Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Note
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for per copy and mail delivery, including 5c per copy, 25c weekly carrier, and 6 year for 5 days plus Sunday News Journal. An archival Bible verse is included.
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Three R's Said to Be Safest Core of Education
Dr George D Strayer of Columbia Teachers College defends modern schooling noting that reading spelling and writing have improved and arithmetic teaching stands up to past results He argues parents misjudge today’s students by comparing them with their own schooling and blame changes in methods.
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Columbia
Collge
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Toughness Test in Europe Elevates Berlin Crisis Tempest
U S intelligence officers in Europe warn Berlin will be the flashpoint as Soviet plans to mobilize hundreds of thousands of German youths rise. Secretary Acheson vows no retreat, while Western authorities pledge border resistance and a hard line against Moscow. The piece notes a broader pattern of Soviet provocations and praises open-source intelligence methods over spy craft.
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Dean Acheson
Great Sports Palace
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Dr. Crane Warns Against Parasites on the Government Payroll
In a Worry Clinic column Dr. George W. Crane compares the federal payroll to parasites draining blood. He argues 2,000,000 unnecessary government workers inflate costs and calls for drastic cuts to stop the financial drain and balance the budget.
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Federal Treasury
Exposing Gambling Rackets Could Aid Local Reform
Washington urges a Senate subcommittee to probe gambling and rackets across states. He cites police corruption, campaign finance ties, and local government decay, arguing federal inquiry can reveal facts and spur remedies despite political pushback.
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Senate
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Congress
The Stars Say For Sunday April 30
Genevieve Kemble forecasts a dramatic, unconventional day with thrilling romance and unusual intrigues. For those born on the day, a memorable year awaits with high adventure, bold feelings, and sharp revelations and risks to reputation. Discretion and elder counsel are advised to avoid scandal and slander.
Principles of horse sense and modern medical science
The reader is urged to tax creatively only as needed to fund essential services. Funds saved would support mechanics, farmers, and builders, while contributions to Dr. Crane for psychological charts are requested via the newspaper with stamped return envelopes.
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Bobbie Simononis Story Highlights Faith and Resolve
In Girardville Pennsylvania Bobbie Simononis once a five year wheelchair patient with a malignant leg ailment becomes a celebrated baseball hopeful. His mother Regina credits prayer with aiding his recovery alongside doctors and his own will power, underscoring a belief in a higher power guiding human effort.
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Bobbie Simononis
Girardville
Joe DiMaggio
Dizzy Dean
Regina Simononis
Robbie
Mosaic of peace hangs in San Francisco cafe
Benny Bufano, a famed San Francisco artist, unveils an 18 ton three panel mosaic set in a $50 000 cafeteria at Powell Street. Funded by David Moor, the work aims to symbolize universal peace and racial unity with a four eyed saintly child and a zipper robe. Bufano spent months across St. Louis New York and Italy assembling the 16 foot high panels.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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David Moar
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St. Louis
New York
Italy
San Francisco Press Club
Gandhi
Questions and Answers on History and Science
This Q and A compiles notes on the Great Earthwork near East St. Louis and a famed circus clown, Coco. It covers the varying hare coat changes, grazing capacity of ranges, carotene in stored carrots, and the 1948 national per person income averaging $1410 with a 7 percent rise.
Early Ice Making Pioneered by Dr John Gorrie
Dr John Gorrie of Apalachicola Florida is credited by the ice industry with manufacturing the first ice in the United States in 1851.
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John Gorrie
Apalachicola, Fla
Berle Telethon and Local Cancer Drive Urge Support
Dave Regan reports Milton Berle will host a 22 hour telethon for the Cancer Fund today starting at 6 p m in Dayton west and resuming at 1 a m Sunday to continue through the night. The piece urges support for Middletown cancer detection and national research, noting local needs and a push to meet the goal.
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Milton Berle
Dayton Weste
Middletown
Berler
Fall of Hainan shifts Asia conflict toward Formosa sector
Sokolsky argues the next world conflict will focus on Formosa Philippines Okinawa, not Thailand Burma. He warns Russia aims to seize Formosa to gain access to Philippines, Japan's economy, and steel ore, while U S must decide whether to defend Formosa and Chiang Kai-shek amid Cold War propaganda and a weakened China policy.
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United States
Formose- Philippines- Okinawa
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Japan
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Hainan Island
Kwangtung Province
Canton
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Mao Tze- Tung
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Humorous Snippets and Small News From Around the Nation
A jumble of light items notes domestic life and oddities. A husband snoring is praised for signaling presence while a library plans to train pages in Illinois. Golf and floods are touched with dry wit and charity mentions Red Cross. A Georgia farmer reports a thief stealing 25 little porkers and one big pig.
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