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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1949
Page
6
An advertisement for Middletown Journal charges and delivery options details per copy weekly and yearly mail rates in and outside the trading area plus a Bible verse quote. It lists prices for evening Middletown Journal and Sunday News Journal and combinations with dates not provided.
New York dispatch notes inflation in living costs eases with readings from barometers. Wholesale Led index at 172.54 of 1926 prices, down 15 percent from a year ago, lowest in 19 months, while Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food index falls to 5.91 dollars per pound, lowest in over two years. Industrial costs rise due to labor and materials, and wage gains linger from 1948.
Sue W aged 31, long sheltered by her mother and sisters, asks Dr Crane whether to spend her inherited money on a Europe voyage. He urges bold self discovery over caution, praising her intelligence and urging pursuit of romance. She departs Chicago, reporting a personal transformation and a life beyond timidity. The outcome remains open as postcards arrive from foreign ports.
Washington editorial argues Russia seeks a high level conference for an overall settlement. It urges scheduling a date six months ahead for Truman and Stalin with exploratory talks by their deputies, proposing Alaska or a U.S. base as neutral venues. It notes a window dressings role and calls for concrete preparatory steps before any public pronouncements.
Arthur Baer muses on democracy and monarchy in a playful riff about royal visits and court etiquette. He jokes about bowing to and meeting royalty, rejects traditional acts, and imagines humorous, democratic twists to court rituals without dwelling on specifics.
A Connecticut writer recalls a Hollywood canasta fad arriving by friend in New York and bringing a late night Canasta game to dinner. The piece explains Canasta rules, wild cards, and scoring while noting the game’s fad status and personal skepticism.
An exceptionally lively day is foretold with sudden developments in unusual dynamic demonstrations of talent and project skill. Initiative and energy may bring fruition with help from influential cooperation and fresh ideas strengthening resources for public rewards and progress.
In Wichita Kansas a skunk hurried across a suburban intersection early in the morning with its head wedged in a fruit jar. Bus driver Rudy Stein witnessed the odd scene and wondered if his eyes deceived him before confirming the sight.
Hal Boyle reflects on the fading figure of the practical joker from old times. The piece recalls pranks from phone hangups to fake letters and upside down rooms, noting humor has grown gentler as society moved past brutal practical jokes and war weariness. It contrasts with a modern pull toward shared laughter and warns the last joker may earn a final red tombstone wish. A closing note highlights a massive tractor, weighing 23,000 pounds and costing about $58,000, powered by a 750 hp PT-boat type engine.
Dick Greathouse hired a man for home repairs while he and his wife were away. Their dog, unsatisfied with the intruder, kept the workman pinned on a ladder for hours until relieved by return of the owners. The man billed the hours to the Greathouses, while robins filled the area outside as spring teased Middletown.
George E. Sokolsky argues that Wall Street no longer controls U S lending or capital flow. He cites Federal Reserve, RFC, ECA, Export-Import Bank and other agencies with massive totals, noting government finance dominates and Wall Street’s role has faded since the 19th and early 20th centuries. He urges Truman and others to target federal agencies rather than Wall Street.
The questions discuss Goliath height described as six cubits and a span equating to about nine feet nine inches. The second answer notes cramp rings popular in the Middle Ages with a legend of Edward the Confessor receiving one from a pilgrim for its healing powers.
The flow over Niagara Falls has never ceased completely. American Falls stopped briefly at times, but no record shows the Canadian or Horseshoe Falls freezing over in full.
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