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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1949
Page
6
Advertisement lists subscription rates for the Middletown Journal and Sunday News Journal. Details include per copy prices, weekly carrier rates, and annual mail options both inside and outside the trading area, with prices from six days 7 year to $25 outside U.S.A. Also includes a Biblical verse.
President Truman told a Paris audience that some Russian leaders are exceedingly anxious to reach an understanding with the United States. The State Department stayed silent and Ambassador Bedell Smith declined to comment, noting differences of opinion within the Politburo but no clear unity. He warned that only after Stalin’s death might moderates emerge to seek a democratic world peace. The piece also notes sparse press coverage of ERP aid progress and ends with a safety lesson from the National Safety Council.
Dr George W Crane recounts a Fort Wayne scene where local men boast of liquor bravado. He argues true virility lies in brains and self possession, not oaths or cigaret ads. Intelligence means solving life problems like earning a living and finding a mate, with lasting commitment.
James Marlow explains the annual budget process as President Truman sends the fiscal year 1949 50 plan to Congress. The Budget Bureau compiles departmental figures, White House reviews, and pre-distribution to press before release to the nation. Congress will then wrangle over funding, as in all years.
Arthur Bugs Baer notes lingering postwar tensions as Minnesota fans decry laryngeal boastful Iowa crowd behavior in Kinnick Stadium. He mocks campus drinking, old sports rivalries, and regional pride while predicting the 1949 Minnesota Iowa game will be canceled. He cites East Coast views, DareD-Durocher references, and the enduring glare of the Little Brown Jug and other trophies.
Hal Boyle recalls New York City life with a homebody ethos and Greenwich Village memories. He wryly notes apartment walls thin as ham, entertaining neighbors over formal scenes, and the mix of colorful residents from a hostile bedbug encounter to a lively Jitterbug of voices. He longs for the Village’s clamor yet finds quiet hope in diverse neighbors above and below.
For Tuesday January 11 a difficult day may tax ingenuity and judgment amid a dangerous impasse where emotions push toward adventures and disruptions. Delays and obstacles may arise but prompt action can bring benefit. Birthday danger signals demand wise decisions before acting and consolidating resources. A child born today is positive and energetic.
Erich Brandeis recalls a moonlit evening with his longtime sweetheart in New York City. He reminisces about youth, shared meals, and tender words, then notices a change in her smile as she returns to her chair with a bottle labeled Bicarb Soda.
A Q A set covers Walloons Flemings Panama hats and agricultural stations. Walloons inhabit southern Belgium speaking a French dialect. Flemings speak Dutch or Low German. Panama hats are moistened for fiber and fingers, work mainly at night. The first state agricultural experiment station opened at Wesleyan University Middletown CT in 1875 with William O Atwater as director. France has never had a sovereign queen with executive ability.
Dave Regan describes Middletown polio campaign launching today and running through the month. He notes strong community backing and quotes Charlie Reuther on polio fund aid, including a child’s custom table and lessons from a survivor’s life.
Urnov in a Soviet publication attacks American democracy after praising Fast as a Marxist writer. He claims Wall Street dominates world affairs and that the US fought WWII only for its own ends, while condemning US aid to Europe and Asia. The piece suggests Marxists see democracy as doomed and urges reeducation of Americans.
Twenty years ago a safety conference was conducted by the safety men of the Armco Rolling Mill Company. W. O. Barnitz was elected president of the Oglesby Barnitz Stockholders. The Middletown Fish and Game Association held weekly rifle shoots.
A New Yorker fell three stories to the first floor but escaped injury. The joke notes people take risks and blame others for dangers, implying pedestrians and drivers share the blame in accidents.
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