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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1951
Page
4
An old Middletown Journal notice lists subscription prices for the five and six day editions and the Sunday News Journal. It includes rates for in town and outside trading area, foreign addresses, and a biblical quotation.
The Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi proposes breaking up vast royal estates and selling them on easy terms to tenants. The move, while praised as magnanimous, risks backlash from semi feudal owners. Russia looms nearby as the Reds press reform campaigns amid regional tensions.
President Truman plans to seek congressional approval to donate and ship two million tons of U.S. grain, valued at about 180 million dollars, to India to ease famine. The move comes amid India’s grain shortfalls from floods drought and an earthquake.
Paul K of Chicago argues newspaper medical columns mislead readers with unconfirmed data. Dr. Crane notes these columns educate physicians and the public, driving demand for treatments while ensuring patients may pursue unproven cures.
A year ahead dispatch spoofs British and American views on Korea and Europe. It cites Sir Gladwyn Jebb and Warren Austin debating German ceasefire terms, Russian demands for troop withdrawals, and Russia's possible conference inclusion. The piece notes British public pressure, U S caution, and the Indian prime minister opposing labeling Russia an aggressor.
Erich Brandeis cites Bill Corum predicting no World War II in sight and urges calm under American heritage. They compare past conflicts from Concord to the Ardennes, arguing against fear and urging vigilance without panic.
Washington scene reports Vice President Barkley hosting Chief Howard Bad Bear an 80 year old Sioux elder. The ceremonial visit included peace pipes and a humorous prompt from Bad Bear asking what he can do for white people. The tale recalls a Taos governor joke involving a small hut and a crafty local governor.
Hal Boyle recalls a comic quip about white men and a gag from a Fort Worth anti New Deal paper. Ida Darden’s fictional North American satire features a running joke about a medal ceremony and a confused family, highlighting aging memory and gendered humor.
A vivid battlefield scene near Suwon Korea shows four hills menaced by U S tanks and mortars as United Nations forces press a northward offensive. American Doughboys Turks South Koreans push up steep slopes to root out Chinese defenders amid artillery barrages and escalating casualties.
The speaker notes an undisclosed shift in domestic arrangements while away in West French Africa where he laid a cornerstone for a U S government led housing project for Senegalese sun worshippers.
Clint Cox of Jacksonburg reports an egg laid at his farm measuring eight inches in circumference and one inch long with two yolks and whites inside. The claim is unverified. locals joke about a hungry hen and a stubborn dog named Stormy Weather.
Insiders cite Igor Troubetzkoy still courting Barbara Hutton despite a public split while Margaret and her daughter pursue career moves. The Gary Coopers head to the West Coast as a noted star faces House hearings and Errol Flynn struggles to collect insurance after a shipboard accident. Sir Alexander Korda is ill in England and Armour and Company plans a 5 million dollar ACTH plant.
Genevieve Kemble notes a phase of heightened emotion and personal recognition in the stars, urging cultivation of friendships and talent. Rome’s intimate club scene and high society buzz mingle with court rumors, theater notes, and entertainment updates from Piaf to Bailey, plus a Broad Street phone strike warning and a flurry of celebrity chatter.
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