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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1948
Page
4
Subscriptions rates listed for Middletown Journal and Sunday News Journal. Includes per copy 5 cents by carrier 25 cents week and mail options for in and outside trading area with yearly rates. Bible verse Hosea 14 1 appears at end.
A long column mixing weather tolls from winter storms in Kansas and northern Oklahoma with thoughts on how modern transport saves lives. It also surveys Lent's varied observances through history, noting the 40 day tradition, Holy Week fasts, and the symbolism of spring as a year’s hopeful stage. The piece closes with Westinghouse executive G. G. Main proposing a pa n s you go payment plan for large industrial orders, suggesting monthly payments during production to cut costs.
Dr George W Crane argues that technical skill alone fails professionals like Sam B a 39 year old dentist failing financially. He stresses applied psychology and vocational guidance as essential plus factors for success. The piece hints at broader shifts in professional education and notes Russians use underground coal gasification commercially.
George E Sokolsky argues that the United States did not win the last war and must win the peace. He cites Teheran Yalta Potsdam and San Francisco as misses and credits the Key West Forrestal conference and Truman speech with shaping a new approach. He criticizes Morgenthau plan and Palestine policy while praising resilience against Soviet expansion and the UNs failure.
A columnist recounts how a title change and Bill Pickens inspired a sensational true story about Orville Wright and a wider circle of aviation hustles. It notes Pickens’ bold schemes, a fringe of deception, and Wright’s ire over a Langley photograph staged with wires.
Erich Brandeis reflects on a Waldorf Astoria high school forum where global youths voiced optimism about the future. He notes international students praising democracy while critiquing civil service and leadership, arguing the youths will be tomorrow’s leaders whose courage will steer to a better world.
Genevieve Kemble notes Mercury and planets align in uncertain ways urging postponement of major decisions. She advises revamping schedules and plans, compromising where possible, and avoiding haste while focusing on rational business plans and careful thinking. A child born today may be energetic but prone to nervous tension.
A severe agricultural blight in 1943 wrecked Nicaragua’s banana industry, wiping out production and impacting livelihoods across the region. The event underscores historical crop vulnerabilities and long term economic consequences for Central American fruit export.
Hal Boyle reports Norman Lewis of the College of the City of New York argues that spoken English by truck drivers stevedores and cooks will shape the standard language in 50 years. He says grammar lags behind speech and that today’s educated speak like tomorrow’s educated. He lists terms still deemed illiterate and notes editors and businessmen resist change while professors favor elasticity.
Fire Commissioner Michael J. Corrigan says false fire alarms cost Chicago about 500000 last year. He blames mischiefmakers and drunks for most of the 3014 alarms, indicating widespread disruption and expense.
Local readers report Taft’s remarks at a Lincoln Day banquet fell short of thunderous applause. Attendees noted long lines of speakers prior to Taft and a late start leaving the audience frustrated. Taft’s speech was described as meatier when he deviated from the planned text.
Sen Glen H Taylor of Pocatello Idaho decides to run for Vice President on Henry Wallace's third party ticket despite family friends and staff urging against the move. He tears up his prepared statement after Truman's dismissal of Landis as Civil Aeronautics Board chairman and pivots to the Wallace bid.
A quirky collection of jumbled lines attributes careless sayings to a doctor, jokes about laziness and delays, and claims gold value in Americans teeth reaching 480 million dollars. It also notes that many men unable to grow mustaches appear to fail at it, and comments on a woman with curled hair not looking as bad as she thinks.
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