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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1950
Page
4
Public notice details subscription rates for Middletown Journal and related papers, listing carrier and mail options, rates by area, and pricing for international delivery. The page includes a Bible verse from Numbers 6:3.
A column argues Western European socialist parties sow disunity, urging France to recognize the Soviet threat and drop social demands. It contrasts socialist flexibility with Soviet intolerance, warning that missteps endanger the West and urging France to adopt a realistic world view. It also notes U.S. stockpile concerns and a NLRB ruling against John L Lewis.
Dr George W Crane discusses Wilma C a 20 woman who fears prematurity will ruin her married life. He notes prematurity often yields robust adults and that fear may stem from early abuse or observed improper situations. He cautions against letting false beliefs affect marriage and highlights possible contributing家庭 dynamics.
The narrator suspects Wilma hides crucial information and predicts her secret facts align with spy explanations amid a flood of psychological cases. The tone suggests investigative doubt and anticipation of concealed motives.
An article discusses how hyperbole in sexual narratives causes women to doubt themselves. It follows Wilma who believes her premature birth caused bodily dwarfing she fears would ruin marriage, a false notion she overcomes and marries. The piece promotes a bulletin titled Sex Problems In Marriage with a 3 cent stamp and dime request.
David Lawrence argues that Korea exposed a fatal flaw in U S military strategy. He criticizes the abandonment of seapower and overseas bases, calling for swift removal of those responsible and for rebuilding air and armored force integration to defend national interests. He warns that future casualties will echo this misjudgment.
Erich Brandeis reflects on collective grief over rulers' errors and the cost of war. He warns that those responsible will face no prison, only conscience torment, recalling warnings about communism and repeated cycles of catastrophe as mothers mourn.
Leaves from a war reporter's notebook recount Moe, a veteran Air Force war dog, retired after six years in service. Picked up in Australia by Lt. Jack Coghlan, he flew 25 WWII missions on a Havoc bomber and spent time at Pacific bases. Now grounded due to combat fatigue, Moe endures teases from soldiers and guards ground security with Sgt. Daniel Kinney. A humorous note: Moe fears a stuffed monkey labeled Specialists on Gorilla Warfare. The piece also mentions Cpl. Richard Whitson seeking discharge amid the war.
A Senate Armed Services subcommittee appears packed with partisans, signaling a push to overlook past errors. The piece argues for a sweeping national strategy with 3,000,000 troops, a near 1945 naval fleet, 70 Strategic Air Command groups, and 250,000 Marines abroad, tying survival to vast economic sacrifice and lessons from history.
A speaker urges learning from past harms and preventing recurrence. Hitler’s Mein Kampf is cited as a clear blueprint of his aims, and the speaker laments mocking him, noting many graves prove maniacs are dangerous.
The speaker questions the practicality of democracy and critiques national bragging. He notes Americans claim superiority in wealth and strength and asks what has been done to render democracy truly effective for good, highlighting an enduring flaw in national self-perception.
Opinion piece urges action to recognize freedom as duty, warning against complacency and the bloodshed of conflict, calling for restraint and responsibility before tragedy. Emphasizes collective accountability and the perils of overreaction.
James Marlow explains how the 1940 Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act shields debtors in service by adjusting payments for car loans insurance and taxes. The act allows court appointed lawyers and reduced payments while in uniform, with protections for families and options to seek legal aid through military legal officers or local aid societies.
The auguries warn of difficult testing conditions with possible impediments and postponements. Inner urges may be vital but frenetic and unfocused, risking confusion and costly errors. Delays and blocks loom, but in a crisis there is potential aid and a willing, supportive hand.
The passage notes that those born on this day may tackle major projects with energy and ambition but face impulsive tendencies and blocked plans. It suggests a final impasse could be eased by intervention from high places and sympathetic understanding, aiding to avert errors.
A Franklin shopper loses a $10 bill and learns honesty by way of a store clerk and an odds job man who returns the money with thanks. The piece contrasts this small act with broader calls for compulsory military training sparked by the Korean War, arguing that universal training would prepare a ready force and prevent “green troops” and aid veterans returning home.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports Myrna Loy will proceed with the California divorce, neither spouse dating others. Banks plan moving records upstate as Wall Street firms micro film daily for underground storage. Gary Crosby to collect 20000 in royalties from his Decca debut with his father. Paramount offers 2500 weekly. India Edwards eyed as possible national party chair. Joe E. Lewis tests routines by phone. welfare agents target beggars in the theater district. Valentino bio push aims to revive tango. novel Portrait in Smoke sparks activism with Krassy Almaniski as heroine.
Columbia Pictures plans a publicity push for The Petty Girl with four cast members visiting New York in public appearances at upscale venues. The women will stay together and date as a group, with banishment to California if seen apart. John Conte and Marti Stevens are reportedly swooning. A Chicago manufacturer recently lost $42000 at Saratoga dice in three hours. Barbara Hutton Troubetzkoy is negotiating divorce settlement terms. Society’s Brad Dresser left Bermuda’s Castle Harbour Hotel. Showirl Geene Courtney stayed up late Tuesday night.
Public information officer Capt Hal Wilson Lanark described a 25 pound rocket fragment that narrowly avoided danger, noting the rocket should not dive below 500 feet but suggesting the pilot had plunged to about 50 feet to intercept it.
Rosemarie Clooney's disc Why Fight the Feeling tops town lists alongside Teddy Powell's versatile Roosevelt Grill set and Nancy Eliot's show tunes at La Co media. Moscow Muse drinks fuel chatter in upscale bistros. Judy Garland returns in Summer Stock with Tony Bennett's Just Say I Love Her on Columbia. Jack Cole's dance troupe dazzles at the Riviera.
Ann Kiess, a pioneer society singer, plans a television comeback. Meredith courts Kaja Sundsten from Peep Show, while Mike Todd offers quiet competition. Two Cole Porter songs from Out of This World, I Am Loved and Imagination, are set to hit. Frank Libuse profits by entertaining Rockefellers and Whitneys at private parties, disguising as a waiter to steer dignitaries, causing chatter among debutantes.
A nationwide promotion campaign for the next centifrice reportedly includes penicillin. In Germany a big rumor claims Field Marshal Kesselring, thought jailed for a long term, escaped and is now in another country.
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