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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1951
Page
4
MIDDLETOWN JOURNAL lists subscription prices for mail and carrier delivery, including local and outside trading area options and yearly costs. A biblical verse is included at the end.
Senator Douglas plans to urge rejection of two of Truman's three Illinois federal judge nominees, with Joseph J. Drucker deemed unqualified and Cornelius J. Harrington rated lower in a lawyer poll. The piece traces senatorial courtesy, party lines, and past echoes in Iowa and Virginia precedents influencing the Senate's treatment of nominations.
The nation’s household movers report population on the go like never before with shipments rising from 17 to 50 percent. The piece notes wartime mobility and cites decentralization of industry while joking that people seek proximity to television transmitters.
Dr George W Crane addresses Anna M 26 wife of five years detailing her husbands gambling and drinking problems He urges mothers to guide sons toward maturity warns against marrying juvenile husbands and promotes his Tests for Sweethearts to screen future mates Readers are asked to mail a stamped self addressed envelope and a dime to obtain the chart for personal insight
The discussion explains that Aidenn in The Raven derives from Paradise and is an Anglicized Arabic form of Eden used to fit rhyme. It also notes that writing The Sixth Century A.D. is improper because a century cannot be in a year, and clarifies how centuries are designated.
In Washington and Maryland, Potomac Hunt grapples with scarcity of live foxes as suburban sprawl pushes headquarters away from the city. Al Earnest leads the hunt while noting foxes move with each new earth mound. The piece recalls historic imports and the club’s stubborn tradition amid growth. Also: Amanda Leak and John Hess wed on Valentine’s Day 1946 after meeting on the Appalachian Trail, highlighting outdoors as romance catalyst in the era.
A columnist cites John C Caldwell calling anti Asian contempt a “gook philosophy” and expands to general prejudice, then mocks Stalin Svetlana wedding reports and laments how such attitudes spread into daily life. The piece ends with a quip about social snobbery affecting families and children.
A compact Q and A covering Jefferson Davis, condor numbers, Josh Devore’s record in 1912, and Yale University origins. It notes Davis as the Confederacy's first and only president, condor population in California, Devore’s four stolen bases in a ninth inning, and Yale’s move from Killingworth to Saybrook and then New Haven.
Senate hearing features Eric Johnston defending wage and price controls against Taft as he notes John Lewis secured gains for coal miners before freezes. Taft wagers Lewis would have achieved similar concessions earlier or later. DiSalle tours Minnesota to North Dakota with fish served at every stop prompting a quip about the menu.
A brisk day of initiative sees clever plans for speculative ventures challenged by delays and funding hurdles. The piece notes elders opposition and possible postponements, yet urges persistence as the enterprising child rises above frustration. It also reports De control of tombstones and tensions over allocation decisions in defense mobilization and aircraft production policy.
Josef Meier, longtime Christus star of the Black Hills Passion Play, plans to pass the role to his nephew Heinrich as he expands the outdoor theater in Spearfish South Dakota. The family tradition spans seven generations and millions of viewers. Reading details cover Meier's career by Hal Boyle.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on Rita Hayworth altering the Aga Khan divorce picture while Rita Hayworth and other stars spark new headlines. Tennessee Williams survives an Italian auto crash as John Agar faces a drunk driving charge. Public feuds, romances, and industry shifts unfold across studios, Broadway, and Washington, with Key figures and agencies named.
Dave Regan reflects on the approaching August first and lingering heat while anticipating cooler days, Labor Day, school openings, and autumn colors. He jokes about weather debates, holiday predictions, and a picnic misadventure ending with overindulgence and bicarbonate remedies.
A fragmented item discusses a circus with two worn clowns and mentions a wife in a summer hat. It pivots to a quip about joy killers shooting at each other and a joke about children in the U S wearing about three shoe pairs per year, noting they cannot save their soles.
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