Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and note
The Middletown Journal explains subscription pricing for various delivery options including Peru by carrier 25c a week, and combined Middletown Journal and Sunday News Journal rates. It lists mail options for in and outside trading areas with annual prices and emphasizes advance payment and a biblical benediction.
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Middletown Journal
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Peru
Evening Middletown Journal
Sunday News-Journal
Sunday News Journal
Evening
Sunday News
U.S.A
Forgotten Technocracy and the Technocrats Myth
A mid thirties public debate on technocracy argues it was sensational and flawed. It says the Technocrats claimed labor saving devices would cause unemployment and require energy based money, but reality shows full employment, rising prices, and continued business leadership under traditional systems, warning against anti free enterprise rhetoric.
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Technocracy
Foroe
Howard It
Columbia University
Distorted Skeletons Found in Delaware Shell Pits
Smithsonian collects distorted pre Columbian Algonquin skeletons unearthed by plows at Lewes Delaware. Pits five by four feet hold large oyster and clam remains, suggesting bodies forced into tight space. Bones match typical Algonquin Indians with no contact evidence with whites.
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Delaware
Smithsonian Institution
Atlantic Coast
Lewes
Del
T. D. Stewart
Smithsonian
Physical Anthropology
Atlantic
North Carolina
Critics Warn Comic Books May Influence Juvenile Crime
A trend claims comics corrupt youth with Dr Frederick Wertham citing fear and cruelty in stories. He notes Mother Goose and Hans Christian Andersen tales as harmful, urging publishers to soften content to protect children from detrimental literature.
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Frederick Wertham
New York
Hans Christian Anderson
Junior
Worry Clinic: Help for a boy shamed by illegitimacy
Dr George W Crane discusses Joe B a seventh grader who learned he is illegitimate and feels unwanted The piece condemns labeling children for parents choices urges support and public figures born to unmarried mothers as uplifting examples and to redirect focus to future achievement.
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Joe B
Warwick Founder Samuel Gorton Banished from Massachusetts
Samuel Gorton led Warwick Rhode Island’s founding after banishment from Massachusetts for opposing magistrates who censured his maid servant. This terse item notes his exile linked to political and religious dissent in early colonial New England.
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Warwick, R. I
Samuel Gorton
Massachusetts
Boeing Strike Ruling Scrutinized By Labor Board Director
David Lawrence notes a Seattle regional director’s ruling in the Boeing case that questions the Taft Hartley Act 60 day notice requirement. The article argues the decision could allow a “reasonable notice” reading, effectively rewriting the law and weakening Congresss intent against overnight strikes. The piece warns against NLRB officials reinterpreting core protections and urges adherence to statutory language.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
William E. Spencer
Seattle
Wash
Boeing Airplane Company
Spencer
Boeing
Lodge 751
Regional Examiner
Congress
Robert Denham
Labor Board
The Stars Say Propitious Auguries For Long Term Ventures
Genevieve Kemble forecasts positive auguries for engineers and planners pursuing ventures of lasting interest. She notes that quick grasp and adept manipulation can attract assets and support from influential sources. Charm and gracious manners may help, with birthday individuals seeing broad scope progress and solid patronage from superiors and high officials.
One Word Led To Another From Bugs Baer on Rent Gouging
The essay laments rent gouging in Manhattan praising law and order actions that punished rent bandits. It recalls a harsh court scene, mentions fines, scholarships, and a judge's lenient humor. The narrator sought a loose apartment while critiquing the racket and its defenders.
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Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Manhattan
New York Law
Iron College
Dickery
Dock
Law and Order
War books and Broadway hits shape postwar reading tastes
Hal Boyle notes postwar literary interest in World War II remains strong. Memoirs by leaders such as Churchill, Stimson, Patton, and Eisenhower drive sales alongside novels like The Naked and the Dead and Mister Roberts. He cites Stephen Crane and Remarque as lasting war literature benchmarks and compares WWII to Civil War-era library interest. He mentions Gettysburg’s enduring pull for readers.
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New York
William Wister Haines
Thomas Heggen
Mister Roberts
Pacific
Norman Mailer
Brooklyn
Winston Churchill
Stilwell
Vinegar Joe
Cordell Hull
Henry L. Stimson
George Patton
Ike
Stephen Crane
Erich Maria Remarque
Ernie Pyle
Gettysburg
Erich Brande Faces Possible Jail Over Tax Notice
In a breezy Connecticut column, Erich Brande recounts illness, registration for elections, and a threatening tax notice from New York that claims he failed to file a 1944 state return. He notes misaddressed forms, mispelled names, penalties, and a stubborn radio. He jokes about prison and censorship while detailing the bureaucratic mix up.
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State of
Barbs and Oddities From a Busy Page
An odd column weaves quips about married life and home loyalties. A 111-year-old Oregon girl travels 120 miles by plane for school, prompting questions about study pace. A man misplaces a sock containing $100 in laundry. A playful roll in one reference hints at golf and luck, while notes on dances and weeds link everyday life and timing.
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Oregon
A gangster's son and the fingerprints of crime
A playful survey of social notes, noting a gangster's son often tracing his path, a Massachusetts postmaster of 31 years, and light quips on postcards, beauty spots, golf clubs, housing shortages, and pre and post marriage changes. snippets carry a humorously attitudinal tone.
Reflection on brightness and patience in tough days
The speaker notes that boasting about brilliance invites others to challenge or correct. If true secrets existed, none would be aware of them. They remark that current difficult days will be missed in the future as better days come. The idea is to take longer and do the job properly rather than rush.
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Connecticut
Berlin
Europe
Communist International
Russia
United States
Family of Nations
State Department
72 Children At Fresh Air Camp Win Health And Harmony
Dave Regan reports on 72 youngsters at the Fresh Air Camp making remarkable gains in weight and health after exposure to tuberculosis or malnutrition. The camp fosters discipline, kindness, and community as cooks, staff, and guests observe orderly meals and cheerful routines. Miss Ruth Heffner notes many applications cannot be accommodated.
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Ruth Heffner
The
Civic Association
These Days on Bipartisan Foreign Policy and Dulles
George E. Sokolsky argues that a united national front abroad collapsed with Henry Wallace’s third party challenge and fifth column tactics. He credits John Foster Dulles for steering policy away from partisan wreckage, critiques Senator Vandenberg, and warns that Soviet pin pricks threaten war while urging Republican cooperation with the State Department on high level policy.
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Henry Wallace
Soviet Russia
Wallace
Truman
Johan Foster Dulles
Gonernl Dewey
Vandener
John Foster Dulles
San Francisco
Senator Vandenberg
Vandenberg
State Department
Berlin
Germany
United States
Great Britain
France
Bouquet wedding gift uses sticks of cigars and gum
Mrs. Clifford Lineback sent a large bouquet to her husband, who had just taken over the county clerk's office. Hidden among the blooms were sticks tied with cigars, cigarettes, and chewing gum, adding a practical twist to the gesture in Kokomo.
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Ind
Clifford Lineback
Hugh
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Tax Department
Dave Regan
Miss Heffner
George E. Sokolsky
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