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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1949
Page
6
Evening Middletown Journal rates shown for in area and outside trading area. Lists per copy 5 cents, carrier and mail options, weekly, yearly prices, and advance payment terms. Includes a biblical quotation from First Timothy.
John L. Lewis orders a week long coal stoppage, pledging shutdowns to influence contract talks. The move demonstrates the miners’ power over a key commodity and limits on Senate actions as it raises questions about national welfare during Taft Hartley debate.
The U S Bureau of Standards unveils a mechanical translator claiming to render three foreign languages from English. Critics note it merely substitutes words without syntax or context, undermining real translation and raising concerns over misuse by the military. Representative Velde urges explanations on Schevchenko’s wartime flight and alleged withheld prosecutions.
Dr George W Crane explains that repeated exposure to a melody attaches emotional memories to it, transforming neutral notes into feelings of joy or sorrow. A piano piece Judy favored triggered homesickness through a radio cue, illustrating how context and repetition color our musical experience.
Washington opinion notes the Washington Court of Appeals ruling on whether Congress may probe witnesses about party membership and political ideas. It discusses limits on fishing expeditions, the potential to require registration for foreign agents, and how the Supreme Court may frame the issue as relating to the influence of a foreign government on domestic politics.
A satirical riff on beauty and baldness mocks one million American women with topknots and wigs. It argues hair fashion is a market, notes women and men both grow bald with age, and jests about wigs, pins, and vanity in a sharp, provocative tone.
In this column Erich Brandeis laments graft, high prices, and government waste in the United States. He urges readers to participate in local governance, attend town meetings, and exercise their rights to influence public policy. He vows to attend the next town meeting and urges collective action to reclaim government by the people.
The piece discusses how music evokes homeland memories for immigrants and contrasts how different songs trigger personal nostalgia. It suggests music is a tool shaping emotion, not an end in itself, and cites examples like Carry Me Back to Old Virginny and Chinese melodies to illustrate universal memory links.
The Stars predict that even with many obstructions and setbacks a sudden intervention may appear from the skies to change the picture and renew hope. Hard work and well studied plans melt opposition, bringing fortitude and new techniques for bold forward momentum. Birthday wearers may gain joyous inspiration and optimistic turns.
Twenty years ago Miss Helen Maysilles daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Maysilles graduated from the Cincinnati College of Music. Pupils of pianist Miss Helen Dowling were to be presented in a recital at the Moose Hall.
Hal Boyle reports that Americans in Germany feel captured not on the battlefield but at home and socially. They struggle with German servants and language, face softened attitudes from individuals, yet still enjoy cheaper living and social parties. Conscience troubles prompt charity and power struggles in households as occupation ends.
The writer surveys Hong Kong’s status as a British possession at risk amid Sino Russian tensions, noting defenses rely on sea and air power. The piece shifts to British politics, labor bills, and the Atlantic Pact, with reflections on Truman, isolationists, and a Florida reader asking about future Labor government moves and royal travel.
Dave Regan notes a surge of roadside eateries drawing drivers away from restaurants. He recalls Middletown’s growth from billboards to neon entrances and fears a rising outdoor eating trend. Regan cites a crash involving a drunk driver mixing gasoline and alcohol, leaving a frightened woman and minor injuries. The driver may face a court penalty.
A series of trivia Q and A items explains X rays named for unknown quantity and Roentgen, Europe wild monkeys only in Gibraltar, older baseball league National 1876 American 1900, Indians lacking horses before Europeans, first horses from Spanish invaders, and Lincoln Memorial’s 36 columns symbolizing the Union.
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