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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1952
Page
4
The Middletown Journal advertises subscription rates for daily and weekend editions with prices for carrier and mail delivery in and outside the trading area. The page ends with the biblical quotation Acts 3 3 about Peter and John entering the temple asking for alms.
Washington weighs U. S. District Court Judge James P. McGranery of Philadelphia for the post succeeding J. Howard McGrath. Senate panel seeks full FBI records onAmerasia ties. critics warn the probe could drag weeks. The Amerasia case involved WWII secret documents and a controversial deal McGranery says was necessary. Critics doubt smooth operation given FBI bungling charges and Hoover’s potential sensitivity. Public mood grows weary of Washington bungling. a careful, transparent choice could prevent future headaches.
The passage laments modern speed mania from cars, trains, planes, and subways erasing touch with the land. It argues speed records are flimsy and perishable and muses that old overland treks in a Model T offered a rich sense of place, scent, and connection.
Dr. George W. Crane discusses Jerry L. a two percent old who sucks a wool blanket to sleep. He suggests redirecting the habit with substitutes like a teddy bear, increased outdoor play, and ensuring fatigue to end the ritual quickly.
A plan to form a ten member club to purchase the book on shares collapsed when Oldan Hobbs could not gather 10 people each with 50 cents after tax payments. The store would not extend credit on a ten cent raffle, doubting there were 50 people with a dime.
A shuffled blend of observations notes a rise in jewel robberies and steel shortages. The piece satirically weighs social sayings from a wary public viewpoint, mentioning a self made husband wife dynamics and a doctor’s view on sports.
Peter Edson reports Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois is portrayed as deeply undecided about running for president in 1952. The piece notes his reluctance to enter national politics earlier, his unfinished Illinois work, and the potential impact of a deposition he gave in the Alger Hiss case.
Genevieve Kemble notes a lively Lunar transit could bring progressive aims and strong backing from influential associates. Those celebrating may push ambitious plans with merit and collaboration, while avoiding forceful or rushed action. A birthday child shows initiative and high ambitions, needing calm training.
Erich Brandeis critiques high society appeals and R S V P culture in a humorous column about a rubber-stamped Elsa Maxwell invitation. He questions American pretensions, compares Queen Juliana’s visit to a duchess in slippers, and laments costly social striving that ignores practicality.
Hal Boyle riffs on gout awareness with a comic essay arguing for a National Gout Week. He contrasts rich and poor man’s gout, shares personal pain after five days bedridden, and chides laughers while urging empathy for sufferers. The piece also quips on Boys Town history and giant water lilies.
Washington society reels at a worms tasting during Dr. Luis Machado farewell party hosted by Mrs DuPont. Gwendolyn Cafritz and several senators' wives sample worms from an agave delicacy while journalist Walter Trohan arrives with a tin of fried agave worms. The scene features Rep. Regan and other notable spouses, sparking playful chatter on party cuisine.
A quiz item lists questions and answers on U S presidents married in office, the Stone of Scone’s return, the largest public library, and Chinese dictionary character classification by radicals. It notes John Tyler Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson as married presidents, the Stone of Scone back under the coronation chair, the New York Public Library as the largest with about 60 branches, and 214 radicals as the key to Chinese dictionaries.
Dave Regan highlights the American War Mothers in Middletown, a group aiding veterans and families through fundraising and service since World War I. They host a card party at Kessler Auditorium on Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. with table prizes and door tickets, encouraging donations and reservations by calling 2 6679 or 2 6857. The piece also praises yard-grown forget-me-nots as a donated fundraiser, noting their beauty and hardiness.
Dorothy Kilgallen recalls a Chicago televised boxing night featuring Sweetie Pie Robertson and Roxy Gambarelli. The piece mixes playfully with sportscaster dialogue and postfight praise, noting the lively interviews and fan familiarity, capturing a bygone studio charm.
In the ringside dressing room Sweetie Pie Robertson discusses the bout with Sam Jones as promoter banter and a punch by opponent Ro Gambarelli sparks questions. The scene shifts to a pause for a beer commercial and a station break ends the segment.
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