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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1951
Page
4
The notice lists subscription prices for the Middletown Journal and Sunday News Journal, including per copy 25 cents, weekly carrier rates, and annual mail options with separate regional pricing, all payable in advance. It closes with a Bible verse, Ezekiel 18 5.
University of Delaware president Dr. John A. Perkins urged students to value broad education beyond science and engineering. He warned that neglecting Western civilization and moral philosophy could leave the nation uncivilized after war and encouraged courage and sustained study amid wartime uncertainty.
The piece argues that a $1.60 daily wage increase for United Mine Workers will push coal prices up by five percent, spreading higher costs to consumers. It warns wage boosts trigger further demands and inflation, weakening the economy and eroding the dollar.
The article argues against consumer rationing as unnecessary while the war continues without broad bombing. It notes shortages in building materials and auto production, but claims the nation can meet increased demand through production gains, avoiding chaos from rationing and continuing to defer restrictions on essential goods.
Dr. George W. Crane endorses Family Income life policies to secure a new bride and future children. He cites a case where a $10,000 policy provides monthly payments for 20 years and a lump sum, arguing such coverage reduces economic insecurity in a high speed age. He urges buying policy protection even for new marriages.
A pithy column notes that time is valuable when spent earning it and humorously links horse sense to stable thinking in a // reader letters style piece.
Senator Brien McMahon proposes a Senate resolution expressing friendship for the Russian people as a moral counter to war. The column urges a strong public relations program, an independent Voice of America, and cabinet‑level planning to reach Soviet citizens beyond the Iron Curtain. It argues that armed force alone cannot deter war and stresses need for top‑level policy and genuine outreach.
The auspices are tricky and complex with feelings at logger heads. Calm expression may avert trouble and rash conclusions while inspiration counters logic. A birthday reader may see personal and business revolutions with bold shifts and new relations. A child may seek radical change to escape ties.
An essay notes Americans increasingly behave like a nomadic real estate market with constant upgrades and new trends. A Connecticut farmer sells his property to a city buyer for seven times the original price, illustrating growing urban appeal versus small town steadiness.
The column cautions against wholesale rural exodus to cities. Dr. Morgan warns urban growth erodes small town self-respect and democracy while offering broader opportunities. He notes urban overstress, loss of homeliness, and the rise of political machines, promising a future treatment of the dichotomy.
After seven months of joint action in Korea, American soldiers reject the slur Gook and see Koreans as fellow people. Troops report growing respect for civilians who endured displacement and danger, embracing kindness and tolerance toward a people linked to their own fate.
New York reports industries preparing to stockpile disaster supplies and rush aid to bomb victims. Paper cup makers plan 25 million cups in 30 days, while liquor distributors offer 5000 trucks and first aid trained drivers. Distillers work on synthetic plasma. oil firms post 300000 in sabotage rewards.
Washington columnist credits George Murphy with preserving anti Communist credentials in film, citing his work against Hollywood’s Reds. The piece notes Murphy’s supporters, including Jim McGuinness and Leo McCarey, and describes a broader faction resisting Soviet influence in cinema. It also recounts MR. STAN ALLEN and Amvets publicity director details and a magazine salesman's Amvets membership pitch incident.
The column notes robin sightings near Manchester Rad and East Central Ave with playful skepticism about early arrivals. It profiles Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Whitehead of First Ave and Garfield St who celebrate 60 years of marriage Sunday, recalling their East End grocery history and retirement decades ago.
The exchange asks how urbanized the United States became from 1790 to 1949, noting 5 percent urban in 1790 and about 57 percent urban by 1949. It also asks how many solar eclipses can occur in a year, answering that never more than five eclipses, partial or total, can occur in a single year.
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