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Evening Middletown Journal
Sunday News-Journal
Sunday News Journal
U.S.A
Baseball pennant race and other assorted 1940s musings
The piece blends baseball chatter about the Boston Red Sox Philadelphia Athletics Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees with political and social columns. It discusses Irish stance in Europe postwar CIO conclusions on stock ownership and wage profits the British pigeon case and Henry Wallace’s fundraising rally. It reflects lighthearted columns and opinion fragments typical of a midcentury newspaper page.
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Berlin
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
CIO
Department of Research and Education
J. P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
U. S. Steel
Potter's Field
Tom Darby
Tom
Darby
New Jersey
Henry
Worry Clinic advises on a troubled marriage case R-225
Flora P 28 years old and her husband work together in an accounting office. He has shown interest in another woman, drinks more, and prides his liquor collection. Crane counsels diplomacy and cultivation of attraction while noting shared memories, social roots, and the risk of neglecting family and community ties.
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Flora P
Flora
Lions
Kiwanis
Rotary
Optimist
Exchange
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire
Dewey power policy stirs as St Lawrence project moves forward
Peter Edson reports how Governor Dewey backs New York State Power Authority for a 400 million dollar St Lawrence dam across Massena New York, prompting a U S Federal Power Commission license filing with Ontario Hydro. The development tests the balance between state led power programs and federal policy while politics swirl around Dewey prospects for the White House and private versus public power goals.
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Washington
NEA
Thomas E. Dewey
Larry
St. Lawrence River
New York State Power Authority
Federal Power Commission
Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission
St. Lawrence
Massena
N. Y
Dewey
U. S. Senate
New York
Ontario
U.S
Philadelphia
St. Lawrence Valley
New York State
International Joint Commission
White House
One Word Led To Another Arthur Baer on Divorce
A witty pastiche critiques Supreme Court divorce rulings and Reno alimony culture. It muses on unanimous decisions, domestic strife, and the humor of marital disputes, noting reform proposals and the fate of couples ending marriages under the justices gaze.
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Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Supreme Court
Nevada
Florida
Massachusetts
The Graveyard Shift and Life in Night Work
Hal Boyle reflects on New York City night workers who service the city from midnight to dawn. He describes the graveyard shift’s rhythms, dangers, and strange isolation, including sleep disruption, limited family life, and the odd freedoms night workers enjoy such as cheaper outings, while acknowledging wives’ frustrations with the schedule.
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New York
The twelve reasons for executive failure revealed
A Chicago psychology group led by Dr Burleigh Gardner notes failure in executives often stems from buried emotions and attitudes rather than laziness or overwork. They list twelve primary causes but insist failure can reflect misplacement rather than total incapacity, with signs appearing in outward behavior and personality.
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University of Chicago
Burleigh B. Gardner
Social Research Inc
Dr. Gardner
The Stars Say For Tuesday August 3
Genevieve Kemble outlines a Taurus like forecast advising calm and caution in large scope matters. It warns of hidden factors and strange contacts while urging reason over imagination in decisions and negotiations. A birthday note notes unusual propositions and subtle forces shaping choices and potential glamour.
Church Robbed in Cleveland Loss of Antique Candle Holders
The Em manuel Protestant Episcopal Church in Cleveland reported the theft of two antique candle holders valued at 150 dollars. The loss was discovered by Milton Albers, 44, the church sexton.
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Cleveland
Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church
Milton Albers
Sexton
Barbs on Mosquito Teeth Puzzle Scientists
Scientists note a mosquito carries 22 teeth yet it is unclear how they use them all at once. The remark contrasts with modern living, stating apartments lack the comforting sense of home. A humorous line warns that those who wait for luck may find change coming in unexpected ways.
Rights on Trenton bridge cause traffic tieup
A driver insisting on his rights halted traffic on the Trenton bridge, backing up a half mile in both directions as a large truck waited to pass. A thoughtful motorist eventually moved the obstructing vehicle, allowing flow to resume while warning of the coming Labor Day weekend and noting rising highway fatalities.
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Trenton
Trenton Bridge
Guru letters and Wallace cling to power amid a warped progressive movement
George E. Sokolsky argues the Guru letters are minor next to threats posed by Henry Wallace and the Progressive movement. He notes Wallace’s possible authorship of the letters, critiques Roerich, and warns that the movement, aided by figures like Lee Pressman and Vito Marcantonio, could destabilize the United States.
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Progressive Party
Bull Moose
la Follette
Hitler
Munich
Lee Pressman
John Abt
Vito Marcantonio
Henry Wallace
Roosevelt
Truman
Roerich
Wallace
Communist Party
United States
Westbrook Pegler
Noted Leaders Warn Against Pure Anti Communism Policy
Justice William O. Douglas warns against shaping foreign policy solely to oppose Communism. Cornell provost Dr C W de Kiechler notes the danger of using restraint as a weapon against many groups. Dr Edmund E Day argues education is key to solving moral and social issues, while Gen Lucius D Clay hopes for peace if not seeking war.
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Sean MacBride
Eire
Europe
Hitler
William O. Douglas
U. S. Supreme Court
C. W. de Kiechler
Cornell University
Edmund E. Day
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Worry Clinic
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Reno
Noah
Conscience Fund
Hal Boyle
Erich Brandeis
Genevieve Kemble
Dave Regan
George E. Sokolsky
Guru
Pegler
Mongolia
China
Asia
H. L. Mencken
Pegler Stooge
Mencken
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
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