Middletown Journal Subscriptions and Rates
An old notice lists subscription terms for the Middletown Journal with pricing for per copy 5 cents, carrier weekly rates, and mail options for various regions including trading and outside areas. It ends with a biblical quote from Luke 12 21.
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Middletown Journal
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Evening Middletown Journal
Sunday News-Journal
Evening
Sunday News- Journal
U.S.A
Merchants Face Shift From Sellers’ Market to Buyers’ Market
Alfred Schindler, former Undersecretary of Commerce, warns that retailers nationwide report adequate or inflated inventories signaling a shift from a sellers’ market to a buyers’ market. He notes lax wage resistance and rising costs threaten price reductions, predicting a possible fourth wage surge and potential strike year if costs keep rising.
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Alfred Schindler
Schindler
Affirmative Aid for China Urged to Stop Communist Spread
ECA chief Roger Lapham argues for affirmative aid to the Nationalist government to save China from Soviet influence. He warns of Manchuria loss, inflation, shortages, and bleak military prospects while noting most aid funds are spent. He calls for responsible, controlled aid policy and possible government change in China.
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Roger D. Lapham
ECA
China
Chiang
Manchuria
Congress
Asia
Lapham
Chiang Kai-shek
U. S
The Dramatic Salesman John H Perry in Florida Talk
Dr George W Crane recounts a Jacksonville visit with publisher John H Perry who boasts of boosting a 297 foot Florida high point to 301 by piling dirt Perry uses dramatic sales instinct and applied psychology to explain success and influence in business and culture The piece links Perry to Michelangelo and Erskine Gallant through a series of anecdotes showing the power of imagination in selling ideas
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John H. Perry
Journal
Jacksonvile
Flos
Jacksonville
D. Glenn Frank
Snesman
Michelangelo
Mr. Perry
Raffaello Riario
Cardinal di San Giorgio
St. Petersburg
Erskine Gallant
Mr. Gallant
Anderson
South Carolina
Seniority Rules in Congress Dictate Chairmanship Power
James Marlow explains how the seniority system in Congress rewards the longest-serving members on committees with chairmanships. He notes this affects bills, hearings, and the leverage to influence campaign promises, citing Estes Kefauver's critique and a hypothetical example with Andy Adams and Billy Bell.
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Washington
Congress
81St
South
Truman
House
Senate
Andy Adams
Billy Bell
Adams
Bell
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Reopening and community events at Brooksville area churches
Twenty years ago the First Christian Church reopened after months of repairs. Middletown Rotarians attended a Brooksville Rotary meeting to join the local club as an official member. Eight high school students competed in the Prince of Peace Declamation Contest held across two churches.
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Middletown
Rotary Club
Brooksville
Prince of Peace
Phrases on Work and Price Tactics Echo in Daily Life
The excerpt blends opinions on gender roles and housekeeping with humor about prize fights and poultry. It notes a strategy to raise Florida’s highest peak from 297 to 301 feet and features a retail price discussion arguing that 2.99 signals a sharper markdown than 2.98.
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Florida
One Word Led To Another In Political Campaign Talk
Arthur Baer reflects on overpromising in recent political campaigns. He mocks promises of rural electrification and modern conveniences, contrasts past leaders with current officials, and ends noting no improvement for the farmer's wife. The piece blends satire about technology, politics, and national policy.
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Niagara Falls
Red
Valley Authority
Tennessee River
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Oklahoma
Ge Terriers
Riley
Tunisia Remembered By Veterans Of The Modern Army
Hal Boyle recalls the Tunisia campaign of 1942 as older soldiers reflect on youth sacrificed and the bitter duty learned in war. He notes Patton’s drive, the German challenge, and the shift to massed power that secured victory, while memories of Kasserine Gap and cold, muddy hardships linger for the veterans.
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New York
Tunisia
Africa
Stanley
Livingstone
Algiers
Casablageca
French Morocco
George S. Patton
America
Montgomery
Desert Rats
Rommel
el Alamein
Patton
Europe
Tunis
Kasserine Gap
Bizerte
Communist Ideology vs Rights in UN Draft Fight
In Paris the 58 nation Social Committee wrestles with a charter of human rights as Soviet delegates push to curb freedoms. Pavlov seeks to limit religion and nationality rights while democracies defend freedom of thought faith and speech. Dr Char Malik calls the declaration a potent psychological weapon.
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Social Committee
United Nations Assembly
Paris
Russia
Alexei Pavlov
Pavlov
Hitler
Germany
Sovii Bloc
Char Malik
Washington
Children Speak on Parents in Dobbs Ferry Study
A survey of 276 youths aged 10 to 16 at Children’s Village near New York explores what kids want from parents. Truthfulness, honesty, justice, courtesy, and a calm voice top their list while many also dislike public displays of affection and favoring one child.
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Dobbs Ferry
New York City
Children’s Village
Younsters
Genevieve Kemble Stars Warn Careful Habits and Plans
Astral testimonies warn that rash words and acts can bring difficulties with elders, employers, friends and family. Change or new contracts should be planned with rational commitments and health considered. Birthdays urge cautious agreements and respect for others wishes to avoid jeopardizing progress or well being.
Passive Speech Harms Careers and Relationships
A brief note warns that sarcastic or unclear speech alienates friends and supervisors, harming reputation and progress. It emphasizes how blunt, contemptuous tone can undermine trust, derail collaboration, and slow professional advancement.
Wallace and Stalinist Reactions After U.S. Election
George E. Sokolsky analyzes post election political currents from July to November. He notes fluctuating Wallace vote estimates, shifts in Black support, Marcantonio’s absence at a major Wallace rally, and Soviet reactions via Daily Worker and figures like Molotov, Starosihin, and Pearson. The piece hints at ongoing plans and diplomacy with Moscow and Washington.
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Henry Wallace
New York State
Wallace
Vito Marcantonio
Madison Square Garden
Marcantonio
Truman
Dewey
Daily Worker
Molotov
United States
Moloetov
Trueman
Canterbury
Kremlin
Drew Pearson
Moscow
Pearson
Joseph Staroshin
Paris
A. P
Marshall
Russia
Stalin
White House
Tom Clok
Washington
Tris Coffin
Wington Times -Herald
Harry
Mr. Vinson
Chicago firm makes tiny pellets absorbent for boots
A Chicago chemical company announces a new product of small pellets designed to absorb perspiration and water penetration in rubber and leather boots. The inventor says the pellets keep footwear dry during summer use.
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Chicago
Fisherine
Chicago Chemical Company
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Luke
Vegetarian Party
George W. Crane
James Marlow
First Christian Church
Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Hal Boyle
The
DeWitt MacKenzie
Erich Brande
Genevieve Kemble
George E. Sokolsky
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