Middletown Journal Publication Rates and Note
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for per copy 5 cents by carrier 25 cents weekly and 35 cents weekly for evening plus Sunday editions. Mail rates show six days and weekend combinations at ten dollars yearly plus outside USA at twenty five dollars. The page also includes a Bible verse Matthew 18 5 as a sign-off.
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Evening
Middletown Journal
Tradi EE Ein Journal
Middletown
U.S.A
Deficits, Welfare, and Foreign Aid Dominate Postwar Policy
The piece outlines optimism about deficits pressuring Congress to curb postwar spending, Truman’s push for more domestic programs and aid to Europe beyond 1952, and a looming Marshall Plan risk as Asia grows unstable. It notes persistent high military spending, tax-proposal doubts, and debate over the two-platoon football system, including Lou Little’s call for parity or reclassification. The Food and Agriculture Organization proposal for a world surplus clearinghouse faces U S opposition amid surpluses, price supports, and fears over currency and arms barter, with emphasis on feeding hungry millions while safeguarding markets and tax burdens.
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Truman
Congress
Europe
Asia
United States
New York
Lou Little
Columbia
Little
Food and Agriculture Organization
United Nations
World Clearing House
India
Worry Clinic Case V-251 Reveals Ulcer Linked to High Strung Life
Dr George W Crane discusses Ralph G a 37 year old insurance salesman who married with family duties, noting that high pressure individuals often develop peptic ulcers from constant stress and overthinking. He urges relaxation abstaining from stimulants and improving lifestyle with church activity gardening and stable marriage while advising drinking milk and private phone access.
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Ralph G
Dr. Crane
Crane
Washington Happenings on Truman Lewis coal crisis
In Washington, President Truman and John L. Lewis maneuver to handle the looming coal strike after December 1. Officials weigh invoking Taft Hartley injunction powers, while Lewis plays timing games and aims to keep miners at work or secure a settlement before any shutdown. The White House worries about delays, public safety, and political pressure from labor and Congress as mediation stalls and both sides posture for the crisis.
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Washington
Truman
John S. Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Mr. Truman
Congress
Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
White House
John Lewis
Taft Hartle
Wees
John L. Lewis
Barbs and ironies in daily life from 1940s era lines
Barbs note oddities from everyday life from dentists to driving, neighbors, and social scenes. A Minnesota man’s shrinking height and a robber stealing $50 and a radio from a sorority house figure among short, wry observations.
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Minnesota
Reading as Thought Fodder Not Builded Uproar
Erich Brandeis argues readers must think independently after consuming newspapers radio and TV. He compares columnists and commentators to bricklayers supplying bricks for a building occupants use. Without reflection readers risk propaganda prejudice and mental harm from unexamined ideas.
Leaders of higher education face loyalty oath debate
Harry Boyd argues university presidents fear being misunderstood while speaking against loyalty oaths for teachers and scholars. He notes educators are blamed for free press issues and campus dress codes, yet constant mischaracterization is part of their job in a system that tolerates public criticism.
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Cata
Jo Cook
Disciples of
Free Love
Taft
November 16 Stars Signal Cautious Hope In Rare Forecast
Genevieve Kemble centers on Thursday's omen foretelling a tense yet solvable drama affecting domestic ties and personal plans. Insightful strategy and steady action may avert a crisis, with a hopeful ending for disrupted relationships. A child born that day could face challenges but show strong talents. A survey notes 63 percent of cooperative frozen food lockers lie in the north central states.
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North Central States
Hal Boyle on American womanhood and love myths
Hal Boyle writes a satirical column arguing that older men in their 40s are the best lovers, countering Kinsey and Dorothy Dix. He cites reactions from women across towns, including a widow in Hutchinson and a wife in Ashland, who mock the idea. The piece ends with a quip about Vice President Barkley.
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New York
Dr. Kinsey
Dorothy Dix
Pilus
Ashland
Boyle
Barkley
Dearies
Shangri-La
Missouri
Middletown Thrift Shop Opens Ahead of Christmas season
Twenty years ago the Middletown Hospital Auxiliary opened the Thrift Shop at 1907 Central Ave for Christmas shoppers. Coach Lingrel's Middle teams traveled north for the final away game of the season against the Springfield Hi Wildcats at Witenberg Stadium. History echoed at Middletown High School as Purple Masquers staged the Last Supper play.
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Middletown Hospital Auxiliary
Central Ave
Lingrel
Springfield Hi Wildcats
Witenberg Stadium
Middletown High School
Purple Masquers
Ships of state and global politics in a breezy column
S Myers muses on the ships of state whether sea air or land may unite to bring peace via the United Nations. The piece touches Britain’s steel issue, Jimmy Roosevelt’s California bid, Molotov and Acheson, and a Iran shah visit for dollars, with a Clearwater, Florida dateline.
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United States
Russia
United Nations
Shah of
Persia
Iran
Clearwater, Fla
Television age dangers and wrestling injuries at home
Dave Regan discusses how television can be dangerous for children after a wrestling match left a young viewer with a painful leg. He also responds to a reader’s critique of dancing on TV and urges readers to write to executives to influence decency in programming. Public opinion is a powerful force in media standards.
Questions and Answers on Nobility and History
A compiled Q and A on British titles and historical facts. Topics include knight versus baronet ranking, discovery of elements, May Day as a workers’ holiday, government guesthouses, and origins of the term Protestant. Answers note: knights rank after baronets. Boyle as early chemist. Second International declared May Day. Blair House as guesthouse. Protestant name from the Diet of Speyer. raw rubber color. emperor penguin size.
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Speyer
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