elaine P a 19 year old college sophomore and Sunday school teacher He notes alcohol calories rival fat and it acts as a solvent for drugs It depresses movement by about 10 percent and dulls higher brain function leading to impaired judgment and risk of injury or worse He urges avoiding liquor in favor of American drinks like juice milk or soft drinks.
Tomoko Tagaki, assistant director of nursing at Tokyo Seventh Day Adventist Hospital, says improving health services after the U S occupation boosted nursing status in Japan. She cites a 10,000 nurse demand this year, recruitment in schools, and plans to expand TB sanitariums while maintaining high professional dedication among students.
A reader asks about tapeworms or flat worms and their impact on humans. Dr Edwin Jordan explains the main types beef pork rat and others, how infection occurs mostly by swallowing eggs, symptoms vary, diagnosis by finding worm parts in feces, and treatment with anthelmintic drugs with cure depending on removing the head from the intestinal wall.
In a Sunday reflection the author muses on childhood innocence and the uneasy transition to adulthood. He recalls a cartoon boy asking if he must become grown up, notes adults often lose sweetness, and laments the noisome behavior of some grown people while praising a charming young child encountered during a visit.
Hal Boyle reflects on the daily ritual of getting out of bed for work, portraying a man torn between fear of illness and duty. The piece blends humor and anxiety as the waking hours reveal pride, doubt, and the invisible costs of showing up.
The narrator muses on how lovely children often become sour adults and wonders what turns charming youngsters into mean, gossiping, envious parents and what happens to many who grow up into Scrooges.
Washington Scene reports on Capitol Hill reaction to President Truman announcing his resignation. GOP pundits joke the sinking ship deserted the rats while Senator Moody, at a Small Business Men’s Association dinner, applauds Dean Manion’s critique of the administration.
Q and A explain that the Caspian Sea is a lake because it is landlocked yet saltwater. The first warship referenced is the schooner Hannah, commissioned September 2, 1775.
A brief NEA column notes that evading moral judgment by claiming legality may not win favor at the Pearly Gates. It suggests that legal counsel cannot shield wrongdoing from ultimate accountability.
The Voice of Broadway column surveys New York’s social whirl with mentions of Margaret Truman’s romance hints, Waxey Gordon’s brief Sing Sing stint, Ben Warren Jr and Ethel duPont, Frank Sinatra’s NBC switch, the Armstrongs, Mrs. Tommy Manville’s divorce plans, Julie Mitchum’s Hollywood trip, Robert Kennedy’s son Robert, Eddie Arcaro and Nassau, Luise Rainer’s cinema comeback, a New Mexico oil rush, and other showbiz and political hints across 1940s-50s era headlines.
Betty Ammidown and husband Martin Lee deny society page reports of their splitup. They attribute the circulating story to his departure from their circle.
The passage urges moderate spur to action in new or experimental lines as a channel for unusual creative talent rather than financial gain. It notes birthdays bring satisfaction in new ideas and talents, while influential figures may hesitate to provide capital. A child born today would show energy and initiative with intellectual rather than monetary fulfilment.
A man received a five year term for robbing a fraternity house in the East. The quip about the punishment notes the harsh winter and hot summer awaiting him, highlighting the grim outcome of the crime.
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