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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1952
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for per copy, weekly carrier, and mail options for various areas. It also repeats a Bible verse from Ezekiel 33 18 about righteousness and iniquity.
European defense issues loom as conferences in London and Lisbon aim to shape the six nation European army and NATO relations. Acheson, Eden, Schuman, and Adenauer meet amid French crisis over German participation while Bonn sovereignty and Bonn foreign aid funding face debate. Lisbon agenda centers on army integration and Bonn status with the U.S. aid program at risk in a tight election year.
Senate armed services leaders led by Sen. Russell set a February 21 deadline to agree on and present a Universal Military Training bill to the Senate. The Vinson bill would start six months of training for youths at 18 to 19, then 74% years in reserves with possible activation during a national emergency, with $30 monthly pay and additional dependents allowances. The plan targets about 800,000 youths annually.
Edwin P. Jordan explains that puberty brings visible changes in girls, urges advance education by mothers, and notes most girls experience hormonal changes gradually over years. He warns of temporary moodiness and offers guidance for parents to stay calm, firm, and understanding.
The exchange notes the thermometer has reached minus 60 or below ten times in United States history and compares populations, stating Denmark has about half as many people as New York City.
Peter Edson News of Washington reports an American ex-Air Force sergeant, William J. Pomeroy of Waterloo New York, believed by Philippine authorities to lead a Huk guerrilla band in central Luzon. After attending the University of the Philippines and marrying a Filipino, he reportedly returned to the hills in 1947 and was wounded leading a group to a Huk conference. His parents remain baffled, hoping for his safe return or explanation.
Genevieve Kemble advises that the old maxim a soft answer turneth away wrath applies today. The mood favors shrewd, conciliatory strategies over force, with difficult conditions for those celebrating birthdays requiring sagacity and compromise. Friendly overtures and gracious conduct may ease cooperation and yield benefits.
A mix of curious items from cities worldwide. Moscow opens a four mile subway line with Kom somolskaya featuring a crystal chandelier. In Yonkers a bank allows customers to make change up to ten dollars with a wooden frame. A New York robbery tops a similar caper in forty eight hours. In Karachi the Aga Khan’s secretary says the birthday date can be fixed, weighing seventy five years. A Chicago restaurant is shut for selling horse meat as beef with a tag about repairs.
Hal Boyle recalls the 1943 Battle of Kasserine Gap as a pivotal, costly U S Army clash with Rommel’s Afrika Korps. He describes American losses, Rommel’s failed breakthrough, and the turn to Patton and Bradley. The piece laments veterans and the vanished battlefield.
A New York fur shop touts seven ways to obtain a mink coat and references a magazine article about minks. The reader ponders whether an eighth way, the Washington way, was omitted. In Pittsburgh a juror in a sedition trial slept through court calls five times, with attachments summoned to wake him. The writer questions why the judge did not impose an alarm clock citation for contempt.
Washington scene satirizes Office of Price Stabilization, claiming a wild decontrol spree that includes sun dials, canned worms, rattlesnakes, dinosaur bones, and other items. The piece riffs on liberalism and politics, ending with Senator OMahoney displaying a pine wood cane with mahogany handle from the Senate.
A brief, reflective passage sketches the value of a able and friendly nature. It suggests such qualities aid individuals facing many discouraging spots in life. The tone remains concise and observational.
A Massachusetts man was sentenced to a month of polishing fire trucks after a false alarm incident, illustrating consequences of misusing alarms. The remark highlights dangers of handling phosphorus and the general warning that what you don’t know won’t hurt you unless you choose to tell it.
A long honored country doctor in rural Missouri tends a 50 square mile district for 25 years, driving 40 to 50 miles for patients, delivering babies, setting bones, and making house calls while two larger towns’ doctors cover emergencies. His wife recalls their 12 year old son’s tale of post party talk about women, underscoring the doctor’s family life amid service.
Dorothy Kilgallen relays a flurry of social and romance fronts in Hollywood and New York. Marilyn Buford weds an Italian naval officer in Rome while Richard Greene and Carolyn Price spark a Hollywood romance. Gary Cooper dates Kay Sutton Topping in Palm Beach. Hedy Lamarr considers independent production. Truman may rename Vatican envoy. Several industry figures face legal or career twists, from Errol Flynn and Duncan McMartin to James Jones and Estes Kefauver.
A compact reflection on the transience of military force, noting that even vast armies fade with time and conflict yields to history. The aphorism contrasts permanence with the fleeting nature of armed power and institutional strength.
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