Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Motto
The Middletown Journal announces subscription prices for various delivery options including per copy, weekly carrier editions, and mail plans within and outside the trading area. The notice includes a biblical verse from Hebrews 6 10 and a closing dedication.
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Middletown Journal
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Middletown
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Sunday News Journal
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Evening Middletown Journal
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Inflation and polio loom in 1950s public concerns
The article notes inflation eroding purchasing power with food prices rising faster than other goods and regional differences in cost. It also recounts Chicago’s fatal trolley gasoline crash and urges safety reforms, while reporting progress against polio and funding gains by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis as researchers pursue vaccines and treatments.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Jumbus
Chicago
National Foundation For
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Consumer surveys and market research methods outlined
Dr George W Crane explains Harold's city interview plan using 100 to 200 interviews per sex stratified by economics and geography. He notes a few hundred well chosen subscribers yield better data than large random samples and suggests telephone surveys as needed. Residents of the Farallon Islands catch fish with mines on kites offshore.
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Harold
Gallup
Moder
Farallon Islands
California
Washington Happenings in Amerasia case radiates controversy
The column discusses the Amerasia documents in the Truman era, noting alleged disclosure of naval locations, debate over whether most papers were casual, and political fallout. It cites Bert Andrews, Senator Tydings, and McCarthy in a critique of Democratic handling and secret sessions. The piece argues for full public testimony and accountability.
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Amerasia
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Bert Andrews
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Andrews
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Tydings Committee
Louis Buders
FBI
Committee
Tydings
Senate
McCarthy
Wisconsin
M Nist
Milner
Administration
Beware of Percentages and the Illusion of Truth
An opinion piece critiques reliance on percentages in crime data and stock moves. It argues that small percentage changes do not prove trends, notes population growth and nonlocal crime skewing stats, and asserts that human value cannot be quantified by machines or figures.
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General Electric
American Tel
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Open letter to Joe College 1950 urging calm and work
Hal Boyle writes to a recent graduate Joe College class of 1950 urging not to fear the future. He notes jobs exist with pay from 175 to 400 monthly, stresses gradually proving worth at work, and advocates relaxing amid jitters and war fears. He reassures security and a bright personal future with work, marriage, and children ahead.
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New York
Joe College
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Cneay
Joe
Stars Say For Sunday June 4 Horoscope Forecast
Genevieve Kemble presents a Sunday forecast urging progress on cherished plans with support from influential figures. Promising signs for expansion and cooperation in public and private ventures, with a focus on detail and high ambitions for those born today. Monday foresees pleasant personal and adventure prospects with sudden changes and new promise. Ancient Danish kings are mentioned in passing.
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Bertatey
Solar Orb
Answers And Questions From An Early 1900s Quiz
A compendium of peoples questions with brief answers on topics from the Liberty Bell to bee customs, dog etymology, the Great Wall builders, ocean liners, buoyancy, bells, the Trans Siberian, diplomacy, Peary explorers, Capitol insurance, and horse eye anatomy, drawing on common trivia and historic notes.
Health risk of stairs noted by physicians
The text warns that climbing stairs can injure the health of older people and mentions that some doctors even advise using home elevators in multi story houses. It also states that the Mason-Dixon Line was surveyed by two British surveyors, Charles J. Dinon, starting in 1763.
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Charles J .Dinon
Live and Help Live Safety Dramatization Week
The piece promotes a community safety slogan Live and Help Live urging shared responsibility. It also skims local scenes including a leaking Broad Street fountain, children turning the gutter into a make believe lake, a cautious glance at an elderly woman near a penny scare, and a Dayton visitor known for humor and vitality.
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Broad St
A Plea for Common Decency in McCarthy Era Debates
In These Days column George E. Sokolsky argues that public hysteria over Communists harms national discourse. He cites Hartford libel cases, questions loyalty, and urges a nonpartisan investigative commission with subpoena power to trace Communist influence since 1933, protecting civil liberties and reputations.
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Hoover Commission
House of Representatives
Senate
Thie Commission
Soviet Russia
Congress
Fragmented 1920s text hints at bonds and scams
The passage references government bonds, mail stamping by the New York Post Office, tax questions, a Tennessee man discovering a fictitious inheritance, and an Oklahoma woman bandit using tear gas in a store robbery. It ends noting Easter Seals tricks and buying shares.
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