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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1949
Page
3
General Mac Arthur marked surrender day with a report that Communism no longer poses a major issue in Japan. He praised progress during occupation, noted democratic resilience, and cited economic gains while warning that union politics and public opinion shaped the path forward.
An old style ad promotes Doan's Pills as a stimulant diuretic for kidney and bladder discomfort. It claims backache puffiness and nighttime symptoms ease as poisons are flushed from the blood and urges readers to ask their druggist for the remedy.
On its first birthday, domestic air parcel post shows strong growth with an estimated 7.0 million parcels and about 9 million dollars in revenue for the year. The service, launched September 1 1948, remains only a fraction of total air mail volume but contributes over eleven percent of domestic air mail income. It offers zone based rates from 55 to 80 cents for the first eight ounces with extra weight charged per pound, handling packages up to 70 pounds.
John A. Stevenson 63 president of Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and noted business civic leader died at University of Pennsylvania Hospital after two months of illness. He recently marked 21 years with Penn Mutual, ten as president and chaired Hoover Commission task force on federal personnel.
Middletown NAACP chapter plans a Sunday gathering at a Georgetown area home in Washington DC. Rev Charles Holliday is to speak at Phillips Chapel Church during the event.
In a morning adventure, Huffen Puffen rides in a basket tethered to a rock being lifted by Daddy Ringtail. An airplane gunfire triggers a fall, but Huffen’s oversized pajamas inflate like a parachute and gently land him, all ending in a cheerful misadventure.
Representative Franklin D Roosevelt Jr. wed Suzanne Perrin in a simple East 66th Street ceremony attended by family. The 28 year old socialite is a World War II Marine reservist, and Roosevelt serves as a Democrat Liberal in Congress from New York's 10th district. The Rev Dr Lee Vaughan Barker officiated and Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt attended along with Elliott Roosevelt as best man.
Columbus report shows a nine percent month to month increase in new unemployment claims with 84 000 people filing during July. Bureau cites temporary layoffs unpaid vacations and similar factors for the rise.
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