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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1950
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists pricing for per copy and carrier rates plus mail options for trading and outside trading areas. It notes an advance payment requirement and quotes Proverbs 28:1 as a motto.
O H P King reports that high ranking U S officers call for radical changes in Army organization plus recruitment and training policy revisions. They cite excessive mobility causing unwieldiness, warn troops shipped to Korea lacked fitness for combat, and note criticism from front reporters and analysts like Hanson Baldwin. Washington acknowledges: the Korea fight is real, not a drill.
Canada faced a nine day nationwide railroad walkout whose brevity is debated. Workers gained a four cent per hour raise with potential further concessions, while critics warn the law set a precedent inviting future strikes and harmed perishable goods and fuel supplies.
In 1947 Mankato Kansas residents funded a doctor’s home office and equipment, filling a gap in town without medical services. The plan spread to nearly 100 Kansas towns with populations 500 to 5,000, attracting doctors who otherwise would seek cities with established facilities. The example shows local action can solve problems without federal involvement.
Dr. George W. Crane recounts Judy, age six to ride to a hill, crash into her mother Mrs. Crane, crying but unharmed. The incident leads to a discussion of projection and buck passing dating back to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
An essay contrasts biblical scapegoats with modern blame dynamics, noting how individuals are made to bear others errors. It cites Judy’s demonstration of projection to show children learn to evade responsibility through blame shifting, including a cabinet member bearing presidential faults.
David Lawrence surveys Washington Happenings on preventive war versus action to prevent war. He notes unclear statements from Congress and the President about responses to rising global tensions and asks whether the United States should pursue appeasement or resistance if a local war threatens vital interests. He cites views on Communist China and others as tools of the Soviet bloc.
Observers question UN delay as Communist China and Soviet Russia back North Korea. U S policy, Navy patrols, and UN Council talks are criticized for appeasement. The piece argues heightened, decisive action is needed as thousands more troops are drawn into Korea and aggression grows.
The passage describes a chain where a captain rebukes a lieutenant who scolds a sergeant who yells at a private who finally kicks a mule. It argues that self awareness of our reactions gives control over behavior and explains this phenomenon.
A columnist urges stronger protection for pedestrians, criticizing weak policy that harms vulnerable people and arguing for genuine rights and safety. The piece frames the issue as a clash between civic responsibility and careless neglect.
A Middletown reader recalls a morning scene on Clinton Street where three young men carrying small bags headed toward an air base in San Antonio while a terrier waited with a family. The note reflects on sacrifice, freedom, and the valued service of the Fire Department Life Squad praised by a grateful reader.
Erich Brandeis reflects on an annual New York practice where wealthy families host city children for a summer. The letter questions whether brief happiness abroad harms returning waifs by exposing them to luxuries and social comparisons. The host families and guests both benefit, yet lasting impact remains unclear.
A hostess writes of a transformative outlook on life after hosting needy children. The letter recalls scenes where basic items like butter and other kitchen staples were unknown to the children, highlighting a grim side of life and the contrast with their usual experiences.
AP writer Hal Boyle describes American troops cut off in the Naktong bulge, outfitted by air drops with water lacking. A beer drop fixs the water problem. He observes Korean laundries, where signs like Wash Shop and We Wash Your Duds Center abound, run by an English speaking youth in Taegu.
A reflective social line contrasts rising hardship among children with parental poverty. The speaker asks what questions children will pose about luxuries lost and why their father is poor, referencing income inequality and alleged regional wealth gaps. The quote underscores social blame and economic hardship.
A civic lament condemns poverty and slums in a wealthy country. The speaker criticizes domestic neglect of suffering areas and hopes that hosting disadvantaged children during vacations leaves a lasting, reformative impact on society. The remark ends with a wish that children may inspire leadership and change.
George Dixon imagines absurd relocation of federal offices to towns like Potts Nevada and Peculiar Missouri. He mocks the large $139.8 million budget request for moving agencies and playfully assigns departments to humorous locations such as Johnstown City Tennessee and Santa Claus Indiana.
At a Bon Voyage party hosted for Mrs. Robert Rodenberg the young society hostess heads to Australia for kangaroo shooting. Gen Carl Tooey Spaatz retired Air Force commander says he will go to Korea as a Newsweek war correspondent. Mrs Connie Wilson warns he could be arrested for impersonating an officer.
A fire warden in New Hampshire also serves as the town's switchboard operator, causing a false alarm that creates a double headache. An astronomer notes new stars are still forming from primeval matter, reflecting ongoing scientific discovery.
Former Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson spoke in Vandalia Illinois urging farmers and supporters to keep the farm program above partisan politics as he backs Senate Majority Leader Scott Lucas. He suggested his successor Charles Brannan should adopt a similar stance on policy over party divides.
Sen Wild Bill Langer of North Dakota moved from his anti postponement stance to support delaying excess profits tax after a colleague accused him of drinking. The roll call backed the postponement join by George and Millikin against O Mahoney, provoking Morse to taunt about drinking as Langer stammered.
A correspondent describes working in an ex schoolhouse turned newsroom with a plywood booth beside a window for relaying reports to Tokyo. A cow in the adjacent cubbyhole mooed loudly prompting a playful exchange as the animal stared with deep brown eyes and calmly returned to grazing.
South Korean troops march through the streets at night heading for the front. The long column appears young and determined, similar in resolve to American GIs and Doughboys, though less rugged in appearance. They look ready to fight and are en route to combat.
A prohibitionist asks to change his recorded vote after informal chatter with Vice President Barkley. He initially said he voted aye but requests to be recorded as voting No, while Morse receives a disapproving glance.
Jane Eads notes Washington’s wartime shift as 15 000 women already wear uniforms and more join. Cpl Millicent Sears of WAC and WAF explains enlistment motives, ages, pay, and training, with most recruits in their early 20s and many clerical workers. Rejections stem from education. Volunteers rise to about seven weekly. assignments depend on the Classification Board. Sears, from Austin, reflects on duty, future retirement, and personal life as she trains and plans.
A quiz style excerpt notes that there are no national holidays in the United States only state observances and district proclamations. It asks about wildlife friendly forest environments describing a mix of food crops water and escape routes within wildlife ranges. It also notes that the Bible mentions several young women but uses the term girl only once in Joel chapter three in a context of a sale for wine.
Genevieve Kemble forecasts a day of dream fulfillment and practical work with incubation for elusive ideas. Birthdays urge pursuing cherished ideals through time for ideas to gain tangible form. Relaxation and meditation may assist and a child born today could turn fantasy into realism with training.
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