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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1949
Page
6
The notice lists subscription prices for the Middletown Journal and Sunday News Journal. Carrier and mail rates are provided for in area and outside regions, with annual costs ranging from six to twenty five dollars. The ad notes payment in advance and includes a biblical quote.
This piece contrasts William Dudley Pelley a Vermont publisher who built two careers with fame in light literature and the Silver Shirts subversive group and Henry Julian Wadleigh a State Department official who allied with a Soviet spy ring Both men's lives prompt questions about loyalty ambition and the era of Communist influence in America.
In testimony before the House Judiciary Committee Tom Clark says bigness itself is not illegal unless it restrains trade or fixes prices. He discusses the United States Rubber, Du Pont, and General Motors case, noting a civil decree may replace criminal indictments and promising action if terms cannot be agreed.
The piece notes 2 000 Japanese POWs returning home chanting the Internationale and 95 000 more expected this year, raising fears of a Soviet influenced fifth column in Japan. It cites Washington Daily News opposing taxpayers funding a Soviet procommunist group and suggests returning such people to Moscow.
Dr. George W. Crane discusses Sandy G a 25 year old bookkeeper with spastic colitis insomnia and poor appetite whose symptoms worsen on work days. He traces the cause to fear of a harsh boss and notes a study of 1 348 workers about what employees like and dislike about their employers.
The passage discusses how trained men with military or scientific backgrounds may bark at or bluntly criticize their employers, upsetting timid coworkers and potentially triggering nervous breakdowns in young women. Psychologists note patients driven to anxiety by boss fears.
Employers should regularly rate themselves using a personal yardstick in addition to annual tangible property counts. A self evaluation every three to six months reveals faults and virtues, boosting worker happiness and productivity. Send 3c stamped self-addressed envelopes with a dime for the chart and printing costs.
The text notes that land now part of the United States was previously held by Spain France England Holland and Sweden, reflecting a history of diverse colonial claims shaping early sovereignty and borders.
The report notes that civil suits may still be necessary to define rights under the antitrust laws. It states that American Tobacco Liggett and Meyers and Reynolds Tobacco face DOJ pressure to sign a consent decree. It also argues that a consent decree could indicate government aims more than any current suit.
The Civic Association announced 133 known tubercular cases in Middletown. One chicken pox case in the Fresh Air Camp led to restricting visitors to the camp.
More than 700 women from Akron Canton Cleveland Mansfield Norwalk and Youngstown districts join the North East Ohio Conference Division at the Lakeside School of Christian Service.
Erich Brandeis reflects on American pride in speed and progress. He notes flying to Paris in twelve hours, watching old films, and visiting the Louvre while still following familiar cultural cycles. He contrasts gadgets and journeys with enduring artifacts like the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo.
I relaxed after a heavy breakfast and heard Franz Schubert’s Nachtgesang in Walde from 1822 on a 1949 radio. The announcer identified the piece, and the moment connected me with a long-ago composition heard in a modern setting.
After an announcer finishes, the narrator laughs at a shared moment with his wife and others. He wonders if the heat or his own condition explains the humor and notes that many people share the reaction.
Hal Boyle notes Ben Stone of Brockton mass markets height increasing shoes. Aimed at adults seeking two extra inches, Stone taps a market once dismissed as a joke while recounting historic tall tale figures like Alexander the Great Napoleon and Hitler in a light column.
A July Fourth scene describes a wife and husband hosting young visitors described as ultra modern. The group includes a 25 year old woman, two newlyweds, and a six year old boy who asks for candy. The narrative also compares the young woman’s wish for a husband to Mrs Jones in 1849 and notes the newlyweds’ desire for two children.
A playful note describes checking the morning newspaper for new inventions with a tongue in cheek tone. It suggests a curious, humorous approach to discovery and novelty.
Harry Boyd argues against government run healthcare and mocks doctors for encouraging dieting. He proposes a calorie tracking idea and jokes about sending doctors calorie coupons as gifts, asserting food is fuel and weight loss requires strict self control.
The article argues weight loss is a serious challenge best approached after exploring drugs surgery and therapy. It describes quick fixes as duplicitous and highlights a lone simple prescription to quit overeating, noting the allure of painless methods while warning of their shortcomings.
Stone promotes shoe inserts with thick cork heels that imitate taller stature. He cites George Raft and Frank Sinatra among wearers, noting actors, cowboys, and men of average height seek the illusion to feel taller and more confident. He says vanity drives the trend.
The stars indicate potential pauses in long term plans and property matters due to congestion or old institutions. Diligence and prudent planning may overcome obstacles. beware extravagant or rushed actions. Those born today may face funding or interest-related delays challenging their hopes.
A Polish family of five, fleeing war, has found work and safety in Middletown with support from Father Oberlander and Knights of Columbus. The group, arriving at Big Four depot with little beyond a feather bed, is being housed and aided as they prepare to relocate to Metz McGraw's farm. The community urges further donations of belongings to complete a warm, permanent home.
The column mocks plans for universal milk guarantees and U.S. Point Four aid, contrasting scientific government with UN push for development. It notes protests by developing nations and the idea that aid money flows to lift all to modern living standards, touching on global economic links and personal cost.
The text warns that without steps to improve conditions, hunger and need foster violence, dictatorship, and political extremism. It suggests the United States would face consequences as nations resentful of insufficient intelligence, ingenuity, and initiative suffer.
The quote recalls a brief exchange about height with Stone noting he is five feet ten and a half inches tall in stocking feet. The remark emphasizes a measured self description in casual conversation.
Women discuss social topics and timing during a bridge club gathering. A playful tip suggests mothers advise keeping children warm, with cautions about comfort and propriety.
The piece argues that global political unity drives vast defense and atomic stockpiling costs, noting the Paris conference outcome, future talks with Russia, and the Chinese treatment of an American consular officer. It contrasts U S aid to Britain and Russia with growing unpopularity, urging keeping money at home for domestic benefit.
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