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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1948
Page
4
Advertisement outlines subscription rates for Middletown Journal and Sunday News Journal including carrier and mail options with weekly and yearly prices. It also includes a Bible verse reference from Luke 21:10.
National capital critics forecast President Truman will pivot from a cautious middle stance to embrace left wing, Roosevelt era policies to counter Wallace. They note a $40 across the board tax cut plan and higher corporate taxes as strategic moves to gain votes from urban machines and New Deal supporters, signaling a broader political realignment.
Dr. George W. Crane discusses a Chicago debate on student ratings of professors. He argues public speaking is essential in teaching and that student feedback helps identify effective teachers. Harvard tradition of annual faculty ratings cited as beneficial for new students.
Peter Edson argues critics attack the Marshall Plan as unpredictable for four years ahead, noting the State Department draft lacks country by country funding details. He explains how vast figures will reach lawmakers, and warns against logrolling and special interests undermining recovery. He outlines the plan’s nine key provisions and budget ranges, stressing the need for transparency to curb abuses.
Arthur Baer recalls Marine Reserve service and long tradition from 1775 to modern times. He jokes about enlistment, praises Semper Fidelis, and notes the drive for one hundred thousand young men this month to join the Marines. He humorously compares Marines to a tough neighbor policy and cites Paul Revere as an early Marine.
Hal Boyle reports on college loan funds aiding students with financial need and high repayment success at Missouri since 1913. A generous alumnus gave 100000 to the fund. A City College housing survey finds landlords prefer college instructors for stable, quiet tenants, yet room shortages persist for faculty housing.
A collage of witty adages and observations from 1948 noting life, politics, and culture. It jokes about cars, home life, education, weather, and a Philippines crusade, while recalling a war correspondent Lee Carson Putnam and a Brooklyn doughboy encounter.
Erich Brande envisions a Simplicity Party building on biblical ethics and strict enforcement of constitutional law. He contrasts it with Henry Wallace’s Dictionary and Third Party ideas, urging readers to start a new political movement centered on clear, enforceable principles.
Civic Association officials announced Middletown would not be placed on the Cleveland to Louisville direct air mail line due to geographic factors. Homer Mitchell was elected president of the newly formed Middletown Aero Club.
A local man gives his wife three hose boxes and a $50 bill for Christmas. She hides the money in the box with the hose, forgets it, returns one box to a store, and discovers later the $50 remains beneath the third pair. The box is found after a wary clerk retrieves stock. The column ends with reflections on a drab winter day turning to faint hope as snow falls.
The National Education Association reports progress in U S education after wartime laws but notes persistent problems. Shortages affect 2,000,000 children with overcrowded, unsafe buses and scarce textbooks. Needs for school plants rise toward 11 billion dollars amid rising enrollments and expanding programs. Willard E. Givens says the trend is encouraging despite remaining gaps.
Washington AP reports Dr. Harold F Harding, expert on good speaking, offers a satirical guide in Scientific Monthly to terrible oratory. He prescribes no preparation, rambling cadence, overlong sentences, insults to listeners, sloppy dress, late arrival, and mispronounced words to expose the perils of poor speech.
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