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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1949
Page
6
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General Motors led a price reduction averaging about one percent, with other firms following. The move marks a shift back to price competition in the motor field, reflecting a large unsatisfied demand for new cars and trucks and the need to keep prices low for developing buyers.
Lois G., 22, finished college, asks Dr. Crane how to choose between two suitors while loving both. He notes love can recur and that facts should guide decisions, compares love to music, and suggests time and deliberate focus may tilt preference toward one partner.
Edwin G. Nourse told a Pentagon audience that the United States must reassess the growing arms program to fit within the Atlantic Pact needs and the existing budget. He warned that adding $1.5 billion could require new taxes or deficits, urging private investment to fill wartime needs and prevent inflationary pressures. He avoided political judgment, focusing on economic cause and effect and national policy implications.
A writer ponders resilience, asking why some forget to stand up for themselves and urging Lois to analyze two men before choosing a partner. The piece playfully suggests sending for “fests For Sweet hearts” and Dr. Crane’s psychological charts, hinting at dating guidance in a lighthearted tone.
A nostalgic look at baseball lineups from 1904 to 1912, highlighting the Tinker to Evers to Chance infield era and the steady, interchangeable rosters that kept teams functioning like well-balanced kitchens. The piece riffs on famous players, teams, and the stubbornness of sticking with a proven middle infield.
Hal Boyle humorously imagines New Yorkers growing feathers to survive city stress. He jokes that subways fail and taxis halt during crises, making feathered flight a possible urban adaptation while pigeons endure amid skyscrapers and Wall Street.
In a humorous essay the writer compares his own cultural status to the world’s largest gorilla Bushman at Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago. A movie premiere outside the cage prompts Bushman’s antics while the narrator muses on opera etiquette and modern film culture. He also mentions Ruth Chatterton being sued over cooking odors at a Ritz Tower hotel suite.
Sunday April 10 offers a notably inert day with low energy and little incentive to act. Focus on sabbatical rest and physical well being. for birthdays, lagging situations and fatigue may slow major affairs. Monday April 11 promises an opening for promotion but warns against impulsive moves that could derail plans.
A reader writes about a motorcycle officer who stopped a dog by a quick, possibly firm correction, arguing such training can prevent future harm. The note also mentions a humorous candid photo of the columnist with a beer, and a monkey holding a beer can in a separate arrival.
George E. Sokolsky argues the North Atlantic Pact is an offensive-defensive alliance aimed at Soviet Russia. He says it obligates the United States to defend Europe west of the Stettin Trieste line, while objections about constitutional shift and automatic war are valid but outweighed by past and potential future wars. He criticizes Soviet Cominform and calls the pact inevitable.
The first insect memorial in the United States was unveiled December 11, 1919, at Enterprise Alabama. Citizens honored the boll weevil for spurring prosperity as a herald of growth. In New York City the Amen Corner in the old Fifth Avenue Hotel was where Senator Platt and leading Republicans shaped plans in the 1890s.
Twenty years ago the Middletown High School debate team lost by a close margin to Hicksville. Meanwhile construction work began on widening Charles Street from the first alley north of North Ave to Fleming Rd.
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