Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Notice
The Middletown Journal announces price plans for evening and Sunday News Journal deliveries. Rates include 25 cents weekly by carrier, 6 dollars yearly by mail in trading area, and ten dollars yearly outside the area, with U S subscriptions at 25 dollars yearly. All mail subscriptions must be prepaid.
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AFL funds threaten record congressional spending surge
The AFL plans a 16 million dollar political fund to back a friendly Congress and repeal Taft Hartley, aiming to defeat at least 200 current lawmakers. The piece questions fundraising risks, possible overreach, and the public mood against buying elections while detailing Navy medical trials of coricidin for colds and broader wage and defense policy debates.
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American Federation of Labor
AFL
Worry Clinic Case Discusses Pearl Q and Moral Degeneracy
Dr. George W. Crane surveys Pearl Q 82 mother of three in Worry Clinic Case V-214. He links her alleged immorality to possible syphilis brain involvement and urges medical examination, blood and spinal fluid tests, and potential treatment to address apparent mental decline.
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Psychological Chart Request and Radio History Note
The text discusses classifying a person as psychopathic if normal in health and intelligence and mentions Dr. Crane and a psychological chart. It also notes that the first rebroadcast of a London radio program occurred in 1025 and asks readers to send for a chart via the newspaper.
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Looking At Life Remembering Caparell Through Loss
The author reflects on death as a universal, comforting event while recounting the death of Basil Caparell, a supportive sales executive who helped the column’s growth. His wife’s tribute highlights Caparell’s gentle humor and enduring kindness that brightened many days.
Century of the common man and woman in an age of equal rights
Hal Boyle writes on the rise of women in public life and education, noting Harvard Law School admitting women after 132 years. He portrays a sex war of modern equal rights, with men feeling dazed and women balancing roles as bosses and workers, while some seek traditional treatment.
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Book review hints at State Department China policy
The author discusses United States Relations with China and a State Department foreword by Acheson noting May 1948 guidance urging China to centralize budget control, improve tax administration, prune government payrolls, and privatize assets. The piece links this to American tax and spending debates and questions whether U.S. officials expect similar reforms at home.
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Stars Predict Mixed Outcomes For Wednesday October 12
Genevieve Kemble notes strong auguries for plans and contracts but warns of energy excess and opposition from partners. Compromise or ingenuity can ease conflicts in business or domestic life. A birthday alignment favors progressive moves and sharp judgment, though opposition and lack of support may rise. A child born today shows keen intellect and sagacity with a tendency to rile opponents.
Noted Muskegon official Billy Oglesby Honored At 86
The long serving justice of the peace and city clerk in Muskegon Michigan, Billy Oglesby, celebrated his 86th birthday with officials recognizing a 27 year Muskegon career following 35 years on the Chicago Board of Trade. His humor kept the party lively as he uses a cane today, and questions linger over his many years of public service.
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House Armed Services Committee
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These Days in New York Politics by George E Sokolsky
The column denounces a New York City election as a symptom of Republican decay and subversive affiliations. It attacks Stanley Isaacs and his ties to 17 groups deemed subversive by the attorney general, contrasting with Dewey and Dulles. It links Communist influence to venue changes and libel suits, warning of a broad pattern of affiliation.
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New York
Republican Party
Stanley Seance
Stanley Issacs
United States
Isaacs
Vito Marcantonio
Paul Robeson
Stanley Isaacs
John Foster Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
New York City
Alger Hiss
Vermont
McCullough
Connecticut
Women seek all rights in a still male dominated city
An observation notes that women seek full rights while men own most bars and homes. It argues women’s bars fail, asking why. The speaker claims the only remaining male domain is in homes with two bathrooms and a joking image of male dominance in laundry.
First Woman Pilot, Resurrection Plant, and Civil War Dates
A trivia list notes Mme Thible as the first woman to fly, explains a resurrection plant from Texas and Mexico that rehydrates after drying, and recalls U S history facts: the Treasurer's appointment by the President with Senate confirmation, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as the first U S railroad on July 4, 1837, and General Sherman’s Atlanta to Savannah march begun November 15, 1864.
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