Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Motto
The Middletown Journal publishes daily except Sunday from 1007 First Ave Middletown Ohio. Rates include per copy five cents and carrier 25 cents a week, with mail options ranging from six to seven dollars yearly depending on area. A Bible verse from Phorsons 2 21 is quoted in the text.
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Returning GIs Bring Home Familiar European Treasures
Thousands of Americans arriving from Europe after the war carry familiar buys perfume, watches, and trinkets valued by customs agents as the same old souvenirs. The per person limit rose to 400 dollars, yet prices abroad often outstrip U.S. costs. Some bring home foreign dogs for pets and breeding, though customs note this is less visible. Many items praised as gifts to Aunt Kate, Paris shop finds, and urban nostalgia.
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Farm price supports risk collapse of economy said by officials
Senator Lucas warns that government buys and price supports drain taxpayer funds and waste outputs while acreage controls leave crops idle. The piece cites The Economist editor Geoffrey Crowther noting British restraint and England facing crisis, warning U.S. could face similar fiscal and tax pressures under welfare-state ambitions.
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The Worry Clinic: Changing Love Habits Across Generations
Dr. George W. Crane reflects on shifts in romance from his youth to modern times. He notes girls kissing boys, boys’ romantic memories, and how cinema shapes affection, while arguing love hunger is universal but expressed by convention. Readers are invited to request Crane's psychological charts.
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Washington Happenings on Military Plane Use Controversy
David Lawrence reflects on Senator Elmer Thomas Oklahoma critique of military planes used by civilians and officials. He urges full disclosure of records and logs, argues for reform, and notes Johnson’s directive urging restrained use for national interest and government business.
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Questions and Answers from a historical column
A Q and A page lists six natural wonders of the United States as Grand Canyon Niagara Falls Yellowstone Park giant redwood trees Rocky Mountains and the Palisades along the Hudson River. It asks about troop carrier aircraft speeds and parachute loads, noting 100 to 120 mph jumps and 36 to 44 jumpers over 800 to 1000 years. It discusses the ferocity of birds with the kingbird and duck hawk, and ponders the authorship of All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight with Maj Lamar Fontaine or Mrs Ethel Lyn Beers as likely writers, a claim tied to Harper's Weekly.
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Ethel Lyn Beers
Harper’s Weekly
George Junior Republic as a practical solution to delinquency
Erich Brandeis praises George Junior Republic in Freeville New York as a self contained model turning 125 youths from urban slums into capable citizens. The program teaches work school and civic roles with pay in its own currency and elected leadership mirroring U S governance. Brandeis urges replication nationwide and imagines 150 million such youths.
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Paranoid killer Unruh kept under eye amid 13 slayings
James Marlowe reports that Camden killer James Unruh, 28, is confined to a state insane hospital for at least two weeks. Psychiatrists evaluating him remain undecided on sanity, while two Washington experts dispute the conclusion, citing his Bible fixation and declared paranoia as key clues. They warn such delusions may stem from guilt or inferiority, and insist his mental illness likely predates the killings.
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The Voyager sixth anniversary of my entrance into prison
This piece reflects on a columnist's life as a mental penitentiary and a solitary craft. It cites figures like Drew Pearson Walter Winchell DeWitt MacKenzie Westbrook Pegler Bob Ruark Eleanor Roosevelt Billy Rose Will Rogers Bob Hope Milton Berle Margaret Chase Smith and Red Smith to illustrate how writers arrive at columns. The essay notes there is no formal training for columnists and compares the work to digging a daily grave, with dangers including loneliness and physical chair sores.
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New York
Drew Pearson
Walter Winchell
DeWitt MacKenzie
Westbrook Pegler
Bob Ruark
Eleanor Roosevelt
Billy Rose
Will Rogers
Bob Hope
Milton Berle
Don Marquis
Red Smith
New York Herald Tribune
Associated Press
Sicily
Boyle
Best Dressed Women In Washington Circles
Washington society circles name top dressed women including Mrs. Max O. Truitt, Mrs. George Malone, Mrs. James P. Kem, and others. Favorites span Congressional wives and prominent figures like Mrs. Hugo Black and Mrs. Patrick Hurley for refined gowns, tailored costumes, and stylish presence in the capital.
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Barkley
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George Malone
Nevada
James P. Kem
Missouri
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Arkansas
Alph Church
Ilinois
Congressional Club
North Dakota
William Langer
Claude Pepper
Florida
Mike"’ Monroney
Oklahoma
Ken Regan
Texas
Congress
Francis Bolton
Ohio
Hugo Black
Supreme Court
Patrick Hurley
U. S
China
John Pearifoy
These Days on Paul Robeson and American Loyalty
George E. Sokolsky condemns Paul Robeson for denouncing the United States while living here, urging Americans to show moral indignation and defend national loyalty. He accuses Robeson of provoking riots with Soviet support and calls to defend the flag and American institutions against what he labels Kremlin influence.
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Question of Unruh’s mental state and cure feasibility
The text discusses Unruh’s illness signs and family claims of grudges against neighbors. Two psychiatrists agree on many points but disagree whether he can be cured. One says no, the other says maybe with proper treatment, though certainty remains uncertain. If found officially insane, he would likely spend life in a mental hospital.
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Geoffrey Crowther
Economist of London
U.S. News and World Report
America
England
Crowther
United States
Unruh
Lampooning columnists and gifts from readers
The writer jokes about columnist fame, claiming pills and beer shampoo soothe ego injuries while noting the odd gifts from readers. He fondly recalls a glass eye gift, a color match he cheerfully accepts, and remarks on the fickle nature of audience affection.
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