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Lorillard Plant Leaves Middletown After 39 Years
The P Lorillard Company will consolidate chewing and pipe tobacco production in Louisville Kentucky ending 39 years of operation in Middletown. The move reflects changing tobacco habits and the shift from pipe and chewing tobacco to cigarettes. The once dominant local employer and civic contributor ends a long era with the call Polar Bear recalling its roots.
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Move or Stay for Bobby Worry Clinic Advice
Dr George W Crane addresses a case where a family considers moving across the city to a new neighborhood. He cautions that uprooting a child can threaten emotional security and suggests fast adaptation steps such as arranging get acquainted gatherings with local children to ease the transition.
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Washington Happenings on Far East Air War Policy
Red air offensive could shape U S policy in the Far East. If Communists threaten Korea air defense, authority to bomb Manchurian bases may be granted. Officials note uncertainty in Communist intentions and limited intelligence, with past State Department assurances about China’s non intervention. General MacArthur relied on CIA and State data, while Russia’s intentions remain unknowable.
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You Can't Preach to People Until You've Fed Them
The article argues food as peace fuel, citing Pearl Buck's God’s Men and Clem Miller. It links hunger to violence, recalling Hitler and Stalin feeding populous to gain power, then urges American ministers to offer spiritual food through daily bread and wine, not mere dogma.
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Stars Say For Tomorrow Forecasts Conflict and Compromise
Genevieve Kemble offers auguries for tomorrow noting conflicting misgivings about plans and the potential miscarriage of aims. The advice urges combining expanding techniques with subtle compromise and generous yielding to opposition when birthdays are present.
Washington Scene on Symington Power Shift
George Dixon describes W Stuart Symington as once the nation’s second authority, chairman of the National Security Resources Board, closely guiding policy on production and stockpiling. As the year turned, he began surrendering powers, urging tact over force and offering revised plans and ambitions for progress within the wartime economy.
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Turbulent 1940s U S political shifts and grandparent musings
The article threads 1950s political reshuffles with NLRB RFC and presidencial appointments, noting Symington’s waning power, Harisson and Wilson appointments, and a scolding tone about postwar mobilization. It shifts to a NY radio riff on modern grandparents versus nostalgic grandparents, portraying glamor and detachment.
Broadway gossip and stars in playful turmoil
Dorothy Kilgallen reports Errol Flynn and Patrice Wymore facing a rough patch as Flynn recovers from a back injury. Nearby, a midtown venue draws heavy police attention with seven investigators seen at once. Rita Haworth quietly leases a Beverly Hills house, while Clark Gable eyes a summer India trip. Mickey Manners signs for Milton Berle’s Seventeen musical. Sally Busch nears betrothal to Michael Butler. David Niven escapes a cliff incident in England with minor bruises. Billie Worth tipped to shine in Courtin Time on Broadway. Jackie Heller ordered to months of rest after hospitalization. Martha Raye plans to live in Miami Beach and commute to New York. Melvin Belli targets workmen’s compensation insurers as he eyes Senate scrutiny. Sharman Douglas wooed by Peter Sabiston as Peter Lawford shifts interests. A child’s grandma curiosity and night-life quips color the social column. Open House writers wind down, Dagmar Godowsky drafts Two Husbands Ago, and The Near-Sighted Mr Magoo short draws laughs. Noel Coward ill. Peggy Lee cancels Baltimore engagement with illness. Leo G. Carroll leads Shaw alphabet crusade parody. Alan Dale changes mentors post-fire scandal. Buddy Ebsen now a Republic sidekick. Denise Lawson Johnson and Theodoli of Rome in orange blossom talk. Five new TV magazines hit stands. Larry Storch at the Paramount amuses crowds. Josephine Hall mourns a New Hampshire aunt. a Hollywood Western looms. France treats Goodnight Irene as Bon Soir Lily. Phil Regan trades cars, buys Mercedes and LaGonda. Red Marshall and Dick Dana star in Newark burlesque. Silly Pons’ pets mingle with top social set as a Brazilian bird escapes ASPCA capture.
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Lorillard Leaves Middletown After 39 Years
Dave Regan reflects on the sudden departure of P. Lorillard from Middletown, noting the loss of the tobacco factory on East Central Ave after 39 years and the impact on 1,000 workers. He urges the community to support displaced employees and hopes the land can be repurposed to retain local jobs.
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