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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1950
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates for per copy, carrier, and mail editions with varying weekly and yearly charges, including outside trading area and U.S.A. options. A biblical verse is quoted at the end.
Atomic scientist Dr Vannevar Bush warns that U S defense may lag behind Soviet power after Korea. He suggests possible tactical use of the atom bomb to hit large enemy concentrations, notes defenses like radar and missiles, and urges focused spending. Public worry about noise impacts on children also features as experts urge humor for parents. Gerrymandering could reshape House districts to favor Republicans in 1952 amid census changes.
Dr George W Crane notes Eli M 88 retired at 65 grew anxious after cancer treated by fulguration. Relocation to a farm redirected his worries toward farming tasks and outdoor life. he now appears younger, active, and less haunted by illness while enjoying hunting, repairing, and caring for animals.
David Lawrence argues that the Roosevelt letter advising ambassadors to resign for campaign work underscores how political precedent shapes ethics. The piece traces reform efforts from 1909 to the 1925 Federal Corrupt Practices Act and Hatch Act, noting how promises of post campaign jobs blur lines between service and rewards.
A Q and A item notes Pocahontas as wife to John Rolfe and presented at King James Court within a decade of Virginia’s founding as Lady Rebecca. It also answers that a brig has two masts and describes federal railroad land grants first approved September 20, 1850, with follow-on grants to states.
A reflective piece by Erich Brande questioning why religious people are often intolerant and why retirement prompts sorrow. He notes a devout Catholic and a Protestant arguing over salvation, compares their certainties to at UN pronouncements, and recounts a farewell party where a punctual worker receives a gold watch, pondering why reminders of time and futility are offered at retirement.
The auguries promise a pleasing and profitable day with social charm guiding personal gains. Birthdays bring cooperation, support, and preferment for those who pursue favored sources gracefully. A child born today shows versatile talent and a hopeful path, though life may bring sudden reversals before eventual security.
James Marlow reviews how labor unions keep pushing for repeal of the 1947 Taft Hartley Act despite electoral defeats. He notes unions may accept changes if offered, while planning to keep the issue alive for future elections and to influence 1952 politics.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on Sheldon van Dolen planning to sue after a Nesbitt slugging, rising jitters over Senate testimony for two entertainment icons, AGVA clashes, Coast-to-Coast showbiz notes, marriages, arrests, and industry maneuvers involving Kim Kendall, Vivian Blaine, Lea Matthews, and Porfirio Rubirosa among others.
The astrological forecast suggests a disruptive shift in affairs with a startling vision or development expected to unfold soon, signaling potential upheaval or change in personal or public matters.
A historical work tracing the rise of the Confederacy, its political leadership, military campaigns, and eventual dissolution. The author analyzes the regime’s governance, strategic decisions, and the factors that led to its collapse within the context of the American Civil War.
A collage of aphoristic quips on money marriage work and life. A professor notes few married women swear well while mockingly urging listening to husbands. A neighbor’s old mower and a show shovel spark humor as simple wisdom for daily friction.
Primitive skin curing methods were known to the ancient Egyptians and Chinese artifacts show leather items over 3,000 years old.
Jefferson Davis was released on bail and the legal proceedings against him were dropped. He retired to his Mississippi estate, living in relative quiet after the lengthy trial and imprisonment.
Columbus named the land Honduras during his last voyage along the Caribbean coast of Central America due to the depth of water he found offshore.
The Septuagint got its name from a traditional claim that seventy emissaries were sent from Jerusalem to translate the Old Testament for Ptolemy II around 285 B.C. The label reflects the belief in a parallel, authorized Greek rendering produced under royal patronage.
Some readers speculate married life shapes yawns while thick lip rouge prompts smiles among women, reflecting playful social observations in a light feature.
A mother confronts a girl who fears becoming an old maid if she never marries. Roosevelt Junior High seeks a print or negative of a Roosevelt Band trombone section member who died, to aid the family. Ohio State Michigan ticket seekers, once eager, now cooled by weather, face scalped tickets this afternoon.
Jose C. Peurrung president of General Match Company Reading Ohio died yesterday at Mt Lookout home after a brief illness He was 55 and had headed the firm for 24 years since the death of his father Joseph P Peurrung who founded the company in 1902.
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