Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Notice
An old subscriptions notice lists pricing for the Middletown Journal and related papers. Rates include per copy 5 cents, carrier 25 cents weekly, and mail options ranging from 6 year plans to 10 year plans for outside areas, with international price 25 dollars a year. payment in advance.
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Middletown Eyes another Ohio high school title quest
Middletown begins its annual bid for the state basketball crown as Coach Walker leads the Middies into a demanding 30 day march. The piece urges fan support, notes the tough field in Ohio, and highlights Walker and the team as they aim to defend their title.
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Middletown
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Paul Walker
Worry Clinic: Sybil doubts God amid college values
Dr George W Crane discusses Sybil a 20 year old home from college who argues there is no God and that people are only physical machines. He cautions that college ideas often inflate knowledge without practical skills and urges self reliance and “horse sense” over diplomas.
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Dr. Crane
Sybil
Sybil’s Mother Reveres College Education in Wavering Tone
The text notes Sybil's distress in college linked to her mother's excessive reverence for college education and the tendency to put a halo around her daughter’s words. It highlights family attitudes shaping the student’s feelings about higher learning.
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Sybil
New Medical Gun Aims To Replace Hypodermic Needles
A new device uses compressed air to inject drugs through the skin without pain, potentially replacing traditional hypodermic needles in medical practice. The concept promises quicker administration and reduced discomfort for patients.
The Voyager on Middle Age and Self Perception
Hal Boyle muses on middle age in America describing how most people deny being middle aged. He notes clues from culture, literature, and social behavior, including men delaying admission and women resisting the label, while defining the span as roughly 35 to 50 or 55.
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Robert Browning
Snapshot of 1950s Politics and World Peace Proposals
Bradenton Florida columnist surveys Feb events and 1950s political strains. Wallace candidacy, Truman tension, Palestine partition, Europe aid, and debates over Italy and police force plans loom. Southern Democrats split on rights and third-party options, while Congress weighs anti lynching measures and foreign aid revisions.
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One Word Led To Another in the World of Odd science
Arthur Baer muses on odd experiments and curiosities from owls to silkworms and oysters. He jokes about scientists who dive eight miles, camels, and ventriloquists while urging readers to step outside to observe nature and think differently. The piece ends noting no subsidies or scholarships exist for such pursuits.
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France
Lavaliere
Hedda
Eva le GaBienne
Park Avenue
Ibsen
Ibsen Outpaced by Time in Hedda Gabler Theater Review
George E. Sokolsky discusses Ibsen’s Ghosts and Hedda Gabler, arguing current actors and audiences strip Ibsen of relevance while praising Maurice Evans and Broadway stalwarts. He critiques modern celebrity culture and slang, contending Ibsen’s themes are eclipsed by 20th century attitudes and technology.
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Hedda Gabler
Maurice Evans
George Bernard Shaw
Shakespeare
Gilbert and Sullivan
Godfrey rejects Shakespeare as opera tickets attract
Arthur Godfrey admits Shakespeare’s language is Greek to him and confesses little interest in opera. A New York conference reports visitors favored musical comedies by 75 percent, while 25 percent sought dramatic shows and opera drew only one ticket request.
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New York
I Don’t Like Art That Is Mathematical or Fake
The speaker criticizes orchestral broadcasts and overproduced interpretations. He prefers music that reaches the heart and rejects art that feels analytical or artificial. He also ridicules Picasso like depictions and rejects mathematics in art.
Stanmanton Jazz Orchestra Delivers Packed Carnegie Hall Concert
The Stanmanton jazz orchestra played at Carnegie Hall to a packed house. Audiences shouted and enjoyed the performance as critics offered elaborate, inconclusive praise for the ambitious and dense ensemble sound.
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Stanmanton
Carnegie Hall
Barbs Holdups Rise and Other Oddities noted
A humorous mix of stray lines on American calisthenics and fashion missteps is followed by an account of a Mexican bull fight where a toreador is seriously injured and the bull remains uninvolved. The piece ends with a remark that comfortable shoes come only after removing tight ones.
Middletown community unites to aid family in need
Middleton residents respond to a call for assistance for Dave Regan's family, providing furnishings and support through Garfield Mission and a large Red Cross drive. Volunteers report nonstop calls and enduring town spirit as they extend help to other needy families.
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Garfield Mission
Middletown
Lessose
Red Cross
Society For Crippled Child
Sea day divided into periods of four hours
Question and answer explain the day at sea is divided into six periods each lasting four hours. The segments outline a structured timetable for watches and duties aboard ship.
Farming: America's Most Important Industry
The text argues farming is the nation's most important industry, valued for its money output and role as a source of raw materials. It emphasizes farming's central economic and material significance to the country.
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