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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1950
Page
4
A catalog of subscription prices for the Middletown Journal and related papers lists per copy, weekly, and six day mail options for various areas, with rates and payment terms. The page closes with a Bible verse from Proverbs about fire and burning.
Chief of Police Tom Carmody died after a heart attack at home following a recent illness. Since joining as a rookie in 1928 he built Middletown’s department with vision, loyalty, and a jovial, firm leadership style. He had recently attended a federal FCC meeting on police radio systems, believing its importance to the force.
A Labor Day column laments no picnics or speeches as labor faces wartime strain and profiteering on the home front. It recalls David Lumansky of New Bedford who found $20, faces legal taxes and crowds of claimants, showing how even luck brings trouble amid national crisis.
Dr George W Crane spoke to Frank A Hathaway about the Y M C A role. He argued the Y coordinates church work, provides youth leaders, and operates gymnasiums and pools for all churches. The Y helps with delinquency by high school age youth and fills gaps after Girl and Boy Scouts. It serves 2,000,000 unaffiliated Americans and benefits towns more broadly than college endowments.
Republicans press to release a two year old top secret State Department Korea report. Wedemeyer warned earlier of outcomes now shaping Korea, while CIA leadership and Far East policy take new turns. Production snags loom for aircraft with higher costs. 640 planes monthly target by 1952. Budget moves seek Social Security act funding and health programs under $8 per person yearly. Backlog of deportation cases swells to over 15,000 after Supreme Court hearings.
A reader urges cooperation between schools and the Y program to rent gymnasiums and swimming pools for nightly use by trained Y leaders. He argues schools already funded can host six nights weekly from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. to curb delinquency and questions the need for a million dollar Y building. He invites readers to write Dr Crane with a stamped return envelope for his psychological charts.
A tractor configuration places the propeller at the front of the engine, pulling the airplane through the air. A pusher configuration situates the propeller behind the engine, pushing the aircraft forward.
Erich Brandeis argues gambling cannot be halted by legislation or congressional investigations. He criticizes probes as junkets and notes prohibition and tax-evasion laws failed to curb vice. He emphasizes the inner God within everyone as the true guide, regardless of creed.
A strongly worded critique argues prisons overflow with those who violated laws. The writer insists more laws and investigations fail to address the root cause. A metaphor compares bandaging a sore with tape to treating the source and cure of wrongdoing.
A speaker asserts that only one power can stop crime, identifying it as God but clarifies it is not the Sunday visiting god nor the God described in the Bible read earlier. The message emphasizes a personal and practical spiritual force beyond conventional worship rituals.
Hal Boyle notes Korea’s war has dampened humor seen in WWII. Morale rises with fresh reinforcements including two British battalions. Soldiers shift from grim duty to confident resolve, trading self pity for wry jokes as offensives loom. Lightfoot the barefoot soldier epitomizes new humor along the front.
The writer argues faith is a personal inner voice guiding conscience character and service to others. They question whether laws can enforce love and charity and assert true goodness comes from within by one’s own desire to be good rather than punishment.
George Dixon discusses economic experts, Labor Day history, and a political anecdote featuring Sen. John J. Sparkman. The piece includes references to budgeting for public cookbooks, congressional allotments, and a book club promotion pairing Father of the Bride with Death of a Salesman.
Pure water remains liquid well below freezing when undisturbed and calm. A gentle shake or agitation triggers rapid solidification, turning it to ice suddenly even at several degrees below the freezing point.
Dave Regan pays tribute to Tom Carmody, longtime Middletown police chief. The column portrays Carmody as a selfless, kind leader who planned reforms and mentored colleagues. His death is framed as a call to the community to uphold his ideals and continue his work.
The Voice of Broadway reports Burlesque planners seek to revive the long-banned form in New York using the Gotham Theatre with Gypsy Rose Lee as star. Feuds and career risks loom as show business buzz centers on the Jean Muir incident and a Palin of high profile romances. Freddis Rich mond and Mary Ellin Berlin are among the rumored pairings. Pentagon chatter hints Bob Lovett may replace Louis Johnson as Defense Secretary.
SAM GOLDWYN Jr. faces army physical as Patty Girls snag nine marriage proposals during nine days in New York. Gigi Durston attracts attention from Sammy Smith amid Saratoga romance rumors. Miriam Hopkins set to play Gene Tierney's mother in The Mating Season. Barbara King returns to the coast. Broadway hopes fade to $1,000 weekly radio work. Tennessee Williams enjoys a Paris date with ballerina Gisele Romay.
A glimpse of celebrity chatter covers Greg Bautzer calling Ginger Rogers at the Coast at four, Saratoga clubs fearing a ban lift, Cathy Mastice eyed for So This Is Brooklyn, and Norman Krasna courting Nancy Davis as a Broadway triangle fuels conversations.
The reading predicts excellent auguries and a driven tempo for the day with potential for brilliant performance and new ventures. It warns of crafty circumstances and alluring entanglements while advising vigilance. For birthdays the message foresees progressive sustained effort and enduring rewards through solid ideas and versatile traits.
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