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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1949
Page
6
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates for per copy, carrier and mail delivery in trading and outside areas. All mail subscriptions are payable in advance and the notice quotes pricing for U S and overseas options.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes 13 to 0 for the full 5.58 billion second Marshall Plan installment while the House passes by 348 to 4 a secret measure to establish the CIA on a permanent basis. Lawmakers acknowledge risks but defend the need to counter Soviet espionage and fight communism with intelligence and aid.
A Leipzig fair opening drew about 20 000 visitors with 6000 exhibits mostly from West Germany. Reporters note shoddy Soviet bloc goods and aims of political display. Western editors view the event as evidence of stagnation in Russian controlled Germany and a broader anti Soviet sentiment.
Dr. George W. Crane advises Tom F. a 20 year old who worked through high school while employed at a department store to consider college carefully. He suggests not quitting his job for a campus liberal arts year, noting benefits like self reliance, confidence, broader outlook, and alumni ties, while stressing the value of practical work for a non professional track.
James Marlow explains in The Nation Today how two weeks of Southern Democratic filibusters blocked any civil rights debate in the Senate. The piece details motions to bring up bills, two thirds votes, and the ongoing stalemate that leaves Truman's civil rights program in limbo.
A comic riff on spring trains as a suburban rider packs a train car with bundles and clutter. The piece lampoons the mobile pack rat, dubbing him Gabou the Elephant Boy, and imagines tagging a bundle trailer to curb excess baggage on suburban commutes.
Hal Boyle reports on Fuzzy Macaskill who attempts a week long DIY home repaint. He coats the kitchen yellow, retouches rooms at night, and endures mishaps from painted dog to ruined lamp. A truly colourful domestic disaster ends with a sign reading to hell with the front porch.
The piece notes a subdued city scene where salesgirls and students react to holidays and vacations. It mentions how gangsters pay their enforcers at the start of the month in large cities and hints at charitable activity around Christmas seals.
Advice promotes mixing evening college courses with daytime employment to become a college man and keep a day job. The approach aims to help thousands of sensible men and women gain constructive value from education while self-supporting.
Erich Brandeis writes that after a heart attack he learned to hear see and feel with his heart. He urges readers to value life, possessions, and relationships, noting how illness reshapes priorities and invites a joyful outlook as he plans a book titled It’s Great to be Alive.
The text presents a Q A about the Wayside Inn in Sudbury Mass the term scot free the Comedie Francaise in Paris and a note about English police called Peelers. It reflects a puzzle style exchange with brief factual answers and commentary on language and institutions.
Twenty years ago E A Kramer and L T Palmer coordinated the Middletown lodge Elks annual banquet while Professor Frank D Stutz of Dayton spoke on Personality at the opening meeting of Business Women's Week. Toboggans are believed to have first been used by Indians to haul food and supplies through winter woods.
A note on a new Esquire magazine advising men on wedding etiquette dress and guest lists. The column muses on modern life with jabs at money, Easter timing, drunken driving defenses and calls for people to mind their own business and seek understanding over conflict.
Analysis shows miners have the highest wage rate while hours worked are among the lowest, with printers in newspapers and periodicals close behind. The piece notes rising costs in newsprint and labor, limited retail price gains, and looming Post Office rate hikes threatening profitability and press freedom.
The column warns of a depressed mood or indecision that may hinder major choices. Avoid false reports and slander as they can affect health and spirits. Rest and relax, postpone major operations, and consider diversion. A birthday child may be serious and prone to pessimism, suggesting philosophical study with optimism.
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