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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1952
Page
4
A dated listing gives per copy and carrier rates for Middletown Journal and Sunday News Journal, including 35c weekly in-town and 900 year or 1500 outside trading area. United States rate 35.00 year. all mail subscriptions payable in advance. The passage ends with a Bible verse from Nehemiah.
Column argues that two New York area crashes under bad weather raise questions about instrument landing systems and radar guidance. It notes possible interference with aids and urges further inquiry into landing safety rules, with attention to engine or component failure as possible causes.
The new session shows talk of a voluntary intake for the 60,000 UMT trainees, risking the program’s fairness and spirit. Critics urge compulsory service as essential to national security, arguing volunteers undermine equal burden and the country’s safety in a dangerous world.
Dr Edwin P Jordan explains trachoma the eye disease once common among American Indians and mountain residents. He notes its viral cause progressive symptoms and potential blindness and describes improved treatment with sulfa drugs and penicillin reducing the need for painful tissue scraping or surgery.
In Washington Happenings, analysis notes the Korean armistice talks slow when Moscow pushes political agenda at the UN and speed up with Peiping radio conciliations. It cites three sticking points airfield bans rotation of troops and neutral port inspections while controversy over withdrawal of foreign forces persists.
Early diagnosis and prompt treatment with available preparations curbs infection spread. Treatments used locally or by injection or mouth prove highly effective in early stages, helping avoid painful eye operations and reducing trachoma related blindness as the disease is recognized as infectious.
The writer argues Captain Henrik Kurt Carlsen embodies genuine heroism through steadfast duty, not fame. He resists commercial offers and public adulation, preferring family, home, and personal dignity. The piece warns heroes risk becoming vaudeville unless they keep self respect and humility.
Wilbur Peeble describes his first impressions of Washington in a light hearted letter. He notes a Pentagon annex, a gospel evangelist, cross fire politics, whispered facts and party chatter about Truman, Stevenson, Taft, and purges. A dieting wave and looming election year humor round out the satire.
A Washington Scene column recounts Margaret Truman dating Roy Leiffr en with Braverman and Betty Betz present at a Shoreham area gathering, plus Leiffren’s family ties to opera. It muses on a presidential lineage joke and a sober FBI health query, ending with a joke about the Supreme Court building and roller skates.
A motivational line urges you to offer maximum effort at work and to remain unfazed by challenges. The message emphasizes steadfast hard work and maintaining a positive attitude regardless of obstacles.
A fragmented writer notes discussion of disposition and sugar and warns against missed opportunities. Mentions rising liquor prices deterring people from getting ahead, with a casual skeptical tone.
The column muses on flood fallout in Middletown, legal complexity, and a preference for Westerns and mystery on TV. The writer jokes about Philadelphia lawyers, old gunfight enforcement, and the social friction of hosting TV discussions with friends and spouses. He notes women’s timid reactions to prize fighting and wrestling on screen.
Dr. George W Crane counsels Lois B. a 19 year old who fears body odor from sweating. He explains perspiration is normal and seasonal, recommends bathing, deodorants, social confidence, compliments, and slow dating routines to ease tension. He urges masking odors with fragrance and offers a newsletter on conversation skills.
Genevieve Kemble TI warns that new ideas and clever tactics could emerge from unexpected sources, triggering financial risk and covert plots. For birthdays, complications may arise, prompting reflection, while major plans thrive under inflationary momentum despite perplexing dilemmas and deceptive schemes.
A quiz style piece answers four questions about the Library of Congress Jefferson collection candle power etymology and a joke Latin phrase hocus pocus volcano heat origin. It notes 1851 fire destroyed 4000 of 6000 Jefferson purchased books and explains candle power and volcano energy sources.
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