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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1948
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for per copy, carrier, and mail options in the trading area and beyond. A Bible verse from I Corinthians 15:13 appears: If there be no resurrection of dead, then is Christ not risen.
Soviet rejection of Allied protests leaves Berlin blockade in place while the American-British air lift sets new records. The plan to deliver 2,000 tons daily costs $120,000 per day and $840,000 weekly, with the future of Germany amid the showdown uncertain. Meanwhile straw paper trials show straw newsprint could ease wood pulp demand if marketed.
The Army adopts judicial reforms for courts martial, making the death sentence for murder or rape discretionary rather than mandatory. It aligns military law with civil practice by allowing extenuating circumstances to influence punishment.
In this Worry Clinic piece Donald B. explains his pattern of lending to friends and relatives and becoming broke. Dr. Crane advises financial boundaries, tying surplus cash to insurance or bonds, and suggests joining the Compliment Club to gain confidence and build lasting friendships without cash loans.
Washington notes focus on presidential requests for an extra session to carry out party platforms. The piece argues Truman misread the 1946 mandate, cites partisan clashes over Taft Hartley and tax cuts, and suggests Congress should push through the 1946 program regardless of the president’s stance. It questions his cooperation for a 1949 program.
A humorous barb questions why many assume picnic grounds are waste paper stations. An Indiana boy suffers ten stitches to the head after a driving mishap, reminding that doing right would be easier if wrong were popular.
Arthur Baer imagines a future presidential race with a prominent ballot act that elevates the vice president to a more visible role. He notes the VP’s lack of authority and permanence, joking that the position is a temporary figure who dwells in back rooms and broom closets between campaigns.
J Norman Lodge, AP war veteran and former enlisted rider with Pershing, recalls the moment Pershing awarded him a battalion sergeant major rating after Lodge mudded the general during a reception at Pershing’s Chaumont headquarters. Lodge recounts Pershing’s strict, top down discipline, hard marches, and the Ramrod nickname.
George E. Sokolsky argues national party conventions resemble circuses and urge replacing current formats with professional masters of ceremonies like John Ringling North. He calls for dignified, concise proceedings, fewer spectators, and focus on serious business amid Europe crisis.
Erich Brandeis cites Vladimir Nabokov's remark on the deep emotion found in entomological exploration. The piece contrasts personal milestones with the rare fervor scientists feel when studying insects, suggesting such discovery ranks among life’s great moments.
Genevieve Kemble reviews Dr. Ralph B. Swain and wife’s The Insect Guide, praising two years of study and defense of misunderstood insects. The piece weaves humor and occasional light anecdotes about termites, bed bugs, and edible bugs, ending with a Tombstone epitaph quote from President Truman.
A Middleton resident slips outside at night to sleep on the porch and is surprised by daylight. He wakes his wife and daughter as he frantically rings the doorbell. The piece notes many residents now drive to cooler country roads to sleep, avoiding unrefrigerated apartments.
20 years ago Babe Ruth slugged his third homer in two days helping New York Yankees to a strong win and his second best career record. Chief of Police William Raymer led an inquiry into the George McCuller shooting with county grand jury evidence to prove Middletown police justified in the killing. John Cox dies after being found in Bull's Run Creek following a brutal attack. Armco Band heads to Ashland Kentucky for a concert. Mrs. E L McCallay hosts Mrs. Austin Smith at a New York City visit with Mrs. D E Harlan.
Seymour Segal argues that pressuring Arab states to stop firing is difficult after arms supplies. William Z. Foster counters that any US Soviet war would be imperialistic, and he would not support such a conflict.
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