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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1950
Page
6
Middletown Journal announces subscription prices for carrier and mail options with weekly and yearly terms. The notice includes local and outside trading area rates, with a biblically quoted Hebrews verse at the end.
A critique of Mrs Roosevelt’s television discussion panel choosing Paul Robeson, a known Communist, as a participant. The piece argues Elliott Roosevelt and Beanie Baldwin erred in selection, saying Robeson’s views undermine honest debate and lend legitimacy to Communist framing. It urges removing him and condemns promoting dishonest discourse.
The piece notes the Soviet election reports 99.96 percent of eligible voters cast ballots and jokes that the remaining 0.04 percent must have been bedridden with illnesses. It highlights the paradox that citizens are free to vote but not free not to vote.
Prices ease slowly overall but inflation effects persist. The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a 10 percent rate increase for Railway Express Agency covering general merchandise and perishables, the third postwar rise amid higher costs. The agency sought stability but needed more income to cover expenses and maintain profits.
Dr. Crane recites the tale of Leslie B. a former student who failed to land an agency post after many front-office attempts. He advises using a back door strategy by taking any entry job in related fields, building tangible advertising skills, and leveraging demonstrated talent to win eventual agency work.
An easterner sues after finding a tack in a mince pie while the food tax issue irks many. Reports from across the country say square dancing is spreading and high prices for some baseball rookies draw attention to a Zamieanne man ranked high in value.
David Lawrence Washington Happenings notes a secret meeting among a few figures that settled the coal strike. Independent operators split, Lewis allied with the larger producers, forecasting fewer mines and higher miner unemployment. Captive mines and cross-sector companies complicate wage costs and competition.
Erich Brandeis argues comics carry philosophy and imagination. He says many modern wonders were imagined by artists and that people overemphasize time and speed. He endorses the Latin proverb festina lente to urge moving fast wisely.
Hal Boyle shares a reader’s testimony from Miss Josephine Owens of West Helena Arkansas about a revival among postwar youth. The letter urges waking up to faith, serving God, and winning others for Christ with simple belief, repentance, and trust. It contrasts daily worries with spiritual purpose and recounts a crippled man’s 40 years of faith.
The piece argues that John L. Lewis controls coal pricing despite anti trust law, creating scarcity and driving up coal and product costs. It calls for a thorough inquiry into behind the scenes pressures that raised the national coal bill by 84 million dollars and increased sale prices in coal using plants.
Twenty years ago in Middletown the Patriotic Association prepared the third old fashioned Fourth of July celebration at Armco Park with Carl Combs Harry Blinn Frank Gerard Jim Philibrand and others buzzing about. Mr and Mrs Orman M Elam hosted a large party on Elsmere Street featuring five hundred and many games with Misses Maggie Montgomery Ida Bailey Bonnie Bailey Elmar Lacey Marguerite Bailey Rutie Beatty Lola Day Nora Brown Leonard Womack Edward Lawson and Déisie Lawson among the guests.
Fragmentary lines describe a Senate fight and a belief it began as a house problem. The text notes laws failing to curb smoke in cities, and implies enforcement has sparked calls for action. It shifts to a sales pitch urging early February shopping for ladies.
Genevieve Kemble notes stubborn obstacles and root causes behind events on Sunday March 19. Personal aid may arrive at the eleventh hour, but emotional indulgence could lead to misjudgments and megalomania unless restraint is observed. A child born that day may need firm training to curb impulses and radical life events.
A reader asks about starting a postal savings account with one dollar. Vermont’s independence is noted as lasting 14 years with its own money, postal service, and diplomatic ties. Samson’s biblical feat of burning Philistine fields is explained with 300 foxes tied tail to tail and lit brands between them. A softwood is defined as trees of the pine family, conifers.
The winter flounder lies on its side and becomes flattened with coloration on the upper surface. Its eye normally on the lower side is found on the upper side beside the other eye. A separate Q&A cites Susan B. Anthony’s 1872 arrest for voting in Rochester, New York, reflecting early woman suffrage action.
Kiwanis Club quietly funds pediatric eye corrections. last year three operations cost about $1,000. They raise money with state stamp funds, asking residents to mail or drop stamps to Colin's Hardware, Lewis Drugs, or Murray's. Club owns 40 penny scales to aid fundraising. Also noted: Wendell Oswald, studying archaeology, receives grants from Denmark and the American Archaeological Society for Alaska dig work.
George E. Sokolsky argues guilt by association misused, listing Dorothy Kenyon’s links to multiple groups. He contends such connections suggest voluntary alignment with Communist fronts and criticize the pattern as a concern in the U.S. war with Soviet Russia. The piece defends individual responsibility while warning about sweeping accusations.
Marjorie Hughes daughter of Frankie Carle tries to quit as vocalist but Papa Carle refuses until a proper replacement is found.
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