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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1949
Page
4
The Middletown Journal urges residents to vote tomorrow at 6:30 am and 6:30 pm for city commission, municipal judge, school funding and charter questions, and state ballot issues. It emphasizes the power of a secret ballot and civic responsibility while noting the impact on taxes and city character.
Frances Dale says she merely typed two novels dictated by Armartus, a 22,000 year old Atlantis High Priest, and seeks only typing fees. She details sessions of rapid dictation followed by weeks of silence, noting Armartus already lives in the lost continent, not here, and reveals publishers send royalties to her.
The English prime minister urges less spending and more production in a radio address, signaling cuts in imports, subsidies, and free medical care while aiming to hold wages and reduce profits. He warns that higher living costs will persist as education housing and public works face reductions, arguing socialism fails.
In this Dr Crane Worry Clinic column a 16 year old boy named Donald is shot by a policeman after peering into a bedroom window. The piece argues parents should answer children's questions honestly about sex and science rather than evasions. It condemns prudish upbringing and urges using literature to learn together.
NEA staff correspondent Douglas Larsen tours Washington revealing a near normal city postwar transformation. Union Station is quieter with fewer crowds and tips. new glass apartments rise beyond Circle, and downtowns face lifts with new bridges and underpasses. Modern offices replace old towers, and nightlife shifts as USO presence fades.
A 24 year old St Louis woman was held in the arsenic deaths of her twin three year old boys. Two other children were ill. Her husband was out of work. Reed Klopp of Dayton incorporated for 100000 with several filings. Mrs Klopp a Middletown club woman elected to Needlework Guild president. Middletown billiards champ Smoky Davis lost to George Worden in a 200 ball bracket.
Erich Brandeis discusses how nations and towns function as groups under laws and decency. He cites Pennsylvania examples where civic cooperation revived Hazleton with $659,000 in funds and $700,000 in bank loans, enabling Auto-Lite to invest $2,300,000 and create many jobs, signaling renewed prosperity.
The essay argues that human groups like families and nations often coexist, yet international relations distort basic arithmetic. It notes how schooling teaches two plus two equals four, while diplomacy seems to force sums of five or six through weapons and power, amplifying conflict.
A wife, displeased with her husband’s opinion of her cooking, ladles extra brandy into plum pudding after he asks for more. The normally decent man ends up with four times as much liquor as he prefers and feels compelled to show off.
Hal Boyle profiles Robert Penn Warren noting his rise from obscurity to Pulitzer winner for All the King’s Men. Warren cites nerve and hard work, recalls early struggles, and reflects on imitating dictators such as Huey Long or Mussolini in his biographical work and fiction.
The town of Aaronsburg in Pennsylvania marked the 150th anniversary of Salem Lutheran Church with a daylong celebration attended by the Governor and representatives of diverse creeds and races. The town traces its origins to Aaron Levy who settled there in 1760 and funded the church on land he left to the community.
A concise statement asserts that if a task is feasible in Hazleton and Aaronsburg it is likewise achievable in the broader community of the United Nations. The remark frames capacity and cooperation as universal principles across local and global scales.
Dr Edwin G Nourse argues that orthodox math and current politics cannot align to a balanced outcome. He argues that government is inherently political, while business demands hard work and balance, making businesslike politics a contradiction.
The interview discusses writer Warren as a slow, persistent creator who worked ten years on All the King's Men and writes on a typewriter. He favors sound in poetry, advises steady teaching income, and notes American writing's uncertain future without a clear 1920s unity. He cites Frost and compares himself to literary giants.
In the eve of the city election Dave Regan urges residents to vote on issues not personal ties. A story about a mother dog ready to give birth sparks renewed efforts to reactivate Middletown Humane Society, aiming to care for unwanted animals and ease resident burdens.
The column argues Phil Murray controls Communist influence in the CIO and presses steel wage demands. It critiques non contributory pension plans, notes Bethlehem's weak spot with officer pay and stock plans, and warns that rising costs from unions will hit consumers and the broader economy. It forecasts ongoing conflict between Murray and the steel industry without a final settlement.
Genevieve Kemble outlines a cautious forecast for Tuesday noting ideas may falter if impulsive behavior erupts. Birthday individuals are urged to pursue constructive, novel work despite potential bouts of temper that could derail promising plans and require calm collaboration.
A trivia item asks what percentage of Hawaii's population is of Asiatic descent. The answer notes almost half of the island's 54,000 population.
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