Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Credits
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for per copy, carrier, and mail editions with different weekly and yearly rates for in area, outside area, and foreign delivery. It also notes all mail subscriptions are payable in advance and includes a biblical verse quoted from Hebrews 13:22.
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Middletown Journal
First Ave
Evening Middletown Journal
Sunday News Journal
Evening
U.S.A
Defense Cuts Stir Anger as 135000 Face Layoffs
The order to reduce defense spending triggers cries from laid off workers and communities losing Army and Navy bases while lawmakers face constituent complaints. Louis Johnson moves swiftly under unification acts to cut costs, fulfilling Byrd’s long campaign against bloated payrolls and signaling a major federal savings.
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Louis Johnson
Defense
Byrd
Virginia
Joint Committee
Women and Song History as seen by the WCTU critique
The piece criticizes anti alcohol bias in wartime writing and politics while noting quirks in history commentary. It highlights a teetotal embassy celebration, Navy uniform changes, and practical sailor attire issues. The author urges balanced views on alcohol and cultural practices.
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WCTU
Pearl Harbor
Hitler
Winston Churchill
Indian Bassy
India
United States
Truman Declares U S Will Not Interfere in Britain's Affairs
Washington reports note President Truman’s address to the American Legion clarifying that the United States will not dictate Britain’s internal policies. The speech, intended to ease Anglo American tensions amid postwar dollar concerns, emphasizes democracy and mutual economic cooperation as the path forward.
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Washington
Truman
Great Britain
London
American Legion
Stafford Cripps
United States
Britain
England
America
Bevin
Acheson and
Snyder
Departments of State and Treasury
Atlantic
Congress
Mr. Truman
Public speaking advice from Dr Crane case U-275
Fritz J aged 20 leads a church youth group and struggles to recruit speakers. The Worry Clinic piece urges leadership, avoiding stage fright, and notes the value of public speaking training, anecdotal methods, and specific questions to spur discussion. It promotes attending university courses and proposes sending for a bulletin by mail.
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Fritz J
Young People's Society
Crane
Seri
Dr. Crane
Life and Sin in a Shoemaker's World
Erich Brandeis muses on sin and repentance through a Ukrainian shoemaker named Bogdan. The columnist questions a perfectly virtuous society, noting how minor misdeeds spice life, spur gossip, and fuel literature, while arguing a touch of sin followed by repentance adds flavor to existence.
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Bogdan
Fat man at resort loses game to clever child on beach
In East Hampton AP story Hal Boyle sketches a sunbaked tourist irritated by a towheaded boy. The child charms him with a long animal-guessing exchange ending when the man blurts out pigs as the answer. The fat man sulks and returns to sunburnt peace, amused despite defeat.
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East Hampton
Einstein
Middletown figures: Dr Louise Pumphrey moves to Oxford
Twenty years ago Dr Louise Pumphrey, Middletown's first woman osteopath, left after eleven years of practice to open an office in Oxford. Alex Politz, famed confectioner, returns to business after years away and opens the Chocolate Shop on Central Ave.
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Louise Pumphrey
Middletown
Oxford
Alex Politz
Central Ave
Fragmentary line on psychology charts costs
A brief OCR fragment notes coverage of typing and printing costs when sending for one of his psychological charts. The text mentions covering expenses but provides no names or dates.
The Letter Dilemma of Harry Boyd and Thorndike
A brisk essay on avoiding letter writing, its social cost, and missed questions for Dr Edward Thorndike. The narrator laments delaying correspondence, notes Thorndike's city research, and reflects on missed opportunity after the scientist's death.
The Stars Say For Thursday September 1
Genevieve Kemble notes excellent planetary configurations boost all creative arts and ideas. Emotions lead. practical expression should be refined. Birthday individuals are urged to pursue high hopes in art beauty charm and creative performance. A child born today shows rich creative drives and potential for a full career.
Boy mistakes old lady for mean toy gatekeeper
Dave Regan Here And There recaps a visit where a four-year-old boy, eager to play with toys, stops and retreats as the elderly woman nearby subtly shakes her head due to palsy. The child interprets the head movements as disapproval and concludes the woman is mean and selfish, prompting the parents to leave.
Sokolsky: Conservatives Fail to Fund Independent Press
In These Days column George E. Sokolsky argues Hester McCullough's libel suit against Greenwich Community Concert Association highlights liberal and conservative factions. He contends conservatives lack solidarity and funding, noting Plain Talk suspend plans due to finances and the broader pattern of self-serving marketing in media and advertising. He closes with a meteorite origin remark.
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Hester McCullough
Greenwich Community Concert Association
Attorney General of the
United States
House Committee On UnAmerican Acivities
Larry Adler
Paul Draper
Kenneth Bradley
Republican National
Issac Don Levine
Alfred Kohlberg
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Navy
Lord Nelson
U. S. Navy
David Lawrence
George W. Crane
Gotcher Deep Freezer Net
Erich Brandeis
Coolidge
Ukraine
Hal Boyle
Harry Boyd
Edward Lee Thorndike
Dr. Thorndike
Genevieve Kemble
Dave Regan
George E. Sokolsky
Negro Press
McCullough
Pat.ore
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