Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Deciphered
The notice lists subscription prices for the Middletown Journal and Sunday News Journal. Rates vary by delivery method and region, including per copy 5 cents, carrier options at 25 cents weekly, and mailed rates from six days to yearly terms. It also cites biblical quotes as closing lines.
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Middletown Journal
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Evening Middletown Journal
Sunday News-Journal
Sunday News Journal
Evening
Sunday
New Journal
U.S.A
Growth pains of color TV face FCC review
The FCC in 1947 denied CBS color telecast standards and now asks the U S Bureau of Standards to study the issue for a forthcoming Senate Commerce Committee report. The review will assess effects on existing black and white sets and future color adoption amid industry growing pains.
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Federal Communications Commission
Columbia Broadcasting System
Manning
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Senate Commerce Committee
FCC
CBS
Bureau of Standards Committee
Postwar airline profits and security fears in 1940s
The postwar era shows airlines returning to profit after a costly transition. CAB supported viable lines while weeding out failures, with Pan-American at 70 weekly flights and Trans World at 52 transatlantic runs. Meanwhile critics fear sharing atomic secrets with Britain and Canada could aid Soviet spies, triggering strong U.S. resistance. Senator Donnell touts NATO as a path to civil rights.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Fed
CAB
International Airlines
Pan-American Airways
Trans World Airlines
Pacific
Pacific Oe
United States
Greatritain
Canada
Britain
Dominion
Russia
U.S.A
Great Britain
First Advance German Mission Arrives in Washington
The West German government's first advance mission arrives in Washington. Edward Schneider, Herr Bantzner, and Gertrud Keiler, handpicked by U S Military Government and Marshall Plan officials, will study Marshall Plan operations as Germany's economy recovers. The trio join early steps toward resuming official relations after Pearl Harbor and the war.
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Washington
NEA
Edward Schneider
Herr Bantzner
Gertrud Keiler
Hitler
Germany
United States
Pearl Harbor
Hans Thomsen
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Berlin
U. S
U. S. State Department
Army
ECA
Guarantee Trust Co
Detroit
Schneider
Opel Oil Co
Fichtel and Sachs
Schweinfurt
OLEEC
Office of European Economic Co-operation
Paris
Europe
Averell Harriman
Western
Bundestag
Bonn
Adoption and foster parenting lesson from Dr. Crane
Dr. George W. Crane argues that nurture shapes character more than heredity. He recounts a foster child sleeping on a kitchen floor and extols adoption, fostering, and teaching children as paths to happiness, loyalty, and youthfulness, citing examples and literature.
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Silas Marner
What Is Conscience A Mother Explains To Boy
A mother recalls her eight year old son Johnny and a chalkboard incident. She seeks a clear definition of conscience. After consulting dictionaries Confucius and Shakespeare, she offers her own plain view: conscience as a switchboard God installs that signals the brain to stop when wrongdoing is near.
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Johnny
Confucius
How to visit New York on a small budget this summer
Hal Boyle offers practical tips for exploring New York City on a tight budget. From cheap subway rides and lunch specials to affordable theater seats, concerts under the stars, and iconic sights like the Empire State Building and Rockefeller Center, the piece blends humor with guidance on timing and real cost estimates. It highlights free or low-cost experiences, notable venues, and the city’s vibrant street life as the main attractions for budget travelers.
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New York
Coney Island
O. Henry
Bowery
Chinatown
Greenwich Village
Hackie
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Lewisohn Stadium
Dodgers
Empire State Building
Rockefeller Center
Radio City Music Hall
Staten Island
Garment District
Wall Street
Times Square
America
Ritzy
Park Avenue
Greta Garbo
Yardstick to gauge welfare aid may boost charity gains
This opinion piece argues social welfare agencies lack transparent accounting. It notes no standard yardstick exists to show what welfare spending actually buys, urging surveys and rigorous measures despite biases from workers, funders, and advocates. A practical method could reassure skeptics and guide giving.
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Jas
Middletown to show first talkie at Sorg Theatre
Twenty years ago the first talkie was planned for August 4 at the Sorg Theatre with Theodore Chifos, the manager, saying talkies would soon be regular. Police arrested four silent fishermen—Harriet Diver, Martha Bailey, Dorothy Moon, and Helen Snyder—for wearing childish costumes with umbrellas at Main St and Central Ave during an initiation into Delta Chi Sigma Sorority.
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Middletown
Sorg Theatre
Theodore Chifos
Harriet Diver
Martha Bailey
Dorothy Moon
Helen Snyder
Main St
Central Ave
Delta Chi Sigma Sorority
Middletown Child with 80 Fractures Seeks Wheelchair
A Middletown girl with a lifelong calcium deficiency has suffered about eighty fractures since birth. After treatment at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Middletown Hospital, she has remained fracture free since November 1948. She now uses a board and rollers to move at home and needs a small lightweight wheelchair. Miss Mary Hopkins of the Public Health Service is seeking a suitable chair, possibly from Middletown, to aid the growing child. Local charity, Mae Graw Construction, supports the Fresh Air Camp and donates watermelons. a camper’s poem about the fruit is shared.
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Middletown
Crippled Children’s Service
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Middletown Hospital
State Service
Ohio Society For Crippled Children
Easter Seal Sa
Mary Hopkins
Public Health Service
The
Civic Association
Britain’s Subsidies and Socialism Versus U.S. Aid
George E. Sokolsky argues that Britain’s demand for dollar aid harms Western economies. He says high priced English goods fail in export markets, and bilateral deals and U.S. loans aim to outprice rivals. He cites Marshall Plan losses, Britain’s welfare spending, and warns ongoing aid sustains a mixed economy that resembles socialism with American subsidies.
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United States
E. T. Weir
National Steel Corporation
England
Russia
Frugal Travel Tips Warn Against Stranger Exchanges
A casual notice advises travelers to avoid changing large bills with strangers. It stresses asking a police officer for clarity if something is unclear and humorously notes the officer may be from Brooklyn, underscoring caution and seeking help when in doubt.
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Brooklyn
Barbs and bets swirl as corn growers seek luck this year
The note pokes fun at gossip and boasts while wishing corn raisers luck. It hints at intense chatter and warns readers to beware exaggerations as planting season nears. The tone is playful yet cautionary about overhyped forecasts.
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Dave Regan
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MaeGraw Construction Company
George E. Sokolsky
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