Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Noted
The Middletown Journal lists prices for per copy and carrier delivery, including weekly and yearly options for evening editions and combined Sunday News Journal. Rates cover local, trading area, outside trading area, and international mail, with payments in advance. The notice ends with a biblical verse from Song of Solomon.
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Evening Middletown Journal
Sunday News-Journal
Sunday News Journal
Newsournal
U.S.A
Indictment Case Against 12 Communists Probed
The public deserves proof from the FBI backed indictment against 12 top Communists. The article stresses the need for concrete evidence to convict in court and notes the alleged conspiracy from April 1, 1945, to today to overthrow the U S government by force. If the FBI proves its case, it will earn commendation from the American people.
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United States
FBI
Department of Justice
Communist Party of the
United States of America
Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia Shipping Postwar Deals
The piece argues Yugoslavia settled postwar claims with the United States for 17 million dollars and unfreezes assets totaling 57 million, while criticizing Russia influencing policy. It contrasts Yugoslavia with Czechoslovakia, noting quick adoption of democracy and initial support then rejection of the Marshall Plan after Moscow visits.
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United States
Yugoslavia
Russia
Czechoslovakia
U. S
Moscow
Henry Wallace
Draft plans outlined for 18 25 age group
Maj. Gen. Hershey announced peacetime registration for 18 to 25 year olds from August 30 to September 18 with about one in 36 eligible to be inducted. Young men can volunteer for a year’s service within the country. Registration will occur across 17 days to ease workload, with about 4,000 spots nationwide versus 120,000 in 1940.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Worry Clinic advice on dating and conversation tips
Dr. George W. Crane discusses Evelyn H. a 28 year old cousin and a stranger from next door. He uses her case to illustrate how women can help men carry on conversations with banter and cues to avoid missed opportunities in social flirting. The piece emphasizes developing a natural line or canned speech for effective dialogue.
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Evelyn H
Evelyn
Emily Post
Wallace party platform disappoints critics in Washington
In Washington, opinion says Henry Wallace’s acceptance speech and platform amount to overworked New Dealism. Critics argue the program lacks positive proposals, mirrors Truman policies, and fails to present a distinct socialist alternative.
Disputed Quotes Spark Debate On Knowledge And War
A compilation of remarks from T. M. Green, Faris el Khouri, and Ralph E. Clark contrasts intellectual discernment with skepticism about deities and reflects on policy extremes. The quotes touch on education, atomic warfare, and economic controls, signaling wartime and international tensions.
Formula For Being An Interesting Conversationalist
A speaker urges mastering conversation like piano art and invites readers to request a guide. He promises the booklet, sent with a three cent stamp and a dime, will transform shy university students into popular people.
One Word Led To Another In Campaign Oratory
In a witty appraisal the speaker traces political rhetoric from Bugs Baer to John Randolph, noting how campaigns twisted quotes and personal jabs define public discourse. He argues such pabulum is soft boiled and for show, while politics marches on despite insults and misquotes.
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John Randolph
Virginia
Henry Clay
Hank
John
Clay
Randolph
Mind Palace Over Wealth Not Place in Your Life
Erich Brandeis argues that true wealth is the mind not material estates. He urges readers to value ideas and inner cultivatement, noting every traveler, art, music, love, and companionship come from the mind. He contrasts shared earthly home with the personal inner house, asking if readers live in a palace or a hovel.
Doldrums and vitamin word origin Q&A brief
Questions cover the doldrums describing a calm storm prone equatorial zone. The term vitamine credited to Casimir Funk from vita life and amine. US Coat of Arms olive branch and arrows signify Congress powers over peace and war.
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Casimir Funk
United States
Congress
Wallace fund drive shows Budget’s reach in politics
Hal Boyle notes Henry Wallace’s Progressive Party taps ordinary voters for large donations at rallies, turning religious fundraiser tactics into political appeal. He observes volunteers collect cash before Wallace speaks, highlighting the money-driven shift and the crowd paying to hear the candidate.
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Philadelphia
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Hank Wallace
William Gailmor
Unction
Aimee Semple McPherson
Father Divine
Treasury
Wallace
Russia
Berlin
Shibe Park
Second Base
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wall Street
Congress
Sokolsky Warns of Wallace Socialist Bloc Behind Roosevelt
George E. Sokolsky argues the Wallace faction acts as a socialist party allied with Soviet Russia, fronting for the American Communist Party. He asserts Roosevelt and Truman era policies shifted left and warns of a looming leftist bloc in Congress led by Wallace allies like Tugwell Pressman and Taylor, predicting a future House majority.
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Wallace
Soviet Russia
American Communist Party
Cominform
Henry Wallace
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Lee Pressman
Roosevelt
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Communist Party
Glen Taylor
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
George Marshall
Tom Dewey
House of Representatives
Vito Marcantonio
Leo Isaacson
Congress
Mexico President's Term: Six Years With No Succession
The Mexican president serves a single six year term and cannot succeed himself. The rock dust safety note mentions reducing coal mine explosion risks by dilution.
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Mexico
Sun tan cautions from The Saturday Evening Post
Local column cites The Truth About Sun tan by J C Furnas warning sun exposure risks. Notes direct sun ages skin and can cause burns and cancer, with higher risk for lighter hair and skin, plus salt spray and lack of hat increases harm. Recommends 15 minutes first visit, suntan products, and protective gear to reduce damage.
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Saturday Evening Post
J. C. Furnas
Post
Furnas
Copper Furniture buys Armco building. local civic notes
Twenty years ago Copper Furniture Company purchased the Armco Association building, once home to Mathes Sohngen. Middletown Republican Women organize a Cooper for Governor club. Miss Elizabeth Hosey entertains guest Miss Cordelia Hendrickson of Dayton. National Guard Company B returns from two weeks at Camp Perry. Board of Education names Lulu Faely Sarah Huber and Alice Reiner as public school teachers.
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Copper Furniture Company
Armco Association
Mathes -Sohngen Company
Middletown
Cooper - for-Governor Club
Elizabeth Hosey
Cordelia Hendrickson
Dayton
National Guard
Camp Perry
Board of Education
Lulu Faely
Sarah Huber
Alice Reiner
Barbs from a summer camp and signs of the season
A humorous reflection on summer camp life and recurring summer signs. The piece notes that kids attend camps during mothers' vacations, and jokes about images and statements from artists. It also mentions Keep Off the Grass signs and bluffers, with playful remarks about cliff dwellers not being present.
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Ralph E. Clark
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