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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1951
Page
4
Subscriptions listed for daily and weekend delivery by carrier or mail. Rates include 25c weekly by carrier, 35c weekly for combined Middletown and Sunday News Journal, and yearly mail options from 7.50 to 30.00 depending on area. Bible verse embedded in a separate line.
A editorial urges lawmakers to slow their comments and critique and to study issues thoroughly before rushing to print. It argues rash, unfounded charges mislead the public during grave questions and stresses the value of careful deliberation and calm discourse.
An editorial frames communism as bolshevism and contrasts it with democratic and Christian ideologies. It argues communism is a utopian ideology but uses conspiracy and force tactics, threatening individual rights. The piece asserts bolshevism aims aggression and subversion against the United States and civilization.
Poet laureate Badger Clark mourns the end of passenger service between Nebraska and Rapid City as high costs and dwindling riders end a treasured era. He contrasts a daylight Pullman ride with brisk car travel, noting taxes and expense push people toward the automobile despite its harsher pace.
A viewer letter recounts a six year old boy Terry throwing a garden hoe at a car driven by Mrs Crane. The piece argues for corporal punishment as a memory that deters serious misdeeds and criticizes mollycoddled parenting while urging practical discipline and risk management.
In Congress a bill would provide a new form of GI insurance for all servicemen. The plan offers a free $10,000 coverage during service and 90 days after discharge, with an option for an H policy if disabled. Survivors of fallen troops would receive $10,000 if not already protected.
In Korea combat engineers are lauded for clearing mines blowing bridges and building new roads under fire. They served as cowboys at Masan and repeatedly slowed Chinese advances by demolishing bridges and clearing fuel depots. Lt Avery Fullerton recalls their grit and adaptability.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on Cecile Aubry courted by a prime minister’s son and other celebrity rumors. The piece links Paris London intrigue with US stars, from Mickey Rooney dating Kathryn Grayson to John Ford’s Navy return. It notes a Florid drug-ring scare and a sensational restaurant close shave.
Senevieve Kemble notes discuss cautious discretion amid dubious planetary aspects and potential personal emotional shifts. The column also highlights birthdays, home beautification, and subtle intuition, plus many entertainment items including Martha Wright’s Brooklyn Story role, Paris travel by Margie Winters, and Edith Piaf’s marriage rumors.
Erich Brande recounts two dogs, Spunky the English setter and Shamus the five month old mutt, visiting daily for tidbits. Shamus chases Spunky’s bone, Laddie the Cairn steals it, and Shamus learns a homeowner lesson about contentment.
George Dixon surveys government loan forms for defense expansion and mocks the requirement to supply evidence of current and future shortages as a clairvoyant task. He recounts related studio chatter about St Peter and cites a Presidio wedding note from the International. Senator McFarland laments a blackened Saguaro near his office.
The fragment mentions a person named Jimmy Gib Bons and a radio related term, suggesting a stray note about a radio worker or scene. No clear event or outcome is provided in the readable text.
Lincoln School parents and students raise funds for a permanent memorial likely a library in memory of Helen Schatzmann who died recently. A committee appointed by Judge Fred B. Cramer will decide the memorial form, with initial contributions around 200 dollars and growth hoped for through city support.
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