This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1948
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for print and mail delivery with rates for in area and outside trading area. It notes per copy 5 cents, carrier 25 cents weekly, and annual mail options ranging from six to ten dollars or more, plus special U.S. rates.
Motorists and pedestrians clash over slick streets as slush slows all travel. The piece rails at drivers for speed and at pedestrians for exposure while urging courtesy and safety to prevent drenching and damage. It highlights two camps united only by frustration and danger.
The piece recalls Robert Burns born January 25 as a rustic yet profound minstrel who translated common peoples moods. It notes his career, alleged escapades, and later forgiving public, then shifts to a radio quiz joke about the Governor General of Canada and fades into a meditation on fame and memory of WWI generals and a Kansas regiment.
Dr George W Crane counsels Becky G and readers on hats and dress as psychology of fashion. He advises fat women to wear wide brimmed hats to give the illusion of height and avoid tight caps, notes past hat trends, and urges cosmetics and hair styling to enhance feminine charm while warning against cross lines and puffed shoulders.
John J. McCloy argues European recovery is well underway despite war damage. He cites population shifts, rising industrial output in Britain, the Low Countries, and France, and overall gains in transport, energy, and steel. He warns against overstating UNRRA aid and outlines plans to raise living standards through continued U.S. investment.
A string of witty quips targets manners, buckwheat cakes, and etiquette. It mentions voters, bond buying, and New Yorkers fined for snow trouble totaling 34 888, while blaming the weather man for winter complaints and noting fashion shocks from last summer.
Arthur Baer lampoons upstate politics and culture across Pennsylvania New York and mountain country. He ridicules remote upland wards for clannish isolation feudal habits and hostile election attitudes while contrasting them with tidewater calm and lowland politics.
A columnist reflects on a nineteen year old engagement and love’s idealism versus practicality. He recalls couples in France and Ireland, wonders if lasting devotion matters beyond youth’s bliss, and notes his own enduring love after twenty six years. He cites Mencken and Burns to probe love’s duration.
A collection of Q and A items answering: Liberia’s official language is English due to American immigrants. Winston Churchill was born November 30 1874 at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. Eleanor Roosevelt does not receive government annuity or pension. Palestine population density is 171.2 per square mile. Some rabbits and rats have eyes on the sides creating a full circular field of vision.
Announcement unveils a project to erect an extension to the parish house on First Ave with an estimated cost near 20 900 dollars. The Grand theatre screens Dempsey Tunney championship bouts as a featured attraction. Teachers and pupils contribute to a Variety Show performance showcasing student talent.
Hal Boyle recalls the annual January clearance frenzy in men’s clothing. Prosiac shoppers flood stores while clerks joke about bargain mad crowds. The writer and his wife Frances hide the purchases to avoid judgment, revealing the enduring male ritual of “crazy” sales and the clash with domestic restraint.
Orval Stevens was arrested on a drunken driving charge after police, chasing him, heard a crash near the jail. They found his damaged car, helped him out, and escorted him into a jail cell for custody.
A mother notes children discussing boyfriends Shelby Linville and Bob Markham in a quiet bedroom while the town reels at inflation. The piece mixes light sports-minded local flavor with observations on penny candy prices and colorful reports of youth slang.
Lt Col Francis W Williams named president Truman’s new pilot taking over the Sacred Cow DC-4 in presidential service. He has 10,500 flight hours, 41, and a long record in military and commercial aviation since 1931, with no accidents. He succeeds Hank Myers who flew The Independence and served as a flying chauffeur to major leaders. Williams lives in Arlington Forest Virginia with his wife Irene Smith and daughter Diane, enjoys golf and biking, and previously taught physical culture. The Independence began service July 13 and has a 24 passenger or 12 berths, cruising 315 mph, top 358 mph, range 4,400 miles.
A collage of quotes from Edward E. Brown Royall Tyrone Power Henry Ford and others discusses housing prices, universal military training, economic policy, and fears of communism. The remarks touch on public housing, free markets, employment barriers, and U S strategies in Europe and the Kremlin challenge.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.