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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1950
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for carrier and mail delivery in and beyond the city, including outside areas and U.S.A. rates. The page includes biblical verses and epitaph-like text, with phrases from Isaiah 26 19.
A defense of due process amid fears of labeling citizens as subversive. The Wood bill, Red Channels lists, and private protests threaten innocent people like Gypsy Rose Lee and Jean Muir. Calls grow for impartial, government-run loyalty testing and a public inquiry before any punishment or public labeling occurs.
About 36 million youths are back in school with enrollment up 4 million from last year. Nearly 30 million are in elementary schools and over 6 million attend college. Public schools vastly exceed private ones, yet teacher and facility shortages loom. 22,460 new elementary teachers with four years of college are available, but estimates say shortages persist even if 46,000 retiring teachers are replaced. There is no longer a high school shortage.
Dr George W Crane’s guidance notes two brothers aged 10 and nine who argue and wrestle during long car journeys. The father asks how to curb the fights without constant fear or corporal punishment, while Crane suggests balanced discipline and channeling excess energy rather than meekness.
The text suggests using sedentary activities to occupy restless children during car trips then allows a short recess break with a footrace to burn surplus energy. It mentions a family with several named children engaging in a in-car games and outdoor sprints to manage behavior.
Washington columnist David Lawrence notes General Marshall will shape both military and foreign policy from the defense post and within the Truman cabinet. He warns collaboration with Dean Acheson and Robert Johnson will test limits, with Marshall balancing State Dept restraint and defense needs and keeping Europe as priority over China.
The piece cites Erich Brandeis arguing a famed astrologer predicts dark, bitter years with no peaces ahead, and mentions she hopes Eisenhower might shift forecasts after 1952. It notes famous figures consult astrology and a neighbor delays a bakery, while stressing stars and universe remain beyond human control.
Genevieve Kemble warns of dangers in social advances and illicit entanglements this weekend and warns Sunday September 17 and Monday September 18. The forecast cautions against scandal and loss of health or reputation from impulsive romantic contacts and overblown ego.
Report says President Truman will rely on General Marshall for policy guidance after the war. Admiration for Marshall runs high in Washington as the cabinet weighs rearming Europe and China policy. Critics doubt his Far East strategy but praise his wartime leadership and ability to rally Congress.
The article notes a significant lull that eases as the journey resumes, signaling a calmer phase following a prior period of disruption and noise. No specific persons or organizations are identified in the readable text.
The passage describes playful routines to occupy children during rides. It mentions a corn guessing game with kernels, a car radio, comic books for extended quiet time, chewing gum to ease energy, and sandwiches to soothe hunger irritability before kids ask for food.
The speaker imagines Dwight Eisenhower faced with an astrologer's claim, noting his intelligence education and humility. He asks if such a man could believe his actions alter the stars by even a fraction, urging the reader to simply look at the stars on a clear night.
The narrator reflects on stepping outside to gaze at a star lit sky during times of depression or frustration. A few minutes of quiet bring peace as they question their own importance in the vast cosmos and ponder the meaning of personal worries.
The speaker reflects on stepping back into the house to shed conceits and concerns as the stars humbly reframe the self, leaving a sense of being cut down to size.
Jane Ends Washington reports the U S military expanding cookery training with six new sub schools, reducing course length to eight weeks and aiming to train over 3 500 cooks for Army Air Force and Navy by January 1951. It notes selection tests, aptitude areas, and varied training from nutrition to kitchen operations at Fort Lee Virginia and Chicago.
Years ago Judge Clinton D. Boyd left Middletown to attend the state Republican convention in Columbus. He was a leading and enthusiastic member of Middletown’s Republican Party.
A 1871 punitive expedition to Korea followed the General Sherman massacre in Korean waters. Early trains relied on hand brakes for over five decades with low speeds. The straight air brake, first successfully applied in 1869, marked a major advance by Westinghouse.
Dr. James Myron Shimer was appointed to the pastorate of the Broadway Methodist Church and assumed district Methodist duties. Six metallurgical researchers from American Rolling Mill Co visited a Cincinnati stainless steel meeting at the Joseph Ryerson and Son plant. Attendees included J. J. Canfield, H. E. Flanders, G. R. Hoover, J. H. Nead, H. A. Muninger, and E. F. Lundeen.
A satirical column hints at graduates facing a tough start while a circus features two women clowns. It jokes about gender roles, domestic labor, and the idea of men cooking only if a woman washes up, ending with a playful image of a waiter helping sons with arithmetic.
The questions cover baseballs supply by home teams, giraffe neck vertebrae totaling seven, Colombia as the only South American nation touching both seas, and 26 states plus DC with anti hitchhiking laws including Washington banning picking up a thumber.
The term plus fours stems from four extra inches added to the inside leg seam of traditional knickerbockers. Originating in the British Army, these trousers allowed wider fit and movement while maintaining the knickerbocker style.
Dave Regan previews front page piece A Soldier's Last Letter noting its Korea war impact and ties to rising costs and inflation. He discusses taxi fares likely to rise with higher driver wages, city commission action, and national trends. He mentions Middle town hiring a city manager and seasonal change as fall arrives.
Dorothy Kilgallen recaps secret dates of AVA Gardner and Howard Duff a year after a near altar moment, Steinbeck and Mrs Zachary Scott wed. Yvonne Adair faces subpoena in a breach suit. HST hinted at a White House announcement about Margaret. many theater and film figures linked to romances, splits, and upcoming projects across New York and Hollywood with a quick glance at public notices and industry buzz.
The former New York model Norma Eberhardt, famed for a blue and brown eye, is hospitalized with polio at Cedar of Lebanon Hospital. The column also mentions Judy Sinclair’s colding romance with Giants pitcher Jack Kramer and other brief notes.
The fragment discusses whether New Hampshire was among the original states to declare independence. It also notes jury sizes vary by state law with some minor cases using fewer than 12 jurors, grand juries commonly having 23 but sometimes 12.
Flora Robson stars in a thriller about a well to do woman tempted to steal a black chiffon nightgown on the eve of her son's wedding. Raoul Dufy improves after U S treatment and will paint again. Lois Andrews and John Fontaine pause their project as Glenn McCrathy and Tom Hudson discuss an Eastern TV idea promising to hype Texas.
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