Middletown Journal pricing and a biblical verse
The notice lists subscription rates for the Middletown Journal and related papers, with per copy and weekly carrier prices, plus mail options for different areas. It ends with a Bible verse from Matthew 12 2 about Pharisees questioning legality of Sabbath works.
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Middletown Journal
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Evening
Sunday News Journal
Evening Middletown Journal
U.S.A
Gillette buys 1950 World Series radio television rights
Gillette will pay 975000 for combined sports rights to the 1950 World Series. Proceeds from radio rights exceed 175000 go to the players pension fund, with the rest supporting clubs in financial need. The deal boosts commissioner Happy Chandler and raises questions about renewal. Ticket buyers may conclude sponsors profit more from the broadcast than the game itself.
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Gillette Safety Razor Company
Gillette
A. B
Happy
Players’ Pension Fund
Treasury
Chandler
No-Fix Traffic Policy Turns Lansing Into Safest City
A Lansing campaign against ticket fixing reduced fatalities and injuries, earning the city nationwide praise. Officials, aided by the daily traffic column, imposed penalties of 90 days in jail or a $100 fine, inspiring 78 Michigan cities to adopt similar tickets. The piece questions a double standard that lets some fix tickets while others cannot.
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Lansing
Mich
City Hall
Lansings
Murray Teigh Bloom
Woman’s Home Companion
Lansing State Journal
Oday
National Safety Courts
America
Michigan
New Jersey
Budgeting Worries and Marriage Strain In A 32 Year Old Wife
Dr. George W. Crane analyzes Helen H. a 32 year old long married woman who hosted an elaborate dinner for about 40 guests including musicians. Her husband earns a modest salary and she cannot pay the piano move debt or return the instrument. The column warns that living beyond means harms marriage and public credit and urges budgeting within income with a budget chart available by mail.
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Helen H
Helen
Dr. Crane
George Washington
Washington Happenings on Matthews Boston speech debate
David Lawrence notes Secretary Matthews raised a fundamental issue about atomic warfare and deterrence. He questions whether democracies should wait for a declaration of war, or proactively deter aggressors, even risking Soviet charges of warmongering. The piece defends the candid discussion as aligning with international control ideas and public accountability.
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Washington
Matthews
Boston
Department of State
New York
Detroit
Friendship Earned Not Bought By Fleeting Buffet Guests
A wealthy man hosts a lavish garden party that draws 350 invited guests and over 400 attendees. Rumors of caviar and champagne spread as many sample his hospitality, but the writer argues these freeloaders are not true friends. True friendship must be earned and grows like fine wine with age.
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Washington
Reading for relief amid Korea War shelling
In a ruined forward command post near the Naktong River a weary soldier, Corporal Lloyd A. Hahn of Baldwin Park, California, reads The Batman comic between shells. A general nearby notices Betty Smith’s Tomorrow Will Be Better, remarking he hopes to read it soon.
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Korea
Naktong River
Cpl
Lloyd A. Hahn
Baldwin Park
Calif
Betty Smith
The Clock Is Ticking Against a Soviet Sudden Attack
National Legion commander George Craig warns Americans that the United States must stop relying on predictions and start concrete preparations to defend cities and allies. He views North Korea as a turning point in a four year war undermining democracies, eroding independence, and corrupting governance through Soviet aggression.
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George Craig
American Legion
United States
North Korea
Russia Aggression in Korea Spurs Call for Action
The writer contends Russia has begun a shooting war in North Korea and urges democracies to name Russia as aggressor and consider military steps to remove Red troops from Germany and other sovereign lands. The piece notes the president and secretary of state should speak plainly, as Mr. Matthews has inadvertently warned everyone.
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MR. Matthews
Russia
North Korea
United Nations
America
Germany
Matthews
Ohio Junior Order Nomination Sparks State Vice Counsel Talk
At Dayton convention twenty years ago Carl E Combs and Carl E Brown were named among candidates for state vice counsel lor as five gates from Middletown crowded the two local councils. Rev J C Williams pastor of the Methodist Church was reappointed president of the Ohio annual conference. Local pastor notified of the reappointment.
