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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1948
Page
8
Grandparents had died and the narrator recalls a Christmas photo of herself and a twin sister. Aunts traveled to Cannes to find the missing sister but found only one child and a French caregiver. After failed tracing, the aunts brought the narrator home, where they have been lovingly supportive.
He notices her hazel eyes reveal restraint as she declines a wild party. He plans to see her again, hoping to repeat their meeting despite her aunts' rules and a quarter hour to catch a film. The scene ends with a teacup cue and a tease for a continuation.
A reader is instructed on how to handle an unfamiliar answering voice. The guide suggests using direct identification such as "Is thee 3067?" or "I speak to Mr. Jones, please" rather than saying "Who is speaking."
A study estimates that 55 percent of all auto driving in the United States is for business purposes. The finding highlights the prominence of work related travel in American driving patterns.
AP war correspondent reviews Stilwell diaries noting Chiang Kai-Shek as a central focus. The account highlights strategic tensions within the China Burma India theater and Allied Southeast Asia Commands during World War II.
A Middlesex Journal needlecraft ad offers pattern 633 to crochet a square from 7 inches cotton. Send twenty cents plus name address to the Needlecraft Dept Brooklyn 26 NY for Laura Wheeler’s book with 101 illustrations and free weaving instructions.
Gen Joseph W Stilwell’s wartime diaries, published posthumously, portray his views on Roosevelt Stalin and Churchill. He criticizes Chiang Kai-shek for corruption and favors Chinese Communist leadership, while endorsing a united military effort against Japan. White, editor of the diaries, notes Stilwell would urge letting China decide its own path.
Ruth Millett notes how postwar graduates struggle with housing prices and living expenses. A wife and child complicate their move, as rents rise and essentials like pork chops, haircuts, clothing, and furniture cost more. The old idea of starting wages reflects pre inflation days.
City briefs note the Chi-Ro class from Holy Trinity Church will convene in the school assembly room at 7 p m on Wednesday.
The house committee and executive board of Blythe-Williams Post 221 will convene at 7 30 p m at the hall for a scheduled gathering.
Curtain time is 8 30 p m for the American Male Circus concert in the high school auditorium with seats likely to fill.
Regular weekly gathering of the Odd Fellows Lodge will be held at 7 30 p m at the hall.
Jarvie will address the Lions Club on the devaluation of the French franc and its impact on the United States at a 6:30 p m dinner meeting at the Manchester Hotel.
Members of the Moose Club will gather for a regular business session at 8 p m at the Hall for internal matters and updates.
The executive committee will convene at 7 p.m. in the AEIF offices for a scheduled gathering.
A local unit of the U S National Guard will drill at the bar racks at p m. Local residents are advised to note the schedule and avoid the area during training.
Alpha Council No 326 Jr OUAM will hold its weekly meeting at 8 p.m. at 19 North Broad Street.
Dean Stanley Leb anon lawyer will address the Kiwenians at their noon meeting in the Manchester Hotel. He will discuss Russia and related issues.
The Dance Club of the VFW will convene in the Club Room at 7 30 p m for an evening gathering.
Bhirthe Williams Post Auxiliary of American Legion will hold their regular meeting at 8 p.m. at the Silver Om Social Club on Ninth Ave.
The Middletown Trades and Labor Council schedules a 7:30 p.m. meeting in the old Dixie News Building.
The Ohio Academy of General Practice formed at the Ohio Medical Association meeting in Cincinnati with Dr. Joseph W. Lindner elected president. Dr. Ralph L. Rutledge noted rural health findings, and Dr. Paul Davis presented the charter, creating the 71st state group. Dr. Leon Goldman spoke on hand disease and Dr. Wyman Cole on breastfeeding advisability.
Ray Gregory of 198S Broadway Lebanon is named defendant in a Hamilton County Common Pleas Court suit filed yesterday. Six Detroit residents seek 53 706 in judgments for injuries from a July 30 automobile collision on Reading Road near the Pennsylvania railroad crossing in Reading. Burgess of Detroit is the other driver seeking 8 321. Beulah Burgess 10 000. Burgess children Arthur eight Sylvia 10 and William six 30 000. passenger W Drennan sues for 5 000.
A six weeks course to train scoutmasters begins Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Civic Association. Course director O Carter says Charles Yet will direct each meeting, with specialists in different scout phases speaking during the term.
Dr Lewis Gardner Westgan, longtime professor at Ohio Wes yan University, died yesterday in Delaware. He taught 39 years, retired in 1939, and briefly returned to teaching during wartime. Funeral arrangements are pending.
A meeting of the Middletown League of Women Voters will be held at the home of Mr. G. W. Breiel 501 South Main Street at 8 p m.
Richard Trout, Journal advertising manager, told the Co-Operative Club in Manchester that classified ads are the newspaper’s strongest public service. He called classifieds the finest mass medium, noting they grow with public action and act as the peoples deadline for results.
Fifty seven percent of all livestock shipped to stockyards in the United States travel by truck, highlighting trucking as the primary mode of livestock distribution nationwide.
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