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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1948
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices by carrier and mail, with rates for daily and Sunday editions, 5 or 6 day mail plans, and international options. All mail subscriptions require prepaid payment. Biblical verse closes the notice.
Under secretary Lovett says policy on a Western European Union is advanced but not final and will depend on Brussels negotiations. He notes Bevin’s earlier stance, Czech coup, and warns France may resist moves toward closer ties while calling for concrete steps and regional defense talk translated into action.
The GOP vows a federal probe into the Truman administration with a $170000 subcommittee inquiry, amid accusations of fraud in 1946 campaigns and a purge linked to the Pendergast machine. Meanwhile Santa Fe unveils luxury diesel streamliners between Chicago and Los Angeles boasting smooth ride, ice water, showers, maids, and silent interiors as dieselization grows.
Dr. George W. Crane analyzes Hal F. a 38 year old with a college daughter who hid savings withdrawals from his wife while shirking work. The letter cites a spoiled upbringing by his mother and a controlling wife as factors shaping instability, suggesting divorces begin in childhood.
The text notes that ancient awareness of zinc as a separate metal existed but faded during the Middle Ages, suggesting a lapse in metallurgical understanding and documentation through the medieval period.
David Lawrence argues liberal circles now oppose limits on political spending by corporations and labor unions while defending congressional inquiry into private affairs. He notes shifts since New Deal days and questions Supreme Court power over campaign finance.
Genevieve Kemble forecasts a day of high creative potential tempered by risk from reckless methods and grandstand tactics. Birthday guidance urges steady, publicly supported progress, warning that unusual events could derail groundwork and ambition. A child born today has talent with strong external support but dangers from fame-seeking impulses.
A large crater in northern Arizona is thought to have formed from a meteor fall weighing about a million tons. Scientists estimate the event created a significant impact with lasting geological effects in the region.
Arthur Baer humorously critiques cow science and farming research. He mocks professors and experiments from Rutgers Ithaca and Cornell, riffs on milk production and dairy myths, and ends noting the SPCA scene and a blackened window.
Hal Boyle discusses historical phrases and social classes, noting who counts as being on the right or wrong side of the track. He recounts Winthrop Rockefeller and his wife, then answers a question about Negro population distribution, arguing no true wrong side exists except in metaphor. The column shifts to New York society where debutantes are groomed by press agents to marry rich, with mothers and gossips shaping publicity and outcomes.
George E. Sokolsky argues a New York grand jury is probing a long running Russian led effort to place communists in key federal posts from 1934 to 1948. He cites the FBI Dies committee and Canadian sources, notes high officials implicated, and calls for public pressure as indictments are awaited.
Erich Brandeis defends Winthrop Rockefeller against a columnist who mocked his marriage. He rejects the label neon scion, praising Rockefeller as hardworking and modest, and criticizes the columnist for disparaging the bride born on the wrong side of the tracks.
A reader asks how the term handicap in sports began. The answer explains it comes from the expression hand in cap used in drawing lots to even chances.
The text notes cosmetics as a highly developed art in ancient Egypt 1400 years before Christ and mentions Romans using lipsticks, powder, rouge and eyebrow pencils.
Colorless zircon is described as second to the diamond in brilliancy and fire when cut, highlighting its standout optical qualities as a gemstone.
Early in the last century farmers used natural earth pigments of red iron oxide mixed with oil to make durable barn paint, a readily available pigment. This practical choice gave barns their distinctive red color and long lasting coating.
The boxer Joe Louis was stopped in 1936 by Max Schmeling but rebounded to KO Schmeling in their 1938 rematch restoring his heavyweight supremacy and sealing their famous confrontation.
A thief entered a store in Albuquerque New Mexico and fled with seven cases of fly spray valued at 28 dollars. No other items were taken. Police investigated the break in but no arrests were reported.
Lemon Township justice of the peace Lammie Bailey warns that dumping debris on country roads will trigger a 500 fine under County Board of Health rules. He vows a special enforcement effort to stop the practice, urging residents to hire Middletown’s Service Company to remove waste and avoid health penalties.
Twenty years ago the board of directors of the Middletown Hotel Company were authorized at a special stockholders meeting to dispose of the hotel property to mortgage holders to pay the mortgage claim of 364 thousand six hundred dollars.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Schenk of Trenton announce the birth of a son while Mr and Mrs Amos Dewitt welcome a daughter at Middletown Hospital.
Quotes from Donald Richberg and Cyrus S. Ching reflect on wartime decisions and a potential government role in any coal strike. Dawes comments critique diplomacy while warning of public accountability.
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