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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1948
Page
4
Rates listed for newspaper delivery by carrier and mail in and out of area. Includes both Middletown Journal and Sunday News Journal together, with annual prices and payment terms. Also quotes a Bible verse printed in the ad.
The article discusses early television adoption and its social impact. It notes nearby households with aerials forming a new social stratum called television families, the typical 3.3 residents per home and five-person audience per set, and that sets run about 24 hours weekly. It mentions reduced radio listening and mixed programming reception, plus networks shifting from tech fixes to higher quality content for a growing audience.
The article notes broad support for keeping export controls in force during the European Recovery Program era. It cites the 1940 law as a Cold War tool to curb arms and war materials flow to the Soviet bloc, with exports to Russia at their lowest in years. The plan links to the Marshall Plan and defends measures against foreign bidding of American goods.
The piece urges mailing Christmas packages early and following postal rules to avoid delays and workload. It notes staff hiring to handle holiday mail and advises patrons learn wrapping and weight guidelines. It also cites a 5 to 4 Supreme Court decision upholding punishment for misbranded drugs despite labeling details.
Dr. George W. Crane argues colleges can admit more students by adding a second educational shift from 4 p.m. to midnight. He notes current equipment sits idle eight hours daily and suggests higher tuition or lower rates to boost revenue. He also proposes faculty teach 50 percent more classes temporarily with extra pay.
The Washington President Truman, in a light mood, distinguishes paid lobbyists from citizens who write to Congress. He says lobbying is legitimate when in the public interest, while paid lobbyists form a separate issue. Observers note the remark may reflect caution about constitutional limits and current lobby laws.
Arthur Baer argues Stan Harris embodies raw baseball pragmatism, criticizing sentimentality in managing. He contrasts Harris with Mel Ott and Casey Stengel, noting Harris’s calm style and decisive leadership under pressure, while lamenting overemotional decision making in the sport.
The column by Erich Brandeis jokes about starting with jokes and then discusses the gap between tolerance and brotherhood. He critiques statements urging patience with minorities while implying a deeper need for actual acceptance.
A set of jokes on English grammar contrasts bad usage with proper meanings. The piece argues that misuse harms perception, cites editorial on Phi Kappa Psi and Amherst, then discusses government office space issues from Roosevelt to Truman, highlighting loyalty programs and moves in Washington.
New York personality Guy Lombardo refutes the idea of a purely sweet band and explains his flexible approach with two pianos and varied winds. He balances music with ventures in speedboats seafood and media while backing a Long Island Boys Town project that already raised $100,000.
This analysis argues that U S imperial reach grew as a wartime by product without public consent. It criticizes JCS orders and the Ruhr and Manchuria policies, links Yalta to China weakness, warns of an isolated United States, and centers the China policy as pivotal to America's future.
A column notes selling liquor in dry areas carries less legal risk than high prices charged. It also contrasts homegrown vegetables easing store price concerns. The piece mentions possible wrong numbers from the telephone exchange but many correct ones still operate there.
In Rochester New York past years had a Twelfth Night event where Girl Scouts gathered trees and city workers hauled them to a hill for a fire while townspeople sang. A note suggests granting a blaze privilege to outstanding contributors to the year. Also recounted is a rain soaked cab mystery where a man misled by a wrong street led to a costly ride as he waited for a date who never appeared.
Frank R. B. Pauly spoke to the Middletown Ministerial Association as Glenn Ellison Paul Wilson Harry James and William Young returned from the State Older Boys conference in Springfield.
Sen Arthur H Vandenberg of Michigan lauds the Dewey Warren ticket as the best in years. A Soviet Politburo member Lt Col Gregory Tokayev, now in England, signals prewar preparations. Secretary of Agriculture Brannan notes farmers rely on price support to remain productive.
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