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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1950
Page
7
Dear Nancy advises a teen struggling with weight to act now and pursue a safe diet under medical guidance. The column urges commitment to low calorie foods, regular meals, and exercise, stresses avoiding starvation, and highlights personal goal setting to boost confidence and social chances.
Mary Haworth advises a sheltered girl about marriage and escape, arguing eloping leads to trouble and urging growth of understanding. The column notes readers mail to The Journal and mentions how to unmold a gelatin dish with warm water.
Flattering dress pattern 9323 with tucks at shoulders and gored skirt described for silk or wool fabrics. Sizes 34 to 50 with size 36 needing 3 7/8 yards of 39 inch fabric. Includes illustrated Sew Chart and complete instructions. Send 25 cents to Marian Martin pattern dept in Middletown Ohio and New York for again.
Alicia Hart argues a brief mid day nap boosts afternoon and evening productivity. A real sleep on a bed, with minimal disruption, allows better rest and steadier energy for later tasks.
Ruth Millett advises women not to rub in a man’s mistakes when interruptions occur. She notes men resent interruptions while solving problems and warns that reminders of past failures won’t boost a woman’s ego and aren’t worth the social cost.
New York AP report describes the evolving search for a foolproof polio vaccine, tracing efforts from early killed-virus trials to the discovery of Coxsackie virus and its link to polio. It notes multiple virus strains, the need to isolate all main viruses, and cautions that partial immunity could worsen outcomes. legal notices follow.
Governor Lane ordered the University of Maryland to bar a debate in College Park after learning Philip Frankfeld of the Maryland District of the Communist Party would speak. S. C. Schwartz, an Australian anti Communist lecturer, was to participate. The event questioned whether Communism is a friend of America. The governor vowed similar action on state property in future cases amid Korea war tensions.
Cincinnati AP reports James Batts aged 36 fined 25 dollars plus costs for common labor on Sunday in an automobile repair garage. Neighbors complained of noise leading police to arrest under an old law prohibiting common labor on Sundays. Judge Ralph Kohnen remitted 20 dollars, warning Batts to stop.
68 Aberdeen Angus cattle fetched a total of $187,600 at the 16th annual A Garrett Tolan farms auction in Pleasant Plains Illinois. Alimar Farms paid $30,500 for a top bull and Leysian Farms paid $8,200 for a top female. Both animals were sired by Ellen Mere 500, the 1946 International Grand Champion. A H Spitzer said 14 bulls and 54 females were sold, with over 2,000 attendees from 23 states.
Premier Jean Duvieusart told Parliament that Belgium will raise its defense budget by 5 billion francs, about 100 million dollars, in a move to strengthen national security. The announcement was made during yesterday's session.
AP reports Cincinnati radio singer and pianist Al Morgan was sued for 5000 damages by Mrs. Maxine Hawley of Englewood charging he detained 17 songs she wrote. The suit in Common Pleas Court says Morgan agreed to record and promote songs fitting his style with two thirds of profits to Hawley.
A wind tunnel now operating achieves speeds ten times the speed of sound to test rocket models capable of spanning the Atlantic in about thirty minutes. The project highlights breakthroughs in high speed propulsion and transatlantic flight potential.
Canton Ohio city workers face a 10 cent hourly wage increase held back by City Auditor T Frank Snyder while legality of a work stoppage by Local 426 of the Independent United Public Workers is reviewed. The move follows a five day walkout to press wage demands and cites the Ferguson Act restricting public employee strikes. Present minimum wage is 1.10.
The Middletown Journal advertises a summer promotion inviting readers to subscribe by mail, offering a 35 cent weekly rate postage paid in the United States and providing contact details for mail circulation.
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