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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1950
Page
4
The Middletown Journal rates list per copy 25 cents by carrier. Evening and Sunday News Journal 35 cents weekly. Mail subscriptions vary by area and frequency. An Ecclesiastes verse closes the notice.
The United States pushes a peace framework for Japan while pressing Russia to participate. The draft removes rearmament limits and economic controls, proposes U S administration of Okinawa Iwo Jima and the Bonin islands, and keeps bases. Russian reluctance and past allied tensions color the effort.
A man registers under the name Elihu Elephant at a Vermont vote registration site. Republicans praise the name while the clerk asks for party. Elephant replies he wishes to be registered as a Democrat. The anecdote hints at party dynamics in a GOP stronghold.
Verna Y seeks divorce due to a domineering, stingy husband who limits social and church activities. Dr. Crane counsels cautious discussion first, then possible separation, noting husbands can reform. After frank talk and his use of a 100-item husband merit-de merit test, the couple reconciles in three months.
U S Ambassador James C Dunn says Marshall Plan aid prevented Italy from going Communist two years ago. Yet the fight remains close with a hard core of Communists in the industrial north and a reform drive stalled by slow government action and tax inequities.
Erich Brandeis contrasts the Broadway credo show must go on with the broader world where many must persevere despite illness or misfortune. He notes the public fixation on theater heroism and questions the special status claimed for show folk.
Hal Boyle recalls a doctor who, despite personal heartbreak as his wife battles pneumonia and a baby on the way, quietly carries on serving patients. He notes life is a stage and urges all people to perform their parts for life’s ongoing drama.
In Hamhung a bare church near a bombed plant hosts an organ and a group of children who sing Rock of Ages. A Korean law student and two American correspondents witness faith under strict rule, as a Methodist church survives under Communist bans and deprivation.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on GYPSY MARKOFYF sailing for Paris aboard the S S Liberte on November 11 and threatens a page one wire service comeback. Betsy Bloomingdale knits again while Rocky Graziano’s manager opens an East Side club with Sid Slate and acts. Numerous entertainment buzz items follow including Berlin in hospital, Peter Pan gripes, and Tallulah Bankhead rumors.
Genevieve Kemble notes a strange or critical state of affairs that may appear tomorrow urging caution and preparedness for readers. The piece blends astrological guidance with practical consideration of events likely to unfold.
The advice stresses forging ahead with confidence yet staying calm and restrained during surprising turns. It warns against extremes and urges delaying major decisions when outcomes are unclear. A birthday profile notes a child born today may be energetic and forthright but show peculiar judgment.
George Dixon writes of Ade la Rogers St. Johns known as Mammy Adela, once allied with liberal circles then praising her shift to the Republican cause. He recalls her Hollywood years, New Deal controversy, and public backing of Richard Nixon against Helen Gahagan Douglas in California.
The annual Dog and Pet Show awarded first prize to Dorothy Stubbs for registered dogs. A collie owned by Mrs F F Thomas and displayed by her seven year old niece Merr lam Rothger also earned top honors.
The article lauds Vice President Alben Barkley for sticking to facts and avoiding personal attacks. It notes the Democratic meeting praised youthful candidates Richard Wilmer and James Sexton as examples of reformers, predicting strong cross party appeal amid a ballot featuring both parties' hopefuls.
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