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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1949
Page
6
Subscription rates for Middletown Journal and Sunday News Journal are listed for carrier and mail delivery in and outside the area. The notice includes 5 and 6 day options, varying prices, and advance payment terms. A Bible verse is printed at the end.
The piece reviews how 1948 bumper crops were aided by price supports and good weather and explains that the Department of Agriculture sees potential for even larger 1949 yields. It discusses a possible shift to flexible parity at a 65 percent floor, the Grange backing flexibility, a split with the American Farm Bureau about maintaining 90 percent parity, and concerns over overproduction and subsidies hurting consumers.
The American Council of Learned Societies released an English version of Vishinsky's Law of the Soviet State with Merle Fainsod offering critique. The review contrasts Marxist Leninist theory with facts, cites errors about Adams and U.S. elections, and discusses Russian isolation from global humanity while noting Bonn's slow German constitutional work and Cold War tensions.
Washington diary notes that both parties lean on seniority to control key committees in the 81st Congress. Democrat Rayburn leads the House at 66, Senate leaders Forsien Relations to Banking are 70 plus, with aging chairmen shaping the vast post election agenda. Critics call seniority undemocratic as rebellion among youths surfaces but gains little.
Dr George W Crane argues that many illnesses are psychosomatic or driven by fear and imagination. He notes medical schools ignore psychology and urges earlier treatment of mental factors to prevent full insanity, urging readers to consider mental hygiene as vital in medicine.
Arthur Baer jokes about world peace and the fate of a United States of Europe. He mocks cooperation plans, notes France and Britain’s wartime bargaining, and argues nations would seek top dominance, making a federation unlikely. He also warns about Russia and suggests cautious summer vacation plans.
Hal Boyle recalls a lifelong dream to be on the ten best lists and become the top among all. He traces his unlikely rise from a junior reporter printing a trimmed release to a self styled expert on lists while noting Ike’s dominance in public accolades and his wife’s quips on marriage.
The writing urges clever plans and swift action to boost lagging activity and implement change through new connections and travel. Birthday readers may gain opportunities by revamping plans and addressing critical situations with decisive techniques. A born child may be adaptable with diverse talents and a career of rapid moves.
Erich Brandeis shares a reader’s 77 year old letter from Nicktown Pennsylvania. The woman praises the column, jokes about weather talk, and describes aging gracefully with independence. She lists fifteen children, ten sons and five daughters, all happily married, and expresses a wish for a visit from the author and his wife.
The ICJ is a 15 member UN successor to the Permanent Court of International Justice handling treaty and law disputes. A 1928 Potter Nebraska hailstone measured 17 inches in circumference, the largest on record. Oil painting arose in the 15th century by the van Eycks. Houdini’s magic books were bequeathed to the Library of Congress after his death.
The piece blends imagined Confederate actions with modern Allied loyalties and UN roles, noting Chinese Communist rebellion, Soviet aid, and future UN ceasefire orders. It questions leadership unity in Congress, filibuster prospects, and shifting fashion directives from Moscow while touching on Korea, Dewey, and GOP missteps. It closes by predicting Democratic House and Senate dynamics under a new president.
Dave Regan reflects on Middleton's flood problem blaming inadequate sewers for inundations after heavy rain. He notes past bond issues for improvements failed and warns residents may face more street flooding unless new funds are approved. A city official cites tax levels and public welfare, while a merchant complains their shopfront floods, inviting water into the doorway.
A quirky 1940s reflection questions cruelty in boarding houses and etiquette. It muses on timekeeping as a distraction and ends with a playful line about etiquette equating to saying no when asking for more.
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