Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Bible Verse
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates for carriers and mail editions including regional and outside area pricing. It notes prices for 5 and 6 day deliveries and international rates, all payable in advance. A Bible verse from Zephaniah 2 10 is quoted regarding pride and reproach against the people of the Lord.
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Evening Middletown Journal
Sunday news-Journal
Evening
Middletown Journal
Sunday News- Journal
U.S.A
Zephaniah
Jugs to Jets and Other Tidbits From Then and Now
A mocked essay mix notes jet plane noise as air guards shift from jugs to jets, warns observation shifts, then shifts to Dry Thursday water shortages in New York. It quotes Stephen J. Carney urging water scouting, comments on Vice President Barkley’s marriage sales pitch, and ponders why children read comics as escape.
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Air National Guard
New York City
Stephen J. Carney
Pop
Mom
Germany
Gestapo
Barkley
Chicago
Martin Kennelly
Dr George W Crane Worry Clinic case W-203
Pearl Q aged 34 with three children seeks advice after her husband’s affair. She fears trust loss and jealousy, while Crane advises on self confidence, reassurance, and maintaining romance. He notes jealousy as often a sign of insecurity and urges proactive strategies for spouses.
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Pearl Q
Pearl
Dollar’s future value and living standards through 2000
David Lawrence surveys how purchasing power shifts across eras from 1900 to present, showing that a 1939 dollar buys far less today. He notes rising wages and prices after wars, the urge for a $40,000 average income by 2000 to match a $12,000 present income, and warns that fiscal policy and economic pressures shape the dollar’s strength and real living standards.
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Truman
Todlay
Tortoises Show Social Hierarchy Like Humans, Scientists Find
A zoological session discussed Galapagos tortoises and revealed social hierarchies. Researchers Llewellyn Evans and John Quaranta studied fourteen tortoises of five species, rating dominance by pushing, stealing food, hissing, biting, and mating. They observed a king among male groups and female clusters akin to human clubs.
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Zoological Department of the
Association
Llewellyn T. Evans
American Museum of Natural History
John V. Quaranta
Elf grants henpecked husband wish in humorous tale
Hal Boyle recalls a henpecked husband whose eardrums ache from constant criticism. A tiny Elf grants a wish to turn his wife into a hen, with comic results. After days of clucking and nesting, the Elf reverses the spell, but the couple’s antics end with the Elf fleeing to a mousehole as the tale continues on Page 9.
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New York
Henl
Toscanini
Gazzmo
Matrimony habits discussed at convention spark age gaps
A convention discussion cited professors claiming average wives are 2.8 years younger than husbands at first marriages and 4.7 years younger at second marriages. The statistician added that men remarrying after age sixty five may wed wives about ten years younger, noting wide age scattering in later marriages.
Stars Suggest Caution and Charm For Thursday
Genevieve Kemble notes encouraging signs for new efforts on Thursday January 19 with timely decisions to advance plans yet warns some ventures may fail or face travel or health hazards. Romance and social attractions may sidetrack serious work but charm and popularity offer leverage. A birthday child could thrive creatively with versatility and cultural appeal.
Time budgets fail for newspaper work in modern life
The narrator reflects on a strict 24 hour time budget and finds it useless for newspaper duties. He notes journalists operate on a 10 day work week, dismissing standard schedules as impractical. He observes readers letters, visitors, and calls disrupt planned routines and questions the value of rigid time management.
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United Nations
Barbs Insomnia and Odd Sleep Myths
A psychologist links insomnia to elusive ideas invading sleep or humor about pickled herring at night. Quips on lazy drivers using pocket jacks, a fire destroying a southern race track, and bettors denying horse involvement. Musing on living within means and clues tying a missing shirt button to marital status.
Unity and unification in wartime policy criticized
In a reflective essay the author laments the gap between unity and unification in the armed forces and government. He argues civilian officials lack military training and mismanage progress, warns against punishing dissenting naval officers, and notes weak congressional unity. The piece references Taft, Acheson, China, and Soviet leadership with cautious political commentary.
Weather in Middletown Numbed by Flood Waters
Dave Regan describes a bus ride through rising flood waters near Middletown four miles from the city. He notes water encroachment, visible houses under water, and lights showing residents studying and dining. A discussion about appointing Middletown’s first city manager mentions outsiders as likely candidates.
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Midletown
Middletown
Judge drops case as defendant dies after shooting
Los Angeles municipal judge dismisses the assault case against John McManus, 64, when attorney Arthur Webb explains McManus died from grief after the shooting. The case ends amid the testimony and sudden death.
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Los Angeles
Thomas Ambrose
John McManus
Arthur C. Webb
Webb
Ambrose
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Hal Boyle
Genevieve Kemble
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Christian Science Monitor
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Kremlin
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