Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Verse Quotation
The notice lists subscription rates for the Middletown Journal and the Sunday News Journal by carrier and mail, including regional and international options with advance payment required. A Bible verse from II Kings 18:36 is quoted: But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word, for the king's commandment was, saying, An swer him not.
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Evening Middletown Journal
Sunday News Journal
U.S.A
Vandalism Costs Rise Across States and Public Sites
A survey highlights billions in damage from highway signs to park amenities and memorials. California tops at sixty thousand dollars a year for sign damage, with Washington Utah and other states reporting tens of thousands more. Costly acts include sign destruction, park vandalism, defaced headstones at Arlington, and burned timber in national forests, fueling higher taxes and reduced public safety. The piece condemns vandalism as costly and juvenile, urging restraint and lawful behavior.
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California
Washington State
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
Oregon
Texas
Yellowstone Park
National Forest
Arlington National Cemetery
Supreme Court ruling redefines home as subject to searches
In a recent decision the Supreme Court holds federal officers may search a home without a warrant if tied to a lawful arrest. The majority cites precedent, framing the search as reasonable, while a three-judge minority argues the ruling harms constitutional protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.
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Supreme Court
New York bill seeks consumer protection commission
A bi partisan bill to create a New York state commission for consumer protection has been introduced. It prompts questions about what such a body could do to curb price hikes and offset federal influence on prices and wages. Consumers urge national policy to stabilize the dollar’s value through their votes.
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State Commission For the Protection
New York
Privacy for girls school rest rooms sparks PTA protest
In a Dr. George W. Crane Worry Clinic case, Rosalie G a 13 year old eighth grader writes about the lack of privacy in school rest rooms Toledo Blade readers note that stallless toilets create embarrassment for girls reaching puberty and even for female teachers. Nurses and mothers urge school boards to improve facilities.
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Rosalie G
Toledo
Crane
Toledo Blade
Washington Happenings and the Mine Strike Fallout
A Washington opinion piece argues Judge Reech’s ruling against the miners’ union raises questions about evidence and conspiracy. It discusses Taft Hartley, DOJ strategy, and potential impacts on labor law, union discipline, and government power amid the seizure of the mines. It warns of a broader clash between economic groups and the state, urging bold leadership in Congress.
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Washington
White House
Mine Workers’ Union
FBI
Congress
Democratic Party
Coveress
I Don’t Like Opera or Shakespeare, Confessions of a Highbrow
A reader asks about an opinion poll while confessing discomfort with opera and Shakespeare. He recalls being dragged to the Metropolitan Opera, finding it incomprehensible yet admiring melodious music. He prefers modern newspaper stories to Shakespeare’s embellished narratives and plans to read tomorrow’s paper for relief from highbrow tastes.
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Metropolitan Opera
Shakespear
Shakespeare
Octogenarian undertaker dares world voyage at 92
Hal Boyle hails Frederick W. Theilmann of Minneapolis as a heroic 92-year-old, traveling by air on a three month around the world trip in a bold quest for knowledge and renewed vigor. Theilmann, who has survived three wars and personal losses, seeks uplift and inspiration for living, hoping to return younger in heart. The piece lauds elder courage, cites ancient precedents, and closes with a Tennyson quotation about pursuing a newer world.
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New York
Frederick W. Theilmann
Minneapolis
Ndnagenarian
Europe
Theilmann
Anriring
Ulysses
Minnneapolis
Cato
Benjamin Franklin
Tennyson
Happy Isles
Achilles
Crammed with Culture and a Familiar Refrain
A speaker complains of being overfed by classical culture in youth and recalls indigestion from museums and galleries. He asks for excuse as his wife plays "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" downstairs, acknowledging a simple, familiar tune he can understand.
Middletown Merchants Elect Wedekind Leader At Dinner
Carl A Wedekind proprietor of the New York Racket Store was reelected president of the Middletown Merchants Association at the annual dinner at the Manchester Hotel. He defeated Otto Kersteiner for the post and will guide the group through 1920 31 with Gordon Ralston Lee Chamberlain L S Cohn S H Reed Ben Horwitz and Ross Snyder as advisors Guy Sprieg named secretary treasurer Teachers at Lincoln School presented Miss Fearless and Company at the PTA meeting with participants including Helen Boyd Audrey DeTray Ruth Huffman Ruth Hoock Bery Orr Cecila Long Elma Jamieson Lucille Post Ann Cadwallader Ruth Conrad Jack Egleston and James Reading.
