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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1948
Page
4
Rates for per copy or weekly carrier delivery are listed for Middletown Ohio. Mail options show pricing for five or six day editions with year terms and advance payment. A biblical verse from Deuteronomy appears in the notice.
The federal budget closed its largest surplus by June 30 1948 near 8 billion dollars. Officials note the figure mostly funds the debt and signals sound finances. The surplus supports hope for further tax cuts next year despite wartime spending and foreign aid. Congress is praised for budgeting accuracy versus the President.
The piece notes a postwar shift back toward farm life with 27.44 million people on U.S. farms as of January 1, 1948, down 110,000 from 1947. It warns continued rural gains could strain supply amid rising demand and contrasts Soviet Yugoslavia tensions and Greek Communist recruitment with historical parallels.
Jason F. 26 seeks reassurance as two friends and a relative die while he fears death and drift from faith. Dr. Crane argues for heaven as a verified outcome via effects, likening reincarnation to water in different states and noting a vast cosmos and guided by human logic.
A Washington column argues President Truman faces a choice between pursuing personal ambition or guiding the Democratic Party through a win in November and into 1952. It weighs Douglas as a future standard bearer, the Southern Democrats' stance, and a possible Wallace revival, framing a party realignment and a clear public clash of philosophies.
An elderly Oakland reader Charley Perry recalls a semi pro baseball era and stars like Duffy Lewis Ping Bodie Nap Lajoie. He chose architecture over pro baseball at sixteen and charts a life between fields and building sites.
Hal Boyle offers a vivid tour of New York City urging visitors to improvise and savor its neighborhoods. He emphasizes affordable pleasures, nightlife myths, and the value of wandering streets to glimpse the city’s true character and unmatched variety.
George E. Sokolsky celebrates Independence Day as a tribute to liberty and the founding fathers. He links the Declaration and Constitution, emphasizes individual rights against state power, and notes America’s enduring democratic experiment through peace, renewal, and the possibility of changing leadership without changing ideals in 1948.
Genevieve Kemble notes Sunday July 4 offers strong augury for pleasure driven activity and aquatic recreation. Emotions influence indulgences with potential undercurrents causing regret if bounds are overstepped. birthdays bring covert alliances but also dangers of runaway passions and long-term disruption.
Noting he has no children, Erich Brandeis reflects on parenting guidance and his past work with Parents' Magazine. He argues a child should feed themselves, receive proper feeding tools, and enjoy dressing and undressing, stressing early encouragement and avoiding severe disappointments.
The speaker notes most teachers are unmarried yet play a major role in shaping tomorrow's adults. He argues modern education, especially in large communities, resembles an assembly line in its methods and impact.
A pamphlet by Dr. James L. Hymes Jr. from the Public Affairs Committee argues children grow according to readiness not calendars. It notes babies resist only minor bruises, expect some breakage during exploration, and outlines the financial costs of rearing from birth to college.
A concise logic guide presents a basic three premise syllogism. It shows how a claim, its rule, and an implication form a clear argument. The piece invites students to apply disciplined reasoning to ethical questions.
The passage advises parents to use flat statements and model desired behavior. By picking up toys first, adults demonstrate the action, encouraging the child to imitate. Repeating the demonstration helps establish the expected habit and reduces constant questioning.
The pamphlet warns against labeling youngsters as bad or naughty. Repeated scolding may erode a child’s sense of parental love, removing his strongest motive to be good. It urges positive guidance and emotional connection.
Twenty years ago William Updike of No 1 Company pulled eight year old Mabel Lowe from a wire fence after she was pinned by live current from a fallen high tension line behind 1710 Manchester Ave. The act prevented possible death.
City Manager L A Waldner told the City Commission to confer with American Railway Express Company officials to extend its delivery zone in Middletown due to displacement of horse drawn express wagons by automobile trucks.
A doctor notes that women are living longer than men. The remark appears amid a light column on city life and rural sounds, mentioning alarm clocks and roosters as distractions to waking. Women pedestrians are said to ignore men's hats.
A crowd at the North Ave derailment drew a dangerous scene as firemen struggled to control steam and protect victims. Spectators jeered responders and threatened workers, while many later reflected on the risk to themselves and others. Storm damage and theft marred LeSourdsville Lake week, with $600 in jewelry stolen and 1900 bubble gums handed out to 400 kids leaving litter and pink polka dot decorations.
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