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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1948
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates for carriers and mail, detailing daily, evening, and weekend options with annual prices. It ends with a Romans 13:13 motto urging honest conduct.
A reflective column weighs Russia’s peace offers against U S policy while noting Washington’s cautious probing of a deeper accord. It then surveys Oregon Washington floods with 100000 homeless and a $100000000 bill, and ends with quips about Henry Wallace, Lincoln, and Irish youth Pat Durkan.
Dr George W Crane reports James A Farley at the Chicago Executives Club on May 7. Farley argues war unlikely, citing history, and warns on Russia. He suggests a symbolic 100 Atomic Bombs to deter aggression, while UMT and draft debates split experts and lawmakers.
A satirical collection notes why grass seed fails and mocks neighbor habits. It mentions girls and mothers, vacation forgetfulness, poison ivy, a police incident in Indiana, a top pinch hitter, and eyewear sales as social commentary.
Washington Happenings notes the 1940s style platform wrangles as Democrats split over Taft Hartley and tax veto votes. It contrasts Republican isolationist and internationalist strains, previews platform wording risks, and highlights how southern Democrats and figures like Vandenberg shape the debate.
Genevieve Kemble presents a Sunday horoscope urging strict Sabbath routines to avoid calamity and accidents from carelessness. The Monday outlook emphasizes industry, strategy, and long term rewards with support from elders and superiors, plus disciplined guidance for children born on these days.
Arthur Bugs Baer riffs on early season baseball, noting how a faltering team around June and July foreshadows September outcomes. He recalls Larry Lajoie’s zigzag path from Philadelphia to Cleveland via the American League raid, race through Delaware and New Jersey, and a legal tangle that kept him from facing the A’s in Philadelphia.
In a provocative column, Erich Brande claims the United States should avoid conferences with Soviet leaders and dignitaries. He urges readers to consider Russia's reaction to a Berlin incident where a translator allegedly misquoted a general about US soldiers. The piece contrasts responses in Berlin's American British sectors with official Russian reactions, deeming the issue serious there.
The speaker comments that Russians show little humor in images of statesmen. They reference Stalin, noting a rare smile in a photograph seemed more like an awkward expression than genuine amusement.
The Q and A covers two science and history points. Jupiter currently has 11 known moons while Saturn has nine. It also explains that the card game bridge gets its name from an old term used in whist.
A satirical note suggests using Sophie Tucker and Irving Berlin in meetings with Stalin to mock imperialism and defuse tensions. The piece contrasts American entertainment with Soviet reactions, framing diplomacy as a joke.
Hal Boyle profiles J Henr Smythe, 64, famed slogan writer and delegate hopeful for the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. The veteran, once resembling Roosevelt and later Franklin D Roosevelt, has penned tens of thousands of slogans, including wartime battle cries, and hopes to influence opening ceremonies with a pledge to the flag and a tribute to Benjamin Franklin.
Residents endure gritty fly ash from smoke stacks invading homes offices and stores as a wind shift keeps the problem present. A Middletown funeral for Morris R. Abbott unfolds under a tense atmosphere with the widow facing murder charges and a quiet, sorrowful procession.
George E. Sokolsky argues in These Days that British MPs disclose personal interests in debates, while U S officials keep affiliations secret. He criticizes Truman for overreaching executive secrecy and defends Senate confirmation, FBI access, and constitutional checks to prevent tyranny.
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