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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1948
Page
4
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The text notes inflation pressures from government spending and exports, with corn and coal as key future price drivers. It warns of possible crop failures and warns of risks from a coal strike, while praising farm safety progress and nationwide observances like Flag Day and Father’s Day celebrating national unity, safety, and family.
Edith Q., a 20 year old in love, asks about a trial marriage. Dr. Crane argues premarital liberties are unwise and harmful, outlining medical, social, and emotional risks including infections, pregnancy, shotgun weddings, and long term harm to future children and parental standing. He cautions against using love as a test and warns of manipulation by the male partner.
Washington observes President Truman chide Congress on housing education and labor policy while facing a Republican Congress in 1946. Critics say his impetuous rhetoric undermines the presidency though he claims cooperation with Europe and foreign policy achievements stand apart from domestic battles.
A dated advice-promotional snippet warns about a man’s conquests ruining a woman’s name and urges caution in premarital choices. It promotes a 100 point test for a prospective husband, asking readers to send a stamped envelope and dime to obtain guidance on selecting a partner.
Three men entered Tong Sap's fortune telling establishment and robbed him of his watch, gold ring, and about $10. Tong told police that one of the men had previously visited as a customer about three hours earlier and predicted he would come into money soon.
James A. Hughes writes from the Bronx detailing two large scrapbooks on boxing, athletics since 1877 and four on baseball since 1877, plus hundreds of photos. He includes the 1894 Temple Cup series Giants versus Orioles, and a first known photo of Christy Mathewson in 1900. He offers access to his archives for oldtimers and writers for a modest rental fee.
The Sunday forecast foresees lively intellectual cultural social and perhaps romantic activities within tasteful bounds. An augury of excess friction and possible accidents warns readers to stay prudent. Those born on the day may see opportunity progress and new contracts with charm and versatility despite risks of tumult.
Erich Brandeis notes how the Kinsey Report makes the public view sexuality through a scientific lens. He recalls a defunct mail order publisher of lewd books and argues the Kinsey work is legitimate and not morally sordid, despite hype and commercial use.
The author questions a recent sex literature release tied to scientific branding. He argues the book aims to profit rather than uplift morals, criticizing its promised evolution of healthier ethics as baloney. He urges readers to consider the motive behind the publication.
Washington society circles reveal the Sea Cloud, a 350-foot four masted clipper owned by Mrs Joseph E Davies wife of the former U S ambassador to Soviet Russia, anchored at Annapolis after reconversion and months of cruising. The yacht carries 72 crew, diesel electric engines, six master bedrooms, a French boudoir for Mrs Davies and a daughter’s room, plus guest rooms in Colonial style and a teakwood shelter deck. Built 1931 in Kiel Germany, the vessel can sail 20,000 miles on 586000 gallons of fuel and carries 35 tons of food for a six month voyage.
Astrological forecast cautions a day of little progress due to many delays and scattered energies. It warns of abrupt events that could disrupt plans and impact funds, health, and reputation while advising postponement of vital operations and prudent budgeting. A birthday could bring frustration and unpredictable upsets requiring restraint and guidance.
A Berlin quote from General Lucius D. Clay asserts commitment to stay until decisions are resolved, while Associate Justice William O. Douglas warns against treating the democracy crisis as a global auction and bidding war in foreign aid policy.
A group of Wildwood women urge the City Commission to address crossing safety for school transport. They stress the need for structured action regardless of cost, noting postwar changes and ongoing danger. The piece also critiques language and gendered governance, citing Flag Day and outdated terms.
The piece reviews Tom Dewey’s 1944 dilemma over exposing war information, the role of George Marshall and John Foster Dulles, and how Sen. Arthur Vandenberg helped push a bipartisan foreign policy at Dumbarton Oaks and San Francisco. It notes mixed results with the administration acting independently, the Greek and Chinese policies, and Vandenberg’s evolving leadership amid a chaotic State Department.
Barbs muses on Missouri jukebox nostalgia twenty years after its start and mocks nickel music. The piece jests about cigars after elections, girls and men making faces, and odd food from wood. A California man falls through a skylight to a hospital, then recovers from ether.
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