Middletown Journal subscription rates and notices
The Middletown Journal publishing facts list daily and weekend subscription prices for mail and carrier delivery including outside trading area rates. The piece closes with a biblical verse from Revelations 21 10 mentioning a great city Jerusalem.
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Envious Seaman Allcard Sails From Coastal News Desk
Edward C Allcard, a Surrey born yachtsman, departs the Atlantic coast aboard his 34 foot yawl Temptress for a 50 day solo voyage to England. He plans to write and reflect, living penniless aboard, surviving squalls and the sea’s quiet wonders as headlines fade around him.
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Power of the atom shown at GE Schenectady lab
Workers at General Electric atomic power laboratory in Schenectady New York refuse to strike for now citing loyalty to the government and a desire to avoid action at this time. The CIO local president comments that a strike vote is not warranted yet and hopes the feeling spreads.
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Readers vote Pilgrim's Progress as most boring classic
Columbia University Press published a list of the ten most boring classics based on a poll of 4,000 readers. The survey ranged from Old Testament to Kinsey, with at least 17 Shakespeare titles named dull. Critics call the poll pointless, yet these works remain required reading in many high schools, including Ivanhoe, Silas Marner, Faerie Queene, and Johnson's Life.
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The Worry Clinic on Signatures and Stereotypes
Dr George W Crane advises on how handwriting and signature style shape perception. He notes a rugged black or blue black signature projects masculinity, warns against childlike writing, and urges legible, straight, inked names as self advertisement. He also mentions a WWII aerosol bomb evolved for civilian uses from pest control to culinary aids.
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Government contracts reach local businesses via Commerce network
The Department of Commerce runs a statewide system with 42 offices and about 2,100 local outlets to inform businessmen of government bids. The Chicago office collects daily contract summaries from nationwide agencies and mails them to outlets for display, with roughly 500 new opportunities added each day.
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Government contracts open bids to nationwide suppliers
Jones in Peoria helps explain how government procurement works. A Department of Commerce system broadens bidder access, listing contractors at 2,100 outlets and sharing Defense contracts $25,000 or more. Firms then bid, with lowest compliant bid winning. Some work remains single-firm or secret.
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Let George Do It No Longer Guides Our Burdens
Erich Brandeis argues the saying Let George Do It is obsolete and that people should stop passing blame to God or others. He stresses personal responsibility, citing God gave humans brains conscience legs and hands to act, not to shift fault. He condemns blaming God for individual failures and urges self reliance guided by faith.
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Grandpappy in Korea Brings Mixed Pride to War Reporters
Hal Boyle recalls becoming the only war correspondant grandpappy among Korean front lines after his daughter Ruth gives birth to a son. He describes seeking interviews aboard a transport while colleagues push for priority. A frustrated GI laments a radio cutout ending a Phillies Dodgers game.
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Clergy, Letters Support Claim About God Truth
A speaker asserts that the truth concerns God rather than George, claiming several clergymen share the opinion and that many letters have been received on the topic. The remarks frame a religiously charged debate with broad correspondence backing the view.
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Prayer and Responsibility in Blessings Usage
The speaker argues prayer is not about aging but gratitude and guidance. They urge using divine gifts wisely, warning that laziness weakness and greed are human faults, and the blame lies with us if we squander blessings.
The Stars Say For Tuesday August 22
The auguries for this day hint at a curious turn of events and a tense situation needing shrewd insight. A matter of fact solution seems less realistic than a peculiar lead or intuition and higher ups may precipitate a crisis with little help solving riddles.
California baby contest draws over a hundred entrants
More than 100 toddlers entered a California baby pageant, a lively event reflecting local interest. News mentions Kate Smith slated for a fall television appearance as screens grow larger, illustrating expanding media reach.
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Halsey horse tale and Wherry defend son’s image
Washington columnist recalls Admiral Halsey’s boastful claim to ride down Tokyo, then laments his failure with a pony in San Domingo. The piece shifts to Senator Wherry denying charges of hating children tied to Chavez’s grandson gallery incident, asserting he loves youngsters and is a grandfather.
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Rabbit In Korea Hops Through Tent Mystery
The narrator wakes to see a white rabbit in a Korean tent. The creature stares with an inscrutable look, hops across the floor, and vanishes to an unknown destination, leaving questions about its origin.
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Questions And Answers on Dog Shows and Chinese Reading
A Q A on dog shows notes almost 91 years of production since the first record in England on June 28 1859. The Chinese language reading practice is described as top to bottom then across to the next left column.
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Deceptive funeral scam unfolds at Middletown funeral home
A man dupes MacCoy and Leffler Funeral Home by claiming his daughter in law died in St. Louis and arranging a return for burial in Middletown. He lies about hotel guests, cashes a fake $50 check after fleeing the Manchester Hotel, and the con echoes a common old ruse aimed at scraping funds from unaware mortuary staff.
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Dororthy Kilgallen highlights in Movieland gossip
Dororthy Kilgallen reports on a string of Hollywood rumors and plans across Broadway. Doris Duke and Gilbert Roland star in a new duet while Mae West eyes a late season Broadway bow. Gish heads to hospital for ulcers surgery and Ilona Massey teases a new ring. Heidi Howe heads to Mexico with a star’s introduction to Howard Hughes, while Garbo toys with memoirs.
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Bill Morrow
Lawrence Schwab J and Joyce Stonewall Randolph Romancing
Lawrence Schwab J and Joyce Stonewall Randolph are romantically involved. Jinmy Durante plans to turn his Beverly Hills home over to parents when he travels East for television appearances. Don Cherry, once an obscure golfer, enters show business as he competes in the National Amateur Golf Tournament in Minneapolis and then focuses on singing. Decca signs him for grooming, with NBC radio and a TV show in his future.
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Odd Casting and Showbiz Gossips in New York
Congressional probe on gambling mentions a representative and state police connection. Leonard Sue, trumpet star, petitions Dorothy Anderson to return to New York for nightly wires. Pavette Goddard studies modern dancing in Manhattan while Hilda West plans estate duties at the St. Regis. Mione Gingold arrives for talks with Herman Levin about a possible revue. DIANETICS spreads through Gotham social circles, the Goodson Todman group labs on plans, and Florian Zabach is noted in a column of entertainment chatter.
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