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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1948
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates for per copy, carrier and mail options. Rates include 25 cents per copy, weekly carrier rates, and annual mail plans for local and outside areas with prepayment required. The page also features a Psalm 51:10 quotation.
Ezra Van Horn, trustee of the United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund, argues John L. Lewis forced the soft coal stoppage to press pension eligibility. Van Horn contends only signatory miners can be pensioned and sought a federal court ruling. Lewis refused, prompting locals to react and walk out. The dispute centers on fund payments and potential bankruptcy of pension plans.
The piece links cork growth in the United States to Crown Cork and Sea Company efforts and notes Wall Street Journal figures on cork oak plantings. It then shifts to a vivid political scene where Governor James E. Folsom kisses women voters at a Fifth Avenue event, discussing implications for 1948 elections and public reaction to candidates’ appeals.
Dr. George W. Crane discusses a controversial shortcut for a dentist to gain patients in a new town. A sociable, popular wife and an extroverted assistant begin a saleslike campaign to generate referrals and talk up the practice, leveraging social networks to build initial patient flow.
Before hiring, I used an audition test to evaluate a candidate’s voice. Chicago retailers train women for telephone customer contact, favoring cheery, cultured voices. A pleasing voice signals prestige, guiding judgments of professionals and signaling upward movement in a career.
Column argues the international crisis is not a Truman ploy but a result of broader political misgivings. It credits Secretary of State Marshall with prudent leadership, denies direct presidential manipulation, and rejects blame on Truman or Marshall for Soviet aggression and Greece and Czechoslovakia actions.
Genevieve Kemble warns of productive and pleasant prospects for career and relationships, but also a risk of impulsive, violent disturbances and unpredictable conduct. Those born on March 24 face consequences tied to prudent action and stable behavior, with personality shaping outcomes.
A reader recounts plans to finish income tax work but tunes in to Arthur Godfrey’s program. He skips the tax duties after hearing Jeanette Davis sing The Best Things in Life Are Free and jokes about money related lyrics. He ends noting Godfrey’s music contrasts with tax season grind.
A reflection on success in business noting that failure often stems from a score of trivial factors rather than one big fault. The author promises a forthcoming installment to guide readers on how to succeed.
An absent minded housewife alerted the fire department in Carbondale Illinois when smoke filled her home. Firefighters found a roast burning in the oven as the source of the smoke and danger.
Arthur Baer recalls O O McIntyre Odd Harrington S J Kaufman and Bill Halligan in a sprawling memoir essay. He notes teasing jests about his education and a Texas tour with localized gags. The piece closes with echoes of family pride and a final joke about a fair jury.
Hal Boyle recalls Maxie Zera once known as Bazooka Mouth, a Calypso singer and former Army captain who entertained Germans during World War II. Now Sterling Mint Company GM, he markets chewing gum and dreams of music work, joking about caffeinated and coffee flavored gums while staying tied to Calypso history at reunions.
The narrator explains adding a south facing window to gain sun for a garden and buying plants and seeds. They cannot deduct these garden expenses from income tax, noting the costs are not deductible and flowers may not be free.
The speaker muses on taxes on song royalties and asks where sunshine and free flowers come from. He notes a home costs money to maintain including mortgage interest taxes fuel and utilities, questioning the value of free flowers without a place to enjoy them.
The writer notes unfinished work and a bright day. They express feeling fine and a frugal morning with a tax return in the mail and no spending yet. A hint of guilt toward Jeanette Davis is mentioned with a line about life’s best things being free.
The column notes eleven o'clock as a signal to turn on the radio and join a familiar routine. It invites listeners to settle in and enjoy the broadcast as darkness falls.
The text explains that carrots become yellow due to carotene migrating to the roots, while most green plants keep carotene in leaves. It also states the United States has 22 libraries with over a million books, including 11 university libraries.
An a cappella choir performs without instrumental accompaniment, singing in a church or chapel style. It is a chorus of voices produced purely by vocal harmony.
The custom began in England and was aimed at protecting the home from witchcraft in the coming year.
The pen name Mark Twain began as a river pilot’s cry meaning two fathoms on the Mississippi River. It signified safe depth for a steamboat and later became Samuel Clemens’s lasting pseudonym.
Obadiah is the briefest prophetic book in the Old Testament with only 21 verses. It completes a concise oracle against Edom and emphasizes judgment and mercy themes.
Walnuts rarely begin fruiting before five years. Trees are long lived and bear with increasing abundance. Many California walnut trees are 50 years old.
In 1915 Jefferson M. Levy sold Monticello the historic home of Thomas Jefferson to the U.S. government for 500000, enabling federal ownership of the property.
This overview identifies staples that feed billions, including cereals like rice, wheat, and maize. It examines how staple crops adapt to climate, soil, and water constraints, plus how shifting diets and trade influence food security and nutrition worldwide.
The prompt asks about the wood used for Noah's Ark, noting covade or harborfront timber as a timber not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible. It discusses the rarity and unclear attribution of Ark wood in biblical texts.
The Middletown Elks mark 55 years of existence as members recall a long lineage of signers who shaped the city. Robert Taft spoke last Saturday, with Charles P. Taft scheduled to speak at Roosevelt auditorium tonight. March brings varied weather, Holy Week observances, and an upcoming Easter across the community.
George E. Sokolsky analyzes the 1950s political dynamic as Democrats flirt with naming General Eisenhower a Democratic candidate while Roosevelt era patronage and partisan legacies shape the debate. He weighs party realignments, Wallace’s rising influence, and the risk of fractured coalitions if Truman is dumped.
Barbs science aside, many husbands admit the front door squeaks at 2 a.m. Spring prompts road trips likely blocked for repairs. A dishwashing contest in a western town was won by men who may regret it.
The text surveys how mood and routine shape luck by noting a radio host starts with three songs before breakfast. It questions how neighbors begin their day and mentions an eastern candy catalog for children and a reference to a “sucker list.”
An old radio set was found with other items left behind in a street car. The note comments on 1948 bathing suits on display and predicts thousands of moths will starve next winter.
An authority suggests ale aids hay fever while Champagne is also considered beneficial for the ailment. The report combines traditional beliefs about alcoholic drinks with allergy relief claims and notes no formal endorsement.
Twenty years ago fire departments from four cities battled for three hours to stop a blaze that started in a rag mill and spread to a warehouse, three homes, two barns, and a garage, threatening business and industrial districts. Loss pegged at $50,000.
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