MIDDLETOWN JOURNAL SUMMARY OF 1949 EDITORIALS AND NOTES
The Middletown Journal reviews Churchill Attlee sparring and Earl Warren’s 1950 campaign potential. It notes Warren’s liberal GOP stance, Colorado Springs governors’ conference praise, and suggests he might be a 1952 presidential contender. It closes with a global health report by Surgeon General Scheele highlighting disease as a major, preventable burden.
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Winston Churchill
Clement Attlee
Britain
Attlee
Labor Party
Churchill
Earl Warren
California
Warren
Pacific Coast
Colorado Springs
Roscoe Drummond
The
Christian Science Monitor
Fries Party
Leonard A. Scheele
Steele
World Health Assembly
Rome
Jealousy in Marriage Therapy Case U-249
Dr. George W. Crane analyzes Hobart J a 37 year old chemical engineer and his jealous wife The discussion explores how deep seated sexual inferiority fears fuel distrust The article notes jealousy affects both sexes and menopause is a common stage It recommends more marital information and ardor from the wife and ends with a bulletin offer for wives of jealous husbands.
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Hobart J
Hobart
Dr. Crane
Momentum and initiative drive US postwar arms policy
Washington Happenings reviews how US policy positions Europe under a military mindset. The piece traces how aid to Greece and Turkey in 1947, the Marshall Plan, Berlin airlift, and North Atlantic Pact reflect a global push to maintain momentum and initiative, with officials framing diplomacy as a strategic game of force.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Russia
Greece
Turkey
Berlin
Department of State
Truman
Congress
Foreign Military Assistance Coordinating Committee
America
Two Week Vacation Realities for the Car Trip
A humorous critique of planning a two week vacation by car. It highlights how practical issues like luggage, rest stops, and family mishaps wreck ideal maps. The piece notes that even with foresight, trips stretch to six days out and two back, with packing and unpacking overhead.
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Wayside
Tahiti
Switzerland
It's Cooler! New York Wins Relief From Heat Wave
Hal Boyle reports New York endures a brutal heat spell with a July record, 1,043 degrees above normal since January. Citizens cope by seeking relief, jokes about frying eggs on foreheads, and staged scenes amid sweltering streets, while politicians face the autumn elections.
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New York
Hades - By
The
Hudson
Weather Bureau
Barbs and Braces in Golf and Social Quirks
A playful column notes a dentist winning a golf championship with a hole in one joke, contrasts self made men with those busy on other matters, and wryly observes Uncle Sam’s financial edge. It ends by urging readers to write to Dr Crane for psychological charts, with stamps and a dime for costs.
Subversive views on work and leisure in Brandeis piece
Erich Brandeis argues against the notion that every minute must be optimized and celebrates dreaming, sky-gazing, and leisure. He contends most people toil due to necessity, not choice, and that true success comes from loving one’s work and finding happiness, even a bank president can be a dreamer.
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51St Street
Canada
Jenny Lind
Bill O’dwyer
Marathon Golf Record Set At Wildwood Course
LeRoy Shorty Wagner and Harry Stigler played from 5 10 a m to 7 40 p m totaling 14 percent hours of continuous golf and completed 137 holes surpassing the previous mark of 126 holes. W J Beck named general manager at American Rolling Mill Co.
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LeRoy “Shorty” Wagner
Harry Stigler
Wildwood Course
W. J. Beck
American Rolling Mill Company
Polio Panic vs. Prevention Advised by Health Officials
Health authorities urge rest cleanliness and avoiding crowds to combat polio and deny swimming bans. Rumors about pool danger persist, but officials stress common sense and doctor care for symptoms. Fight polio by controlling flies. locals note summer polio link to flies, while stores lack fly sprays.
Invasion of church by state in education debate
Sokolsky argues the issue is not church versus state but state control of religion through education. He notes churches founded many universities and warns secularization is new and unproven. He opposes state funding for religious schools and favors equal benefits for all children without elevating church involvement. He stresses protecting religious schools from state subsidies and preserving parental influence.
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Caesar
God
United States
Harvard
Columbia
Princeton
China
Syria
Europe
Spain
Mendel
Soviet
Russia
Cardinal Spellman
The Stars Say Genevieve Kemble For Tuesday Aug 2
The forecast warns of odd deals and major opportunities but cautions against haste. The mind pulls two ways. decisions may be dramatic and out of touch with reality. Intuition and prudence guide a cautious approach for those with August 2 birthdays.
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Middletown
Ohio
Evening Middletown Journal
Sunday News-Journal
Sunday News Journal
U.S.A
George W. Crane
David Lawrence
Acheson
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Watson
BeGiet
Harry Boyd
Hal Boyle
Phoenix
Arex
Kansas City, Mo
ASPCA
Washington, D. C
Hubby
Uncle Sam
Erich Brandeis
Society For the Prevention
Webster
George E. Sokolsky
Genevieve Kemble
Stars
Reg
Pat
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