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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1948
Page
4
The notice lists subscription prices for the Middletown Journal and Sunday News-Journal by carrier and mail, with rates for in and outside trading areas and the U S, all payable in advance. A Bible verse is included at the end.
The piece weighs on forecasting skills across disciplines from ancient to modern times and notes Dr. Harry L. Shapiro’s hair prophecy. It then covers sinustis research by Dr. Norman H. Topping and Leon T. Atlas at Lorton Reformatory, with electron microscopy by Dr. R W G Wyckoff. The article warns progress is tentative, funds spent may be worthwhile, and a vaccine remains distant.
Representative Taber, head of the House Appropriations Committee, seeks an economy drive using outside consultants with business experience to audit federal spending. They will conduct professional inquiries and surprise visits to officers to obtain unbiased data. The federal budget has ballooned since 1939 from 9 billion to 37.5 billion in 1947, highlighting the need for savings and taxpayer relief.
Dr George W Crane discusses how poor English and slang hurt sales and career prospects. He urges Benson and others to practice clear speech, reduce slang and incorrect grammar, and treat language as a personal sales force. Encourages adult habit change and teaching children correct speech.
The piece argues Congress must control how the next $7 billion in Marshall Plan aid is disbursed. It notes independent agencies have handled diplomacy before and warns that treating aid as political could validate Russian charges. It urges a separate executive agency led by Congress to ensure a businesslike, economic focus.
About 95,000 meals daily are served in 43 government building eateries run by Government Services, Inc. GSI operates 10 to 12 snack bars in places like Navy, Justice, and the Supreme Court. Lunch averages 31 cents with 35 and 40 cent plates. GSI reports losses of knives forks and china from breakage and theft, with some items discarded or souvenir snatched. last year the losses were high.
A playful column by Arthur Baer quips ski lore and winter sports notions. It wields puns on downhill glides, herringbone traction, red hats in moose hunting, and alpine twists while riffing on ski jumping, Olympic status, and the mêlée of nations in winter sport lore.
A reader promotes a book titled Successful Marriage claiming it compiles 38 expert papers on courtship, family life, and health. The piece argues timeless home truths exist beyond manuals and notes modern life’s complex pressures and the shift from love and common sense to professional psychology.
The agency runs china and silver stock in Rock Creek Park and operates pools and mills. It manages Ft Washington housing leased from Interior Dept with 3 to 11 rooms priced 35 to 85 dollars. Fontana Tennessee, built by TVA for Dam workers, houses about 100 TVA staff and 150 GSI personnel year round, mainly summer use for 1,000 to 1,100 guests. cottages rent about 5 dollars daily for two.
An opera singer urges women to sing at home and give husbands a night out, while Ohio barbers halt tips. A college professor promotes table salt as a teeth cleaner with gritty simplicity.
Hal Boyle reports readers nationwide vent about small pet peeves from loud moviegoers to women who smoke, moonshine sounds, lumpy gravy, and soggy socks. Herman the Hermit from Los Gatos, Calif., stands out as the only contented soul with no irritations.
A collection of quotes critiques Congress inactivity on inflation and price rises. Dean Acam emphasizes prosperity, peace, and security as aims of aid. Leon Henderson warns of further price hikes if steps aren’t taken. Harold E. Stassen cites excessive union leadership power as a concern in the political climate.
A man slightly under the weather dozes in a public spot smiling as another man hunts for his coat and hat. The hat lies crushed and the sleeper quips about the “new look” before returning to sleep. The piece muses on calendar imagery and calendar salesmen and ponders their hidden philosophy.
Peter Edson surveys the Marshall Plan as a bold, controversial effort to rebuild Europe. He notes the plan's aims, safeguards, and the potential for future danger if Western Europe falters or turns socialist.
A reader quiz lists common fires causes carlessness in smoking and matches, second is electricity misuse. It notes seven Arab League nations Saudi Arabia Egypt Iraq Trans-Jordan Syria Lebanon Yemen. Kiwanis meaning from Indian Keewanis to do worthwhile things. War Department title under National Military Agency is Army. Shake hat defined as tall fur drum major hat. Joe Louis beat Buddy Baer in a first round knockout at Madison Square Garden. Red silk star on postman’s uniform marks 15 years service.
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