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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1948
Page
4
Middletown Journal publishes daily except Sundays with rates for per copy, carrier, and mail subscriptions. The column includes a biblical verse from Jeremiah 17 24 about observing the Sabbath.
A New York Times Magazine piece gathers six politicians views on liberalism. Truman Wallace Dewey Taft Stassen Warren define liberalism by current aims and freedom, while debate on labels and the Taft Hartley Act shapes political discourse and potential revisions. The piece notes the era’s uncertainty and the committee’s focus on concrete issues like railway crises and mass picketing.
Claude Z a college senior and former veteran blasts college instruction accusing professors of dull lectures and heavy jargon that put students to sleep He argues for teaching that matches student interests and market psychology urging professors to speak in the language of the customer to revive intrinsic course appeal.
The writer argues that radical critique of instruction signals progress for colleges. They claim current teaching is outdated and lecture dullness drives public away. The piece predicts professors resistance but calls for higher standards and active student engagement.
Washington coverage details National Labor Relations Board actions challenging earlier Clark Brothers precedent and upholding Taft Hartley limits. Reports critique NLRB for manipulating elections via new standards, with emphasis on potential union veto power and political bias in cases like Noy-Lint Tool and General Shoe.
The speaker laments verbose education and offers a data driven survey of 600 students from grammar schools to colleges. The test aims to measure teaching quality as colleges and parent teacher associations use it to raise standards and improve teacher performance.
Arthur Baer muses on crime and obedience in a witty reflection noting a crime every eighteen seconds and the paradoxes of laws and everyday behavior. He uses playful examples from pet licenses to cigarette packs and library cards to question justice and order.
The writer notes the American Museum of Natural History uncovering 100000 year old Moa bones and questions human motives. He recalls Army Signal Corps moon radar plans and laments human tendency to pry into others affairs more than self analysis.
W W Gray humane officer and dog warden submitted his resignation to the City Commission saying the salary barely covered office expenses. Reigh Count owned by Mrs Joan D Hertz of Chicago won the 54th Kentucky Derby with Missiep second and Toro third in the rainy stakes.
The city commission establishes two clerical offices deputy clerk and deputy auditor to handle legal business when Clerk John Kunz and Auditor C H Campbell are absent.
Forrestal states that under current world conditions America must stay strong to secure world peace and that no alternative exists. He says he will not contradict the President, who he notes could join the union as a pianist.
Fragmentary report notes that Congress must approve key wartime policy and mentions President Truman in connection with the 54 Torey full Marsh plan, highlighting looming political stakes.
A column argues experimental zeal should not eclipse earthly needs and peace. It contrasts Moon and Moa egg expeditions with hunger relief, then reports on Col. Joachim Peiper facing execution for Malmedy killings, noting Nazi guilt debates and a stay of executions as U.S. Army reviews mock trials.
The speaker laments fear in addressing tough social problems. They contrast birds extinct long ago with current live issues that still carry risk and potential hurt.
The speaker emphasizes the immediate availability of essential items and contrasts their abundance with an image of a decay that hints at long-standing, odorous failure. The reference to a 100000 year Moa egg underscores a sense of entrenched staleness.
Dave Regan reports on a Milwaukee visit disrupted by a sharp brewery strike. Workers protest pay and conditions while a mixed public stance shows support for unions yet fear of wider disruption. The piece contrasts named families with generic worker sentiment and notes reluctance to speak out.
George E. Sokolsky honors Father Edward Joseph Flanagan of Boys Town and James Edward West of the Boy Scouts, praising their belief that no boy is beyond redemption. He notes urbanization harms imagination, commends moral discipline, and lauds Scouts for building character and equal opportunity across backgrounds.
Astrological reading notes adverse celestial influences for May 21 affecting finances property family welfare and health. It advises prudent use of personal charms and social influence to overcome obstacles and notes a child born that day can rise through restrained early life with tact and grace.
In West Covina California volunteers from councilmen businessmen and craftsmen organized a barn raising style effort to add a new city hall wing. City officials said the project would not have been completed without the volunteer labor and would have waited until next fiscal year.
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