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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1948
Page
4
A historical notice lists subscription prices for the Middletown Journal and related papers, detailing per copy and weekly carrier rates, mail options for local and distant areas, and annual costs. It ends with a biblical quote from Nehemiah 2 4.
The piece recalls the battleship New York once dubbed a grand old gal. It survived World Wars and atomic blasts at Bikini and Ikini tests, yet remained floating but radioactive and useless after Bikini. Civilians may question sea power in the atomic era. It riffs on bees in New York, a lenient view of punishment, and a judge’s action on a father who whipped his daughter, arguing brutality harms moral growth and future behavior.
Dr. George W. Crane discusses a teen debate on whether men are smarter than women. He outlines emotional development stages from childhood to heterosexual maturity and argues that women are as intelligent as men, often earning higher grades due to diligence and neatness while boys face rougher conduct and bias from some teachers. He notes women have fewer auto accidents.
In Corinth Mississippi Milton F Rubel tends a flower hobby yielding about 1000 varieties of peonies in bloom. He develops new varieties by careful selection and hand pollenation shaping his own cultivars.
James Marlow reports from Philadelphia on how the 1948 Democratic platform steers civil rights with general language to avoid southern backlash while courting Northern Black voters, contrasting with the Republican stance urging anti lynching and poll tax repeal. The piece compares 1944 1946 Democratic positions and 1948 Republican planks and notes Congress’ limited civil rights action.
The writer recalls a Chicago national convention with Cleveland and Hill, noting primitive logistics and late-night nomination cheer. He decries the UN Palestine truce as ineffective, discusses Ike’s reluctance for renomination, Truman’s political foes, and the 1948 crop outlook affecting future prices.
Arthur Baer satirizes national delegates at conventions describing them as uniform, uninspired, and brainless puppets. He mocks regional speech and the ritual of delegate selection, noting sameness, lack of individual motive, and the theatricality of political gatherings.
Hal Boyle reports Helen G. Douglas, wife of actor Melvyn Douglas, wins praise at the Democratic convention with television savvy and a stirring New Deal appeal. Her makeup, nerves, and stage presence contrast with Clare Boothe Luce, highlighting a Glamour versus politics dynamic. California delegates rally behind “Our Helen” as she batteries for democracy and economic security.
A writer argues that a culvert on State Route 122 near Middletown creates a deadly hazard as cars sink and drivers lose control. He cites a narrow bridge, eroded sides, and repeated accidents, urging accountability and remediation before more lives are lost.
Erich Brande contrasts Russia and the West using a Moscow case of Ivan Vodolazov to illustrate a moral abyss beyond the iron curtain. The speaker argues Russia prioritizes party and state over individuals, questioning whether any bridge can ever be built. The tone is cautious and skeptical.
The piece argues that the right of a people to alter their government has become scarce as liberal ideals of consent and representative government spread. It notes early adopters of constitutions and parliaments and cites nations such as China Japan Turkey Persia and Russia as examples from the early period.
Mrs. A G Wulff of Cincinnati and Judge Gideon Palmer address a mass meeting of Republican women. Lou Geran and a trio of entertainers perform. Miss Minnie Davison elected club president. Parcel post rates set at 10 cents for under two pounds up to 20 cents for over 10 pounds. R D Barrett resigns to head Armco Park. City salaries raised including city manager 5600 and solicitor 2000. Company B 147th Infantry under Capt Henderson Estes leaves for Camp Perry. James D Linkins dies.
A writer notes humans gather around a fire and then after the fire the sale. The remark touches on political campaigns as educational and on the idea that all liars are not fishermen or golfers.
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