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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1948
Page
4
The Middletown Journal announces subscription pricing including per copy 5 cents and carrier 25 cents weekly. Rates cover evening editions, combined with Sunday News Journal options and mail plans for local and distant readers.
The resignation of Dr. Arthur Prudden Coleman from Columbia University over a Polish government funded chair raises questions about academic freedom and Cold War tensions. The piece argues for preserving intellectual ties between allied scholars and warns against an iron curtain in academia.
The Nation Today notes Truman aims to use the special session to finish hot potato items left by the 80th Congress such as civil rights housing and minimum wage. It contrasts speed of the special session with a new 81st Congress and warns of political venom as members from both parties resist acting.
Homer P., 41, prosperous businessman, appeals for guidance as his younger brother with a history of job changes and financial troubles confesses to embezzling nearly $300. The brother claims hunger and abuse, while Homer notes ongoing parental support and growing resentment.
The article argues that a pattern of borrowing within families begins with parents enabling children by lending money and not requiring repayment. It notes a man who struggled then prospered, yet his younger brother always borrows and never repays. The piece warns such habits foster criminal behavior and extend to friends and society, urging parental responsibility.
Elmer G Letterman the give away man built a fortune by helping others. He says success comes from personal favors and constant acts of kindness while selling 35 million in policies over 25 years. He prizes small policies and has insured stars like Dempsey Pickford Chaplin and Valentino.
George E. Sokolsky argues that Democratic opposition will target the Taft Hartley era and the Eightieth Congress. He critiques Barkley and Rayburn for rhetoric, credits coalition passages in the Senate, and defends the Hoover commission on bureaucracy while labeling such talk as campaign spin.
Genevieve Kemble notes continued du plicity and treachery affecting business finance and family life. Emotions run high and judgment may falter under pressure with imposture and deceit warned against. A birthday child may face a chaotic career guided by impulses over principle.
A satirical riff on how weather influences turnout and political outcomes. The piece muses that rain or shine shapes voter participation and campaigns, noting both parties use intimidation to mobilize voters. It humorously warns against overreliance on climate in predicting elections.
Erich Brande notes a Boston minister growing a Dewey mustache to show loyalty and jokes about joining in with a saxophone. He also recalls Sam Greenberg and his wife visiting Baltimore for Archbishop McKeoughs consecration and receiving kosher meals, praising the sense of religion shown.
The speaker cites Eric Linklater from The Art of Adventure, stressing that life can be seen as adventure or burden. He urges finding love now, noting death is certain but love must be discovered, while avoiding heated passion in the heat.
A reader quiz presents two questions and answers about a brig having two masts and being square rigged. It notes a cavalry action in the Netherlands during the French Revolutionary War when General Pichegru's Hussars seized the Dutch fleet trapped on the Zuyder Zee.
New Year's Eve marks the end of the Christmas season in Scotland as children go about singing and soliciting gifts, a Hagmanay Night custom observed nationwide.
Quicksilver or mercury occurs in nature in a free state but only in very small quantities. Commercial mercury is obtained chiefly from cinnabar ore, the sulphide of quicksilver.
Twenty years ago R A Gibbs donated a diving tower to the community swimming pool. Miss Grace Kitchen hosted at the U S Hotel for visiting Miss Gwen Hanna and Miss Marjorie Hersh, students at Miami University. Mrs Robert Greathouse and Mrs E McCall Morris entertained for daughters Charlotte Greathouse and Miriam Morris. County Commission planned removing a bend on Manchester Road near Armco Park, site of several accidents. Miss Loretta Smith hosted at the Hotel Manchester for Miss Marcella Kelly and Mr and Mrs Paul Phelps of Kokomo Indiana.
A young couple prepared for a Canada trip when the boy insisted on bringing his bicycle, suggesting they return for it. An English professor visiting nearby recounted a misadventure at a Saturday night town dance hall where a swan-style rescue led to a table crash and broken glass, sparing his school from the tale getting out.
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