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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1949
Page
6
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for carrier and mail delivery, noting rates for evening editions, combined papers, and outside trading area options. Includes a Psalms 100:2 motto and multiple price tiers in and outside the U.S.A.
The Hoover Commission finds unification weakens defense, warns of waste and poor civilian control, urging urgent congressional attention. It cites disharmony and limited protection under current law, while Eisenhower’s recall signals need for reform. Federation ideas sprout in Africa amid dominion questions. A Spokane man’s 15 year turkey theft sentence risks Nazi readers in Germany.
Dr. George W. Crane examines a five year old Johnny who feigns affection to trap cookies and tests love by eating mashed potatoes. The piece compares a child’s mental age to that of adults, noting growth to sixteen years and the persistence of magical thinking into adulthood.
A camp newspaper reporter and photographer were so absorbed in covering a story they nearly deserted their post. They boarded a troop train by mistake and fled when it departed. They leaped from the moving train and faced a five mile walk back to Fort Ord after slipping aboard.
Peter Edson reports Berlin papers praise General Clay’s tribute for a Scotland yard named George. The tale recalls Clay’s dog George the First who once bit a Russian officer. Other items note Wallgren’s odd background and Truman era appointments, Capitol Hill satire in a movie, Nourse’s boycott of hearings, Russia expelling Anna Louise Strong, and a joke about a Danish section shared by a single man.
Q and A style notes on when milk was first discovered about 10,000 years ago in central Asia and a Mesopotamian pictorial dating to 3000 B C. It also explains the State of the Union origin in the Constitution and why champagne bottles at ship christenings are wrapped to prevent glass injury, with trained artists doing the wrapping.
In a sharp Brooklyn riff Arthur Bugs Baer mocks Sir Stafford Cripps as a hybrid of Marx and monarchism. He ridicules Cripps strive to win working class votes while preserving a baronetcy, and lampoons English politics, hypocrisy, and the vow of monarchial socialism. Baer ends with a jab at Cripps as the Vicar of Bray.
A humorous column riffs on shopping day and social quirks. The narrator recalls a tiny man’s exaggerated deli orders, political impressions, and wry reflections on being “somebody” versus “me” as everyday life unfolds. The piece weaves humor about groceries, marriage, and insignificance.
Indications point to a strong drive to advance ambitious plans but warn of potential derailment from rash or ill timed actions. Progress may stall due to emotional swings and illogical moves, prompting a calmer, cooperative approach and thorough analysis before key developments. Birthdays may prompt clever but risky schemes.
A booming radio voice foresees in 2059 the automobile becoming obsolete and humans moving by a new method, claiming the commentator is 147 percent correct. The speaker recalls failing a prediction about a mild winter despite Woolly Bear signs and doubts anyone would pay him a million to prove it.
Huntington Hartford, heir to the A and P fortune, outlines a nonacademic artist sanctuary on 150 acres in the Santa Monica mountains. The plan includes cabins, light for painters, tools for writers, a library via UCLA, and a selective process requiring endorsements from established peers. The project aims to help young writers, painters, and composers work without financial pressures, with 50 to 100 residents planned for the first year and operation possible within six months to a year.
A wandering youth discussed the current episode of the serial Super Man and his favorite stars Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. After a rain-soaked patrol, he was found near the police station while explaining he attended a 4:30 p.m. showing and later a second screening.
George E. Sokolsky argues the United States and Soviet Russia now control global war or peace, while Europe seeks unity amid conflicting trends toward fragmentation and federation. He critiques NATO, U S public trust, and echoes whispers from wartime diplomacy, urging clear terms and accountability.
Irene Brosius Betty Lee Bor en and Lois Rathman performed in the Schuster Martin plays at Middletown High School. Carl Wedekind was named president of the Middletown Retail Merchants Association with O Kirstiner John Hasselbach L S Cohn A W Zimmer J W Littell Gordon Ralston and Loren Neighbor serving as officers.
A physician notes urban dwellers keep eyes lowered as street life evolves. Interest in fur remains high with scarce hunted animals. Long skirts return, shifting how women are perceived, while questions arise about modern architecture and style in winter fashion.
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