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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1950
Page
4
Public notice lists subscription prices for Middletown Journal services including per copy 5 cents carrier 25 cents weekly and mail rates for local and distant areas. The notice includes a biblical quotation from Isaiah 34 16 appearing as a footer.
The article argues that solving the defense funding gap will rely on taxation shared by all, not just the poor. It criticizes excess profits levies as misleading, notes taxes raise prices for consumers, and calls for cutting waste instead of broadening levies. It also comments on welfare recipients and loafers, and mocks royal intrigue at Buckingham Palace. It closes by honoring Connie Mack's retirement from the Philadelphia Athletics after a long, storied career.
In Washington, post election scrutiny may probe the Korea debacle. Despite UN victories and strong maneuvers by all services, over 25,000 casualties occurred. Critics fault policy makers and Louis Johnson for a two to one JCS decision that left US fleets mothballed and Marines far from Korea.
Dr George W Crane's Worry Clinic critique of wives being burdened with households and the call for male responsibility contrasts with a broader discussion on marriage dynamics, polygamy vs monogamy, and the failures in U S military policy before Korea. The piece ends with a satirical offer for a sex problems bulletin.
A battered mood on a rainy day yields to perspective after reading a nineteen year old soldier’s note from Inchon. He writes the best years lie ahead, inspiring the narrator to abandon petty grudges and seek genuine apologies.
An American 37 ton Sherman tank ferried across the Yesong River near Pyongyang using planks on rubber pontoons. The improvised pontoon ferry drifted down river under 18 foot tides and enemy fire before being recaptured. After a night ashore the tank returned to action, with engineers joking about life preservers for river crossings.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on Barbara Hutton’s feud with Prince Igor Troubetzkoy and other high society shocks. The column notes Louis Budenz’s rumored Communist list, Hohenlohe’s amnesia over Rosemary, Ameche slimming, Eisenhower’s upcoming speech, and fresh Royal and Hollywood headlines.
George Dixon writes a satirical Washington Scene about reporters pestering President Truman over Formosa. He recalls a tense press conference where Truman scolded a Post-Dispatch reporter Edward A. Harris, praising Harris as a sincere Missourian and noting no disagreement with MacArthur on Formosa.
A doctor urges motorists to take easy on vacations and avoid risky driving as trains face a lighter summer drive against auto traffic.
A quirky line of thought notes how second-hand information can distort truth like second-hand furniture. It mentions youths enjoying moonlit driving, and a teacher’s view that others may be bashful. The tone hints at informal, hypothetical musings rather than a reportable event.
A department store magnate claims women are too content with their attire. He notes an unusual group of women as proof. The remark frames a broader view of human error and self perception, highlighting satire about fashion and judgment.
A travel diary recounts a weekend trip to Lexington for Keeneland races marred by overbooked facilities and poor service. The writers describe luxurious but inaccessible accommodations, a mysterious guest paying the bill, and mixed fortunes in wagering, ending with a hurried return home after an unsatisfying stay.
Genevieve Kemble cautions that a sudden turn in current affairs demands calm and controlled impulses. Erratic actions could complicate matters and trigger unpredictable, possibly dramatic crises. Birthday guidance urges thoughtful decision making and patient handling of new factors and unusual influences.
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