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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1950
Page
4
The Middletown Journal outlines daily and Sunday edition rates for carriers and mail. Prices range from 25 cents weekly by carrier to seven dollars yearly outside the trading area, with specific options for evening editions and the Sunday News Journal. The notice cites payment terms and references Proverbs 8 6.
A timely editorial urges clear thinking about U S military reverses in Korea. It challenges optimistic spin from commentators and stresses the need for adequate tanks and reinforcements while avoiding rash promises or excuses. It warns against moral victories from enemy setbacks and calls for steady preparation.
The piece outlines rising calls in Congress to use the atomic bomb in Korea arguing it could save American lives but warns of grave consequences. It cites Russia possibly entering the war and damaged global morale, noting limited military value in Korea and preferring mass precision bombing.
In the South a ballad laments a migratory boll weevil overrunning cotton fields from Mexico. Scientists at Hercules Powder Co. developed toxaphene to fight the pest and may build a new Southern plant, signaling victory over the weevil.
Dr George W Crane explains that travelers care about reaching a sunny destination and seeing friends, not the ship itself. He urges Howard L to advertise the destination’s appeal, selling the need or goal first and the steamship as the means to get there, not the vessel’s features.
In Washington Happenings a critique argues the United States lags in psychological warfare against Soviet propaganda. It urges a three-man executive board reporting to the president to run a World Information office, criticizing the UN and calling for bold action to counter Moscow’s influence in Korea and beyond.
The author discusses a nationally distributed photo of a four year old boy smoking three cigars a day and notes the family and adults in his life enable the habit. He reflects on personal experiences with smoking and drinking, warning that early habits foster juvenile delinquency and describing social pressure to partake.
Hal Boyle AP veteran reporter heads to Korea to cover the summer bandit hunt and the modern GI. He recalls past campaigns from North Africa to the Pacific, notes family reactions, and reflects on uniforms, memories, and the pull of duty as he embarks on another war assignment.
A fragment notes how to contact Dr. Crane via the newspaper for psychological charts. It mentions enclosing a large stamped self addressed envelope and a dime to cover typing and printing costs when requesting material.
James Marlow reviews the Senate loyalty inquiry into Senator McCarthy Wisconsin. Five months of hearings end with a Democratic majority report calling McCarthy a liar and the case a hoax while Lodge offers a separate critical view. The probe, while halted, leaves McCarthyism a political weapon for future elections.
The report states McCarthy failed to prove Lattimore was a Communist or a Soviet agent. Democrats found no evidence supporting the Lattimore charges and that he was not the chief architect of Asia policy. Senator Lodge echoed that the investigation did not establish the key accusations.
Dave Regan profiles Sgt Rodger Young a hero of Guadalcanal who requested a rank drop to private to spare his men and sacrificed his life tackling a Japanese machine gun nest with grave injuries. The piece notes his hearing aided disobedience and frames his act as a moral in wartime. It ends by presenting three tough local appeals: English saddles for Girl Scouts renters for a tent family and stop theft of flower holders at Woodside Cemetery.
Dr. Louis B. Wright of the For Shakespeare Library counters claims he erred about an arctic owl in a library cornice that allegedly sought lemmings in Washington. He notes Washington may host lemmings, with humorous references to Capitol Hill. A dairy brief explains pasteurization methods for raw milk and home steps to heat, cool, and bottle pasteurized milk.
A forthcoming crisis threatens goals with potential missteps or hostile interference. Clever tactics and sudden inspiration may avert a crash. Birthday guidance warns projects may miscarry without decisive action or swift redirection. A born child may show ingenuity and protective skill against life’s misfortune.
Seven members of Middletown Post American Legion were chosen as representatives for the annual state convention in Cincinnati. The selected delegates and alternates include Hendere son Estes F A Lampe Roy Clark William Boykin Roy Newlin G L Kemp and C W Elliott with alternates Ro Lamb John G Miller Harry Moore Robert Deem Harold Jones E D Arnold and Martin Coffey. A vocal duet by Miss Effie Williams and R F Morrison with Mrs R B Eagle accompanied featured at the Stiles Bible Class session of the First Baptist Church.
A garbled pick of quotes urges housewives to balance meals and chores. It mentions a professor’s remark about calline and breakfast as key meals. The piece also notes germs on houseflies and warns about careless street crossing and money saving.
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