Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Bible Verse
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates for daily, evening, and Sunday editions in various delivery areas. It notes 5c per copy, 25c weekly carrier, and annual mail options ranging from 6 to 10 dollars, with specific regional pricing and prepayment required. The page also includes a Bible verse, Luke 18 33, as part of the content.
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Evening Middletown Journal
Sunday News-Journal
Evening
Middletown Journal
News-Journal
Sunday News- Journal
USA
Tito’s Venetian Blind and Tito’s Yugoslavia in the Cold War
The article portrays Yugoslavia under Tito as fiercely patriotic yet communist aligned with Moscow, using a Venetian blind metaphor to describe how Tito can open or close Western access and influence. It cautions that Yugoslavia seeks independence within a Soviet framework and suggests cautious Western engagement.
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Serbia
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Tito
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America
WAA faces large discounts selling wartime assets
The War Assets Administration divests remaining surplus assets, mostly real estate, with 5 billion dollars in odds and ends to liquidate. Many items were built quickly for war needs and cannot be repurposed cheaply. About nine billion worth was donated to states and cities for veteran training institutions.
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War Assets Administration
WAA
United States Maintains Firm Berlin Stance
The editorial supports U S policy in Berlin, citing State Department and Secretary Marshall. It defends ongoing negotiation while rejecting coercion, insisting America will neither retreat under pressure nor abandon its obligations to the German people.
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Wallace
New Party
Berlin
State Department
Marshall
United States
Soviet Union
Germany
America
Crooked lobbyists threaten honest government says reader letter
In a letter to Dr. Crane a newly elected state legislator Jerome Z. warns of hidden lobbyists who press bills then threaten to withdraw support for a fee. He argues such graft harms governance and urges public vigilance and openness, praising independent newspapers for exposing graft and urging taxpayers to scrutinize lawmakers.
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Jerome Z
Washington, D. C
Washington Happenings on Lobbies and Public Funds
David Lawrence discusses lobbying in Congresss era, arguing misuse of public funds by administrators invites private lobbies. He calls for accountability, grand juries to indict officials using government resources, and cautions against curbing petition rights while stressing access to public opinion. The piece contrasts real estate and other lobbies with the need for transparency and balanced debate.
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Washington
Congress
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National Labor Relations Board
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Clam Study Grants Spark Federal Investigation Satire
Arthur Baer mocks a government probe into a Long Island clam and the use of public funds. He derides the five hundred thousand clam research as waste, notes party blame games, and suggests spending restraint. Baer lampoons politics, science, and fiscal excess with sharp humor.
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Long Island
Progressive Party gains height in Philadelphia crowd size debate
Hal Boyle notes Philadelphia rally attendance for Henry Wallace and his running mate drew over 30,000, questioning whether Communist organizers or genuine cross section drive the turnout. The piece weighs birthplace influence, party vitality, minority outreach, and the party’s crusade atmosphere.
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Quotations on politics and human conduct from leaders
Prominent statements from General Douglas MacArthur Senator Kenneth Wherry Finland's Niilo Kotlainen and South Africa's Jan Smuts plus D W Figgis on public good anti communism and moral progress. The remarks reflect views on war return public welfare housing juvenile behavior and global division.
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Douglas MacArthur
Niilo Kotlainen
Finland
Bureau of Child Protection
Telepathy teased by a Duke University study review
A humorous column riffs on scientific telepathy experiments at Duke University, claiming there is such a thing and that wives are keen telepaths. The piece weaves in dating nightclub observations and a playful birthday poem critique amid hot weather and light social satire.
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Duke University
Duke
Yale
Harvard
Rhine
Q and A trivia from old newspaper page
A reader asked about camels dromedaries star flag thimble bowing kowtow painters and Mozart. Answers note one humped camels two types of camels cross states Alaska adds a star on the Fourth of July. Thimble from thumb bell. Sullivan Kilrain bare knuckle fight in 1889. Kowtow origin Chinese greeting. Luke as painter and physician. Mozart's The Magic Flute as his popular opera, premiered Vienna 1791.
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Alaska
Mozart
Vienna
Wallace and third party era tied to 1948 clashes
The piece reviews the 1948 party conventions with Wallace seeking a new banner. It notes the Roosevelts era name reuse and predicts Wallace could aid the Democrats, while warning Dixiecrats, the Klan, and cross-party defections shaping the race.
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Roosevelt Bull Moosers
la Follette
Wallace
Russia
Courageous Middletown draft board volunteers named soon
A local column previews the upcoming publication of three men selected to serve on the peacetime draft board. It praises their sacrifice and notes the lack of war will heighten exemption pressures and deferment complexities. Also reports on parking meter disputes causing property damage and limited payments from parkers.
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Middletown
Wry Observations on Society and Speeding
A humorous quip sketch notes how neighbors influence child rearing and blame shifts to cigars and walnuts. It jests about meat prices forcing words to be eaten. An old line suggests women saw through men before X rays. It ends with a question about speeding and awareness.
20 Years Ago Highlights From Columbus Area
Louis Martin Helene Schmidt and Clarence H Taylor pass the bar in Columbus. Maple Park property owners donate 10 feet of their land to widen Manchester Road to a 60 foot road. Hamilton reports a population of 52900. Euclid Heights subdivision opens.
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Louis Martin
Helene Schmidt
Clarence H. Taylor
Columbus
Maple Park
Manchester Rd
Hamilton
Euclid Heights
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