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Ohio Junior Order of United American Mechanics
Dayton
Carl E. Combs
Combs
Middletown
Carl E. Brown
James Miller
Alpha Council
Floyd Turner
Stanley Powell
J. C. Williams
Methodist Church
Ohio
Notifica
Popularity vs Friendship Quote Reflection
A reflective line contrasts popularity with genuine friendship, noting that famous and wealthy people may be friendless. It suggests true loyalties show not in sharing wealth but in standing by you for yourself, not for your purse.
Outlawing goats in Washington spurs farm lobbyrow
National Grange leader backs a pending bill to ban goats from the District of Columbia. George Dixon notes the push by Rep. John L. McMillan as he laments goats’ influence amid Washington debates. The piece also includes a dramatic personal diary excerpt about Gwendolyn Cafritz and a guest column by Austine.
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Washington
Albert E. Goss
National Grange
Congress
District of Columbia
John L. McMillan
South Carolina
Oregon Ave
Northampton St
Appointment plans stir Middletown church move
The article notes discussions about removing his family from Middletown and appointing the Rev. I. M. McVey of Fruit Hill Methodist Church in Cincinnati to occupy the pulpit, signaling a leadership transition and future arrangements for the church community.
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Tion
Middletown
I. M. McVey
Fruit Hill Methodist Church
Cincinnati
Narrow escapes on Atrocity Hill near Waegwan
Army veterans recount peril on the Naktong River line where two men escaped by joining Red troops and four troopers were briefly held prisoner before a counterattack. Some prisoners were killed as retreating Reds shot 40 to 50.
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Waegwan
Naktong River
Reds
Cpl
Wade M. Young
Port Wentworth
Savannah
Donald Munro
Chicago
First Cavalry Division
Truman
Atrocity Hill
Soldier Golf Club Keeps Sanity on Front Lines
A frontline trooper, stripped to essential gear, insists on a golf club for morale. He uses cucumber pegs as golf balls during brief breaks, teeing off when the watch allows, finding odd calm as battles continue nearby.
Grandma's nap thwarted by high energy grandson tale
A grandmother babysits a lively five year old and, after a tiring day, plans a nap game but is outmaneuvered. The boy proposes a new contest to see who can stay awake longest, and the pair reveal how children imitate peers and how parental choices, like letting a child see Roy Rogers, shape behavior.
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Grandma
Johnny
Broadway gossip and press items from Dorothy Kilgallen
A brisk column notes announced fees for Ann Sheridan’s TV debut at 5000 dollars for a half hour. It mentions a senator’s brother leaving town with debts and a wife, Bill Miller’s bids on Earl Carroll’s house rejected, and various Broadway rumors about shows, stars, and plans. It also covers British critics on The Big Lift, Crosby’s Mr Music preview, a Riviera gem theft suspect, Sinatra’s Manhattan duplex, Ginger Rogers in a Caveman America role, Stella Roman champagne floors, and a new Gene Autry Christmas song for 1950.
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Ann Sheridan
U. S
New York
Bill Miller
Earl Carroll
Hollywood
Carroll
Norma Amigo
Geene Courney
O’dwyer
Billy
California
Washington
Monte Woolley
Broadway
P. G. Wodehouse
Arthur
Compton Bennett
Crosby
Mr. Music
Paramount
Riviera
Billy Reed
Frank Sinatra
Manhattan
Frank
Ginger Rogers
Deborah Gannett
America
Stella Roman
Gresheler
MCA
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Noonan and Marshall
Peter Crosby
Denise Darcel
Patrica Neway
Suuch
Columbia Records
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Gene Autry
Frosty the Snow Man
Genevieve Kemble The Stars Say Genevieve Kemble
For Wednesday August 30 the forecast notes obstacles and frustrations but asserts persistent aggressive planning can overcome them. Those with birthdays may defeat impediments through preparedness and sound techniques. A child born today is marked by courage, fortitude, and determination to win against sustained odds.
Gendarmes Seize Dice Table at Saratoga Night Club
Gendarmes entered a prominent Saratoga cafe and removed a large dice table after a failed attempt to run a craps game. The scene adds to growing concerns about illegal gambling in the area. Four national magazines plan pieces on Morton Downey with one to feature him on the cover. The Korean crisis could delay color television debut. A Broadway dance hall shows a refined one-night run, and Conrad Hilton reportedly has ceased pursuing Ann Miller.
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Saratoga
Morton Downey
Conrad Hilton
Ann Miller
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