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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1951
Page
4
The Middletown Journal publishes daily except Sunday with varying rates for per copy and by mail. Pricing covers in area and outside trading area, with annual figures for evening editions and combined papers, all payable in advance.
A Senate inquiry into General MacArthur's dismissal and U S Asiatic policy is praised for democratic accountability yet critics warn of security risks. Tass prints transcripts with deletions, prompting fears Moscow may learn how decisions are made. Some senators push for full disclosure, risking sensitive information and inviting Russian inquiry.
The Supreme Court nears end of its 1950 51 term hearing the appeal of 11 Communist party leaders convicted Oct 14 1949 in New York City after a nine month jury trial. They were found guilty of criminal conspiracy to overthrow the government by force with five year sentences and a $10 000 fine. The court focuses on the constitutionality of the Smith Act and its First Amendment implications while preserving a key Hand dictum on mob leadership speech.
Dr George W Crane discusses the moral costs of war in CASE A 348 with Gerald M a 37 year old high school principal. The dialogue weighs the impact of WW I II and subsequent conflicts on national character and urges planning to protect children from moral decline while noting potential psychological benefits of wartime reflection and family focus.
The article argues a missing or misrouted State Department message to General MacArthur between March 20 and 24 fueled claims he knew of a proposed Korea armistice. It cites testimony by Marshall, Bradley, Collins, and Vandenberg that MacArthur lacked direct advisory communication, while a March 20 note only stated the State Department planned a presidential announcement. It questions why no fuller briefing occurred and discusses a Newsweek telegram challenging the account.
President Truman jokes about confidence amid a week of light Senate and House activity. Leslie Arends attacks press critics while Ernest McFarland lampoons reporters with a fake interrogation. A stray Bill on Annie Shot To Pieces mocks sensational wordplay in Congress. Karl Mundt introduces land sale bill amid Sioux land references.
Stanley P. Davies of the Community Service Society argues life in America is improving despite public gloom. He critiques divorce statistics, notes WWII marriages affecting rates, and urges modern parenting toward friendship, adult education, and understanding social changes.
Barbs new fishing lures hit the market again as anglers prepare. Reports joke about pens that fail to write at post offices. A quirky note mentions teeth transplanted from kittens to other cats, with a warning to beware cat nips.
Hal Boyle recalls a personnel chief firing a worker who admitted being a witch after staff in a Far East office claimed curses and misfortune. The firm, fearing group walkouts, conducted its inquiry and dismissed him. Also: light vignettes on child spitting, old sayings, a sign that says Think, and a Korea veteran who insured his funeral.
A bulging page of New York showbiz notes mentions Louise Fiske’s near fatal action at a Gotham party, fines for charity performers, Doris Day rivalries, Barbara Hutton grants, Cornel Wilde romance, hillbilly trends, Emily Post, Dagmar illusion, Margaret Truman film notes, Ali Khan’s penance rumors, Dini Meachum beat, lie detector tests for Kelly’s widow, Johnnie Desmond sponsor heat, and party chatter shaping Sunset Boulevard drama plus a Paul Douglas Zanuck reveal.
Genevieve Kemble predicts the stars signal active effort in business politics and finance despite a lure to rest. Warns against extravagant investments, urges vigilance for fraud and irregularities, and notes a birthday inclination to generosity and rash money use. Day After Tomorrow brings social, domestic gains and possible promotions.
The first successful aircraft carrier was the U S Langley commissioned in 1922. Artworks were stored in salt mines in Germany during the war because salt mines absorb surplus moisture from the air.
A Colliers magazine item claims the ice cream sundae began in Ithaca in 1897 as a cure for liquor hangovers. A barroom crowd supposedly chose ice cream and syrup over noisy soda, and the name Sunday Special then altered for reverence. In Middletown two 10 year olds hosted a puppet show raising 2.54 for cancer research.
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