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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1951
Page
4
An advertisement lists subscription rates for the Middletown Journal and the Sunday News Journal, detailing per copy prices, carrier and mail options, and annual costs for trading area and outside regions. The item ends with a biblical quotation from Luke 8 54.
The Ways and Means Committee backed a rare flat 12.5 percent defense tax on personal income, a formula last used in 1940, with potential repeal after the emergency. The vote was party line 10 to 5 led by Rep. Eberharter. The piece surveys historic uses of horizontal tax changes, wartime tax shifts, memorial day veterans trends, and current veteran demographics.
Dr George W Crane urges kindness and gentleness as medicine in patient care. He cites dental practice at a state institution and recalls the sun and wind fable to illustrate that a friendly approach calms both physical and mental ailments. He notes 85 percent recover with proper care and highlights the Meninger brothers claim that nearly 80 percent of sanatorium cases can return home with love and understanding as core treatment.
A peculiar ribbon-tailed bird of paradise is reported to live exclusively in the elevated Mt Hagen district of east central New Guinea, suggesting a highly restricted habitat and possible conservation concerns for this rare species.
Washington cautions that peace terms propose abandoning military aims and unification of Korea. General Collins testimony at a Senate hearing reveals plan to restore prewar conditions and seek a peaceful solution under the 38th parallel, implying debate over UN aims and accountability.
A day of smashing experiences and dynamic happenings may plunge cherished objectives into unanticipated adventures. A dramatic eleventh hour friend Jupiter under Sol brings a mighty intervention when plans seem ruined. A birthday child could suffer a crash to affairs only to rise anew from ashes.
Erich Brandeis defends sentimentalism as core American virtue against critics. He cites MacArthur’s Congress address, argues emotion guides justice and freedom, contrasts mercy with Soviet cold logic, and urges living by the Golden Rule despite detractors. He invokes Truman’s potential 1952 fate and warns against cruel bravado.
Hal Boyle celebrates UN forces in Korea as a growing international police army forging unity among many nations. The drive regroups Red China, with surrendering Chinese troops signaling a potential turning point toward universal peace and a world steadied by law rather than force. Memorial Day honors all who died, including South Koreans and allied troops.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on a famous screen star waving a kitchen knife at a lesser actress to deter rivals for her fiancé at a New York party. The crowd inferred she meant business as she brandished the weapon, prompting heightened gossip about the high tempers of Hollywood figures.
George Dixon surveys Washington highlights in The Washington Scene. Topics include punditry about Truman, a Father of the Year selection for Kefauver, Senate microphone debates, brass plugs in the chamber floor, and James Preston noting three newspapermen turned senators Moody Monroney and Underwood, with a jab about the Senate lacking fortune apart from Truman.
In Blueball a windstorm toppled church roof and felled trees on a Saturday. Chuck Hattery, bridegroom, hid his honeymoon car to surprise friends, but a fallen limb camouflaged and damaged nothing. Dave Regan notes a column on gift giving and mocks an "Expectant Fathers Day" trend.
A fragment from a period newspaper notes reformers worry about changes as the public discusses politics and social roles. It mentions Congress debates, juvenile crime, aging firearms, and fashions for the upcoming summer, with a sardonic tone about tradition.
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