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The Middletown Ohio Letown Journal lists subscription rates for carriers and mail in and outside the trading area. Prices include 25 cents weekly by carrier, 35 cents weekly for the combined Middletown Journal and Sun News Journal, and annual rates of 7 dollars or more depending on area, with foreign delivery at 25 dollars per year. The page ends with a biblical quote from John 14:14.
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The New South Growth and Uncertain Farm Policy
The article notes ten years of Southern economic gains with rises in income share to 22 percent of the nation, higher farm ownership, stronger textile wages, and greater taxable property. It contrasts federal price supports through 1949 with expected future measures, while praising broader Southern progress and a cautious view of postwar policy. It also discusses a candid Boston wedding moment and critiques Stalin in Berlin as the Cold War context heats up.
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Henry Wallace
The Worry Clinic examines astrology disproof
Dr George W Crane debunks fortune telling and astrology, noting millions spent yearly in the United States on fortune tellers. He cites cases of broken engagements and family tragedy caused by quack psychology and horoscopes, and argues for rational thinking over mystic claims.
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Dr. Crane
Chicago
These Days I Speak On Forgiveness and War Ethics
George E. Sokolsky argues that forgiveness tests friendship after war and rejects collective guilt. He criticizes reliance on charlatans and quackery, comparing belief to childlike dependence and calling for independent thinking.
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Barnum
Scientific
Houdini
Aok
Dewey’s renomination in 1948 hinges on 1946 New York win
David Lawrence argues at length that political traditions yield to circumstance. He notes Dewey’s 1946 New York landslide underpins a potential 1948 presidential bid and reflects on governors’ paths to national leadership, the value of congressional leadership, and the growth of executive power beyond fixed tenure.
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Dewey
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Thomas Dewey
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New York
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National Congress
Last day of the Month of Brides charms for June
Hal Boyle offers playful dating tips for women in a breezy column. He jokes about gin, parking tags, and bold social gambits to land a date before June ends, urging practical flings and witty lines while lampooning traditional matchmaking.
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Lana Turner
Lonely Hearts Clubs
Nickles
Emily Post
Jasper
Plans for change and new adventures in a restless era
The piece blends astrological notes on travel, romance, and ingenuity with a humorous, wandering essay on readability in writing and a long digression about urbanites dreaming of country life. It laments naivety, discusses name changes, and closes with irony about city folk yearning for rural peace and the toll of trying to live the country dream.
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Brooklyn
Name Change Inquiry Leads to Smoother Identity
Boghos Kuchukian of Detroit asked a judge to simplify his name. The judge approved the change to Boghos Kuchukian and allowed his wife Arousiak Elikuchukian to adopt the surname Kuchukian for simplicity.
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Arousiak Kuchukian
Elikuchukian
Detroit
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Arousiak Elikuchukian
Simple two factor formula for read ability discussed
An Editor and Publisher note describes a straightforward two factor method for measuring reader comprehension devised by two college professors. The piece highlights its potential to simplify evaluating newspaper text.
Westinghouse scientists aim to build the world’s best fire
Westinghouse researchers strive to create a high efficiency flame that burns faster and hotter with less waste fuel to power future jet engines gas turbines locomotives and ships.
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Prometheus ON
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Research
Dewey and Truman Face Unusual Election Prospects
J S Myers discusses the 1948 presidential contest with Dewey versus Truman, noting Dewey's swift nomination after defeat, possible cross party appeal, and the roles of Warren and Hoover. The piece hints at a Maine Senate historic election and recalls a personal convention memory in Memory Lane.
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Harry Truman
Dewey
Henry Wallace
Solid South
FDR
Bryan
Truman
Smoke and Kremlin Aides Debate U S Presidential Choices
The piece contrasts the alleged smoke-filled room behind Harding’s nomination with reflections on democratic processes. It notes Stalin and the Kremlin observing American methods last week and comments on British parliamentary differences as a simpler path to government.
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Stalin
Kremlin
House of Commons
Dog walking youths turn setback into profit in the city
Dave Regan notes how enterprising youths turn dog quarantine into a side business by walking neighbors' dogs for a fee. The piece recalls a near-miss with a train, highlighting the danger of safety signals and the lesson that not every risk can be anticipated.
Miracle wreck memory recalls crossing at North false start
The account recalls a past near-miss at Manchester Ave as a crew waited for a southbound freight to clear and started across with red flashers blinking, after a earlier incident at Big Four tracks.
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Twin births link past and present at Schneck Hospital
Seymour Indiana reports history repeats as Mr and Mrs Albert Lucas welcome a son and Mr and Mrs Robert Schneider welcome a daughter at Schneck Memorial Hospital. Five years earlier both couples had daughters born at the same time and place.
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