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Carl
A. Wedekind
New York
Middletown Merchants’ Association
Manchester
Wedekind
Otto Kersteiner
Gordon Ralston
Ralston Paint Company
Lee Chamberlain
L. S. Cohn
S. H. Reed
Ben Horwitz
Ross Snyder
Guy Sprieg
Lincoln School
PTA
Miss Fearless and Company
Helen Boyd
Audrey DeTray
Ruth Huffman
Ruth Hoock
Bery Orr Ceclia Long
Elma Jamieson
Lucille Post
Ann Cadwallader
Ruth Conrad
Jack Egleston
James Reading
The Stars Say A Possible Conflict and Eleventh Hour Aid
Genevieve Kemble notes a possible conflict and break in cooperation causing anxiety. An eleventh hour friend arrives to provide balm and stimulus while a birthday may trigger disputes. A child born today shows potential for a substantial career but may face impulsive surges.
Toledo PTA Protest Privacy in School Toilets and Restrooms
The Toledo Mothers in their PTA protest to the School Board about privacy in school toilets and restrooms. Complaints come from other cities as well, urging immediate school investigations to protect children and adults from embarrassment and tactless demands for urine samples in doctors’ offices.
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Toledo
Privacy in Schools and Toilet Partitions Debate
A letter argues doctors overstep in moralizing and urges schools to install toilet partitions to protect privacy. It claims lack of privacy fuels sexual perversions and delinquency, noting cost is minor compared to psychological harm to self-conscious students.
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America
Monday's Astrological Forecast Promises Growth Across Affairs
The forecast signals thriving conditions in ecclesiastical, clerical, and employment matters. Studious and versatile tendencies may lead to satisfaction, but over-acting or high tension could hinder outcomes. Birthdays bring a lively year with chances to advance long-term projects and major goals. Changes, travel, and contract renewals are likely, all supported by solid foundations. There is a tendency to push things too far.
Questions and Answers on Silviculture and Trivia
A quiz style article explains silviculture as the science and art of growing forests for optimal timber. It notes John Paul Jones rank, jockey name approvals, banyan trees with multiple trunks, and how diplomatic corps heads are chosen by tenure.
Forest tree genus Crataegus spans many hawthornes
The largest genus of forest trees is Crataegus, comprising about 165 species known as hawthornes. The practice of frequent diplomat changes is noted in international circles, highlighting adjustments in the corps.
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Crataegus
Coal strike ends but effects linger in Middletown area
Dave Regan assesses the coal crisis's aftermath as mines reopen and coal moves to empty yards. He questions Taft-Hartley’s effectiveness, urges careful labor law reform, and notes expected shifts to gas or oil use. He asks whether miners have tolled the final bell for their industry.
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Middletown
United States
HILLTOP TIDES OF A HISS CASE AND A WIDER PLOT
George E Sokolsky outlines Harold Ware as the mastermind behind a Washington cell linked to Soviet style reforms. The piece traces Ware’s Delaware Arden circle, family ties to Jessica Smith and John Abt, and Mother Ella Reeve Ware Ombholt known as Mother Bloor, detailing their radical lineage and alleged conspiratorial aims.
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Hiss
Harold Ware
Penn State
Arden
Delaware
Washington
Ware
Jessica Smith
John Abt
United States
Mother Blood
Ella Reeve Ware Ombholt
Bloor
Upton Sinclair
Chicago
Sinclair
Ella Reeve Ware
Trenton Pottery
Richard Bloor
Harold
Buzz
Carl
Grace
Helen
Hamilton
Federal Housing Administration
Hamilton Ware
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Real Americanism and optimism in troubled times
Police hunt a man who robbed a Michigan store of 900 dollars worth of lingerie. The piece notes mixed sentiments on pleasure driving, winter drought in parts, and spring fishing tales. It comments on home comfort, interior decorating, and urges men to buy their wives a comfortable chair for sitting.
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Michigan
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