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The Middletown Journal outlines subscription prices for in town and mail delivery including weekly rates by carrier and combined editions. It lists annual costs for U S customers and international rates with payment in advance and closes with a Psalm verse.
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Senate caution on House tax exemption proposal for lawmakers
Senate observers note the House moved a tax exemption plan by amendment without committee review or debate. The piece would allow deductions for Washington living costs and travel, sparking criticism of secrecy and potential backlash come election time.
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Congress
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House
Wartime Memorial Day Count of American Casualties
A May 1950 wartime memorial tally lists 19 000 added to the war dead roll and 11 000 missing in Korea with 1 196 prisoners. It compares Korean losses to earlier conflicts including World War II and the Civil War, noting disease and non battle deaths especially high in the Union forces and substantial Confederate casualties.
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Defense Department
Baseball Psychology and a Safer Second Base
Dr. George W. Crane discusses how psychology affects performance in baseball and criticizes the practice of a barrel roll into second base as dangerous and unnecessary. He argues football-style tackles have no place on a diamond and urges elimination of the action to protect players.
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Stars Forecast Diplomatic Path Through Tense Times
Genevieve Kemble warns of a tense planetary influence causing cross purposes among major planets. A sociable, tactful approach and willingness to yield can turn conflicts into opportunities for progress. Birthdays may bring variable developments with promising chances to ease opposition and foster creative careers.
Peace treaty with Germany loom as West plans rearmament
James Marlow describes the Western plan to sign a preliminary peace treaty with the Western German Republic while allowing limited rearmament and forming an international army. He notes districts in Germany, NATO context, and likely parliamentary battles in France and Germany amid Soviet tension and Communist opposition.
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Russia
U.S
Britain
France
Europe
Italy
Holland Regium
Luxembourg
Doctor urges balanced diet over appetite pills
The reader recounts weight loss pills and a doctor’s caution to consult a psychiatrist. The piece argues overweight often has mental roots and that high protein, low starch diets with lean meats, fish, fowl, and non-sweet vegetables and fruit aid weight loss. excuses for dieting are criticized.
Tiny parasite kills sharks off New South Wales coast
A minute crustacean resembling a prawn, under an inch long, is killing man eating sharks along the shores of New South Wales Australia. Researchers warn of rising fatalities as the parasite spreads through coastal waters.
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New South Wales
Australia
Alfalfa Bill Murray Visits MacArthur in New York
The Oklahoma ex governor William Murray known as Alfalfa Bill, age 83, traveled to New York to present a plaque to General Douglas MacArthur for his stand against Communism. An anecdotal hotel elevator mix up contrasts old fashioned manners with modern business routine.
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Oklahoma
New York
Douglas MacArthur
America
Texas
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Indian Territory
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Murray
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Vinorment
Bill Murray
From Poland to President of Tobacco Trade Joe Kolodny’s Rise
Hal Boyle profiles Joseph Kolodny known as Mr. Tobacco, immigrant to New York from Poland who built a multi million dollar tobacco business, leads the National Association of Tobacco Distributors, and speaks about consumer habits and industry insights. He notes the perils of family trouble and emphasizes hard work.
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Joseph Kolodny
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Kolodny
Poland
America
National Association of Tobacco Distributors
Damyankee
Mason- Dixon Line
Senate
Indus
Wisconsin senator stays true to cheese in long civic career
George Dixon reviews Senator Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin, a septuagenarian, who mingles in foreign policy and jokes about marriage while keeping his focus on Wisconsin cheese. He cites Wiley’s use of dairy in Senate discussions and notes Wiley’s odd detours in public life without losing sight of local industry. The column also parodies a drum major prize unrelated to Wiley, ending with light jab at social praise.
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Alexander Wiley
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Kydd
Dorothy May Kydd
London
Solon
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Kudd
Europe
Primo Carera
Gorizola
Senate Foreign Relations
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Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce
Washington Papers
George Dixon
Parker-Gray High School
Alexandria
Lorania K. Francis
The First Enthusiasm for Back Yard Gardens
The text notes springtime garden enthusiasm waning as women recall husbands starting to dig and claim the garden as theirs. It frames the shift from private to shared ownership as the season progresses.
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Graduation amid wartime doubt and resolve to try
He urges graduates to face uncertainty from war with clear goals. True success comes from trying and living honorably, not wealth or power. The text stresses that fear of uncertainty is failure and that each person must judge their life by conscience.
Gossip and Glamour From Broadway to New York
Dorothy Kilgallen surveys gossip from New York and London, naming Kirk Douglas’s crush on Marlene Dietrich, Adlai Stevenson’s political push, Noel Coward’s knighthood talk, Parisian show imports, Mil ton Berle’s engagement, and other starry rumors and industry moves.
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Marlene Dietrich
New York Daily
Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Noel Coward
Ocean
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Paris
Milton Berle
Ruth Cosgrove
Fragmented historical note on umbrellas and media tastes
A fragmented passage references Barbs Umbrellas used by the Chinese 3000 years ago and mentions a lost and found column. It also advises a prodigal son to stay away and notes high prices for fatted beef, while commenting on public reception of certain TV programs.
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