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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1950
Page
4
Middletown Journal lists subscription options for carriers and mail including weekly and yearly rates. It notes pricing for in trading area and outside area and includes a Bible quote from Romans 10:8.
A Congressional inquiry questions where defense billions went amid Korea’s outbreak. The piece notes 1948–1951 federal spending rises, pork-barrel waste, and shifts to defense buildup. It describes ships, air lifts, and logistics moving toward Japan and Korea, with new divisions forming and uncertainty over Russian aid.
A month after UN calls for armed help to U S forces in Korea, only American ground troops remain in the line with South Korean soldiers. MacArthur is to fly the UN flag while the British, French, Australians and others send limited contingents. politicians urge broader international participation to bolster morale and counter Red propaganda.
Dr. George W. Crane debunks the belief that a mother’s thoughts or cravings can mark a baby’s skin. He explains there is no nerve link between fetus and mother, and outlines how pica and general nutritional issues affect fetal development. He notes later personality is shaped by postnatal environment and offers a bulletin for readers.
Sen Irving Ives of New York endorses the new Republican Advance in principle but warns it must avoid being a Democratic style reform, creating a party split, or backing a single candidate. He advocates a constructive program on Social Security health care civil rights and labor while opposing too much government control and a strong states rights platform.
Twenty years ago the Middletown chapter of the Disabled American Veterans installed officers with Cash Rusk as commander Morton Maloney as vice commander and O B Whitt as adjutant In the first city open golf tournament in the city youths Charles Hook Jr Bill Verity Colin Gardner Jr and Ames Gardner challenged the elders Relatives from Dayton and Middletown joined a party at the Franklin area home of Mr and Mrs Eph Dimmack for a birthday anniversary with locals including Mr and Mrs Henry Mehls Mr and Mrs W J Miles and daughters Marguerite and Elizabeth Mr and Mrs David Wilmer and children Constance David and Jack.
A columnist defends homemaking and criticizes a wrestling match between two women while condemning the modern career woman. He contrasts country life with urban tenements near New York, praising mothers who stay home, discipline children, and support family companionship, arguing women belong behind the man and the home remains a vital place.
Hal Boyle observes Tokyo’s dramatic reconstruction from ruins to a bustling, neon city. He notes transformed streets, crowded Ginza markets, mass adoption of Western products, and resilient Japanese pride despite past defeat. He contrasts reliable local repairs with a faltering Swiss typewriter, praising the people’s vigor.
Veterans must now make a five percent down payment to secure VA guarantees with non supervised lenders while supervised lenders may still require no down payment. Closing costs must be paid by the veteran, and VA will base guaranties on pre July 1 values unless increases are recognized. Direct VA loans face a new limit of twenty seven and a half million dollars per three months per the president.
The FHA insures home loans for non veterans and VA aides, but after September 20 VA will stop approving VA FHA loans. The decision, made months ago, ends the VAFHA assistance, arguing it gave more government help to veterans than non veterans.
A World War II veteran argues civilians dread the gap before combat. He notes soldiers may be closer to Korea, yet veterans accept risk as war becomes their business. The piece discusses uniform changes off duty, lax regulations, and past GI objections to strict officer discipline.
Dorothy Kilgallen guests Arthur Murray as ballroom dance trends sweep the nation with the Charleston igniting youth culture. The piece notes the craze spreading from Bermuda to the U.S. South and West Coast, praising instructors and detailing playful dance etiquette and pop references.
The reading warns Genevieve Kemble of high adventure and rapid ideas with possible excess and extravagance. It notes the birthday person may seek novelty and inventive goals but risk overreach and a fall after overzealous drives. A child born that day may show originality but prone to overstepping and falling on the other side.
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