Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Advertised
The Middletown Journal lists subscription options for readers. Details include per copy 5 cents, weekly carrier and six day mail plans, and yearly rates for in and outside trading areas and abroad. A Bible verse from Isaiah is also shown.
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France and Greece under Moscow pressure and US aid debated
The piece argues that French coal strikes are Moscow-led to weaken France, while US aid to Greece and Italy yields mixed results. It contrasts Athens’ cool reception and Rome’s welcome, noting Greece’s political fragility and Italy’s competent center-right government seeking broader benefits from American help.
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France
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
United States
Moscow
Blum
le Figaro
Marshall
Greece
Italy
Athens
Rome
Department predicts record livestock feed stockpile boosts meat output
The Department of Agriculture in Washington says feed supplies reach 166000000 tons the largest on record relative to livestock needing feed. This may spur farmers to raise more meat cattle poultry and milk, with pork and beef output rising as corn hog dynamics shift. By 1950 meat production is expected to accelerate to new highs.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
United States
Advertising and salesmen shape American progress
Dr. George W. Crane extols advertising and salesmanship as core to American growth. He argues life insurance sales, newspaper advertising, and mass media fund public life, praising the star salesman and detailing quotas, training, and the economics of the trade. He invites readers to write for his psychological charts.
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Smal
Crane
Foreign policy and labor issues dominate view of US elections
The Nation Today reports that overseas observers see little change in US foreign policy regardless of whether Democrats or Republicans win in November. The piece notes debate centers on the Taft Hartley Act, minimum wage and how US policy affects foreign labor views abroad.
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Stalin
U.S
Washington
Republican Congress
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Congress
France
England
Stars Predict Unusual yet Prosperous Outlook for October 26
Genevieve Kemble notes that a shrewd grasp of conditions may open new opportunities with profit and pleasure. Preparation with detail could yield rich returns. Personal contacts may bring idealistic support and adventurous prospects for those born on this day.
Red Shouldered Hawk Clarified Among Birds of Prey
The real name of the common chicken hawk is red shouldered hawk. Game and domestic poultry comprise less than 2 percent of its diet.
One Word Led to Another in the Ballot Banter
A satirical column mocks U S political campaigning and ballot confusion. It parodies readers deciding between Dewey Truman Hoover Roosevelt and the folly of voting in a star-spangled ranch setting. The piece riffs on ethics, leadership and a quirky suggestion to pull names from a hat for VP.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Hank
Wallicker
Johnny Evers
Morke
Dewey
Truman
Philadelphia
America
Stetson
Hal Boyle Pokes At The 40th National Business Show
Hal Boyle critiques upcoming New York business show gadgets that promise huge efficiency gains. He notes secretary rotating devices and automatic typewriters may boost output yet fear the depersonalization of offices and the sight of machines replacing human hint of a red headed secretary.
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Saul Pett
Hal Boyle
New York
Dollar Dilution and War Debt Pressures Cited
George E. Sokolsky argues in These Days that postwar spending fuels dollar dilution. He cites rising inflation, subsidies, easy credit, and high government costs as factors lowering purchasing power, urging debt reduction, spending cuts, and tax reforms to restore value.
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Canton
Ohio
ECA
Europe
Committee On Public Debt Policy
United States
Weather Wildcards and War Talk Lace a Quiet Day
A reflective column mulls over weather anxieties and world tensions. Erich Brandeis notes headlines loom large but personal doubt tempers reactions. He riffs on Vishinsky and el Khouri, then slips to imagining Truman and Dewey in mundane, domestic moments.
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Florida
Connecticut
Faris el Khouri
United Nations
Syria
Vishinsky
Russia
Khouri
Alexander Parodi
France
Middletown Education Leaders Speak at Community Council
Wade E Miller Middletown public schools superintendent addressed the Tri Township Council for Religious Education at Jacksonburg U B Church. Work began on a new Episcopal Church at Park and McGee Avenues. Middletown High School Orchestra led by Herman J Copp performed a concert in the high school auditorium.
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Wade E. Miller
Middletown Public Schools
Tri- Township Council For Religious Education
Jacksonburg
U.B Church
Episcopal Church
Park and
McGee Ave
Middletown
Herman J. Copp
Barbs on Winter Fun and Modern Life Inference
A reflective snippet notes that winter offers months to anticipate next summer and suggests parking issues stem from the machine age. It pokes at the idea that packaged goods for daily consumption rely on someone teaching hens the trick of handling food.
The Spirit of Adventure in Cookery Says a Chef
A chef urges adventure in cookery to add zest to cuisine and claims it is simply a matter of taste.
Dewey Thoughts Turn From Politics To Private Life
An intimate reflection contrasts Dewey the immaculate speaker and governor with Dewey the tired man. The piece ponders whether the former presidential figure snacks at night and imagines Mrs. Dewey advising simple domestic details like socks, underscoring a human, relatable side.
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Dewey
New York
Naive Sophisticate Defends People Rule in White House View
A speaker reflects on presidential choice and asserts that the elected leader is the people’s deserved ruler. The remark emphasizes belief in rule by the populace and a distrust of elitist control.
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White House
Cemetery recalled with ancient trees and living graves
The speaker remembers a cemetery with hundreds of graves of notable people from decades of life. It is bordered by trees hundreds of years old, yet those trees remain vibrant as time passes.
Marriage Tales From Here And There
A humorous tale recounts courtship quirks about a wife saving her husband’s nails during dating, and a grandpa who pretended to enjoy oysters to win favor at family dinners. The piece closes with the punchline that he finally married for a settled stomach and has avoided oysters since.
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Grandma
Grandpa
Grandp
Business Show Opens in New York for 40th Year
The 40th National Business Show opens in New York. Executives from major firms attend as exhibitors showcase innovations, industry leaders deliver remarks, and networking sessions begin amid keynote addresses and product demonstrations.
Pharos named lighthouse origin and famed Bahian diamond
The Q and A set explains the Pharos of Alexandria as the lighthouse's origin and notes the largest black diamond, found in Bahia in 1895 at 3078 carats, sold for 16000 dollars. It adds Roosevelt won the 1936 election with a large electoral majority and Yankee Doodle, written in 1755 by Dr. Richard Shuckburgh for Braddock as a satirical march.
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Bahia
Richard Shuckburg
Braddock
Insect With Largest Wingspan Revealed
The somber dark brown female of Alexandria's bird-wing or ornithoptera from New Guinea has a wingspan approaching 12 inches, making it the insect species with the greatest wingspread.
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Alexandria
New Guinea
Meaning of stadium as ancient length unit
The term stadium originally referred to a Greek length measure about 600 feet, used to denote a unit of distance in early surveying and architecture. It later became associated with large athletic venues named for the space they enclosed.
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