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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1950
Page
4
The Middletown Journal announces subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery including local and outside areas with annual prices. A Bible verse from John 13 37 appears as a devotional insert line.
The 42nd annual ts conference in White Sulphur Springs, W Va, shows governors from about four fifths of states congregating to tackle a wide common agenda. The event fosters informal ties among governors, enabling cross-state consultation and potential presidential considerations. Frank Bane of the Council of State Governments leads a staffing network that promotes uniformity in divorce, tax, road rules, and other administrative laws across states. The council is seen as a stabilizing force for grass roots democracy and state power.
Disturbed by unseen border flows, Soviet run shops in East Berlin began displaying attractive wares in window fronts. The move aims to attract visitors from the western zones, signaling limited gains in actual sales. A German Red Youth rally earlier drew attention, with officials pulling the display back after the crowd dispersed.
A New York City merchant spots a man in his store window who resembles a German POW camp killer who murdered the merchant's brother. The suspect denies the killing as a mob gathers, halted by a guard named Gollen. Five years earlier a German killer and today a civic clash unfolds in the big city.
Dr George W Crane discusses a case of a nine year old girl labeled very pretty but prone to stealing. He argues morality is learned, not inherited, blaming lax parenting for fostering selfish habits. He urges deliberate education, self analysis, and moral training through religious or community guidance.
David Lawrence discusses U S reaction to Korea and criticizes navy and Marine deployment. He argues U S aircraft carriers and Marines are far from the front in Korea, while air force wings from Japan ferry planes for quick rounds. He cites strategic gaps, budget shifts, and wartime psychology shaping defense posture.
Genevieve Kemble outlines July 2 and 3 celestial guidance stressing sustained effort and long term plans. Birthdays bring reward through study and steady work, while Monday emphasizes rest, church affairs, and uplifting ideals with potential artistic or poetic gifts.
In a brief column, readers are asked to donate soap for a mental hospital patient group, noting the Social Service League lacks funds and needs about 600 bars to begin relief. A reader offers to check addresses and a local tree at 1 South Main St is mentioned as a hopeful goodwill symbol. The piece also touches on seasonal weather and reflections on global issues.
Erich Brandeis reflects on a letter from Mrs Rose Manson praising American kindness to foreign visitors and American mothers caring for wounded troops. She recalls visiting cemeteries for fallen American lads and an Australian mother who supported six American veterans and their families, illustrating poverty versus affluence and the abundance Americans overlook daily.
Valley ForgePa AP Craig Boyle son of a machinist farmer earned the Eagle Scout rank after three years of effort at the jamboree with merit badges in life specialized trades and church work. He collected hobbies like folk dancing model airplanes and raising cattle. He hopes to see more languages and customs represented and enjoys meeting scouts from 17 nations at the jamboree.
George Dixon reports on White House coverage during tense days as reporters chase reactions to a new president and staff. Veterans compare the moment to December 7 1941 as cabinet members and congress leaders repeat familiar patterns and the room brims with strained humor.
Fragmentary text from a House resolution referencing the Home Loan Bank Act and a President statement. The prose shifts to mock laughter and surreal phrases about villages and tension, ending with a meditation on war and monotony. Names such as Charlie Ross appear but lack clear context or actions.
The Voice of Broadway column teases a secret best Broadway story kept by Mary Anne Morrisey once a hat checker at El Moros. It cites rising singer prospects, including Dorothy Kilgallen’s pageant of stars, with mentions of Gama Holland, Barbara Stanwyck, Hedy Lamarr and other showbiz names amid chaotic backstage chatter and fashionable rumors.
One year ago Dr and Mrs Breen Sharkey and children left for their country home on Manchester Road. Mrs R E Blackford and several others spent the day in Dayton while Miss Geldrich and Mrs Charles Kay plus Miss Irene Ke Mre also visited. Lee de Cramer traveled to Bianchester for a two day visit. Mrs Mary Graff returned home after visiting London Kentucky. Women who entered Montgom ery Ward window qualification were Eleanor Marsks Miss Wetre Miss Renacovatine Marvel Hanks and Mrs Cardinal are bons and Mrs Ethel Catron.
Craig says Wifty-two, while Seed exclaims Whew, claiming the line surpasses his father in some unspecified way. The fragment provides little context about who is speaking or the event involved.
A fragmented item notes a bizarre claim about Gertrude Lawrence and Myron Wallace during a midwest event. It mentions an incident under a table and an unusual assertion about purveyors of home ice cubes. The readable text is unclear and lacks concrete details or verifiable entities.
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