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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1952
Page
4
The Middletown Journal outlines subscription prices for per copy, carrier, and mail within and outside trading areas. It lists evening edition rates, weekend bundles, and foreign options, followed by a biblical verse from Ezekiel 18 25.
A profile of Adlai Ewing Stevenson highlighting his long political career and positions on civil rights foreign policy and McCarthyism. It cites interviews and writings from 1951 to 1952 including Newsweek U S News and The Atlantic, noting his stance on social justice, anti McCarthyism and government centralization.
Governor Stevenson noted that many papers back Eisenhower though a Washington DC subset stayed neutral in 1948. A Press Research survey found 65 papers backing Dewey and 15 backing Truman, with critics arguing shifts across five elections show voters and papers often diverged, while incomplete polling may mask uncommitted leanings.
Hal Boyle profiles Katherine Towle, a tall, blue-eyed colonel who directs the women Marines. She plans to retire to become dean of women at the University of California. The piece discusses women in service, reasons for enlisting, and attitudes toward female officers.
A biting cartoonish column condemns sugar prices as cruel, and laments a day wasted avoiding work. It mocks judges for fueling crime waves by wasting others time, echoing a reformist mood about fair treatment and efficiency.
Brandeis notes Chicago conventions moved by the forgotten man, praising speakers who express care for him. He recalls Vice President Barkley's emotional pledge and cites a Bridgeport Post editorial tracing the phrase to Sumner via Moley.
Assistant Attorney General James M. McInerney argues for a stronger non Communist affidavit law for labor union officers. He notes evasion by dissociated members and cites ongoing prosecutions, urging Congress to speed up action with a tougher affidavit demanding clear disavowal of Communist ties and past affiliations.
Dr George W Crane recaps a method he used with Chamber of Commerce volunteers to boost engagement. A Dixon Illinois chapter with 10600 residents grew to over 600 members after two civic meetings and a card based idea collection process.
The reading warns of a difficult day with conflicting planetary aspects causing confusion and rapid changes. High tempo affairs may provoke risky moves, potential financial loss and diminished influence, with a rare flash of intuition amid complex stress. Birthday individuals face a complex, confusing anniversary.
Arch Nearbrite, after speaking with delegates returning home, says the sole draft at the Democratic convention came from the air conditioning system. The party machinery cry meets Sleech’s demand as NEA.
Dave Regan writes that the Main Street and Manchester Avenue municipal parking lot is a colorful eyesore of blooms. He commends the Neighborhood Garden Club for its vibrant plantings and notes Zion Lutheran Church on First Avenue has handsome flowers despite heat and drought, lamenting the ivy removal and urging its return.
Zsa Zsa Gabor faces passport age issues with the State Department while Eleanor Holm hints at a bombshell about Billy Rose and Joyce Mathews. Harold Arlen and Rusty Ragan date, Louis Marx resists selling Eisenhower novelties, and Harold Arlen’s Early Autumn hits. Dorothy Darling polio, housing scandal, Einstein sighting, and Robert Preston move to East River apartment amid The Male Animal success.
A fragment hints at fresh ideas and glamour through a child born on this day. It suggests an experiment or new slant could inspire disillusionment with conventional paths. The tone is reflective about hidden potential and originality sparked by birth.
From August 12 1932 city actions include granting local court authority over drunken driving offenders redefining fines for city funds and proposing canal side public square with Canal Street extended to Manchester. Also news of Edward Barker and Vera Thompson marriage in Toronto and price listings for butter beef and potatoes plus Claradon hat shoppe closing out summer stock.
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