Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Address
The Middletown Journal publishes every evening except Sunday at 1007 First Ave Middletown Ohio. Subscriptions listed include 25c per week by carrier and various mail rates for track area and outside regions with payments in advance. Reading quotes from Jeremiah 3 22 appear in the text.
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Middletown Journal
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
Evening Middletown Journal
Sunday news-Journal
U.S.A
Age of Paupers and Welfare Pensions Debate
Frankiny, director of the Kansas state welfare board, argues old age pensions erode saving habits and burden government as more people rely on handouts. He warns by 1980 as much as 80 percent of state taxes could fund the aged unless individuals begin saving and funding their own retirement.
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Frankiny
Kansas State Welfare Board
Rights and risks in a divided world and a wary republic
A Washington columnist views the Mukden consulate arrest as a dangerous act by the Chinese Communists and warns against force or blockades, arguing such moves fuel propaganda and hurt US interests. The piece contrasts Soviet and French zones in Berlin, notes wage parity yet scarce Soviet goods, and laments blind obedience in both military and civilian life as a threat to republican self-government.
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Truman
A. S. Ward
United States
Mukden
Ward
American Legion
Far East
Moscow
China Coast
Knowland
California
China
Joe
Tennyson
Light Brigade
Wake survivors sue U S Navy for extra damages in Chicago suit
The Wake, Guam, and Philippine Island civilian employees who worked for Navy base contractors seek civil damages of 50 to 60 million dollars plus back pay. The case, filed by Arvey Hodes and Mantyband in Chicago, could be influenced by the O Hara bill expanding claims. About 800 workers seek full contract wages from 1941 to 1945 and up to 50,000 per worker for civil wrongs. Local officials connected include Kal Waller, Irwin L. Zatz, and Daniel F. Cleary Jr.
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Washington
Nea
Jacob M
Jack) Arvey
Chicago
Illinois
U. S
Jack
LaSalle Street
Arvey, Hodes and Mantyband
Barrett O'Hara
Arvey
O'Hara
Arvey Firm
Navy
Wake
Guam
Philippine Islands
Pearl Harbor
Congress
Cavite
Mary Ward
Palm Springs
Calif
Arvey Law Office
Kal Waller
Hammond
Ind
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Pacific
Waller
Arvey, Hades and
Montyband
Pacific Naval Base Contractors
Jack Arvey
Irwin L. Zatz
Daniel F. Cleary, Jr
Air Force
Old Ward
War Claims Commission
Truman
Wake Island
Louis M. Mantyband
Ogre I to Happy I a tale of transformation
Dr. George W. Crane presents a story where Ogre I is cursed by a fairy to do good for ten years, then reverts to old habits but remains changed by virtue. The tale parallels Scrooge and urges self reform through kind acts, discouraging gossip and harsh language. It emphasizes practical steps to improve behavior.
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Ogre
Happy I
Happy
Scrooge
The Siesta Habit for Longer Life Warns Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle argues Americans seek quick wealth and stress themselves to death. He notes high arterial disease, long highways, and rising apoplexy in the United States. He cites Edison and a Cairo dentist praising naps, suggests Latin siestas and office nap rooms as better life hacks.
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New York
United States
America
Indianapolis Speedway
Thomas A. Edison
Cairo
Egypt
Manhattan
The Grand Waldorf Luncheon Honoring Bugs Baer
Eight hundred guests at the Waldorf Astoria honor Bugs Baer for thirty years of making people laugh. The event celebrates a life dedicated to spreading happiness rather than inventions. The piece urges everyone to bring cheer to those they can reach, as happiness matters as much as discovery.
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Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Praise and initiative urged to spur goodwill
A short exhortation notes that praise of honest virtues fosters friendliness while selfishness breeds anger. It argues someone must initiate good deeds for coworkers. The piece advises writing to Dr. Crane in care of this newspaper with a 3 cent stamp and a dressed envelope plus a dime to obtain a psychological chart.
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Ogre
Middletown Folks Toast Thanksgiving at 30th Year Firm
Twenty years ago along with Thanksgiving 20 years ago the Paul A Sorg Paper Company marked 30 years of production. A Middletown citizen poll captured thanks for the White Way completion linking the mercantile districts. The editor praised noon presses helping demolish the holiday bird before crowds. Carl Wedekind noted merchants expected the biggest Christmas season yet.
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Paul A. Sorg Paper Company
Veteran Paper Company
L. A. Waldner
Middletown
Carl Wedekind
Middletown Retail Merchants Association
Arthur Baer the comedian who wrote two bits daily
Arthur Baer nicknamed Bugs wrote two humorous pieces each day for thirty years, entertaining millions of readers across newspapers with his witty humor and consistent daily output.
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Arthur
Bugs) Baer
Stalin Absence Sparks Quiet Speculation On Moscow Anniversary
Harry Boyd reflects on Joseph Stalin missing a Bolshevik anniversary ceremony. He muses that Stalin may be sick, tired of pomp, or ready to retire. The piece weighs Stalin’s legacy, power, and a fragile future for peace after his death, questioning successors.
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Stalin
Moscow
Joe
God
Rabbit dinners and a cat in the sink sparks town chatter
Dave Regan notes Middletown families recall rabbit dinners and a child’s wild exclamation about a cat in the sink. The column reflects on television’s rise, noting three million sets and 2000 in Middletown by year’s start, with claims about color TV and air waves limits.
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Middletown
Second Hiss Trial recaps with Wadleigh as new element
George E. Sokolsky reviews the second Hiss trial, detailing how Cross shifts focus to Wadleigh as the possible holder of the documents. The piece argues Chambers as truth-teller, questions Sayre’s silence, and asserts government loyalty concerns over individual guilt as central to whether espionage occurred.
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Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Russia
Chambers
Claude B. Cross
Cross
Henry Julian Wadleigh
Bers
United States
State Department
Francis B. Sayre
Sayre
Mr. Cross
Wadleigh
Wadleight
The Stars Say For Tuesday Born on November Twenty Ninth
Genevieve Kemble presents a general forecast warning of high tension and explosions that could cause clashes and danger. Calm, careful reasoning and inner voice guidance may prevent calamities and crashes, with a focus on disciplined upbringing for children born that day.
Labor Board Faces Couches Supply Question
The National Labor Relations Board may oppose the proposal and must settle who provides the couches the boss or the workers, a thorny staffing detail in the dispute.
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National Labor Relations Board
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Bugs Baer
Erich Brandeis
Harry Boyd
Dave Regan
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George E. Sokolsky
Genevieve Kemble
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