Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Ad
The Middletown Journal pre announces subscription options for home delivery. Rates for per copy are five cents, carrier six days a week thirty five cents, and mail options vary by area with annual plans. Bible verse Ecclesiastes 5 9 accompanies the notice.
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Houses Cost Too Much Across the Nation
Raymond M. Foley argues housing demand exceeds supply but warns large public funding would bankrupt slum clearance and recalls private industry builds about 900,000 homes yearly. He cites prefabrication limits and urges labor productivity to lower costs.
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Raymond M. Foley
Congress
Washington Happenings on the Postwar Economy
Brookings economist says the current downturn is a minor burp while layoffs continue and unemployment rises. Economists warn of serious readjustment but government spending on Marshall Plan aid and defense helps sustain the economy, with inflation risk if spending contracts or taxes rise.
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Verna D and the menopause worries in 1960s advice
Dr George W Crane analyzes Verna D a 46 year old mother in a college class tale. He frames her accusations of her husband with menopausal psychology saying the menopausal distress masquerades as fear of losing physical appeal not infidelity. He urges psychological rather than medical fixes and offers a bulletin.
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Verna D
Dr. Crane
Mother
Verna
Italy
Germany
France
England
One Word Led To Another Look At The Winter Meeting
Arthur Baer lampoons the winter baseball meeting noting sparse talent and uncertain trades. He predicts 1949 will mirror 1948 with little balance or improvement, saying owners favor fading veterans over newcomers and managers struggle to extract value from aging rosters.
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Fat Boys
Eddie
Southworth
Roller skating boom grows into big business in America
Hal Boyle reports roller skating has become a nationwide enterprise with more than 4,000 rinks and about 17 million enthusiasts. Industry estimates place annual spending at 235 million dollars for admissions and equipment, plus additional sums for skates, apparel, and sundries as the sport evolves into a prominent national pastime.
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New York
America
Holland
England
France
Germany
James L. Plimpton
Howe
Morse
Plimpton
Richardson
Anoth
Staten Island
Magic Mirror of Common Sense in Comic Books
Erich Brandeis muses on Shakespeare and comic books showing how senseless censorship ignores human insight. He imagines a five act tragicomedy and recalls a comic strip arc where a father sees his aging self in a mirror. The piece urges self examination before actions.
Horoscope for Sunday February 20 and Monday February 21
Genevieve Kemble describes Sunday as challenging with potential bright ventures and travel amid possible ill health and temper, suggesting relaxation to avert unhappiness. Birthday individuals face a discouraging year with postponements, while a child born may show travel and new business spur despite irascibility. Monday urges solace and idealistic joy to offset frustration.
Year of Creative Drives and Hidden Obstacles
Tenacious opposition from high places may arrest progress and compel postponement of important objectives. Inner forces drive spiritual attitudes and artistic compensations as one may find joy in creative work, higher aspirations, or inner ideals. Unexpected circumstances may disrupt plans, yet invention and genius can furnish pleasure and solace. Romantic joys or home diversions may unfold.
Weather Deviates As Early Spring Touches City
A local yard survey shows crocus and buds appearing unusually early this year, with robins present and spring flowers up before their time. Expected cold spells could damage tender shoots, so coverings are advised. The piece notes erratic March history and predicts memory of spring in years to come.
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Mars
Quito
Ecuador
Radio
Tocallao
Cotocallao
Orson Welles
New Jersey
Welles
United States
Hugo Spencher
Woodlawn Ave
Rankin pensions and thrift in a changing nation
George E. Sokolsky critiques proposed pensions for veterans and others as flawed arithmetic. He argues thrift drives national independence while government pensions erode private savings, urging a focus on work, savings, and private enterprise. The piece cites Rankin plans for disability and age pensions and notes cultural references from skating clubs to public figures.
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Congress
Rankin
Questions and Answers Card Pack From Historic Quiz
A historical Q and A set covers tax history during the Civil War, why Germans were called Huns, the first U S orchestra founded around 1810 in Boston, and how a cardinal's title is written James Cardinal Gibbons. It notes Morrill Tariff era tax, Attila link to Kaiser Wilhelm, Craupner’s early Philharmonic in Boston, and Catholic title usage.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
China
Attila
Boston
Mass
Johann Craupner
Philharmonic Orchestra
Pantheon
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