Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Notice
An old subscription rate list for the Middletown Journal details weekly and yearly prices by carrier and mail, including outside the trading area and the U.S. Subscriptions are payable in advance. A biblical quotation about false witnesses is appended: And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law.
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Journal
Sunday News Journal
Evening Middletown Journal
Evening Middletown
Military secrecy and MacArthur hearings risk soldiers lives
The piece argues open Senate hearings on the MacArthur matter risk military security by leaking details to enemies. It criticizes administration leaks and warns that pursuit of political victory by either side could endanger American GIs in Korea, urging secrecy to protect lives and futures.
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Senate
Korea
MacArthur
General MacArthur
Washington
New York Times
Wake Island
Times
Mr. Truman
Dangerous Apathy On Capital Dispersion Plan In Senate
The article blasts Washington lawmakers for failing to back a plan to move thousands of government workers to outlying areas. It argues dispersal is vital for continuity in war or crisis, criticizing the Senate for rejecting the proposal and asking what they would do if bombs fall.
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Washington
Senate
Ple
Jack Barry
Jack Berry
Hollywood
Washington Commie Probe
Berry
Barry
General MacArthur
Roosevelt Hospital
Rita Hayworth
Eddie Condon
CPS
Kings Row
Paralyzed writer inspires through letters and faith
In a Madison Sanitarium room Harry H. Clark, unable to speak or walk, can still spell thoughts by pointing at an alphabet chart. He shares cheer and spiritual insights via a newspaper column, urging readers to lift their eyes beyond self pity and trust God amid illness.
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Harry H. Clark
Madison Sanitarium
Madison College
Tennessee
Harry Clark
University of South Carolina
Andy
Destiny Shifts through Bold Innovation and Divine Insight
The passage suggests a broad call for bold, revolutionary thinking to alter fate. It highlights risk-taking, originality, and strategic action as keys to attracting support from influential figures, with birthdays noted as a time for inventive sparks and creative potency.
Wage board overhaul under Truman aims to curb inflation
President Truman creates a new Wage Board to stabilize wages for 60 million workers and curb inflation. The old board collapsed after labor walked out in February. the new board adds power to recommend settlement terms, prompting fears of de facto orders and plant seizures similar to wartime practice. The panel will include six industry, six labor, and six public members led by Dr. George W. Taylor, with 17 more nominees pending.
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Washington
Truman
Organized Labor
War Labor Board
Sewell Avery
Montgomery Ward
Chicago
U S
Wage Stabilization Board
George W. Taylor
University of Pennsylvania
Taylor
Eric Johnston
Johnston
White House
CIO
Auto Workers
Elizabeth Taylor
MGM
Hollywood
Bob Hope
London
Shah of Iren
Soraya
Richard Hayes
Q and A on aging wine orchids and more
A set of questions covers wine aging terminology binning, orchid blooming frequency and age, Bethlehem PA as America’s Christmas City with a 100 foot star, Rochdale England as the cooperative store origin, and the US recognizing over 111 dog breeds.
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Bethlehem
Pennsylvania
South Mountain
Rochdale
England
Eavesdropping Tale With Judge Parker and Bryson
A Charleston column recalls overhearing Judge Hunt Parker and William H. Bryson of Durham in Asheville. Bryson reflects on homesickness and the pull of home over trips, noting his wife’s tactful dinners and support. The judge nods and cites a biblical verse as a closing prompt.
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Judge Hunt Parker
William H. Bryson
Durham
Mr. Bryson
Asheville
What happened to money in the modern age
Hal Boyle laments the decline of money from a cherished symbol to a diminished, mocked reality. He notes past reverence and slang like money talks and money to burn, contrasted with today’s view of money as useless, unreliable, and blamed for high living costs, urging renewed money credit.
Doroth Kilgallen and Broadway Buzz in Paris Gossip
Hollywood and theater gossip mix in a wide skimming column. Actress Karen Morley may face questioning by HUAC after a Paris breakdown while Claude Rains battles a quarrelsome co star. Rich socialites, marriages, divorces, and Broadway and TV rumors clutter a lively update from Washington to London.
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Karen Morley
House Un-American Activities Committee
Paris
Claude Rains
Stalin
the Royale
J. Arthur Warner
Kay Buckley
Gogi
la Rue
Aline Weill
Washington
Red China Coast
Gary Coopers
Senators, Moody, and the newsroom’s lights on Capitol Hill
Washington Scene recalls the excitement in the press gallery at Blair Moody’s appointment as Michigan senator. The piece lampoons reporters’ envy of senators, notes Moody’s insider access and perks, and highlights lingering wonder about Moody’s future in politics and journalism. It also weaves in anecdotes about ex senators, congressional functions, and a tangential UN-American Activities hearing quip.
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Blair Moody
Detroit
Michigan
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Moody
General MacArthur
Congress
Townsend
Delaware
Lucas
Illinois
Pepper
Florida
Graham
North Carolina
Hawkes
New Jersey
Douglas
Butler
Maryland
John Garfield
Hollywood
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Garfield
Eric Jonston
Barbs Sickness Costs Nation, Doctor Says
A doctor cites a one and a half billion cost to the United States from sickness in the year and a half. The piece notes how many derive pleasure from discussing the issue. A Kentucky farmer was arrested for shooting at his hired man.
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U. S
Kentucky
Parking meters and polite police cautionary tale
Dave Regan notes that new parking meters curbed use of ignition keys to set time and quotes officers on violators. A group of plant workers used office paper with company branding, another left a misread out of order note, and a man reused a ticket for days. Officers say most violators act without premeditation while honest drivers are easy to identify.
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