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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1949
Page
5
Circus arrives May 9 with Frederick V. Bowers as advance agent and former singer composer known for Because and Always. Bowers laments modern songwriters while boasting 400 published songs and a long vaudeville career. Burt Lancaster also with the show, once an acrobat now billed at $11,000 weekly.
City briefs list multiple meetings: Blythe-Williams Post 231 at 7:30 p.m., Moose Club at 8 p.m., Alpha Council No 326 Jr OUAM at 8 p.m., Odd Fellows Lodge at 7:30 p.m., Board of Education at 7:30 p.m., Shrine Club dinner and movie at 6:30 p.m., Retail Merchants at noon, Armco Employes Federation at 7 p.m., VFW Dance Club at 7:30 p.m., and Blythe Williams Post Auxiliary American Legion at 8 p.m. Various halls include the municipal hall, 19 North Broad St, Central Ave hall, Middletown High School, Manchester Hotel, Armco offices, Ninth Ave Silver Leaf Social Club.
The Nation Today frames compulsory health insurance as the path to universal care, while opponents urge voluntary programs. Truman argues voluntary plans offer limited protection, noting only about 3 percent have adequate coverage. aides doubt Congress will pass the program this session.
ANPA president David W. Howe told the 63rd ANPA convention in New York that the press serves as the essential check on government. He warned that curtailing press freedom weakens vigilance against corruption and power. Howe cited rising government propaganda costs and increased production expenses as major industry pressures.
BPOE plans 8 pm gathering at the Elks Temple and Lions Club noon meeting at the Manchester Hotel. Rev Richard E Moore will speak on alcoholics at the Kiwanis noon meeting, noting his Yale study. Townsend Club No 1 sets Thursday 7 30 pm at Miss Rachel Astons home 122 Franklin St.
Police corrected a garbled report that swapped victim and date. The original named Willie Johnson as stabbed on April 23 at York and Garfield. detectives reconstituted it to show Wendel Delmar Johnson stabbed in Dayton on April 21. Investigations continue. The piece also notes tobacco snuff originated in the western hemisphere before Columbus.
Actress Claire James once Miss California of 1938 obtained a divorce from William Girard, associate film producer. Her mother testified Girard unhappy after their Las Vegas wedding and urged her return home. James said Girard refused support. they wed February 18, 1947 and separated January 29, 1948. she asked no alimony.
The article cites an estimate of 275000 juke boxes in service across the United States. It notes this figure reflects widespread deployment in bars, arcades, and entertainment venues as a measure of mid century popular leisure and consumer electronics adoption.
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