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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1948

Page

4

Middletown Journal Subscriptions Rates and Notice

The Middletown Journal outlines subscription prices for carrier and mail editions in and outside trading areas. Rates include 5c copy, 25c weekly carrier, $6 yearly in area, and $10 yearly for outside area, with $25 in the U.S.A. All mail payments are in advance. Ecclesiastes 4 12 verse ends the notice.

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Cooperate to Stem Inflation Warns Philadelphia Chamber Leader

Philadelphia business leader urges price restraint and wage moderation to avert an inflationary spiral and possible economic crash. He credits citizen cooperation with a tradition of American problem solving and warns of broader consequences if labor and industry fail to unite.

Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Philadelphia Chrysler John L. Lewis UAW

Boggs bill seeks stamp honoring volunteer firemen faces White House veto doubt

Representative Boggs advances a measure to issue a postage stamp honoring unpaid volunteer firefighters. The bill has cleared the House and is likely to pass the Senate but the President may veto or withhold signing, given past criticism of commemorative issues. Congress may press the postmaster general or override a veto if needed.

Boggs House Senate Congress

Debating City Contracts and Stadium Costs

Dr. George W. Crane discusses bid practices and stadium cracking at Soldiers Field. Perry O. cites bid ranges from 280 000 to 365 000 for a city project, arguing for fairer, neutral contract award methods and ethics in city engineering.

Dr. Crane

Russia signals possible policy shift as Dairen reopening and personnel moves noted

The piece argues Moscow may be reorienting its external policy toward mild cooperation. It cites reopening the Dairen port, recall of Soviet personnel, and replacement of diplomats like Gromyko with Malik as signs. It suggests possible two power talks and a four power conference as diplomacy advances.

Russia Dairen China Gromyko United Nations Jacob Malik Moscow Berlin M. Litvinoff Soviet Union Kremlin Smith Ambassador Smith

When a Town Elects Its Summer Mayor

Arthur Baer lampoons local politics in a humorous speech assigning blame for election chaos. He notes a sixteen year postmaster, a reform mayor, and a town stuck in partisan cycles. The piece ends with Baer accepting a nomination for summer mayor.

Reform

Weizmann the Father of Israel Faces Besieged Land

Hal Boyle profiles Dr. Chaim Weizmann, World War II ally and founder of Israel, aging at 73 as Israel confronts invasion after declaring state. The chemist, diplomat, and fund raiser shaped Zionism while urging peace and restraint.

New York Russia Palestine Chaim Weizmann Israel Weizmann Germany Manchester Lloyd George Lord Balfour Uganda Weizman London Canada Balfour France Dr. Weizmann United States

These Days on Government Powers and Checks and Balances

George E. Sokolsky argues the U S system preserves order through a constitutional division of powers. He critiques attempts to concentrate authority in the executive and condemns Truman era tensions with Congress and the judiciary. He warns that ignoring due process risks anarchy and defends the separation of powers.

Congress House of Commons House of Lords Senate House of Representatives United States Truman Republican Congress Averell Harriman Congressional Committee House Harriman ERP Harry Truman Andrew Jackson Roosevelt

New Era as La Porte Ends Horse-Drawn Trash Service

La Porte Indiana with 18 000 residents ends horse drawn street cleaning as Street Superintendent H F Hoelecker reports the municipality sold its last horse. The city embraces motor vehicles as the standard for public works.

LA Porte

Erich Brandeis Defends Food Columns With Zany Arguments

In a humorous exchange, Erich Brandeis rebuts an N D critic of his food column. He jokes about thinking on an empty stomach, accuses coffee and aluminum pots of absurd danger, and admits the piece is talky rather than scientific while asserting life should still be enjoyed.

Henry A. Wallace Chrysler Detroit Wallace Moscow United States Kremlin N.D

Stars Warn Caution in Affairs and Frauds Ahead

Genevieve Kemble notes planetary aspects urge caution in matters involving assets and wishes as danger from snares and trickery targets rich and vulnerable. Those born today should guard possessions and plans from deceit and false promises while the mind stays alert for clever avoidance of malice. The piece adds a historical stat comparing 1926 and 1942 refrigerator ownership in American homes.

Wind Thunder And Hail Stop Previews At LeSourdsville Lake

A Sunday at LeSourdsville Lake turned chaotic as a sudden storm drenched hundreds in transit to and from the park. Mothers shielded children while cars and buses sought shelter, underscoring how quickly weather and noise reshape a day.

LeSourdsville Lake

Clever robber breaks in. clothing store theft reported

Twenty years ago a thief stole 1400 dollars in garments from Wise and Neighbor Clothing on Main Street by cutting a ceiling hole from an upstairs room. In Twin Creek about 5000 fish were released including channel cat bluegill and perch weighing half to three pounds. Attorney General Turner ruled canal property from the state dam north of Middletown to Cincinnati, abandoned in January 1929, would pass to the state highway director for highway improvements.

Wise and Neighbor Main St Twin Creek Turner Columbus Middletown Cincinnati

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