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The Middletown Journal published every evening except Sunday provides subscription prices by mail and outside the trading area. Rates include five days at Middletown Journal and Sunday News Journal for six years, with six day and combined options. Prices are in advance and international rates at $25 per year.
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Revolt in Guatemala and a Global Economic View
The piece links Guatemalan revolt patterns to Communist influence and Latin American adventurers amid regional instability. It notes U S concern over inter American solidarity, UN economic reports, and warns about misleading percentage figures in Soviet versus American production data. It also cites Hollywood stars returning from Europe as potential gauges of attitudes toward the Soviet Union.
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Germ fears and modern worries in Dr. Crane clinic
In a session with Charles B., 26, a bookkeeper paralyzed by germ anxiety, Dr. George W. Crane discusses how marketing and modern life heighten fear of bacteria. He counsels perspective on disease, citing ancestral resilience and the digestive system as natural defenses, as the piece continues on page 6.
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AFL Political League funds spark worries about influence
The AFL Political League proposed a $2 per member campaign fund, with estimates of $14 million for 1950, but observers doubt major uptake due to legal limits on union fundraising and record keeping. The plan targets senators Taft, Milikin, Wiley, Capehart, Donnell, Young, and Hickenlooper, signaling fears that money could shape elections and threaten democracy.
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Spunk and Get-Up Restore Faith in American Opportunity
A young Midwestern couple visiting Connecticut choose to pursue opportunities near New York. The man Fred quits dreaming and takes a newspaper delivery job for $15 a day, seven days a week, after a dinner porch talk about their future. The narrator praises their drive and sees it as a reflection of America.
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Beer as history on the voyage and the Pole
Hal Boyle recounts a Brewers Foundation pamphlet linking beer to global exploration and daily life from Noah’s Ark to Byrd’s Antarctica expedition. Facts chart beer’s 6200 year roots, colonial rations, notable brewers, early California and air conditioning, and per capita trends from 1810 to 1948.
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Glutamic acid as a moral booster for risk and impulse
A speculative piece argues glutamic acid could curb gambling urges and reckless ventures, suggesting injections or lozenges might temper risk taking in finance and life. It envisions broad uses from warnings to reduce goofiness to safer markets, but stresses careful medical supervision.
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Stars Say Forecast From Genevieve Kemble
Genevieve Kemble predicts Wednesday July 27 will bring high tension and possible disruption from ardent urges in private and business life. Romance and adventure prompt vigorous action but rash moves may cause upset. Prudence and forethought are advised.
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Birthday Dynamics Spur Spectacular Life Course Predictions
Reading notes describe birthday luck as dynamic and dynamic events may lead to thrilling culminations in private and business life. Impulsive actions threaten plans, while calm planning and measured emotions can yield productive, joyous outcomes. A born child may risk rare opportunities through temperament.
Futuristic Rewards Clash with Old World Cautions
A voice argues progress through inventions like airplanes atomic power and vaccines should continue but with caution. It warns against abandoning gambling entirely and suggests tapering consumption to balance modern blessings with risk.
Re routing of state routes ignored by local trucks
Readers urge enforcement of new routes on Verity Parkway to ease downtown congestion at Central Avenue and Main Street. They note interstate haulers ignore markers and call for state patrol and city police cooperation. A barroom exchange highlights ethnic humor amid the issues.
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Mayoral Choices Highlight NYC Political Chess
George E. Sokolsky surveys New York City mayoral candidates. He criticizes the field for lacking administrative and financial deftness, notes O'Dwyer's pro labor stance, Morris's weaknesses, and Marcantonio's Communist alignment. He warns of political bosses Dubinsky, Flynn, or Marcantonio steering the city.
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New Midtown scam targets Middletown woman on street
A 20 year old scheme involved a friendly stranger and an unknown man with a white envelope who offered to share found money after a bank withdrawal. They grabbed the victim’s cash and fled with another accomplice. Mrs V C Hatfield plans a new entrance to Woodside Cemetery in memory of her husband. About 7.6 percent of Americans are aged 64 or older.
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