Middletown Journal subscription rates and notices
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates for per copy 5 cents carrier 30 cents weekly within city area 40 cents with Sunday edition, outside city 25 or 35 cents weekly, and mail options ranging from 9 to 35 dollars annually. The page includes a biblical quotation from I Corinthians 14:28 and a stray fragment.
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U S Soviet Chess Match Postponed for 1953
The U S Soviet chess contest slated for New York City is a postponement of last year’s plan. Moscow canceled the 1953 match over residency rules, while 1954 will allow unrestricted movement within 25 miles of New York. The U S team previously expected only to do well. Russians have dominated world chess, holding 26 of 27 championships.
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Great Britain
Paul Murphy
Answer To Communist Peril
The essay argues Americans exaggerate fear of communism while praising national strength. It warns against anti democratic sensationalism by the Reece committee and urges steadfast confidence in America's material, human, and spiritual power. It calls for vigilance without panic and for principled, bold action.
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Maine Senator Smith Seeks renomination in GOP Maine primary
Margaret Chase Smith 55 faces Robert L. Jones in the Maine Republican primary on June 21 for the U S Senate. Campaign centers on McCarthyism, with Jones praising McCarthy while Smith is viewed as anti McCarthy. Historically, Smith played key roles in anti McCarthy measures and civil liberties debates.
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Margaret Chase Smith
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Robert L. Jones
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Senate Rules
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Berlin a spy’s paradise and tense postwar life
Hal Boyle portrays Berlin as a center of espionage with some 30 Allied services and many Russian agencies. The city hums with secrecy in daily life, where residents fear being identified with a cause and a library program aims to show American culture without heavy propaganda. American Amerika Haus libraries attract East Berlin visitors despite warnings from Communist groups.
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Amerika Haus
Germany
America
George Henry
Reading
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French Foreign Legion
Indochina
Lack of Allied Unity in Indo China Menaces Policy
Washington analyzes how a French cabinet change may not alter foreign policy yet risks widening the Indo China stalemate. Paris instability hinders Geneva negotiations while American wartime hesitation fuels Communist expansion and the threat of a broader conflict.
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Robert Schuiran
Georges Bidault
Pierre Mendes-France
Edgar Faure
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France
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Indo China
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The New Days Are Good Opinion Piece on Glasses
Erich Brandeis argues that statistics mislead by using the wrong end of the glasses. He contrasts 1919 autos and homes with modern improvements, claiming life has improved despite inflation and taxes. He urges looking at progress in technology and living standards.
Horoscope for Estrellita Birthdate Forecast and Advice
Estrellita outlines a day requiring judgment and self-control to ensure success. Mixed influences may bring dissension and stormy emotions, so avoid discord and please elders in work. Romance travel and new ventures look favorable. a birthday child would be talented and imaginative.
Air Line Crew Burnout Battle Over Eight Hour Limit
Washington scene as airline crews, pilots and stewards push back against seven hour fifty five minute nonstop schedules. CAB rule caps workday at eight hours and faces questions about safety, fatigue, and two pilots in cockpit. Senators press for clarity while industry cites time pressures and delays.
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Air Line Pilots Association
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Cannot go back to the old days as standards rise now
The speaker rejects nostalgia for prewar eras 1859 to 1939 claiming modern society is more complex and global. They argue against returning to past standards, embracing current progress and even joking about preferring new ways seen through the right end of their glasses.
Mundt stresses fair rulings in nationwide poll note
Chairman Mundt publishes a self serving item in his South Dakota newsletter quoting Rich ard Harkness from the Army McCarthy hearings. Harkness praises Mundt as doing a good fair job and using common sense, and keeping things moving. The note suggests a nationwide poll if Harkness secures a speaking date in Showhe Maine.
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Barbs on pride and knowledge hint at trouble
The saying notes that pride precedes a fall and that confident kids often think they know all the answers, a trait linked to problem behavior among youth.
Where to buy an American flag in the city
A reader asks where flags can be bought before Flag Day and offers to advertise for free. Merchants may fear selling patriotism and no clear source is named. Also notes a friend’s daughter at Vacation Bible School adds she learned the word fatso. A five year-old with tubercular meningitis at Grandview Hospital, Dayton, receives many cards, and readers are invited to mail Starla Mullins a card of beer.
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Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Starla Mullins
Grandview Hospital, Dayton
Debutante Dance Music and Society’s Star Tunes
Dorothy Kilgallen fills in for vacationing Kilgallen, spotlighting Meyer Davis and society bands. The piece recalls Newport debuts, candlelit dances, and tunes like Dancing in the Dark Bye Bye Blackbird Anything Goes Who Cares Tea for Two, with memories of Perle Mesta, Eleanor Young, and the Gershwins, capturing a glamorous social era.
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Dorothy Kilgallen
Meyer Davis
Perle Mesta
Newport
Betty
Mrs. Mesta
Debs
Eleanor Young
Robert R. Youngs
Eleanor
Cheek to Cheek and Night and Day at Newport Soirees
The piece recalls lavish Newport parties featuring intimate numbers in Arabian Nights décor built by Stuart Duncan costing 50000 dollars. Prince Christopher of Greece drums with Beverly Bogarts, a joke over a business card. Doris Duke hosts a glamorous late night snake dance to Night and Day with the orchestra.
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Newport
Stuart Duncan
Prince Christopher
Greece
Beverly Bogarts
Doris Duke
Wandering Chickens Ruin Sunday Dinners Next Door Garden
Local poultry spillover from a newly planted garden next door disrupted Sunday meals as chickens wandered through the yard, pecking at seedlings and spoiling planned dinners. Neighbors expressed frustration but found humor in the unintended garden guests.
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