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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1951
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists prices for per copy and weekly carrier deliveries, plus mail rates for in and out of trading area, six day options, and an international rate. A biblical quotation from Mark 10:48 accompanies the notice.
The 1951 year looks to be the second largest for U.S. auto production as output nears 5.4 million cars. Through June 3 production reached 2.63 million, and June should push total to about 3.12 million, with July to Sept and Oct–Dec declines tied to material limits and an NPA order. Prices were frozen by the ESA in 1950, while Regulation W limits down payments to one third and 15 monthly payments, a point of concern for dealers seeking changes. Canada tightens credit, requiring substantial down payments and shorter payment windows.
The U S envoy to Iran Henry Grady accidentally handed Premier Mossadegh a copy of a letter from President Truman to Prime Minister Attlee. He meant to deliver a message to Mossadegh, who is known for public emotional episodes.
Dr. George W. Crane analyzes Conrad H. 34 advertising manager who fears public reading yet can speak aloud to a group. He shows how separate social habits cause stage fright and how confronting the fear builds courage, with methods like practicing reading with inverted print to reduce panic.
The column advises against forceful action and urges a social approach to gain support. It notes possible adventure and high hopes for the birthday, with challenges in securing capital and influence from superiors. A pleasant demeanor may aid outcomes in home life romance and cultural aims.
Washington sources say key joint chiefs messages to General MacArthur about Korea were withheld from Senate investigators. The sequence shows orders to abandon Korea, emphasis on defending Japan, and late reinforcement actions including four extra divisions to Japan. The timeline covers December 29 1950 to January 12 1951 with disputed paraphrase and omitted details.
A 73 year old Mississippi woman recounts surviving a brutal ice storm that severed heat and light. She sells her home with memories, moves to a small apartment, and finds hope through prayer and Paul’s teachings, realizing true home lies in spiritual strength and love.
Otto Kraus of Personna Pal Blade Companies offers shaving guidance for men and women. He advises owning a personal razor for women, shaving with a wet lather, and using an oblique stroke with taut skin for best results. He promotes the safety razor for home use and warns against erasing technique by poor prep.
Rep John Phillips cites a Santa Barbara group Friends of the Birds Inc in Congress as it urges stronger cat control and highlights the birds role in forests and agriculture. The note raises conflicts over cats versus birds with claims of economic and ecological impact amid international issues and a Hawaii delegate party scene.
The dialogue covers rough seas where three oceans meet near Antarctica and notes Columbus ending in obscurity and debtor’s prison after his voyages. It also mentions Washington cocktail party chatter about Susan Saylor and Congressman Halleck proposing a Truman re election slogan.
Music notes praise The Great Caruso and Mario Lanza radio program as highlights for Sunday night. A sergeant receives a home from neighbors in Jacksonburg. Police Headquarters mail shows odd fan letters from a self styled prophet and misspelled missives from Illinois to Middle Town Ohio.
Fractional, chatty item lists romances, lawsuits, and party buzz from New York society. Clark Gable and Virginia Grey resume their romance amid legal battles with Mrs Gable. Doris Day and Marty Melcher deny trouble. Meg Mundy to wed Dino Yannopoulos. Elizabeth Taylor and Nicky Hilton divorce rumors. Lili St Cyr jokes about 52nd Street fame. Truman era shakeups and a price war at Macy’s Gimbels era are mentioned in a sweeping celebrity column.
A collage of quips notes taller students than fathers and short dads, daylight saving jokes, handbags with bulbs, moustache trivia, rookie players under pressure, and a joke about golf dangers. A junk dealer ride disrupts traffic in a western town.
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