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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1950
Page
4
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Forecasts envision longer healthier lives and widespread gadgets such as wrist radio watches and pocket television. Sun energy will power factories and sea water will supply fresh water while radio and television shrink distances. education and peace are expected to improve as war fades away.
The Argentina periodical argues for Peron era reforms and a 1949 constitution while omitting press freedom. It criticizes Peron for curbing dissent and notes the US mailing of the magazine as poorly timed propaganda. The piece contrasts government control with the rights supposedly guaranteed in the new charter.
The National Labor Relations Board faces criticism from its own general counsel Robert Denham who says the board remains steeped in Wagner Act views. He notes courts have often ruled injunctions erroneous and alleges the board protects labor over management, with possible looming Taft Hartley repeal and shifts in leadership under President Truman.
Eighty first Congress enters final session with lingering talk of economy. Many members have returned home during recess and report constituents demand tax relief. Budget balance hinges on reduced spending, yet lawmakers favoring their districts may hinder tax cuts.
Dr George W Crane advises Sue G a 19 year old wallflower to improve posture by lifting the chest and walking with a book on the head He uses mirror practice deep breathing and smiling to build confidence He also introduces a Compliment Club encouraging three sincere compliments daily for 30 days to shift focus from self to others
An appeal invites readers to join the Compliment Club by sending a 3 cent stamp and a dime, with options to start alone or with friends. Readers are instructed to write to Dr. Crane in care of the newspaper with a self addressed stamped envelope and dime to obtain psychological charts. The note also clarifies ton weight equivalents of 2000, 2240, and 2204.6 pounds.
Erich Brandeis muses on the burden of being a statesman and economic oracle while confessing his own mediocrity. He recalls personal health tolls from striving for greatness and shifts to lighter dinner chatter about Russia Korea and world trade as his wife interrupts with a domestic worry about a broken oil burner.
The narrator recalls a busy NYC day watching executives with phones and push buttons then decides to boast to his wife he is as smart as tycoons. On the train home he ignores the pup story and a neighbors collection for bigger headlines.
Hal Boyle parries a bold new theory from Met Museum designers urging men to wear skirts and bold accessories. He quips that while women design these looks, men will resist, noting fashion evolution from armor to elegance to utility and predicting how future costumes may shape both genders with humor.
A narrator recalls remarks about recognizing Chinese Reds after a trip to China. A wife comments on a new Chinese laundry in Norwalk. The conversation shifts to a medical discovery for arthritis and mentions Judy, a three-year-old who left the hospital after bronchiolitis pneumonia, recalling penicillin injections. The speaker ends with a self-deprecating line about not achieving greatness.
The forecast urges those born on January 16 to apply focus, study, and detailed planning to attract funds and political influence. It notes a child born that day tends toward progressive careers with strong details and high-placed support, while emotional and cultural fulfillment may predominate and health may be frail.
Twenty years prior the Women's Temperance Union celebrated ten years of prohibition with a Baptist Church program on Main Street. In Washington health authorities battled a psittacosis outbreak with five deaths in 24 hours and 26 new cases across New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and Ohio, tracing to a shipment of parrots before Christmas. Russell Weatherwax was promoted to cashier at the Oglesby Barnitz Bank and Trust Company during the annual meeting.
A light hearted column notes that buyers of government bonds are seen as wise, while many rely on leftovers from New Year party remedies for colds. It cites an Illinois doctor attributing most baby talk to parents as tiny tots begin to speak.
A reflective note on aging and hardship describes how debt narrows chances. It laments the difficulty of seizing opportunity when burdens weigh on hands and stomachs. The speaker imagines better meals if wives cooked well and husbands shared credit with friends.
A convertible stops at a red light in San Antonio as a pedestrian crosses. He confronts the driver, climbs the car, and leaves dents in the hood amid folded logic about pedestrians’ rights. The piece argues cities neglect pedestrians and warns education costs loom large in Middletown.
The narrative chronicles Chiang Kai-Shek from his 1919 meeting with Sun Yat-Sen through his rise to power. It notes his early military ties, time in Red Army schools, and pivotal 1925–26 actions uniting Soviet and Kuomintang efforts. The piece emphasizes his reputation as a revolutionary figure and the shifting Kremlin strategy toward him.
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