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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1951
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription options with per copy and weekly carrier rates. It notes mail prices for trading and outside areas, in advance payment terms, and closes with a Bible verse from Isaiah 32 6.
The piece warns Congress may not renew the President’s authority to curb the economy if the Korean war ends by June 30. It argues the rearmament effort is a long term safety measure against Soviet threats, with inflationary pressures rising this fall. It questions lawmakers who oppose strong control powers.
Dr George W Crane discusses a language game with his sons David and Danny and explains how birth order shapes introversion and extroversion. He labels Danny the detective, notes his visual thinking, shyness, and reliance on objects, while David is more extroverted and verbal. The piece links personality to aging sequence and suggests a vocational guidance chart.
Genevieve Kemble predicts excellent prospects for concentrated and constructive marshalling of energies, talents, and initiative. Practical ideas and well planned objectives may win support from influential people, though early approach to higher ups may meet some resistance or counter proposals. Those born today should focus on ambitious projects, attracting favorable attention from superiors.
A University of California student rode a teeter totter for 53 hours and 54 minutes, setting a new world record. The feat highlights a stretched period of endurance as others face daily ups and downs.
Washington reports Dr Paul B Dunbar age 69 will retire after 44 years in public service as U S Commissioner of Food and Drugs. He hails the FDA act of 1938 as a first class law while warning against patent medicine quacks and a new vitamin supplement decree restricting disease claims. Teuton family at the Potomac details a 21-foot cabin cruiser commute to work, river life, and plans for a Mississippi trip.
A reader cites a newspaper editorial lamenting the “good old days” dig up by Cavanagh’s Restaurant for its 75th birthday. The piece contrasts 25 cent sirloin dinners and 15 cent oysters with today’s 4.50 steaks and 30 cent coffee, arguing the past also lacked security and care for the poor, then urges focus on present progress and action.
A column laments the melancholy of early spring as magazines carry summer camp ads. The writer notes many poets focus on sorrowful themes while an Oregon woman accidentally sent a ten dollar bill to the laun.
Hal Boyle and George Dixon report on a Republican dowager at a Perleasta gathering among Democrats. a social awkward moment when Mrs Acheson and Mrs Feeney recall a letter from President Truman. A 10-year-old Ayres son writes back about his father's magazine feature. MacArthur set to address Texas Democrats in Austin on June 13. Capitol Hill worry centers on possible reactions to his remarks.
A columnist urges women to pursue marriage aggressively in June, advising flashy displays of independence and security. She suggests showcasing career success, physical fitness, and small luxuries, then proposing quickly. The piece ends with a romantic doorstep carry to seal the alliance.
Dorothy Kilgallen surveys a busy sheet of showbiz chatter noteing Yvonne Dionne vow to wait a year before marriage, Ingrid Bergman denouncing a Rossellini activity in Rome, and a black market for Oklahoma tickets. It also tracks Martha Vickers and Mickey Rooney property settlement, Corinne and Tito on stage, and other society and theater items.
A playful column notes that too much dancing may strain the heart and questions excess sitting. It jokes about gossips running down others once they start, praises Uncle Sam as he completes spring cleaning on March 15, and warns that some fear biting off more than they can chew while some go hungry as a result.
Speaker Sam Rayburn and another veteran candidate seek re election in 1952 with public pledges to keep their influence. In a city incident a policeman left a humorous note at the police repair shop about a car screen that won't work, stating it will sigh but is, won't reen.
A family dinner turns into a humorous lesson about pleasant talk as a daughter interrupts her dad to spare her meal. A pickle loving child prompts grandmother’s gag about milk, and an embarrassing moment with a visiting child ends in a shy, monosyllabic reply.
The text presents Q and A items about the Golden Society formed in 1899 by three commercial travelers to aid Christian travelers, a note that the United States formally broke diplomatic relations with Bulgaria on February 21, 1950, and a question about the number of forest tree species in the United States according to the Agriculture Department, with an incomplete answer.
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