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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1950
Page
5
The notice lists subscription prices for the Middletown Journal and related papers. It covers per copy cost, weekly carrier rates, and yearly mail options inside and outside trading areas, with U.S.A. rates and advance payment terms. It ends with a biblical verse from Song of Solomon.
Warnings mount over Soviet subs and a vast anti-submarine program led by Admiral Forrest Sherman. Key West training advances and Portrex exercises in the Caribbean are shaping response as new sub killer aircraft enter service, promising enhanced coastal defense.
The 17 year old Gloria Chomiak wins national honors for her essay I Speak for Democracy and plans a Ukrainian translation to be broadcast by Voice of America. Born in Canada to Ukrainian parents, she embraces democracy and argues one person can challenge vast power with a single idea.
A Missouri caverns operator seeks a Reconstruction Finance Corp loan to convert Meramec Cavern into a wartime shelter and national emergency center. Critics call it a publicity stunt but the idea imagines a subterranean hub for government, science, and a selected youth cohort as a new world nucleus.
Dr George W Crane argues children should earn money through chosen jobs rather than receive an allowance. He warns unearned cash fosters egotism, notes earners spend more carefully, and suggests tasks beyond routine chores with fair, market-based pay. He illustrates with examples like shoes, milk delivery, and grocery trips for savings.
The excerpt outlines paying children for tasks such as bottle cleanup at three cents per pound and wages for mowing, raking, tending furnaces, washing windows, ironing, and house cleaning. It emphasizes fair compensation and self-made bed making as part of regular chores, inviting further information.
Washington column argues Secretary of State Dean Acheson stands between pro Communist links and hardline anti Communist stance. It contends his comments after the Hiss verdict reflect human feelings, not treason, and praise moral values over expediency.
James Lambert is named president Lloyd Egleston vice president and Carl Combs secretary. Middletown will send a War Mother to the France pilgrimage in May with Mrs Emma Wright of 1805 Tytus Ave as the Gold Star Mother. A group from Middleton toured Cincinnati to hear German operas at Music Hall. Participants included Charles Stahl and daughter Charlotte Miss Adelaide Engle Mrs Karl Wenzel and Miss Helen Gerber Mr and Mrs Walter Petry Miss Blanche Earnhart and Mrs C J Hughes.
A reader asks for a dime and 3 cent stamp envelope to obtain a copy of the bulletin titled 20 Ways To Earn Spending Money. The message provides no additional details about the publisher or date.
The piece warns of a new species of jitterbugs spreading from the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. It compares them to earlier fun loving youths, notes their contagious jitters, and fears nationwide infestation unless a cure is found. It also alludes to sensational fears of Soviet bombs.
A Los Angeles airport porter hears ticking from a suitcase and fears a bomb. Authorities are alerted, the bag is moved to a safe area in a field, and the crowd watches as police arrive to handle the unfolding scare.
A sweeping apocalyptic fable traces a world split into east and west and driven to mass nuclear war. After Bermuda vanishes and Siberian forests erupt, hydrogen missiles erase cities and life, leaving a single worm and a celestial judgment over which side initiated the catastrophe.
The text notes many senators congressmen and scientists are jittery yet suggests cautious practical preparedness. It argues the best protection is to be thoroughly ready so the disaster feared will never occur, and jokes that worry often centers on events that do not happen.
A terse wartime appeal urging readers to overcome fear, stay calm, and keep preparations steady. The speaker encourages fortitude and discipline to endure hardship without panic, emphasizing vigilance and readiness.
Harry Boyd argues the core issue is how Klaus Fuchs gained access to critical secrets and handed them to the Russians. He dismisses psychology debates, asserts the damage cannot be undone, and praises Senator Hickenlooper for warning about the massive cost to taxpayers and national security.
The piece questions a four syllable mental aberration that led Klaus Fuchs to pass vital atomic information, noting the act violated law and U.S. interests. It asks what form of mental illness allowed co operation with Fuchs and the need to identify it.
The speaker critiques a view that Congress is too stupid to craft sensible laws and that administrators alone should guide grand policy. He warns this smug attitude leads Lilienthals to bypass safety safeguards and invites dangerous sects like Fuchs by eroding oversight.
Genevieve Kemble warns of overconfidence and costly mistakes this Friday. The birthday group may feel extravagant and risky, with a tendency to gamble or splurge amid inflation and dubious guidance. Postpone action and avoid large stakes until judgment is steadier.
A Middleton resident offers four tons of coal to help needy neighbors as coal prices rise elsewhere. The note, from Florida wintering owner, urges fair distribution via the Community Fuel Committee. A passerby nearly causes an accident after staring at a man with a coal shovel on Garfield Street.
George E. Sokolsky denounces the UN universal declaration of human rights arguing it enshrines panhandling as a right. He warns it would force costly obligations on the United States, erode industries, and threaten national sovereignty, portraying it as a dangerous shift from moral restraint to subsidies and illegitimacy.
A night club in Illinois reports bandits robbing only the waiters while patrons remained unscathed. The incident prompts social commentary on unusual robbery patterns and contrasts with typical crime. Divorce statistics are mentioned as indicating affections being stolen due to misplacement.
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