Lincoln Highway and Bradley on War Doctrines
A Middletown Journal survey touches on Abraham Lincoln’s rise from log cabin beginnings to the White House, reflecting on how leadership emerges in a free society. It also discusses Gen Omar Bradley warning against reliance on air power and the need for practical, multilevel defense considerations. The piece notes inflation fears postwar, a easing labor market, and the effect of global relief on the economy as tempered expectations rise.
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Abraham Lincoln
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Back Woods
House of Representatives
Eastern College
New
Omar Bradley
Army
Bradley
Friends
Air Force
Capitol Hill
Defense
Forrestal
Navy
Truman
Congress backs un American activities probe with 200000 fund
The House voted 353 to 29 to maintain and fund the committee that investigates un American activities. Support comes from groups like the American Legion and AFL while presidents hints to end the panel have not curbed its resolve. The panel may expand liaison with the FBI to expose subversive fronts and future legislation could target foreign ties or withdraw citizenship for violators.
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House of Representatives
House
Truman
United States
House Committee
Congress
American Legion
American Federation of Labor
Daughters of the American Revolution
America
Congressional
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Congressional Committee
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FBI
Notable musical evenings and a tough Middletown housing search
Dave Regan notes bright recitals at Charles Moore and a symphony concert with amused young listeners. He reports landlords tightening rules in Middletown, including bans on smoking and drinking, mortgage to manage gardens, and no children policy, affecting a newlywed couple seeking a home.
One Word Led To Another About Abe Lincoln Baseball
Arthur Bugs Baer muses on Abe Lincoln as a baseball player with playful hypotheticals. He imagines Lincoln’s abilities, coach Daniel Webster, and Babe Ruth as references, ending with Lincoln’s imagined batting and fielding prowess.
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Bugs’ Baer
Abe Lincoln
Abe
Abner Dibbledabbs
Lincoln
Daniel Webster
New England
Kentucky
Illinois
Hardin County
Babe Ruth
Yanks
Red Sox
George Washington
Potomac
George
Cincinnati
Remembering a Husband in a Letter From a Reader
A reader shares a heartfelt letter about mourning a husband six months after his death. She recalls friends urging forgetting him while she and her family visit the grave weekly, noting neglected markers and vanished support, and she questions the sincerity of those claimed friendships. The author remarks the letter echoes many readers' feelings and offers a quiet lesson on remembrance.
Sunday Horoscope Signals Turning Point for Lovers and Innovators
Genevieve Kemble says Sundays forecast reveals sudden dramatic shifts that could usher enchanting change and travel, but elders and superiors may withhold approval. Obstacles tempt anger while innovations meet stiff opposition. birthdays face blocks from quarters, yet lucrative opportunities and fresh contacts loom. Mondays forecast highlights launching new ideas and renewed momentum, with original plans boosted by a benign sidereal angle.
Birthday Sparks Creative Drive and Change
Those born today are urged to renew hope and press renewed effort on favored projects after past obstacles. Fresh inventive genius and a burst of encouragement may set lagging wheels in motion leading to radical, far reaching change. A child born now will show originality and a taste for adventure and dynamic performance. A romantic, high profile career is possible.
Kate Smith the Voyager 18 years on top and counting
Kate Smith, America's top pitch woman, marks 18 years since May 1 next year at the peak of radio with Ted Collins. She has grossed about 15 million dollars and earns 10 to 12 thousand a week. Beyond singing she pitches for Red Cross, Army Nursing Corps, veterans' causes and fights luxury tax on baby powder, heart disease, and racial intolerance. She writes cook columns, records dozens of disks yearly, and lives withFreckles in a Park Avenue apartment. She avoids fellow entertainers, values charity work, and sees her weight as a career asset helping her role as a warm hearted figure who talks to patients in hospitals.
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New York
America
Humber
Kate Smith
Katie
Ted Collins
Kate
The
Times
Red Cross
Army Nursing Corps
Dorothy Thompson
Lower Park Ave
Eyes of Mindszenty Haunt Cardinal's Memory Across Photographs
In a pair of widely published portraits Cardinal Mindszenty appears twice: one soft and friendly, the other hard and frightened. The author questions what torture or dehumanization the jailers inflicted, noting the loss of will and dignity. He reflects on faith, martyrdom, and divine silence amid political coercion described through a stark, cautionary lens.
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United States
Cardinal Mindszenty
Cardinal Spellman
Eugene Lyons
Hungary
God
Barbs Urge Housewives to Cook at Home for Savings
A writer counsels housewives to economize by cooking, claiming it persuades husbands to eat less. Notes higher than expected turkey prices are looming. Fellow workers express sympathy for bosses who are deemed ignorant.
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Ponce de Leon
MR. Lincoln
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Charles Moore
Valda Wilkerson
Erich Brandeis
Genevieve Kemble
Hal Boyle
George E. Sokolsky
Chiang Kai-Shek
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