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Middletown Journal
First Ave
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Evening Middletown Journal
Sunday News-Journal
Sunday News- Journal
U.S.A
Elliptical wheel invention showcased in New York
A detailed note on an experimental elliptical wheel demonstrated by a young inventor in North Tonawanda New York claims superior traction in mud and snow. The design uses paired wheels with a rocker arm to dampen motion, drawing Army interest but lacking patent or science magazine records.
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Russia
Army
North Tonawanda
N. Y
Dr George W Crane on Worry Clinic case T-626
Beth W 17 a high school senior seeks help from Dr George W Crane claiming parental risk and inability to cope with a premarital pregnancy. The piece cites outdated attitudes and argues for frank sex education while noting prior lectures and critics, ending with a continued page reference.
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Beth W
American Medical Journal
Pearl Harbor
Unification clash derails carrier program and policy
David Lawrence argues that Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson violated Congress by letting Joint Chiefs judges decide service tools, halting the super aircraft carrier. He warns this abandons Key West unity, risks disintegration, and harms Navy morale, urging congressional airing of the full truth.
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Washington
Armed Services
Congress
Secretary of Defense
Louis Johnson
Key West
Navy
Johnson
Joint Chiefs
Secretary Johnson
Admiral Denfeld
Mr. Johnson
Marine Corps
Army
Naval Air Arm
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Chief of Naval Operations
Sullivan
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force
Pacific
Japan
Baer on the new order of things and old prophecies
Arthur Bugs Baer reflects on the "new order" as old rhetoric repackaged as discontent. He notes open mutiny by Com mies, cites Swami Baer’s 1939 prophecy, and jokes about outdated orders and future political shifts including a 1952 Republican president.
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New Order of Things
Pearl Harbor
Swami Baer
Order of Things
Oracle of Hokum
All-America male arrives in the home front
Hal Boyle surveys a transforming American bachelor turned husband and father. The new All-America male participates in shopping, cooking, child care, and household decision making, leaving some women feeling overeducated and craving a return to traditional roles as they navigate a changing domestic landscape.
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Mama
Papa
Pap
Daddy
Poem Sparks a Food Themed Limerick by Brandeis
Erich Brandeis riffs on poetry and spring in a playful column. He jokes about readers inspired by verse and writes a food themed poem about a butcher and baloney. The piece ends with him declaring himself a poet despite readers’ views.
The Stars Predict A Sudden Turn For Wednesday April
Genevieve Kemble writes of a sudden turn in events that could alter major objectives. The forecast highlights dynamic effort, sound tactics, and ambitious yet prudent actions to avert reckless finances and boost prestige. For those with birthdays, opportunities arrive through practical ingenuity and sustained study, with a child born this day shown to inherit distinctive talents and dependable potential.
Brockton Man Finally Hits Perfect Cribbage Hand
In Brockton Massachusetts Theodore S Davis finally hit a perfect 29 hand after 50 years of cribbage play but lost to his female opponent who led by 40 points. He achieved the famed hand with eight points in the rib while his opponent needed only four points. She opened with a count of one and extended to sixteen.
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Senate
Roosevelt
Truman
White House
House
Apaera A
Brockton, Mass
Theodore S. Davis
Davis
Kramer
Carl Foreman
Mark Robson
Kirk Douglas
Dentist Faces Storm Power Cut Pranks Patient
In Shawnee Oklahoma Dr. Fred Riddle began a dental procedure when a patient joked about the storm preventing it. The power outage cut lines, but the dentist proceeded after the delay, highlighting a disrupted treatment moment during severe weather.
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Shawnee
Okla
Fred Riddle
These Days on Anti Negro Bitter Ness and Hate
George E Sokolsky voices opposition to a film alleging anti Negro themes. He questions the portrayal of heroes and villains, urges focus on brotherhood, and urges Americans to unite for justice while warning against exploiting prejudice for profit. He suggests organizations to curb hatred and calls for kinder relations among individuals.
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Man, That Cultivates the Brotherhood of Man
Paul Robeson
Cross confirmed to ICC despite rail knowhow doubts
Senate confirms Hugh W. Cross of Illinois to the Interstate Commerce Commission in a five second vote. Critics note he lacks rail experience, while backers say his Illinois Republican ally Senator Lucas sought a strategic distraction for 1950 reelection.
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Senate
Hugh W. Cross
Illinois
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cross
ICC
Sen
Scott Lucas
Lucas
George M. Barnard
Truman
Rete
Crosses
Commissioner Cross
University of Illinois
Chicago & Alton
Jerseyville
St. Louis
Forrest C. Donnell
Missouri
Senate Commerce Committee
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Germany
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The
Worry Clinic
Dr. Crane Frank
Northwestern
Sigmund Freud
David Lawrence
Arthur
Bugs’ Baer
Hal Boyle
New York
Erich Brandeis
Genevieve Kemble
George E. Sokolsky
Peter Edson
News of Washington
New Jersey
Clyde Reed
Kansas
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