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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1949
Page
4
The Middletown Journal details subscription prices for carrier and mail delivery, listing weekly, monthly, and yearly rates for traditional, trading, and outside areas. The notice closes with a religious verse from Galatians 6:4.
The piece warns that a prolonged steel strike could trigger mass unemployment, crippling ore transport, rail layoffs, and shortages in steel fabricators. It argues President Truman may need to seize plants under law, notes disinflation context, and contrasts U.S. productivity with Britain, highlighting incentives and fear as motors of output.
Column argues Capt. Crommelin was placed under house arrest for speaking to the press about naval policy. It links his treatment to rising secrecy, government pressure, and a perceived drift toward militaristic control, framing it as a fight for information and democratic rights.
Dr. George W. Crane reflects on a Calcutta ghats scene observed by publishers, contrasting cremation practices with flowers at funerals. He argues floral tributes convey Christian afterglow and dignity, warning against stripping idealism from rites while noting poverty remains always with us.
A columnist recalls interviewing six typical American boys from grades four through nine. None chose aviator or bebop leader. aspirations include cartoonist, garage owner, aircraft designer, structural engineer, and taxi driver. All show practical interests, with plans reflecting future industry trends.
John W Price of Lancaster Pennsylvania is the only fireman in America with fossil discoveries named after him. He works 72 hours weekly as a switchboard operator at the Lancaster Fire Department while pursuing invertebrate paleontology as a self taught expert. He earned an honorary Doctor of Science from Franklin and Marshall College and now curates the museum with a volunteer staff teaching nature to 25 000 students. His story began after a 1929 viewing of The Lost World and a letter writing friendship with a college curator.
Genevieve Kemble astrology warns of abrupt adventures and regulatory deviations likely to disrupt plans and business. Emphasizes disciplined emotion, duty, and a potential eleventh hour intervention to avert crises. Those born this day may clash with eccentric urges yet hold strong future success if regulated.
The piece urges sensible, moderate spending on flowers for Easter altars and for funerals. It mentions common sense in floral choices and suggests contacting Dr. Crane through the newspaper, including a 3 cent star addressed envelope and a dime for chart costs.
Questions and answers cover how electric fly screens can cause a short circuit when a fly completes a circuit. They discuss the Gordon Setter as a good hunting dog though less popular than English or Irish setters. An American Association for the Advancement of Atheism exists. Rainbow Natural Bridge in Utah is noted as the largest known natural bridge with a rainbow-like arch.
A Central School mix up with twins Shirley and Sharon during a physical exam leads the doctor to mistake one for the other. The moment prompts lighthearted commentary on twins and safety themes. A Middletown Hospital patient recovering from a heart attack shares a hopeful poem about making friends.
George E. Sokolsky argues John Foster Dulles stands out among New York figures for intellect and leadership. He contrasts Dulles with Herbert Lehman, notes Dulles’s foreign policy influence, and claims his election would benefit the Senate though political and religious barriers loom. The piece reflects on New York’s past senators and praises Dulles’s potential impact.
A quirky collage of brief items: a drive-in deemed safe for couples, a divorce suit after a bite on the arm, newlyweds roller skating on honeymoon, a California voice return after two months, a Connecticut doctor held up by a patient, jokes about boy geniuses, a Michigan man riding 125 miles on a child’s bike, and a North Carolina couple marrying on a train engine.
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