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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1951
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscribing options including per copy five cents and weekly rates for carrier service. It details mail rates for local and outside areas and includes a biblical verse from Acts 6:3.
Polio cases in 1951 run below 1950 and 1949 totals with 6,843 cases nationally through August 4 and a 5,631 count for the current disease year. The piece traces historical totals, regional concentrations, age groups most affected, and notes on vaccines and prevention guidance from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
Norman G a 24 year old engineer visiting Chicago seeks personal guidance for what to say and do with his bride on their first night together. Dr Crane outlines a precise dialogue, highlighting the value of exact wording in social situations and noting caution about revealing plotted guidance to one’s partner.
Genevieve Kemble notes a difficult day with obstacles and delays hindering plans and future aims. Low spirits or physical fatigue may reduce cooperation from parents or superiors, with ill health causing further delays and a need to protect property.
W Stuart Symington heads the RFC and has approved about 300 loans totaling 30 million in three months. Most loans are under 100000, with few over a million. Critics question why government lending is needed when local banks often reject similar credit applications.
An analysis of bequests to Norman Bearths, Stephen B Church, and the Huff family reveals how millions may reshape lives. Bearths, a chauffeur, inherits stock and a car. Church leaves about two million for Oxford town hall church and hospital, plus Oxfordshire for his secretary. the Huff winnings fund a new home, bikes, instruments, and a horse for Marcia.
A column of quick social quips noting the golden rule guides behavior and the idea that women reveal more secrets than men. It jokes about a mosquito needing nourishment, lasting implications of marriage, and a new baby as a symbol of minority rule in households.
The Pravda editorial urges world Communists to organize youth across fronts in “the struggle for peace” and cites East Berlin’s mass youth rally as a model. It compares modern Soviet youth to Hitler Youth, warning Western nations to watch their youngsters and noting Stalinist recruitment abroad.
The notes discuss vegetable ivory from Cogquilla seeds of the Piassava palm and a Brazilian native. It recalls Felix Mendelssohn rediscovering Bach’s St Matthew Passion while exploring manuscripts, leading to the first concert performance a century after Leipzig's initial setback.
Hal Boyle recalls joining the Sioux as Chief Leading Eagle during a Hot Springs festival. He notes no pension or insurance for chiefs, tourist chatter, and the comic misfit of an Irishman in Sioux life. The piece ends with a classroom of mischief and a jab at Washington.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on celebrity chatter including the broken betrothal of Jack Dempsey and Joan Olander. Nancy Sinatra health concerns swirl while Hollywood notes cover Lia di Leo stalking Robert Taylor, Josephine Baker LA return limits, and Patti Page Detour hype.
In the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee there are 40 peaks exceeding one mile in height, reflecting significant elevation within the range.
Dave Regan recalls a warm All-Star preview night at South Main St stadium with white outfits turning salt and pepper under soot storms. He notes a minister's embarrassment amid the crowd and comments on tenderness toward animals after a man abandons a rabbit in a park, later taken to a veterinarian.
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