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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1949
Page
4
Subscription rates listed for the Middletown Journal and Sunday News Journal include per week carrier prices and mail options for in and outside trading areas. The notice ends with a biblical verse reference Zechariah 1 13.
A citizen lists federal waste examples including Idaho reclamation bids diverging by 75 million, Hungry Horse cost overrun, hospital bed costs, and staffing expenses. Hoover Commission asserts eliminating such practices could save 3 billion quickly and more later. officials warn of widespread waste.
The article explains how long the average person can endure extreme air temperatures, notes the skin's key role in cooling, and describes how heat affects the heart and capillaries. It mentions hot baths in Japan and suggests wearing coats in heat is foolish.
Washington debates control of budgets for the B 35 bomb and carrier modernization as Gen Vandenberg warns against top down dictates. Hearings aim to define service autonomy, budgeting, and proper roles for Navy and Air Force in a unified national defense plan.
The piece argues the hearth is fading as Americans adopt urban sophistication and new apartment developments install built in musicowner units. Each unit includes a phonograph and record library space, aiming to become the family centerpiece, though it may not match a real fire for mood.
Dr George W Crane discusses Olive a 19 year old with a one year college background who works as a maid. He argues home management requires skill, planning and education and notes the wage advantage of domestic work. He urges selecting good employers and avoiding class bias.
The Stars Say for Thursday August 18 urges daring to try original plans with prudent calculation. Some in power may cooperate in a broad, expansive way while personal popularity aids the day. avoid rash moves that could bring loss or ridicule. For birthdays, those born on this day receive guidance.
A narrator riffs on a real estate bargain, noting a $30 000 price cut to 27 500 for a writer friendly house. He recalls a man bought a 12 000 dollar home years ago and a 1940 car bought for the same price as nine years earlier.
Hal Boyle recalls dog stories fading from headlines while cats, monkeys, and birds grab attention. He cites Popo the flying dog, Amethyst ship’s mouser, Kiki the embassy cat, Mickey the New York monkey, and Grady the silo cow among canine and feline tales that outshine weather scoops.
The passage defines a bargain as an item you desire at its regular price but cannot justify or afford, then makes it fit your purse and sense of value. It hinges on affordability and perceived justification within personal means.
A commentary argues that raising the wage floor must align with overall price and consumer dynamics. It critiques evangelical zeal for higher minimums and warns against squeezing workers by narrowing wage differentials. The piece contends compensation should match added skills and responsibility to sustain productivity.
Twenty years ago eight members Mark Butterfield Everett Wil kerson Stanley Crist Hershel Day William Mallet Herbert Spade Luther Morrison and Harold Schulz took part in the Wainwright Boys' band at the Ohio State Fair during the summer encampment.
The piece reviews the Chinese White Paper and U S aid efforts to Europe and Asia, noting Chiang Kai-shek's postwar failures, rumors of Communist setbacks, and heavy reliance on atomic weapons and B 36 bombers. It also touches on government ethics, vacation in Congress, Hoover's 75th birthday, and light musings on soap and thermometers.
George E. Sokolsky argues that political language distorts public understanding, condemning the misuse of majority and minority labels. He cites examples from Roosevelt era politics, noting how group affiliation shapes perceived power and urging individual responsibility over inherited status. He critiques class and group thinking in a free society.
The season of the Ohio National Guard closes as the 107th Cavalry and the 37th Division discharge guardsmen and send them home, marking the end of their current deployment and duties.
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